Red Like Roses

Chapter 10

Heather nods to Solace and she nods back a confident grin all over Solace's face. Solace runs to her and Heather grabs her wrist and throws her at their opponents.

"YEAH!" Solace yells as she punches the 2 poor souls who were matched up against them out of the arena. Willow and Winter jump down from the stands and run over hugging the sisters tightly.

"You've made it to the finals Heather!" says Winter her voice full of excitement.

"Yeah you'll win but it's gonna be hard. You're up against that guy."Willow says pointing at a boy from Heather's class with silver hair that made him look powerful but not old. He had just won his semi-final round." His name is Nick and he's a favorite to win." Willow says briefing Heather while she stretches.

"Well he's about taste defeat from my little sister!" Solace says giving Heather a powerful hug.

"Please......stop..... can't...... breathe!" Heather says gasping for air as Solace lets her go. As the others continue to talk about Nick, Heather ignores the surrounding chatter and watches Nick as he trains.

"His legs......," she whispers. The others turn to her.

"What did you say?" Winter asks.

"Are you checking him out?" asks Willow incredulously.

"DOES MY LITTLE SISTER HAVE A CRUSH?!" yells Solace.

"No!" Heather says with a laugh. " His legs. They aren't real. They're metal!" Heather explains.

"How do you know?" asks Willow.

"The way he moves.... it's to stiff. And of course my awesome intuition." she says with a wink. The others laugh and the announcer comes on.

"And now........ the wait is over ladies and gentlemen! It's time for the finals!" a cheer erupts from the stands," It's Nick Black VS Heather Rose!" he cries. Heather flinches at her last name but walks back into the arena. She slowly walks toward the smirking Nick in the middle of the arena.

"You think you can beat me Red? You may be good but I'm better. Give up now." he says crossing his arms smugly.

Heather pulls down her hood and rolls her eye. "You're not the toughest thing I've fought. Honestly it's sad that you think you can beat me. Anyway it's not just that I'm stronger, smarter, faster, and all around better but your "secret weapon" isn't a secret anymore."she says meeting his eye her eye flashing dangerously. Nick's smirk falls and his arms come down to his sides. Rage flits across his face but he quickly remembers where he is and he falls back into his confident facade.

"And what weapon would that be?" he asks his face smiling but his eyes glaring at her.

"You're legs. They're artificial. Metal infused with dust to be exact and your actual weapon is attached to it. So not only can I not disarm you, or hit your legs to make you fall but you can deflect my attacks with out feeling the slightest bit of pain. Of course even with all of that you wont be able to beat me." she finishes with a smirk. Nick's face contorts with rage. Being the most popular kid in the most advanced class made it so that any insults triggered him easily. Heather chuckles beneath her hood. She takes out her weapon in its sniper form turning it in her hands. Nick tries to reply but the announcer comes back on.

"Now let's see which terrains they get!" he says and at that the floor opens up around them and platforms with different terrains rise up. It's forest and mountain! Now let's briefly go over the rules. As everyone knows all living things have an aura. Aura's are like shields to our bodies. They're like force fields! Now direct your attention to the big screen. There you can see bars at 100 near their pictures. This shows how strong their auras are. When one pf their aura's hit 15% or is knocked out of the arena first will lose. Got it? Any part of the arena is game and you can use the terrain however you see fit. Alright ready? 3......" Heather shifts her footing," 2....." Her grip tightens on her weapon," 1...." Nick raises his fists,"  GO!" Heather takes off to the forest and Nick follows swiftly. He starts closing in on her with a confident grin. Heather just grins and yells: