Nielu [The Ultima Manhunt B1]

Chapter 20 - "What are you looking at?"

(The next day —Friday)

"We've decided to enroll you at Alina's school." Aphmau announces.

Blade drops the plate he is holding in shock. "What? No! I'm not doing school!" he shouts.

"Blade, relax. You'll be the year ahead of Alina." Aaron tells him.

"Still, school? Really?" Blade remarks.

"You're going to school as long as you can promise us you won't get into fights or cause your Ultima powers to show." Aaron says.

Blade sighs. "Alright, I promise." he mumbles.

()()()()()

He sits at a desk in a classroom, in the very back. He can briefly spot Alina up at front with the white haired girl from earlier —he still didn't get a name— beside her. Next to the white haired girl is a brown and orange haired haired girl with crimson eyes. Behind her are two brown haired boys —one with deep golden eyes and the other with stone gray eyes — and judging from their scents, they were both werewolves.

Blade looks beside him to see a raven haired girl with amber eyes sitting next to a raven haired boy with pink dyed ends and pale baby blue eyes. He can see a pair of black meif'wa ears with white innards and a tail with a white tip.

He glues his pure golden eyes down to the paper in front of him. He spots several mathematical questions and answers them to the best of his ability.

"Sorry, I'm late, teach." a raven haired werewolf boy with crimson eyes apologizes as he walks into the classroom.

"Don't call me teach, Brave. Sit down in your seat and pay attention!" the teacher tells him, sternly.

"Fine. Fine." Brave snaps and walks over to his seat —which is two rows in front of Blade.

Blade shoots a stare at Brave's back and when the werewolf turns around, he looks back down at his paper while keeping his eyes from darting up.

"What are you looking at?" Brave growls. "Newbie." he scoffs, rolling his crimson eyes.

"What's going on?" the brown and orange haired girl whispers loudly to Alina.

"Nothing that's your business." Blade remarks.

Brave stands up and walks behind two rows to Blade's desk. He slams his hands on the wooden desk. "What's your fucking deal?" he asks.

"Brave Pyscho! No cussing in my class!" the teacher shouts.

"Like I said, nothing that's your damn business." Blade replies.

Brave responds by throwing him down to the ground. "Get up, newbie." he demands.

Blade jumps to his feet and glares.

"Are they going to fight?" someone asks.

He says nothing as Brave delivers another punch towards him. He deflects it with ease and does a total werewolf move —throws Brave out of the window.

"Blade Lycan! Principal's office, now." the teacher says.

"I know what you're going to ask and before you do, yes." a voice tells Blade, mentally.

He nods and slowly walks out of the classroom, heading down the main hallway and past the front office to a wooden door that has the words: "principal's office". Blade pushes the door open and walks in with his head down.

"Oh, you're new right? I heard I had a new student here. Welcome." the principal smiles as he speaks.

The golden yellow phone that sits on the cherry wood desk suddenly rings as the principal picks it up, answering the phone. What once is a smile on his face turns to a frown in a matter of seconds.

"Mrs.Peach tells me you got into a fight with another student. Care to explain that, Blade?" the principal says.

He clasps his hands together as they sit on his desk, his emerald eyes staring at Blade.

"He started it." Blade mumbles.

"Blade, that's bullshit."the principal answers. "It's the same excuse every student who gets into fights says." he adds, sighing.

He picks up the phone again, dialing a number.

"Are you going to call my parents?" Blade asks, shakily.

"I have to. You're a minor who got into a fight." the principal responds. "Yes, hi, this is Hayden Haddock, principal of Phoenix Drop Elementary." Hayden says.

Blade sighs as he sits there in the chair, waiting for all this to be over. He knows he broke a promise and that he'll get into trouble for it.

"Thank you, Mr and Mrs. Lycan. Yes, he's here with me. See you in a hour." Hayden responds and hangs up on the phone, setting it back in its holder.

"So, Blade. While your parents are on their way, I'd like you to tell me exactly what happened, can you do that?" Hayden asks him.

'I don't even know what happened...' Blade thought.

"Don't tell him a thing. Just tell a lie." the voice in his head advises.

The door to the Principal Haddock's office bangs open as Aphmau and Aaron stand in the doorway with grim expressions on their faces.

"He didn't start it, I did. I'm sorry for fighting with him." Blade lies.

He knows his parents heard him loud and clear but he also knows he's going to be in heavy trouble.

"Grab your backpack, Blade. We're going home, now." Aphmau demands her son.

Blade shifts from his position in the chair by standing up and throwing his backpack across his shoulders. He walks out with his head down, much like he did when he walked into the office.

Aaron and Aphmau walk behind him, to make sure he won't lash out in a fight on their way out. Blade glances up and catches Alina's worried expression on her face and the werewolf's scowl.

()()()()()

Ten minutes later.

"Blade! What were you thinking?! You promised us you wouldn't get into fights, and yet we a phone call from Principal Haddock telling us you got into a fight!" Aaron shouts.

Aphmau stays quiet. "Blade, why?" she asks after a second of silence.

He shrugs. "I don't know. I don't even remember what happened." he admits.

He slumps to the ground and takes a deep breath only to yelp loudly.

"What was that for!" Blade snaps.