Summer Birdie

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"I'm lost." You admit to yourself as you end up back at Leviathan's office. You didn't want to disturb her and just wanted to leave the school, so you start again, going to the right this time you make your way down the stairs, past the courtyard and then take a left. You stare befuddled as you end up ouside the same building that you just left. Frustratedly, you grab the ends of your red hair between your fingers ready to pull clumps straight out from the roots.

"This must be some sort of joke..." You say to yourself, trying to keep your frustration to a minimum not to disturb any of the classes around you. It was very quiet, as you could hear the scribbling of pencils from each classroom you passed by.  However, your patience was wearing thin as it felt like an hour that you were stuck in a loop around the school never leaving this side of the building. Maybe there was someone around that could help you.

"Go on, Jacklight..." Someone snorted loudly. You look around to see where the voice was coming from, it was only until you looked up that you saw a student dangerously standing on the edge of the school roof.

"HEY!" You shout accidently in English.

"Oh shit!" One shouts alarmingly. "Leave the fatty!" Another says, and you hear the clambering of footsteps leaving the roof. Springing forward, you quickly sprint to the rooftops. There, you see a small glowing light infront of the student, its ominous light tantilising the student closer to the edge. Throwing your bag to the side, you run to the edge and manage to climb the fence around the roof, and approached them with caution, holding tightly to the metal fence. 

"Hey..." You say gentle trying not to startle the, however their gaze was transfixed to the glowing light. 

"Now!" You hear the student call and the light disperses. Panicked, the student slips, barely hanging onto the edge of the school roof. "Hold...on!" You say, their nails sinking into your forearm as they tighten their grip.

"I-I'm sorry." They cry, as their other hand slips. With half of your body holding onto the fence and the other dangling, you too were feeling the strain, the fence cutting into your hand and your arms shaking from the weight and the fear of falling. You force out the words as loud as you can, "HELP! ANYBODY?!" You look back down at them their face pale. "I'm sorry," they cry again. "save yourself." You firmly grip their arm as you feel their's loosening. "No!" You snap at them, your heartbeat racing. You recognised that look all too well. "Don't give up! ANYBODY!?"

Suddenly the fence splits from the hinges and you both plummet to the ground, a blood curdling scream escapes you echoing across the courtyard as you see the end coming. Out of the blue a flurry of red feathers surround you and you both land safely on the grass.

"We're alive!" You scream, untangling your bloody fingers from the piece of fence that fell with you. You crawl over to the fellow student checking for a pulse and breathing as they lay there lifeless. They were just passed out. Thank goodness.

"Oh, fatty didn't bounce."  You hear that same voice again, trying to catch a glimpse of their face you stagger to your feet, your blood boiling with rage but your knees buckle from the fear of the fall. You hear the rustling of leaves as the voices scurry away.

"You!" You hear a burly voice exclaim from the otherside of the courtyard. It was the bug quirk teacher from earlier that day. 

"Bug-sensei! I can explain!" You start.

"Then explain!" You see him marching aggressively towards you, the veins on his forehead ready to burst from how tense he was. It looked like he was ready to punch you so hard that you could see yourself flying across the school grounds. You brace yourself, scrunching up your face in preperation for the pain he was about to inflict onto you.