Shining Heroes

Chapter 37

After I finished eating I ended up getting dragged to the common room where HRN was playing on the tv.

"What's so important about..." I froze when I saw the picture of me punching Hydron next to a picture of him kissing me.

The caption on the screen said 'More than friends or new rivals?'

The shock of news story caused my jaw to drop and all air to escape my lungs.

"That makes more sense as to why you wanted to fight him so badly." Spark mumbled.

"She punched him because he grabbed her butt." Claire stated after appearing out of no where. "Her wanting to fight was because of the kiss and he claimed she was playing hard to get."

I wasn't sure how to respond to any of this information.

I noticed Mood walked off and was talking to someone on her phone.

As soon as she hung up her phone my phone began to ring with a number that's caller ID read 'unknown'.

I made eye contact with Mood and she nodded her head as if she knew already.

"Hello?" I asked as I answered the phone.

"Hello this is General Cooper. Is this Recruit Shining Dragon?" A deep male's voice immediately began to speak.

"Yes sir," I wearily looked from Mood to Claire.

"You being ordered to give a public apology to Hydron for punching him last night." As he spoke I walked out into the hallway.

I ran my hand through my hair in irritation as I took a deep breath.

"Excuse me?" I muttered out in a moment of random confidence.

"We are aware of the situation and he will be there to give a public apology as well." The man said before I could say anything else. "I will send you the location just be there at five."

"Yes sir." I mumbled as I realized he wasn't going to listen to whatever I wanted to say.

The man hung up the phone before I could say anything else. I turned around to go back in the room and I bumped right into Mood.

"What just happened?" I asked Mood.

"Hydron is the son of a government official. His dad probably ordered you pay for punching him." She explained.

I glanced at the time on my phone and saw it was only 2:30.

"We need to get you into a different outfit though." She said as she tugged on the sleeve of my leather jacket.

"What's wrong with my outfit?"

"Nothing is wrong with your outfit." She said letting my sleeve go. "But it has to look like a real apology and your usual look doesn't exactly make an apology very believable."

I looked at my outfit and quickly realize she was right.

"Fair point." I said, because she wasn't wrong. "What do you suggest I wear?"

She silently grabbed my wrist and guided me towards me room.

I opened the door for her once we got there, and she immediately opened my wardrobe.

"You know Claire is the only other person who actually has seen what clothes I have to this extent." I said trying to start another conversation.

"Here's this." She handed me a black dress shirt. "If you were anyone else I'd probably suggest a dress, but I feel like you wouldn't be ok with that."