Days turn to weeks and then to months
Then it became years.
Michael little by little change like any normal boy would in body. As of now he came of age as he went to it's last year of middleschool
The sound of the average bell rang loudly as it signal the end of the last class of the students
A significant amount of students each one unique and different in their way
Some of the normal students where the not so interesting quirkless ones
As the other half where the one's with quirks, standing either proud tired or indifferent
Yet all share a common feeling
The relief of being free form their infernal classes and teachers as well the overload of assignments.
The hallways now full and loud with the cheering of one or other students, or even some of the students flexing they we're going to a prestigious school to be heroes in training
Some gossip at the idea of trying to be the number one hero in the USS, many students talk about
Wether be the ones with the not so great quirks, as they dreamed to at least be there in the top and others who were sure of it as well as full of themselves as their quirk was praise by everyone
Including the teachers who saw the future potential
Yet only some whom where hit hard with the reality of life and the many advices form their counselors of not having a good enough quirk fit for the career of heroism
Yet it could be good enough for other sort of jobs or careers that their quirk would be able to be useful
Well with the exception of one student, who's appearance may cause some folks to question if to approach or speak
The fact that it had a gun for a head was enough to unsettle some of the students and other's to view him with a slight disdain that hides their fear
And other's . . . Well didn't get the point clear or thought much of it
Under the shade of an umbrella sat someone whom stand out like a sore thumb among the other students
Wether he be in a crow or not
Hands grip the cover of a book and obstructed the view of some fo the passerby's
The book itself was the work of gothic literature who's author name was Mary Shelley
'The modern Prometheus'
it was one of his favorite titles to call it, he flipped through the pages as began to read it's chapter
'I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine & rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other'
Came a murmur behind the book that cover it's head
Except for the barrel of a gun sticking out aiming up in the air with orange tape round the edge of the barrel
Michael
It was him nonetheless who indulge himself in the book quietly to himself after finishing his class of physical science.
For someone who was a walking representation of FAFO he was quite the opposite. In the eyes of many students he was . . .
Weird
He tried not to think about to much
Michael was well aware of his own looks, he didn't need to be more aware of it than he was.
Even his size didn't match his state of mind, he was slightly taller than most of the kids of his age.
He could have even been part of the basketball team but it was not something that he wanted to do he was more of reading and learning
Yet form time to time he did enjoy a bit a physical activity
But is he was enjoying his time reading something to pass the time as to wait for the starting hour of his physical education class.
"Hey gun head!" Came the snarky comment of one of his personal tormentor. Slick back grey hair, yellow eyes that resemble that of a wolve's, slightly pointy ears and a fang sticking under his upper lip.
Lycan lupus-
As the first word of his Quirk suggest, it allows him to fully turn himself into a werewolf. Unlike it's movie counterparts the human consciousness is fully in control, and reasonable of speech as well as understanding. It's fur can harder with a release of chemical reactive sweat making keratin form and become harder than Kevlar best, and claws are made out of natural carbon steel. Strength wise it was far stronger than a bear no exaggerated feats of strength.
Drawbacks, to much use of the Lycan form would cause fatigue and hunger forcing the body to revert back to it's human form in a weaken state.
"Please leave me alone" Michael tried to dismiss him and make him bother someone else other than but, his appearance made him hard not to be target
Besides he wasn't really a fighter, since the school principal along with his counselor prohibited him to throw a punch or get in physically altercations even if it was provoke
Especially since he was registered for the student exchange program along with other's whom were waiting for the results.
Michael knew exactly what Taylor was trying to do. He didn't like it at all, then again what could he do?
"Come on Michael you can't be serious, right?" Taylor presed on as he approached him, each step guiding to stand in front of Michael not giving a damn if it stood in front of the end of the barrel that was once aiming to the sky and now aim at his chest
"You still belive you can go on to the so call prestigious UA academy all the way to Japan?" He raised a brow and smiled mockingly as he stare down at the barrel and to the book he held in his hand
"I can and I will." The book slightly moved down just a little for him to peek, despite having no eyes he could see him. How?. It was the plain use of light sensitivity cells and ground vibrations, he was technical blind in a sense of way. Along with chemical signals, giving it's unique own way to see like a regular person would with enhanced sight
Something akin to an automatic
Deadeye
Yet his body develop a wonderful biology in it's own way making him have a clear view of his surroundings using such mentioned features he had grown accustomed to live with.
"Or do you have a problem with that idea of me going to UA, then you have some growing to do Taylor." The book fell away from his face by Michael's own will as it closed now fully exposing the featureless face he was borned with.
Letting out a heavy sigh as he stood up form the bench he sat his height slowly revealing as he straightened his back fully and moving his head down slightly as to stare at Taylor.
The end of the barrel stare back at Taylor along with the featureless blank metallic face.
Taylor's expression flattered for a second at Michael's words as internally he began to grow tire of Michael since the beginning of the first year
"Mind you Michael, who in their right mind would want to have as trainee a living walking representation of number one villainy." Taylor slowly seem to slowly grow in height as excessive growth of hair began to sprout out and it's face completely shifted to a semi formed wolf snout "So don't go acting all heroic little Mikey, those believes you have in that chrome dome of yours . ." He tap at the left side of Michael's head as it made a ringing sound "they won't help you in the eyes of the pro heroes, one look is all takes for Those thoughts to be crushed"
"I'll keep that in mind" Michael simply responded with a monotonous tone of voice hiding any hint of reaction Taylor wanted to see form him being provoked
Taylor let out a half chuckled, half growled as his height began to shorten becoming back to his normal stature "Don't get ahead of yourself, you no face bastard"
"Hmm" it was all Michael could respond as he watch him go into the crowd he that he himself hadn't notice that had formed around them.
Of course the obvious whispering and gossiping came along As well as other weird or judgmental look yet didn't dare to speak loud enough as to not be aimed directly with the gun barrel of his head
Letting out a huff he decided to pack his book back into his backpack and slung the not so heavy thing behind him and move towards his last class without saying a word
Boys and girls move to the side allowing for Michael to move freely and unbothered. His featureless metallic head reflected the passerby's
The reflections were either of weariness, slight discomfort or disgust, and fear
Michael nevertheless didn't react as he kept on moving forward getting farther and farther away form the now dispersed crowd behind him. Each step guided him to the corner of the campus where a concrete field with yellow lines that separated each section with different equipment for physical activity depending on the students quirk
The only thing that stop him from further advances was a one meter tall fence.
He look to the main gate entrance seeing only three students there waiting chat ring with each other or flexing their quirks along with their muscles, he only could watch and keep away from them as to not cause any bother or make things awkward with him
"Aughh!" He let out a slightly loud awkward moan as Something quickly grip at the side of his hip's and squeeze hard enough through the jacket to make let out such sound as he was caught of guard to whoever had lay it's hands on him
He stepped to the side twirling from the grip of the figure, yet as soon as he did. He heard a low alluring femenine teasing devilish chukled that could cause anyone's hearth to beat furiously despite the action that had just happened
Michael on the other hand, lack any sense of his hearth trying to beat faster than usual. It was only beating like any regular hearth would, yet it was slightly shaken form the action taken by the mysterious person behind him
He had caught a glimpse of white hair as the figure moved back taking a step back as he quickly whirled on his feet, now his breathing was slightly shaken as he instinctively in an instant knew who that white hair belong to
"W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" He slightly yell in a semi timid voice trying to forget the unusual touch he had receive form the person who now stood a four feet away from him
"~Fufuf, look at you, one touch from me and your already all flust— wait a second not flustered! Your hot red as an iron!!" inches form his face a finger with perfectly well manicured sharp fingernail pointed at him
The one responsible of making him sound like the way he had a couple of seconds was a standing right in front of him.
Long white hair split into twin tailed hair, as fluorescent pink coloring fade in with halfway the ends of her hair. Fresh Milky supple skin that had a slightly shine with the sun as she stood there, The Lime green irises of her eyes stared at him along with cat like pupil's with a playful gaze as it went along with her face that seem to held grace and a devilish nature hidden underneath such beauty she withheld.
She stuck her slight red pinkish tongue out mockingly at him Her wrist pressed against her waist in a sassy brattish pose as Her fingers hold a red wet lollipop that was responsible of the red coloring on her tongue.
Michael knew whom she was, she was someone whom was in an unspoken competing with him through the beginning of the year which he recently had discovered thanks to the anonymous letter she had leaved inside his backpack.
He had figured it easily it was her. Not because of her hand writing but because he had smelled the lavender perfume that she unknowingly had impregnated it with.
And she was the only one that wore lavender perfume around the campus that made any boy or girl near her attract attention and try to desperately have a shot at her for a date. That only gave her the opportunity to enjoy destroying anyone emotionally and verbally for entertainment for her own pleasure, and because she can.
Which lead her to coldly decline many male students, as well as some of the female students then she would began tearing apart their egos as well as any thought they had of having a chance with her with her words as she mocked and laugh shamelessly as she had her fun
Lili of course had preferences over both genders, She didn't put much thought into it or had a problem.
If she liked what she saw then she sticks with it and takes it. It didn't matter to her, she took what she wants if anything interested her or she find them eccentric in her own way
"What was t-that for lili?!." Michael's voice sounded slightly shaken as he tried to steel himself up form the uncomfortable feeling of the feeling of her touch. If anyone that wasn't remotely bother by the fact that a barrel of a Gun was aim at their face or get close up and personal Apart from other's whom bombarded him with mocking tones along with some threats of getting 'physical' With him
It was Lili
Whom was passive aggressive friend along with being her rival as they took some of the same classesss together, and tried to outperform him.
It was a complicated relationship in his point of view as he didn't see her as a rival at all. Just someone who is competitive, and maybe even a friend?
Sometimes when she struggled to comprehend topics of class work she didn't quite understand. She always turn to him for help
Which he of course helped her with, and in return she gave him either a lollipop of her own favorite flavor or in rare occasions helped him with his own struggles in class that was Japanese language Which she was an expert in as she had a talent of speaking it fluently writing it and other stuff that the class required him to learn if he was going to UA Academy
She used him and he used her
It was a mutual benefiting form of relationship that was half rivalry and slight friendship
Just like him, she too wants to be one of the students to get into UA academy in Japan.
For what reason?, he didn't know, and didn't ask as to not dwell in her reasoning or rock her off
Yet, whenever he lecture her on the work and class material. She always remain quite and follow along surprisingly well for the day, answering correctly to many of the homework question assignments or incoming quizzes.
Yet when the next day came she totally returns to her old same self rather than the same person Michael saw the day before, the Lili that was fully concentrated and focus.
Yet Michael could only theorize she was real serious whenever the topic of UA was mentioned by him or anyone else.
It Must be that she has a very important reasong to be in the program and passed with excellent performance in class grades.
Meanwhile in behavior
. . . . .she was a fifty fifty.
But lately she's been acting more reasonable by academic standards
Lili returned the lollipop into her mouth and pressed it against the inside of her right cheek simulating a slight pout, yet her voice remain mocking and bratty yet slightly friendly
"Come on now can't have you relaxing when it's our final day here, besides aren't you excited about the results of the the program every student has been busting their heads for?~" she tilted her head to the side and smiled as she gazed at him with a half lidded eyes
Michael only shrugged in response to her words "meh." He stare at Lili her black baggy jacket moving and shifting as she swivel from side to side
"What the hell was that?" She lifted a brow as she stopped her movements dry, and looked at him with an astonish expression to the short response he gave "come on!! you have to be extremely anxious at the very least?!"
"Yeah . . . Slightly." He said quietly as he look to the entrance of the main gate to the concrete field now open as their physical education coach a big burly man stood to the side of the entrance
"Really? Not afraid that your big scary face might scare the living sense out of them?!." Lili follow closely behind as she moved with him "He'l maybe they'll consider it since your too much." She giggled as she set her red sling backpack next to Michael's deep blue colored backpack
"They won't" Michael responded with a determined tone, yet it didn't sound as sure as before when Taylor was trying to provoke him.
Now he felt unsure as he give in to the negativity that grew inside because of his aspect that in everyone's eyes seem villainous, yet dangerous. Even to the point to where his counselor recommended him to not get into fights or let himself feel a certain way.
They prohibited him to react to anything that may cause him to engage in physical altercation or even show the slightest sign of aggression.
Which it had include to the way he spoke, as if any sarcasm or even if he raised his voice from his usual tone it would have been a call to the therapist and a prescription to Beta-blockers
As much as he repudiated the option of taking those pills, he nevertheless had to as it was not his decision to stop taking them
He remembered how it started through the beginning of his first year of middle-school and throughout it.
A decision enforced by the school administration that forced him to cheek with a recommended doctor from time to time and be prescribed with pills that regulated stress hormones and even adrenaline to have him clam.
but in all honesty he didn't took it frequently, as from time to time he only took it at the end of the week once per month.
But that he was ready to take the next step out of middle school and now into a prestigious academy for heroes in Japan
He wonder if they would be any difference in how they view him or even treat him.
Fear? Awe? Disgust?
That could only be answer if he was brave enough to take the next step and follow what he set himself to do since he was little.
Specially since his mom encouraged him to do so, to follow what he wanted to do. Mostly form time to time he doubted himself if he was good enough to be accepted into UA
The part of him that wanted to be like one of those heroes he saw in TV. He mimicked every move they made every word he was said whenever an iconic attack was mention, he remember that part of quite fondly when he didn't much care of the troubles of the world
"Raaaiddddaaa kikku!!" He'd Jumped in the air and try to do land the kick on one of the furnitures nearby, of course he could have gotten hurt, instead the furniture Woden frame had snapped in making it lopsided
Nostalgic memories he had made when the world and all it's troubles meant nothing to little Michael
Now back to the present he move to an advanced rowing machine that had different settings of difficulty depending on how much strength one had or had a strengthtening quirk.
Lili follow as well as she took the empty row machine next to him "You still taking your pills little man?" She asked as she set the settings of her machine to medium high strength and began to pull effortlessly
"Time from time" he responded a she set his in average strength setting and began to pull
"You really should just drop that you know, it's gonna end up causing you a hearth failure sooner or later." She sneer while rolling her eyes. "It's not like the school regulations are always right" she let out a scoff as she look to the side
"Sooner or later you'll have to break rules if you really want to do something that you compromised yourself to do." She glanced at him as her expression was neutral yet her eyes hold something else that was contradictory to the usual mocking tone she always had
"You make it sound easy." He simpliy responded as he look down, beginning to work and pull harder as to set a pace
"It is never easy Michael." A slight aggressiveness creep into her voice but nevertheless it remain soft yet passive "but for the sake of your goals, or dreams you want to achieve yourself. There's no other option for you to break the rules if you want to prove yourself that your made for it."
He completely stopped midway pull as he slightly move his head to the side. If he had eyes it would be wide open with a genuine surprise to what he just heard coming form her. Then again his expressionless face showed nothing but an slight open jaw that signaled his astonishment
Lili only raised a brow before narrowing her eyes at him and hidding her expression behind a visible annoyed one "Don't think I am going soft on you idiot, just giving you that motivation so that you can keep up with me" with a final semi aggressive pull she let go of the rowing machine handel's and stood up
"And talking about keeping up, want to race?" Lili tilted her head to the track that went in a full oval around the course of and the whole class.
". . . No. . Not feeling it right now." Michael stop using the machine as he moved towards an empty bench pressing machine who's next neighbor was a student with rockingfication quirk that made him look like a living statue or a living golem
"Bleh" lili stuck her tongue out as she walked beside him and settled in between two towering weight holders as mechanical lifts waited to make their move. Michael quickly pressed a button setting to an automatic regular workout.
The mechanicals lifts moved quickly down to a couple weights for average human strength to handle
She tilted her head as he saw him set the weight to average level that even a quirkless would do just to train as to push it's limits of it's quirkless body. Lili knew something was a bit off.
Throughout the year of their middle school education he had seen him take severe beatings by the some students that tried to flexed their superiority with their quirk's just because of his aspect and his quirk
As well as for trying to stand up for others all the times
Yes, Michael himself was that kind of kid to step in whenever a quirkless or less gifted quirkless we're treated as just nothing than another or being the center of negativity attention.
Despite the many warnings some of the students threaten him with as he stood in their way from beating anyone weaker than them he still stood up.
Some of the kids would be to afraid or even scared to look at him as he stood up form them because to his appearance and his quirk. Then again Michael never asked for any thanks in return, he always lifted a thumbs up despite the state he was in.
Especially after getting the snot beaten out of him multiple times. He always got up, he might have cry in it's own way, yet nevertheless he would step in head first like the hero he watched and aspired to be
Yet unlike many quirkless whom shatter at the constant pressure and negativity of the many gifted students. Seems that Michael always got back up despite the bruises.
She at first despised him, couldn't comprehend the fact that someone like him always got back up like nothing ever happened after getting beat down to the ground.
And as always he always got back up, his featureless face shown no emotion whatsoever, but his body language was easily readable for her thanks to her quirk
Dark love lamia~
Combo like Quirk that enhances all senses and develops a sort of sixth sense, Lili is able to perceive things a lot more clearly and smoother giving her the advantage to make the first move in case of any kind of confrontation, as well as giving her a full control of umbrakinesis just like her mother. Unlike her mother Lili can make anything larger than her size, even some. If she focus all of her energy she can make shadow like copies of herself for more efficiency and create balls of shadow like energy she can manipulate like a guided missile, depending of the charge of energy the shadow ball energie can stun if it's small amount, y big as the size of a soccer ball it will causes paralysis as well as a discharge accompany through nerves and muscles. It is accompanied by blindness and disorientation to it's target .At all times without her knowing her umbrakinesis can absorb light and accumulate it as a back up if no shadows are nearby to use. As her shadow like tail will glow with a purple glow signaling she has accumulated enough energy for her to use
Yet she doesn't seem to be the type of all out fighter, as she uses the other side of her quirk.
That includes Charming sweet seduction charisma manipulation
when activated it allows her words to come as sweet as a melody to anyone who listens wether be male or female as they are coax into following her every command or demand. Even if an audio of her voice is recorded in any device or even listened through it the it will still work nevertheless. Once under control she can use them for anything she pleases, to cause commotion, distraction, and even spying anyone. As well as gaining a bit of energy form whom they are controlling that turns into a boost for her physical ability and her umbrakinesis
Draw backs itself; for her quirk of charming it can only work if any person shows interest in her or falls into the allure of her voice. It's comparable to a siren's call in folklore or stories. to much use of her umbrakinesis will cause her energy to deplete causing her tiredness and fainting. In some dire occasions she may go into a tired out state if her umbrakinesis level are low, amd if in life or death situations it seem that she had a second personality took over as her true self goes to replenish energy and get away from danger, it's second conscious is more or less follow the instincts of an animal looking to survive, it's a sense of self preservation her quirk had just for her. As to stop from being drained she could use people under her control to drain their energy. It's yet to know what lili's frenzy state could do. Yet it is better to not risk it as the doctors & experts recommend to replenish her energy with medical help such IV fluids would cause her to become docile yet to calm her down quickly to administer help she had to be sedated with a full shot of tranquilizer that are used on wild animals such as a elephants. She is needed to be fully tranq before she even had the opportunity to turn the room inside out.
Lili saw Michael as an exceptional specimen in her own eyes, she saw someone who always got back up despite pounded into the dirt that every quirkless or any useless quirk folk were pounded down buried into the ground and never tried to get up.
Lili's eyes linger on Michael form he wasn't too fit nor to frail, he was decent, Normal, average
. . . Nice
Nevertheless she could see a hidden blind optimism that hid behind that featureless face.
She smiled all to herself as she closed her eyes without letting Michael notice a shadow like tail slipped underneath her hoodie and press on the buttons of the machines setting it quickly with a few presses to a harder difficulty that even a quirkless would faint tryin to lift with all it's strength.
The results were unsurprising to her as she saw him lift the weights without any sweat or signal of discomfort.
'Those weigths are equally if not comparable to average human sized round heavy boulders. . . Yet he still keeps on going.' She smiled as she kept on pressing the buttons of the weights.
Two clicks, now the weights were set to two balls of steel pressing down on his shoulders and chest. Only a slight reaction as Michael let out a mixed groan with a sigh as he began to feel a real sense of pushing himself. Ten more unnoticeable clicks with her ace space shaped tipped tail. The weights had increased to the weight of two engines of cars that pushed against Michale's arms
Michael slightly now began to show real effort as he lifted the unknowing weight he wasn't aware lili had set quitely for him. His forearm began to slightly strain more, against the machine handles.
Lili snicker slightly as she saw him go, she was now really invested into his body reaction and the noises he made.
"Getting tired already?" She purred as she tilted her head from side to side as she play with the lollipop she was tasting. "You know you don't need to push yourself that far ok . . . Mikey."
"No . . . It's . . Fine" his head remain straight looking ahead as he let out another groan as he began to get used to the weights for a second before returning back to the feeling that build isndie of him.
"Hmmmm~ if you say so . . Big boy." She winked before humming a tune as she watch the focus his body was putting into the weights he lifted. 'Your so Oblivious Michael'
Her tail presed the machine button a couple of more times as she watch the final training phase of the machine. It was a level that only grown adults or experts could reach if they had activated their quirk, or any prodigious student that could become a future potential pro hero.
yet now Lili saw Michael struggling lifting the last final phase of the weights, he breathed and puffed heavily as he pushed with all his strength up before moving down and pushing it up again as he used all of his strength. His very being was pushed to his limits as his body strain and a bed of sweat traveled down his neck and the edge of the gun barrel
With a loud stressful groan his strength gave out as the machine handles began to come down slowly as Michael slowly settle the handles in ready position as he took his time to catch his breath as he look up to the sky and to the passing by clouds.
Lili on the other hand snicker as she had pushed him to his limits and saw what he was much more capable of. She saw a hidden potential in him, she didn't know what that potential was but she associated it with the goal of him tryin to get into UA and become a hero.
Her right hand quickly gave him slight pat on his shoulder as she lean down, her devilish smile now present as she was close to the side of his head. Her breath brushing against the metallic skin as she stare at for a couple of seconds as her eyes became half lidded yet her smile remain there as a laugh was preparing to burst from her mouth
"Enjoyed the workout champ?" She pulled back and laugh softly as she cover her mouth with her left hand
Michael was exhausted and to focus on trying to recover but, the way Lili laugh and stare at him. Smile at him with that devilish he knew to well that meant trouble and cause him to be weary at whenever she gave him that smile
He gulp down his own saliva as he weakly look to the side to the weights of the machine noticing the lifts of the machine in between a impressive amount that made his own jaw to open in awe before jolting up from the seat and looking Down at it for a quick second before looking at Lili
"You aren't going to hide your secrets from me that easily michael~" she quickly poked at the barrel of his gun slightly pushing his head back "I am your rival and you have to show me what you got so i can outperform you at your best. Don't go soft on me, i don't like soft things."
Michael only look at her lost for Words as he look back to the machine
"Y-You . . . " Michael only shook his head as he moved with her leaving the "Alright never mind , just don't do that the next time. Ok?"
He pick up his backpack along with lili who only just shot him a smug smile that answer to his words, the smile it self held no promise of been casual around him.
—"Come on now, let's get moving. Plus the final weight level now let me see your true strength"—
-"You sure as heck have the strength to carry a builiding." - She laughed as she trun Around and faced him "well not exactly a building building but something with the weight of a blue whale" a giggle came form her closed mouth as he turn around before facing forward
Then for a second She look over her shoulder as she signal for him to follow her as her finger curled and uncurled. She I gnored the coach calling out for her as she look at Michael with narrow eyes accompanied by a smile
'Classs isn't don't ye—
The protest was cut short as a bell ringing out, a sigh follow by a grunt was all the coach could say as he look at the other students and dismiss them with a whistle
Michael just huff as he walked behind her following along going through the crowd of students that were cheering and throwing their bags up in the air as they were excited to have finish the last year of middle school
Yet lili as well as Michael didn't join in as they headed to the inside of the main office. towards the center off it all stood a circle of students whom just like them were in the program.
Murmurs came as each of the students eyes were glued on the digital board where names next to picture of them where organized by alphabetical order
Students leaves with a from the father crowd with frustrated groans and some on the verge of crying as they step out of the office
"Bunch of crybabies, if you don't have the what it takes than don't try to reach the cut."— She pushed students out of her way as he moved to the first row where some of the students where having mix emotions of either disappointment or excitement as they threw a punch in the air
As Lilith was the first to approach the front row as her eyes stare at the board searching for her name. Footsteps came behind her as Michael approached as well and stood beside her as he look at the board
"Well would you look at that"— Lili pointed her left index finger to the fourth placed where a obvious barrel of a gun stocked out of a the front face of a student
"But if it ain't just yourself"— she giggled as turn her head to look at him who was staring closely to the board the barrel slightly poking at it making the screen glitch and earning him some annoyed looks of the students around him
Lili nudge his shoulder as she once gains moved her index finger to the second place where a picture of her face was placed. —"And look at me go! I am way abeyond these other extras around here." Her cockiness was high off it's levels as even her tail came flicker and wriggle with excitement
—"sexy! I am going to the big leagues!!" —Came an exited yell as she struck a pose and winked to the gazing eyes that stare at her with different expressions and emotions such as anger, dumbfounded, and jealously
She turned her gaze to Michael as rub the back of his head with his palm as he look at her, in his own head raguel was slightly a bit . . . Embarrassed slightly
"Well and you . . . Yeah your making it to the big leagues with me as well"— She shrugged as she stare at him and gave him a smile as she took him by his wrist and dragged him away with slight bit off recover because of his own biology —"well then there's nothing more to see, let's get out of here and call it a day"
Michael look back to the board as he had slightly mixed feeling of relief and slight bad for the rest of students whom where ranked low
Yet he couldn't do much as he was being pulled by Lili out of the office and to the halls of the school and to the outside of the campus.
As quickly as she grabbed him she let go off him mid way a pull that almost makes him fall barrel first to the grass of the concrete. "Now then . . I think we should keep in contact."
A heavy sigh came form her lips as she closed her eyes and her expression became thoughtful as she rub her chin. Meanwhile Michael compass himself as he stood up straight as he fixed himself
"Is it about the costumes?"— Michael voice came quit yet questioning with curiosity as he knew that after this big eventful day they will have to do things themselves and have planned things out. Starting with the costumes sketches and how compatible would it be with their quirks
"Mhmmm!!~"— her smiled widen as she open one eye and gaze at him —"you'll have to help for it. No questions asked or complaints" once again she was using for her own purpose like she had done
"But!!"— her voice came with smugness as she now fully stare at him with half lidded eyes that held something akin to the playfulness of a cat. —"I'll let you have a reward."
Now it was slightly bit different as she lay a reward form him in the table, something that many boys would immediately nod to someone like her because of hormonal thoughts
But for Michael, he took his time as he didn't say yes in the spot as he was always the one to ask questions and go against her —"what sort of reward?"— If he had brows he would have lifted them to know the reward she was going to offer him
Her smug smile widened as she leaned up forward —"you'll just have to wait and see if you want to know what I have strode in for you if you agree." Her voice was tempting and held a promise to him and willingness to be true to her words
Micheal on the other hand resign to even try to ignored her words, he was either to soft or had too much patience with her as he just nod as his fingers rub the base of his barrel as to simulate as was pinching his nose
"Ok Lili . . . I'll help you out."— he rolled his head on his shoulder "but you will have to put in the effort as well! . .ok?" He tilted his head tilted his head to he side and awaited for her answer
Quick nods came quickly form Lili as she then poked at the tip of his barrel --"don't you worry your pretty little head, I'll get serious"— a sigh scape her mouth before turning aroun as she walked away to a bus stop, yet stoped midway as she offer him an actual genuine smiled at him
—"And what I said I was real serious"— her voice came softens and serious as she stare at him with a quiet gaze something opposite form her usual expression —"so . . Yes . . I'll show up to your house tomorrow early as I can."—
Michael was surprised to her demeanor know yet he himself only nod, which gain him a wink form her as his moved to the buss stop as right on schedule the buss came in slowly stationed itself awaiting for new passengers as others leaved
Michael wave his hand as she only return with a peace sign without bothering to look over her shoulder as she disappeared inside the buss
Michael clicked his tongue as he walked to the opposite way as he took the path that lead to the street, as now he went walking back home.
Of course he could have spend a few quarters or dollars for a public bus yet decided not to as at the very least he had time to think about the next waiting days and get mentally prepare for him to leave the country behind for as long as it UA academy required him to stay in if he'd make it through the ingression test for the academy
As he passed by a nearby flower shop he'd sneak the scent of different flowers, some strong and other weak. But out all of them he'd smell one that he had grown accustomed to and even had a favoritism over the rest of the flowers
Red petals blooming open and into circles captivated his gaze as he slowed down his pace. The droplets of water made it more alluring as the longer he stare at it, a finger softly flicker at the petals of the flower making some off the drops splash onto the finger.
His finger trace Dow the petals to it's stem but couldn't go any further as thorns stopped it's way.
'Roses' Michale thought as he his fingers hover over the stem of the rose debating if wanting to hold it despite of it's thorns or let it be. It held a great amount of significance value as he remembered it was the first flower that had a sense of comfort despite the thorny nature of the flower
It had began with his mother as she had used this flower to adorn the house when he was little. All the times the house had the scent of roses all around the house as he fantasized to become a hero like in the shows
His fingers didn't hold the thorny stem as he pull away his hand and let it rest inside his pockets.
It was ironic, his gun like quirk growing around an environment filled with this type of flower around that mark a memory he held comforting.
—Gun And roses—
That's how he would put it in short words. He turn on his heel back to the path as he leaved the flower there along with other flowers.
The scent of the rose still linger on his respiratory system and head.
He silently head back to where that flower leaved those memories he couldn't forget.
Michael headed back home