Mark opened the sliding door for the dread induced students, who walked in with lifeless eyes to their seats.
"Now then," Mark said as he shut the door properly. "Today, as you all know, you'll be having combat lessons again because the last one was disrupted..."
He paused as he glanced at Ryan and Aaron. As did the entire class, though subtly.
He then continued. "...But the combat instructor was supposed to have Class B today. So a compromise was reached. Class A and B will take combat class together."
As he announced that, there was slight mumbling and grumbling throughout the classroom.
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'Class A and B kinda hate each other. There's like this silent beef going on between them.' Ryan explained.
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'Well, it's kinda dumb but... I guess you could say they're sizing each other up to see who's better. And mainly cuz Class B is kinda jealous and having a major inferiority complex.'
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'Told you it was.'
"Enough grumbling. I don't care what kind of beef you've got going on with Class B but get over it cuz you're taking the class with them." Mark said with an air of finality.
"Once combat class is done, you have unit training next and today's training... well, let's just say it won't be as gentle." Mark added as he began packing his things.
"And one more thing... try not to disturb today's lessons okay?" He asked, especially glancing at Ryan, David, and Aaron.
David simply turned his head away naughtily, Aaron simply ignored Mark and put on a golden ring on his finger, while Ryan simply stared at him calmly.
"Well then, have a great day." He said, before he vanished without a trace.
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'No. But I'm vaguely aware of what just happened.' Ryan replied, his eyes almost narrowing.
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'He didn't just vanish. He moved faster than the regular eye could see or keep up with.' Ryan completed the statement as he packed his things and stood up.
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'Locker room. I need to change into combat gear before we head to the combat class center.' Ryan said as he began walking out of the class.
As he was leaving, he walked past David's seat, as their eyes hmet in a short glare before he walked out.
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Aaron stared at Ryan who was walking out of the class as everyone did to go change before combat training.
'Wonder what you see in that asshole Monica,' Aaron thought as he too stood up from his seat and prepared to head to the locker rooms.
Just then he felt someone approaching him. He didn't react as this was someone he was familiar with.
And soon...
Boof
A petite looking girl crashed into him from behind, like a bag of cement.
The force and speed at which she rammed against him caused his body to jerk forward a bit before he felt the tiny arms wrap around his abdomen.
At the sight, an annoyed smile formed on his face. "What are you doing Lizzy?" He asked.
"Just forming some bonds with my 'childhood sweetheart', nothing really." The girl, Lizzy, replied with a somewhat cheerful smile on her face.
She had long green hair tied up in a ponytail, with matching green eyes and an exceedingly beautiful face to match.
"Yeah? Well we've bonded enough. Get off me midget." Aaron said, a slight smirk on his face.
At the word 'midget', a smile that didn't reach her eyes formed on Lizzy's face then...
"Ow!" Aaron yelped, touching his lower side abdomen where Lizzy pinched him aggressively.
"What was that for?!" He asked her.
She didn't reply, simply sticking her tongue out in reply.
"Haah. Anyway get off me, I'm trying to walk here." Aaron demanded.
"Nah." Lizzy simply said in response as she made herself comfortable on Aaron's back.
"What do you mean, 'nah'?! Get off." Aaron demanded again as he began turning around to throw her off him.
"Wee." Instead she seemed to be having fun, like a child. And when Aaron stopped, she simply said, "Again, again." In an excited manner.
"Haah. You don't plan on letting go do you?" He asked.
"No, I don't." She responded.
"So we're going to the locker rooms just like this."
"Yep." She simply nodded her head in a haughty manner.
"Haah fine." Aaron said as he began adjusting himself and her on his back.
Then he grabbed her lap causing her face to partly go red.
"Hey you pervert, what are you doing?" She asked, grabbing and shaking his head.
"You damn midget. This is the only way for me to walk with you on my back without the both of us falling and humiliating ourselves. So either bear with it, or get your lazy ass down."
At his words, Lizzy quieted down as they began walking toward the locker room.
"Just say you wanna touch me, it's not like I'll object." Lizzy said as she rested her head on Aaron's neck.
While Aaron's veins on his neck and forehead twitched in annoyance at her words and actions.
Yet still, a small smile formed on his face as he left the classroom like everyone else had done.