Class One Versus Class Two: Start!
As Zari goes to put the bracket together the students of the two classes start to talk amongst themselves.
“Hello!” Candi yells as she runs towards the other students.
“Oh. Hi.” Shiro responds as she waves towards Candi.
“You seem nice! Want to be friends?” Candi says immediately.
“...We literally just met?”
“You know what they say? A stranger is just a friend you haven’t made yet!” Candi says with a big smile on her face.
*Shiro sighs with a small smile on her face*
“...Sure, why not. Might as well make some friends while I'm here.”
“Yay!” Candi yells as she hugs Shiro.
Ash slowly walks towards Takeru.
Takeru is sitting on a bench listening to his music. He has his sword out of its scabbard and is currently sharpening it with a rock.
“Whatcha got there?” Ash asks.
Takeru doesn’t see him. He just keeps listening to his music.
Ash taps him on the shoulder.
“Huh…oh…sup.”
“The name Ash. I was just wondering where you got that cool sword.”
“Oh this. That’s a secret for now. Don’t wanna spoil the surprise.” Takeru says with a small smile.
“Sure. I understand. That will just make the fights more interesting.”
“Yup.”
“So, what are you listening to.”
“Just some punk rock. Why?”
“Nice! Honestly, when it comes to music I don’t really have much of a preference. I just like music that sounds good, you know?”
“...If that’s the case…I have a lot of stuff to recommend to you.”
“Alright! I am always up to try something new.”
Takeru starts to smile as they spend the rest of the hour talking about music.
Violet walks towards Samara and reaches her hand out.
“Hello. It is nice to make your acquaintance. My name is Violet Newton.”
Samara holds her bear up in front of her face.
“It’s beary nice to meet you as well!”
‘This girl is crazy!’ Violet thinks to herself.
“Well you can’t say I didn’t try to make smalltalk.” Violet says as she walks towards a bench to sit and wait for the rest of the hour.
Calder is standing off to the side. He didn’t feel like getting chummy with his current opponents.
“It seems like you aren’t the talkative type. Am I correct?” Calder turns his head to see Zahid leaning against the wall of the gym.
“Why would I want to waste my breath getting to know my enemy. All I am here to do is to fight. Not to make friends.”
“You seem dedicated. I can respect that.” Zahid says before walking off.
Maka slowly walks towards Ori with her arms crossed behind her head.
“So. If I were to bet I’d say you were the strongest person here.” Maka says while cracking her knuckles with a huge smirk. “Well, let’s make that the second strongest!”
“Interesting. So you think that you can beat me?”
“Yep!”
“Alright you cocky little shit! Now you’ve got my attention!”
“You know what? Screw waiting for the fights to officially start. Let’s go! You and me! Right now!”
“...You’ve officially made an enemy today Sharktooth!” Ori says as she starts to pull back her fist in preparation to throw the first punch.
“Bring it on!” Maka says while getting ready to swing as well.
“That’s enough!” Violet yells.
She runs right between the two hotheads and puts her arms up between them.
“Let’s calm down and wait for the fight to actually start. Then you can beat each other up no problem.”
“Get out of my way, princess!” Maka snarks.
“Yeah. This doesn’t involve you!” Ori agrees.
“Do you idiots really want to be kicked out of school this early? Is that what you really want?”
“Shut up! She started this and I’m gonna finish it!” Ori yells.
“You know what? Fine! Get kicked out! See if I care!” Violet huffs and walks off.
Maka grits her teeth.
“...Dammit…”
She puts her hands in her pockets and turns around, slowly following Violet.
“So. I see you’ve come to your senses?”
“...Shut up…” Maka says quietly with a small blush.
“Embarrassed now. Aren’t we?”
“...It’s just that…you’re right…I’ll save it for the fight…I don’t want to get kicked out…”
“So the brute actually has some morals. I never thought that I’d see the day.”
“...Whatever…”
Lev is just sitting on a bench off to the side of the gym. He didn’t care much for socializing right now. He was just anxiously waiting for the sparring to start which he wasn’t looking forward to at all. The thought of having to fight someone was actually starting to make him feel sick.
He suddenly feels a tap on his shoulder and looks up.
“Well, aren’t you a cutie?” Zypp says in a flirtatious tone.
Lev immediately starts blushing and covers his face.
“...Um…no…I’m…I’m…not…cute…”
Zypp takes Lev’s chin in their hand.
“Sure. Keep telling yourself that. You know you love it.”
Zypp walks away with a hand on their hip. They slowly turn around and blow a kiss at Lev and then continue walking.
‘Well. At least I'm not thinking about the fight anymore.’ Lev says to himself.
As the hour concluded Zari returned to the gym.
“Alright! Settle down!”
The students stop talking and all turn towards their teacher.
“I’ve got the bracket set up. So let me tell y’all who your opponents are.”
Lev is shaking again. Maybe if he pretended he was sick he’d not have to do this.
‘No. Then I’d get kicked out. That is the last thing that I want. Just get through this.’
He took a deep breath and looked back up toward Zari.
“So! First up we have Ash Burns and Zahid Zahir.”
Ash glances over at Zahid. He just gives a small nod in return.
“Next up is Candi Kane and Samara McNeil.”
Candi quickly runs towards Samara.
“Let’s have fun! Okay?” She says as she smiles.
“You hear that, Poe?” Samara talks to her bear. “We’re about to have a lot of fun.”
“I am so excited. The wait is unbearable!”
“Hahaha!” Candi laughs until she cries. “You’re so funny Poe!”
Zari hits Candi on the head with her clipboard.
“Owie!”
“Don’t interrupt me again!”
“Yes mam!” Candi and Samara say in unison.
“Aight. After that will be Calder McHail and Zypp Sunbeck.”
“Well hello there.” Zypp says as they strut towards Calder.
“...Don’t talk to me...”
“Oh! Playing hard to get, I see?” They let out a small giggle. “That will just make this a lot more fun.”
Calder doesn’t even give them a response.
“Then we have Violet Newton and Takeru Takao.”
“It will be a pleasure to fight you.” Violet says with a slight bow.
Takeru can’t hear her. He has headphones in.
“Why do I even bother?” Violet mutters to herself.
“Following that will be Maka Sharktooth and Shiro Long.”
“What?! Why don’t you have me fighting her?” Maka gestures towards Ori. “Don’t say it’s because you think I can’t handle it or some stupid shit like that!”
“Don’t worry Maka.” Shiro says. “I’m no pushover. So give me everything that you’ve got!”
*Maka sighs*
“As long as you don’t hold back. That’s fine by me.”
“Finally, we have Lev Hart…and Ori Sawano.”
Lev gets a chill down his spine.
‘...You…you mean…that…I…am going to have to fight…Her?!”
Ori cracks her knuckles.
“Hey small fry. Don’t disappoint me. You got that!”
‘This is it.’ Lev thinks to himself.
‘This is the day that I die.’