The Rasoul Saga: Chapter 13
Back to school. Yay. How much great fun that is, not. At least not for Kyle Waktini and Kagen Duncan. As they've said before, they absolutely hated school, mostly just because they found it extremely boring; they didn't actually hate the school, they just found it too boring. However, at the same time, they were just slightly excited for school. Er, well, they weren't exactly excited for the school itself; they were excited to be able to speak to their friends... and Trenton. Neither Kyle 또는 Kagen could get that grey bat out of their mind. They wanted to speak to him yet again, and that was exactly what was on their mind as they walked into the school.
"Are we really going to try to talk to him again?" Kagen asked as he turned his head to look at his hedgehog friend.
"Well, that was certainly the idea that I had in mind," Kyle replied. "Are 당신 okay with that? Are 당신 okay with talking to him as well?"
"I'm perfectly fine with it, Kyle. I think I already said that before we even got here," Kagen replied. "I don't mind talking to him again. I was just asking because I was trying to make sure if that was really what we're going to do."
"That's what the plan was, I think," Kyle said. He stopped in the hallway for a moment with Kagen, looking around for any sign of Trenton. "Do 당신 see him anywhere?"
"Not yet," Kagen replied, also looking around the hallway. "I also don't see Red Rocket anywhere."
Kyle's ears twitched slightly in confusion at what Kagen had just said. "Why Joshua?"
"He might still be angry about avoiding him with Trenton. He... might still want to 펀치 our faces, 당신 know," Kagen said.
"True, he might," Kyle agreed. "I can only hope he doesn't." He added in a slightly nervous voice and chuckle.
"Ha, yeah, I can only hope that as well," Kagen said with a nervous smile. He then continued looking around the hallway, searching for any signs of Trenton, 또는 Red Rocket. The boys didn't have to look around for very long before their white 늑대 friend named Cas walked up to them.
"Hey, guys!" Cas greeted with a smile on his face. "...Are 당신 looking for something?" He asked, noticing that Kyle and Kagen seemed to be looking around and searching.
"Oh hey, Cas," Kyle greeted as he turned his head to look at Cas. "We're just looking for someone because we want to talk to them."
"Two people, actually," Kagen added, still searching.
"Who are 당신 searching for?" Cas asked in curiosity. "Maybe I can help."
"You haven't seen Red Rocket 또는 Trenton have you?" Kagen asked.
"Who?"
"Joshua Langtide, and the grey bat student named Trenton. The bat is in some of our classes, Cas," Kyle replied for Kagen.
"Joshua Langtide? W-Why in the world are 당신 looking for the school bully?" Cas asked in shock, ignoring what was said about Trenton for the most part.
"Well, we're not really looking for him," Kagen replied. "I mean, we are, but not because we want to talk to him. We made him pretty angry the other day, so we were kind of watching out for him just in case he's still angry."
"Ah, okay. That makes 더 많이 sense now," Cas said. "Now, what was the other thing 당신 said? Something about a grey bat...?"
"Yeah, his name is Trenton," Kagen replied. "We're looking for him because we want to talk to him, but we haven't seen him yet."
"Well, to be honest with you, I did see a grey bat dressed in grey-black clothes and wearing sunglasses a little bit 이전 if that helps 당신 at all," Cas informed.
"Really? Where was that?" Kagen asked as he turned to look at Cas.
"It was in the cafeteria. The bat that I saw was in the cafeteria eating breakfast," Cas replied. "You know, since they see breakfast in there before school starts."
"Yeah, I know that," Kagen said. He turned to look at Kyle. "Did 당신 hear what Cas said, Kyle? He said that he saw a grey bat in the cafeteria, who had sunglasses and dark clothes."
"...That might be Trenton. I guess it wouldn't hurt to go and see," Kyle said with a nod. "...As long as Red isn't in there."
"I don't believe that I saw Joshua in the cafeteria," Cas replied. "I'm not sure if the bus that he normally rides has even arrivied yet. It's still fairly early."
"Alright then. Thank you, Cas!" Kyle and Kagen both thanked Cas before turning to walk away from the white wolf. "We'd like to go talk to Trenton before we run out of time if that's ok with you," Kyle added.
"Oh, it's fine with me. I'll see 당신 guys later!" Cas said his goodbyes to Kyle and Kagen, and then he walked off down the hallway to go find his other 프렌즈 to speak to before school started.
Kyle and Kagen made their way through the school, and arrivied at the school's very large cafeteria very shortly afterward. They both looked around the cafeteria, scanning the sea of faces and students for Trenton.
"I don't know if I see him," Kagen said.
"I'm not sure if I do, either..." Kyle agreed. He continued looking around, until he saw Trenton sitting in the very back corner of the cafeteria at a lare 표, 테이블 의해 himself. "Hey, there he is!"
Trenton sat in the corner of the cafeteria quietly, appearing to once again be 글쓰기 또는 drawing something inside the notebook that he always seemed to be carrying with him. He didn't look up at all, so he was unable to see that Kagen and Kyle were slowly approaching his 표, 테이블 through the crowds of students that were in the room. He did, however, turn his head to the side occasionally as he grabbed small cream-filled 팬케이크 off of his cafeteria tray that was sitting 다음 to him and popped them into his mouth.
"Hey, Trenton," Kyle and Kagen both greeted as they walked up to the 표, 테이블 that the grey bat was sitting at. They both attempted to see what was in the notebook that Trenton had, but once again the bat was quick enough to react and pull the notebook away that neither Kyle 또는 Kagen was able to see what was inside.
Trenton shut his notebook and laid one of his hands down on it while raising his other hand up in the air slightly. He held his index finger up, attempting to tell Kyle and Kagen to wait just a moment. He continued chewing te pancake bite that was in his mouth, the he swallowed and looked at the two 프렌즈 to speak to them now that his mouth was no longer full. "Hello. 당신 were... did 당신 ever tell me your names? I'm sorry if 당신 did and I forgot. I'm just not good with names."
"I'm Kagen, and this is my best friend Kyle," Kagen replied. "I saw that 당신 were doing stuff with your notebook again."
"I thought we went over this in the park..." Trenton said with a quiet, quick sigh. "It's nothing very special. There's no real reason to worry about it." He fell quiet after he talked about his notebook, indicating that he didn't want to talk at all about the contents of the notebook.
"...Well, anyway, do 당신 mind if we take a 좌석 here and talk for a bit?" Kyle asked, attempting to change the subject away from Trenton's notebook since he could tell that Trenton apparently just did not want to talk about it.
"...Sure, it's fine..." Trenton said before popping another pancake bite into his mouth. He pointed to a few empty chairs that were sitting against the 벽 close to the table.
Kyle and Kagen both walked over to the 벽 and picked up a chair each. They both walked back over to the 표, 테이블 and put the chairs down in front of Trenton, and then sat down across from the grey bat.
"So," Trenton began after he swallowed what 음식 was in his mouth. "What are 당신 wanting to talk about?"
"Well, I don't know what Kagen wants to talk about, but I was thinking that maybe we could just get to know each other a bit 또는 something," Kyle said, giving a shrug of his shoulders.
Trenton remained silent for a moment, as if thinking over what Kyle had just said. "...Well... It... It depends. What are 당신 wanting to know...?"
"I wasn't going to ask just 질문 about you. I was saying that 당신 could maybe ask us a few things as well," Kyle said.
"...Well, 당신 can go ahead and ask your 질문 first if 당신 want..." Trenton replied.
"Alright then," Kyle scratched his head slightly, attempting to think of a 질문 to ask. "...So, are 당신 a new student here?"
"A new student here? I've been here for a few days, 당신 know," Trenton said.
"I know, I meant that the first time we saw you. 당신 know, when 당신 saved us from the bully Joshua Langtide. Have 당신 actually been here in the school for a while and we've never noticed you? 또는 did 당신 just transfer to this school?" Kyle asked.
"Oh, that. Well, the 일 that I helped 당신 two get away from the bully, I had just arrived. 당신 see, my parents wanted to 옮기기 out of our old town because they wanted to 옮기기 here for better work. We moved to this city about... a couple of weeks ago. However, at that time, I was still going to my old school at least for a short time. When my parents found out about this school, they had me transfer here. When 당신 met me the other day, that was my first day," Trenton explained.
"Oh, so 당신 just moved here?" Kagen asked.
"Yes, I just moved here and I just transferred to this school," Trenton said with a nod of his head.
Kyle became silent for just a moment, thinking of what Trenton had just said. Once again, he was beginning to wonder if Trenton really was Devin 또는 not. The Dark 말 had just recently showed up; just a few weeks 이전 to be exact. And now Trenton is saying that he moved in just a few weeks ago. Kyle didn't really know what to think, but the fear that Trenton might actually be Devin slowly began to come up again. "...Okay then, Trenton..."
"...Something wrong?" Trenton asked, noticing the thinking look on Kyle's face. "Are 당신 trying to think of another question?"
"...Actually, I need to speak with Kagen for just a bit..." Kyle replied as he stood up from his chair. He pulled Kagen up out of his chair and up to his feet, getting a very confused look from the black and red fox.
"Hey, what's..." Kagen trailed off as Kyle pulled him away from Trenton's 표, 테이블 and to the other side of the cafeteria. Trenton simply didn't respond; he just shrugged his shoulders and opened his mysterious notebook to continue 글쓰기 in it.
"Kagen, I'm starting to think that Trenton really is Devin," Kyle said to his 여우 friend as soon as they stopped on the opposite side of the cafeteria.
Kagen simply looked back at Kyle with a confused look before deciding to speak. "...Okay... Um, why the sudden change in atitude? I mean, I know that 당신 were worried about him being Devin, and I know that i was worried as well, but why the sudden change? Yesterday 당신 seemed like 당신 were trying to brighten up to him a bit, and now you're suddenly accusing him of being Devin?"
"Look, I know that I was talking to him quite friendly yesterday," Kyle replied. "And I'm not exactly trying to accuse him. It's just that... what he said, about just moving here a few weeks ago. I don't... I don't want to say that I'm accusing him, but I realized that the Dark 말 only showed up a few weeks ago. It just... My mind was trying to connect those two things and, I guess, tell me that Devin might be Trenton afterall..."
Kagen fell silent, thinking about what Kyle had just said and the story that Trenton had told. After a short moment of thinking, he saw what Kyle was talking about; Kyle was right. It did seem like those events could connect and give Trenton away as Devin. "...Okay, I'm seeing the point now."
"Exactly, Kagen... I don't want to sound 또는 feel like I'm accusing him at all, but it just seems like it would be too much of a coincidence. I mean, it could be just that and that alone, but I can also see it... being too much of that. Since Trenton DOES look so much like Devin, I just can't shake the idea of those two being the same person," Kyle said.
"...Yeah, I'm definitely starting to understand what 당신 mean," Kagen said with a nod of his head. He looked back across the cafeteria just slightly, noticing that a lot of students had left due to the fact that school would be starting sometime soon. He also noticed that Trenton was still sitting at the same 표, 테이블 that he was, 글쓰기 in his notebook yet again. "...Should we go talk to Trenton again? 또는 just leave and get ready for class a bit early...?"
Kyle looked towards the exit of the cafeteria, and then back towards Trenton for a short moment before looking back at Kagen. "...I can't just leave Trenton... I mean, I just... I don't care if he's evil Devin 또는 not. I still just don't feel write with just walking away and not saying that we're going to leave. It just doesn't feel right to me."
"Alright, then we'll just go back and talk to him again," Kagen said with a nod of his head. He made his way back across the cafeteria with Kyle to get back to Trenton's table.
"I was wondering if 당신 two were just going to leave 또는 something instead of coming back," Trenton said as he looked up at Kyle and Kagen, and noticed that Kyle gave a guility look at what he had just said. "You really were thinking of leaving, weren't you?" He asked as he closed his notebook once more.
"Well... No... I... I didn't just want to leave without telling 당신 that we were leaving..." Kyle said quietly, still wearing a guility look on his face. Kagen, who was watching Kyle's face, slowly began getting a look of guilt on his face as well.
"I honestly wouldn't have cared if 당신 left 또는 not. I understand that it's getting close to the start of school and that 당신 might need to get ready. Plus, I understand that I can be just a bit un-entertaining," Trenton replied. "I need to go get ready pretty soon as well, though."
"Oh, well... Maybe we could still talk for a little-" Kyle started to talk, but he was interrupted quickly 의해 a loud school 벨 ringing; not the start-of-school bell, but a warning 벨 to say that school would be starting soon. "Well, never mind! We're going to need to go get ready for school!" He said, raising his voice so he could be heard over the loud bell.
"Yeah, I agree," Trenton said loudly to get heard over the bell, although the 벨 wound up stopping its ringing a few 초 afterward. He stood up and grabbed his notebook off of the table, and then began to walk towards the entrance of the cafeteria with Kyle and Kagen following behind him. However, he stopped when his phone gave a loud beep as if it had just recieved a text message.
"Did someone just get a text message?" Kyle asked in shock after he heard the beep. Kagen didn't say 또는 do anything other than looking around in confusion.
"Yeah, my phone beeped..." Trenton said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his black-grey phone. He read over the text message with serious eyes, appearing to be studying the contents of the message.
"...You do know that the teachers don't need to see that phone, right? 당신 do know you'll get in trouble if they see 당신 texting on your phone, right?" Kagen asked, watching as Trenton began to text back on his phone.
"Yes, I know this. It's not like anyone is watching right now, though," Trenton said as he continued texting. He sent the text and put his phone back in his pocket once he was finished, which only took a few seconds. "Anyway, better get to class now, right?"
"Yeah, we probably should... You're in our classes, right?" Kagen asked as he walked out of the cafeteria with Kyle and Trenton.
"A few of them, I believe. I know I'm in your science class, your math class, and art, I think... I may be be in more, but I can't quite remember. I don't pay a lot of attention to the people around me usually," Trenton said. "I get too focused on homework and things like that during classes to pay attention to people other than the teacher..."
"Sometimes I find myself zoning out a bit during class..." Kyle admitted with a small laugh. "My grades aren't suffering, though. And that's a good thing."
"I don't zone out like Kyle, but I personally don't like school because I find it really boring," Kagen said, attempting to 가입하기 the small conversation.
"Then I feel like I'm in between both of you," Trenton said with a nod of his head.
"What do 당신 mean?" Both Kyle and Kagen questioned.
"I try to pay attention in class, but I also do what 당신 two just said. I occasionally find myself zoning out, and then I also find school boring," Trenton explained.
"Oh... 당신 zone out, too?" Kyle asked. "Okay, good to know I'm not the only one..."
"The only one? Oh, I'm sure there's at least a few other people in this giant school that zone out," Trenton said.
"Well, yeah, I'm sure there is, but I don't think any of my 프렌즈 또는 the people that I talk to the most here zone out like me," Kyle replied. "So in someways I felt like I was the only one," He added with a small laugh.
"Oh, okay then." Trenton pulled a small smile on his face, appearing to be enjoying the conversation just a bit. "...Well, I can't say I've ever been in a conversation this long with anyone other than my family. This is kind of nice."
"...You've really never had a conversation like this before?" Kagen asked as he tilted his head to the side.
"No, I honestly don't talk to that many people. Can't say that I have any friends, either," Trenton replied. He turned his head, noticing that they were getting closer to one of the classrooms as they talked and walked. "Anyway, I'd say that we need to get to class before the 다음 벨 rings, right?"
Kyle turned his head to the side, noticing that they really were close to the first classroom that they needed to go to over the course of the school day. "Oh, right. I'm sure the 벨 to start school will start any moment..." He said. "And, 당신 don't have any friends, Trenton?"
"No, I can't say that I really do have any friends. Like I believe I already said, I've never really talked to that many people before. Usually I prefer to keep to myself," Trenton replied. "But 당신 and Kagen seem pretty cool and nice, so I thought I would try to talk to both of you."
"...You want to talk to us?" Kyle asked while tilting his head ot the side slightly. Once again, the fear of Trenton being Devin began to pull at him again.
"...What were 당신 wanting to talk about?" Kagen questioned, seeming that the Devin fear was coming to him as well 의해 the 질문 and tone of voice.
"Oh, nothing much. I was mostly just wanted to talk in general. 당신 know, wanting to make some 프렌즈 for once. I... thought that perhaps I could try my hand at talking a bit 더 많이 to people," Trenton said. "My family honestly thinks it would be best if I tried to open up and be a bit 더 많이 social."
"So basically 당신 just want to talk?" Kyle asked.
"Yes, I just said that. Basically I just want to try to be 더 많이 social," Trenton replied with a nod of his head.
"...Alright then," Kyle said. His ears stood up as he heard talking coming from one of the nearby classrooms; class was going to start soon and the students were inside getting ready. "Er... I really think we should get ready for class now, don't 당신 think?"
"Yeah, that would probably be best," Trenton and Kagen replied as they both followed Kyle into the classroom to prepare for the long, boring, 또는 at least boring in their opinion, schoolday...
After a few hours of classes, it was time for a free period out in the school's courtyard. Kyle and Kagen sat under a large, shaded 나무, 트리 in the courtyard, talking about a few things that had been happening lately.
"So, how are 당신 planning on dealing with Vice's team...?" Kagen asked Kyle out of curiosity.
"Why are 당신 asking?" Kyle asked as he turned his head to look at Kagen. "You've been helping me fight them as well, 당신 know."
"I know, but I was curious if 당신 had any plans. What do 당신 think would be the best way to deal with them?" Kagen asked as he leaned back against the 나무, 트리 that they were sitting under.
"Well, I don't honestly know, Kagen. I've been able to tell so far that they have Rasoul powers just like I do," Kyle said. "I don't really know anything else about them to be honest... Except for... well..." He trailed off a bit, stopping as if he didn't want to continue.
"Is something wrong...?" Kagen asked, noticing that Kyle seemed to be trailing off.
"...Well, no, I guess nothing's wrong," Kyle replied. "I was just... I said I didn't know that much about the Dark Horses, and I don't. But, just from overhearing them when they fight, I almost feel like Mancer and Vice actually know each other..."
"...Wait, what? 당신 think that tall black and red guy that's teaching 당신 knows Vice?" Kagen asked with a small mixture of surprise and disbelief in his voice.
"Yeah, I know it sounds crazy," Kyle said, noticing the surprise and and disbelief in Kagen's voice. "But, I almost want to feel like they do. I mean, the one 또는 two times that I've heard them fighting, I could just barely hear what they were saying to each other... It almost sounded like they knew each other before this started... 당신 know, before the whole teaching and the fighting the Dark 말 started."
"...So 당신 really think Mancer and Vice know each other?" Kagen asked.
"Well, I don't know. It just... seemed that way," Kyle said. "Of course, I can't say that for certain, so I don't really know what else to say on that matter. I'm not that sure on what to say next."
"You don't really know what to say next?" Kagen asked.
"Not exactly," Kyle replied. "I guess I just can't think of anything else to really discuss about, 또는 at least I can't think of anything to say about the Dark Horses." Kyle paused for a moment. "...Other than discussing Trenton again..."
"Er, maybe we shouldn't be discussing him right now," Kagen said quietly.
"...Why not?" Kyle asked, feeling a bit confused.
"Well, I mean, maybe we shouldn't talk about him too much in public, 당신 know... Just in case someone overhears us..." Kagen replied while still keeping his voice rather low. "I mean, I don't want to make Trenton look bad if he really hasn't done anything wrong at all..."
"You don't want someone to overhear what?" Trenton's familar voice suddenly asked for behind Kyle and Kagen.
"GAH!" Kyle and Kagen both turned around quickly in pure shock as they both took a deep breath, attempting to recover from the scare that Trenton had just given them.
"...Did I arrive at a bad time?" Trenton asked in confusion, noticing the shocked faces on Kyle and Kagen.
"No... 당신 just... scared us..." Both boys replied through breaths.
"I apologize. I wasn't aiming to scare you," Trenton said. "Anyway, what were 당신 two talking about? What did 당신 not want someone to overhear?"
"Oh, we were just talking about somethings... Nothing really important," Kyle replied quietly. "Just somethings that have been happening recently in our lives outside of school."
"Has something bad been happening lately?" Trenton asked as he tilted his head to the side slightly.
"Well, I guess 당신 could say that-" Kagen began to speak without thinking that idea through, until Kyle quickly elbowed his arm roughly to keep him from continuing. "Ow!" The black and red 여우 complained about the stinging pain that was now in his upper arm area.
"Something bad has been happening lately?" Trenton asked, having heard what Kagen said before he was stopped 의해 Kyle.
"N-Nothing important..." Kagen replied quietly, now rubbing his arm from the pain that still lingered in his arm.
"What is it? Maybe I can try to help you," Trenton said as he sat down 다음 to Kyle and Kagen, due to the fact that he was getting tired of just standing in place.
"Well, um... It really isn't that important..." Kyle said.
"Are 당신 sure it's not? I'm offering my help," Trenton said as he turned his head to look at Kyle..
"Er... It's just... some group of villains that's new in town... We've been fighting them for a few days 또는 so..." Kyle replied as he looked down towards the ground. He was expecting quite a few different reactions to come out of Trenton.
"A group of villains? Really?" Trenton's reaction definitely wasn't what Kyle expected; the grey bat boy actually sounded surprised and interested at what Kyle had just said.
"Um... Yeah, villains... They seem pretty new in town..." Kagen said with slight confusion in his voice. If this was Devin, why would he sound actually surprised at the mention of a villain team? Maybe he was just a good actor. That's all Kagen could figure.
"Mind telling me what they can do? I'm interested now," Trenton said, his face reflecting what looked like actual interest and curiosity.
"Well, um..." Kyle started to talk, but he paused for a moment as he tried to think of something to say. "They just... have a few powers... And apparently tranquilizer guns... because they were used against us. I'm not honestly sure what all they can do other than powers and a few weapons."
"Huh... Interesting," Trenton said as he appeared to drift off in thought. He remained quiet for a short time, appearing to be off in his own thoughts.
"...Now is something on your mind, Trenton?" Kyle asked, noticing that Trenton suddenly seemed to become quiet.
"...Hm... Nothing too important," Trenton replied as he came out of thoughts. "Just thinking about what 당신 told me about those new villains. They sound interesting. I mean, just interesting in general. Not that I want anything to do with them."
"...And why exactly do 당신 find them interesting?" Kagen asked in confusion.
"Oh, they just sound like they would be interesting to fight. I've never gone against villains before, really." Trenton replied as he turned his head to look at Kagen.
"...Are 당신 saying that 당신 want to fight them 또는 something...?" Kyle tried to guess.
"Oh, maybe, maybe not. I'm not sure. They just sounded interesting to fight, though I'm not saying that I will," Trenton replied. "I honestly enjoy fighting, though I also try to avoid it whenever I can. Usually the only fights I get into are ones that someone else starts, like when a bully would come up and 펀치 me. Of course I'm not going to just stand there and let him 또는 her beat me up; I'm going to fight back."
"...Okay then..." Kyle and Kagen were both busy at work in their minds, trying to figure out how "Trenton/Devin" was so good at making himself look actually interested in what he was told about the Dark Horses.
"So, does those villains have names?" Trenton asked, still appearing to be rather curious.
"Er... Well, they all had seperate names... But apparently they're calling their team the Dark Horses..." Kyle replied, lowering his voice slightly so he wouldn't be overheard 의해 anyone except for Kagen and Trenton.
Trenton froze just slightly at the mention of the actual Dark 말 team name. He blinked his eyes a few times, as if trying to believe what he had just been told. "...The Dark Horses...?"
"...Yeah. Do 당신 know something about them 또는 something such as that...?" Kagen asked in confusion, noticing how Trenton had just suddenly tensed up.
"...N-Nothing... I mean, no... I don't know anything about them," Trenton replied as he shook his head, though his voice seemed to hint at a small bit of nervousness.
"...Are 당신 sure 당신 don't know anything about them?" Kyle asked, noticing that Trenton seemed to sound nervous. He began to wonder about Devin once again.
"...No... I don't have anything to tell 당신 about them," Trenton said through a small sigh. He almost seemed like he wasn't telling Kyle and Kagen the truth. "Heh... Anyway, changing subject," Trenton began. "It's going to be time for class again soon, right?"
"Actually, no. The free period lasts for about half an hour. We have plenty of time," Kyle replied. "It's only been a few minutes."
"...Okay then... I thought we didn't have that much time..." Trenton said as he rubbed his chin just slightly. His ears suddenly twitched as if he had just heard a sound. "...Does anyone else hear someone coming our way...?"
"You hear someone coming OUR way?" Kyle and Kagen both looked at each in confusion; they were both trying to figure out how Trenton could tell that someone was coming their actual direction despite the fact that the whole courtyard was full of talking and walking students.
"Yes, I can hear someone coming our way," Trenton replied as if it was obvious.
"...HOW?" Kagen and Kyle both asked in confusion.
"I'm a bat... Duh," Trenton replied again as if it was obvious. "I have fairly attuned hearing, meaning that i can hear quite well since I'm a bat."
"...Oh... Right," Kyle just looked away, feeling like an idiot, while Kagen continued looking at Trenton so they could continue speaking.
"Does that mean you're blind, too? 또는 at least have bad eye sight? Are 당신 wearing contacts right now?" Kagen asked out of curiosity.
"Ha, no. I have fairly normal eye sight," Trenton replied as he crossed his arms. His ears stood up when he heard 더 많이 footsteps come behind where they were. "...There's someone coming again. Either that 또는 that same person that I heard before is still coming."
"I wonder who it could-" Kagen started to speak as he turned his head to see who was coming, but he suddenly froze in fear with a wide-eyed look on his face once he saw who it was. "...Red Rocket..."
Indeed, Joshua Langtide himself was coming right towards them, though he had someone with him; there was a reddish-brown furred lynx boy following him. This lynx was Joshua's friend/lacky named Brent.
"Hey! I'm still angry over what happened!" Joshua said with an angry growl. "That hurt! Whatever 당신 hit me with, it really hurt and it left quite a mark for the last few days!"
"It's your fault for picking a fight in the first place," Trenton replied flatly with a smirk.
"Shut up, bat," Joshua replied in a flat tone with an angry look on his face. "You're the one that I'm holding the most anger for. You're the one that actually punched me and knocked me out if I remember correctly! Isn't that right, Brent?"
"...Yeah, that was what happened," Brent replied with a nod of his head. He wore thick, dark blue jeans and a grey t-shirt.
"What? How would 당신 know?" Kagen asked Brent in annoyance. He hated Brent almost as much as he hated Joshua.
"I saw what happened. I was literally getting a few notebooks for class when I saw Joshua come up and grab 당신 two, and then I saw the bat over there come up, grab Joshua's shoulder, and then turn him around. Then I saw the bat 펀치 Joshua in the face with some kind of metal thing, I believe," Brent replied.
"...Wow, he really did see everything," Kyle said with slightly surprise. "That's... exactly what happened for the most part. Well described on what happened..."
"Exactly. I saw pretty much all of that happen," Brent said with a nod.
"Yeah, he saw everything," Joshua said. He walked over to Trenton and grabbed him 의해 the front of his jacket, pulling the grey bat just a few inches off of the ground. "So, what do 당신 have to say for yourself? 당신 want to apologize before I decide to 펀치 당신 the same way?"
"Ha ha, give me one reason why I should apologize. 당신 were going to hurt Kyle and Kagen if I hadn't stopped you," Trenton said flatly.
"So, 당신 have to turn around and 펀치 ME in the face?" Joshua asked in a flat voice.
"Yes, that's exactly what I did. Congrats on figuring that out," Trenton said with a small smirk. "I'm surprised that a simple bully such as yourself could figure something like that out."
"What did 당신 just say to me?!" Joshua released an angry growl as he pulled Trenton closer to his face; he was now staring the grey bat directly in the eye. "I dare 당신 to say that again!"
"Fine," Trenton said with a smirk. "I said I was surprised that a simple bully could figure out that I punched 당신 in the face. 당신 probably wouldn't have ever figured out what happened if 당신 didn't have a little lacky to tell 당신 what in the world happened."
Kyle, Kagen, and even Brent just all froze in shock at what Trenton had just said; they didn't expect him to actually repeat that to Joshua. "...Um... Trenton... Maybe 당신 shouldn't have said that..." Kyle and Kagen both said with a slight look of fear in their eyes.
"He can try to 펀치 me, but I know he can't," Trenton said with a smirk.
"Wait, what?! What did 당신 just say?!" Joshua pulled his fist back slightly, ready to 펀치 Trenton just out of pure anger. "What makes 당신 think that I can't 펀치 당신 right here and now?!"
"Because I just know that 당신 can't," Trenton replied with a smirk. "Just go ahead and try. I dare you."
Joshua, feeling quite angry, pulled back his fist the rest of the way and then swung it foward, expecting to feel his fist slamming into Trenton's face at any moment. However, he instead felt Trenton's fist slamming 앞으로 into his face instead. "GAH!" Joshua quickly let go of Trenton and let him fall to the ground before stumbling back a bit, holding the side of his face where Trenton's 펀치 had landed.
"Hah hah! Too slow!" Trenton mocked, grinning over the fact that he had punched Joshua first. "Now get out of here if 당신 know what's good for you," He added, now having a 더 많이 serious voice.
"If I know what's good for me?! Bat, 당신 better learn your place! 당신 might want to shut that little mouth before I make 당신 find out what's good for you!" Joshua replied through angry, clenched teeth.
"I doubt 당신 could make me learn what's good for me," Trenton mocked again.
"Why 당신 little...!" Joshua was about to charge right towards Trenton for the attack, until Brent grabbed his shoulder to stop him.
"Josh, stop. There's no reason to continue this fight... It's not going to end with anything except for 당신 getting angry and possibly getting detention for fighting," Brent pointed out.
"What, 당신 don't think he would get detention for fighting with me as well?" Joshua asked as he glared at Brent.
"Yes, he probably would, but the point is that this is going nowhere..." Brent said through a sigh.
Joshua stayed quiet for a short moment, thinking over what Brent had just said. He released a somewhat angry sigh after thinking for a bit. "...Fine." He pulled his shoulder out of Brent's grip and then turned to face Trenton. "I'm not done with 당신 yet. Just 당신 remember that."
"As if 당신 could ever do anything to me," Trenton replied flatly. Kyle and Kagen were worried that Trenton was going to start the fight up all over again.
Joshua wanted to argue with Trenton again, but Brent instead began pulling Joshua away before another fight could break out. Brent kept pulling Joshua away until they both disappeared off into the distance.
"Now he's just downright annoying," Trenton said as he crossed his arms. He turned his head slightly to see that Kyle and Kagen were staring at him in surprise. "...Why are both of 당신 looking at me like that?"
"I can't believe 당신 just said all of that to Red Rocket like that! He beats people up for saying things like that to his face!" Kagen said.
"Yeah, most of the students that are bullied 의해 him are usually too afraid to stand up to him," Kyle said. "...I guess Kagen and I are as well. But, maybe we can take a hint from 당신 and try to argue with him."
"I wasn't exactly trying. I mean, I was arguing with him, but I mostly just started talking back to him because I didn't just want to sit there in silence, and then it turned into an arguement. I wouldn't TRY to argue with him," Trenton said.
"Well, okay, but we can at least try to talk to him 또는 tell him to leave us alone instead of letting him bother us," Kyle corrected himself.
"There 당신 go," Trenton nodded his head in approval. "Anyway, should we be getting ready to go back to class yet? It could be getting later."
"Eh, I'm not quite sure. I don't think it's too late yet, but we could go ahead and get our stuff ready for class if 당신 think we should," Kyle said.
"Well, it wouldn't hurt to go ahead and have everything ready," Trenton said with a nod of his head.
"Alright, then I guess we can go get ready now," Kyle said as he stood up. "Do 당신 want to come get everything together with us, Kagen?"
"Sure, I can go ahead and go get ready," Kagen replied as he stood up.
"Alright, then let's go get ready for class," Trenton agreed as he started walking off towards the doors of the school. He was quickly followed 의해 Kagen and Kyle.
Later in the day, after school, Kyle and Kagen were fairly quick to gather their things up and leave the school; they wanted to go 집 and relax as soon as possible, but they also wanted to quickly get out of there before Red Rocket decided to come bother them again. They did want to speak to Trenton one last time before they left, however, but they were unable to find him. They searched the school grounds for a short time, but they couldn't find him and assumed that he had left pretty quickly after school had ended. Since they couldn't find Trenton, they just decided to start off on their way to go home.
"So, I'm assuming that 당신 think he left the school as well?" Kyle asked as he walked down the sidewalk away from the school with his black and red 여우 friend.
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking. He must have left pretty quickly to have left before we did," Kagen said. "Because I know we got our stuff and got out of there like in less than five minutes. Er, I guess that was five minutes, but 당신 have to consider how much time it takes to get through the hallways and get your stuff gathered up."
"Yeah, it can take some time when the hallways are really crowded," Kyle agreed with Kagen. He looked up slightly, noticing that they were getting slowly closer to their street. "We're getting closer to home."
"I can see that," Kagen said as he looked at the approaching 거리 sign. "Hey, do 당신 plan on doing any training with that Mancer guy? 당신 haven't done any training lately, right? Er... I'm just guessing, but still."
"No, I haven't done any training with him," Kyle replied. "At least a couple of days 또는 so ago, maybe sooner, Mancer said that it could be a good idea to kind of wait on the training until everything settles down..."
"Hasn't everything settled down, though? 또는 at least for a little bit?" Kagen asked. "I mean, I2 is still... like that... but it seems like there's nothing that can be done right now based on what 당신 were telling me. And, Vice seems to have stopped, at least for a bit... So maybe 당신 could talk to Mancer about resuming your training?"
Kyle thought for a moment about what Kagen had just said, before nodding his head. "Sure, I guess I could ask Mancer if training could resume."
"Are 당신 really going to ask him?" Kagen asked in curiosity.
"Well, I might. I would like to get to learn my powers a bit better, and Mancer really seems like he wants me to learn how to use them," Kyle said. "So I'll most likely ask him."
"Alright then," Kagen looked up, noticing that his house was getting closer in the distance. "Well, I suppose I'll see 당신 again some other time, Kyle. Maybe later if it's okay with our parents?"
"Sure, that would be fine. Maybe we could play some video games later since we didn't get any homework," Kyle agreed with a nod. "If it's okay with our parents, that is."
"Yeah, that sounds fine. I'll make sure to ask my mom and dad if I can come over," Kagen said.
"And I'll ask my parents if it's okay if 당신 come over," Kyle replied. "Alright then."
Kyle and Kagen continued walking, not really having anything else really note-worthy to say. It didn't take very long at all for them to arrive on Kagen's front doorstep.
"Alright, I'll possibly see 당신 later, Kyle," Kagen said as he waved goodbye to his yellow furred hedgehog friend.
"Okay. Bye, Kagen!" Kyle waved back to his 여우 friend with a smile on his face as he watched Kagen open the front door and disappear inside his house. Kyle then turned to walk back to his own home, which was down the street, not that far away from Kagen's house. Kyle kept a look out for any signs of villains 또는 Vice's team, but he didn't see anything out of the ordinary as he made his way home.
Kyle walked up to his house and opened the door, taking a deep breath with a smile on his face as he walked inside. "I'm home!" He called out as he shut the door behind him. "I walked with Kagen, so that's what took me a bit to get home." He looked towards the living room in front of him to see if any of his family was in the room, and he was surprised to see his parents AND Mancer all sitting around and talking.
Kyle's mom and dad both turned their heads towards Kyle, as did Mancer. "Hello, Kyle," All three of the adults greeted Kyle with a nod and smile, though Mancer's smile was unseen due to him wearing his helmet.
"What were all of 당신 doing?" Kyle asked in curiosity and slight confusion. He was confused as to why Mancer was sitting around and talking with his parents.
"Oh, we were simply just talking and getting to know Mancer here," Kyle's mother replied with a smile. "He's a very smart person, and he seems to have a lot of knowledge."
"Why thank you, Mrs. Waktini," Mancer said while tilting his head to the side. He still wore a smile on his face underneath his helmet. "I was also telling your parents about what plans I have for 당신 and your training, Kyle."
"Plans?" Kyle asked in curiosity. "What kind of plans do 당신 have for me, Mancer?"
"Ah, you'll discover them in time," Mancer said. "I've already told your parents everything, and they've already said it was okay if I protect you. And I promise that I will."
"Please do keep him safe," Kyle's mother said as she turned her head towards Mancer.
"I promise I will, Kushina. I won't let anything bad happen to your son," Mancer replied, giving a small nod of his head towards Kyle's mother.
"So, I guess 당신 all did talk for a while, didn't you?" Kyle asked, noticing that Mancer knew his mother's voice.
"Yes, we did. We got to know quite a bit about each other and talked as proper adults," Kyle's dad Jacob said with a nod.
"Yes, indeed," Mancer said with a smile. "But anyway, I promise that I'll keep Kyle 안전한, 안전 to the best of my ability, and I promise that I'll show 당신 everything that I have to teach 당신 in due time, Kyle."
"...Well alright then," Kyle said, deciding to stop asking Mancer what was in store; he knew he wouldn't be able to get the black and red hybrid to talk. He stayed quiet for a moment, attempting to think of something else to say. He then remembered that he was going to ask his parents if it was okay if Kagen come over.
"Oh, I remembered I was going to ask 당신 something!" Kyle said as he turned to face his parents. "I wanted to ask 당신 if it's okay if Kagen comes over to hang out."
"It's perfectly fine with me if Kagen comes over," Kushina said with a smile. "Is that alright with you, Jacob?"
"It's perfectly fine with me," Jacob said with a nod. "I don't mind if Kagen comes to visit at all."
"Do 당신 think it'll be okay with Avina and Daniel?" Kyle asked, looking around the room for any signs of his brother and sister. "Speaking of them, where are they?"
"I believe they're both in their rooms," Kushina said. "Daniel is reading, and I think Avina was changing out of her school clothes and into some 더 많이 comfortable clothes."
"Alright then. Do 당신 think I should go ask them if it's okay before I call Kagen to invite him over?" Kyle asked, trying to think of what his brother and sister might want.
"You can go ask them if you'd like, but I'm pretty sure they would say it's fine," Jacob said.
"I'll think I'll still go ask them just in case," Kyle said. "I'll be back in a minute!" He called as he started off towards the stairs to go upstairs to go see his brother and sister.
"We'll see 당신 later, Kyle," Both of Kyle's parents called as they watched him jog up the stairs to go to his brother and sister's rooms. Mancer waved to Kyle, but didn't say anything.
Kyle walked up the stairs all the way and turned into the upstairs hallway before disappearing into one of the rooms that was in the hallway; Kyle went into Daniel's room.
Daniel was doing much in medium sized room, however. The bronze-yellow hedgehog was simply laying on his bed, 읽기 one of his 가장 좋아하는 books. He did look up when Kyle walked in. "Hello, Kyle."
"Hiya, Daniel," Kyle greeted with a smile. "I know you're ready, and I'm sorry to disturb you, but I wanted to ask 당신 if it was okay with 당신 if Kagen comes over for a while."
"It's perfectly fine with me, Kyle. 당신 didn't have to ask," Daniel replied with a nod of his head.
"Well, Mom and Dad said that they didn't think that 당신 would care, but I decided that I would come and ask 당신 and Avina anyways," Kyle said.
"It's perfectly fine with me," Daniel repeated. "I'll probably hang out with 당신 and Kagen, anyway."
"Alright then. Well, I'm going to go talk to Avina now," Kyle said as he started to back out of Daniel's room.
"Okay. I'll talk to 당신 later, Kyle," Daniel called to Kyle as he went back to 읽기 his book.
"Okay, Daniel!" Kyle called back as he started moving away from Daniel's room. He continued down the upstairs hallway until he came to a closed door that lead into his sister's bedroom. "Avina!"
"Hang on, Kyle. I'm a bit busy," Avina called through her closed bedroom door. "I'm getting dressed! Give me just a moment, please!"
"Okay, I can wait!" Kyle called through the closed bedroom door, raising his voice just slightly so he knew for sure that Avina would hear him.
"Thank you," Avina's voice called, sounding a bit closer to the door. Kyle didn't have to wait much longer before the door opened up, revealing Avina in a dark purple t-shirt and dark grey longue pants. "Hello!" Avina greeted with a smile.
"Hi, Avina," Kyle greeted back with a smile. "I wanted to ask if it was okay for me to invite Kagen over to hang out."
"Did 당신 ask Daniel?" Avina asked.
"Yes," Kyle replied.
"Did 당신 ask Mom and Dad?"
"Yep."
"Did 당신 ask that Mancer guy?"
"Well, not exactly... But he didn't seem to care too much while I was asking Mom and Dad."
"Alright, then it's fine with me," Avina said with a small laugh. "...That was probably one of the shortest conversations we've ever had, 또는 at least the fastest."
Kyle just laughed at what Avina said. "Yeah, you're probably right, Avina. Anyway, is it really okay with 당신 if I invite Kagen over? I've already gotten an okay from everyone else."
"It's just fine with me," Avina replied. "In fact, I look 앞으로 to playing video games with 당신 and him," She added with a grin. Avina was a big tomboy.
"Alright, I'll make sure to tell 당신 if we're getting ready to play some video games, then," Kyle replied with a nod of his head and a grin. "I'll see 당신 later then, Avina."
"See 당신 later, Kyle," Avina said with a smile, though she did wind up following Kyle out of her room and down the stairs to the living room.
"Okay, Avina and Daniel said it was okay if I invite Kagen over!" Kyle said in a happy tone of voice. Avina, who followed Kyle down the stairs, nodded her head with a grin at what Kyle said.
"Alright, then go right ahead and call him," Kushina said with a smile as she stood up. "Meanwhile, your father and I have something that we need to go finish working on in the lab while 당신 call him and hang out with him if he comes over."
Jacob nodded his head as he stood up from the 침상, 소파 he was sitting on. "Yeah, your mother and I have something that we want to finish. Have fun with Kagen, though, and tell us if 당신 need anything," He said with a smile. Jacob then proceeded to walk towards the 부엌, 주방 and into the lab with Kushina close behind him.
"So... You're going to call your friend Kagen?" Mancer asked as he turned his head to look at Kyle; he was still sitting in the same chair that he was in when Kyle first walked in the door.
"Yeah, I'm going to give him a call and invite him over," Kyle said with a nod. "By the way, I wanted to ask 당신 something, Mancer... er, I at least wanted to say something to you."
"Oh yeah? What did 당신 need to say?" Mancer asked, sounding slightly curious.
"Well, Kagen and I were talking on our way home, and Kagen was asking if I had done any 더 많이 training with 당신 lately. I said no... So then he thought that maybe I could ask 당신 if 당신 wanted to resume my training. I mean, we could if 당신 want..." Kyle said.
"You want to get back to training?" Mancer asked, actually sounding somewhat surprised that Kyle was saying that he was okay with going back to physical and Rasoul training.
"Well, I was thinking about it if that's alright. I kind of wanted to resume the training at some point if that's alright with you. I know 당신 really wanted to teach me how to use my powers better and properly so I could help fight Vice... and Tempus, I guess."
"...You think that I'll want 당신 to fight Tempus?" Mancer asked. He couldn't honestly remember if he had told Kyle that he WANTED him to fight Tempus 또는 not. If he did, Kyle didn't seem to remember either.
"I thought that 당신 might. Either way, if he really did something to your family, then I want to help. 또는 at least I want to try to help," Kyle said with a nod of his head. "So, I feel like I would like to try to train more. I want to try to learn everything that 당신 want me to learn, even if it's hard 또는 tiring. I want to try my best to learn what 당신 want me to learn, even if it takes some time and heavy work."
Mancer stayed quiet for a long moment, as if thinking over something in his head. He stood up, still remaining quiet. "...Alright, I'll think over it... I'll think about resuming your training soon. But, right now, I believe 당신 should go ahead and call your friend over before it gets too late."
"Before it gets too late?" Kyle asked in slight confusion. "It's not even close to 공식 만찬, 저녁 식사 time yet."
"I know it's not getting late, but it will get late," Mancer replied. "Basically what I'm trying to say is that if we did a lot of training right now, we could forget about the time and it could get late very quickly. So, it might be best to spend time with your friend first, and then we could train later if we have enough time left in the day."
"...Alright, that sounds fine," Kyle said with a nod of his head after thinking over what Mancer had said for a moment. "I guess I'll go ahead and go call Kagen, then."
"I suppose I'll just sit here and relax," Mancer said as he leaned back in his chair. He did, however, take off his 헬멧 and take a deep breath.
"Does it get hot while you're wearing that helmet?" Kyle asked, watching as Mancer took off his helmet. He also noticed that Mancer's thick red hair seemed to be matted to his normal black 모피 with sweat.
"Oh yes, it does," Mancer replied through a sigh. He ran his hand across his forehead, attempting to brush his matted hair out of his eyes so he could see better. "I personally like to wear that helmet, but it can still get quite hot while I'm wearing that thing." He turned his head slightly, noticing that Kyle looked as if he was about to speak again. "And, no, I'm not going to tell 당신 why I wear the helmet. I wear it for my own personal reasons, but I also wear it for some head protection during fights. I'll at least tell 당신 that."
"...Okay then," Kyle stopped himself from saying what he was actually going to say; he really was going to ask why exactly Mancer wore that 헬멧 if it was so hot. He stood there for a moment, just observing the black and red hybrid's face. Now that he could plainly see Mancer's face and didn't have other important things on his mind, he was able to notice that Mance had one thin, reddish scar going over both of his eyes. "Then do 당신 mind if I ask about those scars over your eyes...?"
"The what?" Mancer asked in confusion, until he realized what Kyle was talking about. "Oh, these!" He raised his hand up slightly and gently pressed his finger over the 상단, 맨 위로 of the scar on his left eye. "I got this when I was younger. It was an accident on my oldest brother's part, and also my fault in a way. He was attacking a training dummy, testing out his Rasoul claws, and I walked up behind him and said hello. Well, I suppose I startled him, so he spun around quickly and struck me over my eyes out of reflex with his two largest claws. ...He didn't stick the claws in deep at all, and my eyes were closed, but it still let very small scars. Though I don't honestly know why it left scars without damaging my eyes, but it did," Mancer explained. He then closed his eyes, revealing that the thin red scars were on his eyelid as well. "See? He just scratched over my eyes."
"Ah, I see..." Kyle said as he observed the scars on Mancer's face and eyelids. He stared at Mancer's eyes for a short while once he opened his eyes back up as well; Mancer's eyes confused Kyle and intrigued him.
"Now what are 당신 looking at?" Mancer asked, noticing that Kyle seemed to be staring and observing again.
"Oh, um... I was... looking at your eyes..." Kyle replied. Mancer's eyes could indeed be called strange in a few ways; the backgrounds of his eyes seemed to be a light pinkish-reddish color as if his eyes were somewhat irritated and red, and Kyle also noticed that Mancer didn't seem to have ordinary eyes. Mancer didn't even seem to have an actual eye; he just had pupils and nothing else in his eye except for the backgrounds. The pupils didn't look normal either, 또는 at least they didn't look like something Kyle had really ever seen before. Mancer's pupils were bright red, and they were very thin just like slits that 당신 would see in a snake's eyes. So, Mancer's eyes indeed did look like red snake-slits.
"My eyes? You're probably thinking they're pretty strange, right?" Mancer asked, noticing that Kyle still seemed to be staring. He closed his eyes and kept them shut, which snapped Kyle out of his staring trance.
Kyle blinked his eyes a few times, attempting to get his mind focused on what Mancer asked. He had felt almost as if Mancer's snake-like eyes had kept him in some kind of trance. "...Er... I'm sorry for staring at your eyes, Mancer... But, yeah, they do seem strange to me. Or, um... Maybe they don't seem strange, but they do seem different to me. I've personally never seen eyes quite like that before."
"Yeah, 당신 could say that my eyes are different," Mancer said. His eyes were still closed. "I have these eyes because of my species, however... So I suppose they're pretty common among my own species."
"Your own species?" Kyle asked in confusion and what sounded like surprise.
"That's definitely not a story for right now, however," Mancer said quickly with a small nervous flinch, as if he had just said something he shouldn't have said. "Anyway, I thought 당신 were going to call Kagen."
"Well, I was going to, but..." Kyle started to say something, but he just decided to stop, knowing that Mancer most likely wouldn't tell Kyle anything 더 많이 about his eyes 또는 his apparently different species. "...Yeah, I'll go call him now. I'll talk to 당신 later, Mancer."
"Alright, perhaps we can train later if we get enough time," Mancer said. He opened his eyes up long enough just to pick his 헬멧 up and put it back on.
"Okay," Kyle said with a nod of his head. He then walked off towards the 부엌, 주방 so he could call Kagen without the interruption of noise in the other rooms. He pulled his black cellphone out of his pocket and called his black and red 여우 friend.
"Hey, Kyle!" Kagen's voice greeted cheerfully through the phone. "My parents said it was perfectly fine if I come over to your house for a while!"
"Really? I actually just asked my parents, my brother, and my sister if it was okay if 당신 came over just a short while ago. They also said it was perfectly fine!" Kyle said in a happy tone and with a smile, though he knew Kagen obviously couldn't see his smile.
"Alright then, I'll be over there soon!" Kagen's voice said in a happy tone. Kyle's phone then went silent, as Kagen had hung up his own phone.
Kyle put his phone back in his pocket after the call had ended and walked into the living room with a smile on his face. "Okay, Kagen is coming over!"
"Alright, I'm looking 앞으로 to getting to hang out with him also," Avina's voice called from the 상단, 맨 위로 of the stairs. She walked down the stairs with a happy grin on her face. "I 사랑 playing video games with 당신 and him, Kyle."
"I know 당신 do, and I do, too. Kagen is a pretty competitve player, and that makes him extra fun to play against in my opinion," Kyle said with a grin. "Anyway, he said he would be here soon, so he should be here in a few minutes."
"Looking 앞으로 to it!" Avina said while still wearing a grin on her face. "Now, I'm going to go look for a snack while I wait." She walked past Kyle and disappeared around the corner and into the kitchen.
"So, your friend is coming over?" Mancer asked Kyle. He was still sitting in the same chair that he was before Kyle went to call Kagen.
"Yeah, Kagen's going to come over for a while," Kyle replied with a nod of his head. "Do 당신 want to hang out with us when he gets here?" Mancer started to answer Kyle, but he stopped himself when his phone beeped, indicating that he had a text message.
Mancer reached into his pocket and pulled out a dark red and black touch-screen phone. He viewed the text message that he had recieved, observing it carefully. "...Well, I would like to hang out with you, but it looks like I'm going to have to go. A friend of mine is wanting to meet with me to discuss... some things," He said as he stood up.
"You're going to see one of your own friends?" Kyle asked.
"Yes, I am. He wants to meet with me to discuss a few matters," Mancer said as he started walking towards the front door. "Tell your parents that I said goodbye and I'll be back, please."
"...Okay then. I'll make sure to tell them that 당신 had to leave," Kyle said with a nod of his head.
"Thank you, Kyle," Mancer said as he walked up to the front door and opened the it. "I'll try to be back later before it gets too late," He added as he walked out of the door and closed it behind himself.
"Did someone just leave?" Avina's voice asked from the kitchen. She was still searching around for a snack due to the fact that she was slightly hungry.
"Yeah, Mancer just left. He got a text message on his phone and then said that he needed to go meet with one of his friends," Kyle replied to Avina. "He said he would be back later, though."
"Alright then," Avina's voice said. "Is Kagen here yet?"
"No, but I imagine he'll be here soon," Kyle said. He turned his head towards the window just in time to see Kagen making his way across the sidewalk towards the house. "Never mind, he's coming up the sidewalk now. I see him out the window."
"Alright!" Avina walked out of the 부엌, 주방 with a grin on her face, happy that Kagen had arrived. She held a soda can in her hands. "Now the fun can get started."
"Ha, what fun?" Kyle asked with a small laugh. "The TV watching, video gaming fun? And all of the silly, crazy randomness that Kagen brings?"
"Exactly," Avina said with a grin. She walked over to the 침상, 소파 and sat down to relax for a while.
Kyle walked over to the front door, expecting Kagen to knock at any moment. He stood 의해 the door until the black and red 여우 did knock on the door. "It's open, Kagen! Come on in!"
The front door opened, revealing Kagen with a grin on his face. He waved with one of his hands as he used the other arm to shut the door behind him. "Hey, what's up?"
"Hi, Kagen!" Avina greeted with a grin and a wave from the couch.
"Great to see you, buddy," Kyle said with a smile. "So, what do 당신 want to do first? Talk for a while? Play some video games?"
"I'm fine with pretty much anything," Kagen said with a smile. He did look around and observe the living room, however. "So, where's your parents? And where's that Mancer at?"
"Our parents went into the lab to finish a project they wanted to finish, 또는 at least I think they wanted to finish whatever they were working on," Kyle said. "They didn't say what they were working on, though."
"Huh... Okay, so it sounds like your parents might be working on some kind of surprise protect. I don't know," Kagen said with a shrug of his shoulders. "Anyway, now where did Mancer go?"
"Mancer got a text on his phone, said that he had to leave to go meet up with one of his friends, and then left a short while before 당신 showed up," Kyle explained to his black and red 여우 friend.
"Alright then," Kagen said with a nod of his head. "Did he say anything about what kind of friend he was going to see?"
"Nope, he just said he had to go meet one of his friends," Kyle said.
"Hey, are we going to play some video games 또는 watch a movie 또는 what? What are we doing?" Avina somewhat interrupted, noticing that Kyle and Kagen seemed to be done with their Mancer conversation anyway.
"Oh, um... How about we play some video games?" Kagen suggested.
"Sounds fine to me," Kyle said with a smile. Avina just nodded her head with a smile and turned on the TV to prepare for video gaming.
Kyle and Kagen both sat down on the 침상, 소파 다음 to Avina to relax and to help her set up the video game system for playing. The three teens prepared themselves to spend time together as 프렌즈 for a few hours until Kagen had to leave.
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"I'm here, sir," A dark figure said as he walked into a dark, dimly lit room. The figure was standing in a large, abandoned warehouse, which was also very dimly lit and appeared as if it had been abandoned for years.
"Thank 당신 for coming," A voice replied from the shadows. "Does anyone know 당신 came here?"
"I didn't tell anyone, and I wasn't followed," The figure replied. "So, as far as I know, no one knows that we're here."
"Alright then," The voice replied. "Now, we came here for a reason... I wanted to meet up with 당신 so I could speak with you, and we just now got the chance."
"Yes, I know that, sir," The figure said with a nod of their head. "What were 당신 wanting to talk about?"
"I wanted to ask if 당신 could do something for me," The voice replied. "I need 당신 to dress up in a costume and basically make someone I know think that you're the person in the costume."
"I think 당신 filled me in on this just a tad bit before," The figure said. "You want to test his abilities 의해 tricking him into attacking me, right?"
"Yes, I can give 당신 the smaller details and the costume later," The voice replied. "I just have one piece of 조언 before 당신 leave."
"You have 조언 to tell me?" The figure asked. "Do 당신 mean 조언 for what 당신 want me to do?"
"Yes, it's 조언 for that," The voice replied.
"What is it?" The figure asked.
"Just don't let him see your face..." The voice replied, sounding just a bit closer to where the figure was.
The figure stood still for a moment, but he soon nodded his head as if he had understood what the voice had meant. "Understood, sir."
"Alright, make sure 당신 remember that... It's a crucial part of the task I'm giving you. He does not need to see you..." The voice said. A pair of glowing red, snake-like pupils appeared where the voice was as the pupils watched the figure turn and walk out of the room. "We'll see what 당신 can do so far, boy..." The voice whispered quietly as the eyes disappeared in a blink.
Back to school. Yay. How much great fun that is, not. At least not for Kyle Waktini and Kagen Duncan. As they've said before, they absolutely hated school, mostly just because they found it extremely boring; they didn't actually hate the school, they just found it too boring. However, at the same time, they were just slightly excited for school. Er, well, they weren't exactly excited for the school itself; they were excited to be able to speak to their friends... and Trenton. Neither Kyle 또는 Kagen could get that grey bat out of their mind. They wanted to speak to him yet again, and that was exactly what was on their mind as they walked into the school.
"Are we really going to try to talk to him again?" Kagen asked as he turned his head to look at his hedgehog friend.
"Well, that was certainly the idea that I had in mind," Kyle replied. "Are 당신 okay with that? Are 당신 okay with talking to him as well?"
"I'm perfectly fine with it, Kyle. I think I already said that before we even got here," Kagen replied. "I don't mind talking to him again. I was just asking because I was trying to make sure if that was really what we're going to do."
"That's what the plan was, I think," Kyle said. He stopped in the hallway for a moment with Kagen, looking around for any sign of Trenton. "Do 당신 see him anywhere?"
"Not yet," Kagen replied, also looking around the hallway. "I also don't see Red Rocket anywhere."
Kyle's ears twitched slightly in confusion at what Kagen had just said. "Why Joshua?"
"He might still be angry about avoiding him with Trenton. He... might still want to 펀치 our faces, 당신 know," Kagen said.
"True, he might," Kyle agreed. "I can only hope he doesn't." He added in a slightly nervous voice and chuckle.
"Ha, yeah, I can only hope that as well," Kagen said with a nervous smile. He then continued looking around the hallway, searching for any signs of Trenton, 또는 Red Rocket. The boys didn't have to look around for very long before their white 늑대 friend named Cas walked up to them.
"Hey, guys!" Cas greeted with a smile on his face. "...Are 당신 looking for something?" He asked, noticing that Kyle and Kagen seemed to be looking around and searching.
"Oh hey, Cas," Kyle greeted as he turned his head to look at Cas. "We're just looking for someone because we want to talk to them."
"Two people, actually," Kagen added, still searching.
"Who are 당신 searching for?" Cas asked in curiosity. "Maybe I can help."
"You haven't seen Red Rocket 또는 Trenton have you?" Kagen asked.
"Who?"
"Joshua Langtide, and the grey bat student named Trenton. The bat is in some of our classes, Cas," Kyle replied for Kagen.
"Joshua Langtide? W-Why in the world are 당신 looking for the school bully?" Cas asked in shock, ignoring what was said about Trenton for the most part.
"Well, we're not really looking for him," Kagen replied. "I mean, we are, but not because we want to talk to him. We made him pretty angry the other day, so we were kind of watching out for him just in case he's still angry."
"Ah, okay. That makes 더 많이 sense now," Cas said. "Now, what was the other thing 당신 said? Something about a grey bat...?"
"Yeah, his name is Trenton," Kagen replied. "We're looking for him because we want to talk to him, but we haven't seen him yet."
"Well, to be honest with you, I did see a grey bat dressed in grey-black clothes and wearing sunglasses a little bit 이전 if that helps 당신 at all," Cas informed.
"Really? Where was that?" Kagen asked as he turned to look at Cas.
"It was in the cafeteria. The bat that I saw was in the cafeteria eating breakfast," Cas replied. "You know, since they see breakfast in there before school starts."
"Yeah, I know that," Kagen said. He turned to look at Kyle. "Did 당신 hear what Cas said, Kyle? He said that he saw a grey bat in the cafeteria, who had sunglasses and dark clothes."
"...That might be Trenton. I guess it wouldn't hurt to go and see," Kyle said with a nod. "...As long as Red isn't in there."
"I don't believe that I saw Joshua in the cafeteria," Cas replied. "I'm not sure if the bus that he normally rides has even arrivied yet. It's still fairly early."
"Alright then. Thank you, Cas!" Kyle and Kagen both thanked Cas before turning to walk away from the white wolf. "We'd like to go talk to Trenton before we run out of time if that's ok with you," Kyle added.
"Oh, it's fine with me. I'll see 당신 guys later!" Cas said his goodbyes to Kyle and Kagen, and then he walked off down the hallway to go find his other 프렌즈 to speak to before school started.
Kyle and Kagen made their way through the school, and arrivied at the school's very large cafeteria very shortly afterward. They both looked around the cafeteria, scanning the sea of faces and students for Trenton.
"I don't know if I see him," Kagen said.
"I'm not sure if I do, either..." Kyle agreed. He continued looking around, until he saw Trenton sitting in the very back corner of the cafeteria at a lare 표, 테이블 의해 himself. "Hey, there he is!"
Trenton sat in the corner of the cafeteria quietly, appearing to once again be 글쓰기 또는 drawing something inside the notebook that he always seemed to be carrying with him. He didn't look up at all, so he was unable to see that Kagen and Kyle were slowly approaching his 표, 테이블 through the crowds of students that were in the room. He did, however, turn his head to the side occasionally as he grabbed small cream-filled 팬케이크 off of his cafeteria tray that was sitting 다음 to him and popped them into his mouth.
"Hey, Trenton," Kyle and Kagen both greeted as they walked up to the 표, 테이블 that the grey bat was sitting at. They both attempted to see what was in the notebook that Trenton had, but once again the bat was quick enough to react and pull the notebook away that neither Kyle 또는 Kagen was able to see what was inside.
Trenton shut his notebook and laid one of his hands down on it while raising his other hand up in the air slightly. He held his index finger up, attempting to tell Kyle and Kagen to wait just a moment. He continued chewing te pancake bite that was in his mouth, the he swallowed and looked at the two 프렌즈 to speak to them now that his mouth was no longer full. "Hello. 당신 were... did 당신 ever tell me your names? I'm sorry if 당신 did and I forgot. I'm just not good with names."
"I'm Kagen, and this is my best friend Kyle," Kagen replied. "I saw that 당신 were doing stuff with your notebook again."
"I thought we went over this in the park..." Trenton said with a quiet, quick sigh. "It's nothing very special. There's no real reason to worry about it." He fell quiet after he talked about his notebook, indicating that he didn't want to talk at all about the contents of the notebook.
"...Well, anyway, do 당신 mind if we take a 좌석 here and talk for a bit?" Kyle asked, attempting to change the subject away from Trenton's notebook since he could tell that Trenton apparently just did not want to talk about it.
"...Sure, it's fine..." Trenton said before popping another pancake bite into his mouth. He pointed to a few empty chairs that were sitting against the 벽 close to the table.
Kyle and Kagen both walked over to the 벽 and picked up a chair each. They both walked back over to the 표, 테이블 and put the chairs down in front of Trenton, and then sat down across from the grey bat.
"So," Trenton began after he swallowed what 음식 was in his mouth. "What are 당신 wanting to talk about?"
"Well, I don't know what Kagen wants to talk about, but I was thinking that maybe we could just get to know each other a bit 또는 something," Kyle said, giving a shrug of his shoulders.
Trenton remained silent for a moment, as if thinking over what Kyle had just said. "...Well... It... It depends. What are 당신 wanting to know...?"
"I wasn't going to ask just 질문 about you. I was saying that 당신 could maybe ask us a few things as well," Kyle said.
"...Well, 당신 can go ahead and ask your 질문 first if 당신 want..." Trenton replied.
"Alright then," Kyle scratched his head slightly, attempting to think of a 질문 to ask. "...So, are 당신 a new student here?"
"A new student here? I've been here for a few days, 당신 know," Trenton said.
"I know, I meant that the first time we saw you. 당신 know, when 당신 saved us from the bully Joshua Langtide. Have 당신 actually been here in the school for a while and we've never noticed you? 또는 did 당신 just transfer to this school?" Kyle asked.
"Oh, that. Well, the 일 that I helped 당신 two get away from the bully, I had just arrived. 당신 see, my parents wanted to 옮기기 out of our old town because they wanted to 옮기기 here for better work. We moved to this city about... a couple of weeks ago. However, at that time, I was still going to my old school at least for a short time. When my parents found out about this school, they had me transfer here. When 당신 met me the other day, that was my first day," Trenton explained.
"Oh, so 당신 just moved here?" Kagen asked.
"Yes, I just moved here and I just transferred to this school," Trenton said with a nod of his head.
Kyle became silent for just a moment, thinking of what Trenton had just said. Once again, he was beginning to wonder if Trenton really was Devin 또는 not. The Dark 말 had just recently showed up; just a few weeks 이전 to be exact. And now Trenton is saying that he moved in just a few weeks ago. Kyle didn't really know what to think, but the fear that Trenton might actually be Devin slowly began to come up again. "...Okay then, Trenton..."
"...Something wrong?" Trenton asked, noticing the thinking look on Kyle's face. "Are 당신 trying to think of another question?"
"...Actually, I need to speak with Kagen for just a bit..." Kyle replied as he stood up from his chair. He pulled Kagen up out of his chair and up to his feet, getting a very confused look from the black and red fox.
"Hey, what's..." Kagen trailed off as Kyle pulled him away from Trenton's 표, 테이블 and to the other side of the cafeteria. Trenton simply didn't respond; he just shrugged his shoulders and opened his mysterious notebook to continue 글쓰기 in it.
"Kagen, I'm starting to think that Trenton really is Devin," Kyle said to his 여우 friend as soon as they stopped on the opposite side of the cafeteria.
Kagen simply looked back at Kyle with a confused look before deciding to speak. "...Okay... Um, why the sudden change in atitude? I mean, I know that 당신 were worried about him being Devin, and I know that i was worried as well, but why the sudden change? Yesterday 당신 seemed like 당신 were trying to brighten up to him a bit, and now you're suddenly accusing him of being Devin?"
"Look, I know that I was talking to him quite friendly yesterday," Kyle replied. "And I'm not exactly trying to accuse him. It's just that... what he said, about just moving here a few weeks ago. I don't... I don't want to say that I'm accusing him, but I realized that the Dark 말 only showed up a few weeks ago. It just... My mind was trying to connect those two things and, I guess, tell me that Devin might be Trenton afterall..."
Kagen fell silent, thinking about what Kyle had just said and the story that Trenton had told. After a short moment of thinking, he saw what Kyle was talking about; Kyle was right. It did seem like those events could connect and give Trenton away as Devin. "...Okay, I'm seeing the point now."
"Exactly, Kagen... I don't want to sound 또는 feel like I'm accusing him at all, but it just seems like it would be too much of a coincidence. I mean, it could be just that and that alone, but I can also see it... being too much of that. Since Trenton DOES look so much like Devin, I just can't shake the idea of those two being the same person," Kyle said.
"...Yeah, I'm definitely starting to understand what 당신 mean," Kagen said with a nod of his head. He looked back across the cafeteria just slightly, noticing that a lot of students had left due to the fact that school would be starting sometime soon. He also noticed that Trenton was still sitting at the same 표, 테이블 that he was, 글쓰기 in his notebook yet again. "...Should we go talk to Trenton again? 또는 just leave and get ready for class a bit early...?"
Kyle looked towards the exit of the cafeteria, and then back towards Trenton for a short moment before looking back at Kagen. "...I can't just leave Trenton... I mean, I just... I don't care if he's evil Devin 또는 not. I still just don't feel write with just walking away and not saying that we're going to leave. It just doesn't feel right to me."
"Alright, then we'll just go back and talk to him again," Kagen said with a nod of his head. He made his way back across the cafeteria with Kyle to get back to Trenton's table.
"I was wondering if 당신 two were just going to leave 또는 something instead of coming back," Trenton said as he looked up at Kyle and Kagen, and noticed that Kyle gave a guility look at what he had just said. "You really were thinking of leaving, weren't you?" He asked as he closed his notebook once more.
"Well... No... I... I didn't just want to leave without telling 당신 that we were leaving..." Kyle said quietly, still wearing a guility look on his face. Kagen, who was watching Kyle's face, slowly began getting a look of guilt on his face as well.
"I honestly wouldn't have cared if 당신 left 또는 not. I understand that it's getting close to the start of school and that 당신 might need to get ready. Plus, I understand that I can be just a bit un-entertaining," Trenton replied. "I need to go get ready pretty soon as well, though."
"Oh, well... Maybe we could still talk for a little-" Kyle started to talk, but he was interrupted quickly 의해 a loud school 벨 ringing; not the start-of-school bell, but a warning 벨 to say that school would be starting soon. "Well, never mind! We're going to need to go get ready for school!" He said, raising his voice so he could be heard over the loud bell.
"Yeah, I agree," Trenton said loudly to get heard over the bell, although the 벨 wound up stopping its ringing a few 초 afterward. He stood up and grabbed his notebook off of the table, and then began to walk towards the entrance of the cafeteria with Kyle and Kagen following behind him. However, he stopped when his phone gave a loud beep as if it had just recieved a text message.
"Did someone just get a text message?" Kyle asked in shock after he heard the beep. Kagen didn't say 또는 do anything other than looking around in confusion.
"Yeah, my phone beeped..." Trenton said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his black-grey phone. He read over the text message with serious eyes, appearing to be studying the contents of the message.
"...You do know that the teachers don't need to see that phone, right? 당신 do know you'll get in trouble if they see 당신 texting on your phone, right?" Kagen asked, watching as Trenton began to text back on his phone.
"Yes, I know this. It's not like anyone is watching right now, though," Trenton said as he continued texting. He sent the text and put his phone back in his pocket once he was finished, which only took a few seconds. "Anyway, better get to class now, right?"
"Yeah, we probably should... You're in our classes, right?" Kagen asked as he walked out of the cafeteria with Kyle and Trenton.
"A few of them, I believe. I know I'm in your science class, your math class, and art, I think... I may be be in more, but I can't quite remember. I don't pay a lot of attention to the people around me usually," Trenton said. "I get too focused on homework and things like that during classes to pay attention to people other than the teacher..."
"Sometimes I find myself zoning out a bit during class..." Kyle admitted with a small laugh. "My grades aren't suffering, though. And that's a good thing."
"I don't zone out like Kyle, but I personally don't like school because I find it really boring," Kagen said, attempting to 가입하기 the small conversation.
"Then I feel like I'm in between both of you," Trenton said with a nod of his head.
"What do 당신 mean?" Both Kyle and Kagen questioned.
"I try to pay attention in class, but I also do what 당신 two just said. I occasionally find myself zoning out, and then I also find school boring," Trenton explained.
"Oh... 당신 zone out, too?" Kyle asked. "Okay, good to know I'm not the only one..."
"The only one? Oh, I'm sure there's at least a few other people in this giant school that zone out," Trenton said.
"Well, yeah, I'm sure there is, but I don't think any of my 프렌즈 또는 the people that I talk to the most here zone out like me," Kyle replied. "So in someways I felt like I was the only one," He added with a small laugh.
"Oh, okay then." Trenton pulled a small smile on his face, appearing to be enjoying the conversation just a bit. "...Well, I can't say I've ever been in a conversation this long with anyone other than my family. This is kind of nice."
"...You've really never had a conversation like this before?" Kagen asked as he tilted his head to the side.
"No, I honestly don't talk to that many people. Can't say that I have any friends, either," Trenton replied. He turned his head, noticing that they were getting closer to one of the classrooms as they talked and walked. "Anyway, I'd say that we need to get to class before the 다음 벨 rings, right?"
Kyle turned his head to the side, noticing that they really were close to the first classroom that they needed to go to over the course of the school day. "Oh, right. I'm sure the 벨 to start school will start any moment..." He said. "And, 당신 don't have any friends, Trenton?"
"No, I can't say that I really do have any friends. Like I believe I already said, I've never really talked to that many people before. Usually I prefer to keep to myself," Trenton replied. "But 당신 and Kagen seem pretty cool and nice, so I thought I would try to talk to both of you."
"...You want to talk to us?" Kyle asked while tilting his head ot the side slightly. Once again, the fear of Trenton being Devin began to pull at him again.
"...What were 당신 wanting to talk about?" Kagen questioned, seeming that the Devin fear was coming to him as well 의해 the 질문 and tone of voice.
"Oh, nothing much. I was mostly just wanted to talk in general. 당신 know, wanting to make some 프렌즈 for once. I... thought that perhaps I could try my hand at talking a bit 더 많이 to people," Trenton said. "My family honestly thinks it would be best if I tried to open up and be a bit 더 많이 social."
"So basically 당신 just want to talk?" Kyle asked.
"Yes, I just said that. Basically I just want to try to be 더 많이 social," Trenton replied with a nod of his head.
"...Alright then," Kyle said. His ears stood up as he heard talking coming from one of the nearby classrooms; class was going to start soon and the students were inside getting ready. "Er... I really think we should get ready for class now, don't 당신 think?"
"Yeah, that would probably be best," Trenton and Kagen replied as they both followed Kyle into the classroom to prepare for the long, boring, 또는 at least boring in their opinion, schoolday...
After a few hours of classes, it was time for a free period out in the school's courtyard. Kyle and Kagen sat under a large, shaded 나무, 트리 in the courtyard, talking about a few things that had been happening lately.
"So, how are 당신 planning on dealing with Vice's team...?" Kagen asked Kyle out of curiosity.
"Why are 당신 asking?" Kyle asked as he turned his head to look at Kagen. "You've been helping me fight them as well, 당신 know."
"I know, but I was curious if 당신 had any plans. What do 당신 think would be the best way to deal with them?" Kagen asked as he leaned back against the 나무, 트리 that they were sitting under.
"Well, I don't honestly know, Kagen. I've been able to tell so far that they have Rasoul powers just like I do," Kyle said. "I don't really know anything else about them to be honest... Except for... well..." He trailed off a bit, stopping as if he didn't want to continue.
"Is something wrong...?" Kagen asked, noticing that Kyle seemed to be trailing off.
"...Well, no, I guess nothing's wrong," Kyle replied. "I was just... I said I didn't know that much about the Dark Horses, and I don't. But, just from overhearing them when they fight, I almost feel like Mancer and Vice actually know each other..."
"...Wait, what? 당신 think that tall black and red guy that's teaching 당신 knows Vice?" Kagen asked with a small mixture of surprise and disbelief in his voice.
"Yeah, I know it sounds crazy," Kyle said, noticing the surprise and and disbelief in Kagen's voice. "But, I almost want to feel like they do. I mean, the one 또는 two times that I've heard them fighting, I could just barely hear what they were saying to each other... It almost sounded like they knew each other before this started... 당신 know, before the whole teaching and the fighting the Dark 말 started."
"...So 당신 really think Mancer and Vice know each other?" Kagen asked.
"Well, I don't know. It just... seemed that way," Kyle said. "Of course, I can't say that for certain, so I don't really know what else to say on that matter. I'm not that sure on what to say next."
"You don't really know what to say next?" Kagen asked.
"Not exactly," Kyle replied. "I guess I just can't think of anything else to really discuss about, 또는 at least I can't think of anything to say about the Dark Horses." Kyle paused for a moment. "...Other than discussing Trenton again..."
"Er, maybe we shouldn't be discussing him right now," Kagen said quietly.
"...Why not?" Kyle asked, feeling a bit confused.
"Well, I mean, maybe we shouldn't talk about him too much in public, 당신 know... Just in case someone overhears us..." Kagen replied while still keeping his voice rather low. "I mean, I don't want to make Trenton look bad if he really hasn't done anything wrong at all..."
"You don't want someone to overhear what?" Trenton's familar voice suddenly asked for behind Kyle and Kagen.
"GAH!" Kyle and Kagen both turned around quickly in pure shock as they both took a deep breath, attempting to recover from the scare that Trenton had just given them.
"...Did I arrive at a bad time?" Trenton asked in confusion, noticing the shocked faces on Kyle and Kagen.
"No... 당신 just... scared us..." Both boys replied through breaths.
"I apologize. I wasn't aiming to scare you," Trenton said. "Anyway, what were 당신 two talking about? What did 당신 not want someone to overhear?"
"Oh, we were just talking about somethings... Nothing really important," Kyle replied quietly. "Just somethings that have been happening recently in our lives outside of school."
"Has something bad been happening lately?" Trenton asked as he tilted his head to the side slightly.
"Well, I guess 당신 could say that-" Kagen began to speak without thinking that idea through, until Kyle quickly elbowed his arm roughly to keep him from continuing. "Ow!" The black and red 여우 complained about the stinging pain that was now in his upper arm area.
"Something bad has been happening lately?" Trenton asked, having heard what Kagen said before he was stopped 의해 Kyle.
"N-Nothing important..." Kagen replied quietly, now rubbing his arm from the pain that still lingered in his arm.
"What is it? Maybe I can try to help you," Trenton said as he sat down 다음 to Kyle and Kagen, due to the fact that he was getting tired of just standing in place.
"Well, um... It really isn't that important..." Kyle said.
"Are 당신 sure it's not? I'm offering my help," Trenton said as he turned his head to look at Kyle..
"Er... It's just... some group of villains that's new in town... We've been fighting them for a few days 또는 so..." Kyle replied as he looked down towards the ground. He was expecting quite a few different reactions to come out of Trenton.
"A group of villains? Really?" Trenton's reaction definitely wasn't what Kyle expected; the grey bat boy actually sounded surprised and interested at what Kyle had just said.
"Um... Yeah, villains... They seem pretty new in town..." Kagen said with slight confusion in his voice. If this was Devin, why would he sound actually surprised at the mention of a villain team? Maybe he was just a good actor. That's all Kagen could figure.
"Mind telling me what they can do? I'm interested now," Trenton said, his face reflecting what looked like actual interest and curiosity.
"Well, um..." Kyle started to talk, but he paused for a moment as he tried to think of something to say. "They just... have a few powers... And apparently tranquilizer guns... because they were used against us. I'm not honestly sure what all they can do other than powers and a few weapons."
"Huh... Interesting," Trenton said as he appeared to drift off in thought. He remained quiet for a short time, appearing to be off in his own thoughts.
"...Now is something on your mind, Trenton?" Kyle asked, noticing that Trenton suddenly seemed to become quiet.
"...Hm... Nothing too important," Trenton replied as he came out of thoughts. "Just thinking about what 당신 told me about those new villains. They sound interesting. I mean, just interesting in general. Not that I want anything to do with them."
"...And why exactly do 당신 find them interesting?" Kagen asked in confusion.
"Oh, they just sound like they would be interesting to fight. I've never gone against villains before, really." Trenton replied as he turned his head to look at Kagen.
"...Are 당신 saying that 당신 want to fight them 또는 something...?" Kyle tried to guess.
"Oh, maybe, maybe not. I'm not sure. They just sounded interesting to fight, though I'm not saying that I will," Trenton replied. "I honestly enjoy fighting, though I also try to avoid it whenever I can. Usually the only fights I get into are ones that someone else starts, like when a bully would come up and 펀치 me. Of course I'm not going to just stand there and let him 또는 her beat me up; I'm going to fight back."
"...Okay then..." Kyle and Kagen were both busy at work in their minds, trying to figure out how "Trenton/Devin" was so good at making himself look actually interested in what he was told about the Dark Horses.
"So, does those villains have names?" Trenton asked, still appearing to be rather curious.
"Er... Well, they all had seperate names... But apparently they're calling their team the Dark Horses..." Kyle replied, lowering his voice slightly so he wouldn't be overheard 의해 anyone except for Kagen and Trenton.
Trenton froze just slightly at the mention of the actual Dark 말 team name. He blinked his eyes a few times, as if trying to believe what he had just been told. "...The Dark Horses...?"
"...Yeah. Do 당신 know something about them 또는 something such as that...?" Kagen asked in confusion, noticing how Trenton had just suddenly tensed up.
"...N-Nothing... I mean, no... I don't know anything about them," Trenton replied as he shook his head, though his voice seemed to hint at a small bit of nervousness.
"...Are 당신 sure 당신 don't know anything about them?" Kyle asked, noticing that Trenton seemed to sound nervous. He began to wonder about Devin once again.
"...No... I don't have anything to tell 당신 about them," Trenton said through a small sigh. He almost seemed like he wasn't telling Kyle and Kagen the truth. "Heh... Anyway, changing subject," Trenton began. "It's going to be time for class again soon, right?"
"Actually, no. The free period lasts for about half an hour. We have plenty of time," Kyle replied. "It's only been a few minutes."
"...Okay then... I thought we didn't have that much time..." Trenton said as he rubbed his chin just slightly. His ears suddenly twitched as if he had just heard a sound. "...Does anyone else hear someone coming our way...?"
"You hear someone coming OUR way?" Kyle and Kagen both looked at each in confusion; they were both trying to figure out how Trenton could tell that someone was coming their actual direction despite the fact that the whole courtyard was full of talking and walking students.
"Yes, I can hear someone coming our way," Trenton replied as if it was obvious.
"...HOW?" Kagen and Kyle both asked in confusion.
"I'm a bat... Duh," Trenton replied again as if it was obvious. "I have fairly attuned hearing, meaning that i can hear quite well since I'm a bat."
"...Oh... Right," Kyle just looked away, feeling like an idiot, while Kagen continued looking at Trenton so they could continue speaking.
"Does that mean you're blind, too? 또는 at least have bad eye sight? Are 당신 wearing contacts right now?" Kagen asked out of curiosity.
"Ha, no. I have fairly normal eye sight," Trenton replied as he crossed his arms. His ears stood up when he heard 더 많이 footsteps come behind where they were. "...There's someone coming again. Either that 또는 that same person that I heard before is still coming."
"I wonder who it could-" Kagen started to speak as he turned his head to see who was coming, but he suddenly froze in fear with a wide-eyed look on his face once he saw who it was. "...Red Rocket..."
Indeed, Joshua Langtide himself was coming right towards them, though he had someone with him; there was a reddish-brown furred lynx boy following him. This lynx was Joshua's friend/lacky named Brent.
"Hey! I'm still angry over what happened!" Joshua said with an angry growl. "That hurt! Whatever 당신 hit me with, it really hurt and it left quite a mark for the last few days!"
"It's your fault for picking a fight in the first place," Trenton replied flatly with a smirk.
"Shut up, bat," Joshua replied in a flat tone with an angry look on his face. "You're the one that I'm holding the most anger for. You're the one that actually punched me and knocked me out if I remember correctly! Isn't that right, Brent?"
"...Yeah, that was what happened," Brent replied with a nod of his head. He wore thick, dark blue jeans and a grey t-shirt.
"What? How would 당신 know?" Kagen asked Brent in annoyance. He hated Brent almost as much as he hated Joshua.
"I saw what happened. I was literally getting a few notebooks for class when I saw Joshua come up and grab 당신 two, and then I saw the bat over there come up, grab Joshua's shoulder, and then turn him around. Then I saw the bat 펀치 Joshua in the face with some kind of metal thing, I believe," Brent replied.
"...Wow, he really did see everything," Kyle said with slightly surprise. "That's... exactly what happened for the most part. Well described on what happened..."
"Exactly. I saw pretty much all of that happen," Brent said with a nod.
"Yeah, he saw everything," Joshua said. He walked over to Trenton and grabbed him 의해 the front of his jacket, pulling the grey bat just a few inches off of the ground. "So, what do 당신 have to say for yourself? 당신 want to apologize before I decide to 펀치 당신 the same way?"
"Ha ha, give me one reason why I should apologize. 당신 were going to hurt Kyle and Kagen if I hadn't stopped you," Trenton said flatly.
"So, 당신 have to turn around and 펀치 ME in the face?" Joshua asked in a flat voice.
"Yes, that's exactly what I did. Congrats on figuring that out," Trenton said with a small smirk. "I'm surprised that a simple bully such as yourself could figure something like that out."
"What did 당신 just say to me?!" Joshua released an angry growl as he pulled Trenton closer to his face; he was now staring the grey bat directly in the eye. "I dare 당신 to say that again!"
"Fine," Trenton said with a smirk. "I said I was surprised that a simple bully could figure out that I punched 당신 in the face. 당신 probably wouldn't have ever figured out what happened if 당신 didn't have a little lacky to tell 당신 what in the world happened."
Kyle, Kagen, and even Brent just all froze in shock at what Trenton had just said; they didn't expect him to actually repeat that to Joshua. "...Um... Trenton... Maybe 당신 shouldn't have said that..." Kyle and Kagen both said with a slight look of fear in their eyes.
"He can try to 펀치 me, but I know he can't," Trenton said with a smirk.
"Wait, what?! What did 당신 just say?!" Joshua pulled his fist back slightly, ready to 펀치 Trenton just out of pure anger. "What makes 당신 think that I can't 펀치 당신 right here and now?!"
"Because I just know that 당신 can't," Trenton replied with a smirk. "Just go ahead and try. I dare you."
Joshua, feeling quite angry, pulled back his fist the rest of the way and then swung it foward, expecting to feel his fist slamming into Trenton's face at any moment. However, he instead felt Trenton's fist slamming 앞으로 into his face instead. "GAH!" Joshua quickly let go of Trenton and let him fall to the ground before stumbling back a bit, holding the side of his face where Trenton's 펀치 had landed.
"Hah hah! Too slow!" Trenton mocked, grinning over the fact that he had punched Joshua first. "Now get out of here if 당신 know what's good for you," He added, now having a 더 많이 serious voice.
"If I know what's good for me?! Bat, 당신 better learn your place! 당신 might want to shut that little mouth before I make 당신 find out what's good for you!" Joshua replied through angry, clenched teeth.
"I doubt 당신 could make me learn what's good for me," Trenton mocked again.
"Why 당신 little...!" Joshua was about to charge right towards Trenton for the attack, until Brent grabbed his shoulder to stop him.
"Josh, stop. There's no reason to continue this fight... It's not going to end with anything except for 당신 getting angry and possibly getting detention for fighting," Brent pointed out.
"What, 당신 don't think he would get detention for fighting with me as well?" Joshua asked as he glared at Brent.
"Yes, he probably would, but the point is that this is going nowhere..." Brent said through a sigh.
Joshua stayed quiet for a short moment, thinking over what Brent had just said. He released a somewhat angry sigh after thinking for a bit. "...Fine." He pulled his shoulder out of Brent's grip and then turned to face Trenton. "I'm not done with 당신 yet. Just 당신 remember that."
"As if 당신 could ever do anything to me," Trenton replied flatly. Kyle and Kagen were worried that Trenton was going to start the fight up all over again.
Joshua wanted to argue with Trenton again, but Brent instead began pulling Joshua away before another fight could break out. Brent kept pulling Joshua away until they both disappeared off into the distance.
"Now he's just downright annoying," Trenton said as he crossed his arms. He turned his head slightly to see that Kyle and Kagen were staring at him in surprise. "...Why are both of 당신 looking at me like that?"
"I can't believe 당신 just said all of that to Red Rocket like that! He beats people up for saying things like that to his face!" Kagen said.
"Yeah, most of the students that are bullied 의해 him are usually too afraid to stand up to him," Kyle said. "...I guess Kagen and I are as well. But, maybe we can take a hint from 당신 and try to argue with him."
"I wasn't exactly trying. I mean, I was arguing with him, but I mostly just started talking back to him because I didn't just want to sit there in silence, and then it turned into an arguement. I wouldn't TRY to argue with him," Trenton said.
"Well, okay, but we can at least try to talk to him 또는 tell him to leave us alone instead of letting him bother us," Kyle corrected himself.
"There 당신 go," Trenton nodded his head in approval. "Anyway, should we be getting ready to go back to class yet? It could be getting later."
"Eh, I'm not quite sure. I don't think it's too late yet, but we could go ahead and get our stuff ready for class if 당신 think we should," Kyle said.
"Well, it wouldn't hurt to go ahead and have everything ready," Trenton said with a nod of his head.
"Alright, then I guess we can go get ready now," Kyle said as he stood up. "Do 당신 want to come get everything together with us, Kagen?"
"Sure, I can go ahead and go get ready," Kagen replied as he stood up.
"Alright, then let's go get ready for class," Trenton agreed as he started walking off towards the doors of the school. He was quickly followed 의해 Kagen and Kyle.
Later in the day, after school, Kyle and Kagen were fairly quick to gather their things up and leave the school; they wanted to go 집 and relax as soon as possible, but they also wanted to quickly get out of there before Red Rocket decided to come bother them again. They did want to speak to Trenton one last time before they left, however, but they were unable to find him. They searched the school grounds for a short time, but they couldn't find him and assumed that he had left pretty quickly after school had ended. Since they couldn't find Trenton, they just decided to start off on their way to go home.
"So, I'm assuming that 당신 think he left the school as well?" Kyle asked as he walked down the sidewalk away from the school with his black and red 여우 friend.
"Yeah, that's what I was thinking. He must have left pretty quickly to have left before we did," Kagen said. "Because I know we got our stuff and got out of there like in less than five minutes. Er, I guess that was five minutes, but 당신 have to consider how much time it takes to get through the hallways and get your stuff gathered up."
"Yeah, it can take some time when the hallways are really crowded," Kyle agreed with Kagen. He looked up slightly, noticing that they were getting slowly closer to their street. "We're getting closer to home."
"I can see that," Kagen said as he looked at the approaching 거리 sign. "Hey, do 당신 plan on doing any training with that Mancer guy? 당신 haven't done any training lately, right? Er... I'm just guessing, but still."
"No, I haven't done any training with him," Kyle replied. "At least a couple of days 또는 so ago, maybe sooner, Mancer said that it could be a good idea to kind of wait on the training until everything settles down..."
"Hasn't everything settled down, though? 또는 at least for a little bit?" Kagen asked. "I mean, I2 is still... like that... but it seems like there's nothing that can be done right now based on what 당신 were telling me. And, Vice seems to have stopped, at least for a bit... So maybe 당신 could talk to Mancer about resuming your training?"
Kyle thought for a moment about what Kagen had just said, before nodding his head. "Sure, I guess I could ask Mancer if training could resume."
"Are 당신 really going to ask him?" Kagen asked in curiosity.
"Well, I might. I would like to get to learn my powers a bit better, and Mancer really seems like he wants me to learn how to use them," Kyle said. "So I'll most likely ask him."
"Alright then," Kagen looked up, noticing that his house was getting closer in the distance. "Well, I suppose I'll see 당신 again some other time, Kyle. Maybe later if it's okay with our parents?"
"Sure, that would be fine. Maybe we could play some video games later since we didn't get any homework," Kyle agreed with a nod. "If it's okay with our parents, that is."
"Yeah, that sounds fine. I'll make sure to ask my mom and dad if I can come over," Kagen said.
"And I'll ask my parents if it's okay if 당신 come over," Kyle replied. "Alright then."
Kyle and Kagen continued walking, not really having anything else really note-worthy to say. It didn't take very long at all for them to arrive on Kagen's front doorstep.
"Alright, I'll possibly see 당신 later, Kyle," Kagen said as he waved goodbye to his yellow furred hedgehog friend.
"Okay. Bye, Kagen!" Kyle waved back to his 여우 friend with a smile on his face as he watched Kagen open the front door and disappear inside his house. Kyle then turned to walk back to his own home, which was down the street, not that far away from Kagen's house. Kyle kept a look out for any signs of villains 또는 Vice's team, but he didn't see anything out of the ordinary as he made his way home.
Kyle walked up to his house and opened the door, taking a deep breath with a smile on his face as he walked inside. "I'm home!" He called out as he shut the door behind him. "I walked with Kagen, so that's what took me a bit to get home." He looked towards the living room in front of him to see if any of his family was in the room, and he was surprised to see his parents AND Mancer all sitting around and talking.
Kyle's mom and dad both turned their heads towards Kyle, as did Mancer. "Hello, Kyle," All three of the adults greeted Kyle with a nod and smile, though Mancer's smile was unseen due to him wearing his helmet.
"What were all of 당신 doing?" Kyle asked in curiosity and slight confusion. He was confused as to why Mancer was sitting around and talking with his parents.
"Oh, we were simply just talking and getting to know Mancer here," Kyle's mother replied with a smile. "He's a very smart person, and he seems to have a lot of knowledge."
"Why thank you, Mrs. Waktini," Mancer said while tilting his head to the side. He still wore a smile on his face underneath his helmet. "I was also telling your parents about what plans I have for 당신 and your training, Kyle."
"Plans?" Kyle asked in curiosity. "What kind of plans do 당신 have for me, Mancer?"
"Ah, you'll discover them in time," Mancer said. "I've already told your parents everything, and they've already said it was okay if I protect you. And I promise that I will."
"Please do keep him safe," Kyle's mother said as she turned her head towards Mancer.
"I promise I will, Kushina. I won't let anything bad happen to your son," Mancer replied, giving a small nod of his head towards Kyle's mother.
"So, I guess 당신 all did talk for a while, didn't you?" Kyle asked, noticing that Mancer knew his mother's voice.
"Yes, we did. We got to know quite a bit about each other and talked as proper adults," Kyle's dad Jacob said with a nod.
"Yes, indeed," Mancer said with a smile. "But anyway, I promise that I'll keep Kyle 안전한, 안전 to the best of my ability, and I promise that I'll show 당신 everything that I have to teach 당신 in due time, Kyle."
"...Well alright then," Kyle said, deciding to stop asking Mancer what was in store; he knew he wouldn't be able to get the black and red hybrid to talk. He stayed quiet for a moment, attempting to think of something else to say. He then remembered that he was going to ask his parents if it was okay if Kagen come over.
"Oh, I remembered I was going to ask 당신 something!" Kyle said as he turned to face his parents. "I wanted to ask 당신 if it's okay if Kagen comes over to hang out."
"It's perfectly fine with me if Kagen comes over," Kushina said with a smile. "Is that alright with you, Jacob?"
"It's perfectly fine with me," Jacob said with a nod. "I don't mind if Kagen comes to visit at all."
"Do 당신 think it'll be okay with Avina and Daniel?" Kyle asked, looking around the room for any signs of his brother and sister. "Speaking of them, where are they?"
"I believe they're both in their rooms," Kushina said. "Daniel is reading, and I think Avina was changing out of her school clothes and into some 더 많이 comfortable clothes."
"Alright then. Do 당신 think I should go ask them if it's okay before I call Kagen to invite him over?" Kyle asked, trying to think of what his brother and sister might want.
"You can go ask them if you'd like, but I'm pretty sure they would say it's fine," Jacob said.
"I'll think I'll still go ask them just in case," Kyle said. "I'll be back in a minute!" He called as he started off towards the stairs to go upstairs to go see his brother and sister.
"We'll see 당신 later, Kyle," Both of Kyle's parents called as they watched him jog up the stairs to go to his brother and sister's rooms. Mancer waved to Kyle, but didn't say anything.
Kyle walked up the stairs all the way and turned into the upstairs hallway before disappearing into one of the rooms that was in the hallway; Kyle went into Daniel's room.
Daniel was doing much in medium sized room, however. The bronze-yellow hedgehog was simply laying on his bed, 읽기 one of his 가장 좋아하는 books. He did look up when Kyle walked in. "Hello, Kyle."
"Hiya, Daniel," Kyle greeted with a smile. "I know you're ready, and I'm sorry to disturb you, but I wanted to ask 당신 if it was okay with 당신 if Kagen comes over for a while."
"It's perfectly fine with me, Kyle. 당신 didn't have to ask," Daniel replied with a nod of his head.
"Well, Mom and Dad said that they didn't think that 당신 would care, but I decided that I would come and ask 당신 and Avina anyways," Kyle said.
"It's perfectly fine with me," Daniel repeated. "I'll probably hang out with 당신 and Kagen, anyway."
"Alright then. Well, I'm going to go talk to Avina now," Kyle said as he started to back out of Daniel's room.
"Okay. I'll talk to 당신 later, Kyle," Daniel called to Kyle as he went back to 읽기 his book.
"Okay, Daniel!" Kyle called back as he started moving away from Daniel's room. He continued down the upstairs hallway until he came to a closed door that lead into his sister's bedroom. "Avina!"
"Hang on, Kyle. I'm a bit busy," Avina called through her closed bedroom door. "I'm getting dressed! Give me just a moment, please!"
"Okay, I can wait!" Kyle called through the closed bedroom door, raising his voice just slightly so he knew for sure that Avina would hear him.
"Thank you," Avina's voice called, sounding a bit closer to the door. Kyle didn't have to wait much longer before the door opened up, revealing Avina in a dark purple t-shirt and dark grey longue pants. "Hello!" Avina greeted with a smile.
"Hi, Avina," Kyle greeted back with a smile. "I wanted to ask if it was okay for me to invite Kagen over to hang out."
"Did 당신 ask Daniel?" Avina asked.
"Yes," Kyle replied.
"Did 당신 ask Mom and Dad?"
"Yep."
"Did 당신 ask that Mancer guy?"
"Well, not exactly... But he didn't seem to care too much while I was asking Mom and Dad."
"Alright, then it's fine with me," Avina said with a small laugh. "...That was probably one of the shortest conversations we've ever had, 또는 at least the fastest."
Kyle just laughed at what Avina said. "Yeah, you're probably right, Avina. Anyway, is it really okay with 당신 if I invite Kagen over? I've already gotten an okay from everyone else."
"It's just fine with me," Avina replied. "In fact, I look 앞으로 to playing video games with 당신 and him," She added with a grin. Avina was a big tomboy.
"Alright, I'll make sure to tell 당신 if we're getting ready to play some video games, then," Kyle replied with a nod of his head and a grin. "I'll see 당신 later then, Avina."
"See 당신 later, Kyle," Avina said with a smile, though she did wind up following Kyle out of her room and down the stairs to the living room.
"Okay, Avina and Daniel said it was okay if I invite Kagen over!" Kyle said in a happy tone of voice. Avina, who followed Kyle down the stairs, nodded her head with a grin at what Kyle said.
"Alright, then go right ahead and call him," Kushina said with a smile as she stood up. "Meanwhile, your father and I have something that we need to go finish working on in the lab while 당신 call him and hang out with him if he comes over."
Jacob nodded his head as he stood up from the 침상, 소파 he was sitting on. "Yeah, your mother and I have something that we want to finish. Have fun with Kagen, though, and tell us if 당신 need anything," He said with a smile. Jacob then proceeded to walk towards the 부엌, 주방 and into the lab with Kushina close behind him.
"So... You're going to call your friend Kagen?" Mancer asked as he turned his head to look at Kyle; he was still sitting in the same chair that he was in when Kyle first walked in the door.
"Yeah, I'm going to give him a call and invite him over," Kyle said with a nod. "By the way, I wanted to ask 당신 something, Mancer... er, I at least wanted to say something to you."
"Oh yeah? What did 당신 need to say?" Mancer asked, sounding slightly curious.
"Well, Kagen and I were talking on our way home, and Kagen was asking if I had done any 더 많이 training with 당신 lately. I said no... So then he thought that maybe I could ask 당신 if 당신 wanted to resume my training. I mean, we could if 당신 want..." Kyle said.
"You want to get back to training?" Mancer asked, actually sounding somewhat surprised that Kyle was saying that he was okay with going back to physical and Rasoul training.
"Well, I was thinking about it if that's alright. I kind of wanted to resume the training at some point if that's alright with you. I know 당신 really wanted to teach me how to use my powers better and properly so I could help fight Vice... and Tempus, I guess."
"...You think that I'll want 당신 to fight Tempus?" Mancer asked. He couldn't honestly remember if he had told Kyle that he WANTED him to fight Tempus 또는 not. If he did, Kyle didn't seem to remember either.
"I thought that 당신 might. Either way, if he really did something to your family, then I want to help. 또는 at least I want to try to help," Kyle said with a nod of his head. "So, I feel like I would like to try to train more. I want to try to learn everything that 당신 want me to learn, even if it's hard 또는 tiring. I want to try my best to learn what 당신 want me to learn, even if it takes some time and heavy work."
Mancer stayed quiet for a long moment, as if thinking over something in his head. He stood up, still remaining quiet. "...Alright, I'll think over it... I'll think about resuming your training soon. But, right now, I believe 당신 should go ahead and call your friend over before it gets too late."
"Before it gets too late?" Kyle asked in slight confusion. "It's not even close to 공식 만찬, 저녁 식사 time yet."
"I know it's not getting late, but it will get late," Mancer replied. "Basically what I'm trying to say is that if we did a lot of training right now, we could forget about the time and it could get late very quickly. So, it might be best to spend time with your friend first, and then we could train later if we have enough time left in the day."
"...Alright, that sounds fine," Kyle said with a nod of his head after thinking over what Mancer had said for a moment. "I guess I'll go ahead and go call Kagen, then."
"I suppose I'll just sit here and relax," Mancer said as he leaned back in his chair. He did, however, take off his 헬멧 and take a deep breath.
"Does it get hot while you're wearing that helmet?" Kyle asked, watching as Mancer took off his helmet. He also noticed that Mancer's thick red hair seemed to be matted to his normal black 모피 with sweat.
"Oh yes, it does," Mancer replied through a sigh. He ran his hand across his forehead, attempting to brush his matted hair out of his eyes so he could see better. "I personally like to wear that helmet, but it can still get quite hot while I'm wearing that thing." He turned his head slightly, noticing that Kyle looked as if he was about to speak again. "And, no, I'm not going to tell 당신 why I wear the helmet. I wear it for my own personal reasons, but I also wear it for some head protection during fights. I'll at least tell 당신 that."
"...Okay then," Kyle stopped himself from saying what he was actually going to say; he really was going to ask why exactly Mancer wore that 헬멧 if it was so hot. He stood there for a moment, just observing the black and red hybrid's face. Now that he could plainly see Mancer's face and didn't have other important things on his mind, he was able to notice that Mance had one thin, reddish scar going over both of his eyes. "Then do 당신 mind if I ask about those scars over your eyes...?"
"The what?" Mancer asked in confusion, until he realized what Kyle was talking about. "Oh, these!" He raised his hand up slightly and gently pressed his finger over the 상단, 맨 위로 of the scar on his left eye. "I got this when I was younger. It was an accident on my oldest brother's part, and also my fault in a way. He was attacking a training dummy, testing out his Rasoul claws, and I walked up behind him and said hello. Well, I suppose I startled him, so he spun around quickly and struck me over my eyes out of reflex with his two largest claws. ...He didn't stick the claws in deep at all, and my eyes were closed, but it still let very small scars. Though I don't honestly know why it left scars without damaging my eyes, but it did," Mancer explained. He then closed his eyes, revealing that the thin red scars were on his eyelid as well. "See? He just scratched over my eyes."
"Ah, I see..." Kyle said as he observed the scars on Mancer's face and eyelids. He stared at Mancer's eyes for a short while once he opened his eyes back up as well; Mancer's eyes confused Kyle and intrigued him.
"Now what are 당신 looking at?" Mancer asked, noticing that Kyle seemed to be staring and observing again.
"Oh, um... I was... looking at your eyes..." Kyle replied. Mancer's eyes could indeed be called strange in a few ways; the backgrounds of his eyes seemed to be a light pinkish-reddish color as if his eyes were somewhat irritated and red, and Kyle also noticed that Mancer didn't seem to have ordinary eyes. Mancer didn't even seem to have an actual eye; he just had pupils and nothing else in his eye except for the backgrounds. The pupils didn't look normal either, 또는 at least they didn't look like something Kyle had really ever seen before. Mancer's pupils were bright red, and they were very thin just like slits that 당신 would see in a snake's eyes. So, Mancer's eyes indeed did look like red snake-slits.
"My eyes? You're probably thinking they're pretty strange, right?" Mancer asked, noticing that Kyle still seemed to be staring. He closed his eyes and kept them shut, which snapped Kyle out of his staring trance.
Kyle blinked his eyes a few times, attempting to get his mind focused on what Mancer asked. He had felt almost as if Mancer's snake-like eyes had kept him in some kind of trance. "...Er... I'm sorry for staring at your eyes, Mancer... But, yeah, they do seem strange to me. Or, um... Maybe they don't seem strange, but they do seem different to me. I've personally never seen eyes quite like that before."
"Yeah, 당신 could say that my eyes are different," Mancer said. His eyes were still closed. "I have these eyes because of my species, however... So I suppose they're pretty common among my own species."
"Your own species?" Kyle asked in confusion and what sounded like surprise.
"That's definitely not a story for right now, however," Mancer said quickly with a small nervous flinch, as if he had just said something he shouldn't have said. "Anyway, I thought 당신 were going to call Kagen."
"Well, I was going to, but..." Kyle started to say something, but he just decided to stop, knowing that Mancer most likely wouldn't tell Kyle anything 더 많이 about his eyes 또는 his apparently different species. "...Yeah, I'll go call him now. I'll talk to 당신 later, Mancer."
"Alright, perhaps we can train later if we get enough time," Mancer said. He opened his eyes up long enough just to pick his 헬멧 up and put it back on.
"Okay," Kyle said with a nod of his head. He then walked off towards the 부엌, 주방 so he could call Kagen without the interruption of noise in the other rooms. He pulled his black cellphone out of his pocket and called his black and red 여우 friend.
"Hey, Kyle!" Kagen's voice greeted cheerfully through the phone. "My parents said it was perfectly fine if I come over to your house for a while!"
"Really? I actually just asked my parents, my brother, and my sister if it was okay if 당신 came over just a short while ago. They also said it was perfectly fine!" Kyle said in a happy tone and with a smile, though he knew Kagen obviously couldn't see his smile.
"Alright then, I'll be over there soon!" Kagen's voice said in a happy tone. Kyle's phone then went silent, as Kagen had hung up his own phone.
Kyle put his phone back in his pocket after the call had ended and walked into the living room with a smile on his face. "Okay, Kagen is coming over!"
"Alright, I'm looking 앞으로 to getting to hang out with him also," Avina's voice called from the 상단, 맨 위로 of the stairs. She walked down the stairs with a happy grin on her face. "I 사랑 playing video games with 당신 and him, Kyle."
"I know 당신 do, and I do, too. Kagen is a pretty competitve player, and that makes him extra fun to play against in my opinion," Kyle said with a grin. "Anyway, he said he would be here soon, so he should be here in a few minutes."
"Looking 앞으로 to it!" Avina said while still wearing a grin on her face. "Now, I'm going to go look for a snack while I wait." She walked past Kyle and disappeared around the corner and into the kitchen.
"So, your friend is coming over?" Mancer asked Kyle. He was still sitting in the same chair that he was before Kyle went to call Kagen.
"Yeah, Kagen's going to come over for a while," Kyle replied with a nod of his head. "Do 당신 want to hang out with us when he gets here?" Mancer started to answer Kyle, but he stopped himself when his phone beeped, indicating that he had a text message.
Mancer reached into his pocket and pulled out a dark red and black touch-screen phone. He viewed the text message that he had recieved, observing it carefully. "...Well, I would like to hang out with you, but it looks like I'm going to have to go. A friend of mine is wanting to meet with me to discuss... some things," He said as he stood up.
"You're going to see one of your own friends?" Kyle asked.
"Yes, I am. He wants to meet with me to discuss a few matters," Mancer said as he started walking towards the front door. "Tell your parents that I said goodbye and I'll be back, please."
"...Okay then. I'll make sure to tell them that 당신 had to leave," Kyle said with a nod of his head.
"Thank you, Kyle," Mancer said as he walked up to the front door and opened the it. "I'll try to be back later before it gets too late," He added as he walked out of the door and closed it behind himself.
"Did someone just leave?" Avina's voice asked from the kitchen. She was still searching around for a snack due to the fact that she was slightly hungry.
"Yeah, Mancer just left. He got a text message on his phone and then said that he needed to go meet with one of his friends," Kyle replied to Avina. "He said he would be back later, though."
"Alright then," Avina's voice said. "Is Kagen here yet?"
"No, but I imagine he'll be here soon," Kyle said. He turned his head towards the window just in time to see Kagen making his way across the sidewalk towards the house. "Never mind, he's coming up the sidewalk now. I see him out the window."
"Alright!" Avina walked out of the 부엌, 주방 with a grin on her face, happy that Kagen had arrived. She held a soda can in her hands. "Now the fun can get started."
"Ha, what fun?" Kyle asked with a small laugh. "The TV watching, video gaming fun? And all of the silly, crazy randomness that Kagen brings?"
"Exactly," Avina said with a grin. She walked over to the 침상, 소파 and sat down to relax for a while.
Kyle walked over to the front door, expecting Kagen to knock at any moment. He stood 의해 the door until the black and red 여우 did knock on the door. "It's open, Kagen! Come on in!"
The front door opened, revealing Kagen with a grin on his face. He waved with one of his hands as he used the other arm to shut the door behind him. "Hey, what's up?"
"Hi, Kagen!" Avina greeted with a grin and a wave from the couch.
"Great to see you, buddy," Kyle said with a smile. "So, what do 당신 want to do first? Talk for a while? Play some video games?"
"I'm fine with pretty much anything," Kagen said with a smile. He did look around and observe the living room, however. "So, where's your parents? And where's that Mancer at?"
"Our parents went into the lab to finish a project they wanted to finish, 또는 at least I think they wanted to finish whatever they were working on," Kyle said. "They didn't say what they were working on, though."
"Huh... Okay, so it sounds like your parents might be working on some kind of surprise protect. I don't know," Kagen said with a shrug of his shoulders. "Anyway, now where did Mancer go?"
"Mancer got a text on his phone, said that he had to leave to go meet up with one of his friends, and then left a short while before 당신 showed up," Kyle explained to his black and red 여우 friend.
"Alright then," Kagen said with a nod of his head. "Did he say anything about what kind of friend he was going to see?"
"Nope, he just said he had to go meet one of his friends," Kyle said.
"Hey, are we going to play some video games 또는 watch a movie 또는 what? What are we doing?" Avina somewhat interrupted, noticing that Kyle and Kagen seemed to be done with their Mancer conversation anyway.
"Oh, um... How about we play some video games?" Kagen suggested.
"Sounds fine to me," Kyle said with a smile. Avina just nodded her head with a smile and turned on the TV to prepare for video gaming.
Kyle and Kagen both sat down on the 침상, 소파 다음 to Avina to relax and to help her set up the video game system for playing. The three teens prepared themselves to spend time together as 프렌즈 for a few hours until Kagen had to leave.
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"I'm here, sir," A dark figure said as he walked into a dark, dimly lit room. The figure was standing in a large, abandoned warehouse, which was also very dimly lit and appeared as if it had been abandoned for years.
"Thank 당신 for coming," A voice replied from the shadows. "Does anyone know 당신 came here?"
"I didn't tell anyone, and I wasn't followed," The figure replied. "So, as far as I know, no one knows that we're here."
"Alright then," The voice replied. "Now, we came here for a reason... I wanted to meet up with 당신 so I could speak with you, and we just now got the chance."
"Yes, I know that, sir," The figure said with a nod of their head. "What were 당신 wanting to talk about?"
"I wanted to ask if 당신 could do something for me," The voice replied. "I need 당신 to dress up in a costume and basically make someone I know think that you're the person in the costume."
"I think 당신 filled me in on this just a tad bit before," The figure said. "You want to test his abilities 의해 tricking him into attacking me, right?"
"Yes, I can give 당신 the smaller details and the costume later," The voice replied. "I just have one piece of 조언 before 당신 leave."
"You have 조언 to tell me?" The figure asked. "Do 당신 mean 조언 for what 당신 want me to do?"
"Yes, it's 조언 for that," The voice replied.
"What is it?" The figure asked.
"Just don't let him see your face..." The voice replied, sounding just a bit closer to where the figure was.
The figure stood still for a moment, but he soon nodded his head as if he had understood what the voice had meant. "Understood, sir."
"Alright, make sure 당신 remember that... It's a crucial part of the task I'm giving you. He does not need to see you..." The voice said. A pair of glowing red, snake-like pupils appeared where the voice was as the pupils watched the figure turn and walk out of the room. "We'll see what 당신 can do so far, boy..." The voice whispered quietly as the eyes disappeared in a blink.
G-Sil was getting stronger 의해 the minute, while Silhouette was getting weaker. Everyone tried helping, but whatever damage they did to G-Sil, she would transfer it to Silhouette. Eventually the city became destroyed in the process. And we are where we are now. G-Sil chokeing a half-dead Silhouette above a pond. G-Sil could've dropped her at any second, but she wanted Silhouette to suffer first. Claws screamed "Don't hurt her anymore!" "YEAH!" agreed Shock. But G-Sil couldn't be negotiated with. If 당신 listened closely, 당신 could hear Silhouette's limbs creaking. She truly was in pain. And no one knew what might happen next........
Stay tuned for Part 5!!!!!!!!!!
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Stay tuned for Part 5!!!!!!!!!!
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