chapter four
war zone

     THE trio were thankful that the school day was coming close to an end. They never knew how hard Earth school could be and certainly didn't enjoy it. Gold, breaking a teachers hand and all, didn't understand what was being taught to him that he mostly kept his head down. Jackie quickly understood how to divide, but other than that the day was a bust. The only one who was surprisingly good at school was Katinka, who had successfully paid attention and even raised her hand a few times. Unlike her fellow aliens, school was easy for her.

Nobody really bothered them the rest of the day, if you're counting side-eyes and whispering bothering. There were already rumors spreading like wild fire about the three that soon made its way to their only friend, Daniel. Some were that Jackie and Gold were dating with the way they stuck close together, some were that they Katinka was actually Golds sister, and others were a bit more creative.

Now the three stood together in the corner of the gymnasium, wearing some bland outfit that seemed to make Katinka itchy. They were watching some of the other kids stretch before the period started. Jackie looked around and then saw a group of girls all wearing some uniform walk into the gym. It was covered in sparkles and they held ruffled balls.

"Awe, they're so pretty," Jackie said in amazement and stared at them, her eyes just glowing with curiosity.

"Please, you can wipe the floor with those girls if we're talking about pretty," Katinka scoffed and crossed her arms, looking at Jackie with a little smile.

Jackie rolled her eyes playfully before wrapping her shoulder around her best fiend, bringing her in close. Following after the cheerleaders came in Daniel who looked very embarrassed and a bit annoyed. He noticed them and went up to the trio, his expression soon switching with a smile.

"Hey, guys. How was your first day?" He asked with his smile practically shining as he placed his hands on his hips, his eyes bouncing from each of their faces.

"Oh, good, good," Gold answered with a little nod before muttering, "Definitely didn't break a guys hand or anything."

Daniel hummed in response, not hearing the boy. Then it was Jackie's turn to speak. "Some guy touched my ass when I stood up to introduce myself to the class."

Katinka bit her lip to hold in her laugh as Daniels head snapped toward the blonde, surprised at what he was hearing. The boy soon looked a bit red and furrowed his eyebrows, "Who?"

"I don't know," Jackie shrugged her shoulders with the innocence of a child, "But the teacher called him Mr. Rivera."

"Mr. Rivera? Who would name their child Mr?" Gold asked hypothetically with a little laugh to himself, but then quickly looked away after the look Daniel gave him.

"No, his name is Nicholas, I know him. And he's a dick," Daniel stated with a sigh, looking down to calm himself. "Jackie, the next time a person, specifically a guy, puts his hands on you I want you to tell me. Alright? You guys are under my protection now meaning that I have to look out for you. Especially you, Katinka."

"Oh, you don't have to worry," Jackie smiled brightly with her teeth showing, "I almost kicked his ass but the teacher stopped me."

This made Daniel start to smile and he ruffled the girls hair before the gym teacher, Mr. Swanson, came out and blew his whistle. Katinka, Jackie, and Gold all flinched while Daniel turned around and jogged a little to the middle, where everyone else was going.

"Are we supposed to follow?" Gold asked with a raised eyebrow while Katinka just shrugged.

"Probably?" She questioned before walking calmly after Daniel, with the two following short behind.

"Alright, you pansies, we have new comers today!" Mr. Swanson shouted so that everyone can hear him, placing his clipboard under his arm. "Can I have Jackie Newman, Gold Evans, and Kitinka Abal front and center!"

"Um, it's actually Katinka Abel," Katinka corrected as they went to stand next to him.

"It's a shame I didn't ask," Mr. Swanson said with a serious expression before breaking out into a laugh, "I'm just pulling your finger, honey. Katinka, got it."

"What? Like Tinker Bell?" A voice within the crowd called out, making Mr. Swanson stop and nod to himself.

"From now on, you're Tinker Bell. Sorry, I don't make the rules," Mr. Swanson smiled dramatically before reading out on his clipboard. "Now, I originally planned for us to try some basketball and then sprints around the gym, but since we have new students I wanted to do something fun. So, today, we're playing dodgeball, you pansies."

Everyone cheered and clapped as they heard the news. Gold nervously laughed and clapped along, too, trying to figure out what the hell that meant. Katinka furrowed her eyebrows and was about to ask the teacher what was dodgeball when he just suddenly disappeared. She looked back to see that everyone was getting into two groups.

"What the fuck is going on?" Katinka groaned as she watched Jackie join the group with the cheerleaders in it.

"Hey, guys!" Gold and Katinka heard a british voice call for them and looked to their right, seeing Carson and Vera with smiles motioning for them to join their side.

Golds nervous expression turned into more of an awkward one, seeing Vera again and this time she was trying to talk to him. Thoughts started racing on his mind as Katinka grabbed his hand and practically dragged the boy towards the two.

"Hello," Katinka greeted as they appeared in front of them.

"Hey! Im Vera, this is Carson," Vera introduced with her switching from Katinka to Gold.

"Wow, didn't know I couldn't speak for myself," Carson chuckled a bit, looking at Vera with squinted eyes before looking at Katinka and Gold. "Hello."

"Wow, you do have an accent. Talk again," Katinka gasped as she heard him speak, causing for Carson to look away with a blush.

"You guys ever played dodgeball before? I don't want to sound rude, but you look scared," Vera asked, quickly dismissing the subject, as she finally noticed Golds mood/expression.

The boy gulped before managing to produce words from his mouth. "No, actually. How do you play?"

"Well, the best way that I can explain is to just dodge the balls that are thrown at you while also trying to hit the other team with balls. I guess?" Vera shrugged a bit before motioning to regroup with their side, having everyone follow her.

"Okay, you pansies! When I blow my whistle, you go!" Mr. Swanson shouted and walked away from the line of balls he had made in the center.

Jackie looked and noticed that Katinka and Gold were on the opposing team. They made eye contact with her and she smirked, mouthing the words 'you guys are going down.' She was planning on cheating and hitting her friends with as many balls as she can, or that's how a girl on the cheerleadering team explained to her. It was silent for a second before Mr. Swanson blew his whistle, causing for everyone to run froward and grab a ball.

Jackie luckily managed to get a ball as she now faced Katinka. She blew her a kiss before throwing the ball and using her telekinesis to hit her friend square in the face. She laughed and walked back, while Katinka gasped and held her face.

Gold saw that she was using her power and squinted his eyes. Since Katinka didn't really have a power set that could provide use for them to win, he'd have to win for the both of them. He ran and grabbed a ball of the ground before ducking, missing a ball that was thrown for his head, and throwing the ball with full force. The ball had hit a girl and it sent her flying a feet back, landing on her back with a groan. Daniel, who stood next to the girl, was shitting his pants.

Jackie and Gold made eye contact again, this time with him smirking and blowing her a kiss. She squinted her eyes and ran for another ball whilst Gold continued to dodge and hit balls away from him and Katinka so they wouldn't lose. Katinka just stood behind Gold, scared of getting hit in the face again as she saw Jackie throw another ball. It was about to miss them but then it suddenly curved and hit Katinka in the back, making her out.

"You bitch!" Katinka yelled at her playfully as she held her back and walked off the war zone. She saw Mr. Swanson give her a look and shrugged, not knowing what she did wrong.

Soon, it was just Jackie and Gold left. The two stood with such a tense aura that everyone was watching with intensity, wondering who was going to walk away the victor. Then Gold made a sprint to a ball, but then it slid away from him. He looked at Jackie who smiled.

While a ball was out of reach, Jackie ran to another ball but then was surprisingly tackled down by Gold. In no time, the two were wrestling on the ground like children who are fighting for the last pizza.

"Okay, break it up you two," Mr. Swanson called out, breaking the silence and blowing into his whistle. Gold hastily got up from the ground and then helps up Jackie, both with smiles on their faces. "Hit the showers, you pansies reek of sweat! Gold, let me speak to you, son."

Gold walked to Mr. Swanson while Katinka, Carson, and Vera was catching up with Jackie who was following everyone to to locker room.

"I can't believe you used your power, you bitch," Katinka laughed and punched Jackie's arm.

The girl laughed along and held her arm that was now a bit sore. "I know, right? It was such a rush!"

"You did good, Tinker Bell," Vera said to Katinka as she passed, with Carson giving her a thumbs up. She did the thumbs up back with a confused face as to what that meant, which made him laugh and turn back around. Jackie and Katinka shared a look before going to the locker rooms.

"Yes?" Gold asked the gym teacher when he reached him, taking in breaths to control his breathing.

"Have you ever thought of trying out for football?" Mr. Swanson asked with a little smirk as he caught sight of Daniel and Oliver who were playing around, "Hey, you two pansies, come here!"

The boys made their way over as Gold was about to answer the adult, "No? I don't even know what—"

He was cut off by Oliver who suddenly appeared next to him, "Yes, coach?"

"I need you two boys to prepare Gold here for tomorrow, I want him to try out for the team. Daniel, work with Gold on his tackling, it can use some work. Oliver," Mr. Swanson said as he looked at the boy, "Be Oliver."

"Okay," Oliver smiled and then turned around walking away, with Mr. Swanson doing the same thing.

Daniel looked at Gold and put his hand on his shoulder, "You okay? You look nervous."

"Oh, i'm just great," Gold sarcastically answered and left to the lockers, making Daniel laugh and follow suit.

destiny speaks!
this was boring, sorry.
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