"Hey, Louis is something wrong," Jake said.

"Yeah, you hadn't touched your lunch," Diego said.

"Just not in the mood, shit happened again," I said taking a sip of coffee.

I still couldn't get over last night. Fighting for my life, escaping capture, brother going to be mercy-killed, Joining a villain team. I just want to rest.

"Shut up Candice, Louis has to do that," I heard some say a table over. I saw Sasha, Candice, and Penelope. We all turn over to Eavesdrop on the conversation.

"Yeah, apparently he has to be Julie's Butler for two weeks."

"I bet Julie will find out he is a pervert just like Jordan,"

"I don't think he is a pervert he is kind, and kind of,"

"SHUT UP PENELOPE,"

I forgot about that bullshit. Now, I'm some slave to Julie. I'm thinking should I just allow the picture to realize reputation would just be my consequences?

I mean it already happening with this whole debacle, but then again I want to get something on Julie. Sure petty, but I believe this is what she fucking deserves.

I saw the three turn towards us. "HEY, WHAT YOU LOOKING AT," I heard Sasha say.

"Can you stop shit-talking me," I said in anger. "Aw, not my issue. You shit-talked Julie now she has dirt on you, womp womp," I heard Candice say.

"At least I have balls to shit talk in front of her face," I talked back.

"Real funny nigga, you think you can just walk around here acting all high and mighty with your lazy ass doing nothing. I hope Julie finds out that you're a lazy bum with no job, no life, and don't care about anyone." said, Sasha.

"Ok, Stop. This is getting out of hand," said Penelope.

Those words were painful to the point that I didn't realize my hand was cracking the table. I got up and walked away.

"did you see him crack the table," I heard Diego. "So, I wasn't on drugs," Jake said. I took one look back and saw some of the girl's faces. I put the middle finger up at them.

I walked out of the cafeteria however I heard someone. "Hey, what's going on?"

I turned around to see my friend and crush Zenaida; She had Brown hair and was wearing a beautiful dress. "Nothing, just going through some things," I lied.

"don't hide it. What happened? What did Julie do?" She said. "No, my little bro. He will be..." I told her but I couldn't finish. I started to walk down the hallway.

"Wait, you mean he going to, die," I heard her say.

I kept walking then She ran behind my back, and hugged me. "I'm sorry, please just don't handle this alone,"

"I don't want to think about it. I've other things to worry about," I said however she wouldn't let go.

"Please just don't, stress yourself. You're working every night, and now you look like a mess. I'm worried about... you" she said.

It dawned on me. Ever since two weeks ago, I started just to feel like shit. Less sleep. More coffee. Just in general. Most villains in high school drop out for the reason of too much shit to do.

I could feel her hugging me tightly to the point where I started to see people in the hall staring at us.

"Can you please let me go," I said. She stops hugging me.

"Tell me, for these past few weeks you have been talking less and less to me," She said.

When being a villain you get little to no sleep. I have only one option, to drop out. I don't want to, but it's to keep my brother goddam alive. I have to leave my friends and my educated future behind. I turn to look at Zenaida.

"I am just..." I took a breath to calm myself down, "...need to focus on my family. I have decided to drop out,"

"What. You can't, what are you thinking? You can't be serious." I heard her say with a laugh.

I didn't reply I stood there, a few seconds felt like a few thousand years. I saw her face from doubtful happiness to one of sorrow.

"You're serious," I heard her say.

"I'm sorry, I'm out of options. My family needs me." I apologized and I walked away

"You can't Louis. They wouldn't want this."

I broke, I couldn't take anymore. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'S IT LIKE TO LIVE IN POVERTY? MY FAMILY NEVER RECEIVED HELP. ALL THE HEROES CARE ABOUT ARE THE RICH. MY PARENTS WORKED HARD AND TRIED TO CURE MY BROTHER AND YET WERE TURNED DOWN BY PEOPLE AND HEROS WHO COULD HAVE SAVED HIM.

BUT NO YOU NEED MONEY. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IS IT FOR A PRESCRIPTION FOR CURE MY BROTHER? 200 FUCKING THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!!

THEY BARELY MAKE 4,000$ A MONTH FOR RENT BECAUSE OF MY BROTHER'S MEDICATION. I TRY AND TRY TO CONVINCE THEM. I WORKED FROM FIVE TO ELEVEN AT A BOOKSTORE BUT 'OH NO', A VILLAIN ATTACKED AND KILLED MY BOSS AND ONE OF MY CO-WORKS. I NEARLY DIED WITHOUT ANY HELP, NO EXTRA MONEY, NO EXTRA BENEFITS.

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'THEY DON'T WANT THIS, THEY DON'T WANT THIS.' I HAVE BEEN BUSTING MY ASS FOR TWO YEARS LYING ABOUT MY AGE. FOR THE NEED OF MY FAMILY, BECAUSE IF NOT MY FAMILY WOULD BE ON THE STREET, DEAD."

I finished with my breathing being ragged and I noticed that there was a large number of people looking at us. I saw tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry. I will just leave you alone," she said. Then I saw her run off hearing her cries and I stood there.

I regretted it, All of it. Zenaida didn't deserve that, But she broke my limit. Then I regained my composure.

"LOUIS, GO TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE, NOW." I heard the Dean yell as I saw him. Then he told the other teens to go away.

I walked slowly dreading my actions. This would be the first and last time I would be going to the principal's office. Who knows maybe I would get expelled lol.

I walked into the main offices no one was there. I sat down in a nice comfortable chair and waited to be called.

Life is hard. Some villain or hero throws the car the wrong way and I could die. I could get kidnapped off the street in broad daylight and never seen again. Hell, some villain can be strolling about and just kill me because they felt like it.

Now, look at me. The irony, I harming other people around me for my own benefit, knowing it's wrong.

I sat my head down, but before I could sleep I was called. I entered the office and took a seat.

"Louis Lopez. Do you know why you're here?" I heard my principal say.

"Yes, I made a disturbance in the hallway and yelled at another student," I said annoyed.

"Are you ok, Lopez?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Just need a break,"

...

I went home early. Now I was on a three-day suspension leave. Even though it was a Friday. So basically nothing. I won't be coming back anyway. Sure, it's a bad idea to drop out of a prestigious school, but It needs to be done.

I mostly hung out in my basement room and refreshed my knowledge about the Bitchgirls. I used to do a lot of research on heroes until the Hero Act was passed where all confidential info about heroes was kept classified. Villains however don't get that privilege.

It was 10:00 pm when I left my house and this time I came with nothing but my clothes.

I was outside of some warehouse or something. I noticed there were no lights and no people.

I entered the warehouse with caution, as I looked around to see if someone or something was going to jump me. I didn't have night vision so I prepared my blood coating in advance.

Then I was caught off guard when the lights turned on. The building had a large open space with some boxes and pillars. The most eye-catching thing was the robot in the middle of the space. it was black and blue with a white snake in the middle of it. The robot itself looked to have one wheel and a circular rotating orb in the middle which I assume is for 360-degree rotation. Then I saw it boot up and heard it say.

"Mission... Terminate Louis Lopez." The Robot shot something and I dodged. I looked back to see an ice pellet. "Serpent Work." The White Serpent's Main power was able to create technology involving ice, but she could also create regular tech like the robotic spine fragments that I have right now.

I shot a blood arrow at the Robot. I saw the Robot casually slapped away with blood being splattered on the ground and some on its arm. Then the blood freezes on the arm. How annoying.

The robot shot more ice balls at me and I hid behind the pillar to avoid the onslaught. I heard the concrete get rallied like a minigun shooting in a warzone. It soon stopped and I needed to think of a plan.

I think fast I would look like swiss cheese. Then I heard the robot shooting something, I knew it wasn't the ice balls but rather something else. Then I heard robotic noises. I peeked out behind the pillar but another iceball was shot at me.

Then I felt myself getting colder. No, I was almost freezing. Even In my hoodie and Sweat pants I still felt it. If I didn't end this fast I would freeze to death.

So this is what she meant by most men quitting or dying, But about the women do they do the same thing or do they get special treatment?

I snapped out of my thoughts as I heard a wind blast coming from behind me.

I looked at the floor to see it was turning into ice then I looked around me to see the entire floor was ice. "Shit, shit what do I do." I wouldn't put myself in this situation. everything is on the line and if beat this challenge what about the next one and the next? Then on and on. I can't fail.

If I can make my blood into a gun, a drill, and armor. I used my blood to create some skates, this wasn't for the ice.

I skated out of my hiding spot as the Robot started to fire at me but I blocked it with my blood coating. I made a minigun and shot at the robot but to my surprise, it shot out an ice wall. which the Blood bullets just made small cracks.

However, I did hear some metal clagging meaning that not all of the bullets were blocked, But when I skated around the ice wall I saw no metal piercing, just small dents. Then I saw the robot shoot another ice wall in front of me. I stopped my movement, almost falling, and then more ice balls came which I blocked.

If this kept dragging on my blood would freeze on the outside and I would be dead. I looked around this time for the things he shot out earlier. I saw some things on the ceiling producing cold air, They looked like big air conditioners.

I shot at them, but to my dismay mini ice balls shot from them to intercept my blood pellets. Who the fuck thinks of little things like that.

Then The robot charged pulling out an ice blade and swung at me. I ducked under it and saw it destroyed the concrete. Then I remembered something. When I was training my powers I used a sword to cut concrete and It sliced with ease.

I deformed the minigun and made myself a sword, but I had to dodge another sword strike which crashed into the building and I saw it stuck. while distracted I went to the side of the Robot and quickly slashed at the robot.

I managed to cut some of the circular orb section but then Ice froze over it letting all my hard work go to waste.

"Shit, I need something," I said, trying to think how to kill this stupid robot. my skin was now nearly frozen as my body got colder and colder. Then I got an idea.

"HEY YOU METAL PIECE OF SHIT, WHY DON'T YOU START TO TRY AND KILL ME" After I said that it started to chase me. I led it towards the pillars. One by one each pillar was getting destroyed. Now I didn't know if it was an AI or a person controlling it. However, the Robot was more reckless as I saw it swinging but I also had to block some ice balls and even punch through an ice wall.

Then, I heard a sound that could make me smile with malice as I heard some rumbling noise. I saw the robot stop. Then I saw the closed door, I quickly punched through it. Then I fell into the grass. I deactivated my blood coating, as I felt my skin in freezing pain.

I quickly ran away as fast as I physically could as I saw the building collapse in front of my eyes. it was loud as fuck and I felt the ground shaking like an earthquake. The only thing allowing me to see is the moonlight in the sky.

I turned around as I saw the three-story warehouse was nothing but rubble then I covered my mouth and eyes as dust came towards me.

I don't know how long it was, but I decided to open my eyes to see a white fog. I walked near the site where the building once stood.

I looked around and then heard the worst sound. I saw it as the blue light emulated from its eyes but it looked like it got shredded into oblivion. I slowly moved towards me but clunky.

I was tired and in a large amount of pain, but not to the extent of yesterday. I managed to outsmart the robot, and now it was in a bad state.

I knew I couldn't beat it. It was far stronger and tougher than any opponent I had fought so far, But most people would throw a bunch of attacks in order to hurt it. Then I realized that was not possible, it could patch itself up with ice. So it needed to be down in one shot, which is what the building is for.

I made a blood sword and finished it off by stabbing it in the eye, then I saw it shut off. Then I saw a notification, To go to a location that was four miles away.

Welp. I passed.