Valor is the first one to wake up. She springs out of bed and slams onto Chains to wake him up. Chains makes the typical pain noises in response and lays there in agony for a minute or two while she also wakes up Hero normally.
Chains: "What the fuck was that for man.. you couldn't have done that for me?" Valor: "Quit being a pussy and get up we leave in like 15 mins!" Hero throws a toothbrush at Chains while he's on the ground. "I always have extra.." Chains gets up just to give hero a funny look.
Chains: "Extra toothbrushes?"
-cuts to them 3 brushing their teeth together and after they all finish they are standing outside waiting for the bus-
Hero: "You guys ever think about why words make sense?" Valor: "I don't think I just do." Chains: "How do you do words?" Valor: "You just eventually know how to do them." Hero: "I think that's makes sense.. can you elaborate?"
Valor: "What does that mean?" Hero and Chains give her a weird look. Valor: "What?" Before they could say anything, the bus arrives.
-cuts to them being at school, they're sitting in the cafeteria for breakfast-
Chains: "So.. we gettin into some beefs today?" Valor: "They serve beef for breakfast?"
Chains: "No I meant are we fighting again today.. are you always like this in the morning?"
Valor: "I don't even know man.. I'm hungy." Hero: "You guys can knock yourselves out with that, I'll catch up with y'all later I'm gonna head to class." Hero walks away. Chains: "SQUARE!" Hero flips him the finger while walking away. Valor: "That ass head from yesterday owes me a rematch. There were too many people and the fight circle was small." Chains: "Sounds like excuses to me, I did just fine with Cliff in there." Valor: "You guys didn't even fight, but maybe today that could be different, eh?" Chains heart starts pumping harder. "I love the thrill of a challenge." It feels like time slowed down. Chains running imagination was suddenly interrupted by the class bell ringing. Valor: "I'll see you later today, k?"
They fist bump and walk their separate ways. Everyday since chains started Highschool he's been attending a secret fight club at 2:00. An hour before school ends. For some reason the school does nothing about it, besides get the kids who fight in trouble if they catch them. Nobody really knows who started it, everybody thinks they graduated already and they have siblings that kept the tradition going. Chains fought almost everyone in his grade. Except one, Cliff. Chains has been seeking a challenge for what seems like forever. Now he has the chance to experience that rushing adrenaline feeling he felt during his first fight. As chains is walking to his class he see's him. Cliff. They make intense eye contact. Chains gives a cheeky smirk, Cliff up-nods his head at him. Chains almost feels the need to just charge straight at him, but he refrains. He'll probably see him later in the bathroom. He goes through the motions and eventually, 2:00 hits. He hears the bell ring and he speed walks straight to the bathroom, only to find out only Valor and a few mutual showed up.
Chains: "What the hell!" Chains throws his bag at Valor. Valor: "Don't blame me I just got here!" Chains: "There's no way the everyday streak ends today of all days. They gotta be in a different bathroom at least. Let's go look around. You guys look upstairs I'll look downstairs, text me if you find it!" Valor: "Right, we will." They set off. Chains checks the 3 bathrooms that are located downstairs. He doesn't even hear yelling or laughing like he usually does. He doesn't find anybody in any of the bathrooms. Valor texts the groupchat "didn't find anything.." Chains texts back "👺👺👺👺👺 mood rn"
They regroup in the bathroom they started in and decide to just chill for a couple minutes until the last class starts. Chains: "Maybe the streak really did end. Everyone will probably be here tomorrow. At least I hope." Valor: "I guess we'll see when tomorrow comes.. that is a major bummer though."
A moment of silence.
Valor: "We should have a sparring match!" Chains: "Say no more, I've been ready since 2:00." Valor: "Put up your dukes then, big mouth."
Chains smirks and gets in his iconic Tiger Claw stance. Valor assumes an Aikido stance. Chains charges with a basic jab, cross, body hook combo, hitting valor with the body hook. As she gets hit, she counters with a hook straight to Chains face. Chains takes it like it didn't even happen and he lunges forward with a knee thrusting towards her gut. She put her arms on her stomach and blocks the majority of the force from the knee and attempts to counter with a headbutt to chains face and that knocks him back a bit.
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Chains: "Daaamn, I love fighting dirty" he chuckles. Valor: "I still got more in the tank bud.." Valor steals chains leg sweep move and uses it against him, Chains jumps over it and jumping roundhouse kicks valor in the face, launching her a bit and makes her smack against the wall. Chains: "Come onnn..." Valor charges forward, chains goes for a side kick to catch her lacking but she fakes to the left, ducks to Chains chest level and springs forward, slamming her head into chains ribs. Chains takes it and grunts loudly, knocking him back into the bathroom stall and landing on the toilet in sitting position. Chains smirks and gets up and walks towards Valor.
Valor: "How'd that feel punk!" She lunges forward again with her fist charging ahead of her aiming for chains face. Chains steps to her right side and with incomprehensible speed slams his fist into her kidney. She spits everywhere and kneels to the ground in agony. Valor: "That's not.. fair..." Chains: "Fighting is never fair.. you should know that." Chains reaches a hand down to help her up. She takes it, and then she springs up keeping hold of chains hand and hip tosses him over her shoulder, slamming him into the ground. Chains grunts and yells a bit "GAH.. you asshole.." Valor shrugs: "Fighting is never fair." She laughs.
Chains stands up.
"Did you catch anything different that I did?" Valor: "Yeah.. you held back.. again!"
Chains: "You said a sparring match not a full on fight, besides I have no reason to beat the shit out of you." Valor: "I rammed my body head first full power straight into your gut.." Chains: "And you've seen me naked since I was 2 years old, your point is?" Valor: "Whateverrrr.."
Hero: "AHEM!" They both look at hero.
Chains: "HEY MAN WHATS UP!" Hero: "Just checking to see what all that noise was, I could hear you guys through the wall in the classroom next to us." Chains: "Dude.. nobody showed up for club. I don't understand why." Valor: "Maybe it's because you haven't really fought anybody in a while, you were the main event most of the time." Chains: "I'm taking a little vacation, enjoying my life a little bit ya kno?" Hero: "Hell yeah man, love that positive attitude." Chains: "I got nothin to complain about man.. life's good." Valor looks at chains, as if he's a mystery.
Hero: "Same man, I mean sometimes I get the sandal thrown at me once or twice by my mom but honestly it's kinda funny." Chains laughs. "I get the paddle or the face slap."
-The bell rings and cuts to them in class already sitting at their desks-
Chains looking at where Cliff usually sits, but he's not there. Chains: "hmm.." class is taught and the final bell to leave school rings. Chains Valor and Hero say their see ya laters and get onto their separate buses. It turns out Chains and Hero ride the same bus, what a coincidence. Hero: "Dude no way! That's so cool!" Chains: "We get to sit in the back too, we're top dawgs on my bus."
Hero: "Hey Valors pretty cool isn't she? You know her well right?" Chains: "Woaahhh, don't tell me.." Hero: "Hey I'm just sayin man, I mean she's different compared to a lot of the other women that go to this school. They're all crazy!" Chains: "I don't know man, she isn't really the relationship type, I mean her last one was in middle school or something." Hero: "Well we're all seniors right? Maybe eventually she'll be on the lookout. I mean look at me." Hero hits a sick bicep flex. "Cop a feel." Chains gives it a squeeze. Chains: "Hey you know what, that's not half bad man.. but really man I wouldn't try anything with her right now. She might not seem crazy but trust me, she fights crazy.." Hero: "Maybe I'll spar her next time and see what she's made of."
Chains: "All I'll say is, she lives true to her name." The bus stops. Hero: "I get off here, I'll see you tomorrow man!" They fist bump. Chains: "See ya dude."
Hero gets off.
Chains looks out the window as the bus continues to go. Chains is the last stop, so he's on for a bit of time. When he gets home he puts his bag inside, pops his earbuds in and goes for a long walk. He walks for about 20 mins until he comes across a big, wide open field. Rolling hills and a beautiful setting sun, and the perfect song is playing too. (1979 - The Smashing Pumpkins) Chains mind truly feels at peace. Good memories begin to play in his head. Times when he was just a kid staying inside playing video games. All the time he spent with Valor when they were young, playing cops and robbers and fighting over who got the last red push pop out of the freezer on hot summer days.
Another memory begins to play. The boy is alone in a room. A run down, dirty house infested with few roaches crawling across the walls. The boy standing naked in a bathtub, with a bowl of cold soapy brown water, and a sponge meant for washing dishes in hand. Tears streaming down from his eyes and cheeks. Not making a single sound. Not a sniffle.
He stops himself. "I need to get home soon."
He begins his walk back to his house. Almost completely dark.
As he finally walks into his home, he finds his dad and his younger sibling chilling in the living room. "What's shakin stud! How was school?" Asks dad. Chains: "Meh, same as always." Sibling: "Big brudda home!" He throws a toy car at him and screams like a maniac. Chains: "Jeez! Calm yourself demon child." Sibling responds by screaming once more and running into chains bedroom. Most likely to get into something. Chains sets his bag down and runs after him. "Hey!" He gets to his room to find sibling trying to play chains video games. The TV is off and the room is dark. Sibling: "ON! PLAY ON!"
Chains: "Alright alright.. no please?" Sibling: "... on?" Chains: "Yeah I guess that's better." He sets everything up and lets him play. Sibling plays for about 5 minutes then gets bored and goes to do something else. Chains: "See ya later then."
Dad walks into chains room. Dad: "Where'd Link go?" Chains: "I dunno he ran somewhere.."
Dad: "Of course he did, LINK!" Dad walks to the other side of the house to look for him.
Chains is left alone in his room. His pinkish red neon lights illuminating his room with a mysterious, intimidating glow. He sits on his bed and stares at nothing. His brain thinking no thoughts yet every thought at the same time. "I have nothing. I am nothing. I have nobody. I want nobody." His thoughts are interrupted by Link running into the room once more to start playing that game again. Chains: "You really suck at playing." Link: "AAAA PLAY SUCKS!!" Link throws the controller and starts playing with his cars. Then he runs away again.
Chains lays down, it feels as if he just ran a marathon. But all he did was go to school. He hasn't eaten anything today yet. His eyes get heavy and he begins to doze. Soon, completely out.