Taking a step back, Gary was a little startled at the sudden request. In the first place he never expected to see Xin, and when he did see her, he often fumbled his words or found it hard to speak. So, to hear this, he was really fumbling now.“I… fight.. me… me.. fight.. you.” Gary said, struggling to get his words out. “Yes.” Xin replied. “Gary, I’ve seen how strong you are. How strong you have become and how you beat the others. At the moment, everyone says that I’m rank 1 in this place, but is that really the case?“How can I say I’m rank 1, when I haven’t gone against you?”Rankings were never something Gary cared about since coming into the AFA. Because in his head, his dreams were too small in the first place. Just getting into the AFA was a dream, getting this far, and being a part of the AFC. He didn’t have any goals, when it came to the AFC or AFA, but it wasn’t the same for Xin. ‘Is facing Xin a good idea?’ Gary thought. ‘I have to admit, I am interested in how strong s

It was fairly easy for students to get a day off at the academy, and due to Gary’s position it was easier for him. It wasn’t as if he was a failing student. With that, he was following the instructions he had been given by Izzy.Heading outside of the academy, there was the driveway and here she was waiting, unlike himself she wasn’t in her AFC uniform and appeared to be dressed up a bit, at least the most dressed up he had ever seen Izzy before.She was wearing black shorts with fishnet stockings, and a relatively short open black top that showed her midriff and belly button. The clothing showed off her hard working body in a different light that Gary had never seen before.“Now I feel a bit underdressed.” Gary commented. “It’s okay.” Izzy smiled. “It’s just when I see my parents I always feel a bit more comfortable in something like this. They will understand.”It was hitting Gary a little bit that he was going to see Izzy’s parents, it was a strange development because he wasn’t g

The bat was easily stopped, and was held in Gary’s hand, he could feel that the attacker was trying to pull away yet was unable to. The situation had changed in a matter of seconds as those approaching the food van soon turned back to look at what was happening, and started to walk forward. ‘Gary… you're getting involved because of my family.’ Izzy thought. ‘I’m so sorry for this happening, it should have been me, I should have been the one to protect my family… but..’“What are you trying to do?” The man asked, still acting tough. Even if the boy was strong, he had numbers on his side and the person in front of him just looked like a kid. “Do you really want to get involved, you know what will happen right? We won’t just stop at you, we will track who this truck belongs to and go after everyone you care about for messing with us. “So it's better to just take a beating and get out of here! The man shouted. Moving his other hand, Gary reached into his pocket, he then pushed on the b

Late at night, Izzy had returned to the academy, but unlike she had expected, it was on her own. In the middle of the conversation with her parents, Gary had wandered off. She had done as he asked and spent time with her family. They didn’t do a lot of exploring though, since it wasn’t exactly a safe town nor was it one where they had much influence. Instead, they talked about what had happened and they had a lot of questions regarding Gary, including some personal questions as well.When she eventually left her family, she wrote a message to Gary asking if he was still in the town, or if he had left yet, but there was no reply. In the end, she decided that the best thing for her to do was just to return to the academy.It was hard for her to sleep that night, because she kept thinking about one of the questions her parents asked her. “Izzy, it seems you might be more interested in this person than just as a friend.” Her mother asked. “If it's him… I guess he would be acceptable.”I

When the special lessons were first introduced to everyone in the room, there was an explanation for how things were set up. That they were put into teams of three for their own safety. That if they wished to defeat some of the beasts they would need to work together, and the fact that at times all six of them would be put in the same room together, if the beast they were going up against was a strong one. Which was why, it was safe to say that Gary as well as all the others were deeply confused. ‘Are they telling me to go on my own, because the beast I will go up against is weak?;’ Gary thought, but quickly shook his head at that silly thought. ‘After what I did last time, that wouldn’t make any sense. I practically took out the beast on my own last time. So why would they put me on my own this time… unless they have discovered something or they want to find out something… is this a trap?’NIRV didn’t exactly seem to care for the students' lives as much as the teachers, so a trap o