GET HIGH (Ch. 10)

The day fiddles out eventually, Raven being the last student present in class given his reluctance to go home, proceeds to the board before wiping it with the duster, preoccupied with his thoughts he quickly looses track of time when he begins to murmur a song, minutes pass and said murmur turns to singing, his mind wanders briefly to the upcoming school festival and briefly to the stage performance, he'd heard Luke speak about it with ardent fevrence, imagining himself atop that stage he unconsciously begins to sing, a bang breaks him from his trance, turning swiftly to see a shocked person at the door.

"Luke?"

"Together, lets perform at the festival together!"

"?"

"Raven please, i really need your help!"

Contemplating momentarily he concedes,

(At least in this body, with this body, it wouldn't do to be a coward. If he could help, he would)

"Alright"

"I'm tired", Raven yawns still Manning his post behind the counter, stretching away the accumulated stress as his joints protest in response,

(I really should get more practice in, i could try practicing in this body), Raven readies himself as he begins to alternate the sounds emanating from his throat, sighting Luke and Jimmy at the store doors he pauses, heading out to meet the two, before the three seat together before the store entrance and converse, walking in on their conversation Yanick having listen for a while interjects with keen interest

"Hey glasses, is that true?, about Raven?" Yanick states signalling to Jimmy

"Y...yh,.. he's a really nice person" Jimmy replies

"Hmm" Yanick stands contemplating with a complicated expression "hey kid" he call towards Raven recalling the previous night's events, "you are not weak, train hard"

Raven watches Yanick inquisitively as he walks away

(He's a bit odd but pretty nice overall), in a sense his words reminding him of Silver's words, it'd been ignoring him and would probably only speak with him if the situation called for it, probably only speaking to him again when he was ready for 'real training'.

Raven arrives home later in the morning around four thirty, resting his already weary mind his school body receives his mind before he raises awake again, this time sharp, aware,

(Silver.....Silver!, I just want to talk..... please)

{What off?}

(T...teach me!, Teach me how to become a shifter!)

{Hmm, very well, you have already wasted an ample amount of my time but i shall show you generosity by not teaching you the most excruciating of methods}

(Well then you have my thanks) Raven replies giving a comical bow

{It's rather simple really, for now. Tense your muscles till they cramp, then repeat the process}

Raven maintains silence waiting the latter part of the instructions before cocking his head in bewilderment,

"Wait, that's it?, No magic potion?, No magic chant?, no fancy technique?"

{Why?, Why would you even expect that?}

(I don't know, movies i guess?)

{What are humans at their biological core} Silver asks

(I don't know, monkeys?) Raven replies offhandedly

{And what are monkeys} Silver inquires exasperatedly

(Animals, and so are humans) Raven states finally picking the line of thought

{Well you're not incorrect but fundamentally, everything, be it work of man or God is nature. Force exists in that nature, 'Force' is what we call the purest form of energy, what fundamentally constitutes every other type of energy in the known universe, all that is animate and inanimate is constituted by 'Force', including humans}

(Wait like how things like mana work in magic?)

{On a much, much, larger scale my friend, Force has dwindled on the planet since the end of the relic epoch, what we are doing is training your body to move the force present in your body, to achieve the innate sub stage}

(Well then wouldn't it mean it is finite, surely there is a way to replenish it)

{There is, but for a shifter of low advancement one must rest and allow nature do it's work}

(Alright then, so after i do that what do i look for)

{Do it till you can move no more, preferably ingest a psychedelic, only in a dosage high enough for the substance to take effect}

(Wait are you telling me to get high?)

{Essentially}, Silver replies, Raven bursts out in laughter at the sheer absurdity of the situation, he imagined speaking with a seller,

(A talking keychain advised me to get high), "I'd sound like a fucking lunatic. Alright, we'll continue thus discussion when i get the dru... substance"

The school day threatens to be a long one, and for all the right reasons, Raven watches surveying the jubilant buzz accompanying the excitement surrounding the festival, the noise and cheers even more piercing to his sharpened senses, standing behind the stage to his side are several other male students of saiyan high, some hus mates others his upper classman, he hears the cheers following the announcers call briefly thinking towards what he'd overheard the announcer and one of the presenters converse about,

(he did mention they'd be a rich girl that always pays the highest bid at the student auction, 'Prepare for a world of hurt if she win's you bid') Raven recalls, "i just hope things don't get out of hand", he murmurs,

"Don't worry, they will" a long haired upper classman replied, Though thing's where difficult Raven still saw no need in selling his body, not yet at least, sighing he exits when his number is called, standing before the sea of bidders, the price quickly spirals out if what he deemed the acceptable range, especially for just half a day with someone, meanwhile an James exasperatedly requests to join the male section bidding war, he fevrerently insists to equal rights,

"Sorry only girls can bid in this section, and do keep in mind that this is all for fun, if the person bidding is asked or coerced into any activities there will be consequences, both bidders and the presenters are not allowed to exit school grounds for the duration of the event, more so they are both required to wear a special armband and badge do keep in mind both parties are required to wear both at all times, now please proceed to that area to await the female section thank you" the female assistant concludes giving a light nod.

Raven is pulled from his thoughts as the crowd goes ghost-quiet by the outrageous bid made by a chubby looking girl in a different schools uniform, with her are a posey of similarly dressed girls praising her incessantly, her obvious pride in her financial capability as well as he willingness to waste such an exorbitant amount of money makes Raven disinclined to her,

"Th...thr..three..hun..dred... thousand! Credits!!" The announcer stutters while calling her bid out as the student body erupts in exclamation.

(It's her isn't it?, I really need a save here but who'd be crazy enough to pay three hundred thousand credits at a play auction!)

"Five hundred thousand" an ethereal voice calls out softly

The announcer faints on the spot while Raven's eyes almost pop out his skull, "fi..fi...five....hundred ...thousand" Raven looks to the sky with a terrified expression, (i might never attain my freedom again, this isn't a play auction! their really planing to sell me!), he looks towards the girl who placed the bid, his eyes find hers and the only definition he could muster was 'Elf', ears aside everything else seemed to match, the indifferent demeanor, black hair, blue eyes, pale skin and every woman's desired body frame, looking away from her dead pan eyes he looks to the man at her side, (tall, my height actually)...black hair, sh...

{Zone!…} Silver growls into his mind,

(What?, what's going on )

{Silence!} Sliver hissed the urgency evident in it's tone, {If you like living then i suggest u listen very, very carefully, stay!. Away!. From that man!}

(What's wrong?, I don't have a choice, do you have any idea how much she just payed!?) Raven replies slowly making his way over to the two who now stood beside a pitch black mercedes with tinted windows, following Silver's instructions he walks towards the duo cautiously, as Raven gets closer he sees the tattoo's on the man's unbuttoned chest and arms up to his rolled up sleeves

Meanwhile with even more fevrence and exasperation James requests to bid eight hundred thousand against the girl,

"Eihh..?, Sss..sorry but the auction is over"

(They're crazy, every single one of em), the receptionist watches as Laura and the chubby girl glare at the winning bidder,

(I'm schooling in a fucking mental home)

Raven stands before the two as they watch him silently, ( well this is awkward)

"Umm than..thanks, i really didn't want to go with the other girl"

"So what's wrong about her? What's so special about you, do you think i bought you cause i like you? looking down on people just cause your handsome... disgusting" and with that she turns to get into the car

(The hell? where was that from?!),

"How fucking obnoxious" Raven replies, freezing abruptly she turns towards him with a sharp glare, "i think I'd rather be with her, at least she seems like she has some fucking manners" Raven concludes,

"It's always the same with people like you who think their too good to be corrected, just because your good looking doesn't mean you're worth much" she replies before turning to step into the vehicle, Raven reaches out to stop her but his hand is caught by the man in shades, forcing his hand away with a swing the two stare at Raven with evident shock,

(He forced his hand out of Vin's grip?, I've never seen anyone do that!)

Vin aims a kicks at Raven's neck but Raven brings his arm up to block, the kick changes trajectory withing the split second before connecting with the side of his head

(The trajectory changed?!)

"You've got good eyes....strong too....interesting" putting his arms in his pockets he walks over to the car door,

"I'd like to fight you some more but I've got to listen to person who pays my wages"

{Your lucky he's not serious, your body might be able to match his, but it's pilot is a toddler he's a veteran} Silver states,

"Looking at you i can tell, you're a shifter, at the zone at that, but why are you so inexperienced?" Vin inquires

"Wait Vin you didn't have to do that, your orders where to watch him, not t…"

"My orders were to allow no one touch you, i have free liberty to crush those who dare" Vin interjects without turning to acknowledge her,

{It seems they've been watching you for quite a while, i did warn you child, it matters not if you run, these forces will find you},

Not given the time to think and inquire a voice interrupts abruptly

"Hey asshole i saw that" Yanick growls approaching from behind him, sighing Vin looks up towards Yanick,

"Who're you, his friend?"

"Yeah, so i'm going to need to kick the shit out off you for touching him" Yanick replies tossing his drink aside a fist lands on his face before he can react but be tanks it

"Hey, take of your glasses" Yanick growls his head barely tilting from the punch

"Ahh this school is quite interesting" Vin replies taking off his thick shades, showing a scar that covers the ridge of his nose extending to his left eyebrow, lower forehead to just under his right eye and surrounding the entirety of his left but his most captivating feature by far being His pitch black sclera and white irises, Raven and Yanick stand visibly shocked but the girl behind Vin is visibly panicking

(No! No no no!, He took his glasses of, if he gets serious they're dead!),

{nice knowing you kid} Silver states, Yanick readies himself as he gears up to fight

"Vin! Stop, he didn't even touch me, if you go around swing your fist at every little thing, I'll send you back to where dad place you, Jhon would like that right?" She exclaims almost shouting

"Ah seems i got excited, pardon me, it's been a long time since i last fought", putting his glasses on he sighs "i have to stop getting so exited, I'll have to take the college exams soon" he states sarcastically

(He's that young??!) Raven thinks mortified,

{Truly a remarkable genius, even in my time he'd be quite a talent…}

"Don't worry about the money, it's not mine anyway" she states and with that they stepped into the car which drove off into the distance

(I really don't want to meet them again) Raven sighs, finally free of tension.

Dropping to his feet Yanick scrunches his face in pain gripping his head as streaks of blood flow out his nose,

(Was he enduring it?) "Yanick" Raven call out

"Hey, who was that?"

"I don't know"

"When next we fight him, i'm going to win...i have to" he murmurs, "but I don't think i can win against that guy....weak, I'm still too weak"

Raven watched his friend's face slowly marr with melancholy,

"Hey Yanick" Raven calls before giving a brief pause,

"Thank you"

The two seat there in silence as the evening dusk settles upon them, concluding the first day of the school's festival.