Alberto's Conquest

[Alberto's POV]

" Marco, come on. We have another school to go through. "

I tapped on Marco's shoulder, slightly whining. We had been under that bridge, eating cookies my girlfriend had made for me. I was kind enough to share two with Marco.

" By the way. Where did you send that... Sinbad boy? " I asked.

" I sent him to my grandpa. He'll straighten him up, " he replied.

" Well, alright, let's go. But, I have to stop at the tea shop. "

" You like.. tea? You're a weirdo. "

" Of course, I don't. I'm gonna meet someone there. "

" Oh, alright. I'll wait outside then. "

I picked up my backpack, and kept one hand on it. The tea place was not too far from the bridge, so it wouldn't take too long to get there.

As soon as I entered, a girl tightly grabbed my hand. She was tall and pretty, with silver hair and dark black eyes. She had tan skin and a bright smile on her face. I had almost forgotten that was my girlfriend.

" I didn't think you would actually come, Alberto! I did say you have a choice... right? " she asked me, as she placed me onto my seat, right before pecking me on the cheek a few times.

" I'm aware that I had a choice. "

" So, you really did come to see me? "

" Yes, I did. "

" Don't you have anything important to do? "

" I'll do that later. "

After I said that, she reached over the table towards me to hug me.

" Thanks, Alberto! "

" It's nothing. "

Why wouldn't I have come here? A stupid thing to ask, right? Of course I'd come. She's the only bearable girl I know, after all.

" So, Rosalie, how have you been doing? I haven't been able to talk to you for a while, " I asked.

" I've been... alright, to say the least. Nothing good has happened, but nothing bad has happened either. "

" Well, I think that's good to hear. I just wanted to see how you were doing. "

" That's sweet of you, Alberto. Considering everything else you've done. "

" Uh... yeah! I've had a change of heart! " I lied.

" Change of heart or not, I'll still like you. "

She leaned over the table and kissed me one more time.

Damn, you have to keep it together, Alberto! A delinquent isn't supposed to be so easily struck!

" I'll see you later! " she walked out of the tea shop.

" Yeah.. I'll see you later, too! " I waved at her.

I couldn't help but smile. How could I have got so lucky in life, with a girl like her?

" You done? " Marco asked me. I turned around, and he had been standing at the door.

" Yeah, I'm done. By the way, don't let anybody know what happened today, alright? "

" Sir yes sir! " he saluted, jokingly, with a light smile on his face. I glared at him, and he got back into his normal posture.

We finally reached the school. P.S 312. I opened the door. The teachers weren't even paying attention to me, as I looked like any other student.

" Where's uh... "

I looked down at the paper of the name.

" Ethan..? "

I had been standing in the cafeteria, in the middle of everything. It was an attempt to find the person I was looking for.

A blonde-haired boy, with parted hair, stood up. He had glasses and a muscular build. He was definitely a bit older than me.

" I'm Ethan. What do you want from me? " he asked, with a little bit of aggressiveness.

" Wow. A strange name for such a big guy. "

I joked.

He didn't take the joke well, throwing a punch at me. I knew it was going to come to this, but I at least wanted to make some banter.

I ducked the punch, sweeping his leg, and banging his head into the floor. It seemed to me that it was over by then, so I turned my back on him.

I heard a noise, somewhat similar to fire. I turned around to see his fist in flames. It must've been his ability. Well, I don't think I'll need to use mine.

" Marco, you take care of the other kids. I'll take care of this guy, all right? "

Marco looked at me, and nodded, walking off.

Ethan ran at me, and I was prepared to attack.

[Omniscient POV]

Marco checked the first room he saw. 5 people were in that room, all of them dressed strangely, and had their heads shaved. They obviously wanted to seem bad.

" Sorry guys, but I'll have to beat you guys up. You can submit to me now, and you won't get hurt. "

Marco said, trying to convince them.

They started laughing and started mocking him.

They were mocking him until Marco struck one in his head, with his foot. That was already one down, four more left.

They started taking them more seriously, all of them getting out of their seats.

Without much time to react, vines had sprouted from the ground. The ability of one of them, perhaps?

Marco jumped to dodge the vines and pulled a lighter out of his pocket. The flames were larger than the average lighter, burning bright. He wielded it like a blade.

" I'm not really worried about your injuries, so come at me. "