The Chihuahua-Girl Scares Me.
(Midtown High, Lunch break)
(Elijah's POV)
"Dude, I'm telling you, you need to expand your music taste. Look, try listening to Travis Scott or something. Maybe some Frank Ocean. You can't just listen to punk rock your whole life!" I practically yelled the last part, causing some people in the hallway to turn and stare at me.
"My bad" I said, chuckling sheepishly.
Gwen and I were currently walking down the hallway after our math class, heading towards the cafeteria.
"A) Yes, I can. And B) Who's Frank Ocean?" She replied, seeming genuinely clueless.
"You have got to be fucking with me" I said, my shock evident on my face due to my hanging jaw.
"I wish I was, and close your mouth before you catch some flies" She retorted, giggling at my expression.
"Look, maybe next time you come over, we can work on that music taste of yours, give you a bit of an upgrade"
"Hah! My music taste is just fine, screw you!"
"I know you want to, but slow your roll. At least buy me dinner first"
That line clearly sent her over the edge, as she doubled over laughing. I snickered a bit too, and we continued our walk. I turned back to her to continue the conversation as we rounded a corner, but felt an all too familiar feeling of bumping into someone.
I looked down to see an angry little woman staring daggers at me, which would've been threatening if not for the massive difference in size.
Naturally, I put on the most nervous smile I have ever had on my face and mustered up the courage to greet her.
"...We've got to stop meeting like this, eh?"
"I'll give you 5 seconds to run" replied the one and only Laura, Midtown's own Human-Chihuahua hybrid (horrifying image).
Gwen then decided to pipe up from behind me.
"5 seconds is usually all he needs, heh."
Both Laura and I turned our heads towards her, looking at her incredulously.
"What the fuck, man?"
"Sorry, that was funnier in my head"
I shook my head and turned back to Laura.
"I like your leather jacket. Where'd you get it?" I asked, hoping to shift the topic.
Laura raised an eyebrow at my sudden change of attitude, and Gwen's head snapped towards me.
Call me crazy, but I could swear I felt her staring a hole in the back of my head.
"Up your ass and take a left." She responded, causing Gwen to snort while laughing.
"Laura! Play nice!"
We all turned our heads towards the source of the voice and saw Laura's friends walking towards us.
"Hell no. Why would I play nice with the blind jerk-off and his emo girlfriend?"
"Okay, I take offense to the blind part, my vision is fine, and the emo one here is you"
"What'd you call me?" She said, her eyes glinting with murderous intent.
"...Emo?"
"Time's up. Say good-bye"
Before she could run at me, the school's alarms went off, and an emergency announcement was broadcast on the speakers.
"Attention all students, evacuate the building and get to shelter immediately. There is large scale criminal activity taking place nearby, please evacuate."
"Well, that's not good."
I looked towards Gwen, only to see that she had disappeared. Well, not the first time that's happened, and this time I know where she'll probably be.
I ran off from Laura's group and into the male bathrooms. I pulled out a new suit I had been working on while I repaired my old one. I named my first suit "Warframe", as it was a heavy-duty suit fit for larger battles. Only problem is, it was heavy, so it slowed me down. My second suit is meant for agility and speed, thus giving it the name "Slingshot", named after one of the fastest Spiders in the world, the Slingshot Spider.
I put on the suit and felt it tighten against my skin. The suit had a dark blue spandex base, allowing for more range of motion as compared to the Warframe suit, which restrictive as it was covered with metallic plates. The suit had red holo-metal plates starting on the chest and running down my shoulders to my forearms. This provided some defensive properties, but it still lacked in comparison to the Warframe, as this suit had an aluminum-steel alloy instead of the Warframe's titanium-steel alloy. This meant it was lighter, but also easier to break.
The reason I call it holo-metal (patent pending) is that it has a layer of micro-LEDs underneath the surface, allowing it to glow red and dim to black at my command. I would love to say there's some tactical reason for it to glow, but it's mostly just to make villains shit themselves when they see me at night.
The suit's helmet has two protruding ear-like structures on either side of the head, made of the same holo-metal as the plating. Just like in the Warframe, these structures house all the antennae and sensors for my suit.
The gloves have small porous holes on the fingertips and on my wrists, allowing me to weave webs through the suit. The fingertips also have retractable claws, adding to my arsenal of attacks.
The next time I see The Rhino I'm gonna scratch his goddamn eyes out and make him a Nick Fury lookalike.
Although I built a custom loadout of guns for the Warframe suit, I never really got to use them. I don't think shooting random bodega bandits in New York city would go well. Therefore, no guns for this suit, but my body is a weapon, after all. Hahaha... Sorry, that was cringe.
I finished changing into my suit, walked out of the stall and looked in the mirror. Not gonna lie, it was looking good.
As I walked towards the exit, another stall opened and a student walked out. We stared at each other incredulously for a second before I processed it.
"What the fuck are you still doing here? Didn't you hear the alarm? Scram!"
The student listened out of fear and ran off, leaving me alone in the bathroom.
"Didn't even wash his hands, disgusting."
I shook my head and exited the bathroom.
"Time to fuck up some poor villain with spandex and mommy issues."
~ End of Chapter 20
Thank you to SoddenMedusa for the suit design! Hope you guys like the chapter.
I've gotten into 3d rendering recently, maybe one day I'll be able to make a little showroom for all of Elijah's current and future suits in Blender. Well, see you in the next chapter!