Chapter 88 : Dummy and his lil lady.

Mordecai looked at his palms as he stood on one of the high rise platforms, " Damn it, I've got blisters ". His little stunt of holding the wire earlier had caused this but he didn't really care about that.

If Jubilee found out about it, she'd throw the contest and try to get him some first aid. He looked up at the timer, realizing they still had ten minutes and took a deep breath.

" I just have to avoid her for ten more minutes ". As if on cue, Jubilee's face appeared in front of him with a smile, " What's gotten into you? You never let your guard down ".

He laughed nervously then noticed the ambush behind her, pulled her to his side and shot him down. He frowned slightly, " Should you of all people be lecturing me about that "? She pouted playfully while he sighed and shook his head.

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The look on Hiniko's face as she looked around at the four couldn't be described easily. She was having no trouble keeping up with them or anything but that was just the point.

These teenagers belonged to the five most elite families that made up Lupart's International Community. To be honest, she was expecting them to be quite bratty like a majority of their first year peers.

Something whizzed by her ear and towards Dylan. She closed her eyes for a second, expecting him to have one broken red heart but there was none. Instead, his head was being pressed down by Peach who seemed annoyed.

Hiniko couldn't help but laugh at herself nervously as she finally caught up to them [ Grandpa was right. I will never ever look down on the elite families again ]

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Dylan couldn't remember the last time he smiled or felt good about himself. But from the moment Kofi walked up to him during their first trial, his life had become a sort of rollercoaster.

He could never explain the effect she had on him, maybe it was her lazy honesty or the confidence behind her smile. Whatever it is, it was enough to make her stand out in a lot of weird ways.

He glanced at Kofi who had just avoided another laser attack and was presently mocking whoever it was that aimed at her. He chuckled and shook his head when he suddenly felt someone press down his head.

He frowned, ready to attack when he recognized the scent as Peach's [ Ironic how she doesn't smell like Peaches ] " Pay attention dummy ". He scoffed as she removed her hand from his head, " Of course lil lady ".

She puffed her cheeks angrily as he jumped to another platform, " Don't call me that ". He only laughed and continued to shoot. She took a deep breath, mumbling to herself as she went in the opposite direction, " Dummy ".

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Chase jumped from platform to platform effortlessly. Though he found heights a bit unsettling, the sound of Kofi's excited laugh as she shot at the other students somehow put him at ease.

He would glance over at Hiniko once in a while and she seemed to be holding up just fine. The warning siren rung, meaning they had five minutes left.

He looked at his watch where their kill count was written and saw 500 written in an orange light. He smiled tiredly [ I'm probably buying lunch ]