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Chen

A boiling wall of heat began to engulf ed the air I swung my face away from Jade’s and looked at Brody and Carson

The Incineration Pair

Great, I thought,the door open, all blackness and ninja She swung her arm out and the wall of heat suddenly dissipated Brody’s fists clenched and Carson scowled Poor saps, foiled in their heat wave by the principal

"Can anyone tellhere?" Chen asked Jensen the Janitor was peeking around her shoulder, topping her by ten inches It was funny really I got the crooked ain

Jade walked over to me and I slid my arm around her waist, ht and half the next day before they felt okay

Carson, Buddy, Brody, Brett and Diego straggled over to the far side of the room and Chen’s eyes narrowed on them momentarily then shifted to me "How is it that you’re involved here?"

I could tell that I was gonna have to think fast I had just been in her office this week Letout Well, I blew that all to hell

I opened ed up on ave a quizzical look at us then turned his attention back to Chen, "they ca in his beaten face, the large gray eyes, steady and haunting Her eyes shifted to the losers "There is a zero tolerance at KPH for abusing other students Zero," Chen repeated in a tone

They remained sullen and quiet And it was at that point that Chen noticed Christi looking pathetic and weak on the floor

"Oh roup and I just shook uys would touch a girl I couldn’t say the sao

Christi scented the possibility of sympathy and maneuvered her position until she could look up at Chen with those luminous whiskey eyes of hers, her nose bashed up A small face with eyes that took up half of it Even I had to admit, had I not known Christi, I would have wanted to haile and beaten and it wasn’t a guy It’d been Tiff She’d deserved it Still, I kinda felt bad about it Must be in ht with dismay, the desire to protect a female Even one as horrible as Christi

Tiff didn’t have that biological directive

"I did it," Tiff volunteered Bry put his face in his hands

"Thank you for your honesty, Miss Weller You will receive a less severe suspension than your peers"

John groaned, thinking of the crucifixion he would receive at ho the basement furniture in plastic

For a couple of days While cleaning the es with a toothbrush Pink apron strapped on for added torture

Her attention swiveled back to Carson’s group and she asked, "Why were you abusing your class the boys shift around nervously, Lewis said, "I’ay, Miss Chen"

Chen looked at hi?"

He spread his hands out and laughed, dried blood edging his nostrils "You wouldn’t ask that if you were gay"

"I a on purpose, Mr Archer I truly don’t knohy were you being targeted because of your sexual orientation?"

God, catch a clue, Chen Duh With that group? I think so

She scowled "Are you certain, because that flirts with a hate cri them But I wasn’t It was them They knew Every day, day in and day out, it was, ’how’s it hangin’ pretty boy?’ Or, ’packed any fudge lately?’ I’d say that qualifies as hate to ht so too

She folded her arms across her chest and looked at Carson "You ad, using your ability against others, and this issue you allegedly have with sexual orientation go directly against what you pulsed your consent for That your parents pulse-consented at the start of school?"

He nodded

"What do you have to say for yourself? In your own defense"

Carson tapped his teay-dar, Miss Chen That’s it We’re all jocks here He was checkin’ out our strap place a disgusting hip thrust

Wow The room filled with an aard silence and I saw Mia turn her face away in disgust I think that was the unaniri, but whipped out her pulse and stabbed her thu it back in her pocket she looked at rounds with the girls I will be in touch"

I didn’t like leaving her here with these clowns She was an adult, and I shouldn’t have given two shits But I did I looked at Jensen, i

"What about" I stretched the ar Jade toward the jerk posse

"I have people co"

"Let me stay until they do," I said

"Suck-up," Brett said derisively

Jade looked at hiuys are capable of stuff He just wants things to be alright"

Brett stared at her and I could feel my heart speed I cal was in my head That’s all I needed was Clyde to pop in for a little convo with Miss Chen in attendance

Chen looked at theht now, you’re in hot water" She looked at Archer, who had gotten off the floor and iping off the seat of his pants He made his way to the sink and washed his hands laboriously while we all watched He acted like there was no amount of soap to clean him The incident was per before she entered the restroom, Garcia on her tail Her eyes met mine and took in the scene She smiled at me and I had a small amount of pride

It was the first time they’d arrived at a scene without zombies

We’d shuffled out in the hall and I said, "Let the cops rea looked at hteous it would be with the ass-hats on vacation for a couple of weeks

I pressed

Where are you? AH

modulation stress detected there was a little issue here at school Mohs-zombies? AH

Not this time- CH

What? AH

Can I have some friends over? I’ll explain it all then- CH

Yeshow many? AH

A lot- CH

OkayI’ll make more chili- AH

Great, Flatulence Central

Feedback, honey- AH

Right I jerked et a whole pulse out without keeping ht Not good A vision of sohts about Jade rose to the surface and I shuddered, envisioning Mo some of that feedback