13 Alternations (1/2)
'As expected, he started spouting bullshit… Sigh...' Chrome sighed in his mind as he was already prepared for such a reaction…
Chrome knew that Fred was bound to start trouble before they even left, as for Krig, he was still somewhat in disbelief but he didn't really bother doing the same…
Just being an 'Ordinary' with low Exos rate didn't really cause him to be the big bully target in school, he was just one of the more popular targets, but it was a different case for with Fred, whose number one bully target was Chrome. In fact, Fred's bully life was almost all about bullying Chrome.
As proved by the tons of unpleasant feelings that surfaced in Chrome's mind during the first day of the exchange, and supported by the memory recap that he had gone through the day before, Fred undoubtedly hated Chrome's guts, and he actually had a good reason for that.
Fred's legit reason for hating Chrome was jealousy!
Being the heir of a rich family that transitioned into a rising 'Extra' family after the day of the awakening, Fred was naturally arrogant and never put people in his eyes, he only recognized those of similar social status as equals, anyone below that were all nothing but trash…
As such, after he met Alice in highschool, he felt that she must be the one for him, not only was her family of similar status to his, but she was also an extraordinary talent on her own. Her barrier ability and his own 'Metalization' were a perfect 'Sword & Shield' combination, they were simply a perfect match!
However, as if he came to destroy his perfect dream, Chrome, the 'Ordinary' piece of trash, who simply had no presence to speak off was actually the one who received most of Alice's attention, which appeared to be extremely illogical for Fred who couldn't understand how a nobody like that could gain the attention that he didn't.
Since then, Fred had decided to practice his abilities as a bully, setting Chrome as the major target for bullying to vent out which eventually attracted more bullies to follow the trend and do the same…
Unfortunately for Fred, his acts of bullying contributed nothing to make Alice ignore Chrome for being a spineless coward as it instead made Alice care about Chrome more
alongside reprimanding Fred several times to stop his unreasonable acts against Chrome…
This unending cycle of hatefulness and jealousy had produced the current relationship that Chrome, Fred and Alice were involved in, one that didn't seem like it will end anytime soon…
After going through the memory recollection the last day, Chrome had somewhat grasped the situation, so he understood that it was very natural for Fred to act that way, especially since he was triggered by Alice's awkward intimate act towards Chrome.
'This is really troublesome…' Chrome almost sighed out loud as he thought about it once again…
”Well, you see, I'm not obligated to prove myself to you, it's my privilege as a member of the special class to board the bus and join the examination. Whether I have truly awakened an ability or not is none of your business.” Chrome replied without holding back, he wasn't obviously going to waste the little energy points that he had to prove himself for a brick like Fred instead of saving them for the examination...
”You… Do you think you could come with us to screw up and embarrass us just because you have the privilege to?!” Fred obviously didn't drop the matter…
”Fred, enough!” the teacher reprimanded.
”But teach…” Fred tried to retort back…
”No buts, let's all get on the bus, the earlier we can arrive, the faster you can confirm if Chrome's lying or not. He will obviously bear some consequences if he just came to play around,” the teacher said in a serious tone as he threw both Fred and Chrome a serious glare that seemed to imply 'No more arguing'.
”humph…” Fred harrumphed as he angrily stumped his way into the bus.
”Just don't bother with him Chrome, let's also get on.” Bryce tapped on Chrome's shoulder as he also followed into the bus with quick steps.
'That's settled for now at least…' Chrome knew that Fred was likely to be a great obstacle that would stand in his path if he really proceeded just as planned, but he didn't let it get to his mind, after all, there was nothing that he could do to fix this problem other than giving up, which he didn't see as an option at all.
Getting on the small bus, Chrome noticed that Bryce who was waving at him to set by his side, probably seeking to grow more as friends since they could potentially be fellow students in the near future, so Chrome simply did that and sat on the window seat beside Bryce since there was no certain seat that he wanted anyway…