University Funtime

Another morning has come on by and Inferno woke up with no worries. However, the same couldn't be said for his roommate who woke up, gasping for air. He jolted out of bed as if he had the worst nightmare.

Inferno hears this and calmly looks over to Israel, bearing his blank expression; although deep down, he was being concerned.

“You sound like you had a bad dream,” Inferno said.

"So much… c-c-ca...ca… carnage," he said with fear as he looked at his shaking hands.

Hearing him say that, further proved Inferno’s statement. “I rest my case.” He muttered to himself before he started snapping his fingers loudly. “Hey,” he called out towards his roommate, getting his attention.

"Inferno… I don't… I don't think… it's safe around me." he said, still shaking.

The emotionless young man tilted his head, looking like he’s confused. “What makes you say that?” Inferno asked.

"Inferno, I can only tell you this… I wasn't always a happy child. Bad things happened to me and the bad people around me… bad things," he said in a soft, shaky voice.

Inferno only blankly stared as he was listening to the conversation. “Ok… What else?” he asked.

"I… I saw red… lots… and lots… of red. I… I'll tell you later after school. Let's just… try to get through the day. Something tells me today's gonna be busy," Israel said.

“Ok… But take my advice… I have a guidance counselor assigned to me at this institution. After classes, you should see her.” Inferno offered. “She’s nice and understanding.”

Israel looked up at him, nodding. "Yeah… yeah, this just might be what I need. I… I could use the counseling. Thanks for looking out for me, man," he said, offering a handshake.

Inferno returned the handshake in response. “Always.” He stated. With their issues sorted out for the moment, both roommates got themselves ready to start the day.

Engineering class has started again and thanks to Inferno's and Tempest's teamwork, they got to finish their project one day early.

“Finally!... Done after hours of work.” Tempest proclaimed.

“It wasn’t so bad… It was enjoyable.” Inferno responded with a blank tone.

"Yeah, you got that right. And just wait until the professor hears about this," Tempest replied. "So, what's been going on lately? Anything new outside of school?"

Inferno looks towards his partner with a blank stare. He could remember the… event… that happened last night. However, he doesn’t wish to discuss it. So he could only reply with: “No.”

"Ah well… just another day in the university. It has only been 4 days," Tempest shrugged. While the genius duo was spending most of the time chatting, Flare Warden and Israel were trying to piece together the remaining parts in their project. But the gorgeous rocker was feeling concerned for her partner. She had never seen him look so… distraught. It's like his whole personality did a 180°.

"Israel, what's the matter?" Flare whispered. "Is something troubling you? You know you can tell me anything."

"It's a long story. I'd rather not talk about it until later after school, maybe. Or at least when I'm in the right mind, hopefully," Israel replied, keeping calm.

"Hey, it's okay. How about later, I treat you to some lunch, help clear your head. It's on me, what do you say?" Flare offered. She even goes the extra mile by bending herself a little to have her cleavage presentable. Israel's cheeks turned bright red while steam blew out of his ears as the spark in his eyes came back at that moment.

"W-Well… I don't wanna be rude, so okay," he chuckled nervously like a goofball.

“There’s the Izzy I know.” She replied while patting him on the head.

"Heheh… how did I get stuck with such a pretty partner?" he asked her quietly. His sweet comment even made Flare blush as well. And for his reward, she snuck a kiss on his cheek, making him blush even more.

"That's for being sweet to me," she whispered.

" Aww shucks. Anyways, what do you say we get this project done? Tomorrow's our deadline and we're gonna wow the classroom with this newly revolutionized tech," Israel said, his spirits lifted once again. Flare agreed with her partner, then got to work on piecing their project together more efficiently.

It seemed like most of the day was going by smoothly. Inferno even noticed that his roommate was back to his old self for the time being. He doesn't know the reason behind the sudden change in his personality, but whatever it is, at least he's managing.

Plus it was good seeing his old buddy back to the way he is. Makes today will feel like normal once again. And as of right now, Inferno and Israel are currently in swimming class, all suited up for some good cardio and a relaxing swim.

Also in class with them are the Dazzlings, wearing their sexy swimwear which caught the eyes of everyone, except for Inferno’s… which made Adagio even more annoyed. Though for the first time, the emotionless boy did give a glance and gave a friendly wave...but it was towards Aria.

But when Israel's eyes locked on Aria… his whole body shivers and goes cold, recalling the events that occurred during P.E yesterday. Just looking at her drained all the happiness out of him as he walked away with a cold, lifeless face.

Aria could feel a chill in her spine when she sees Israel again; reminded of the incident during P.E. yesterday. It was a situation that made her shook to the core. Feeling her bad girl vibe shaken because of fear, she turns her attention to whatever can get her not to feel so fearful. And it backfired on her when her attention is turned on Inferno across the pool.

"Hey, Aria, what's the matter? You're shaking like a leaf," Sonata pointed out.

"What's gotten into you, sis? Catch a cold or something?" Adagio asked.

Aria does not reply as she kept her gaze on Inferno. Soon that fear and shaken-up emotions that she felt were dwindling and were replaced with warmth and giddiness. Her cheeks soon turned red and a slight smile formed on her face.

Her sisters could instantly recognize this look before as they look towards the direction Aria’s looking and see Inferno on the other side of the pool. Then they look back to their sister, with Sonata and Adagio had devious smiles on their faces.

"Oh, now I see. You've seriously got the hots for this guy, don't you?" Adagio asked teasingly. "My little sister is growing up fast… and in all the right places too," she says, groping her sister's globes of love.

"H-HEY! Hands off!!!" Aria protested, blushing.

"Aria, you gotta talk to him eventually. What if some other girl gets to him before you?" Sonata said, giving her sister a push.

"Shut up and don't touch me, Sonata!" Aria replied, embarrassed.

"Oh, stop being such a wet blanket. If you won't talk to him, I'll make you," Sonata said, now getting a little frustrated. She took Aria by the wrist and dragged her with all her might.

“And Aria~ Remember to present yourself… Especially your lovely bust.” Adagio instructed.

“Fuck you, Dagi!” Aria responded.

Adagio shrugged, not fazed by her sister's outburst. Sonata soon approached Inferno and presented Aria to the guy. "Inferno, I believe my sister has some things on her mind she'd like to share with you," she said, pushing Aria against the stud, with her breasts mashing against his chest. "Now, you two kiss up now, I've got some matters of my own to attend to," Sonata said with a cute, girly giggle. "Oh yoo-hoo!!!" she sang, skipping on over to Israel.

As for Inferno and Aria, the bad girl backed up a bit, blushing from being so close to him.

Inferno blank stares at her while being calm in this situation. “Hello,” He said while bowing his head a bit, trying to make himself more gentleman with his emotionless state.

"H… Hey there," Aria stuttered. "Uh, I uh… so, how are you?"

“Blank... As always,” he replied before his eyes ran down her body before he looks back up. “I don’t wish to sound perverted or freakish in any way… but… you look stunning,” he commented.

"Uh… thanks. I, uh… I'm glad you think so," she replied. Then her body twist and turns, showing off her curves and such, against her will. "And… y-you look… r-r-really coo--handsome,"

To Aria’s surprise, her comment somehow causes Inferno’s cheeks to turn red. Signaling her that he was grateful for it.

“Th-Th-Thanks.” He stuttered in reply.

"Yeah...no… no problem," Aria replied, chuckling nervously.

“So… I see your siblings were forcing you to talk to me. And I could see how your older sister, Adagio molested you. That must be very rude of her. I pity you for dealing with someone like her.” Inferno said.

"You have no clue about the half of it. I have to deal with that bimbo 24/7! Every day, it's always the same. School starts, she hits on boys, I criticize, she teases me, grope me, it never ends! It's like none of my sisters take me seriously!" she said, frustrated. "Or anyone, for that matter.

“So that’s why you always force yourself to act tough and aggressive towards others?” Inferno asked, blankly. “Does it hurt and make you feel alone when you force people away?” He asked again.

"How else am I supposed to earn a little respect? With my sisters taunting me all the time and now with that fucked-up roommate of yours scaring the shit out of me, I just feel so… so..." she paused, unable to find the right words.

“Afraid of everyone around you.” Inferno finished her statement which had her looking up at him with surprise. “I would know.” He commented.

"How?" Aria asked.

Inferno grew silent for a while, even looking away from Aria for a moment before turning back. “I used to hang out with a group once. With people that I thought I could trust… along with a person, I was in love with. However, one day they betrayed me… and soon after, they mocked me… tormented me… and tortured me. Then they decided to do something a lot worse. And from that point on, I lost faith and trust in people. Although from the torment I went through, I vowed never to enact violence or hurt anyone, even to those who cause that pain to me.” he explained.

Aria's eyes widened in horror, but her fists clenched. "That's just… fucked up! What kind of low-down fucktards would do that to you?" she asked, trying to hold in her fury. "If I find out who did this to you, I'll make them pay! And whoever the fucking whore was that broke your heart, I'll tear hers into shreds! You have my word on--"

Before she could finish, Inferno pulled her in for a hug for whatever reason she could think of. Though she was still full of rage from what she heard his statement from earlier; however, that angered died down when she hears him whisper into her ear.

“P-P-Please… Don’t. N-N-No more v-v-violence. N-No more.” He whispered in stutters; whoever, the tone he was using shocked her. He sounded scared and in pain; as if he had experienced something very petrified and horrifying for him.

Aria was surprised, she never heard him sound so scared and hurt when she first met him. But she understood that he was genuine about this. She embraced his hug in return, to give him comfort. "Suit yourself. And hey… thanks for listening to my problems, you're an okay guy in my book. Just… no offense, but keep that freaky roommate of yours away from me. You have no idea how much that weirdo scared the hell out of me yesterday."

Inferno was silent and didn’t reply to her for a moment until he finally whispered in reply. “P-P-Promise me that… y-y-you won’t inflict violence on anyone… for me.” He softly asked of her.

Aria sighed in defeat and gave him one long look. "Inferno, nothing's ever gonna stop if you let people walk all over you. Those fucking shits who hurt you are probably gonna do it again if they ever see you! You really wanna live the rest of your life as some doormat?" she asked.

Just by hearing this, Inferno’s pain and hurt tone slowly faded away as he lets go of Aria and looks at her with his blank emotionless expression. And then he backs away from Aria before turning his back to her.

“I thought you were someone who would understand…. Guess I was wrong.” He replied with his monotone voice before he walked away from Aria and towards whatever place in the gym. As he walked away, Aria just slumped down on her knees and slammed her fist on the floor.

'WHY THE HELL DIDN'T I JUST FUCKING SWALLOW MY PRIDE AND PROMISE HIM?! IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME!!! ALWAYS!!!' she screamed in her mind. Her whole heart felt like it had been torn to shreds. Tears fell from her eyes. “I-I-I’m sorry.” She quietly muttered.

As she was dealing with her broken heart, Israel on the other hand was standing edge of the pool, hiding his face in his hair. Just then, Sonata showed up and pressed her busty chest against his back, surprising him. "Whoa… who the…" he asked.

“Hey there, Izzy-Wizzy! How are you doing~?” She asked with a giddy tone.

"I'm… okay, thanks for asking. And… you?" he asked, trying to keep it together, despite his big blush across his face.

“Oh… Nothing~” She replied. Sonata then surprised him as she got in front of the guy and presented her jiggly, blue booty. “Just… wanna chat with you~” She stated while giving her booty a little shake.

"Whoa… uh… so I see," he replied, blushing deeply. "U-Uh… what'd you wanna… you know, chat about?" he asked.

“Well… Whatever you wish to discuss, handsome.” Sonata responded.

"Okay, uh… favorite foods?" he asked, nervously. "Or… the reason behind you shaking your… uh… tush at me?" he tried not to stare, but Sonata's cute little booty was way too mesmerizing for him to ignore. At this point, he put his hands in front of his crotch to hide the bulge poking through the fabric.

Sonata; however, notices this and she lets out a giggle in response to this. Then she sat on top of his lap without him expecting it. He was more flustered and blushing with Sonata’s phat ass sitting on top of the bulge in his swim trunks. Her actions turned his entire face crimson red and hot steam was shooting out of his ears.

"Mama-mia! Are you always this straightforward and cute?" he asked before covering his mouth too late.

Sonata chuckled lightly as she had her arm wrapped around his neck, having her impressive cleavage up at his face while comfortably sitting on his lap.

“That’s very thoughtful of you.” She responded.

"I, uh… I… I couldn't help myself, I mean, you… a-a-and your sisters… you… you're practically beautiful and all, so it just came out. Dear God, I've never had girls come up to me like this," he said, his eyes wandering all over the place.

“Oh really? And you never had a girl sitting on your lap and shake their phat butt in front of you.” She asked.

"Nope, but… r-r-recently… one other girl d-d-did kiss my cheek. Just… t-trying to be honest," he stuttered more nervously. 'Damn it, why do the cute ones always make me so nervous?!' he asked in his mind.

"Oh? Sounds like you're doing well for yourself if you're able to get other girls to kiss you. I'm not surprised considering how sweet you seem to be," Sonata flirted. "Maybe when we're not so busy with school work, we can… get to know each other more." Sonata then added more to her teasing by circling one of her fingers on his chest. Some of the guys who were watching felt a huge twinge of jealousy boil up inside them.

Suddenly, everyone heard the whistleblowing and turn to see Windy Whistles. "Okay, everyone! Enough goofing around, it's time for another fun-filled day of swimming! We'll start with the day with 4 easy laps. Is everybody ready?" she asked.

Of course, everyone in the room wasn’t since they were all chatting with each other. After hearing the teacher’s instructions, everyone all gathered and lined up along the edge of the pool. Sonata and Aria rejoined with Adagio, while Inferno and Israel stood next to each other in line.

"Now then, are your marks… get set…" Windy called out before blowing her whistle, signaling the class to start. The students all jumped in the water and swam back and forth as fast as they could, wanting to finish their laps quickly. But some of them wind up running out of gas after about halfway. But for the athletic ones like Inferno, he had no trouble finishing his laps first, as did the Dazzlings and then Israel.

Though from the looks of it, Inferno was acting like his old self, and not like in a good way, more like he’s reverted to what he was like the day he set foot on campus… back to his emotionless state.

Israel could tell something was up, so after finishing their laps, he addressed Inferno about it. "Hey, what's eating you up?"

Inferno, who is sitting on the pool’s edge after finishing his laps, does not reply and was quite silent… too silent for that manner.

"What the hell is going on?" Israel asked himself, scratching the back of his head. "Whatever's going on, maybe it's best I just let him be." he sighed. With nothing else to do for his roommate, he just went about his daily routine, swimming around and building stamina.

Later that day as time went on, Inferno and Israel got through more of their other classes until it was now time to go out for lunch. Inferno had to go to an ATM on campus to withdraw some money while Israel was about to head out.

But suddenly, fate had other plans for him when he heard roaring engines as he was coming out of the main building. "Hey, what the hell?" he asked himself.

As he got outside, he's met with a disgusting sight; two bikers were circling a couple of college students while some freaky couple watched from the entrance, enjoying the bad time they're giving to these hard-working students. "Who the hell invited the pussy possie?" Israel asked, but the bikers couldn't hear him.

"Ugh!!! It's always the same with these bozos!" a female voice said in frustration. He turned to see Flare Warden showing up. "Those assholes always show up here, even after they were expelled last year! It's like they don't even care and think they run the streets or something."

"Is that right? Well then, it's time for a wake-up call." Israel said, about to go out, but Flare grabbed him by the arm.

"Stop, if you go out there, they'll hurt you! Just wait for someone to call the cops," Flare said.

"Flare, by the time the cops get here, they'll probably be gone. And even if they still get here on time, they'll just fine them and let them off with a warning. And if we're gonna allow these damn grease bags to walk all over us, nothing will ever change! I'm stopping them right now, even if I gotta do it on my own!" Israel said, glaring at them.

"But…" Flare said, worried.

"No "buts." This ends now," he intervened before walking out. He picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at one of the bikers' heads. The two meatheads then stop and turn to glare back at Israel, who's got his arms folded.

"Hey, what the fuck do you think you're doing, runt?!" dumbass #1 asked, ticked.

"Yeah! You got a problem?!" dumbass #2 added.

"You tell me. I didn't enroll in this school just to have it overrun by some wannabe pussy possie biker gang. So take your stupid little toys on outta here or I'll get the cops out here to drag your asses out," Israel called out.

Some of the students were gasping and chattering with each other, wondering how this will turn out in the end.

"And you two!" he points to the man and woman at the entrance. "If you don't have the brains or motivation to study, then you shouldn't even be enrolling into college in the first place. So take your stupid asses outta here, too!" he called out.

"Hey, you're not the boss of us, you little bitch! Boys, teach this little turd some respect," the dumbass leader ordered. His two dumbass henchmen laughed as they cracked their knuckles and got off their bikes and came up to Israel.

Israel looked at the leader, deadpanned. "What, you can't handle me on your o--" but while his attention was averted, the two henchmen cut him off with hard punches to his face and his gut, then kicked him to the ground. He grunted from the heavy impact. The two assholes then kicked him while he was down, laughing at his pain, as was the leader and his girlfriend.

After covering him in dirt and bruises, one of the henchmen spat on him, but the other…

"The next time you disrespect us, you're gonna lose an arm… or a leg, maybe both. Kinda reminds me of another turd we dealt with long ago. The little pussy was too fun. He even lost his arm from how we roughed him up. Just like you'll be," dumbass #2 gloated.

In a split second, which felt like an eternity, Israel's eyes shrunk. their spark lost in the darkness. And just then, he slowly got up, but dumbass #2 thought it would be fun to kick him back down, only for his foot to get caught by Israel's hand.

"Oh, so you want some more, huh? Well, I'm itching to…" dumbass #1 said before being cut off.

Israel let out a menacing growl as he yanked dumbass #2 to the ground and let out an ear-splitting screech and began punching and clawing the guy in the face. The asshole was grunting and exclaiming in pain.

"AH!!! HEY, WHAT THE… STOP!!! YOU WANT ME TO-- AAH!!!" dumbass #2 shouted.

"I'LL SPLIT YOUR FUCKING HEAD OPEN, GOUGE OUT YOUR EYEBALLS AND SHOVE 'EM DOWN YOUR THROAT, YOU FUCKING MISTAKE!!!" Israel screeched in his uncontrolled rage. He slammed his fists onto the guy's face more and more, drawing out his blood. Soon, the guy was practically scared shitless. It's as if a switch had been flipped inside Israel.

As if that wasn't terrifying enough, he opened his mouth and locked his jaws onto the guy's shoulders, tugging on his skin and making him scream out in pain, wanting it to stop.

"HELP!!! SOMEONE HELP!!! HELP MEEEEEE!!!" dumbass #2 cried out. But there was nothing his partner could do but watch in horror. And once the guy fainted from the pain, Israel let go and turned to his partner with that psychotic look in his eyes. That look of pure hate.

"H-Hey… L-L-Listen to me man, I… I just…" dumbass #1 stuttered, backing away.

"What are you so afraid of?!" the leader shouted. "He's just another college pussy! Just kill the waste of space, already,"

Yeah… a bad move, because when the guy shouted that, Israel launched himself at the other henchman and tackled him with brute force. He rammed him at full speed and bashed him against the wall hard before showing him with punches to the face and gut, even the crotch. The guy was bleeding from his nose and mouth. But the carnage didn't stop there. Israel grabbed the guy's face and ran it against the brick wall, peeling off multiple small parts of the guy's skin before slamming him down to the grown, twitching in agony.

With both biker thugs down for the count, he turned his attention to the leader and his girlfriend. "D-Don't just stand there, kill that twerp!" his girlfriend ordered, shoving him towards the enraged young man.

"R-Right." the leader said before putting up his dukes. "Alright, piss-ant. You want me. You got me, so bring it on!"

Now, it was just the two of them. Everyone on campus watched in horror and so did Flare. This was not the same Israel she knew from the day she met him. His eyes looked dull… like no form of life was inside them, bloodshot red. His hair was wild and feathered out and could see the blood trickling from his teeth when he bit that one guy. He was hunched over, his hands opened up like he had claws.

"I decapitated one turd's arm once before, I'll do the same to you, you little shit," the leader threatened as he came at him.

"No remorse… no heart… hatred and lust… THE STENCH OF THE IMPURE!!! SNUFF IT OUT… KILL YOU!!!" Israel snarled before spitting out the blood from his mouth. The two of them clashed together, both landing some hard blows on each other. The leader was chuckling, thinking it was some kind of game.

But Israel was about to prove to him that he was dancing with a devil. When they grabbed each other, Israel knee kicked him in the balls, knocking the air outta him before elbowing him in the back of his neck. The guy grunted and fell over.

"Hey! Who said you could hit my boyfriend you little--" the leader's girlfriend called out.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP, OR I'LL SKIN YOU THE FUCK ALIVE, YOU FUCKING WHORE!!!" Israel snapped at the guy's girlfriend. He shouted in rage as he then grabbed the guy's hair, pulling it up while biting down on the side of his neck. The guy shouted in agony, keeping him pinned down and growling as he was trying to tear him apart.

The guy was practically screaming. The pain wouldn't stop and Israel wanted him dead. Drops of blood seeped out of the bite wound he made and then added more pain by clawing the poor guy and laughing maniacally. "DIE! DIE! DIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!" he shouted, sounding menacingly similar to Carnage.

"PLEASE, JUST STOP IT!" the girlfriend pleaded, seeing as how he wasn't gonna stop. But of course, he didn't stop and turned her boyfriend to face his worst nightmare. Now, instead of a mad face, he had a sinister grin formed on his face. The leader was overcome with terror.

"Y...You're not human. You… You're a MONSTER!!!" the leader exclaimed. Israel only grinned more menacingly as he clenched his fists, ready to pulverize him.

"Says the gloating mistake. Not even hell would accept your foul existence. Oh well… you won't be missed," Israel said before laughing like a maniac and showing the leader brutal punches to the face. At this point, the leader couldn't even scream as he was knocked out from the barrage of punches. But despite that, Israel did not stop. If he kept this up, he was gonna kill him.

"THAT'S ENOUGH, PLEASE!!! I PROMISE, WE'LL STOP, JUST PLEASE STOP HURTING HIM, I BEG OF YOU!" the leader's girlfriend exclaimed. She ran over to Israel and tried to pry the psychotic brawler off her boyfriend, but he just swatted her away, knocking her back.

But then… Israel stopped and got up from his mauled prey and turned to his final victim whom he just swatted at. She looked up in horror at his sinister smile, backing away while on the ground still. He got to her quickly and picked her up before pinning her against the wall.

"ISRAEL, STOP!" Flare shouted. "YOU ALREADY PROVED YOUR POINT, JUST LET THEM GO, THEY WON'T BOTHER US AGAIN!" she tried to reason with him, but her voice rang out on deaf ears.

"You shame your humanity… praising pain and destruction… lusting after the strong… you are much too foul to live amongst us. Not even hell would accept you… you fucking bitch," Israel growled, the more he stared into the petrified lady. He pulled his arm back, about to put her lights out. "Say goodbye… to your MISTAKE OF AN EXISTENCE!!!" he shouted and was about to punch her.

But before he could even land that attack, out of nowhere, a gloved hand shot out and grabbed his wrist with a very strong grip. Israel turned to see who it was that disturbed his rampage.

And staring back at him with that familiar blank facial expression… was none other than Inferno Blaze; who did not intend to let him go.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?! Can you not see I'm trying to take out the trash?" Israel growled, still not thinking straight.

Inferno does not reply and his grip on Israel’s wrist tighten, causing a bit of pressure on the former goofball’s wrist joints.

The psychotic young man grunted in pain a little. "I said… LET GO!!!" he shouted yanking as hard as he could to break free from his vice grip. As he was pulling on the sleeve of Inferno’s leather jacket, it began to rip slightly. And the tear grew as Israel pulled on his sleeve even more. Inferno's sleeve tore open some more but kept his grip on Israel. "WHY WOULD YOU SAVE THESE FUCKING SAVAGES?!?!?!" he asked, still enraged.

And just when he said that Inferno releases his grip on Israel’s wrist and letting the young man stumble and fall to the ground. Once he did that, the emotionless Inferno gazes over to his left shoulder and sees the tear in his left jacket sleeve. The tear was wide enough and big enough to expose a small peak of his left arm… which to everyone, and the bystanders who were watching idly by, could see a gleam of something shiny and metallic underneath his sleeve. As Israel was getting up from his fall, he too could notice the shiny metal underneath Inferno’s sleeve.

"Is… Is that…?" male student #1 asked.

"No way… it can't be," female student #2 commented.

After looking at the tear, Inferno then turns his attention to Israel. And then in a shocking move, the emotionless young man grabbed his left sleeve and then tore it off with a single pull… revealing to all… his metal arm. Everyone around gasped and whispered as they all gazed upon Inferno’s arm.

"A… metal arm?" Israel asked, calmed down a little, but still in his fit of rage. Just as he laid eyes on it, he put two and two together and glared back at the girl. "It was YOU!!!" he accused. "YOU DID THIS TO HIM, DIDN'T YOU?!" he shouted. "Well, now that changes things… Let's see how you like it when I chop off YOUR ARMS AND LEGS… and wind up… like a turd… in the wind!" he growled.

But before he could reach the girl, Inferno paced over and his metal arm grabbed at one of Israel’s legs. Holding him back with ease. And then, with surprising strength (mostly the arm), Inferno hurled and threw Israel about 10 feet away.

He let out a groan and then slowly picked himself up and looked at the people who gave him looks of horror and disgust and utter shock. He looked down at his bloodied hands and realized the horror he's committed. His eyes now full of life, but were utterly devasted. "N… No… I… I couldn't stop it. W… What have I done?" he asked himself, whimpering.

Then out of nowhere, Inferno’s metal arm makes brutal contact with the side of Israel’s head, knocking him out as the silver-haired goofball fell hard onto the ground unconscious. After doing so, Inferno observed Israel for a bit before lifting his roommate off the ground and carries him in his arms. Then the emotionless young man carried his friend past through the surrounding crowd of students (who all stepped away to make a path for him) and headed straight for the nurse’s office.

"What the hell did you knock him out for?!" Flare scolded.

Inferno ignores her scolding as he walked far enough away from the crowd and made a direct course for the main building.

Soon, Inferno arrived at the nurse's office, setting down his roommate on the bed. "Oh my, how did he get those bruises?" Nurse Redheart asked out of concern.

“He got into a fight. He was badly hurting some cruel people who picked on him… So I had to knock him out to stop his rampage. And I brought him here to be treated in your care.” Inferno explained in a monotone voice.

"I see. Well, thanks to bringing him in, I'll see to it that he's all fixed up. Now go on and have your lunch break." Redheart said.

Inferno looked towards Israel before turning back to Redheart. “Can I wait outside?” He asked. “He’s my friend.”

"Well… sure, why not." she nodded.

“Thank you,” Inferno replied as he walked out of the room and into the hallway. Then he sat on the floor in the hallway, next to the door that leads into the nursing room. There he waited to hear of his roommate’s condition.

With Israel knocked out and being treated to his wounds and Inferno waiting on him, the girls made their way to Sugar Cafe, still shook up from the experience that went down.

"Ah'd say Ah wanna unsee that there senseless violence, but Ah doubt that'll ever happen," Applejack said with wide eyes.

"I concur. I don't think I've ever seen that kind of rage before. And those… those eyes. I thought I was going to faint from seeing such horrors unfold," Rarity said.

"That scared the hell outta me! I've never seen anyone act so savage before," Rainbow commented, shook up. "Never trust the…"

"Quiet ones?" Sunset asked, deadpanned. "Rainbow Dash, you forget that Fluttershy's mostly quiet, and yet she's as sweet as can be."

"Still… everyone has their breaking point. But I've never seen someone break like that. He didn't look the same as he used to be." Fluttershy said.

"I hear you. Just seeing those eyes of his was like staring into the eyes of the devil himself. But you know… it kinda makes you wonder how and why he would snap like that. Maybe it was… something that happened to him before. Remember what he said when he came to? He said "No, not again," Twilight said.

"I was too focused on his freaky rampage," Pinkie said, shaking all terrified.

“I was also concentrated on Inferno’s metal arm.” Rarity commented, while still shook from the events she witnessed. “Or at least tried to.”

"Oh yeah, now THAT was awesome!" Rainbow commented

"But, how did he get that arm? Usually, having a metallic arm means you've lost your real one. So how did he lose his?" Twilight asked,

"We're not sure, darling. But if we get time, there's no harm in stopping by his dorm and asking after class," Rarity said.

"It only makes me feel more sorry fer the guy," Applejack commented.

"Same here. I can't imagine how much pain he went through that got him his metallic arm," Fluttershy said.

“While I was relieved he stepped in to stopped the violence. But I can’t help but question why would Inferno defend those terrible people?” Sunset asked.

"Think about it. If he had let him continue his rampage, there would've been a high chance that he'd likely kill them and get sent to prison. Inferno probably didn't want to wish death on them, despite the way they were causing trouble," Twilight explained.

“I guess you’re right. I guess Inferno was honest about wishing no harm to even the most corrupted of individuals.” Sunset claimed.

"It's very rare to find such a man like that nowadays," Rarity added.

“It's even rare to see someone as broken as Israel,” Fluttershy commented.

“Ah guess both of ‘em are a dime in a dozen.” Applejack stated.

"No… they're two of a kind," Pinkie corrected.

"I guess so. I should give that wacko a break since they did push him over the edge," Rainbow said, thinking back.

“I guess Inferno cannot be blamed as well for trying to do what was right.” Rarity suggested.

"Ooh! I have an idea! Why don't we--" Pinkie said before she's cut off.

"Throw them a party?" Twilight asked. Pinkie nodded. "Pinkie, as sweet as that sounds, those two have been through enough today. I doubt everyone wants to even see them after seeing Israel's… "true colors,"

“And I don’t think anyone would wanna be around a guy with a metal arm. Especially when the thought of him crushing your hand while shaking it comes to your mind.” Sunset exclaimed.

"I agree," Fluttershy, shivering at the thought.

As the girls were discussing the events, back in the infirmary, Redheart was patching up her patient's wounds. As she was patching him up, he stirred and finally woke up. "Wha…?" he asked as he was about to sit up. "Where am I-- OW!!!" he exclaimed before slumping back down on the bed. "Gah, that smarts."

“You must be careful there, you suffered a heavy blow to the head. You’re lucky that it didn’t cause enough force to give you a concussion.” Redheart instructed.

"A blow to the head? How'd that happen?" Israel groaned. Suddenly, the rush of memories from earlier today hit him hard. "Oh god… I… I'm a monster," he whimpered, covering his face with one hand. No sooner than that is when he broke out in tears. "It's all my fault! I let this happen! I should've stayed away!" he sobbed quietly to himself.

"Just save your strength for later, you need to heal. Then you can talk to the counselor about your problems later on," Nurse Redheart said. “By the way, your friend Inferno brought you here after the scuttle you had earlier. He’s waiting outside, wanting to know if you recover.” She informed him.

"In… Inferno? But he… I… How could he be friends with me? He saw how I acted during that fight, I'm a damn monster! I can never face the whole world ever again! What kind of a friend am I if all I do is hurt others?" Israel asked, beating himself up.

"You should consider yourself lucky to have a friend who worries a lot about you. Some people are just full of surprises," Redheart replied.

"Y-Yeah… I… suppose," Israel said, unsure, mostly of himself.

Another half-hour goes by right now, Inferno is still outside the Nurse's office, waiting for his friend to come out, he even fell asleep. Soon, the doors open up and Israel is walking out with bandages on parts of his face and his body, but he was mostly covered up because of his shirt. He had one hand placed on his side where he got hurt. He turned to Inferno, his psychotic look was nowhere to be seen on his face.

The goofball looked at his roommate and see’s the emotionless guy snoring and sound asleep. Giving him the impression that he waited a long hour.

"Guess he got bored and fell asleep," Israel said to himself.

Even though he tried to be as quiet as he can be, Israel unintentionally wakes up Inferno. The emotionless young man yawned while stretching out his legs and right arm.

"O-Oh, uh… s-sorry. I… didn't mean to wake you," Israel said, looking down. "I… heard you brought me in and waited for me out here. Is… Is that true?"

Inferno gets up onto his two feet as he stared at Israel with his blank expression. “You’re my friend. And friends… don’t abandon each other. That’s not who I am.” He stated.

"But… you saw what I did out there," Israel pointed out.

“You know me. You know my beliefs. Whatever action you made… I know we can overcome it and recover.” Inferno responded.

"I… hope so. I… I don't ever wanna go through that again! It's happened so much over the years, I just… I just want it to stop!" Israel said, tearing up and hiding his face in his hair.

In response to this, Inferno wraps his arm around his pal, embracing him in a comforting hug. Israel didn’t care and accepted the hug in return.

“We can help each other.” Inferno proclaimed. “You need my help to show you a better way to avoid conflict. And I acquire your assistance… To learn to trust people once again.” He said.

"Please… I'd like that. I don't ever wanna be alone again!" he wept, hugging his new best friend back.

“I know,” Inferno replied. “I know.”

Soon, time rolled around and it was time for the next class for everyone. Sadly, Inferno and Israel were separated as Inferno had science class and Israel had math class. Oh well, at least when the day is done, they can see each other again. At the moment, Inferno is getting out science textbooks and notes, etc.

The professor was currently gone and the substitute teacher walks in. She was a lovely, mature woman with crystal blue eyes, grey-ish white skin, and beautiful lavender and white hair. She had on a light lavender work dress with a dark lavender skirt that squeezed her thicc thighs. Her work dress barely contained her massive FFF-cup breasts.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Twilight Velvet, but you can call me Mrs. Velvet. Your original professor had to take leave due to his son falling ill and needing medical attention. But in the meantime, I will be covering for him and hope you'll welcome me with open arms," she said in a chipper tone.

And welcomed she was. All the boys in the class were all staring eyes at the sexy substitute with lewd thoughts in their heads. All except Inferno, since he was back to his monotone state after his talk with Aria.

"Oh… well, at least it's nice to know I'm welcome here. Anyways, why don't we start with where we left off, shall we?" Velvet suggested as she opened up the textbook and began reading to the class on the page they left off. Most of the class had their minds still focused on how they can get in bed with this hot, sexy MILF, but Inferno was following along with Mrs. Velvet, reading the words in his head.

And sometimes, when there were questions asked, Inferno was the only one who answered them all. He was shining in class, despite being dull in his “non-existent” emotions, and Mrs.Velvet was favoring him for his participation and intelligence in the lessons they studied. Much to the dismay and envy amongst the boys in the room.

"Marvelous work, Inferno. Keep up the good work. As for the majority of you, I have eyes and ears everywhere, so perhaps you should focus more on what's written down in your textbooks instead of what I've grown up here," Velvet said, referring to her breasts. "So, when I read, I expect you all to listen, or… I shall have to mark you down one letter grade… each." she continued sternly. "Okie Dokie?" she asked, being chipper.

Everyone, except Inferno, had shown faces of fright and anxiousness from the substitute’s new attitude. She was clearly showing that she was not messing around. And they all got the message clear as day.

With those… words of encouragement, the whole class was now back on track.

As for math class, Israel was reading the math equations in his textbook and writing down some of the correct answers on a separate sheet of paper. Everyone around him had scooched away from him after witnessing his little… episode during lunch. His peers were too scared to be anywhere near him. Not like he could blame them, after seeing the monster within him being unleashed in all its fury.

He had never felt more depressed and guilty for causing such a scene. On the bright side, though, he did manage to get something good out of that whole ordeal; a friend. No… a best friend, despite his friend not showing much emotion. It didn't matter, if that's not a true friend, then he doesn't know what is.

Later on during class, he finished his math assignment and handed it over to his math teacher before sitting back down and waiting for class to end. Meanwhile, two of the other students, Sugarcoat and Sunny Flare looked over at their sulking classmate, not knowing what to think of his situation… well, Sunny didn't know, but Sugarcoat doesn't mince words.

"Gee, I'm not sure if I should pity the guy or be scared of him," Sunny whispered.

"His issues don't concern me," Sugarcoat bluntly stated. "Never trust the quiet ones, they're nothing but trouble."

"Sugarcoat! That's rude!" Sunny argued quietly.

"Just stating the facts. If he can't control his anger, that's on him." Sugarcoat insisted.

"What is your problem? I get that you'd rather be truthful, but there's a fine line between stating the facts and just being plain harsh. Where's your heart at?" Sunny asked, frustrated.

"My heart pumps blood throughout my body, feelings just get in the way," Sugarcoat said like she didn't care.

"Ugh!!! This is why it's hard for the girls to hang out, you never think before you say! If you keep being blunt, then you'll just drive everyone away… including your best friends," Sunny lectured.

"Sunny… you can't change who I am," Sugarcoat stated bluntly again. At this point, Sunny's had enough with her.

"Then, we're done," Sunny stated before turning her attention back to Israel. Though he wasn't paying attention, she continued to look over at him with sympathy. "Maybe he just needs a friend like everyone else in this school," she said quietly to herself.

Hours go by and the school day has finally ended. And as if right on schedule, it was now time for both Inferno and Israel’s to visit the counselor's office, but not at the same time. Inferno's appointment was first, but they still headed in the same direction together as buds.

"I hope she doesn't feel scared around me," Israel muttered to himself. Even now, he's never felt so vulnerable in his life. After reaching their destination, Israel waited outside the office while Inferno went in.

"Well, hello again, Inferno, glad you could make it again," Cadence said happily.

“I’m glad as well, Cadence,” Inferno replied blankly. “You look pretty today,” he commented.

"Thank you. And you're looking rather well today yourself," she commented back. "So, how has your day been so far? So then, why don't you tell me all about how your day went? Has anything big happened?” she asked.

“Well… I was ok at first. Until I was in swimming class and I met another classmate, Aria Blaze. I thought she was nice at first… But when I told her about my past, she got angry about it and said that she’ll harm the ones that took my arm.” Inferno explained, before pulling up his left sleeve to show Cadence his metal arm, which shocked her deeply. “Soon after, I asked her to promise me never to cause violence to them or swoop to their level. But she instead calls me a doormat for not even wishing the same intentions. Thus… I’m like this again.” He said, referring to his emotionless state.

"I see. I'm sorry you feel that way. But you know, people have their ways of expressing how much they care. While I don't condone Aria's choice of words, she probably meant no ill will. You seem like a nice guy and Aria could see that plain as day," Cadence said understandingly.

“I guess so,” Inferno replied, just as he stared at Cadence, his eyes nearly traveled down to her impressive cleavage; which seems to be showing more than it did before. While he still kept a blank expression, his cheeks blushed red.

"Um, Inferno… my eyes are up here," Cadence chuckled, pointing to her eyes.

“Uh-Uh… Sorry, Cadence. You’re just… hard to resist. Especially after the last meeting.” Inferno responded

"I understand and I'm flattered. However, as much as I'd love to experience that again, I still have your friend's appointment scheduled after yours. Maybe some other time," Cadence said.

“Agreed,” Inferno replied with a nod.

Cadence sat quietly for a moment, before she had a devious smile and then unbuttoned her shirt to reveal her massive breasts. “But the least I can do is show you them before you go~” She stated.

Immediately Inferno’s eyes widen and his cheeks blushed redder than before. What’s more embarrassing that he even stumbled out of his chair, with Cadence giggling at his foolishness.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," she giggled. "Hopefully you got a good show."

After stumbling on the floor, Inferno gets up on his two feet, while still holding his blush. “S-S-Sure did.” he stuttered. “I guess I better go now. See you tomorrow.” He said before walking up to her and kissed her on the cheeks.

"Same to you. And remember, everyone has their ways of showing how much they care," Cadence replied with a warm smile. While she is buttoning up her shirt.

“I will,” Inferno replied as he walked out of the office and into the hallway. There he sees Israel sitting in the waiting chairs, outside the counseling office. “Hey, you’re good to go.” He informed his roommate.

Israel stared at him in disbelief and confusion. “Well that was short,” He responded.

“Well, you need this more than I do right now,” Inferno replied. “I’ll see you back at the dorm.” He added before walking away and down the hallways.

"Y-Yeah… okay. See ya, bud," Israel nodded before heading inside Cadence's office. But when his eyes laid on Cadence, he was left speechless by how gorgeous she was. His face blushed a little, but he shrugged it off a bit and sat down. "H...Hi there," he said, having trouble making eye contact with this beautiful goddess of a lady.

“Good evening to you… Mr. Israel Yabuki. Am I correct?” she responded.

"Yeah, that's… my name," he confirmed.

“Splendid,” Cadence said. As she pulled out a file, which she opened and reads the documents that have Israel’s name on them. “So your father is Discord. Well, that seems surprising since my aunts knew him as a prankster back when they were in high school.” She commented.

"Uh… yeah, he… he was always like that when he was introduced to Looney Toons, Tom & Jerry, and whatever else revolved around anything silly. I, myself… kinda grew attached to them as well… he calls me his "little Animaniacs," he chuckled, loosening up a little.

“Sounds wonderful. But enough of your family history. Let’s focus on you.” Cadence informed. “And discuss your day on campus. Cause when I had Inferno in here before you, he told me about his day, but from the looks of his eyes, he didn’t tell the whole story. And I believe you might be involved. So I like to hear about your day?” She asked.

"Well…" Israel's small smile then disappears. "...I'd rather let it out than keep it in so…" he takes a deep breath and then explains. "During lunch… there were these bikers who were trespassing and harassing other students. I wanted to resolve the matter, but they couldn't hear me. I made the stupid decision of throwing a rock at one of them and told them off before telling them to leave, but they ambushed me when I had my attention averted. I got beat up and insulted. But… the thing that ticked me off the most… was when they gloated about how they took a guy's arm off and took pleasure in it. At that point… all I could see was the color red while hearing their screams of pain," he shivered.

Cadence was horrified to hear this, but she also was more horrified of the situation before it got worse.

"When I came to my senses, I looked around and saw the damage I had done. People looked at me with shock and horror. My hands were covered in blood… but not my blood. I nearly lost it and broke down in tears for allowing this to happen… again," he said.

“Again?” Cadence replied in confusion and curiosity. “Are you saying that this happened before?” She asked.

"Sadly, yes. I lost my temper once before. Back in the 2nd grade, I was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, so I was socially awkward around big crowds. When my classmates found out, they picked on me. Nobody wanted to hang out because they thought I was stupid. At first, I would always cry to my parents and they threatened to sue the school if the issue wasn't resolved. For a while, things calmed down. But when high school came around… it got even worse. I got picked on left and right and nobody took my side. In the middle of my 1st semester… that's when I snapped. I got in a fight with this bully and from what I remember when I came to, my teeth were still lodged in his neck." he said, clenching his sleeves. "I told my parents what had happened and they tried to resolve the issue again, but it just got worse. I got suspended for 3 days and that bully followed me home, mocking me. I was so pissed off, I came after him again. The results were kinda the same, but that time… my parents recorded part of the incident. When my episodes stopped, the guy was crawling on the sidewalk, battered and bruised up," he explained.

"Goodness! That's horrible! So, your violent outbursts were because of years of being bullied, which caused your pent-up aggressions and hostilities to finally break out. I'm so sorry to hear this, Israel. What happened next?" she asked, trying to understand him.

"My parents settled this in court. As a result, the guy was expelled and got a felony charge for picking on a mentally disabled minor. But… my aggressions didn't stop until senior year. By then, some people were too scared to even look at me. After high school ended, I decided to bury my past and try to start over, make some new friends in college. But… sadly, I've messed that up for the most part," Israel explained.

“Well, that’s not exactly true. You at least have one friend looking out for you.” Cadence reminded him. “You know, when I had Inferno in here in the last 3 days, He spoke highly of you. And he’s always compared himself to you and said that you were better than him in socializing with others than he could. Though you two have different opinions on handling your situations, he still respected your way of conversing with people normally and making others laugh.” She said.

"He… said that about me?" he asked, surprised. Cadence nodded. "Heh… for the most part, I've improved on my socializing abilities, but… let's face it, he's been getting more attention from nearly everyone in school. I've seen how others look at him. The way their eyes sparkle like he's some kind of eye candy or celebrity. I don't like to admit it, but… but…" he wasn't sure if he should say something so shameful.

"You envy his popularity?” Cadence responded.

"I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it! He's got lots of girls fawning over him! I don't wanna be jealous of him, not after hearing about all of the nice things he said about me. What kind of a friend am I?" he asked himself, cupping his head

“Well… what if I told you that he said he never wanted the attention.” She remarked.

"He… didn't want it?" he asked, confused. "Why not? The girls love him and… I'll be honest, you are pretty gorgeous yourself." Israel blushed when saying that.

Cadence also felt touched by his comment, but she pushed that thought away so she can continue the conversation. “Well, from our second meeting together, Inferno had an accident in gym class that landed him in the nurse’s office. From what he told me, He was running behind the entire class all because he felt too insecure to be in the group. Coach Spitfire saw this and called him out on it. Inferno said that she may be disappointed in him despite fully participating in class; which raised his insecurity levels higher and as a result he ran so fast than all his classmates. And before he knew it, he crashed into a brick wall.” She explained. “While he may have a positive attention and admiration from everyone on campus, but deep down, he doesn’t enjoy it and it frightens him very much.” She added.

"I… didn't know that. Now I feel like an ass. I should've talked with him about it and try to give him some comfort. Still… a part of me wishes that I was at least half as attractive as he is to some of the girls... " just then, he realized how stupid he sounded.

“So that’s the truth? You’re jealous cause he’s attractive to the girls. Hehe, You know, one time Inferno had experienced a girl flirting him. And he said that the girl was more fitting for you than him.” Cadence replied.

"I didn't know that. Still… I'll never have the same charm as him," Israel said, looking down.

Cadence felt a little sorry for the young man. The way he's constantly beating himself up, it pains her to see him like this. "Israel…" she said, "You shouldn't attack yourself over something like that. To be honest, you're already handsome the way you are. If the other girls can't see it, that's on them for missing out. You gotta have confidence in yourself."

"I… I guess," he said, still doubting himself a little. "I'll try."

"That's good to hear. Anyways, that should be all for today. I'm glad we had our time together. And also…" Cadence paused before she leaned over and gave Israel a surprise hug. "...remember, you're already handsome enough. Just take it one day at a time and who knows, you might just hold a special place in my heart, too."

"Uh… r-r-right," he said, blushing heavily before hugging her back. After a few seconds, they broke the hug and they wished each other goodbye. "S...See ya later," he said.

"Until tomorrow, Israel," Cadence winked, waving at him. Israel smiled a little as he turned and left the office, closing the door behind him.

After leaving the office, Israel then walks through the hallways and towards the nearest exit. Once he found it, the young goofball exits the building and then silently towards the dormitories.

Soon, he made it back to his dorm and walked inside. His mind is a jumbled mess, still unsure of what to think right now as Israel closed the door and slumped down on his bed. Inferno was lying down in his bed, sounding like he’s already asleep.

However… Israel couldn't fall asleep, no matter how hard he tried. As he stared out the window, looking at the orange, evening sky. He sighed and got out of bed and left the dorm room. He made his way down the hall and walked outside the building. He walked towards the grassy area of the campus and sat down, looking up at the sky for no reason.

Israel just stares up at the night sky for who knows how long until… "Israel?" a female voice called out. He looked behind him, seeing Flare Warden all dressed up in her pajamas, which was a black tank top and navy blue sweat pants. Her massive bust was poking through her tank top, giving him a glimpse of her belly button.

Seeing this made him blush deeply. "F-Flare!" he said.

"What are you doing out here? It's late and you should be in bed," she said.

"I… couldn't sleep. A lot of stuff shook me up today," he replied.

"Understandable. Uh… can I tell you something?" she asked.

"S-Sure, why not." he nodded. Flare approached him while he stood up and looked her in the eyes to hear her out.

"Israel… I know a lot must be going on for you today. With everyone gossiping about you and your… rampage." she brought up, making him feel ashamed. "But, listen… you don't have to feel alone anymore. So, you have a bad side, everyone has their bad sides it's just part of who we are. I understand that you don't like showing it, but I want you to understand that no matter what, you're still the fun-loving goofball I know since the day you enrolled here. And that's what I like about you," Flare confessed.

Hearing those words suddenly brought a little bit of spark to his eyes. "R...Really?"

"Yes. And if no one can see the good in you, that's their fault. And to show you that I'm right…" Flare paused for a second as she cupped his cheeks and pulled him in for a kiss. Her lips connected with his, surprising him. Israel's body tensed up, then loosened up before kissing her even further, holding her in his arms. Their lips part ways after 20 seconds and from that moment… a spark ignited between the two.

"Thanks, Flare," he said softly.

“Y-You’re welcome,” she responded in stutter while her cheeks blush red. “S-So... Shall we head back to our dorms?” She suggested.

"Yeah.. let's go." he nodded before they left together, hand-in-hand. Now feeling a little more at peace, Israel was ready to enjoy a goodnight sleep, same with Flare.

Soon as they reached the dorms, the two went their separate ways and retreated to their specific dorms for the night. Still having the spark of emotions swirling in their minds.