Chapter 16

The showdown everyone at Liberty High had been waiting for was finally going down! The “P&P Society” vs. The “Freak Show” …the entire school was gathered around and waiting with bated breath to see who was going to make the first move at the flagpole.

“Well, well, well I’m shocked yous actually decided to grow a backbone and show up!” Mercy scoffed while her crew fanned out behind her like a peacock spreading its feathers. They were typical rich kids who when not in school uniform wore Prada and Gucci; a few had just come from cheerleading practice and still had on their uniforms.

“If yall really thought we was gonna run from the likes of yous; you’re a hell of a lot stupider than I thought!!” Bubble scoffed back while cracking her knuckles; the rest of her gang spread out like India ink so no one in the crowd would think the peacocks were intimidating them.

“Aaaannnndddd if you’re through jaw-jacking I’d like to get this pounding over with quickly I’ve got a Mani Pedi scheduled at three.” Mercy lazily sighed as she flexed her fingers just like a cat extending and retracting its claws.

“Ooohhh bitch ya ain’t gunna have any nails to get cured when Bubble’s done with yo stupid ass.” Bubble responded curling her hands into fists; suddenly Mercy with all speed of a rattlesnake slapped Bubble across the face! “Oh, it’s on now bitch!!!!” Bubble responded with equally fast reflexes with a right jab straight to Mercy’s nose. At this point all hell broke loose and both groups jumped in on the action! Fists, feet not to mention energy balls, beams and bodies were flying everywhere…shouts and screams could be heard all the way into the headmistress’s office and she and several of the other faculty came running!!!!

“All right that’s enough; break it up this instant!!!!!” Headmistress Summer Dawson shouted as she went straight for the ringleaders Mercy and Bubble; first she physically separated the both of them and just to make sure they stayed apart she used her powers creating a wall of light between them. The rest of the faculty was doing the best they could to break up the other students but unfortunately weren’t having the luck that Ms. Dawson was. “I expect to see each and every one of you in my office immediately!!!!”

“Awww come on Ms. Dawson we’ve barely started with these freaks!!!!” Mercy scowled as she started to check to see if Bubble had pulled out very much of her hair. “You’re so gonna regret this; you’ll be hearing from my attorney if I end up needing a wig because of your barbaric way of fighting!!!!”

“Gurl do ya really think Bubble would resort to something as undignified as “hair pulling” especially with yo nappy head?! Imma shinobi and such tactics are way, way, WAY beneath me thank you!!!!!” Bubble retorted vehemently as she walked into the school with the headmistress and Mercy barely an inch behind her. As the three of them entered the office Bubble flopped down into a chair, amazingly at least in the mind the headmistress despite the now ragged appearance of their uniforms neither of the girls appeared to have a single solitary mark or scratch on them!!

“Headmistress I sincerely hope that you intend to expel all of these low-life pieces of gutter-trash! Because if you are anticipating doing anything, anything less I can assure you my father will be on the phone so quickly your head will spin!!!!” Mercy angrily screamed as she rose preparing to walk out of the door.

“Well by all means Mercy please call your father…as a matter of fact why don’t I do it for you!!! I’m certain he’ll be most fascinated and shocked at the behavior of his precious little angle!! Now then park it missy!!!!” The headmistress responded with just as much anger while storming around her large mahogany desk and sat down in a large plush crimson velvet chair snatched the handset off of the base of the phone and her finger became a blur as she dialed a number. Mercy reluctantly sat down in the chair next to Bubble with a look of shock and disbelief on her face! “Hello, I need to speak to Mr. Nicholas Warner please it’s a matter of some urgency! My name is Summer Dawson I’m the Headmistress of Liberty High School and I have Mercy here in my office…yes Mercy Warner his daughter now please put me through!! Hello Mr. Warner, I have your daughter Mercy here in my office; she and her friends decided to start a fight on school grounds.”

“What well that certainly does not sound like my little angel… please put her on the phone at once!” Nicholas stated as he reclined in his leather chair. “Mercy darling what on Earth is the headmistress talking about? I know my little girl would never start a fight, would she?!”

“Oh, Daddy, I have no idea what she’s talking about yes, I was in a fight but I didn’t start it!! There’s this girl Bubble, Bubble Kovanovich she’s the one who started it! She’s just awful Daddy always picking on me and…HEY!” Mercy whined then indignantly

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screeched as Summer yanked the phone out of her hand.

“Mr. Warner, I am suspending your daughter for this fight and the suspension is going onto her permanent record. I’m suspending everyone who was involved and parent conferences must be scheduled prior to them being permitted back onto the school grounds.” Summer calmly stated as she reclined in her chair.

“Ohhh, very well I’ll send a car for her but is it really necessary for this to go onto Mercy’s permanent record?” Nicholas sighed nonchalantly trying to keep this from going onto his daughters’ record, those records were looked at by everyone and something like this would most certainly be frowned upon by the IVY league colleges; it was going to be hard enough to get her into a good school what with her being gifted and all!

“I’m afraid it is necessary for this to be entered onto her permanent record Mr. Warner. This isn’t the first time she’s been in my office for this kind of nonsense; it is however the first time that you have been called about it an over site I mean to correct!” Summer stated hanging up the phone while glaring at Mercy who was busying twirling her hair. “Mercy your father is sending a car you may go…now then Ms. Bubble I’ll be calling your father next so I wouldn’t be looking so smug right now if I were you.”

“Oh well I’m sure Shadow is going to be up in arms about this but, Bubble doesn’t need the phone to inform him thank you!” Bubble sarcastically responded. Shadow Bubble has some bad news for you…she’s been in a fight and she’s gonna be suspended even though she didn’t start it.

I expect you to tell the truth about this when you get home Bubble, in the meantime please to being telling the headmistress that I have been informed and that you’re on your way. Shadow responded shaking his head as he dematerialized out of the workshop that he shared with his cousin Reign and rematerialized in his kitchen where his wife Lucy was preparing to do some gardening.

“Headmistress Bubble’s father has been informed so she’ll just be on her way now.” Bubble informed Summer while she was rising from the chair.

“I hope you also told him that you’re not allowed back onto the premises without him having scheduled a conference with me first. I’m still going to call him just to be sure you really did tell him so you may go.” Summer responded drumming her nails upon the desk.

“Ooops she kinda forgot to mention that little detail but Bubble’s sure you’ll tell him!” Was the response as Bubble dematerialized out of the office in a spiral of fire and rematerialized on the school steps. So, this wasn’t exactly how Bubble wanted to get the day off BUT she’ll take it!! She thought to herself as she started skipping down the steps and casually started strolling down the street towards home.

“Oh, Lucy darling what are we going to be doing with her? She’s just so damn reckless!!” Shadow said shaking his head as he strolled over to his chosen and wrapped his arms around her waist.

“Well, I’d being saying she should be being grounded…but we both know if we try that she willna listen. Still if we dunna find a way to being disciplining her, she’s going to be getting herself into trouble that she willna be able to get herself out of without exposing all of us!” Lucinda said setting her pruning shears on the table then basking in the warmth of his embrace. Their moment of peace unfortunately wasn’t going to last long as the front door slammed open and Bubble sauntered in.

“Whatever yous guys are doing please cut it out? No one really wants or needs to be seein that!!” Bubble called out as she strolled into the kitchen. Nonchalantly dropping her backpack onto the table, she went straight to the fridge and pulled out a Pepsi. She was about to pick up her backpack and head up to her room; but Lucinda blocked her path.

“Hold it yer not for to being goin anywhere…not until we’re hearin the truth about why you were just bein suspended again!!” Lucinda sternly said while crimson streaks of electricity burst from her hands. “NOW yer gunna for ta be sittin down and tell us what in the bloody nine fucking hells happened?!!”

“As I already told Shadow there was a fight which Bubble didn’t start with the popular clique…we both gots suspended oh and yer gunna hafta have a conference with Ms. Dawson before Bubble is allowed back.” Bubble responded ducking under Lucinda’s arms and flopped down into a chair. She popped the tab & started chugging nonchalantly; after a moment or two of silence Lucinda, who was still glaring at her, sat down in the chair across from her. “Ssssssssooooo is there anything else that needs ta be said or is Bubble dismissed?”

“SSSSIIIIGGGHHH yes Bubble for ta be being going to yer room.” Lucinda said rolling her eyes while Bubble picked up her backpack and teleported out in a spiral of fire. Immediately Luci picked up her gardening tools and she stormed out of the back door!! Oooohhhh this gurl is for ta makin me so angry sometimes!! She thought to herself as she dropped onto her knees and started stabbing at the soil in her garden with her little shovel. Suddenly she felt a familiar pair of arms wrapping around her and immediately she stopped, reached up and grasped Shadow’s arms. He leaned his head down and began kissing the right side of her neck.

“So, I guess we’re for to be needing to making an appointment with Headmistress Dawson. Sigh this is for to be being something I was hoping to not have to be being doing so soon bbbbuuuuttt mmmmmhhhhh I guess I’m for to be being having no choice? Let me for to being getting this over with my love; I’m