Chapter 12
WARNING: Fighting, blood, false accusations. Also, I've never been in a fight so this is probably very bad
"Hey Daniel?"
Daniel looked up and rolled his eyes. "What d'you want, VK?"
"Oh, so is that what you're calling me now?" Roman asked. He shrugged. "Kinda like it. Better than calling my brother Isle Kid. And there we are. Right onto the thing I wanted to talk to you about." He pulled his gloves down over his wrists. "Shall we take this outside?"
Daniel laughed and stood up. He was a few inches taller than Roman was. Not by much, but he was tall enough to seem threatening. "Why?" He asked. "To scared that you'll be to weak to beat me in front of my friends?"
Roman shrugged. "Oh no. Nothing like that. I'm just worried about how embarrassed your little minions will be when you get beaten by, what did you call it? A VK?" Roman laughed slightly. "Won't that be embarrassing? So, I'll ask you again. You sure you don't want to take this outside?"
Daniel looked back at his group for a second before rolling his eyes. "Fine."
"Good. Oh, and no weapons. I may be a 'VK' but I'm not stupid. Guys like you always cheat." Roman rolled his eyes and walked away. "I'd say tomorrow, after school. That work for you?" He yelled back.
"Whatever."
"You gonna be okay?" Remus asked as Roman pulled his gloves down again and rolled the sleeves of his black T-shirt up. Roman nodded and grinned.
"It's easy pickings. He can't fight for shit and when someone disrespects the Queen family," Roman drew a finger across his neck to finish the sentence.
"I'll watch." He decided eventually. "And bring the note in case he loses and decides to rat. Which he will."
Roman nodded and smiled. "Well, it's time."
Roman waved cheerily at Daniel when he caught sight of him. "Hello." He said just as cheerily. "You ready for an ass kicking yet or...?" He left the sentence hanging in the air as Daniel's face darkened.
"You don't mind if my brother watches, do you? It's just that he loves to watch violence and this whole thing is because you hurt him." Daniel growled.
"Yeah and why d'you think I did that?" He asked. Roman shrugged. "Because you don't belong here. You're outsiders, outcasts, the worst of the worst. And yet you're here. It's not right. It's not natural. You're not natural. You're fucking evil."
Roman rolled his eyes. "Evil takes a different form where I'm from." He said. Daniel growled again.
"Enough talk." He hissed. Roman laughed.
"Well, I believe it is customary for-" He was cut off as Daniel's fist connected with his nose, blood dripping into his mouth as he was thrown to the ground. He used his new vantage point to kick Daniel in the ankle, trying to stop his head spinning. Roman got up shakily and curled his hands into fists, aiming first for Daniel's stomach and then for his face.
Daniel dodged both these, laughing. Roman gritted his teeth and kicked Daniel in the leg, catching him off-guard, and punched him in the stomach again. He grabbed Daniel's hair and pulled it back with a sharp jerk, some of it coming away in his hand. He managed to pin Daniel's hands behind his back and started hitting Daniel's head against the concrete.
"Give up yet?" He asked, pulling Daniel's head up so it was being held at an odd angle.
"Fuck you." Daniel hissed. Roman gave his hair another sharp jerk and Daniel hissed in pain. "Yes, fine."
Roman let go of Daniel's head and hands, standing back and dusting his hands against each other. "Don't mess with my family again." He hissed. Daniel scrambled up off the ground and glared at the twins.
"You'll pay. You'll both pay." He growled before running and stumbling off, back towards the school. Remus laughed as he watched Daniel retreat.
"Hey Re? What d'you think he meant?"
"Probably gonna rat on us." Remus said nonchalantly. "But, hey, we've got evidence that he's a bastard too."
"Yeah."
Roman sighed, holding a wad of tissue paper to his nose, which was still bleeding.
"You don't suppose it's broken, do you?"
Roman laughed weakly. "I hope not. It'll ruin my charm."
Remus laughed. "What charm?" Roman threw his homework book at Remus. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Remus yelled as Roman sat up carefully. It was Virgil.
"Oh, hey Princey. What-"
"Fairy Godmother wants to see you." Virgil said. His face was blank but there was panic at the back of his voice. Roman sighed and closed his eyes in defeat.
"Fucking snitch." He hissed. He sighed and got up. "Okay. Come on Re. She wants to see Re too, I assume?"
Virgil paused then nodded.
"Thought as much."
Knock, knock, knock.
"Come in." Fairy Godmother said, her lips pressed into a thin line. Roman opened the door, his hand cupped over his nose and was followed in by Remus. "Daniel here has told me that you two've been starting and participating in fights."
Remus rolled his eyes. "Starting fights?" He asked. "Not so much. Roman only beat Daniel up because he was being prejudice."
"I never." Daniel said, holding an ice pack to his head. "And I didn't 'start' anything. You're brother jumped on me unprovoked and I wasn't able to defend myself."
Roman laughed weakly. "Unable to defend yourself, really?" He took his hand away from his nose, a crust of dried blood around his nose and a thin stream of blood dripping onto his lips. He glared at Daniel. "I didn't do this to myself, Daniel, and Re certainly doesn't have enough strength to do this. What lie are you going to come up with to explain this?"
Fairy Godmother looked between the three boys and cleared her throat. "It doesn't matter who started this fight, all of you get a week's detention. Daniel and Roman for participating and Remus for spectating on the fight."
"Miss Godmother?" Remus said, surprising everyone with how polite he sounded. "Can I give you some evidence for why Roman fought Daniel?" Fairy Godmother sighed slightly and nodded. Remus handed over the hand-written note and Fairy Godmother read it carefully.
"It wasn't me, Miss!" Daniel protested desperately. "They... they... they could've gotten that Triton kid to forge it. He somehow knows everyone's handwriting."
"Please Daniel." Roman said, rolling his eyes. "Logan won't help anyone but himself. His exact words are 'everyone else disappoints'. Why would he help us forge a note if he doesn't even like people, let alone us two?"
Fairy Godmother cleared her throat again, folding the note and setting it on her desk. "Daniel Charming, you are suspended for two weeks." Daniel's jaw dropped and Roman and Remus shared a secret, victorious grin.
"But Miss-"
"No, I won't hear it. I shall be making a call to your parents and explain why exactly you are going home for non-chivalrous actions. And when you come back, it's still a week's detention for participating in a fight. Go. Now." Daniel set his jaw and glared at the Queen twins before leaving.
"Now, you two." Fairy Godmother sighed. "It seems that I... misjudged you two. You are both as chaotic and wilful, in a bad way, as I thought. But I misjudged how much you two must value your honour and each other." Fairy Godmother sighed again. "For this reason, I am extending your trial period by one month. If this is the only blip on the radar at the end of the three months, you get to stay. Understood?"
Remus' grin was so wide he might've been the Cheshire Cat. "Yes Fairy Godmother." Roman said, also smiling.
"Thank you so, so, so, so much, Fairy Godmother." Remus said, bouncing up and down on every 'so'. Fairy Godmother allowed a small smile to pass her face.
"You're very welcome, Remus. Now, I suggest that you take your brother to medical and then get back to your dorm before curfew. Go one."
"Bye Fairy Godmother!"
"Bye Miss!"
That was satifying to write. Daniel finally got what he deserved! Now, I'm writing this at 7 am where I live but if I here of anyone reading this at, like, 2 am or something I shake my finger at you. *shakes finger at anyone up in the small hours of the morning*
Bye,
Queenie
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