Kai was already pissed off when he walked into his English class.
That little bitch.
He saw her cowering in the corner, flashing him fearful glances. The terror in her eyes pleased him. She should be scared.
He was going to make her sorely regret her actions.
But not now.
She'd managed to find the only person in this school who he wasn't prepared to mess with. Not after last time.
Kai wasn't prepared to go into a fight he might not win. It was a waste of energy.
He swanned in past the teacher and as usual, failed to hand in any homework.
"Homework, Kai?" she asked.
Kai stopped and pursed his lips.
He turned slowly.
"You said I could have a break from homework on account of my nan dying, remember?"
Mrs Connell sighed heavily and gave him a look that wasn't unfriendly, just... annoying.
She was the only teacher he got on with, mainly because she was desperate to be mates with the students--even the bad ones. He figured she had been a friendless nerd in school and wanted to validate herself by getting the cool kids to like her now. She was desperate to be the 'chill' teacher. Still, Kai had the feeling he'd pushed the boundaries with her too far this time.
"Your nan is fine, though, isn't she?" Connell raised her eyebrow. "Nice try, but it's time to pull it out and get studying, yeah?"
A flash of anger rippled through his entire body, but he managed to keep his face straight.
'Don't let them see,' he thought. 'Don't let them know when they get to you.'
He could almost hear the thoughts of his classmates rejoicing that the evil Kai had been put in his place twice in one day.
His teeth ground, bone on bone, as his brain began to formulate plots. If only he could focus his mind on studying, he would have excellent grades. But it only ever wanted to scheme, finding ways to do less and less while gaining more.
Someone had to have told her about his nan being alive, and it didn't take a genius to figure out who it was. Her son was in the year below--a spindly little prick with a big mouth. He had to be the one.
At break time, he left Jenna alone. She would wait till later when she was trapped in a house alone with him.
Now, he had his sights on Tom Connell.
As usual, that prick was running his big mouth, sitting with his mates on the red bench and telling some story with such intensity he was spitting over his friends.
He looked up as he saw Kai coming, and his lizard brain must have told him to run because seconds later he was halfway across the courtyard. This guy was fast, but it didn't matter, because Kai was smart.
He'd already stationed Ray and Kenny at either exit. Sadly for Tom, he had chosen to turn left and ran into Kenny--his right-hand man.
What most people did not know, was that if Kenny and Kai were to fight, Kenny would win 100% of the time. The kid was a purple belt in Jujutsu. No matter how much Kenny helped Kai train to fight, he would never catch up to him.
What Kenny did not have was the size or the attitude to rule over the school, so he was happy to be Kai's best friend.
Kenny had the frightened kid in an armlock before he knew what was happening.
"Bring him here," Kai shouted and took a seat on the bench. All of Tom's mates quickly moved away, scattering like ants. They knew better than to try and save their friend. Tom was a lost cause. There was nothing they could do for him now and they knew it.
"I think we both know you've been a naughty boy," Kai said as Kenny dragged his victim into range. "And what do naughty boys get?"
Tom frowned. He didn't know what was coming.
"Answer me," Kai demanded.
He loved this part.
Making someone squirm was too entertaining.
Anything Tom said would be wrong and they both know it. They knew that everything Tom did from this point on was only going to get him deeper into trouble. He was helpless.
Nothing made Kai happier than seeing others helpless, floundering before him.
"I--I don't know," Tom stammered.
"Are you stupid?" Kai growled, feigning anger. Anger that invoked fear
"I'm sorry," Tom muttered. "I--I'm really sorry."
"He's been a naughty boy, so I have to teach him a lesson, right?" Kai asked Kenny with a huge grin.
"Of course, he needs a spanking," Kenny replied.
"Pull down his pants," Kai demanded and watched Tom's face turn white.
Before the boy could formulate any kind of protest, Kai pulled him into his lap and slapped him on the behind with all his strength.
"We. Do. Not. Snitch."
He hit him again and again, iterating the line word by word.
He glanced up at Julian who winked and nodded, putting his phone away. That bitch Connell would see what had happened to her kid because of her. But there would be no evidence because he'd specified to Julian not to film his face. She would know it was him. Everyone would know. But nobody would be able to prove it.
Kai shoved the boy from his knee and sneered as he watched the loser desperately pulling up his pants. He saw the tears streaming down his cheeks and knew that he'd won.
He scanned the area for his bitch of a stepsister, wondering if she'd seen the display.
'I wonder how it would feel to spank her bare ass?' he pondered.
The thought made him unexpectedly horny.
Perhaps it wasn't such a good idea.
He would have to think up another way to punish her.
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