[b][i]Mikhail Suburov-Tachibana[/i][/b]

Mikhail was going to kill Donovan (not that he knew his name). Why? Because he had messed with someone who must not be messed with, someone who he liked, someone who he saw as a friend. And yes, he meant Nico. Nico was precious, Nico was quirky, Nico was someone who thought poorly of others, but that just steadied Mikhail, provided a balance to Mikhail's own idealism. Nico kept him grounded, although the other young man didn't know it. But why had Mikhail missed the fight in the first place? Why wasn't he there to protect the person he liked? Well, there was one answer to that - because Mikhail had been surprised and shocked at how much the school campus [i]stank[/i] of crime and malice, which to him, was like sulfur.

If not for the fact that [i]Nico was there[/i], he would have bailed out and ran back to his parents at the smell, smell that was presumed to come from the less...distinguished alumni of the school. But he was not going to do that, he was going to look for Nico - and did that guy just threaten to break his nose?! He was going to activate his aura, then punch that person in the face and show [i]him[/i] what a broken nose was like!

Mikhail began running towards where Nico and Donovan were, fist raised against the latter. Then, the ground was shaded in darkness and shadow, and the sulfuric stink intensified. Then, the dark grey cloud that covered the sky broke, transforming into little cloud-doves that forced their way into everyone's nose, that last part counteracted his aura, bringing him into paralysis.

Then, a hologram of Jasper Takayama began to appear, clarifying that the image, and the words spoken, were part of an information-transferring spell that may or may not poison their lungs as well. Well, at least the spell's end allowed them to cough out said smoke. Mikhail breathed out, looking for Nico again...before their asshole of an instructor came out of the campus and asked them to follow him to their 'first trial'.

But right now, Mikhail can only care about Nico and how to make up for not having saved him from that bullying redhead. Plus, also, taking vengance on said redhead for his actions. Taking a glance at a shaken-looking girl who also stank of sulfur - though much less so than the bullying redhead - Mikhail finally found Nico as he said 'Capiche'.

"Nico, is that you?!" Mikhail would say in defiance of Varus as he walked with the other boy towards the open field. "It's me, Mikhail. Mikhail Suburov-Tachibana. Your penpal." Nico looked...handsome in his glasses and black suit. "I'm sorry that I failed to protect you; we'll get the other student - the one who threatened to beat you - later, perhaps during the trial our instructor was talking about." 

It didn't matter that Nico stank of sulfur as well, due to his hidden tendencies to think badly of people. Nico was Mikhail's, and Mikhail was Nico's, so everything was all right. One would notice that Mikhail was not going to try hiding his sexuality, his...crush on the other boy. Let the others mock him; Nico was Nico, flaws and all. He was not going to leave him.

He just hoped he hadn't disappointed Nico by failing him today. A sigh. 

[i]You could turn off the Presumption of Innocence, you know,[/i] his mind told him. Mikhail immidiately rejected that idea, even as he looked at the other girl, the one in the jacket who stank, as well as the bully who tried to attack Nico, the one whom he promised to 'get'. He was not going to let down his guard in this place, not when everything seemed to be heading to bad things for him and Nico and anyone whom he might make friends with in this unfortunate place. 

Then...he noticed something; the language barrier, it had faded! Something must have overriden his aura - or did it fade away when he inhaled the smoke?! If so, he had to be careful of the immense power the faculty had...

[@Nanashi Ninanai][@January][@Scio][@banjoanjo]