Ivan snorted at the comments about his battle, still quite confident in his tie.[b] "It's called saving your tactics, girlie. Don't show your hand on the first day, or people will call ya boring."[/b] He glanced up at the mention of respect. [b]"I don't wanna hear that from the girl who-"[/b]

Her comment about Ineko's absence hit the large and overconfident man like a truck. Slack jawed, he spluttered something about [b]'not my fault'[/b] and [b]'that's not fair'[/b], before turning away as he turned red in the face. All traces of arrogant mirth gone, Ivan muttered something unintelligible under his breath and stalked away toward the door, pausing only to snarl a [b]"What're you looking at!?"[/b] at the closest gaggle of students as he passed by.

[i]He needed some damn air, that was all. [/i]