Let’s be buddies. Reformatted for everyone’s viewing pleasure. [b][color=#4a86e8]Joseph[/color] [color=green]Una[/color] [color=gold]Nathan[/color] [color=ed1c24]Nik[/color][/b] [hider=Part 1] Leaving the drama of the courtyard behind, Joey teleported back within the safety of the Institute Walls. Flopping down in an armchair before looking down at his chest as he was reminded that he was still in fact, shirtless. "[color=#4a86e8]Fuck[/color]" Uná half carrying Nathan in looked over at Joey as they got inside. "[color=green]Clothing is not optional Abs. Put a freaking shirt on!![/color]" Half raising his head, Joseph blew a tuft of hair out of his face as he exhaled from his mouth before rolling one of his violet eyes to lock onto Uná. Rolling up and down the length of Uná's body, a half smirk crossed Joseph' s face. "[color=#4a86e8]For you[/color]," He purred, "[color=#4a86e8]It should be[/color]." Uná narrowed her eyes. Joey...Joseph that was his name. "[color=green]I am not an exhibitionist, Joe. If you want brownie points help me get Nathan to the nurse. Then you can purr all you want to.[/color]" "[color=#4a86e8]Is that all?[/color]" Joseph retorted with a scoff as he stood and approached the pair. Placing a hand on Nathan's shoulder and the other on Uná's, Joseph closed his eyes. Picturing the infirmary from his last visit, Joseph quickly warped the pair there, reopening his violet eyes as he looked around them at the clean sterile surfaces. "Young man-" A nurse chided as Joseph threw up a hand. "[color=#4a86e8]I know, clothing isn't optional.[/color]" He finished disappearing briefly before returning with a shirt on. Uná gasped as Joseph put his hand on her without so much as a 'by your leave' she wanted to jerk away but she had Nathan to think about. Then they were in the infirmary. Then Joseph had a shirt on. Thank fate for that. Uná turned back to Nathan concern and worry written all over her face. "[color=green]Do you mind if I stay?[/color]" Nathan panicked at the unexpected teleportation, causing him to tense up and wince in pain. He appreciated the quick trip though. He wanted to thank Joseph but before he could he was gone...and then back again, this time with a shirt. He just smiled at the guy and nodded gratefully. He looked over to Uná who had concern painted all over her face. "Um...Yeah...Of course you can stay. Don't feel obligated to though...I don't want to be a burden." He wouldn't admit it, but he really dreaded the idea of her leaving his side. Despite the pain she made him feel...comfortable. Uná smiled at Nathan then realized Joseph was still in the room. I'm not so sure about his one. Half naked when I first meet him. Then does us a favor by porting us here. Is he a good guy pretending to be bad or a bad guy pretending to be good? He hasn't given me a reason to not want to be friends. Okay well here goes. She lays her hand on Nathan's arm and turns toward Joseph a bit, most of her is facing Nathan and making sure he is okay while getting taken care of. "[color=green]You're Joey err Joseph right? Uná. Porter clearly. So what's with the lack of dress code? And you can drop the smooth talker attitude you're not interested personally just physically. Met too many Frubes who act just like you.[/color]" It took Nik a minute to contemplate his choices. He could continue trying to fight Isaac, who didn’t seem that affected by explosions while the incredibly powered Temperance and equally capable Khloe. And the more Nik thought about it... the more he realized staying around would lead to a prolonged conversation with teachers. He’d much rather be a “good guy” and help take the kid to the nurse’s office. At least, that was the plan. As Nik turned and went to follow Una and Nathan, he noticed Joe again. And before Nik could say anything, the group was gone in a blink of the eye. A sigh escaped his lips as he darted into the building towards the nurse’s office. It took him only a short while until he burst into the room, hunched over and panting heavily. Uná's head jerked around as Nik came in. He followed us? I didn't expect him to. Sally yes. Khloe yes. How sweet!! Uná smiled at him. "[color=green]Hey Nik this is Nathan.[/color]" She indicated Nathan. "[color=green]Nathan this is Nik. Nathan here was asking about Calc help and well apparently we aren't supposed to talk to Isaac's girlfriend...or maybe it was slave I think he wouldn't know the difference. Actually I need help in Calc too. Personally I think I'm not focused enough cause of who I'm sitting next to but I can't move there are no more seats.[/color]" "[color=#4a86e8]Joseph.[/color] " The other teen replied adamantly. "[color=#4a86e8]And you know, teenagers, learning to control their powers. Sometimes you're changing and you teleport.[/color]" He lied shrugging his shoulders. Nik leaned back, taking in a breath for a second. With one fluid motion, he ran his hand along his hair as if to slick it back more (but let’s be honest, his hair isn’t going anywhere). With a wry smile, he looked at Una without acknowledging the others for a moment. “[color=ed1c24]Yeah, I’m in the back for Calc... could probably talk to some of the kids next to me, see if anyone would be willing to switch. And if you guys are struggling with Calc...[/color]” Nik’s eyes darted to Nathan for a moment before returning to Una, “[color=ed1c24]Why don’t we get a study group together. I’m not so hot with the numbers myself...[/color]” With a quick dart of the eyes to Joseph, Nik hesitates before going farther and looking back to Una, “[color=ed1c24]and I think I’d be able to focus better if studying next to someone so... interesting.[/color]” "[color=#4a86e8]I was going to go gorge myself on chili fries,[/color]" Joseph interjected, "[color=#4a86e8]But I think I just lost my appetite.[/color]" He retorted as he made a gagging motion in response to Nik's flirting. Uná rolled her eyes at Joseph. "[color=green]Yes control is nice. So is remembering that you can port back in milliseconds and not have a quarter of the student body swoon.[/color]" Uná caught Nick's movement out the corner of her eye. She grinned at the idea and blushed prettily then looked over at Nathan. Just as she was about to ask him if he though that was alright Joseph interjected. Looking at Nathan she cut a glance to the other two and raised an eyebrow. Nik had thrown punches for a lot less. But, fighting someone who could blink away... not the smartest move. Nik kept his wry smile, his eyes piercing back towards Joseph. “[color=ed1c24]Sorry if I ruined your appetite. You feel queasy when you feel threatened? Happens to the best of us.[/color]” It wasn’t Nik’s best insult... not that he had good ones. He was one for fists, not words... and the former wasn’t a bright idea in this academy. Nathan looks around at everyone in the room nervously. Flirting...Alpha Dogging...He was definitely not in his element, but he figured he'd try to break the tension. "[color=gold]Hey...uh...thanks for helping me everyone...and thanks for getting us here so fast Joseph.[/color]" Uná looks confused. Threatened? Wait? What? What is going on? No. Not possible. Uná shook her head and threw a look over her shoulder at the other two squaring off like rams about to go at each other. She shrugged at Nathan as if to say '[color=green][i]I have no idea why they want to tear into each other[/i][/color]' then he broke in with a thank you. Uná grinned at him and looked over at Joseph and reached her hand out to shake as she said "[color=green]Thank you.[/color]" with a smile and a twinkle in her eyes. Nik grit his teeth slightly as the two made their way to Joseph to thank him. Someone who didn’t step in to save Nathan... just some jerk who came in once the dust settled. Didn’t matter, though. He folded his arms and took a step back to lean against the wall. "[color=gold]I think the study group is a good idea.[/color]" Nathan smiles at Nik trying to hide his pain as the nurse looks him over. "[color=gold]It's fucked up...I mean messed up...[/color]" Looks at the nurse to see if she reacts to the language. She does not. "[color=gold]It's messed up that calculus is the whole reason this thing started. That crazy person couldn't handle me asking his girlfriend about math and attacked me. I tried to explain myself but have never been great at confrontation.[/color]" "[color=#4a86e8]Wait.[/color]" Joseph said snapping back to reality. "[color=#4a86e8]You got in a fight... Over math?[/color]" He asked rubbing while rubbing his nose with his middle finger, his hand held towards Nik's direction. Uná watched Nik get sulky and grinned at him. "[color=green]Nice moves there Demolition Man. If you hadn't stepped in things would have gone way worse.[/color]" Uná reached out and touched Nik on the arm lightly. "[color=green]Temperance would have gone too far if you hadn't thought quickly and helped out. Not that the guy didn't deserve it. And hey we all worked well as a team. I just kinda hope he didn't notice me cause I have no hope of actually standing against that...or much. I just gotta rely on out running them.[/color]" She looked over at Nathan as he chimed in about the study group and as he re-explained what she said earlier and Joseph paid attention finally. Figures he wouldn't remember I said that already. Am I seriously just T&A?!? Nik gave a slight nod. He continued leaning on the wall, his left foot lifted up to rest against the wall and not the ground. A pose that was somewhat comfortable, but not as comfortable as movies made it out to be. “[color=ed1c24]Maybe you just need to train if you’re concerned about getting in a direct fight. But at the same time, someone has to be willing to help those in need, instead of just sitting around and watching everything unfold.[/color]” His eyes shifted over to Joseph, more confident in this insult than the former. "[color=#4a86e8]But then who would upload all the fun to YouTube?[/color]" Joseph replied dryly as he crossed his arms. "[color=#4a86e8]Would have got more hits is someone had taken off Temperance's shirt though[/color]" He muttered. Uná moved out of the way of the nurse and crossed her arms under her breasts. "[color=green]Seriously what is it with you and lack of clothing? It doesn't solve anything. You do know she's my roommate and I'm sure that you'd be the first one in line to take it off her. Bet you wouldn't dare touch her for a millisecond. All talk and no action. Why did it take Nathan repeating what I said not five minutes prior for you to hear anyone of the opposite gender? On top of that you risk exposing all of us to a threat we are not equipped to handle!!! You Tube!!! You pretentious neanderthal masquerading as a human male!!!! YOU JUNKYARD DOG!!![/color]" Uná stalked closer to Joseph in her blistering tirade eyes flashing cheeks flushed. She looked good angry. She had also fallen into surfing terms without thinking about it. He made her so mad. "[color=#4a86e8]Has anyone ever told you that you're kind of cute when you're mad?[/color]" Joseph asked flashing a smirk as he teleported around Uná. "[color=#4a86e8]As for the world out there, you might not be equipped to handle it, but I've handled it for most of my life and I plan on doing so for at least another couple decades.[/color]" Looking back at Nathan and then at Nik, Joseph shrugged as he began to leave the Nurse's office. "[color=#4a86e8]It's a little hostile in here for my liking, think I will get those chili fries after all.[/color]" Nik raised an eyebrow. This wasn’t what he expected to happen... especially not the temper. That was his shtick usually, but he didn’t mind the fiery red-head borrowing a line from his book. As Joseph seemed to be moving to leave, Nik approaches Una to get in the way, reaching his hands to wrap around her upper arms to hold her in place a moment. “[color=ed1c24]Hey... no need to get worked up over someone like him. It’s not worth it.[/color]” His dull, blue eyes were drowning in worry. He went down this path often, and it never ended well Nathan was flustered enough as it was. His ribs were fucked. His knee hurt like hell. He had just been literally thrown dozens of feet and still suffered from a bit of shock about the whole thing. These guys were flirting with Uná...the Uná that made him feel like he had known her for years. He let his jealousy surge a little bit, but held it down. She wasn't his to be jealous about. They had just met each other. Plus, jealousy is what caused the whole shit show outside in the first place. The tension in the room built. Nathan didn't know how to interject. He wanted to stop Joseph from leaving. He wanted everyone to stop comparing dicks long enough to get to know one another...He wasn't the type to say it though; so he simply sat there and watched as they went back and forth. Eventually Joseph did attempt to leave, and Nik wrapped his arms around Uná. He felt powerless...His adrenaline was wearing off and the pain was starting to really kick in. What a fucking day.[/hider][hr] If this helps, let me know and I can certainly format the other two parts as well.