//------------------------------// // Confrontation With A Beast // Story: The Shimmer In Her Eyes, And The Sunset On Her Body // by MyLittleGeneration //------------------------------// It was such a great night. I kissed Sunset, we are pretty much girlfriend and boyfriend, it was awesome! Yet, there were still things on my mind. Bruin was actually still on my mind, somehow, but also a new trouble got to me. Whether or not Arin will know I told Rainbow Dash that he loved her, and if he'll get enraged at me. Yet, I worried if RD even LIKES Arin. Not saying like he's never going to get the girl. He's going to get it, and I know it! But the next morning, everyone leaves, I wave bye to Sunset, and I go home. And that happened. The weekend was full of fun, but it flew fast. Which comes over to Monday, where school comes back. We start to do the usual. Reading that one book, about the communist world being attacked by teens who want freedom, we did our little gym endurance, where we run around the gym like 15 times, which is hard for me, but I have an A in it, and pretty much the rest of the usual. But this wasn't a usual day. Thanks to a little somebody in my way. Bruin. He was here today, and he was going to disrupt me in my way, unlike the past few days after the incident. Me and Sunset walked around the outside of school, after the teacher let us go outside earlier than usual. We just hung out, talking for a minute, until I look at the door, noticing three guys walking toward us. In the middle, if you could have guessed, was Bruin, all buff and angry looking. He had two buddies by his side, a man on his left had some long hair, a goatee, and was skinny and tall, and the other guy on his right had a buzz cut, and was really huge. Looked like some sort of gang of ruffians if you ask me. I gave them a look. They then drew more closer to me and Sunset. "What do they want?" she said. I looked at her, and soon got the same thought. But Bruin soon came up to me, face-to-face. I stared at him in the eyes. We were just standing there for a while, and it felt weird. Whatever he was gonna do, I was waiting for it. Was he going to say some more stupid stuff with his disgusting breath, smelling like a pack of cigarettes. But he finally decided to speak some words. "What's going on, pal? Long time no see." He gave me a big grin, staring in at my eyes, and I noticed a bone crack and a clenched fist behind Bruin's back. "Doing real fine." I told him calmly, showing no fear. "Trying to scare me, Bruin? Not going to work." The other two guys at Bruin's side looked ready to really start a fight with me. More likely to make me sleep with the fishes. Bruin then looked at Sunset. Sunset seemed to be a little worried about that. "How's your sweetheart doing?" he asked. "Hello, Sunny. Bet you feel really good and gleeful today. Mind if I come enjoy the day with you AND your mate?" I then step in front of him as he started to walk up to her. "Hey, back off why don't ya, Bruin?" I told him. He turned from a grin into a frown. He snickered devilishly. So did the other two. "Big man protecting the fragile girl. Cute to see that, right, boys?" With that statement from the buff jock, there came some more snickers from the other guys. "Listen right here, Rayne." he started to say. "You are just doing this to yourself. I didn't come over to knock you out with intentions to in the first place, but instead you wanted it to happen when you shouted my name. And you said you didn't respect me all of a sudden. Why is that, Travis? Are you trying to show bravery and courage to just look cool, perhaps for this fiery-haired girl behind you, Sunset Shimmer?" I heard another bone crack. "I don't respect you because you don't respect others. Why should I respect a dull-headed being like you if you don't care to show some respect for not just me, but for others, too?" I then raised my voice at him. "Like that homeless man that Sunset said you pretty much killed? Like that one kid at the park you sent to the hospital? Like Gavin, giving him a black eye? You just want the respect, but you aren't going to earn any from me." I pounded my chest. He gave me a brutal look. He turned his head at Sunset, giving her a look of death. "You TOLD him, eh? So you seem to know me. You know my violence and aggression, I suppose. Yet, you aren't seeming to still be afraid. Rayne, I understand if you want to look like a brave little boy, but I think you might have to let go of that, and stay down on the ground." After he finished, I notice my friends coming outside and noticing the situation I was in, and when turning back to Bruin, he gave me a big push, and I fall to the ground. "I don't wanna cause a fight here, Rayne. That wouldn't work well on you wouldn't it? STAY DOWN!" My friends gave me a look, even Sunset, who was wanting me to stay down and have no trouble, I can tell in her eyes. But I didn't stay down. I stood up. Bruin gave me some shocked look on his face. I stand up, and gave him a grin. "I ain't staying down to nobody, my friend. I am not your pet guppy." With that, he cracked a punch at me, and I go more farther away, and land with a thud. I was not rocked or anything, just feeling pain all over my face. Sunset tried to grab me, but the big fat guy grabbed her, and pulled her away. The others watched, scared. "You really trying to test me?! There!" Bruin shouted, playing with his bare knuckles. Soon, some other kids in the cafeteria notice this, too. I was sure the teachers noticed this, too, but I guess they didn't want to bud in, or more likely get the school sued or whatever the heck. But anyways, people started to watch and see the results. "Stay. Down. Filthy animal!" He turned his back, only to hear a grunt from me. He turned back at me. I was getting up again, coughing, and stood up straight. Sunset looked dead worried at this point, especially when Bruin came up to me, looking very irritated at my bravery. "Remember when you knocked me out with one punch?" I joked. "Well guess what, I'm standing now." Bruin clenched his fist much more harder, and threw an intense punch at me again. I crashed on the grass. Kids gasped, as I quickly get back up immediately. He looked at me, trying to put on the intense bully look. He was trying. He knew he wasn't getting to me. "Impossible. You should FEAR ME! You are just an ordinary kid, matter of fact, the new kid. You are just like all the rest of these numb skulls who think twice about standing their ground. You can't possibly be standing up. You are bleeding, bruised up, and you are still standing up like none other! THINK YOU MORON! STAY DOWN IF YOU REALLY WANNA SURVIVE ON THIS PLANET!" I stood my ground still, and I wipe my nose, and looked at my hand. Blood. But that ain't going to stop me from kissing his ring. He grabbed me by the collar and threw me like a ragdoll, and I started to get up again, but a little more slowly. "Oh no you don't!" Bruin yelled, as he ran up and punted my gut. I coughed a lot after the kick.There was some craziness going on in the crowd of students. Some yelled in horror, some talked about how crazy this was. Bruin looked around, then yelling, "Notice this! He's nothing but a pupil! Or probably a huge waste of flesh and blood from his mother! An accident! I'M THE MOST FEARED OF THIS ENTIRE SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW IT!" He came up, and pressed his big foot on my left arm, pressing hard on it. I hold in my tears and screams of pain. It hurt a lot. All the things he was doing to me, but I was showing these teens something: how to stand up. But right now, I couldn't deliver it, considering that Bruin was pressing his giant foot on my arm. Yet things came to me. I notice Sunset crying a bit, my friends looking at me in even more horror, and remember the two guys Bruin had by his side. They looked down and were looking like they wanted to stop it. Bruin looked at me, and I looked at him. "What's it gonna be, kid? Are you going to kiss the ground for me, or are you going to be a fool?" I look at him, and yell, "I'M NOT TAKING YOUR ROLE! AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD TAKE IT EITHER!" With that, he pressed really hard, but people came by to pull him off of me. The two guys who were Bruin's friends. Bruin was in complete shock, and so were the other people watching this go on, especially the teachers who decided to come out and see what was going on. "Quit it, Bruin! He had enough!" said the huge guy. "Yeah, let the kid go! You don't have to be some murderer to show dominance! What's wrong with you?!" said the skinny guy. Bruin looked down at his hands, one clean and nice, the other bruised and bloodied with pretty much me and Bruin's blood combined. "I... I..." Bruin said softly. Meanwhile, Sunset and her friends tried to help me get up on my feet, which was hard at this point. Bruin noticed this action. "LOOK!" he said, pointing at us. "The little waste is getting up! Keep him down!" But the guys did nothing, but cross their arms. They shook their head slowly. "You know what, Bruin? I think we saw the light right here." the skinny guy said. "We just realized what kind of person you really are, and what person that made both of US. I don't wanna be that way." He walked over to me. "But... he..." Bruin started to say again, but he was going to lose his voice. "He is a great being and showed me the path I should've chosen a long time time ago." said the other guy, who walked over to me, too. With aid from them, they helped me up quickly. I stare at a mentally defeated Bruin. But I wasn't the only one. Everyone else did, too. Even the cheerleaders who usually digged his muscles and looks. "Mr. Bruin," said a strong female voice. Her tone was very powerful. It was Principal Celestia, and the other kids watched this go by, listening to every word spoken. "I have had enough of your nonsense and bullying, and it is finally time that I think should really have happened long ago." She walked up to the big jock, now feeling defeated and humiliated. "Mr. Bruin, you are hereby expelled from Canterlot High School. For good!" With those words, I smile widely, and so do the following friends that were holding me up, since I can't really stand still nicely. "No! You can't!" Bruin screamed, with a broken voice of course. "M-my father is the r-richest m-man in this city! You can't dare expel me, for he will send this school down to the ground in pathetic waste! Y-you can't eliminate me!" Celestia then responded, "Oh yes we can." Behind her was the real secretary of education and a couple of officers and the mayor herself. This got all real. "With this team I have assembled, with all this power and such, your rich father cannot overpower us with his wealth!" All said, the officers approached Bruin, and Bruin tried to resist, but gave up quickly, getting dragged to a cop car. Being dragged, Bruin looked back at me with fierce eyes. "Watch me, Rayne! I'll come back! Don't think I won't! You'll see!!!" He was thrown into the back of the cop car, and everyone then rejoiced. They were all so happy that I have stood up to Bruin, and they were all happy that he was finally gone for good. They circled around me. "Travis Rayne! Travis Rayne! Travis Rayne!" the crowd of students cheered. I felt like crying and embracing the pure moment of victory and being a hero and role model. I was raised up high by Applejack's brother, Big Mac. I put my arms in the air, showing myself to the cheering crowd. Even some teachers, such as Celestia, clapped for me. I was brought back down after a minute, and quickly, with tears, Sunset kissed me. On the lips. I put my hands through her shining hair. She wrapped her arms around my neck. I still hurt, but I felt healed from this kiss. It wasn't just magic, it was just me forgetting about how much pain I was suffering in. It lasted for a while, then we just hugged. I felt victorious and great. Bruin was gone, and there was no worry of him anymore. I remained as a hero, for all of them.