Sean walked towards the administrative block knowing that there is no escape from the eyes of criticism which followed her. She was here at last. 'ELIO' the number university in the 31st dome. This was her one big step to achieving her dream.

"Sir how may I help you?" the lady at reception asked Sean without trying to hide the disgust in her eyes. It was quite understandable because of how shabby Sean's worn-out jeans and hoodies were."Well...um... Can I know where my dorm is, Mam" Sean blurted out as though she was about to be hit if she didn't find a reason to be there at the school reception. This is ridiculous she thought. She could feel that the school did hold high prestige and standards but ridiculing her just because of her clothes and background instead of abilities and intellectuals was simply unacceptable."Miss Lawrence" a boy with glasses called out seeking the attention of The Lady at the reception who raised her brows rather questioningly at the boy. "Miss Lawrence,can I know why my project was put off" the guy started rambling desperately. "Young Man" Miss Lawrence said with a Stern voice. "It's about time you pay the scholarship fee, don't you think?"

"Um... yeah I guess so, but it wasn't until this month 28th" the boy argued "So should I remind you what day it is boy?"asked Miss Lawrence.

"Uh, sorry Miss Lawrence. I will definitely try my best"said the boy realizing his mistake.

"You better do. Now if you don't mind, why don't escort that little guy over there to his dorm" Miss Lawrence said pointing at Sean who stood there rather dazed.

Leo looked at the guy next to him whom Miss Lawrence requested to escort. The guy was surely taller than him and wore worn-out clothes. He had his face covered with his hood. Everything about the guy in front screamed that he was yet another scholarship student just like him. Leo pitied the guy. It was not often that you get a scholarship student at 'Elio'. Most of the scholarship kids had quitted halfway through the course because of the bullying and abuse of the rich and popular kids with a dignified backgrounds. It was only Leo who remained because of his great talent in not meddling with the rich kids. It was only a matter of time before this boy too will go crying for his mommy thought Leo. "Ahem" said Miss Lawrence looking at Leo for an answer. "Sure, Miss Lawrence" Leo said as he walked beckoning the new guy to follow him.

Leo walked towards the dorms with the new kid trailing behind him. Leo felt quite awkward with the whole situation. He could feel the new kid staring daggers at his back for some reason."What's your major?" Leo asked the boy breaking the awkward silence between them."Physical education" said the boy like a robot. "So, Are you here on a scholarship?" Leo asked trying once more to hold up conversation. "Yes I am. Is there a problem with that?" The kid asked Leo rather crossly. Oh, Shoot thought Leo. There he goes again trying to pry of things from others. What the hell was his problem. He could have just asked something else other than scholarship."I am sorry. It's just that I am also a scholarship student." Leo replied trying to sound apologetic. The boy said nothing and they both kept walking towards the dorms. Leo was quite distracted with his mental turmoil, so he failed to notice the huge boy infront of him and he accidentally bumped into him. That was all Leo knew before he was shoved down on his knees.

Zack McCaith was already tired from the nagging of his coach and was heading towards the dorms. That's when a typical nerdy guy ran into him making Zack lose it all. "Damn you" said Zack shoving the guy to his knees. Zack eyes travelled across trembling boy who seemed to have recognised him. "I am sorry,I am sorry. It was a mistake please forgive me"the guy kept mumbling. What a loser thought Zack. Well this was fun, He could play a little with the nerdy guy Zack thought quite pleased to receive attention from kids around him."Man look at this looser, he's gonna pee himself" said Joe from behind Zack, coming over to join the fun with Ricky. Yes Joe, Ricky and Zack were the three troublesome lackey's of the hunk Mikhail Grey. These three were not just rich but also were main players of the hoverball team lead by Mikhail Grey and no one dared to mess with the likes of them." Oh sizzy look what you have done to your Papa's shoes" said Ricky rather mockingly at the nerd pointing at Zack's muddy shoes." It would be nice if you could clean it for him, don't you think?" asked Joe catching up with Ricky's line of thought. Zack felt this was a bit over but whatever the guys were having fun ,so why not?" Come on lick daddy's shoes clean" said Ricky slightly pushing the nerd towards Zack's shoes.

Leo was covering with fear and humiliation as he lowered himself to lick Zack's shoes clean. God I will do anything if I could get out of this moment Leo thought hoping against hope. He could feel his eyes welling up and everything round him getting blurry. That's when Leo felt someone pulling him up and then he heard something crashing against something else. What the hell thought Leo looking to see blood gushing out of Ricky's nose.

Zack stood there stunned and with his mouth gaping at the guy who just hit the crap out of Ricky. The guy was a lousy dresser and Zack could already feel his instincts tell him that this was someone he shouldn't mess with , no matter how lousy he looks the guy gave of an unapproachable vibe."Beat that f**ker, Joe. Break his legs"Ricky said shaking with anger. Joe rushed over to hit lousy boy. "Pow" the boy neatly tackled Joe murderous blow and kicked him in the shin. Joe fell to the ground prowling with pain clenching on to his little guy and pleading at Zack to do something with his pitiful eyes. Zack who was quite a bit frightened with the sudden twist of events could feel his comrades hopes weighing down on him. Zack with out further delay launched his attack at the boy with a newfound determination. The boy feigned to his left smacked Zack's left cheeks with his fists. Then with an upper hook and a lower punch in his stomach the boy finished Zack off.

The crowd was in awe with this new kid. He had singlehandedly downed all the three hunks. The new kid slowly turned his head, his hoodie falling of and revealing his unearthly face. He had bright green eyes and black hair. His face was mind-blowingly handsome which had girls swooning all over. He gave slight yet taunting grin at crowd and walked over to Leo who was too astounded to say anything.

Leo was literally amazed by the new kid. He felt as if his redeemer has descended down to the earth. What a beauty thought Leo as he shamelessly followed the new kid with a sense of triumph.

Shawn Menderz hated attending press conferences. He hated how annoying and tedious they were. He hated that people he barely knew were invading his privacy. So much for being famous he thought."Mr.Menderz is it true that this is your last Hoverball World Cup?"asked a stout men in well tucked blue shirt and neatly slicked up hair. Shawn looked up from his glass of water which he found quite interesting and answered putting on a vague smile on his face"Oh yes! I was about to announce my official retirement today at the conference"he said looking at the amazed crowd infront of him and continued"Fire Draken's will be appointed a new leader and some members by myself at the very end of next April"announced Shawn searching through the crowds confused gazes. His eyes briefly laid on a nice and charming lady. There for that brief moment of time something flashed through his eyes. It was a mixture of pain and emotions that could not be described. 'There I go again' he thought to himself. Pity was not a luxury the great Shawn Menderz could afford. He could only brood over his past and move on like nothing happened.

                   Crowd started firing questions at him. Shawn found it very annoying. He slowly raised his arms, the crowd fell silent. He leaned towards the mic and started speaking nonchalantly. The crowd was mesmerized by his graceful speech and movements. It was as if he was an entity from heavens who held the power to manipulate the mortals of the world.

                         Sean stopped abruptly. It was then when she noticed that she did not know where she was heading to. The guy who was supposed to help her to the dorm suddenly jolted into her back as she halted. Sean turned around trying to steady the guy who was off balance. She caught his waist and set him up on his feet. The guy's face flushed red. Sean found it cute. The guy had pretty blonde hair and blue eyes. His skin was pale compared to Sean's beautiful tanned one. Then as though waking from his muse the guy blinked around. Sean noticed the guy's complexion as he seemed to realize something. "Oh My God!..Oh My God!...... What have you done?" the guy asked Sean, his eyes full of worry and fear. Sean shrugged at the boy confused . "Do you think you are some sort of hero? Do you even know who those guys are? Oh God! I am sooo Screwed!" The boy was already having a mental break down for some reason and Sean thought it was better to give him some space." Hey you! Where do you think you are going? I am speaking to you" the guy screamed at Sean. Sean slightly tilted his head and looked at the crazy guy who was breathing heavily."I am sorry" he said as he started to calm down." It's just that this was all a bit, you know" The boy said. Sean gave him an understanding nod. " I am Leo,Leo Acquaris." The boy said holding out a hand. " Xiandro De Saunter's. Call me Sean" said Sean taking up his hands."So I guess we're good" said Leo. "I assume" said Sean a bit unsure.

                  Leo glanced over at Sean as he tried to find Sean's room number and dorm in his Osso 6- 18 ruboband  as he wondered what kind of fool didn't at least own an Osso 3 ruboband. Leo felt that Sean was from an extremely poor background as he was using an outdated model of ruboband."Found it" exclaimed Leo as he projected out the hologram of Sean's dorm details followed by a gasp.

             Sean leaned over to see what had took Leo by surprise. She looked at hologram shimmering in the air which read:

                            Room 56

                         Mikhail Grey

                        Leo Acquaris

                           Alec Lovin

                 Xiandro De Suanters

                          Even bico

Sean watched Leo pacing left and right mumbling something about how screwed up his life was."Leo" Sean called,quite tired with Leo's internal drama."Huh?What?"barked Leo scowling at Sean. " What's going on? Can I be of any help?" Asked Sean really clueless and concerned about Leo's sudden temper. Leo glared at Sean which made her feel guilty for some reason. Then slowly turning completely to face Sean, Leo let out a small sigh."Guess you have no idea what kind of trouble you are in. Do you? " Asked Leo with a slight snort,and continued." Man! You and me are Soo Screwed Up! So f**king Screwed!Do you get it?"said Leo continuing with yet another string of curses "Damn you Mikhail f**king Grey!Damn you and your pesky little minions!You Goddamn piece of a shit!"swore Leo once again raging up like tempest just before a cyclone.

Sean felt that all of Leo's tantrum had something to do with this Mikhail Grey who happened to be Leo's and Sean's roommate. This won't do, if she didn't get a proper explanation she was going to beat the shit out the hyper kid thought Sean. She had had enough and she was finally losing her shit,She grabbed the blabbering Leo kid by his collar and pinned him to the wall and in cold and menacing voice she said:

" SPEAK"

That one word was enough for Leo to wake up from his panic state. He looked up at Sean who's fingers where slightly digging up at the sides of his neck. Leo felt fear coursing through his bones. He knew it then Sean was not be taken lightly. Not even Mikhail Grey had this intimidating aura around him. But this guy standing right in front of him was obviously a demon.

Leo explained to Sean about the school hierarchy and the way how scholarship student were treated. He gave detailed feedback on how everything under the campus was under the control of the Jock Mikhail Grey and his Goonies.

" So just because I beat up some punks of the so called Mikhail group who were messing with you earlier, you and I will be either expelled or beat up crazily by this so called Mikhail Grey"Sean summed up."Yep" leo gave delighted nod of approval at Sean who seemed to finally understand this shit."Well Leo, I do understand your concerns. But you know what I don't care and trust me we won't be getting expelled"Sean said with a malicious grin which made Leo shudder. "What do you mean? " Enquired Leo with a hint of hope in his eyes. Sean chuckled and started clicking her outdated ruboband. Leo heard a successive ding's from around him. He slowly opened up his ruboband to find a notification. Leo gasped. His lips started curling up in to a smile. He glimpsed at Sean then back to his screen projecting up the hologram.

Mikhail Grey was already exhausted from the hoverball practice. He didn't feel any good knowing that the Dome championships were right around the corner. He was stil not very confident with the current team. He just hoped for some sort miracle. He just wanted one decent Ace up his sleeve other than himself. After he had washed Mikhail dressed himself up in a White T shirt and jeans. Then admiring himself in the mirror for a bit he walked out of the washroom. Mikhail knew he was undeniably handsome. He had light brown hair and piercing blue eyes which he knew were lady killer's. His features were what he was proud of. It was something he had inherited from his parents. His parents... Thought Mikhail as he felt something bitter in his mouth.

                     Mikhail made his way to the cafeteria not bothering to let the emotions get better of him. As he walked in he saw a pair hands waving at him inviting him over to the empty seat next them. Oh Janice! thought Mikhail as he gave her a  little smile and made his way sitting right next to her. Janice climbed onto his lap and whispered"If you want me to keep up this girlfriend act you gotta make' em believe you are into me."Mikhail looked at Janice surprised. He wanted to laugh out loud seeing his childhood bestie acting all over him. But he suppressed it. He had to make the girls believe he had a girl friend.

         "So there was this guy who bet up Zack, Ricky and Joe. You know he was downright gorgeous. His green eyes and black hair! He almost looked like jr. Shawn Menderz." Squealed the girl who was apparently sitting next to Janice."Someone beat up the trio?" Asked Mikhail quite concerned. It was already nearing the competition and these guys had to just get in trouble."You didn't know?" Asked the girl quite surprised."It's all over the internet. The Boys are probably out to get revenge. The whole University is shaken up. A lot of kids are calling him 'The Campus Hero'.It did quite the damage to University's reputation" the girl said projecting up the hologram of three boys bullying a sissy kid and a mysterious guy in tattered clothes saving him. "F**k"swore  Mikhail which earned him a slight slap on his hands. He looked at Janice then blurted" Why can't those guys just keep to themselves. They know that we can't risk a suspension or injury right now". Janice patted Mikhail's back trying to calm him down."How bad is it? Their injuries?" Mikhail asks Janice. "Not that bad,I presume." Mikhail got out of his seat pretty unsatisfied with Janice's answer and walked towards the exit wanting to make his way towards the infirmary. That's when his eyes met another pair of green and menacing ones which was gazing at him with genuine interest.

         Leo literally flinched when Sean's  eyes met Mikhail's. Though it was only for a few seconds he could already feel the air being electrocuted. Leo had brought Sean to the cafeteria as a thanks for helping him out. If it wasn't  for Sean's video Leo was pretty sure that he would have been expelled. But now Leo felt that it was a very bad idea as he watched the two rivals glaring at one another. Mikhail exited the cafeteria and Janice was following him out. Leo blushed at the sight of Janice. He did have a crush on Janice. "What?"asked Sean seeing how her new friend was flushed to a shade of tomato red."Nothing"Leo stated as he scooped up a spoonful of veggies to his mouth.