(Meadow's POV)

"So the green still isn't out yet?"

"Heh, no. How are you able get the green out of your tail?"

"I don't know. I washed thoroughly.....?" I walked with Lloyd to my locker before heading off to lunch.

"So, how did your guardians react to the greenish tail?" Lloyd asked me.

"Um.....I haven't gone back to them yet." I laughed nervously.

"Meadow!" Lloyd shouted. He got looks from other students who were in the hall. "Ahem, why haven't you gone back?"

"I just can't. They don't accept me for being a ninja or a hybrid."

"Well, you did lie to them." We stopped in front of my locker.

"What else was I supposed to do? Being a ninja is a secret life. Plus how am I supposed to go up to them and say, 'oh hey Mathew and Claire, I'm part wolf because some ghost dude splashed a potion on me'?"

"Good point. But you got to go back to them. I'm not saying we're kicking you out. But they're you're family."

"So is Zane, I haven't even told them that he's my brother......" I saw Rochelle walking up to us behind Lloyd.

"What is it?" He asked at my ghostly stare. I mouthed the name Rochelle. He instantly just continued talking to me to keep his mind off of it.

"So, have any plans after school?" Lloyd asked keeping me preoccupied.

"Well, not really, just some studying for finals."

"Oh, so mind if I study with you?"

"No of course not, I'd be happy to study with you as well. Hey maybe afterwards we can go out for some noodl-" Rochelle had forced Lloyd to turn around.

"Hey Lloyd, I'm having an end of year party, and I want you to come. It's this Saturday at 4. Think you can make it?" She asked extremely sweetly, it was enough to make me feel sick to my stomach. She handed him a pink invitation. But Lloyd refused and shook his head.

"That's the same time when Zane and Crystal graduate. We have to go to that. They're our friends." I said to her.

"Who asked you to talk?" She slammed and pinned me against my own locker before I had time to react.

"Lloyd told you he wasn't going to talk to you. How else is he supposed to communicate? Plus Lloyd isn't interested in you at all! Why do you keep trying to get with him?" I asked her.

"Well, you see, there's a little thing called reputation, something you clearly don't have."

That. Was. It!

"You're doing this for popularity?! I'd be surprised if anyone gets with you. You only do stuff for yourself! All the makeup, all the extensions, all.....fake! You only want to make things better for yourself! Look, Lloyd and I are happy right now, and nothing is going to change that. You've been trying to hurt me when all you're doing is hurting yourself." I blurt out. She looked like she was about to blow. Rochelle raised a fist to try and punch me but before she could do anything, Lloyd grabbed both of her wrists and moved her way from me.

"Meadow, are you ok?" Lloyd turned towards me.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine." I looked to the floor.

"Wow, you really are all bark and no bite. No wonder you're the omega." She smirked.

"Alpha actually." I flashed my fangs at her. She seemed surprised about it but shrugged it off.

"If you're really the alpha, then meet me in the parking lot at 6. Let's see just how much of a leader you really are in a battle." She smirked at me and sashayed away.

"What did I just do......??? If Rochelle beats me she'll become the alpha female!" I gasped.

"She won't be. You have so much more strength than her."

"But what if it's not enough? What if she still finds an advantage? What will I do then?" I cried out. Lloyd hugged me and let me cry onto his chest.

"It's going to be fine, you'll beat her and she'll realize her mistake. I promise." He slowly stroked my back, soothing me. I managed to give out a small smile, even though I was crying.

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"It's almost 6. I don't feel like I'm prepared." I repeatedly fought against a dummy.

"Like I said, you'll be fine. You've managed to destroy at least 15 dummies so far." Lloyd said pointing to all the dummies that lay on the floor in pieces.

"But that's from nerves. I'm so scared that I don't even know what I'm doing." I didn't even notice that I wasn't fighting anything until Lloyd stopped my fists and pointed down to the dummy that I've just demolished. I blushed and smiled awkwardly.

"Cmon, let's go. Rochelle's probably already waiting." I followed Lloyd to his room and waited to get near the school.

I sat on his bed while he changed into his gi in his closet.

"Lloyd........I'm sorry....." I spoke to him.

"What for?" He asked me.

"I'm sorry for bringing you into this. I'm sorry that everything Rochelle does to me affects you. I'm sorry that.......I ever showed up." My voice cracked.

Lloyd got out of his closet with just his green gi pants on. He was basically shirtless in front of me. I turned around unable to face him.

"Meadow, look at me." Lloyd took my chin and gently moved it to make me face him.

"Meadow, you are at least a million times more special than you think, you're kind, brave, loyal, honest, respectful, loving and much more. I admire you for that. You have so many qualities that make you who you are." I blushed just as much as he was.

"Meadow, I just want to say that I.......I......I l-lo-" Destiny's Bounty suddenly tilted, causing Lloyd to fall forward towards me.

Lloyd crashed into me onto the bed. But then I instantly blushed seeing the position we were in. Both his hands were on either side of me while I had my arms around his neck........and to make matters worse, our faces were just a few inches apart.

"Um....." Was all we could say.

"Sorry about that guys, it seems that we're heading into a choppy air zone. I'll try to keep it steady." Nya's voice came onto the PA.

"I just came to check on you guys. Is everything-" Tylor walked in and saw me and Lloyd and since Greenie was shirtless, this looked bad. Our faces were red.

"It's not what it looks like!" Lloyd and I said at the same time.

"Heh, I know. We're nearing the school so good luck."

"Thanks. Wait......how did you know?" I asked. Tylor just chuckled and pointed to his head.

"Now hurry up, we're about to pass it."

We ran past him. Lloyd took his kimono in hand and slipped his arms into the sleeves and pulled it over himself.

When we got on the the deck. Lloyd turned towards me.

"Trust me in what I'm about to do. When I jump, you jump after me. Just trust me." Lloyd then jumped off the side. I felt all the blood leave my face but then I closed my eyes and jumped.

I opened my eyes and started panicking as the ground grew near. Lloyd then created his dragon and caught me in his arms.

"Don't do that to me! I could've gotten a heart attack!" I punched his shoulder.

"Ow! Hey, at least I caught you!"

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"Well, looks like your right on time. And in ninja uniform. You always did like uniforms, haven't you?" Rochelle smirked.

"Let's just get this over with." I growled.

"Oh, feisty are we? Well, let's put that to good use now, shall we?" She grinned. She rushed towards me. But I dodged her.

"Hey! This is going live!" Lloyd yelled out to me and pointed to a camera that had a red blinking light.

But I looked and that was a big mistake, I was caught off guard and Rochelle tripped me off.

I fell backwards onto the floor but took this to my advantage. I looked at Rochelle and used a bubble to shield off any other attacks. She eventually started to tire out from trying to bust it open. So then I landed a blow over and over again on her vulnerable sides, her back, her lower legs, and her sides.

"Hey cut that out!" She sneered at me.

"Hey, this is a fight, remember?" I said.

Rochelle then took out a potion and drank it. (The potion that Morro gave to Rochelle)

Lloyd and I gasped. Rochelle then became some kind of she-demon and she looked a lot more stronger. Rochelle made a ball of red-orange energy and blasted it at me. I dodged it and kept doing so. But then she got me and I skidded on my side towards Lloyd. Lloyd got up and ran up to me.

"Lloyd......I-I'm fine." I manage to force out a smile.

"No your not! You could've died!" Lloyd's eyes were filled with tears. I slowly stood up with Lloyd helping me up and looked straight at Rochelle.

"Think you're so strong? Well you're wrong! Look all around you, you've been nothing but strong! You're scared, scared of losing...I know what that feels like. I tried to hide everything I am. But that's not going to happen! I've accepted myself now! I don't care what other people think of me anymore!" Right when I said that a beam of purple light formed around me, lifting me up.

A bow was in hand with purple fire-tipped arrows, I felt powerful than ever. I shot in her most vulnerable spot: her heart.

It shot straight through her. She shrieked and curled up on the floor. All of her features faded from her body and she was once again the mean girl everyone knew.

She looked hurt. I went over to her to try to help her up. She looked at my hand and started to stretch her arm out towards it. But then she slapped it away.

"Don't think this is over!" She got up and ran away.

"You got your full potential!" Lloyd came up to me and hugged my side.

"Heh, guess I did......and even before I mastered spinjitzu." I laughed a bit. I then felt extremely weak and I collapsed on the ground, putting a hand on my head.

"Meadow? Are you okay?" Lloyd asked me. I tried to nod yes but I couldn't. I looked at my bow and arrow, noticing the arrowhead's fire gone. I realized what it meant.

"M-my powers...they're gone!" I gasped.

"This must be what the prophecy said would happen. It'll be some time before you get a new element." Lloyd told me.

"Like what....?" I questioned. Just then, my hand shot out and blasted out two dark purple portals. I reached my hand in it before seeing it come out the other one and pulling it back. Lloyd only said one thing:

"Dimensions."