The next day, Leo and Kira set off to school, she walked all the way with him pushing the wheelchair.

Kira's father went to the school director's office and spoke to him about Max's behavior and that he kept bothering the duo. He also told him about how Max and his buddies beat the crap out of Leo in that alley and that he wouldn't investigate that incident as long as Max behaves.

The director was understanding and apologized to Smith on behalf of his son. After that, the director summoned Max to his office.

Max knocked twice and came in.

"What in the hell were you thinking? Assaulting your classmate?!" Max's father yelled.

"W–what?!" Max replied, hesitantly.

His father approached him, stared into his eyes then gave him a sudden slap to the face. Max was shocked by the fact that his father slapped him for the first time. He just looked back at his father with that shocked look on his face.

"This is your last warning, if you don't behave I'll take extreme measures against you. Now get out of my sight!" Max's father raged.

Max got out of the office with a red mark on his right cheek and went straight to the class, boiling with anger.

The duo arrived at the class, Leo moved his wheelchair to his desk and Kira took a seat beside Mira.

Mira nudged her and whispered, "lovebirds, eh?!"

Kira blushed and pouted. "Stop it, it's not funny!"

Max definitely wasn't pleased with how the relationship between Leo and Kira was growing, and how they both defied him and caused him so much trouble with his father, now he doesn't just hate Leo but Kira too.

After that, it was time for the Gymnastics period. The boys went straight to the basketball ground and the girls did some 100 meters running and cheerleader training.

Kira was on the cheerleading team. Leo, on the other hand, couldn't participate and just spectated the basketball game.

Kira finished her training and walked up to Leo.

"Hey, how are you feeling?!" She asked, drying her neck with a towel. Leo looked at her and smiled with a thumbs up. Her wet hair, cheerful smile and shiny blue eyes made Leo gulp while looking at her, it's like he was looking at an Angel, no, a Goddess.

Max was so furious while staring at them during the basketball game. He was holding the basketball and gritting his teeth with grudge and hatred towards them both.

"Okay, I'll go take a shower at the girls' change room and head back to you!" she smiled at Leo. Leo just grinned and nodded to her. He raised his right hand, waving and blowing some air with his palm into his neck, feeling hot for some reason, his heart was bumping crazy fast like it was about to blow up out of his chest.

As Kira was leaving, Leo could feel something piercing the air barrier and approaching them, the object was heading straight towards Kira's face. Leo's new animal instinct and enhanced senses allowed him to feel it. He automatically responded by raising his right hand and somehow he managed to stand on his feet. His hand intercepted the object which turned out to be a basketball.

Kira looked at Leo with the basketball in his hand and was shocked.

Max got even more pissed. He decided to head towards Leo and Kira with his two buddies. One of them was to Max's left and the other was to his right.

"Oh, now you can walk. Lying about your fucking legs to get attention huh? That's mine, give it back?!"

Max thrusts his fist towards Leo's face. Leo could feel the air pressure around Max's fist, he quickly leaned backward and slammed the basketball to the ground, it bounced back up hitting Max's chin. The one to Max's left tried to thrust a punch towards Leo but Leo grabbed Max by his shirt, pulling him towards himself which resulted in Max taking the punch from his friend to the left instead. Max's buddy to the right dashed towards Leo trying to smash his fist to Leo's guts but Leo quickly shot the basketball with his right palm towards the third one's face. The ball impacted with his face hard, the thrust was strong enough to break his nose. Max's friend held his nose and got even more furious upon noticing that his nose was bleeding.

The teachers came in quickly and broke the fight off, Leo was just standing there, staring at his right hand, thinking about what he just did.

The director requested the involved parties to his office. Max and his buddies claimed, "We were just trying to retrieve the basketball!".

The director glanced towards Leo and asked, "What do you have to say about it?"

Leo grinned and raised his note, "I was just playing basketball, sir"

The director sighed. "You're all dismissed except Max!"

The involved parties left the director's office while Max remained.

"You're suspended for two weeks"

"What? Why just me?!"

"Get out of my school!" His father yelled.

Max clenched his fist and left the director's office in anger. He went to the class and picked his bag as he passed by Leo's side while leaving he whispered, "This isn't over yet!".

Max walked to the class door, leaving. Leonardo remained in his seat and drew an evil grin on his face for some reason.

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Leo and Kira went back home, surprisingly Leo walked in through the door on his feet.

Mia approached them with a smile. "Welcome ba–". She stared at Leo for a moment, her eyes were full of joy and happiness.

"How?" She asked.

"We don't know yet but well, not the first miracle to happen I guess," Kira responded with a smile.

Mira quickly hugged them both tightly. "Doesn't matter, thank goodness!"

Leo felt strange, it was the first time someone hugged him like that, it reminded him of how his mother's hugs felt. He responded by hugging her back and smiling.

The next day after school, Leo asked Kira if her father would be ok with them visiting Marcus at the police station. Kira knew her father wouldn't mind so she took Leo to the police station.

The receptionist didn't allow them in however, Kira asked the officer at the reception to contact Officer Smith. Smith told the receptionist to let the duo into his office.

"Kira!" Smith tried to hug his daughter with joy. "You finally decided to visit your daddy at work, I'm so happy I'm about to cry out of joy!"

"Actually we're here to speak with Dr. Marcus!" Smith froze in his place like a statue as his daughter just shattered his fatherly image in front of his colleagues.

"Oh–sure, Miles will take you both there, no problem". Smith wrapped his arms around his head on his desk with a tone full of sadness and shame.

"How humiliating," said one of his colleagues.

"Screw you too"

Miles chuckled as he guided the duo to where the central cells are, he escorted them to Dr. Marcus's cell.

"Call me out if anything happens" Miles nodded before leaving the duo by the cell.

Leo looked at Dr.Marcus and so did Kira.

"Y–You, you look–fine, how do you feel?" Marcus asked while holding the cell bars.

Leo wrote on his note and showed it to Marcus, "May I ask what exactly did you inject me with?"

"A serum made of special animalistic genes, mixed with different chemicals. One of those genes is the Salamander Axolotl which is responsible for your healing.".

He continued, "Anyway that's not the problem now, I need your help son. I saved your life, right? You owe me, don't you?" Marcus seemed desperate.

Leo nodded.

"Then please, save my little girl. Head to the Nyxx Corporation and request a meeting with Nyxx herself, you'll find her on floor 58, explain the situation to her and ask her for a dose of the serum for Sarah, please. We don't have much time, it will take months for the government to test it and legalize it, my little girl doesn't have that much of time, please, I beg you, help me, please!" He fell on his knees, crossed palms.

Leo grinned and gave him a thumbs up.

"Thank you–so much"

Leo nodded and left the station with Kira. They both headed straight to the Nyxx Corporation.

They both headed for the reception, the receptionist was surprised by their age.

"Hi uh–do you have an appointment?" She asked.

Leo raised his note and showed it to the receptionist, "Dr. Marcus sent us, it's an urgent matter we've got to discuss with Miss.Nyxx."

"I'm sorry but I can't let you in without an appointment."

"Please, it's a matter of life or death, we have to meet her!" Kira asked politely.

"I'm really sorry but I still can't let you in."

Leo remembered how Doctor Marcus was crying and begging them to save his little daughter's life. He was still in Marcus's debt for saving his life and he was not prepared to break that promise.

Leo dropped his bag and dashed through everyone else heading to the stairs.

"Stop! Hey!" the receptionist shouted, alerting the security guards.

*End of Chapter 8*