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The bell screamed the start of lunch, and a mass of students exited their respective classrooms to go off and mingle in other areas. There were many students, and this made trying to get from anywhere a pain, especially if you were half the size of everyone else.

Astra was currently experiencing this pain. At first she had flown over the crowd like she usually did, until a flying book knocked her out of the sky, and with a few shrieks, cries, and even a icky squelching sound as a big foot stepped on her, the bedraggled fairy crawled out of the school hallway and outside, flopping on the ground nearby.

"Owww...."

Astra had thought she had escaped from the stampede of students, but evidently this wasn't the case as she yelped when a foot was planed firmly in the small of her back. She groaned, trying to shift enough so she could get out from under the others foot, but soon found she could not. Their weight was hampering her ability to move.

Needless to say, she was not a happy fairy.

"GET YOUR FOOT OFF OF ME!" She cried out. "Or you'll be sorry!"

The answer to the earlier question was: Yes, yes indeed. Ruth didn't outright stomp on Astra, but she was leaning on that foot, and making it very obvious she wasn't going to be retrieving said appendage unless the older ghoul made her. The wide, ear-to-ear grin was almost mocking.

And for all intents and purposes, Ruth had no reason to be this antagonistic to anyone, let alone a complete stranger other than she felt like it.

HP: 30/30
Damage: 2

Ruth got a facefull of leaves, bladed leaves at that, but she made no sound despite how much it jacking stung. That was certainly enough to get her to lift her foot, it was actually enough to make the blonde do a back-flip right in the hall. If Astra was observant enough, she would be able to see black shorts underneath the skirt. If Astra was really observant, she'd spot the word "RUTH" monogrammed on the butt of the reaper's shorts.

When Ruth righted herself onto her feet, her steel pipe had materialized in her hands. Without warning, she swung it down onto Astra.

HP: 22/30
Damage: 5

The grin remained on Ruth's face, not even bothering to adjust her skirt over her shorts. She ducked down as the leaf blades shot past, grazing her slightly and eliciting a grin on her face. With a tilt of her head, she pantomimed crying, mocking the older ghoul of her frustration. She couldn't help herself. She wanted to make someone angry and furious. She hadn't felt this way since she got enrolled and she was going to milk it for all it's worth.

HP: 20/30
Damage: ahahahaha

The blonde swung her steel pipe through the flurry of leaves, ricocheting some of the blades right back at the senior ghoul. The razor edges stung, but that only made the reaper lick her lips in anticipation. She made a sudden charge forward, coming up close and personal with the third year. From the way she was acting, it was like the reaper was winning.

Maybe it was because she was up against an older, stronger, more experienced opponent that was making this whole thing so much fun despite the pain.

HP: 17/30
Damage: 2

Ruth's mouth was open, her shoulders shaking in silent laughter. As if to add insult to injury, she twirled the long steel pipe as if it were a baton. By now, the students passing through the hallway had gathered around to watch them, forming a circle and chanting: "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!"

And while Ruth's attacks lacked the strength to be any destructive force, she managed to land her blows.

HP: 17/30
Damage: 3

Even if her enemy had been temporarily immobilized, it looked like Astra could hardly aim. She chalked it up to the crowds distant cheering and booing being major distraction.

HP: 38
Damage: 2