Ethan was rather surprised when he felt Ruby's had slap the side of his face, and for a moment, he stumbled and then stood there, not looking at her anymore. His head was turned away from her in the direction he had been slapped. The sting of the slap lingered on his face and for a moment, he wondered what it was he was going to do about it. That slap just initiated a fight, and when he lifted his head to look at her, Ruby was already over by the jocks. So stood upright and made his way over toward her and placed a hand on her shoulder, turning her around to face him. He appeared intimidating towards her now, and could care less about the jocks here unless they picked a fight with him.<br/><br/>"Aren't you a sly one..." he hissed, his tongue flicking in and out continuously. "Don't think you can get in the way and cause a fight by doing what you did. Tch, watch my language, how about watch your actions?" he placed both hands on her shoulders now, a tight but firm grip on her. Hate for Elizabeth to see this go bad. "You don't know who your talking to, do you? I can be anyone's living nightmare..." His face got closer towards Ruby's, and his eyes changed to their reptilian form and his snake-like fangs now visible when he spoke. "Everyone has called me the "Viper" for a reason. If you think you 'snake charmer' can get in my way and corrupt my life, you better think twice... Three if you have to.. Because I don't put up with crap like this..." he hissed.