<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Trouble in Paradise</strong></span></div><hr/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Rt2ECxS.gif)</div><strong>NAME:</strong>Kevin Finch<br/><strong>DAY:</strong>May 6th, 2019<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Mitsuhara Private School, School Gates<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Mallory Minato|Mentioned: Reckley Stiles<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong>Breather<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong>Rugby Shirt and Khakis<br/><hr/><br/>"Maybe we could make it... maybe we could." Kevin stood thoughtful for a moment, If there was anyone in the world he'd like to make an attempt at running away with, it would definitely be Mallory. She just... got him. And the way she was with him, she sort of was with everyone. She just made you want to be your best. And made you think you could. But running away was not the answer. Even though realizing that only filled Kevin with regret.<br/><br/>Home was not fun. Mom was upset. Dad was just plain mad. The school had made it sound like it was all his fault. But to be fair, being an asshole wasn't technically a violation listed in the student handbook. Had Kevin not gotten there when he did, he was sure that Reckley would have tried something that was. Explaining that to his parents did not help - Mallory got Kevin. Kevin's parents most definitely did<em>not</em>get Mallory, or their son's devotion to her.<br/><br/>At least that's what they told him.<br/><br/>Most sons would be grounded. Kevin - he got worse. His punishment was delineated in miles, in repetitions, in bruises fairly dealt as a part of training, both received and given. Strangely, they didn't even try to tell him to stay away from Mallory. Perhaps they did understand, just a little.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The fact that Kevin wasn't suspended was a testament to his parents' influence. Or perhaps someone in the school wanted Kevin to get what was truly coming to him. Reckley was a quick learner - one had to give him credit for that. Now that he had gotten Kevin's attention, he didn't have to resort to subtlety. Which meant that he got to bring six of his friends - let's be honest, we're dealing with Kevin -<em>pay</em>six of his friends to come pay ol' Kev a little visit after school. They figured it was good money, if not easy, as Kevin would still be far more interested in taking down Reckley than them. And if that happened, they'd run and probably get away with it. If they got Kevin first, well, he deserved it.<br/><br/>Kevin was good. But seven to one is not a pretty sight, and soon Kevin was getting the worst of it. Even after the the three he took down had beaten their retreat, he was hardly in a position to take on the other four. This is what his dad had told him - take down one, more will rise to take his place. Bloodied and battered, clothes torn at the elbows and knees, he was mostly on defense now, swiping back as one or the other moved forward to take a shot. It was going to be the death of a thousand pin pricks.