Part 2 - The Best Offense is Defense or vice versa

Story by HieroWolf020 on SoFurry

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#3 of A Wolf's Journey


"welcome students, faculty, and parents. allow me to welcome you to our fine school. my name is mr. john walsh, principal walsh. as you begin your journey through juniper high, we encourage as much learning.....

"i hate these introductory speeches they give. they are long, boring, and most of the stuff is in the oppening statement in the rules and regulations book." Hiero said as him and his sisters sat through the morning assembly.

"we know hiero but we have to attend them since they are doing this during the morning classes."

jasmine replied.

he fidgeted in my seat, listening to the principal and faculty member speeches. he wasnt like my sisters who look just like their mother. red fur, black paws, black haired vixens, just like their mother but each sister had developed their style.

jasmine was the girly-girl of the family. you may think cute and innocent-looking girl is a pushover but looks are extremely deceiveing. piss her off and you better run or face hell's wrath.

jessica is the tom-girl of the family. she plays football on the school teams with Hiero. she has proven time and time again, anything a boy can do, she can do just as good or even better. she even does ROTC training with him outside of school sometimes.

and, of course, jessminder but known as jessie for short. she is a exact copy of Hiero in just about everyway, except for the fact she is a girl. thought she doesnt want to join the armed forces, she does look like their mother. and boy, does she love soccer.

and of course, yours truly. one of them had to take afte their father who is a white furred wolf.

all four of them are sitting in this stupid assembly. at least they were able to miss their morning classes which isnt saying much. freshmans have to have all basic mandatory classes(english, math, etc). the only classes i am missing is my history and english class but that means i can straight to my favorite class which is gym.

"i would advise you to be careful in gym, hiero. remember you are a freshman so dont go causing trouble. we all know how you are." jessica said

"dont worry so much sis. its not my fault that i am naturally athletic. but they are called records for a reason, to be broken and set a new, raising the bar for others. i cant help it i do in gym and ROTC." i replied

"but not only do you have a knack for that but for the trouble that comes along with. she said referring to all the fights i frequently got into.

"its not my fault if some beefed up meathead wants to pose and act like he is god's gift to sports and then when he is knocked down a peg or two, thinks his manhood is being threatened and wants to show off and prove himself in front of the ladies. all because he is insecure and has a small penis." i replied laughing

"....and finally, we would like to thank sgt. hernandez and sgt. brooks for taking on the ROTC classes. we look forward to working with them. thank you."

after the assemble, all freshman were herded to the front of the auditorium to get there schedules. hiero had all the same classes as his sisters. the only difference was the last three periods.

"well at least it will be easy. we will all have the same assignments and the same teachers. which do you think will crack first?" i joked.

"you probably. those ROTC teachers look pretty much ready to put you in the ground if you dont act right. just remember, jessica warned you. dont come home crying." jessie said

the bell for third period had rung and all four headed to the gym, parting ways to go to our separate changing rooms.

we all meet up on the field where gym was scheduled to start. we got there just as the teachers did.

"hello, my name is mr. anderson. i will be the boys gym coach. and this is mrs. jenny. she is the girls gym coach. mrs. jenny smiled at us and nodded.

"looks like we have to wait for the rest of the class, even thought the bell rang five mins ago. what is your name son so i can mark you as on time." he asked

my name, sir, is hiero kasumoto."

mr. anderson suddenly looked up at me as did mrs jenny.

"you gotta be pulling my leg. the same hiero who played football and has been in ROTC?" he asked

"yes sir. i guess either my sisters have told you about me", shooting them a look and recieived a look of surprise back," or my father has told you."

i said.

"well, your father did say something about that. but i mainly heard about you through the magazines that covered your games and through my buddie, jimmy hawkins, who helps train you in ROTC." he said

"i see. that explains it. but please sir, i ask that i get no special treatment during or after your classes. i want to be treated like everyone else. nothing more, nothing less." i said as the class started to file out of the changing rooms to the field. i joined my sisters as mr. anderson and mrs. jenny took attendance and went back into the building to get the rest of the equipment for softball and turn in their attendance sheets.

"i got a feeling today's gym class is not going to go well. heres hoping i dont meet the meathead of juniper high."

as soon as i said that, a voice came from behind me,"are you hiero kasmoto?"

when it rains, it pours

i turned coming face to face with a canine and a whole group of male cats, tigers, lions, bears(oh my), and some more canines.

"let me guess, you are all on the footbal team, right?"

"darn straight, we are. we are the juniper warriors. i just came to tell you that dont think for a second that you are better than us. we eat freshman like you for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. "

i laughed. "is that suppose to scare me? heres an idea, when you can, come up with a better scare tactic and lose the group because no one is going to take you seriously because you have the whole football team with you. that just tells me two things. one, you arent scaring anyone so you have to be a coward and have numbers on your side even if it is a freshman. two, you are insecure and scared you will get beatdown. so rethink and retry but until then you're not scaring me off like some scared kit."

"why you little"...

the canine took a swing at me but wasnt fast enough. i quickly stopped his punch by grabbing his wrist, pushing his hand down at the wrist and forcing his arm up effective putting pressure on his wrist. he let out a growl of pain as i held his wrists, the rest of the group watching as well as the class, wondering what to do and what will happen next. i released the pressure and pushed him back, forcing him to step back.

"i dont have time for this. i am not going to stoop down to your level. you want a fight, go find someone else."

and i turned away. as i turned away, he decided to come at me again. jessie stepped between me and him, stopping him.

"move outta my way, you useless ball of fur" and slapped her.

as i walked away, i heard a slap, the crowd gasp, female students yelling, i turned around to see jessie staggering back and his hand make contact with her face. i quickly ducked past jessie and punched him in his stomach. as he reeled, i grabbed his head and pulled it down and knee him in the face. the canine reeled back in increased pain. and as his head snapped back up, i aimed a powerful kick to his ribs, cracking and breaking a couple of them. as he kneeled on the ground looking up at me, i looked at him with pure hatred in my eyes. the crowd watched as there football star was broken down by a freshman.

"if i ever see you raise a hand to one of my sisters or another female ever again, you will know the true meaning of pain. to hit a female, you have truly stooped down lower than dirt."

and i took a step forward and kicked him across the side of his face, knocking him unconscious.

as I turn to walk out of the circle one of his teammates decides to grab a bat that was propped against the fence and swing for my side the bat connected before I realized and winced in pain. I slowly turned back around.

"if you don't want to end up like him, I suggest you drop the bat, and walk away, and pretend that never happened. there is no need for the whole group to go down, especially when you have nothing to do with this."

he dropped the bat, it rolling out of sight, he slowly backed away, fear in his eyes, back in to the group as mr. anderson and mrs. jenny came out to see everyone gather in a circle.

"what is going on here?"

rhe crowd parted and showed the canine on the floor unconsicous, jessie on the floor, a red pawprint and scratches on her face, and me standing over the canine's unconsicous body.

"what the hell?!"

mr. anderson rushes over to the canine, and calls to mrs. jenny.

"go get the nurse and tell her to bring a wheelchair. he is unconsicous."

mrs. jenny ran into the building and came back out fifteen mins later with the nurse and principal walsh.

"let me through". she said as she checked his vitals and a quick preliminary check. "he's fine. i think he has a couple of broken ribs. help me get him into the wheelchair."

they picked him up carefully and placed him in the wheelchair and wheeled him back to the nurse's office. the principal looked at looked at me.

"come with me mr. hiero. we will take mrs. jessie to the nurse's office."

i walked over to jessie, helping her up, placing an her arm on my back, supporting her to the nurse's office.

we entered the building and he stopped us in the hall outside the gym. he looked at me and spoke.

"i dont know what happened out there but i am going to let both of you explain and listen to your story before i review the security tapes and question mr. derek."

we exained wverything that happened outside on the field after mr. anderson and mrs jenny went into the building. he listened intently to me and jessie story and then spoke.

"before we head to the nurse's office, is it ok if we stop to security and check your story?"

"sure, we have nothing to lie about to you. lets go then. i think jessie face is about to start swelling up."

a min later, we arrive at the security office and mr. walsh went in while we waited outside. a couple of mins later, he wxited the office.

"you and jessie are in the clear. according to the cameras, mr. derek started the whole incident so you have nothing to fear.now lets get her to the nurse's office. i suspect mr. derek's parents are here. do you want me to take her in?"

"no. i will not run when i did nothing wrong." i replied.

a min, later we were at the nurse's office and entered.

the nurse was checking over derek as his parents stood by the door turning as we came in. the assist. nurse came and lead jessie to a cot and handed her an ice pack. jessie placed it on the side of her face and winced. mr. walsh approached derek's parents and explain the situation. after hearing what happened and the security tapes, it was determined that derek was the start of the fight. his parents rounded on him for starting the fight and for even hitting a girl. the principal was talking to the coach while derek's parents spoke to him. when they finished the coach spoke.

"Derek, due to your actions, you have been suspended indefinitely from the football team until we decide to let you return to the football team. but that leaves us without a team captain."

Derek couldnt believe his ears. he was off of the football team. he looked at me with anger in his eyes, ready to start swinging again.

"but the coach had an idea for the team." he looked at me and continue."he suggested hiero become the team captain."

i couldnt believe my ears. this had to be a dream and nightmare all in one. the dream being i become team captain and the nightmare is i have to work with a team who doesnt like me due to the fact that i just beat down their team captain. Derek was beyond angry, he was livid.

"i will do it but i dont think derek or the other teammates will be happy about that." i said

"the team shouldn't have a problem with it. I will explain the situation. as soon as he is cleared for action, let me know. I will leave the rest to you mr. Walsh. I have much to do and changes for the upcoming games and a jersey to order." and left the nurse's office followed by Derek and his parents. the nurse walked over to jessie's cot, unnoticed.

I turned to Jessie, "you ok? you haven't said a word since earlier. I am sorry for involving you in that. please say something."

Jessie looked at me. I expected to see anger in her eyes. but instead I see sadness. I reach for her and hug her. "thank you, hiero".

"you are my sister. I would give anything for you, jasmine, and Jessica to all be happy. I don't care if it means I get seriously hurt or worse, as long as you three are safe, I don't care what happens to me."

Jessie looks me in the eye and began to cry.

"please don't cry. please don't."

I grab a tissue from the box behind me and wiped her tears.

"look at me. if you, Jessica, or jasmine ever need help, I want you to let me know and I will do the best I can. understand?"

"thank you" she replied quietly

i hugged her again and released her as I noticed the nurse standing next to us. she held an ace bandage in her paw.

"it's your turn mr. hiero. don't think I haven't seen you limping around in pain. lift your shirt. I need to see your sides."

I signed and lifted my shirt. my left side was fine but my right side was bruised badly from where the bat hit me.

"uh huh. just as I thought. sit down on the cot next to your sisters. remove your shirt and I'll be back with another ace bandage."

as she walked away, I sat down and removed my shirt. Jessie saw the bruise and began to get upset again.

"don't worry, I've been through worse."

I smiled warmly at her. the nurse's door opens and our mother walks in, still in her work clothes, along with Jessica and jasmine.

i quickly sit back on my cot and tried to draw the curtains around it but it was too late. my mother looked from Jessie, who had an ice pack on the side of her face and was upset, then to me who had a huge bruise on my side. she just shook her head.

"the principal just explained to me what happened. are you two alright?"

the nurse came over with another ace bandage. she began to wrap it around me as she explained the damage.

"Jessie is a little shaken up still. her face may be swollen/red for a day or two. hiero, on the other hand, has bruising along his right side. I am guessing that was from the fight. he will probably be sore for a few days. I don't think he should be in any training football or ROTC for a few days."

"at least it isn't anything too serious. I will take him home asap and have him put ice on it." she said

"but ma, I have my first ROTC class today."

"not with that bruise. I don't think the nurse would agree with that and nor would we."

Sgt. Brooks was standing behind the nurse.

"we saw what happened out there today. I don't think you will be in ROTC class today or any day until you are cleared by the nurse. I am surprised you took a hit like that and didn't flinch. and you should respect and morale out there.that's rare among the younger generation, especially in a high schooler. we look forward to having you in ROTC class." she said and then left.

"let's go. I need to get ace bandages and get ice packs from the store."

well, that was a fun start. let's hope the rest of the year doesn't go this bad.

I was wrong