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Achilles brow darkened as the blond charged him, ducking her body for a tackling maneuver. One he saw coming from a mile away and had dealt with from various opponents across the years.

As she charged toward him, he ducked aside and caught her by the arm, using her own momentum against her. he pulled, spinning her back around and immediately Karen was down on the floor, face-first with Achilles on her back with a hammerlock applied!

"Hey look! 'Killer' is mounting Karen!"

"What?" Achilles looked up and he immediately let out a wild yell as Karen used her free hand to reach back and grab him by his...well you know where! He released her, and she him. He was bent at the waist, gasping and flushed, and she staring incredulously at her hand before remembering his treatment of her.

She growled and charged at him again but this time Achilles used his legs to trip her own out from under her! Karen crashed chest first, and so ample was her upper body that she practically bounced over onto her back and Achilles was immediately on her in a school boy pin. His knees on her shoulders, she tried kicking him off but he grabbed her legs under his arms, firmly securing her.

Achilles growled through clenched teeth, "I *TOLD* you, enough fighting! Now yield!"

"You actually think I will yield to a..."

"I understand you are now on our wrestling team, and might I say you have a great deal to learn! Now if you want to be let up..."

"Why blond, hot and hunky, what makes you think I want to be?"

She winked at him and a camera flash went off.

"Oh that pose is SO going to get me a spot on the newspaper!"

"HEY!" Karen yelled but Achilles refused to allow her up.

"I believe the term in this day is...say uncle!"

"I'm not..."

"Say it!"

"Fine! Uncle!"

Achilles immediately rolled off of Karen and stood up and his wrestling and football team members came up and clapped him on the arms and back.

Karen got up, fuming, and stalked out of the Lounge, noone seeing the little smile creeping on her lips.

"Heh." Teddy smirked, then shifted so that Billy could stand on his own two feet again. "How about we get back to studying math?" Taking his boyfriend by the hand, he led him over to his desk, pulled him into his lap, and began to study.

KAREN STARR

Once again she was face to face with Jillian, only this time Joanna was with him. They were both backing away from Karen, like Da ja Vu.

"Back Off Starr, Or I could break you in half with me brai--"

"Shut UP!" Karen Snapped at him. "I'm Not here to hurt you..."

This took them both by surprise. They looked at her questioningly.

"I know you painted me on that building... But instead of pressing charges, I'm willing to let it slide. That is... If you still have those paint brushes handy."

Again that sly little smile crept alone her full lips.

Letting Lisa (figuratively) cry on his shoulder turned into a three-hour affair. She wasn't taking the stress of finals very well, apparently. She downed two hot chocolate sundaes as the two sat in Blackhawk's.

"And because of that TWERP, I missed Ms. Darkholme's study session, and she only offers ONE every trimester."

"Sorry to hear that, Lisa."

"If I don't get an "A" in her course, I don't know what I'm going to do! Len and I are here on a scholarship. If it gets revoked, there's no way either of us will be able to continue here. We don't have special powers, Len gets by with his scientific knowledge, and I get by with my skating. We don't have oodles of money-don't get your panties in a bunch, Hartley, I'm not accusing you of anything- and if we pulled off a crime big enough to pay the tuition for non-super students, we'd probably wind up in jail first."

Lisa tossed her spoon into the ice cream dish with an angry sigh.

"Lisa, have you considered...stealing the test answers?"

"Are you kidding? You'd have to be crazy to try that with Old Man Wayne protecting them this year."

"Yeah, but he can't possibly think of EVERYthing. There has to be a c***k in the security somewhere."

"Sorry, Hartley. Not a chance. Everybody is always so surprised to hear that I get A's in all my classes. I'm not throwing them away on that big of a gamble."

Drat. Well...maybe this would have to be a one-man operation, then...

Poor Teddy.

They say you always learn something new about the one you love, and well...he learned something new about Billy. He learned just why Billy is a straight A student and how he earned the undesired distinction of being a 'nerd'.

Quite simply, as a study helper, Billy was a monster. He was absolutely relentless with assisting Teddy's studying for his math exams. No TV. No movies. Only soft music and pee breaks allowed.

Not even makeout breaks!

Billy even went out in search of Wallace and Hartley to get them to join their study group, and perhaps ease Teddy's misery. Hey they say it loves company so why not?

But to be fair, Billy made Teddy an open deal;

If Teddy got a C, he'd get a coupon book for free makeouts with him wherever, and whenever, he wanted.

If Teddy got a B, both Teddy and Wallace AND Hartley would get served breakfast in bed for a week!

AND...if Teddy got an A....Billy agreed to be his body slave for a week!

GO TEDDY! rofl

"Sure Cassie I would love to go to your party, I really can't go visit my parents since they split the holidays with me."

She sighed

"I love my parents but I know they really can't be in the same room together with out a war breaking out... So Yeah! I'm totally in."

*She Nodded walking in with Cassandra.*

"I've got a pretty good handle on the Witchblade right now. It should be a problem. I'm just here to help out a friend."

Questioning look of concern.

"Why did you ask?"

"Just worried about you. I know there have been times when you've had problems controlling it...even though you've tried to had it. I mean you're my best friend and I care about you."

Cassie moved the boulder out of there way as they made the descent into Hades and came across the river Styx. Cassie gave Charon, the ferryman some greek coins.

" We came to speak to my uncle Lord Hades"

Charon nodded and started taking the girls along the river of damned souls.