Tossi looked over at Toxic and asked, "How could you possibly know I'm related to you?" Toxic shrugged. "I smelled you. I recognized Marr's scent. You smelled like her. She's my cousin, so you must be her daughter." "You know my MOM?" Tossi was shocked that her mom knew someone so cool, much less was related to her. Toxic nodded and opened her mouth to answer when the door opened and the headmaster came in with two women. Doctor Marr Panchetta came in with Jin Tkarro. Jin smiled at Toxic as Marr looked sadly at her young daughter. The headmaster looked disgusted and said, "You two can go with your guardians in just a minute. I have a question for Toxic. You pulled Zam Tostig off of Tossi Panchetta, and held him? Is this right?" Toxic nodded. "That's right. I wanted to tear him apart and eat his face, but that wouldn't be nice! He's just a big stupid." The head master paused and asked, "Then WHY did you TOSS HIM SEVENTY-FIVE FEET into that huge bush? A teacher was coming over. You could have waited." "No. I couldn't wait." Toxic sounded sad. Jin asked, "Why not?" Toxic looked up at Jin and looked away. She said quietly,"Because of what you said to me. If someone pisses you off and you want to kill them, get away from them before you really hurt them. He punched me in my boobies, and I wanted to tear his head off. SO I tossed him in the softest place I could find." Tossi looked at Toxic with awe and said, "WOW, you are SO strong!" Jin laughed and said, "You have NO idea! At least the mom of the bully-boy isn't going to press charges, now." Marr glared over at Jin and said, "I guess not after you invoked the military secrecy act and slammed her into a WALL after her son mouthed off about Toxic! Good god!" Jin laughed again. "You are a doctor. You might not understand. I've seen this crap before. Bullies just don't occur spontaneously out of the blue. They are taught that violence is the first response. Y'know... 'Might makes right'? I will not stand for that. The kid might have been beaten a lot growing up by one or both of his parents. THOSE people can understand when someone mightier comes along and gives them a lesson." Jin paused. She said with a look in her eye, "She might have saved him from ruining his life. Playing nice lets you makes friends. Bullies are almost always alone. Toxic is a good girl ,who always plays nice and is making friends." Tossi whispered, "Especially now." Toxic looked confused. "Why?" The headmaster, Aten Yuuoda, smiled at Tossi and asked, "That is a good question, Tossi. Can you explain?" Tossi looked uncomfortable and fidgeted. She finally answered,"Zam picked on everyone. But he couldn't pick on Toxic! She saved everyone from him. She's a stand-up person. You should have heard everyone after she tossed him!" He frowned and asked, "Why didn't anyone say anything?" Tossi looked at the headmaster and said, "No one likes a snitch! Even less than a bully!" Marr sighed. "Some things NEVER change." Tossi grabbed Toxic's hand and exclaimed, "You're my HERO!" Marr stood and stared. Tossi was so shy, she didn't usually say more than a pat of butter! Now she was so animated and happy. Marr felt shame at not being able to give that to her daughter. Jin walked over to Marr and placed hands on her shoulders and said, "I can teach Tossi some self-defense moves. You,too, if you want. They don't hurt to know. Knowledge is power and all that." Jin noticed how Marr pulled away when Jin got close. Jin whispered to her, "It's never to late to learn self-defense. You don't want your daughter to end up like you, do you?" Marr flashed a look at Jin of injured vulnerability and looked away, shaking her head. Jin hugged her and whispered in her ear, "Why do you think I'M so strong? I've been there." The headmaster sat down and said, "If I had hair, you ladies would make it grey!" --TO BE CONTINUED!--