He walked the school halls like he was a celebrity, eyes on him wherever he went, everyone knew this guy. If you didn't you would have had to be new to the High school. Sion Reed, the only human in the entire school who didn't have a 'Second gender', the snickers and laughs he received as he walked to his locker was an everyday occurrence.
People just couldn't understand why he even bothered to show up, he was small and meek around 4'10, didn't talk to anyone and just seemed to keep his head mostly down. That is until his un-dying fans arrived-
"Well If it isn't my favourite Weed~" yep he'd heard that one before, instead of just saying his name as it was. These older boys decided that his own name was too good for a stupid human hence giving him the infamous title name 'Weed'. "Looks like I win the bet again Dio" Sion gripped his locker door. Of course they betted on him, they were the ones who decided to bash him with an inch of his life. He'd sustained so many injuries that he had to work double if not triple the shifts to make up for work and pay the hospital fees.
"He should have been out for another week dammit" cursed Dio as he pulled out his last bit of change and kicked the locker door making it slam into Sion's face. Cringing from the pain Sion shut his locker door and went to excuse himself, yet Dio blocked his path.
"Hey now, we all friends here~" 'Friends huh?' Last time I checked, friends don't bash each other till the brink of death unless their 'Second gender' goes into a heated frenzy. Which even then isn't a very good excuse since modern technology had given them the means to turn high graded herbs into medicine for such matters. Feeling trapped Sion found that little bit of confidence, "Please move Dante", if someone dropped a pin, I bet all ears would hear it. The two bullies seemed to go into a menacing silence. Even if he had said it quietly he knew they would have heard it, he himself could have made a bet that everyone in school heard it.
Bending down to Sion's level Dante gripped his hair and pulled it back, fear, Sion felt his whole stomach drop. Even though Dante wasn't a predator, an Ox counterpart would make a terrifying opponent. Dante's eyes had gone a feral slit like sight, he took what Sion said as a challenge regardless if he was human.
Taking in a deep breath Dante smiled cruelly at him, "You have the balls to challenge me weed yet you smell like you shat yourself." His voice came out in a gruff gravel way, letting Sion know just how close Dante's 'Second gender' was to the surface. Dio snickered behind Sion as he held him tight, not allowing a chance for him to escape. Ox's where territorial, prone to lose their temper quicker then most, Dante however made snapping a pencil look like child's play. Sion saw him grip a desk and shatter it with his bare hands! Just were had he gotten the strength to stick up for himself!?
"I think you scared him enough brother" smirked Dio as his hands tighten around Sion's wrists till a slight pop of Sion's left wrist made both of them smile in glee. With all this you would think one person would stand up for him? Just one? Yet they all simply walked past as if he wasn't there. Funny considering every single one of them would shout out 'weed' or 'disgusting human' his way. Finally letting him go, Sion let out the breath he was holding. But he shouldn't have cause no sooner did he sigh in relief, a gut wrenching pain had him tumble over. Sion's eyes blurred over as he looked up at a satisfied Dante, Dio was quick to join his brothers side as they laughed at how pathetic Sion was.
It's amazing that in one point of time having a 'Second gender' was considered being condemned by the Gods. Yet now if you didn't have one you place in the hierarchy structure was pretty much set. You're worthless, nothing, filthy, disgusting, Sion had to thank his lucky stars he wasn't in some high traditional family and born a human. It would suck even more then just being ridiculed at school and work.
No one knows why there are still humans even though there should be enough foundation in the earth to change one over time. But scientists revealed that the only reason one would still be human even after coming of age around their thirteenth birthday. Was because they didn't have the right DNA structure or they were missing one of the key components in their own body. It was said that these only came about if the mother or father had a recessive gene, one that stop potential growth of a core.
The core shared between a human and their 'Second gender' was like a transmitter that helped conduct features and characteristics as well as abilities through to the human counterpart. People once had the question if their 'second gender' was still them, to that scientists answer with a theoretical 'yes'. For it was a dormant part of us that grew till we became of age to properly evolve yet animal instinct and behaviour influence caused some doubts in the speculation.
That being said, a 'Second gender' was apart of their more aggressive side anyway, you were simply being reborn to shape into your new self.
Sion slowly got up, his hands sought the books he'd dropped when he was grabbed and held against his will. Another eventful day at Dōbutsu High school.