Top Dog | Ethan, Open |

His eyes looked up as he heard someone approaching and there he saw Ethan standing not far from him. He sighed softly to himself, shaking his head as he focused back on looking through his bag as Ethan begun taking his shirt off and putting on the uniform. He had already changed, got here early and got bored so what the hell. He looked back up towards Ethan as he begun speaking to him, and he raised an eyebrow softly, quickly receiving a reminder of why he hated this kid so much and wanted to throttle him every time he laid eyes on him or was within fifty meters of him. He chuckled softly at Ethan's comment. This guy was so lame, but at the same time knew how to piss Phoenix off and get under his skin. He wasn't even scared by Ethan's threats at all, not before he somehow inherited superhuman powers and definitely not now. It was actually laughable to him at what Ethan was saying. He really wished he could just beat him up right now, who would care, who would miss the idiot? He even wanted to tell him how he really got these bruises, through battle scares, something Ethan wouldn't understand as his probably never been in a fight in like, ever. He probably couldn't even fight to save his life for all he cared.

He stood up, eyeing Ethan intensely, moving directly towards him, placing a hand on the locker near the boy, blocking his potential path. "I would really love to see you put your money where your mouth is for once, Davenport. And I would really love to see you try and beat me up some day. But don't end up crying when your on the floor and everyone else laughing at how pathetic you are. I know I'll be laughing." He smirked softly as he walked back a bit, turning back towards the other boy again. "All the idiots in this school might buy into your 'I'm awesome crap,' but I've always been able to see through it. Maybe I just know how to spot a jackass, who knows. I do have many talents, hence why I'm captain. We both know the only reason your 'co captain' is because coach felt sorry for you and didn't want you to run home and cry and and try and bitch and whine to get the decision overruled. So since we are both in this situation, we might as well just pretend that you were good enough to be a co captain and co exist. Unless you want to look like me, but worse, next time we meet." He wasn't afraid of throwing threats towards Ethan, because unlike Ethan, they weren't empty threats in the slightest. He wasn't afraid of doing anything to Ethan, hell it would probably be worth it just to see his face.

He sat back down, placing his eyes on the floor for a moment, wondering what Ethan was going to come up with next to try and get under the skin of Phoenix. Whatever it was, it wasn't going to work. Ethan had no idea what he was up against or what he was in for. He wasn't even talking about himself, Ethan had no idea about anything, nothing supernatural related or what was lurking in the corners and shadows of this town. He would probably freak out if he had any clue what was indeed present here in Midnight Harbour. Phoenix was still trying to get his head around all of it, it was definitely difficult to do. Especially when he had no idea what he was or what he really was in for.

It was becoming more and more obvious that the exchange between Phoenix and Ethan was becoming more heated. It was actually an accomplishment for both of them that they hadn't tried beating the shit out of each other already as it was. There was definitely a lot of rivalry between them about who was the better footballer and who was the better man, with both men believing it was them and ripping the other one to shreds with their remarks and insults. He did feel like saying to Ethan that he was the one who was chosen to inherit super powers, and he wasn't, but that would just be too harsh on Ethan, and anyway, he couldn't really disclose this with anyone until he knew what the heck was going on himself. So many questions he wouldn't be able to answer, and he didn't feel like spilling all his secrets to Ethan of all people. Though, it would probably make Ethan back off for once in his life, which would be refreshing. Not that he couldn't handle what Ethan threw at him, but just because he could be quite annoying most of the time. Ethan probably knew that too, which is why he continued doing it to get under Phoenix's skin.

He smirked briefly as he looked on at Ethan, who was standing there as if he was king of the mountain or something. Did he really think he was that good? "Trust you to try and pick a fight with me after getting a beating. But don't for one second think because I look like this that I can't make you look worse where you stand right now. The only thing stopping me from smashing you in the jaw continually is this position. So, you can start thanking me now and considering yourself extremely lucky. For now, that is." He wasn't afraid of standing up to Ethan like everyone else seemed to be afraid of doing. Maybe that was why Ethan hated him so much because he wasn't going to back down or take any of Ethan's shit.

When he mentioned Kyra, his girlfriend, his teeth clenched together and he looked back towards Ethan fiercely. He could talk about him all he wanted, but when he started talking about Kyra, that was another thing altogether. "Real funny, asshole. But unlike you, I can live without 'getting some', whereas it seems like a necessity for you. What's wrong, do you feel inadequate as a man when no woman wants to get it on with you? How sad. I almost pity you." He knew Ethan was a ladies man and hooked up quite frequently, but that wasn't going to stop him from hurling these insults towards him, especially if Ethan was going to talk about Kyra to him. "But for the record, I can get some whenever I please. That's the beauty of having a girlfriend, not someone who you just chose to use whenever it pleases you. Bit jealous?" He smirked softly again, shaking his head at Ethan. As Ethan went on, Phoenix just raised another eyebrow. "Hmm. Your probably right, maybe there are a few things I could learn from you. How about, how to be second best, or how to be the biggest whiner and sore loser. How about how not to take a girl for more than thirty days? Yeah, I could probably learn those kind of things from you, huh?" This guy was a fool.

He couldn't deny that Ethan wasn't good at this sport, and probably deserved the captain's position, if Phoenix wasn't in the picture. But by being in the picture, he didn't deserve that spot, and he was going to constantly remind Ethan of this and if necessary, prove it to him also. Ethan needed a reality check, and a punch to the jaw, whichever came first. "Guess we will see Friday night, huh? Don't injure yourself yeah, would be a shame if you had to take a few weeks off to rest. I'd make sure to look after the team as captain while your off on your holiday. Probably wouldn't even need you back on the team, at all. Maybe you could find another sport, hey, how about golf? That would be more your style. Don't think they have that team here at school, but oh well, its a start. You could even join the maths class if you were smart enough." He chuckled softly.

He raised an eyebrow, slightly smirking at Ethan's question towards him. He knew he could kick Ethan's ass for a fact, it was taking a lot of strength to withhold from doing so as Ethan kept rambling on about how amazing he was and how completely inferior Phoenix was in comparison. It was extremely frustrating, really. Punching this dude in the jaw wasn't even going to be satisfying enough, he thought. "I'm sorry, was that a rhetorical question? I think it was, because you and I both know what would happen if we exchanged blows. You'd be on the floor crying with a bloody nose, if your lucky man." This guy was a major douche, why did the powers that be in this school decide to keep him on as a captain of a football team? This guy couldn't lead a team to victory even if he had all stars on his team. He had the leadership qualities of a dead rabbit, he was hopeless. He didn't have a clue how to treat anyone, he was an asshole. Of course none of them would stand up to him though, they were scared of him. As Ethan went on, he just sighed, shaking his head mildly. "And the reason you have never got your ass kicked is because you've never been in a fight to save your life. You get all your goons to back you up so you don't have to do anything. Not a tough guy in my books. I'm more scared of some of the girls at this school than you." And it was true in many ways, as some of the girls around here could be pretty intimidating when they wanted to be. Especially in comparison to Ethan.

This boy was really asking for this ass whooping. "When you keep a girlfriend for more than a week, then you can lecture me about how a relationship goes. Until that time, keep sleezing around and pretend that makes you this amazing man you perceive yourself as. If your footballing skills were as good as your ego, they might not have needed me to step up to the plate and carry your ass on and off the field." Why else would they just make him a co captain rather than just keeping Ethan on as captain alone? "Clearly the girls you have been getting it on with are blind, deaf or just plain stupid. I dunno whats worse, having to see you or listen to you rattle on about yourself and how good you are constantly. Don't even know why coach puts up with you on the team or in any leadership position, I knew I wouldn't." Clearly the coach must be getting payments from Ethan or something in private, it was a conspiracy, it just had to be. That's what he was going with, anyway.

He moved his face away as Ethan glided his thumb by his eye, and then raised his eyebrows with a smirk as Ethan shoved him. "Touch me again and we are going to have problems. Because I don't have any problems throwing you head first into the lockers right now. It'd be worth it." He continued to smirk confidently towards Ethan, baiting the man on in many ways. He didn't care if he got into any trouble, as long as he took down Ethan with him. "Until you grow the balls to put your money where your mouth is, stay out of my way on and off the field. Or I won't have any problems putting you flat on your ass out there in front of the whole school and humiliate you." He walked away from Ethan, his shoulder bumping into Ethan's as he walked back over to his locker and begun texting Jericho, wondering when he was going to show and if he was going to ever stop being late.

He just looked at Ethan blankly as he spoke. "Theres always a first time for everything," he responded in regards to Ethan stating that he didn't cry or get beat up. He was all talk, but then again, Phoenix liked to brag and rattle on about how good he was as well to impress others and show off. But Phoenix knew for a fact now that he was able to back up his ratting. Could Ethan say the same? Probably not so much. But then he didn't care enough to know much about Ethan anyway apart from the time they have hung out and known each other over the years, so he could be mistaken. But when it came down to Ethan and himself, he knew who would be the one left crying if he pissed him off enough. Phoenix wasn't much of a crier, either. He hadn't cried since his mother passed away, because he hadn't had a reason to. He was young, a kid, and mourned her. There were days he wished she was here, or reminisced in her memory, but other than that, there wasn't much to cry about. It had made him stronger, whether he liked it or not. Those kind of traumas always to make you stronger. They break you for a little while, then pick you back up and repair you, and then you learn and become a stronger person.

He snickered as Ethan spoke on about relationships not lasting a week and picking up lots of young ladies. "Dude, if I wanted to be like you and pick up every hot chick I meet, I could, don't you worry. But I'm after more than that, you know. Well, you probably don't know, but what the hell. I want the real deal, the relationship. Other stuff is good, but who pales in comparison?" He was like Ethan in many ways, he would pick up the young ladies and go from one to another, but in a relationship he wasn't going to do that kind of thing and was going to be faithful to whoever he was with. Sure, they had their differences in the past, when Phoenix did make out with another woman and Kyra found out and got pissy, but they moved past that and became stronger, as a couple and individually also.

He shook his head, almost in disbelief as Ethan went on, this time bringing the team down as a means of heightening his own ego. "Wow, I knew you were low, but we are going to insult the team now, our team? What, am I to expect you single handily bring the team to victory and carry us all? That's some bold statements there, but still failing to see you back up any of your worth. Your good, I'll give that to you. But you can also be sloppy, selfish and just bring down the morale of the team out there." See, who said co-captains couldn't offer each other friendly, constructive criticism to improve their performance? Only problem with that was, that it wasn't aimed to be friendly or constructive. It was just aimed to insult Ethan. And it was basically fun.

He rolled his eyes as Ethan continued going on about giving Phoenix a bruised eye. "Still seeing a lot of talking and no action man." Ethan walked past him, bumping him in the shoulder in doing so, and Phoenix had had enough of this for the day. He turned to Ethan, slamming him into a nearby locker, moving in close to his face. "Do that again, and I'll give you more than a bruised eye. And the only reason I haven't done anything more yet, is because the coach is on his way, and we don't want our amazing co-captain looking all beaten up now do we, especially by the other co-captain. That would bring the morale of the team down, now don't you think?" He chuckled, before moving away, fixing up Ethan's shirt, before walking out of the locker room to see if the coach and any of the other players were already out there for the meeting and training session.