Andy Cho's Story

Alyss sat on the ledge of one of the schools high towers, she sat there legs dangling over the edge swinging her feet and coloring inside the children's coloring book in her lap. She wore a plain white shirt with an army jacket that was two sizes too big, and a long skirt with a colorful tribal print which billowed in the wind revealing that it was torn and tattered on the end. The girl hummed as she colored everything but the animals within the pages and looked up when she saw tiny movement far below and smiled. She had been there for hours without going inside and instead waiting for someone else to come and now that they had finally come she was ready to make her entrance.

Alyss stood up taking in a deep breath dropping the coloring book and letting it fall down to a small grassy court yard below, before following after it she stepped off the ledge plummeting downward allowing herself to fall only stopping herself a few feet before the ground. Alyss smiled and took off toward the front room, the school was a maze and she tried her hardest not to be seen by people before she got to the front room, kind of like a game and she was winning. When she had made it to the front room the dot she had seen from her vantage point had now turned into a person, when she saw this she became giddy with excitement and flew straight up to the stranger.

"Hi who are you, what's your name? Where do you come from? Do you have any friends? Will you be my friend? Too late, I've already decided it we're going to be good friends. You smell really nice." Not having had any contact with people in over a year this was the first time that she had talked to a person other than herself and she was quite nervous but at the same time over joyed that maybe there was someone like her, someone who understood her.

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Andy sat quietly as the couch moving slowly towards the Havengade Heights. Right now, he didn't seem to believe where he was going either. He opened the letter and read it once again, just to confirm like a hundred times for now. It's so hard to believe isn't it? A moment ago, Andy was just an Asian gay study at a normal university with a normal job like any other Americans would, and now, he's on his way to the most prestigious school in the whole States, probably the whole world.

After a few hours of travelling, he finally got to his destination. Andy got off at a station and then walking to school by his own. It wasn't very far though. When he got there, he saw a fancy school with so many facilities. Well yeah, every students in this country have the same dream: to have to privilege to study here. Though this school is very mysterious. But at least Andy knows that he'd meet people who are also like him here.

Standing before Andy and the school's grounds is a huge metallic gate. Suddenly, some sparks tingling between his fingers. But before he could thought of something mischivious, a voice from the speaker from the wall next to the gate asked, "Name?"

Andy frowned, whoever speak must be some old, big, bad teacher if they speak in a serious tone like that. "They might be the richest school around here, but that didn't mean they can treat people like they wanted?", Andy thought.

"Andy Cho", he answered. After that, there was a beep and then the gate slowly opened. Andy then makes his way into the courtyard. A woman wearing an office suit and glasses came towards and greeted him, "Welcome to Havengade Heights. Please stand over there with your soon-to-be companions to wait, the rest should be here soon."

"My pleasure", Andy smiled and bowed to her before went to the group who were standing there. There were a boy with wearing glasses focusing with his phone, and another boy flirting with the a girl while the girls are talking with each others. "Hi. I guess you guys are also the "gifted" who was summoned here then? Nice to meet you", Andy said and gave them a heart-warming smile. "It seems that most of everyone are already here now", he thought.

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As the students started to enter she began to sink to the ground till her bare feet lay flat on the cool cobblestone, in the past she had known people to be very afraid of her unnatural abilities. This confused her at first because she assumed everyone could do things like she could, when it turned out she was right her hopes were high and she was eager to meet the people who shared her uniqueness. But for the sake of the possible comfort of others she would stay on the ground.... for now.

In all honesty Alyss was there purely out of curiosity once she had learned all that she wanted she would probably get bored of it in a week and pull a disappearing act. As each of her fellow students arrived she studied them intently a huge smile on her face while still yammering on to her new found friend. Finally when the head mistress began speaking she scoffed at almost everything that she said, Uniforms? yeah right. Curfew? no thanks. Sleeping in a room? not a chance. All of these things conflicted with what Alyss was used to so far, she slept outside and fell asleep whenever and where ever she wanted and wore whatever clothes presented themselves to her, this did not include stuffy uniforms. Next thing she knew they were going to tell that she couldn't fly anywhere she went, the last thing she was going to do was walk around like some common person, pppfffttt.

"...Assigned to Room 16 in the girls' dorms: Rowan Anderson and Alyss Thomason." Alyss grabbed Rowan's arm shaking it back and forth, her smile and eyes were wild with excitement as she gave a high pitched squeal, "we're gonna be roommates!' As if the girl hadn't heard the answer to her own question. Alyss gripped the leather strap to the messenger bag that hung across over her shoulder. It was the only thing she carried wherever she went that held the few things she needed and held dear. "Should we go now?!"

Before anyone could make another move something happened, a peculiar gust of wind blew through the collection of people passing each person in turn first Thomas then Anastasya, Andy and so on. When the dust settled one extra body stood hands cupped standing proud in the center of the group with a smirk on his face looking around expectantly. "Ah, everyone this is Ryan Evans he will be with part of the Celestian Program and rooming with Mr. Cho. He arrived a month ago and is currently late to the first meeting," the woman gave him a look and he averted he glance by looking at the ground his smile dropping for a split instance before picking it back up again and looking at Harley as he gave a soft, "hi," his eyes were practically shinning as he opened up his cupped hands to release a small yellow butterfly which dwindled on his scared fingertips before taking flight up into the air. Ry wasn't watching its progress as it fluttered in the sky instead he was watching Harley's face so much so that he didn't see the butterfly make its way onto his head and climb through his messy hair.

This lasted only a few seconds before the boy seem to disappear in a gust of wind only to reappear standing on the outside of the group the butterfly lay in a crumbled heap where he had once stood. "You can refer to me as Ry, yes like the bread, I practically know the ins and outs of this building don't disturb me do not talk to me and most of all," here Ry gave a smile and a wink, "don't even entertain the delusion that we're going to become best buddies, because believe me when I say I don't know any of you and I already hate you." Ry held up a thumbs up with a big smile before turning his thumb down and making a mock pouty face.

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It seems that everybody was too busy with their own business, so they didn't seem to gave much interaction with each other much. Andy sighed, "This is going to be a pain." He went to stood with the group until the woman who greeted him earlier came towards them and began to inducing about their upcoming days at this school and where they're going to stay.

"Okay, looks as if we're all here," the woman said. "Now, as you know. You are all very gifted individuals, which is why you have been selected for the Celestian program as well. First, we will get your uniforms outfitted, you may were your street clothes until they are tailored. Boys dorms are on the west side of the school," she pointed in that direction before pointing opposite of it. "Girls dorms are in that direction. Each dorm building has a common room as well as it's own small library. Celestian members only room with Celestian members. You must be in your dorm building by nine on the weekdays and ten on the weekends. Lights out is not until midnight everyday. On the weekends, you are allowed to leave school premises, but you must be in the gates by nine thirty. Each member of the Celestian program has an allowance of two hundred dollars a week. This can be increased by taking on-campus jobs."

Then when the girl asked about their teammates, the woman explained to them, but to Andy's part, "...Andy Cho, you are currently unassigned to a room. No room exchanges. Any other questions?"

"Wait a minute", Andy raised his arm and asked, "if I'm unassigned, then where do I suppose to stay?"

"Oh I forgot. You'll be staying at Room 19 all by yourself until another student arrive", she stated.

"Thanks", he smiled to her and said. "Well, staying all by myself wasn't going to be that bad, I guess", he thought.

But just as they started to move to their rooms, suddenly a gust of wind from nowhere blew through them, makes Andy shivered a bit and a boy appeared. The woman then introduced him as Ryan Evans, so Ry, as he called himself. It seems that Andy have found his roommate in the most unexpected moment.

The boy's entrance somehow made Andy irritated a bit earlier. But now, his attitudes totally pissed Andy off. "Seriously? I have to put up with this jerk from now?! What the hell is going on with this damn school? Does anyone around here have any manners at all?!", Andy thought as he grinded his teeth in anger as electrical sparks began to appeared from his skin. But he decided that it wouldn't be a good thing to do to storm off in the first day, so he calmed himself down and took a deep breath.

"Okay. If there aren't going to be any more surprises, I'm off. See you guys later", Andy stepped forward , turned his back and said to the group with a smile before taking his luggage with him to his room. He walked through his soon-to-be roommate with disdain. "This is going to be hell", he sighed, "but if that guy dare to touch just a finger on me, he has put his finger into an electric socket."

Ry had already made it to the boys dorm and saw that someone was going into their room so he decided that he would make his way in behind them and found himself in a room with two other guys who were having some conversation that he wasn't paying attention to while they were busy not noticing he was there. In the time before he went to the cafeteria for an apple which he had clutched in his hand now, when the two had
finished their conversation he took a huge bite trying to make as much noise as possible. He chewed open mouthed for a while before he could speak, "This is cute no I mean it this is really cute this little thing you got going on here," he swirled his hand in their direction as if they didn't understand what he was talking about, "no, no don't mind me please continue with your... whatever this. Sausage fest slash make out session, anyway I just wanted to check out the new meat or in this kids case old meat." Ry indicated Kevin grinning.
"It's been lovely to meet you ladies but I must be off now on to bigger and better things. Oh, also one more thing is whatever you do, stay away from the Madam Pencilskirt trust me. Consider this the only help I'm giving you." Ry left making his way around the campus checking out the rears of several people who's faces he did not see and nipping one of them as he went by leaving a gust of wind where ever he went. He made one finale lap around the campus before arriving at his dorm room and stepping inside.

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Andy closed his eyes as he felt the warming water streams dripping on every inches of his body. He has finished unpacking his stuffs already and now all he wants now is to find something to eat and then lay down and reading in peace. Andy has enough surprises for today and some of them aren't pleasant at all. "I don't know if I could survive this or not, but I have to try my best though", he thought as he washes his hair.

A few moments later, after he has finished cleaning every pinch of dust off his body, he turned off the faucet, put on his jeans and got out of the bathroom half-naked. He took the towel and dried his hair as some drops of water still dripping from his torso. "Right, I should go to the cafeteria to see if there are anything to fill my stomach first, then I'll be ready for whatever they're going to throw at us tomorrow", he said to himself.

After he has finished taking his shower, he got out of the bathroom and changed into another suitable outfits. It seems that his "roommate" hasn't returned yet. "Going around and looking for troubles, no doubt", Andy thought while got out of the room and locked the door."Let's see, if I remember correctly then the cafeteria is this way", he thought then after walking through a few halls, he got to the cafeteria. Andy took a tray and grabbed some food from the food stall. He then set his eyes around the room to find a suitable seat. "

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Andy finished his own meals as he listened to some staffs around the cafeteria gossiping about someone was almost being killed. "This whole school is a total madness", he thought. He didn't care about their gossips, until the name of the one who was the "victim" caught his ears.

"Why am I not surprised? Oh well", Andy shrugged and said to himself as he finished the rest of the food on his tray. He then stood up and got out of there while using his own handkerchief to swept his mouth. Andy guesses that he should probably borrowed some books to read then rest and regain his strenght to prepare for whatever "lectures" they're going to give them tomorrow. Just thinking about it makes Andy yawned, one of the things that he doesn't enjoy the slightest are long, novel-lenght lectures. He remembering sleeping whenever he has to attained a lesson back in the university.

"Well, I guessed I'm not the only one who has the same ideas, we'll see", he thought. Andy then walked through some other big halls until he found a huge, wooden door with a sign carves in gold beneath written "Library". Andy knows for sure that this school must have had a library with enough room to contains like every single book in this world. He then gently pushed the door and get inside.

And he was right, this place is covered with gigantic bookcases everywhere and the ladders to get to the top of them seemed to be endless. Near the entrance was the librarian's desk and it seems that she's busy doing the paperwork, like any other librarians would. Andy shrugged, he then going around and grabbed some books he found interesting and put it onto the librarian's desk.

"I'd like to check out these books, please", he smiled and said with the nicest attitude he could. "Name?", the woman asked. "Why does everyone around here so grumpy like that? Couldn't they be nicer just a little bit?", he thought.

"Andy Cho", he replied. The woman nodded, she then turned to the computer and typing something then turned back to Andy. "Checked. Please remember to return it within this week", the librarian said. Andy nodded. He then carried the books and make his way back to his room. He opened the door and saw that his "roommate" isn't returned yet. He shrugged then sat down on his bed and leaned his back on the bedpost, put on his headphones and then concentrate in reading the books.

A while later, the door to his room opened again and the person who almost get killed today went in. Andy lowered the book he was reading a bit and gave Ry a quick glance. He looked as if he was almost died by asphyxiation. Andy smirks, it seems that Ry wouldn't go bragging around from now according to the pathetic look on his face. Because he is here, Andy decided to speak up.

"I guess that someone has already get into quite some troubles in the first day, eh? Let me get this straight, if I were the guy who beaten you up earlier, I wouldn't be that merciful. I think I'll try to respect you, but in return, at least attempt to do the same and keep your mouth shut. Other than that, I don't care how you'd think about me. If you don't, then I'm sure everyone will be glad to attain your funeral", he said as he put down his book and laid his head on the pillow, "The name's Andy, but they called me Accelerator. Since we'll be roommates from now, I guess we should know each other's names. Mannaseo bangapseumnida*."

"Oh, and", Andy said as he put on his blindfold, "do not touch me if you don't want your hair to be ridiculously raising up. I'm basically a living electric socket. Just a friendly reminder."

With that, he yawned a bit before put himself quickly to sleep. He has traveled a long way and finally he is able to get his longing sleep.

*Please to meet you

Ry looked over at Kevin and saw he was out cold and let out a small breath of air, he was still trying to get his breathing under control so he lay back down running his fingers through his hair when his heart finally calmed down and he returned to normal he stood up. He didn't want to just leave Kevin there but he knew that he didn't have the strength to carry him back to the dorms, Ry thought about getting the teleporting kid but thought it might be too much trouble so he left. Making his way across campus he barely made it to his dorm room before he felt the effects of exhaustion wearing down on his shoulders, entering the room her pushed back his windswept hair feeling beads of sweat on his forehead and frowning. When his roommate started talking he looked up having not noticed that there was anyone else in the room. Ry gave a half smile his eyes glassing over as the boy spoke, Ry had to admit he had a pretty cute roommate and would have to play with him in the future, but tonight he was tired and didn't feel like getting into anymore trouble than he already had. He wanted to add that Andy was laying down in his bed but he let it go when he saw that the kid was already half asleep so instead he just whispered, "Anda juga." before laying down in the opposite bed sleeping on top of the covers his arms behind his head and closing his eyes, he was asleep within minutes.

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Andy slowly woken up from his nap. He taken off his blindfold and stretched his arms. "Ah, that's feel good", he said to himself. He yawns a bit and then looked at the time on his phone. He has been sleeping for a couple of hours and now feeling refreshed. "Well, I guess I should go explore around a bit", he said to himself. With that, he stepped off his bed.

He turned to the other bed and saw that his roommate was still asleep. Andy shrugged, though this guy is troublesome, he must admit that he really did have a long day. But somehow, Andy felt that the guy looks pretty cute when he was sleeping. Though Andy really don't want to get acquaintance with assholes who only wanted to show off and think that they're oh-so-powerful, he really couldn't hold it off when it comes to good-looking guy. He then went to Ry's bed to have a better "view".

Somehow, Andy couldn't resist the urge to touched the boy's unkempt hair. "Too bad, we could have been friends if you weren't such an ass. If you got into troubles, then don't come looking for me", Andy whispered. He then stood up and silently opened the door and got out as not to wake up the kid.

He walked around the halls. This school actually has a lot of interesting stuffs. "Maybe this school wasn't so bad after all", he thought. Suddenly, he heard as if someone was yelling and the sound was screeching. Andy frowned and covered his ears. "What the hell is that?", he said.

"Bad time for introductions!" Kevin snapped at the new guy, not breaking eye contact with Selena Kyle's sister and still expecting some sort of violent reaction.