Ms. Susanna Lee's Story

Takashi entered - no, sorry, sprinted - into the school building and noticed the hallways were pretty much empty. Yep, I'm late! Takashi ran through the halls, desperately trying to avoid the few people he saw in them. Despite his efforts, he bumped into several people on the way, each time muttering a small "Sorry," or "Excuse me," under his breath.

It was a few minutes later that he noticed he was going the wrong way.

"Ah, crap!" He accidentally said out loud. He quickly covered his mouth and looked around to see if any one heard him. I hate it when I do that,

He turned around and sprinted back the way he came, found where he went wrong, and finally managed to get to his class. He burst in the room.

Everyone stared at him like he was from another planet.

Takashi trieed to ignore this, but couldn't help blushing a little and staring at his feet. He walked up to his teachers desk (Ms. Lee), panting really hard.

"I'm, sorry I'm late," He said between breaths.

Rei Tabara ~ Izumi Mayaru

"Friends? Really? You consider me as friend?"

Rei began to laugh again, not used to anyone asking such a question while Izumi stared at his cousin, thinking it was slightly rude to be laughing at another student, especially since he was older than her, but he couldn't help but just sigh since it was her personality after all.

The crossdressing cousin finally took a gasp of air before saying, "Course! Why not yeah? Eh... unless you don't want to be our friends, it's completely understandable! Though that's probably not going to change out thoughts on ya, sorry if that's the case!" She chuckled, acting a bit stubborn. She was friends with people who were even rude and probably hated her, but she still thought she was like family to them even though she probably wasn't.

Izumi shrugged and answered, "Well.. Since I'm going to be your teacher in martial arts from now on I guess we're going to have to get along... isn't that right?" He asked. He felt a little strange since it was his first time talking to someone, or a human, other than his cousin for a long while, but only shook it off and continued to walk, following his new apprentice.

"Okay, then, it's Rei and Izumi... -san!"

Rei glanced over her shoulder at Izumi grinned while he showed a little smile of gratitude back. Finally, he'd meet another person, and even make a friend which made him really relieved. He didn't really mind the honorifics really, and felt a bit respected with it though he wouldn't care if he was being called without it either. Either way didn't bother him since Ren seemed to be friendlier than most people, but that was mainly because of his reputation of being a fight starter.

His sister, on the other hand, liked the feeling of being called by her name, and only her name. Only her sister, her cousin, and a few other friends called her by that without honorifics. She's asked people to take them away, but they never did in the end which made her sigh each time with disappointment, so hearing her name, her plain name, being said made her quite joyful.

After the two asked which classroom he was in, they heard Ren say "Yes, I think we are in one together!"

"Aaaand I'm guessing that classroom would be this one?" Rei asked, barely recognizing the classroom because she never went to class very often as she slammed open the door, calling out a loud introduction as she always did if she ever attended class, "And guess who's back! Yup! That would be me! I know you all missed me after all!" She joked before taking her seat and talking with a friend who sat in front of her.

Rei never really went to class, but when she did, she's always know where she sat because her friend memorized everything for her, seeing how she sometimes forgot things easily. She was sure she may get a scolding from her teacher, so she kept her head and her voice low from that moment all, despite her loud entrance into the class.

Izumi said nothing, only blinking a few times and looking around the class room. He gave a small bow of respect to his teacher, Ms. Susanna, and then went to his own seat in the back of the room. Izumi was always a student who went to class and got there on time, getting things ready on time, and worked hard, perhaps harder than most students. But he most definitely wasn't a teachers pet since he was just average, staying quiet but getting good grades.

Rei began to scribble down some words onto a piece of paper she ripped from her binder, glancing at her cousin and the new friend she made from time to time. She always passed around notes, and since most students knew her, they said nothing and only passed the note down to the person who was going to receive it. Usually, she'd only give them to her friend in front of her, or her cousin, and mostly just write small and idiotic things like 'Hi' or 'How's life?' but now that she had a new friend, she had more to talk about, especially with the after-school fighting lessons.

After writing the notes down, she crumbled the paper so it looked like trash, but held it in her hand underneath the desk, waiting for the right time to pass it down to Izumi and Ren. She eyed her cousin as he looked her back, and knowing her intentions he facepalmed and shook his head, but knew he was going to respond to her note anyways.

Yumi was so lost in her thoughts, she didn't even bother looking at her watch. She was just watching the passing clouds and enjoying the wonderful weather.

Ring, ring...

Yumi was snapped out of her thoughts. That was the... Oh no..! Yumi rushed to close the window, but accidentally threw her bag out the window and screamed, "NO!" Students passing by jumped a bit and looked at her. She didn't care right now. Yumi ran down hallways and slid around corners. She jumped down all the stairs and almost landed on someone. "Sorry!" She shouted as she ran down the hall. She ran immediately outside and towards where she threw her bag on accident. Yumi was breathing very heavily, and her throat felt dry from running non stop and breathing in heaps of air at a time. "Where is it..." She finally found it in a bush after moments of searching. "GAH! That was moments too long!" Yumi zoomed back into the school and ran up some stairs, to get to her classroom.

Yumi was nearing her classroom and she was half jogging, half running. When she seen it, her smile returned and it was bright. "There it is!" She sprinted towards the classroom and swung it open, then ran in. Unfortunately, she tripped over her own feet and violently flew into a boy. She slid across the floor, on top of the boy. Yumi got off of his back as soon as she realized what had happened and screeched. "I am so sorry!" Yumi lifted his upper body up by her shoulders and shook him back and forth. "Please don't die! I am so sorry! I'm so stupid!" Yumi heard quiet laughs from students... And then the laughter got hysterical. Yumi felt the pain in her knees from falling, and scraping them on the ground, so she thought that the boys pain was much worse. She was so embarrassed, and felt so stupid as she lowered her head and released his shoulders. Her face turned 3 shades of red as stared at the ground, listening to all the laughter surrounding her.

Ren Matsuo

"Course! Why not yeah? Eh... unless you don't want to be our friends, it's completely understandable! Though that's probably not going to change out thoughts on ya, sorry if that's the case!"

Ren confused tilted his head. He always wanted to be friend with them, because they seem to be very interesting people, now a bit unsure what to think after 'completely understandable'. Why that? "No, I am really glad to be your friends! It's just the other way around! Are you sure to want me to be your friend?" He said, making sure that he made clear that he didn't was one to decline any friendship. He loved friendship, he read many things about it, although himself doesn't have some real experience with it.

"Well.. Since I'm going to be your teacher in martial arts from now on I guess we're going to have to get along... isn't that right?"

He laughed. Hearing it from Izumi that brings it all to the point, he must remember a character he used to really like in his childhood. It was a really serious captain with a pure and loyal heart. Then an urge came up, that he simply did.

He stood in front of Izumi, with a stright gesture, chest lifted and his eyes set on Izumi with excited look on his face, then salute him and grinned. "Yes Sir, Right Sir, looking forward to cooperate with you" Then he laughed and get back to his usual casual gesture and explained himself: "I really wanted to make that move."

"Aaaand I'm guessing that classroom would be this one?"

Ren didn't know. He hasn't paid much attention to it, but something felt wrong. But he ignored that feeling, as he walked inside and nodded to the teacher politly.

He wondered. Wasn't his teacher a guy? He thought so. But he didn't really wanted to leave yet. Making friends made him really excited. He do never felt this excited in any other things then writing or drawing. It was quite a good feeling, in fact, he loved that tingling and warm feeling he felt. A feeling to belong somewhere. It was his first feeling it towards other people then his dad.

Other then him, he noticed the others inside the class and greeted everyone he knew. "Mornin' Cossette- san, Jonathan- san, Jayson- san..." Then he was interrupted by Ms. Susanna Lee with her speech, and looked in front.

"Good morning, students. I am very happy to see you all here today. I am Ms. Susanna Lee, you may call me Ms.Lee or Ms.Susanna. Which ever your prefer. It doesn't bother me any. Class has not begun yet so I ask for all of the juniors to go to their classroom, I don't want you guys being late, alright? The class bell is going to ring in less than a minute."

"I knew I was something was fishy! I am in another class right?", he asked loudly, laughed and winked goodbye expecially to Izumi and Rei. "See ya then Rei and Sensei!" Then he ran out the classroom, as the bell rings, smiling on his whole face. He still greeted Amai and Joshua in the Hall, the he ran through the hallway, searching for his classroom.



After awhile, he found the class he suppose to attend and entered the class with a quite loud way. "Sorry for being late! Got confused with the Classes!", he laughed, noticing he was stupid and bowed as an apology in front of the Mister Roland King. "I was sure though, that I have a guy as a teacher, not a woman." He added and quickly took a seat near the window.

~Bell rings~

Okami raised his head from his desk noticing that the teacher had not seen him.
"Can I go back to sleep now?" Okami wondered to himself, figuring they weren't really gunna do much in class.

He rubbed his tired eyes and looked at the teacher. She reminded him of a slutty bimbo. Not a good combo for a teacher.

Ms. Lee nodded her head, a slight irritated look on her face. Takashi blushed and looked around awkwardly. The bell rang.

Alright, I should probably go find somewhere to sit...

He was just about to start walking when-

Crash!

Someone slammed into his back, throwing him on the ground... really, really hard.

"I am so sorry!"

Before he even had time to think about what had just happened, the person automatically got off of Takashi's back and yanked him on his knees. They grabbed his shoulders and started shaking him back and forth.

"Please don't die! I am so sorry! I'm so stupid!"

"D-die? What?" He stuttered. It was at that moment that he had realized the entire class had started laughing at them. Takashi's face went more red than it had been before.

It went even redder when he realized that it was a girl who had just fallen on him.

Takashi let out a little yelp and backed away until his back was to the wall. He started panting again. The class laughed even harder.

Okay, so maybe I will die... Of humiliation!

Takashi slowly got up and walked to a desk in the far right corner, still panting. He sat down and put his head on the desk.

That is something I hope never to experience again.

(Post turned out a little longer than expected, I apologise for any annoyance caused in the reading of said post.)

Rei Tabara ~ Izumi Mayaru

"No, I am really glad to be your friends! It's just the other way around! Are you sure to want me to be your friend?"

"Ah, really? Seriously? Awesome! I just thought it was a joke or something, seeing how we're not exactly the most normal students you'd see, especially at this professional school too. You know... Izumi's got anger problems and tends to get into a lot of fights and I think you already figured out why I stand out." Rei shrugged with a laugh before then turning to her cousin and saying, accidentally loudly since she forgot everyone else could hear her, "We're making a friend! Hey! Aren't you happy! Aren't you excited! Come on! Smile!" She said, poking his cheek every few seconds.

Izumi moved her hand away and nodded, saying in his usual dull tone, "Yeah, definitely. Woo hoo." He did feel quite excited, to have a friend after being alone for so many years with only his cousin. He may have been more excited than his cousin actually, but somehow contained it all, unlike her who was freaking out on the other hand. Perhaps later, if they all became closer friends, he'd be able to smile and laugh like he would with Rei.

"Yes Sir, Right Sir, looking forward to cooperate with you! I really wanted to make that move."

The pair looked at Ren, one of them laughing her head off, and the other trying to hold in a small laugh. It was a bit obvious who was who. Rei was gripping her stomach, creating quite the commotion and nearly crying from such a surprising action and surprising words. Izumi was also the same, but held in a laugh, afraid of being rude to the person he just recently met.

The only thing that was really different about the two cousins was that Rei was fine with acting normally in front of someone she just met, or even strangers she's never seen before while Izumi first had to act politest before revealing his truly childish personality. Other than that, they were exactly the same.

"I knew I was something was fishy! I am in another class right?"

"Eh? You are?" Rei tilted her head before snapping once she got it and said, "Ah right! You're still a Junior! Heh, I'd probably be with you in your class if I wasn't moved up a grade." She seemed to have said proudly, although she didn't move up to a Senior because of her grades. That was 100% certain, and probably everyone knew that by now, "Well, I guess so!"

"Not in our class huh..." Izumi said quietly, thinking to himself since he didn't really memorize who was in his classes, even though he knew every face of the school, 'I guess I should pay more attention to people... My grades are fine and stable enough...' He said, now looking at all the students in the room.

"See ya then Rei and Sensei!"

The cousins saw as their new friends waved goodbye before they did the same and said in unison, "Bai bai then!"

"Later."

Once he left, Rei sighed and slouched onto her desk, "Jeez... Right when we make a friend he's a whole year behind us... Ah! It's just not fair!" She started to complaining, ranting to her cousin and friend again, but silently so she wouldn't attract too much attention from Miss Susanna.

"Calm down, we can always invite him for lunch instead of having to wait all day." Izumi whispered, not taking his eyes off the teacher since class had already started.

"Oh, and speaking of which, I want to invite one more person too." Rei said, writing something down onto a note and scanning the class room before finding who she wanted to see, and tossing that note at Jayson, "I saw her around this morning, and a few days before that too, and I don't think she's a bad girl, so why not, right? More friends~" She giggled.

The note that she tossed at Jayson read:

Neh neh! Don't want to sound creepy, but want to each lunch together today? I think I've seen you around before, and it wouldn't be bad to make more friends so how about we meet on the top of the roof! I'll be with a friend and my cousin, that way you can meet them too! What do you say, yeah?"

Yumi felt so horrible, especially when he back away. Her face was bright red as she held a hand out, but he went back to sit down. Yumi felt even more embarrassed when she realized that the teacher was yelling at the whole class... This is all my fault... Yumi zoomed down the aisle and sat at the back of the class, in the corner, beside the window. Yumi held her head down, almost feeling the eyes of half the class planted on her. Yumi decided now wouldn't be the greatest time to cry, so she sucked it up and knew she had to do something about Takashi. He's scared of girls... Isn't he? I think I know what to do... Yumi looked at Izumi, and an idea popped in her head. She had forgotten all about the incident and ripped out a piece of paper from her notepad.

Dear Mayaru-san,

Hey! Please tell your cousin that I want to talk to her, the next time you see her. It would be very appreciated. Thank you!

P.S. We should talk more! You've been in my class for as long as I can remember... But we haven't really been friends. I'd love to start a friendship with your cousin as well.

Yumi Nakamura~

Yumi smiled to herself, very satisfied with the note she made. She wasn't really one to pass notes in class, but it was important this time. She waited until Ms. Lee wasn't looking, crumpled up the paper, then she threw it towards his desk. Unfortunately, she hit his head. She let out a light gasp and covered her mouth with her hands. Oh no, would did I just do that?!

Takashi didn't even notice when Ms. Lee started yelling at the class, or when she explained what they were going to be doing, which was very unlike Takashi. Normally, he would be listening with all of his attention, but he still couldn't get over the girl - Yumi? - crashing into him.

Finally, he decided to stop mulling over it and try to figure out what they were doing. What subject is this, anyway? I completely forgot. Takashi lifted his head to catch a few of the words Ms. Lee was saying:

"... I talk, you take your ear buds out. If I catch a single person disobeying, I'll eliminate the previlage. Understood?"

Takashi mumbled a small "Yes," even though he had no idea what she was saying before that. Ear buds? Huh? Takashi looked around and saw people with a piece of paper and a pencil. By the way their hands were moving, it didn't look like they were writing. Some people also had earphones in their ears.

Oh, right, it's art class. Of all the subjects Takashi was good at, art was one of his weaknesses. Stick figures, that's my artistic talent. Well, unless it's musical arts.

Takashi hesitantly picked up his pencil and started doodling. Once he was finished, he realized that he wasn't over with the crashing incident. He was doodling someone running into another person.

Takashi dropped his pencil and smacked his forehead. Arg, I need to get over it! It's done, it's in the past, and I'm pretty sure nobody even cares about it anymore! He dropped his head to his desk again. He let a few minutes pass before he brought it up.

"Knowing me, though, I'm probably not going to get over this until next week," He accidentally whispered. He quickly covered his mouth with his hands and blushed.

Great, now they're really going to think I'm weird! Focus, Takashi, focus! He quickly picked up his pencil and spent the rest of class trying to draw a cat.

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OOC: I'm sorry this is basically just Takashi thinking about useless things. >///<
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Rei Tabara ~ Izumi Mayaru

"Thank you, alright, it is almost time for math so... I would like all of the pencils carefully placed back into their boxes and all of your papers stacked on my desk on your way out and hurry so you're not late. If you have any questions regarding art or history after lunch, see me immiediately after math class. I'll be in my classroom. That's all so... get out."

"Alright!" Rei immediately leapt from her seat and walked over to her cousin who was a bit of a daze by looking out the window until she snapped him out of it by pinching the side of his face, "Oi, pay attention when I'm talking to you, idiot." She told him, in a bit of a darker tone that she would usually have.

"Ah?" Izumi asked and turned to her, moving her hand away again before saying, "Did class end already? Time passes fast... Well then, let's-"

He was cut off when he felt something hit his head. It was light, but often, he found it as something that another senior was bugging him about, like bullying or something that would usually happen to him. He twitched a bit at the feeling as he rubbed the back of the head, but then noticed on the ground a crumbled piece of paper that wasn't there before, "Huh... Whats this..."

Izumi reached down to pick it up and opened it, and read it:

"Dear Mayaru-san,

Hey! Please tell your cousin that I want to talk to her, the next time you see her. It would be very appreciated. Thank you!

P.S. We should talk more! You've been in my class for as long as I can remember... But we haven't really been friends. I'd love to start a friendship with your cousin as well.

Yumi Nakamura~"

"Oooh~ Is that a love letter?" Rei asked with a chuckle, hopping over his shoulder to try and read it or at least catch a glimpse of who the write was.

"No, someone wants to talk to you is all, Nakamura-san does." Izumi replied before folding the note and putting it in his pocket, "If that's the case, you should invite her for lunch, you two could become friends." Although he didn't say it or show it, he was quite curious towards why someone would send the note to him, or even reconize him in their class, but decided to ignore it, 'Odd... Nakamura-san wants to become friends? With people like us...?'

"Ehhhh! Really?" Rei asked excitedly, "Nakamura-san?" She asked, looking at the girl in the classroom, "Wah, she's so adorable! I'm just honored to be included in the note! Yeah! I'll definitely ask! And speaking of which, I was thinking of inviting Matsuo-san and Goldsworthy-san so lunch to because-"

She was interrupted when someone bumped into her, "Ah, sorry! I didn't mean to-" She paused when she noticed she bumped into someone way taller than her, who had a strange smirk on his face.

"Shortie." He said before laughing at her and walking away.

"Huh?" Rei asked cluelessly, "Huh?" She asked again, now getting slightly annoyed, "What the hell did you just say!?" She growled and grabbed the student before yelling, "You bastard! Some people can't help being short! What's up with you, giant! You damn bully! I don't wanna-"

"We're leaving." Izumi said, grabbing his cousin by her collar as he always did. Most girls wore their own school uniform who's collar wasn't as easy to grab as a male's, but since Rei was a crossdresser, she was much easier to pull back before she would bite, "Let's go."

He dragged her to the door leading outside of the classroom before shoving her forwards, gently, but enough so she would walk on her own as she grumbled, muttering a few curses on the bullying and older student as she began to slowly walk to her next class. Izumi was just about to leave before he called to Yumi, "Nakamura-san, let's head to the next class. You can talk with Rei there." As usual, there was little emotion in his tone of voice as he didn't want to show his actual personality to people he just met.

Izumi then turned to Ms. Susanna, and as usual, gave a polite bow before saying, "Have a good day, Ms. Susanna." and heading on his way to the next class of the strict teacher who hated students, Roland King. He paced his footsteps so that Yumi could catch up to the two as well as Rei, who noticed his change of walking pace, and slowed down also to wait for her, being a bit excited herself to make another friend.

She was still a little annoyed by that one student who called her short out of the random, but held it in for the sake of meeting a new person who was not only pretty, but really nice from what she's observed from afar, so she kept a foolish looking grin on her face as she thought, 'Eh, who cares about people like them! They can just go and make a fool out of themselves! There are other kind people out there besides them! Keep a smile Rei, keep a smile!'

RIIINNNGGG RIIIIIINNNGGGG....

The quarter after ten bell rang and Cossette and Johnathan are jogging side by side to get to Mr.King's classroom for Math. Cossette got too distracted talking to Jon that she completely forgot about time... That's a first... she thought running through the hallways like a mad woman.

Just as her and Johnathan are about to enter Mr. Roland Kings classroom, Ms. Susanna Lee's voice echo's into the hallways through the intercom.

Ms. Susanna Lee: "Excuse me for the interuption, staff and students... There has been a sudden change. All seniors report to Mr. Roland King's classroom and all juniors report to my classroom for the next period, wait, this period... The bell rang, hehe. This is only temporary. Thank you." Susanna giggled and rushed back to her classroom for the juniors to come in. She has never taught juniors before but she is willing to give it a shot, the only reason she asked for the juniors to report to her classroom is because she realized that they didn't have another teacher to go to. Mr. King wasn't suppose to dismiss them, he probably got confused as it is hangover monday.. That was okay. Susanna didn't have anything better to do, might aswell help students.

Cossette and Johnathan paused for Ms. Lee's announcement, she noticed that a few other seniors have paused too. Jon and Cossette entered the classroom and sat beside eachother... I think I have made a new best friend... Cossette whispered to herself. Her and Jon sat in the middle of the room.
Usually she wouldn't do this but she barely heard Mr.King in the background because she was so lost in her thoughts, she snapped out of it when Mr.King nearly burst into a cursing fit when he remembered that the juniors were suppose to be here to as it was a senior/junior split math class. I knew there was something missing...
For the last hour Cossette seen this dark shadow in the windows, even in Ms. Lee's classroom. Cossette learned to ignore things like that because she already knew that she can see the dead, they always bothered her. This one stood out, she didn't know what it was. Suddenly she had the urge to check out this abandonned warehouse down the road from her house. Maybe that was the source, she'll bring a few candles and tell it to go away. That sounds like a brilliant idea... Cossette smiled to herself and wrote on another piece of paper...

"Jon,

I have some business to take care of after school, there is a spirit lingering around and I want to get rid of it. It wants me to go the abandonned warehouse down the road from my place. I do not want to go alone and you're honestly the only person I trust right now to go with me... Will you join me after school? You're also the only one that isn't creeped out by me.

Love, Cossette"

Very satisfied with her note, she folded it up and put it on Jon's lap. Just as she was pulling away, Mr. King suddenly looked her direction... Fear raced up her spine and her eyes widened. Mr.King knew that she was passing notes, she was expecting him to go onto a lecture of disrespect like Ms. Susanna Lee would do... But he didn't. He looked at her, smiled slightly and then carried on with the rest of math. He is actually... Really cool for a teacher. Cossette smiled back at the teacher with an apologetic look. He is very observent for a teacher.

As math class droned on and on, she couldn't stop seeing the black shadow that lingered around the classroom, whispering at her and she couldn't focus. She was losing it. She could feel Jon's eyes look at her with a worried look because her feet were tapping and she was sweating. That black spirit was tormenting her, it wanted something. She didn't know what, she is pagan and wiccan. Seeing spirits is normal. She had enough... Cossette stood up and yelled at the top of her lungs...

"I KNOW YOU ARE IN HERE! I CAN SEE YOU! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!"

Cossette stormed out into the hallway into tears. Everyone stared at her, Mr. King blocked his ears because Cossette was yelling too loud for his ears to ajust to her screeching madness. After she stormed out of the classroom, she heard people whispering. She knew they thought she was nuts, everyone except for Jon. Who's eyes were filled with confusion.
She hoped he chased after her. She wished he did, he would make her feel better.
Cossette ran outside and found a nice shady spot by the school and sat there and cried... Her make up ran down her face. She tried to wipe it off but she couldn't. She just let it... She lowered her head and sobbed. Why am I such a screw up...?




(Sorry for the long post. I hope you read it all, I found it interesting, I hope you do too.)

Art class had gone by and Ms. Lee dismissed them. Takashi handed his fail drawing to Ms. Lee, quickly bowed, and left for math. He was going at such a slow pace, he fully expected to be late again. He didn't care at that moment.

One quick glance at Yumi sent him sprinting straight to Mr. King's room.

Takashi slowed down in front of the classroom and sighed in regret and frustration. Why am I so scared of them? There's so many people that ask me that and I don't even know...

Before he entered, Takashi decided to look around the outside of the room. He saw Cossette and Jon walking, deeply discussing something that Takashi wasn't sure he wanted to know.

Once he decided it was safe to go in without anyone ramming into him, Takashi went inside the classroom. Ms. Lee's voice rang throughout the school just as he stepped through the door:

"Excuse me for the interruption, staff and students... There has been a sudden change. All seniors report to Mr. Roland King's classroom and all juniors report to my classroom for the next period, wait, this period. The bell rang, he he. This is only temporary. Thank you."

Once the announcement ended, Takashi said a quick "Hello," to the swearing Mr. King (while trying to hold back a giggle, unsure of why he had wanted to do so) and sat down in the corner of the room. After he was done with his swearing fit, Mr. King proceeded to teach the class math that Takashi already knew off by heart. He sat and let his thoughts swirl around, mostly thoughts such as This is easy, why are we learning this?

"I KNOW YOU ARE IN HERE! I CAN SEE YOU! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!"

That snapped Takashi out of his thoughts. The voice had belonged to Cossette, who was running out of the room in tears, Jon following behind her. To him it seemed like someone was making faces in the doorway at her thinking she couldn't see them or something. Knowing Cossette, though, Takashi was pretty sure that wasn't the case.

"Will there be anymore distractions that make me want to tear my ears out?!"

Takashi heard people whispering to each other. The looks on their faces clearly read "She's insane."

Huh... Maybe I'll ask Sinclair-san about it when he comes back...

Ren Matsuo

"Morning Matsuo-san."

As Jayson greeted him, he grinned happy. That was pleasant that someone greet him with a smile on her face.



He sighed in relief as Mr. Roland King gave him what he needed and quickly went up, running a bit to Mr. Roland King's desk and received the Colour Pencils from Mr. Roland King with a smile. "Thank you! You saved me there!" He said, still had his voice kept low and went quietly to his place again.

Rei, the handsome female pirate... and Mr. Roland King, the kind captain with an awesome hat..., a parrot on his shoulder... hmm and Izumi- san, the skilled fighter in the crew, with me being the cook... and am cooking something crispy... like chicken!... and then...Jayson- san the female navigator..., he thought, quietly humming a melody, not wanting to make Mr. Roland King angry at him again and started to colour his sketch one by one. It was a good result he had. He was statisfied and hold it in the air, so he could see all of the drawings clearly.

"Just the background!", he said quietly more to himself and grinned while drawing the background, that consist of a ship that was above the water, shipping nicely.

"Class will be ending in a few seconds so pack your things and leave my class room I have my seniors coming in and I rather not have both of you making a large mess of things."

Ren lift his face and looked back at his drawing with a disappointed face. He wanted to end up his drawings, but he couldn't. He sighed and get up, get his things and his drawing and writing block and placed the colouring box on Mr. Roland Kings table as he went outside. "Thank you Mister! Wishing you a good day!", he said raising his voice a bit. "And don't forget to visit the infirmary if you are sick!" He added again and went outside the classroom, going with the flow, as he didn't know where to.

He finally came back to the classroom he was before looking inside, he didn't spotted Rei and Izumi. With a slight disappointment, he went inside and smiled at Ms. Susanne Lee. "Good morning. Now we see each other again!" , he greeted her and went through the chairs with his glance, seeing Jayson already there and winked at her.

"Hello Jayson- san! Is the spot next to you free?", he asked her.

After spending nearly twenty minutes cuddled up against the hidden part of the school with Jon, Jon tells her that she should wipe off her make-up in the bathroom, he said that it would make her feel better. Cossette nodded her head and stood up, she was really dizzy. She walked towards the school building.

"I hope no one finds out that I was the way I was with Jon."Cossette whispered to herself. She was disgusted with herself but she did truly feel better feeling Jon's warm embrace around her. She was frustrated with everything, with school. She was so sick of everything, but Jon. Jon made her happy and she could be around him for as long as she lived. But everything else seemed to bother her, she didn't quite understand that but as long as no one got into her way, she was fine.

She approached the back doors and stopped about ten feet away. She looked up at the tall building, sighed and entered. There wasn't anyone in the halls that she could see. Thank god.
She entered the girls washroom and quickly washed off her face with soap, she looked in the little mirror that was provided by the school in the women's washroom.
She stood there and stared at her natural face... She asked herself, "Am I content with who I am...?"
She stared a little while longer... I am happy with who I am, I shouldn't wish that I was different, I should embrace me as myself. From now on, I shouldn't care what every one else thinks. I will be my own person, I will stand up for who I am.
Cossette smiled and pulled out a little black pouch out of her sweater pocket and applied eyeliner and purple eyeshadow to her face.

She walked out of the bathroom and turned left to go back to class but her head was turned right looking down the empty hallway, she tripped over her shoelace.
She turned to see Rei right there but she was too close to falling to not hit her, she tried to soften her fall but ended up punching Rei in the face. Rei screamed in pain and Cossette regained her balance, she was speechless, she didn't know if she should apologize or run away. Before she knew it, Rei grabbed Cossette's hair and smashed it into a bench, Cossette screamed louder than Rei.
Cossette struggled to get free, with a bloody nose she grabbed Rei's shirt and yanked her to the ground and was just beating on Rei, both of them screaming like mad women, the fight carried on and Rei was ontop on Cossette and it was just a nightmare.
Cossette heard footsteps in the distance, and a voice that belonged to Izumi, Rei's cousin...
"REI! REI! GET OFF OF HER!" Izumi was rushing to the scene of a blood massacre of two young girls.
Cossette heard another voice that belonged to Jon... "COSSETTE!" He shouted her name.

The two girls were so loud that she knew that Mr. Roland King heard and so did the entire class, even the junior class heard and they were at the end of the hallway. Cossette wouldn't be surprised if Amai-san and Joshua-san could hear them.

Jon looked at Cossette she was pretty beat up her self worse off than Rei he saw Izumi take Rei away who seemed a bit dazed herself. He decided he would talk to him later and find out what happened. Picking up Cossette Jon carried Cossette over close to the bathrooms he went into the bathroom and took out a paper towels and wetted them and went back to Cossette wiping away the blood on her face. He was worried, but he was focused on Cossette and her wounds to be worrying about his own emotions he would get answers later for now he was doing this. After wiping away the blood Jon was able to find where Cossette was hurt at most of it was bad swelling and a few minor scratches then there were a few cuts that didn't stop bleeding pulling out a few band-aids he took from the nurses he placed them on the cuts. What worried Jon the most was Cossette's crooked nose it wasn't broken but it was out of place. With a quick movement Jon moved her nose back into place with it making a small pop. Cossette whimpered a bit from it Jon gently shushed her. After taking care of her Jon took a paper towel and made it soaking wet then squeezing it he let the water splashed on her face waking her up. Jon kissed Cossette on the forehead "Feel better there Rockey?" he picked up Cossette and placed her in his arms.



Mr. King walked out at the screaming to find two students fighting brat's Cossette and Rei and then he saw punk's Izumi and Jon holding them back. Then as soon as he saw it he saw Izumi take Rei away and Jon takes Cossette away. He didn't even have time to react to any of it. He was furious and then he heard the bell ring and the hallway flooded and emptied at the quickest movement. In rage Mr. King walked back into his classroom kicking his chair into the wall leaving a sizable hole. He had to talk to another teacher but someone who wouldn't stab him in the back his mind went immediately to Susanna his co-worker. Walking in a storm to her class he bursted in almost yelling "I think I quit!"

Roland sighed he was still fumed about his students but the way Susanna talked to him made him relax a little "Damn students there was a fight between two brats and they got away in a matter of seconds. I will talk to them later but is ridiculous how these kids behave I mean in my teen years no one was this crazy I mean one word out of line and WHACK the ruler hits you in the face for opening your mouth." Roland sat down on top of one of the student desks and in came the punk himself with brat Cossette. Jon looked to Mr. King and told him she went out cold. From where he sat he saw that Cossette was beat up bad but nothing dangerous. But just to entertain Jon Roland looked at Cossette as if he were serious about it then looking at her he saw the bruising on her ribs and shrugged telling Jon what he thought "The worst she could have is a couple of bruised ribs maybe a concussion,but I doubt that. She will suck it up and heal maybe in a few weeks no more fights! Now I want you to find out what happened and have Rei and Cossette fill out a three page letter to each other apologizing. Then a ten page letter to me apologizing for interrupting my class and screaming on top of their lungs then running off! Front and back!" Roland knew Jon would tell Cossette and pass it on to Rei he sighed he was letting them off easy, but he had a soft spot for these kids the odd ones of the school. Jon left the class room with Cossette and set her down gently on the stairs and waited for her to wake up. Roland looked at his Co-worker "Don't judge it's pointless to get those students kicked from the school for a fight."