"How the hell do you pronounce that?" Ciel said looking up at the school's sign, Dzantik'i Heenie. It was Ciel was to go to school. Even though he could well go to high school or even collage because of his age he had to go to middle school.
"It's of the native Tlingit language, but even I'm not sure how to pronounce that. Yong master you should really get inside its quite cold out here." Sebastian said holding his book bag.
"Dizz-zan-teekee-heenay…" Ciel said trying his best to pronounce it.
"It's pronounced Duh-zon-tih-kih-Heenee, Dope." Said a Brunette walking by. She had a leather book case slung over her shoulder and was wearing a black button up trench coat cinched in a way that it was almost like a dress.
"Thank you very much! I would have found out from someone else in a less rude way!" Ciel yelled back at her. The girl laughed and went inside the school.
Ciel got his schedule and teacher list then continued on to first period. About half the class seemed to be staring at him while anyone else was looking at Sebastian, who was standing in the back but close to Ciel, with the special Ed teacher. Ciel looked around, the only person not gawking at him or Sebastian was the rude brunette from earlier who told him how to pronounce the school's name. She would glance at him and then turn away and sighed. Ciel didn't notice it the first time but she too wore a black eye patch over her right eye. Ciel was caught off guard when the bell rang as the teacher came in. She put a seating chart on the over head.
"Today we have a new student joining our school." She started and walked over towards Ciel. "This is Ciel Phantomhive; he is here all the way from England. Isn't that right?"
"London to be exact." Ciel said in a very light polite tone. A couple girls in the back started whispering about how cute his accent was.
"We want to have everyone get to know Ciel and I think a good way is a new seating chart!" The teacher said focusing the projector to show everyone's new seats. The room was full of groans and complaints mixed in with a couple silent excited yeses. Each student picked up their binders and moved to their new spot n the room, some people tried to sit next to their friends but were abruptly caught by the teacher. The Desks in this English teacher's room were in sets of two since she liked to do partner projects, it was also a social studies room.
Ciel moved his book case over and ended up sitting practically right next to the door, a usually desirable spot for some, and of course who was to sit next to him. The rude brunette, as Ciel thought of her, threw her binder on to the floor next to the desk and slumped into it leaning on one hand looking away from Ciel. Ciel heard her mumble, 'Ciel freaking Phantomhive.' Ciel was about to say something to her but then the teacher started role.
"Well we know Ciel is here," She said and put a check next to his name. "Elizabeth?" Ciel glanced around expecting to see Lizzy somewhere in the room.
"Yo." And Elizabeth did a weak peace symbol. To Ciel's dismay Elizabeth was the rude brunette sitting next to him. She was nothing like the Elizabeth he knew.
After Language Arts was math and Ciel ended up sitting right between Elizabeth and her friend Dakota, the two of them chatted right over top of him and every time Ciel would try to say something to them either the teacher came by or Elizabeth glared at him with her one brown eye in a displeased manner.
Sebastian carried Ciel's books to his locker. He had to pull Ciel out once when everyone else swamped in to get their stuff for Explatories and to lose their binders. In about 10 seconds most of the crowd was running and laughing down the hallway towards the stairs and Ciel knelt down to his bottom locker. Elizabeth knew better to wait for the crowd top leave before attempting to get to her locker. She was a couple lockers over and had a top one. She spun the knob in its correct order and pulled it open while Ciel fumbled with his.
"They give most bottom lockers to shorter people." Elizabeth said putting her binder in her locker and retrieving her mp3 player. That comment made Ciel just mad which made it harder to focus on unlocking his locker; he hit his fist against it.
"Young master would you like some help?" Sebastian offered and started reaching for the knob but Elizabeth was sitting on the floor next to them with her hand already on the knob.
"What's your combination?" she asked Ciel.
"Like I would tell you, you could break into it! Besides Sebastian is fully capable of opening it for me."
"Just tell me your freaking combination." Elizabeth insisted. Ciel stood up and looked away s if he was looking down the hall way.
"12, 3, 24." He said and Elizabeth opened his locker with ease, it made a stuttering squeak as it opened. Sebastian put Ciel's books into his locker. Ciel had out his class sheet and was looking at the Exploratories. Elizabeth snatched it out of his hands and was looking at it.
"Elizabeth!" she handed to paper back to Ciel as the bell rang.
"You are probably late for your class, aren't you?" Ciel said trying to un-crease the corner she had made in the paper.
"Actually we both are." She said "You have Media tech too."
"Well then we are both late." Ciel said annoyed at the thought of having another class with this Elizabeth.
"Actually the tech teacher doesn't count role to the middle of class but if you want a good computer!" Elizabeth said and gripped on to Ciel's arm.
"Wha-hey! Un-hand me this instant! Sebastian! Sebastian!" Ciel called as Elizabeth ran down the hall with him. Sebastian just looked at Ciel and smiled,
"I'll be seeing you for lunch then." Ciel surprised and ticked off let Elizabeth cart him down the stairs and into the tech room.
"Here's our newest student ."
The media tech room was a large room in the east wing of the school. It contained an array of four sided desks with new MAC computers, each computer had like its own nook and plenty of desk space. Everyone had out their Ipods, MP3 players, and other assorted electronics while they worked on their projects as well as sat on the carpeted floor. Everyone was too involved in what they were doing to realize Ciel and Elizabeth had come in. Ciel was in a slight awe at all these machines he'd never scene before as Elizabeth released his arm and went to her computer.
"I told them they couldn't send me any other students, all the computer are full except for the glitch one in the back." , the tech teacher, said as he turned in his swivel chair to look at Ciel.
"Hmm, we'll you could always share a computer with someone." He looked around the room at the students who were now talking and showing each stuff on the computers.
"You could always share a computer with Rizu; she is good at showing new people all the ropes and programming. She likes doing most projects with people." Ciel would rather work on his own but realized he could probably never work on any of these machines without some help.
"Rizu, will you share your computer with Ciel?"
"Fine." Ciel looked to see who answered.
"No." Ciel said. Apparently Rizu was the nick name for Elizabeth. Ciel has already started to paint a mental image idea of her. 'Rude, annoying, no respect for personal space, awful…Elizabeth.'
"Stop standing there like a complete idiot and I'll show you the project we are working on." Rizu said. Ciel frowned and shuffled over. Rizu didn't even look at him,
"You will probably need to retrieve a chair, Ciel Phantomhive." She put a certain dark emphasis on his name.
"Don't smear my family name like that, Rizu." Ciel said in a replying ignorant tone and got a chair sitting in it so there was a good foot of space between him and her.
"So this is a computer, and what exactly what are we doing with it?" Ciel asked.
"It would be something your good at, we are making a video game."
"Video game?"
"Oh, its like any other kind of game, with the goal to win but with graphics and played on game systems more over computers." Rizu replied become chipper and eager to teach Ciel how it all works. Ciel noticed her change of tone.
"What are you schizophrenic or something!" Ciel snapped.
"No, she's just weird like that." Said boy as he ruffled her hair.
"No, it's because I'm awesome like that. And what have I told you about messing with my hair, Jesse!" Rizu said to him. "What ever." Jesse went back to his computer.
