Chapter 1
Yumi sighed and leaned her back against the cool, metal bench frame as she watched the various students of Kadic Academy walk to and fro from the school doors into the courtyard. She was wearing a black short-sleeve shirt that stopped right about her stomach with a hood attatched to the back of the collar, black skinny jeans with silver butterflies around the knees and ankles, black gothic boots that went up to the back of her knees, and a brown leather wristband with a black "Y" strapped to her rightwrist. Nearby, her friends Odd, Jeremy, and Aelita ran around the courtyard as they played good-natured games of tag and the occassional racing back-and-forth across the grass. Odd was wearing a purple long-sleeve shirt that said "I'm Odd. What's your name?" in black letters, an unzipped neon orange vest, dark purple bellbottom jeans, and yellow DC sneakers. Jeremy wore black-rimmed glasses, a blue short-sleeve shirt with white stripes, an unbuttoned dark blue jacket, brown straight-leg jeans, and white Nike sneakers. And Aelita wore a pink tank top that said "Princess" in big red cursive letters, faded-blue denim shorts, a light red miniskirt with frills, and pink converse.
It was Friday afternoon as the gang sat in the courtyard after a busy day of schoolwork, projects, and pop quizzes. "Finally! It's the weekend!" cheered Odd as he sat down in the grass, beads of sweat sticking to his forehead and cheeks. "Yep, that is good for you Odd. Considering how much you pay attention in class anyway," answered Jeremy as he leaned against a tree trunk with Aelita next to him, her head resting against his shoulder. His blonde-haired friend snorted and waved a hand dismissivlely in the air, "Whatever," he muttered. Yumi shook her head in amusement at her two guy friends's argument as Aelita laughed quitely. They all then stayed silent as the wind began to blow, making fallen leaves whirl around in the air like a mini whirlwind, suddenly Odd sat up, "Hey... Who's that?" he asked, pointing towards the school. His three friends turned their heads to see a boy, around the age of fifteen, with chocolate brown hair and dark green eyes, sitting near a tall oak tree next the school's black iron gates. "I... I don't know. I've never seen him before," said Jeremy as he adjusted his glasses with a hand while Aelita and Yumi shook their heads in agreement. "Well, then... Should we go and introduce ourselves to him?" asked Odd.
"Sure, it can't hurt anybody," said Jeremy.
"Okay!" said Aelita.
"I'm fine with that," said Yumi.
"Alright then, let's go!" said Odd, he then stood up and brushed himself off before he turned and walked over towards the unknown boy, flanked by his three best friends.