Hello, everyone. It has been a very long time since I have last written. My writer's blocks seem to be getting worse and worse. However, playing Fire Emblem Awakening obsessively made me think back to this story and decide to work on it. I figured that the best way I would get inspiration back for this story is if I re-write all of the old chapters and fix all the errors I made up to it's most current chapter. My writing has changed since I first started this (which was back when I was in seventh grade). Thanks to the Awakening game, maybe there will eventually be a cross-over of some kind. ;) For now, though, we are sticking to this. Anyway, please read and enjoy. ^^
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fire Emblem or any of the characters. The only thing I own is the OCs.
~Radiant Dawn High School~
Chapter 1:
I woke up on the morning of my first day of school freaking out. My clock says it is seven-twenty in the morning and that is when school is supposed to start. I just woke up which means I am nowhere near ready. This isn't good. Rushing to the bathroom, I quickly brush my sky blue, wavy hair and teeth before rushing to my wooden trunk and change into clothes; a simple green t-shirt with a matching light scarf and black jeans. I grab my school bag and red journal (which is very important to me) before slipping on a pair of shoes. Then I was out of my room, down the stairs, and out of the bed-and-breakfast place that I have been staying at for several days now. I ran as fast as I could while also trying to maneuver past the people that were walking about. I noticed the funny stares that were being sent my way but ignored them. All that I could think about was getting to my new school, even though I was already late.
I see Radiant Dawn High School ahead of me and smile in relief. The school is made of two main buildings; one side for the Beorcs and the other side for the Laguz. The school is also made up of a main office and other small buildings for the library, music room, the cafeteria, and others across the school grounds. In the middle of the main buildings is an open area with plants, benches, and a water fountain with a statue of a goddess in the middle. It reminds me of what you would find in a beautiful garden.
There is a main walkway which heads towards the center where the garden-like area is and spreads out towards the other buildings. I am looking at the ones which lead to the two main buildings and am trying to remember which way to turn. Which one is the Beorc side again? I lightly hit my head trying to remember but I still couldn't figure it out. I decide to pick left. I don't know why, but I knew I couldn't just stand there staring all day. I just hope that I am right.
I walk for a little bit till I hear what sounds like wings flapping and look up. Above me is a raven laguz. That's my cue that I picked the wrong direction. Before I can turn around and go to the other building, the Laguz lands in front of me.
He has shiny, black hair that is held back in a ponytail, his hair almost reaching his shoulders. His clothing isn't much, a simple black t-shirt and dark blue jeans with holes in them. The wings on his back are large and pure black, as expected from someone who can turn into a raven. However, what really catches my attention is the purple eyes that are burning with hatred.
"Hey, human!" I jump at the volume of his deep voice. "You're on the wrong side!"
"U-um," I stutter nervously. "I'm s-sorry." I gulp in order to keep my voice calm. "I'm new here and-."
The Laguz laughs cutting me off. "How many times have I heard that lie?"
"I-It's not a lie!"
"Of course it is!"
How do you defend yourself against someone who is convinced that they are right and you are wrong? I've never had such an encounter with anyone before. I find myself taking a step back. He notices this and smirks darkly.
"Playtime, little girl? You run, I'll chase."
I immediately spun around and started sprinting as fast as I could towards the Beorc building. I don't think I have much of a chance of getting away; I'm not very fast to begin with. I have to try, though. I looked behind me, expecting to see him, but he isn't there. I continue to run but I keep looking around. Where did he go?! Because I was distracted, I ended up running straight into somebody which causes me to gasp and fall to the ground.
"I-I'm sorry!" I exclaim quickly while shutting my eyes tight. "I didn't mean to!" How many people am I going to get in trouble with today?!
"Hey, it's okay." The person says reassuringly. "Are you alright?"
I look up and see it is a male student who has squatted down in front of me. He has aqua colored hair with beautifully different-colored eyes, one of them being purple and the other a really light green. He is wearing baggy, dark blue pants with a tight, sleeveless, dark brown shirt which highlighted his muscles. He also has cat ears and a tail making him a cat Laguz. I want to speak, but it appears I am tongue-tied.
"Ranulf!" I whip my head around to see the raven Laguz land not too far from us. So that's why I couldn't see him earlier; he was in the air. "Stay out of this! The human is mine to deal with!"
"Derek, you know you will get in trouble if you get caught." Ranulf said. "Don't call her 'human', either; it's Beorc."
"You think I care? The human came to the wrong side and should be punished!" Derek yelled.
"This is ridiculous. Just leave her alone."
I look back at him to see that he is now standing up straight and holding his hand out to me. I take it and he pulls me up. This is when I realize he is at least a head taller than me. Am I really that short or is he just tall? Whatever the case may be, I hide behind him in order to find some kind of safety in all of this craziness.
He looks over his shoulder to look at me and smiles. "You'll be ok, don't you worry. He's just a big, fat, hot head sometimes." His grin was so big and bright that, for a moment, I forgot I was in danger and felt that I could trust him.
"I heard that!" Derek says in annoyance. "Anyway, I'm not leaving until I hear a 'good' apology."
I look at him with wide blue eyes. "B-But I already apologized!"
He crosses his arms. "I didn't like it the first time. Try again."
I gulp. "I-I'm really sorry. I didn't m-mean to make you angry."
Ranulf tilts his head slightly. "There. She apologized. Better?"
"No, not even close." My eyes widen in shock. He smirks. "I'll just knock her around a little so she learns her lesson."
A loud bell tone rings across the school grounds and the sounds of several pairs of feet walking down the halls reaches my ears making my eyes grow wide. Did I miss my first class already? I look around as students start appearing outside and spot us. They seem to get the sense of what is going on and start to form a large circle around us. This is not good at all. It's my first day here and already I am causing a big scene. Why me?
"Sorry. Can't let you do that." Ranulf says while glaring at Derek.
"Want to fight then, cat boy?" Derek challenged.
He crouched down like a cat, poised to strike. "Sure, canary!" He then looks back with a smirk on his face. "Girlie, you might want to take a few steps back."
"U-um, okay."
I did as told, making sure I wouldn't get in his way. I don't like fighting, but I don't like being a bother to people either. More and more students were surrounding us and started whispering to each other. Some were even making bets on who would win.
"Ten bucks on the raven." I hear one student say.
"Nah, look at the cat guy. You know what happens when a cat gets protective. It's to the death." another one says.
The next thing I saw made me gasp. Ranulf roared, shifting into a giant blue cat. Derek jumped back and shifted into a giant black raven. They are such massive creatures that it is intimidating. However, I look at them more in awe then that of fear. I've always thought that the Laguz were amazing because of their ability to shift into their animal forms.
Voicing this opinion would not be the best idea, though. Even though Beorcs and the Laguz are supposed to get along with each other peacefully, some still don't like the idea of being put together and thus don't like each other very well. It would take a while before people could be completely comfortable with each other. I don't think everyone is completely closed to the idea, but there are those few who will always want things to remain the same old. People could have more friends if they simply put down their walls. I know I need friends. Even though I am used to being alone, having someone to talk to would be nice.
A male's voice boomed over the crowd, "STOP!"
Everyone immediately becomes quiet, including the two Laguz that looked just about ready to attack each other. A handsome, dark blue-haired student wearing a red headband makes his way through the crowd to where we are. Who is he?
As if on cue, my question gets answered. "Shit! It's the prez!" one guy whispers harshly to another.
Okay, so that didn't completely answer my question. Close enough, though.
"Ike." Someone calls.
A shorter male student with dark green hair makes his way through the crowd until he is by the one supposedly named Ike. He is skinny and not as built as the other one. Also, his expression seems to show as if he doesn't care about anything. From what I can tell, he seems to be treating this as if it were nothing but a nuisance.
"What do you want me to do about this?" the green-haired male asks.
"Nothing, Soren." The other replies. "I can take care of this. Just go back to the office to finish up those papers. I will be there soon."
"Okay. Let me know if there is trouble." As quickly as he arrived, he walks away to a building in the back between the other two buildings that I didn't notice till now. Does he also hold some kind of position within the school? I'm going to guess yes for now.
"Now, will someone like to explain what the hell is going on?" Ike says while peering at us. His tone of voice scares me a little.
Ranulf shifts back to human form and spoke up, "Derek attacked this girl and I was trying to defend her."
"Is this true?" Ike questioned as he looks straight at Derek.
Now Derek shifts back and answers, "She went over to the wrong side of the school."
Ike now looks at me, "Is this correct, miss?"
My eyes widen. "Y-Yes." I bow quickly, guilt and embarrassment overtaking me. "I-I'm really sorry!" I stand up straight and continue to look at him nervously. "I'm n-new to this town and I forgot which way t-to turn so I guessed a side. I didn't know th-that I had made a mistake until it was too late." I have noticed that, when I panic, I tend to talk fast and quite a bit. "I'm truly sorry! I promise I won't make the same mistake again! I-I don't want them to f-fight!" Brilliant… I wish I wasn't so terribly shy.
"It's alright. I see no need to apologize. Obviously there was a misunderstanding. I don't want fighting on school property, either." He replies sympathetically. He has gentle eyes for someone who looks really strong. Ike turns to the crowd with a serious expression. "Everyone, leave immediately. There is nothing to see here. Go to your classes." Then he looks directly back at us. "Come to the office. I think Principal Titania would like to have a good talk with you three."
The students slowly left, murmuring to each other while some of them look disappointed, as we walk to the main building. I heard a lot of 'Man, I wanted to see what would've happened!' and 'What's with that girl?' kind of comments. I look down at the ground and bite my lower lip. Great, I sure made a good first impression. I want to go to my next class and have things be normal, but now students are going to be talking about me and the fight. I just want to be left alone.
"Hey. We're leaving."
I blink before looking up to see the three guys staring at me expectantly. I blink a few more times before blushing a light shade of pink.
"R-Right. Sorry."
I walk up to them. Ike takes the lead, Ranulf walks a little bit ahead of me, and Derek hangs in the back. Being able to feel the intense stare trying to make a big hole in the back of my skull, I feel uneasy and a bit shaky. Because of this I didn't notice that the cat laguz had slowed his pace so that he was walking next to me.
"Are you okay?" he whispers.
I snap out of my daze and look up at him. He seems to be genuinely concerned which warms my heart a little. I smile in reassurance. "Y-Yeah. Thank you." The smile drops. "But I'm sorry I got you dragged into this."
He smiles warmly. "Don't worry about it. It's not like I love school or anything."
Despite myself, I giggle. He looks back ahead. I take this time to bravely look behind me. Derek, with his hands in his pocket, is indeed staring at me. As soon as we made eye contact I turned my head back to the front so fast I'm surprised I didn't get whiplash from that. Great. I made a good first impression AND someone hates me. I moved here because I wanted to have as normal of a school life as possible. However, it doesn't seem to be working out for me all that well.
We made it to the building and boy is it large. If I remember correctly, this is supposed to be the main building. Seems like a very nice one. Fanciest one I have ever seen. Bright lights are hanging everywhere off of the ceiling with a beautiful glow that bathed the halls and rooms with a nice homey feeling. Beautiful pictures hung around the building and desks were seen here and there with secretaries and other school administrators. This place makes me want to relax.
"Let's hope Mrs. Titania is in a good mood today." Ranulf says. "If not, we're dead."
I look up at him in shock. "Is it that bad?"
He smirks while glancing down at me. "Very bad."
Ike stopped in front of a door and turned to us. "Head on in. Mrs. Titania is waiting for you."
I will admit that I am scared. Thanks to Ranulf, I'm not sure if things will be okay. There is no way I can simply turn around and head back home. So, together, we walk into the neat and organized office. Soren is standing in a corner silently watching us. Ike spots him and goes to stand next to him.
Mrs. Titania is sitting at her desk and looks very pretty. She has long, beautiful red hair tied in a neat braid and is wearing a black suite which makes her look very professional. I think, after one glance, no one would ever want to mess with her.
"Have a seat." The principal ordered us.
There are three seats in front of the desk. I sit in the seat that is to the right of the desk, Ranulf sits in the middle, and Derek sits on the other side of him.
"So." Mrs. Titania says, breaking the silence. "What I have been told, Derek attacked Mina, who so happens to be starting today for the first time, and Ranulf happened to be at the scene and tried to defend her. Then the two transformed almost making it an all-out fight when Ike saw what was happening and intervened. Is any of this info incorrect or did I address everything?"
I gathered my courage to speak, "Th-That's right."
She glances at me which unnerves me. She then looks at the other two. Ranulf nods his head but doesn't speak. Derek has is arms crossed. I'm surprised he isn't saying anything about how it's-
"You forget that it is her fault for crossing onto the wrong side."
Never mind. There it is.
Mrs. Titania glares at him. "How old are you, five?" The raven Laguz visibly tenses. "To get aggressive over sides of the school is childish and immature. This isn't West Side Story."
I was so surprised by the comparison that I narrowly covered my mouth in time to stop the burst of giggles that would have escaped if I was too slow. Ranulf nudges me with his elbow causing me to look up at him. He is smiling as he winks at me. Does that mean he thought it was funny, too?
"Now…" I look back at the principal. "How shall this situation be handled?" That's when the phone rings. She answers it and starts speaking with someone but I can't even hear if it's a male or female. Her eyebrows narrow during the conversation. She must have gotten unpleasant news of some kind. Soon, she was done and the phone was back in its place. She looks at the three of us once more.
"Lucky for you, I don't have time to deal with this. There has been a last minute emergency call." She stands up and shuffles through the papers on her desk. "All three are free to go."
My eyes widen. I can't believe it. By some luck, we just get to leave. I hope everything with her is okay, but I am so happy to be free. This means I can leave, hope that the rest of the day goes uneventful, and return to the inn as soon as possible. Derek is the first to stand up and leave. I could tell that he couldn't get out of here any faster. I don't blame him. Next is Ranulf so I get up and follow behind. Soon after Ike and Soren joins us. That's when I remember something and turn to face them.
"Y-You both are Student Council members, right?" I ask.
"That's right." Ike replies.
"By any chance, would you happen to have access to my schedule? I never got it."
"I can print it off for you." Soren says.
I look at him and smile widely. "Thank you!"
He nods. "Wait outside."
"Okay."
Soren disappears further down the hall. I look up at Ike. "I-I'm really sorry about today."
He looks down at me and smiles. "Don't trouble yourself over it. It really wasn't a big deal."
I hesitantly nod before we part ways and I step outside the building. That is when I see Ranulf, standing there, as if waiting for me. It surprises me yet makes me curious.
#~~#
As I was looking for the file that has Mina's schedule, I happened to notice the fact that she did not have a permanent home. It isn't any of my business as to why this is. Or why there aren't as many parental/guardian forms as there normally should be. I don't get involved in other people's issues, whether they be home related or whatever else there may be. I don't expect people to dig into my life, asking about how I "feel" about the fact that my parents abandoned me as a young child or what "home life" is like with Ike, Mist, and their father.
It isn't any of my business… Yet the file is already opened on the screen.
The damage is done. What I have seen cannot be unseen and the info that has been absorbed cannot be unlearned. I just didn't expect to be as surprised as how I feel right now. Could it really be possible? It's a bit difficult to take in. I shake my head and quickly open the document that has the new student's schedule. I print it off and pick up the warm sheet of paper.
I step out of the main building and look around. It doesn't take me long to spot the long blue hair that belongs to Mina Seno. There is another set of blue hair which I am not pleased with seeing. The two seem to be talking about something casually. Well, the sub-human is talking casually. The new girl is undoubtedly shy and is stuttering here and there through the conversation. An unfamiliar feeling of agitation builds up giving me a migraine. I approach the two and clear my throat loud enough for them to hear. They both turn but the girl is the only one to smile.
"Th-Thank you very much!" She says happily as I hand the paper to her. "I wouldn't have known what to do without it!"
I nod. From the corner of my eye, Ranulf is looking down at me so I glance at him. That's right, cat. I'm watching you.
"Soren!"
I turn around to see that it is Ike jogging towards me.
"Yes?"
He smiles. "Let's go to our next class."
"Alright."
"B-Bye." Mina stutters. I turn to look at her. "And thanks again."
I nod. I then walk beside him towards our next class. I look back at the two a few times as we walk away to make sure that the sub-human wouldn't do anything bad or stupid.
#~~#
"Now that you know what your schedule is, you don't want to be late."
I look at him. "O-Oh, yeah. Right."
I try to find out what my next class is, but the task isn't that easy. First thing, I don't know how this schedule works. Second thing, Ranulf's face is close to mine as he also looks at my schedule. The close contact causes me to blush a bright pink.
"Do you know how the schedule works?" he asks.
"N-No…" I admit.
"Okay." He looks at me. "The school has two days; green and orange. The classes you have depend on what day it is." He looks down at my schedule and points at some of the classes. "Periods one, two, four, and five are on green days while two, six, eight, and nine are on orange days."
"Period two is every day?"
"Yeah."
I look over my schedule.
Period 1 - Math - Mr. Smith - A104
Period 2 - Archery - Mr. Shinon - Outside gym building
Period 3 - Lunch - (blank) - Cafeteria
Period 4 – English – Mr. Holland – A106
Period 5 – Free Period – Ms. Arbercrumb – C301
Period 6 – History – Ms. Sylvester – A115
Period 7 - Lunch - (blank) – Cafeteria
Period 8 - Battle Tactics - Mr. Nolan - B210
Period 9 - Science - Mrs. Lium – B208
"What class is it now?" I ask.
"Second period."
"Okay." I look over at him and smile. "Th-Thank you very much."
He smiles back. "Anytime." We stay there, just looking at each other, for a few moments before he coughs awkwardly and stands up straight. "I… better get going."
"R-Right."
"Will I see you later?" he asks with a smirk.
I smile warmly. "Uh huh."
He starts walking backwards. "Bye."
"Bye." I say while waving.
He turns around so that he is facing forward as he heads to his next class. I watch him for a couple of seconds before heading down in my direction to class. He seems like a really nice guy. Maybe today isn't going to be as terrible as I thought.
So... Has this story improved at all? I really tried to make it better than the original. However, I am not deleting the original story. It is just being made "complete" and staying where it is. I wrote that thing all the way back in sixth grade! I don't want to just delete all of that hard work! lol
Quick Note: #~~# will pop up every time there is a POV switch. ## will pop up every time there is a time skip of some sorts.
Well anyway, that's all. Review and all that good stuff, please. ^_^