Claymore Academy Chapter I
Raki's Title: My first day sucks.
Claire's Title: What the hell, Jean?!
Claymore Academy, the pride of Sutafu City, envy of other schools everywhere. A prestigious Institution of quality learning, boasting state of the art learning, the best faculty, the cleanest facilities, extensive extracurricular activities, etc, etc. Yes, Claymore Academy the greatest all-girls private school that money can buy! Well, that last part wasn't technically true anymore as right at this very moment, an exception to the rule was walking towards the front gates. An exception. That is, someone whose Y chromosome marked as an anomaly, someone whose every instinct screamed that they did not belong here, an Adam among Eves! Yes, my dear friends, right at this moment a poor schmuck had found himself enrolled in an all-girls private school. His name was Raki, and this is (mostly) his story.
Raki stared at the rather intimidating golden front gates of the school, with anxiety and no small amount of fear. For the hundredth time today, he wondered how and why the hell this happened to him. Oh wait, he knew why this happened to him. It was because Uncle Rubel was a cheapass jerk.
Uncle Rubel was part of the board of directors in the school, and he had (barely) taken care of Raki and his two older sisters, Claire and Teresa, after their parents had died six years ago. And he was cheap. Very cheap. When Raki graduated from junior high last year, Uncle Rubel had declared that Raki was going to go to Claymore Academy because there was no way in hell he was going to pay for another school, and it was perfectly fine for a male like Raki to enroll because Uncle was part of the board, and therefore could do whatever the hell he wanted. And tuition would be free too! Besides, continued Uncle Rubel, Claire and Teresa were already attending Claymore Academy and it was better for the little brat,er,young man to be with his sisters.
What was worse was that Claire had agreed wholeheartedly to this plan. Claire was what you would call "overprotective" of her little brother. Teresa had just sighed, knowing that whatever she said, she couldn't change anything.
So here he was, staring terrified at a gate like an idiot. He gulped. No use just standing here. He should look at the bright side! The education here was the best! And, um...okay, so there was not much of a bright side. But still...he could do this!
And so, feeling like he was about to faint, Raki walked through the gates.
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Claire was in a good mood. Not that you would know it, since her face was as blank as ever. But yes, she was in a good mood. For once in his long and cheap life Uncle Rubel had finally made a decision that she agreed with! Now, she could look after Raki even in school! Bullies beware!
...But that was for a later time. Presently, though, she had to unpack their stuff into the (huge) dorm that would be their new home for the remainder of their education in Claymore Academy.
Uncle Rubel, in another of his miserly moments, had decided that since all three of them were going to the same school, might as well live there! it would save him the money that would be used for things like, blagh, water, electricity...The cheap bastard.
Anyway, Teresa had left earlier that morning , to do some Student Council work or something. Leaving Claire with the task of unpacking. Fortunately, Claire had the brilliant idea of calling her friend Jean for help.
Now, Claire and Jean were hard at work unpacking.
"Thanks for the help." said Claire, as she was putting a big box of kitchen utensils in the room's built in kitchen (told you it was huge.).
"It's nothing. I'm glad to help." replied Jean, who was singlehandedly carrying a crate that would have taken all three siblings to move. Jean was a strong girl.
"Anyway, sorry to bother you."
"I wasn't bothered. I was actually sitting next to my phone, hoping that you'd call."
"..."
"What?"
Jean was a good friend, but boy was she...um...clingy. They had been friends since they were freshmen, when Claire had lent Jean some money for lunch, as she had accidentally left her lunch at home. Since then, Jean had pledged her UNDYING LOYALTY to Claire. And yes, those were her exact words.
Claire sighed. "Let's get this over with."
"Right!"
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Raki had got to hand it to the people in charge. This school had style. The gates led to a humongous park/garden that sprawled all around him, white marble buildings occasionally popping up here and there, and right in the middle of it all, a giant fountain with statues of the Twin Goddesses.
Unfortunately, he couldn't enjoy the scenery much because of two things.
One, the girls were all staring at him. Well, that was to be expected since he was (A) a dude, and (B) in their school with a modified-for-guys uniform. Still, that didn't make it any better, as it only reminded him of how out of place he was.
And of course the bigger problem: He was hopelessly lost. Seriously. Damn big school. So, he just walked around aimlessly like a moron, too afraid of asking for directions. Damn, he knew he should have waited until Claire was done unpacking.
...And that was when IT happened. He heard a voice, as melodious as bird song.
"Heeeeeeeeeeey~! Is that a boooooy?"
He turned towards the direction of the voice. And his blood froze.
Walking directly towards him was a rather cute blond girl, her hair in a braided ponytail. She was wearing the school uniform, albeit a few sizes too small, showing off her "assets", and her smile was as bright as the sun. And Raki was terrified. TERRIFIED. Why was that? Oh, probably because of the huge baseball bat with nails sticking out of it that she was carrying.
Raki briefly wondered how the hell she was allowed into the campus with that THING. And then he thought that the guards were probably as terrified of her as he was. Then, to his utter horror, the girl was right there. In front of him. Stroking his face.
"Helloooooo~! What's a cutie like you doing here? Care for some company? I'm Ophelia, by the waaaay~!"
Dear Twin Goddesses, let me survive this and I will do my chores without complaint forevermore! Raki prayed desperately.
" I...I'm Raki." he replied, hoping that he would not wet his pants.
Ophelia continued stroking his face, giggling slightly.
"You still haven't answered me, cutie~!"
The part of his brain that wasn't frozen in fear noted that the other girls seemed to have fled to safety, leaving him all alone with Ophelia. So much for school spirit.
No, he had to get out of this alone. With only his brain. He did not like those chances.
"Um...I w-would l-like to Miss Ophelia..b-but...HEY LOOK A BEAR!"
Fortunately for him, Ophelia didn't seem to be the smartest tool in the shed, so that pathetic attempt actually worked. And when she was distracted, he promptly ran like hell in the opposite direction.
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Claire and Jean had finished unpacking, and Claire was on the couch, sipping her favorite tea. A few more minutes and I'm off to class. she thought. But still, she had a nagging feeling she was forgetting something.
...Wait. Where was Jean? She didn't leave yet, did she?
Feeling slightly worried, Claire called out to here. "Jean? Where are you?"
Jean's voice immediately answered from somewhere inside. "Right here!"
Wait. Jean's voice was coming from Claire's room. What was she doing in there?!
Confused, Claire made her way to her room...to find Jean lying on her bed.
She stared. "What are you doing?"
Jean smiled. " I warmed it for you? Want to climb in?"
Claire's eyes twitched.
"Jean."
"Yeah?"
"Out. Now."
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Meanwhile, Raki was running as fast as he could. He didn't know if Ophelia was still after him, nor did he care. He just had to distance himself as far as possible from her. And that's when IT number two happened.
He bumped into someone, sending them both to the ground.
As he landed, his hands accidentally grabbed something soft.
...And of course, any self-respecting anime fan would know what will happen after this particular shoujo cliche.
"Ow." said a feminine voice.
"Ah! I'm sorry, miss!" Raki, cursing every anime deity he could, jumped to his feet and helped the girl up.
"N-no, I wasn't looking, it's alright."
Raki finally had a good look at the girl he had bumped into. And to his eyes, she was seriously cute. Brown hair, brown eyes, with a cute little blush, her slightly-wider-than average forehead actually adding to her cuteness. And she looked so gentle and innocent, unlike that psycho from earlier.
"Still, I'm really s-sorry." he stammered, now cursing his damn teenage hormones.
" No, I said it's alright..." the girl stopped abruptly and stared at him.
"Um..something wrong?"
"...You're the new male student, right?"
"Um...yeah." Great. First day here, and there were already rumors about him!
She looked away. "S-sorry, I didn't meant to stare."
"Er..."
He had no idea what to say. Oh, wait, he hadn't introduced himself yet.
"...Um, it's Raki."
"Excuse me?"
He blushed. Accursed hormones!
"M-my name. It's Raki."
She smiled.
" I'm Priscilla."
End Chapter I
A/N: Yes, I do ship Raki X Priscilla. Very much. And yes, I know It's so damn shoujo.