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Winter has to show a few new students around, but discovers her friend basically dead! Her heart may beat, but why is she unable to move? There is nothing wrong with her nerves or brain! Poison? No, nothing of that was detected!
After the crime, a handsome new teacher mysteriously pops out of no where! He says that he will be replacing Mr. Kincaid from now on, which makes the kids uneasy, Winter mostly.
After he appears, more and more crime scenes are committed around the region! The only evidence left in every scene, is a gracedia flower, and a music note.
She suspects that the teacher may have something to do with the crime scenes, but will she be wrong? No, maybe the question is-
"Is he Friend, or Foe?"
Okay, Now if you are interested, READ THIS! Oh, and romance as third genre. :3 Hehe.
this is important.
this is authors speech during a character P.O.V.
This is either immortal talk or Pokemon talk.
~The first Crime~
"Ranger Barlow, will my friend be alright?" I sniffed, crying nonstop.
"We don't know. For some reason, she is completely frozen. Her heart is beating normally but her body doesn't seem to move. And, it also seems as if she isn't trying."
"...I know..." I looked back at my friend, cradled in the infirmary bed. I weeped and weeped...my best friend...Why?
Well...you must be wondering how my best friend, and my only friend, ended up here...Right? Well, let be tell you a bit of myself. I will try not to tell this sadly.
My name is Winter Opalin. I am a student at the ranger school, and I have an...attitude I guess you can call it. Then again, I have no 'attitude' at all. I was just...emotionless. I never showed an expression and I never talk to anybody. Eventually, people started to assume I was just a being of darkness or something. They had rumors going on about me being a ghost, or me being a secret vampire. Strange... isn't it...
Okay, I don't know myself if I am a vampire or something, really. I may be because I never really go in the sunlight much. I dont know, I guess I just dont like the sun. My friend, Yes, I had a friend, named Kate told me it was probably because I was the daughter of Hades. She is a freak for Mythology, so I should have expected her to say that (Even if I didn't know if it was an insult or not). Though, she could be right. Any suggestion in life is possible.
I was never raised by a mom or dad, in fact, I just one day woke up in a shady forest when I was 8 years old. I already knew a lot of science and math and all that, but I never knew my name, my birthplace, my mom or dad. None of that. I just assumed that I had a terrible case of amnesia or something. Really... its just a mystery.
Being 12 back then in ranger school, I didn't want to worry about it much. I told myself that I would piece it together when I become 13. If I got all irritated, I would probably fail school due to frustration. But one thing was bad, Nobody knew my name. I made one up for myself of course but I never told anyone because I didn't talk. The teacher also doesn't know because whenever I turned in an assignment I would forget to write my name or just not bother. But, then again, She would know it is me because I am the only person in the class without their name on their work.
When I finally made a friend, Kate, she asked me for my name. I told her what it was of course, and then she just had to tell EVERYONE what my name was, but I guess thats a good thing.
Now enough with this stupid talk. You know enough about me already, so why don't we start the REAL story? Lets tell you what happened to my friend. Or at least, what I saw.
I'll start with the beginning.
I was walking to my class when I overheard a group of four well-known students talking about someone.
"You guys, have you heard? A new person is going to enter the school! Gee, hope the newbie is in my class."
"Yeah, I heard! Though, he isn't in our class. He's in Ms. Aprils class."
"Darn! Oh well, we can still greet him...or her after class."
"Yeah! Though, you do know its a boy right? I overheard Ms. April talking to him or his mother or something."
"Oh-"
I shook my head and resisted the urge to listen. I was in Ms. Aprils class, so now the whole surprise of a new student was ruined, but I at least had a chance to be slightly surprised by how he is like, right?
I walked down the halls and into the classroom, meeting Kate.
"Hey Winter! Hows the daughter of Hades?" I looked at her up and down and noticed she was reading ANOTHER greek mythology book. I chuckled and rolled my eyes.
"HEY! YOU LAUGHED!" I rolled my eyes again and sat down. Yeah, did I mention that I never laughed too?
I took out my sketch book and started to draw what I would think the boy looks like.
"Hey! Are you doing that cool future thing now?" Kate said, watching me sketch a boy.
"Oh, is there going to be a newbie? Cool! Now all I need to worry about is how the heck can you draw things before you ever see them?" Kate said loudly, holding her fingers against her chin.
She snapped her fingers, " I GOT IT! You have already SEEN EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE!"
I seriously wanted to burst out laughing, though I was able to hold it AND keep a straight face.
Kate took one look at my face and frowned. "Wait, your not serious, are you?"
I cracked a smile and chuckled. She really was the only one who could probably be able to make me laugh.
I started to finish up my sketch.
"OOH! That boy is CUTE! Is he your crush?"
I looked at her with an unamused look then started to erase the leftover nonsense on the paper.
"I will take that as a No." Kate nervously laughed, uncertain if she wanted to tease me any further.
"But Winter, really, it is totally unusual for a girl to NOT have even a tiny crush on anybody."
I rolled my eyes again and sighed, flipping to another paper and sketching again.
Kate watched confusedly before slowly realizing who I was drawing.
"NO WAY! YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM?"
I held the sketch book over my face and hid my blush, knowing that she was going to tease me forever.
"Aw! You like JACKY?" She whispered. She had a cat-like smirk graced over her lips and a naughty tint in her eyes. Not a good sign when its KATE out of all people.
I nodded slowly, clutching my sketchbook tightly, and turned my head around so she couldn't see my face.
She started to chuckle evilly. Thats a terrible sign.
"So~ Jack Walker huh? I wonder-"
I jolted up from my chair and ran out of the classroom, heading for the library, the only place Kate will never go.
I sighed, thanking arcues for escaping, and sat down, drawing another person. This time it was a girl with long, curly blonde hair and sapphire eyes. She looked somewhat bubbly, and I wondered why I drew her with a dress in her hand. Strange...
"Ding Ding ding ding, ding ding ding ding."
'Thats the bell' I thought to myself. I got up and grabbed my book, then started to walk towards my class. I DONT want Mr. Kincaid to see me running.
I walked into my class and sat down, quietly waiting to hear Ms. April announce the new students.
"Class-"
'Here is comes.'
"We have two new students today!"
My eyes widened in shock before slowly drooping down. 'I thought there was only one! Unless the girl that I...Oh...'
"Hi! Im Rhythmi!" I heard a bubbly voice from the back of the classroom, where the door was located.
I turned around slowly and studied the girl top to bottom. She looked exactly like my drawing.
"Hi. My names Kellyn." I looked to Rhythmi's right and found the boy I drew before her. Milk chocolate brown hair, Jade-like eyes. Yep, that was him.
I looked back to Rhythmi and notice that she was staring at me, much to my displeasure.
"Okay! Winter, could you take these two around and show them our school-?"
"No Way!" Someone in the class cut her off sharply. "She doesn't even talk! She-"
"Yes Ms. April." I said softly, getting up from my chair and walking towards the newbies.
Everyone (Except the Newbies) Gawked at me, fully shocked that I spoke. Even Kate was gawking, in fact, she looked the most surprised. Maybe that just because she knew me better than anyone else. (Except for the fact that she thinks Im the daughter of Hades.)
"Follow me." I gestured them to follow, which they did cheerfully.
"This is our school's Hall, which I am pretty sure you two know. But watch out, DONT RUN. Mr. Kincaid with give you a looooong talk." Rhythmi giggled and I gave her an unamused look.
"Wait...Your serious? Its not THAT bad is it?"
I looked away and thought about it, then shivered.
"Its bad." Kellyn said.
We walked down the long hall and into the library.
"This is our library. Usually, only Isaac and Ponte come here. I come here to get away from my friend Kate...She enjoys teasing me. Its WORSE than a talk with Mr. Kincaid."
"Whos Isaac and Ponte?" Kellyn asked.
I pointed towards the blonde with the mushroom hair. "Thats Isaac. He is the schools ultra mega mind. Ask him a terribly hard question and He'll figure it out in two seconds flat."
The newbies looked really shock, but I wouldn't blame them.
I then pointed to the green hair boy eating marshmallows. "And thats Ponte. He is our schools Marshmallow addict."
The two newbies now looked like they wanted to burst out laughing, but they didn't because it was a library.
I rolled my eyes and walked towards to basement.
"This is Mr. Kincaid basement. Dont EVER go-"
"WINTER! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BASEMENT!"
"Damn."
I turned around to face Mr. Kincaid. He looked mad. No questions asked.
"What are you doing? I have told you a million times that you are NOT allowed in the basement! And why are you going in DURING SCHOOL? Thats detention!"
"But-" Kellyn and rhythmi tried to defend.
"Yes Mr. Kincaid. I will never do it again."
Mr. Kincaid looked impressed. Maybe because I talked.
"Good. I will take my leave now." Mr. Kincaid then walked down into the basement.
I also took my leave, up the stairs.
When we got to the top, The blonde newbie decided to get into my business.
"Why in the world did you take that? You weren't going into the basement! For peats sake, Im pretty sure you were warning us to NEVER go into the basement! And that teacher was mean! He didn't even listen to your story! I want to smack his obviously fake hair off!"
I chuckled.
"I thought it was fake the first time too." I mumbled to myself. Unfortunately, Kellyn heard.
"What? His hair ISN'T FAKE?"
I rolled my eyes (again) and walked towards the blue and red tables in front of the dorm.
"This is where all the dorms eat lunch. Most of the time, the girls sit on the red tables and the boys sit on the blue. I like sitting at the blue tables because the only things that those girls actually talk about is makeup, clothes, Jewelry, shoes, and boys. I hate listening to that type of stuff. The boys usually talk about sports, one of my favorite subjects, gory movies, and other boy stuff that I don't understand but never asked what they mean... Im too scared to."
Kellyn and Rhythmi nodded, noting which side they were going to join in.
"I like red. I'm SO into girl stuff like that!"
"Im Blue. I don't like listening to girly-girls."
I nodded in agreement with Kellyn.
"You understand." I said. Kellyn smiled at me.
I looked over to my right then began to walk over to the light pink door that led to one of the dorms.
"This is the girls dorm. Sadly, for me, its completely pink. I really hate that color. It something that I want arceus to kill." I mumbled the last three lines to myself, but then I forgot that Kellyn and the ears of a Nidoran. And Nidoran have HUGE ears.
"Well Im surprised. You the first girl I ever met who doesn't like pink at all. Or should I say, Hates it and wants arceus to kill it."
"WHAT?" The blonde shrieked, almost bursting my eardrums.
I scoffed and walked over to the blue door on the other side of the room.
Kellyn nervously walked behind me and Rhythmi stomped the whole way there.
"This is the boys dorm. You can tell because its blue and the stank of dirty socks comes from it. Trust me, its only KEITH with the dirty socks. No one else. And don't worry Kellyn, you wont be bunking with Keith. He already has someone else on the top of his bunk bed. You will be bunking with Jacky." I said, smiling proudly.
"Jacky? Who?"
I turned around and faced Kellyn. "Jacky is one of the best students in the school! He is smart and athletic, and he NEVER stops smiling! He is nice, unlike Keith, and is way too modest! I personally think he is one of, if not, the only boy student in the school who isn't the least bit arrogant! I hope you two take his example."
I nodded to myself. "We don't want you two ending up like Keith...I seriously hate him from the bottom of my heart."
"Aw, how sweet." I heard an arrogant voice coming from behind me.
I KNEW who this was.
"Keith." I said, not daring to turn around.
"Winter." He replied. "So, Am I really that much of a jerk in your opinion?"
"Yes." I replied bluntly.
Keith scoffed. "Oh come on! The first time I get to hear you actually TALK and you are saying mean things about me?"
I turned around to face keith and I grabbed his collar. "Listen Keith! What reason DONT I have to say bad things about you? There isn't even any GOOD thing about you! For peats sake YOU SKIPPED CLASS TODAY! I never thought you would do that, even for you!"
"SO! You did to!"
I snapped.
"CAN'T YOU SEE I'M SHOWING NEW STUDENTS AROUND! You know what? I have been waiting a long time to tell you off! You are one arrogant kid, you know that? The first day I entered this school you smiled cockily at me and told me you forgot my name and that I probably just barely passed my entrance exam! I ACED YOU YOU BASTARD! And I did in in 1 flipping minute! But you kept on teasing me and telling me that it probably took me a full 3 damned hours! Oh, And the next day you challenged me, BUT YOU FREAKING CHEATED, and then told me off, saying that I suck, I should have never came to school here, and that I was a kill joy! DAMN YOU! YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE IN THIS SCHOOL! HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR DAMNED GRADES? Ugh! I can't believe Kate made me pledge with you that we would be friends forever!"
Keith blinked two times then came back to reality.
"Im sorry what? I wasn't listen-"
"YOU DAMNED BASTARD!" I kicked him in the shin then ran downstairs.
"I hate him, I hate him, I hate him, god damnit! I HATE HIM." I mumbled to myself angrily.
"ding ding ding ding, ding ding ding ding." The school bells chimed.
"Finally!" I turned to face the two newbies, who nervously followed behind me from a distance.
"Thats the bell, obviously. It rings around this time to tell the whole school that we can 'escape' class, and enter the school yard. The school yard has a lot of pokemon and many fun places to go." I said, calming down. "There is also a pledge stone down in amity square. Thats also the place where we hold outdoor class, P.E., and special events like christmas, thanksgiving, the halloween party, and the easter hunt! I personally like amity square for its pledge stone more. Rumor has it that if you and your friend wish the same exact wish together at the pledge stone, it will come true! I wished with kate and keith, And I hope kate does stay with me forever! Keith...he can go jump of a cliff. I was FORCED to pledge with him."
Rhythmi whispered something to Kellyn but I payed no mind.
"Anyways, lets take you two newbies outside."
"Quit calling us newbies..." I heard Rhythmi mumble under her breath.
"I heard that."
I ran down the hall, not caring if Mr. Kincaid would see me this time.
"Hey wait, what about that teacher?"
"Mr. Kincaid? I dont care right now. Besides, he is usually in his basement when classes are over."
"I see..."
I gestured them to run over and tried to open the door but...Why was it locked?
"Eh? It should be open from 8:00 to 7:30. Whats going on here?"
I furiously shook the door, trying to shake it open. Nothing. Nothing at all!
I looked through the keyhole but I saw nothing!
"Ugh! Something is blocking my view through the keyhole, darnit!"
"Um, you want this pen? It can push the thing out of the keyhole."
"Thanks Kellyn." I thanked and I tried to pick at the keyhole.
"clack." I heard the thing fall out and break.
"I wonder..."
I tried to open the door again and this time it worked. How strange...
I looked over and my legs trembled in horror
… … … …
…What happened to kate?
"KATE!" I screamed, rushing towards her.
Kellyn and Rhythmi ran over and it was obvious that they were scared to hell.
"Kate! Are you okay? Speak to me! Or else!" I cried, shaking her violently. I turned her over to see her face and…
She looked so… lifeless.
Her skin was pale and her eyes were half closed and bloodshot.
When I touched her fingers, they felt so freezing… she was almost like a person trapped in a snowstorm. Completely helpless...
"Kate…" I sniffed, weeping in her hand.
My only friend, and she was-
Wait. Her hand! There is a pulse! She is alive? Then, why is she in this state!
"Kellyn! Call Ms. April! Kate is alive and I want Ms. April to contact the ranger base is vientown!"
"R-right!" He said, running back through the door.
"Rythmi, you go get Janice! She is supposed to be upstairs by now and she is our schools caretaker. She knows EVERYTHING about the human body! She may know whats wrong!"
Rythmi nodded quickly and ran down the hall, ignoring Mr. Kincaids yelling.
"SHUT UP FAKE HAIR!" She yelled. "A FRIENDS IN TROUBLE! SHE MAY DIE!"
I wonder why...Mr. Kincaid didn't seem surprised. I know for a fact that he faked his shock. Its no doubt...what was he up to?
"Don't play jokes with me, miss Rythmiria!"
"..." Rhythmi stopped in her footsteps and slowly turned her head towards Mr. Kincaid.
"Who are you? You know my full name..." She said darkly. "You may be-"
"WE'RE HERE! WHAT HAPPENED?" A booming voice came from behind me.
I swooped my head around quickly and saw a large muscle man in a leaders ranger uniform.
"Woah Barlow, no need to scare the poor girl." A tall man said from behind him.
I hugged kate's hand tighter.
"C-can you help my friend?"
The tall man walked forward, ignoring the Muscle mans ranting.
"Im sure our mechanic can help your friend in no time at all. Whats your name and what happened?"
Before I knew it, I was spitting out answers like a waterfall.
"And when I looked through the keyhole-"
"You saw your friend?"
I shook my head. "No, actually. I saw nothing. Someone placed this-" I said, holding up a shiny crystal-like rock. "Into the keyhole so that I couldn't lock or open the door. I had to use one of the newbies pen to open the lock. When I got through, I saw her like this."
My eyes started to bawl again. "Please tell me she is going to be alright...please..."
The tall man, which he introduced as Crawford, shook his head, much to my disappointment.
"We can't say for sure until Elaine gives us the news. She is good with medicine. She always has been."
"I see..." I watched the door immensely, wanting to have permission to walk in.
Suddenly, the door swooped open and a woman with dirt and oil all over her body walked out.
"Crawford, Im too messy to operate on this girl at this second. I want you to contact-..." The messy woman stopped in the middle of her speech and looked at me.
"...Do I know you?"
I was surprised and became nervous. I fiddled with my fingers and looked around. She couldn't be talking to me.
When I noticed that there was no one else but me in the direction she faced, I looked back at her and pointed at myself.
"Me?"
She nodded and I shook my head. I was pretty sure this was the first time I have met her.
"No, This is the first time I've met you. And if you are looking for someone who is able to operate, you should ask Janice. She knows a lot about the human body and medical care."
"Why thank you!" The woman said. "And by the way, my name is Elaine. Glad to have met you."
I gave a confused look for a second before smiling shyly and half-heartedly. "Um, nice to meet you too."
Elaine smiled and pat me on the back. "You can go in for now. I will tell you when we are ready to operate and see whats going on. Our leader is in there, so feel free to talk to him if you need comfort."
I nodded and thanked her, watching her run towards the dorms where Janice was cleaning up.
I got up from my seat and walked into the room.
Just as Elaine said, there was the muscle man.
"Ah! I heard you were this girls friend yes?"
"Yes." I said bluntly, not wanting to listen to this man question me.
"Ehehe ^.^' " He laughed nervously.
I payed no attention to my surroundings and stared at Kate.
She was lifeless.
Hopeless.
And she was suffering without even knowing.
'I promise Kate, I WILL find the person who did this to you.'
And now, we lead back to the beginning.
I started to bawl again.
"Ranger Barlow..."
Barlow seemed surprised for a moment, but maybe thats because I knew his name.
"Will my friend be alright?"
Barlow sighed and looked back to Kates lifeless body.
"...We don't know. For some reason, her body is completely frozen. Her heart is beating normally but her body doesn't seem to move. and it also seems as if she isn't trying."
I looked back at Kate as well. "...I know..."
I started to weep, and the Ranger patted my shoulder, trying to comfort me.
"You know Winter, most people wouldn't make a completely dramatic face like that. Many people, if something like this happened to their friend, may be worried, but you are by far the most worried person i've met to face this situation. You truly are a good friend."
I looked up at Barlow and smiled. "Thank you..."