Chapter One: Free Falling.
*I'm sick of this world. Including most of the people who live in it. Bit by bit they destroy our once peaceful planet. It feels as though they have all stopped caring for what might become of it. I will admit, there are still some people who are responsible and think twice about helping. But it's not just the earth itself. Humans have been more and more destructive to themselves and our world.*
The teenage boy allowed his chin to be rested on his palm as his royal blue eyes scanned the large city before him. He leaned there silently on the edge of the building, lost in thought. The fairness of his skin glimmered in the morning sunlight along with his swaying blonde hair which managed to have one piece brush upwards and fall down into his face. The soft wind whistled past the boy, making sure not to disturb the gentle spikes that covered the back end of his hair. His eyes traveled downwards to a local flower shop on the corner of the street. There sat an old man on a wooden box awaiting for his custumers to arrive. The boy watch intently while a women and her child stopped by his shop, followed by a business man. Checking over all the colorful flowers that rested in their soil on a long table, the young brown haired girl led her mother's hand to a pink hollyhock flower. She pointed eagerly at the plant as her mother gave a simple nod and insisted the old man to take her money for it. Heading off with the small flower pot of the hollyhock in her tiny hands, the women and child left. The business man was still studying all the flowers. A ringing noise was heard as the man quickly reached into his pocket for his cellphone. He turned away from the flower shop to take a moment to chat with the person on the other line. Counting up his cash, the elderly man opened up his cash register and placed the bills inside. A man wearing a thick, black hoodie came rushing in and shoved the old man aside. He immediately snatched the dollar bills from the cash and headed off while the business man turned to see what was going on. Racing over to the older man's side, he managed to help him up and asked if he was alright. Slightly dizzy from the fall, the elderly man nodded and glanced over at his cash register. With an emotionless expression plastered across his face, the teenager watched as the black hooded man raced away. He sighed,
*Maybe not all of us have grown to live the same way.*
"I thought I'd find you up here!" The blonde turned his head towards the voice. Standing on the ladder which led up to the roof of the building was a sandy brown haired boy. The boy had a large smile across his face as he attempted to slowly climb up onto the roof top.
"I hope you know it's never any fun trying to find you when you run off like that! Especially when Megumi- Sensei was worrying about you." He stumbled on the roof and dust himself off. Both boys appeared to be wearing the same light brown school uniform with grey pants and dark brown shoes. The brown haired boy wore a red scarf loosely around his neck while the blonde kept his uniform blazer unbuttoned so his white blouse and red tie were more visible.
"What are you doing up here anyways? It's rather high isn't it?" Shaking, the other boy took a glimpse over the railing of the building. His green eyes grew wider as he stumbled back towards the center of the platform.
"How about we go back inside the school? Class is almost over for the day anyways." Having nothing better to do, the blonde haired boy made his way past the other and began to climb down the ladder. His friend followed behind him.
"If I fall you'll catch me right?" The quiet boy mumbled,
"Sure."
"You have some nerve kid. Skipping classes, wondering off of school property, pulling the fire alarm, starting cafeteria food fights, refusing to participate in any gym activity, refusing to follow your teacher's wishes! And this is all just in one school week! As principal of Sukai Academy, I'm giving you punishment for these actions. You are to help the janitor after school until 6:00 pm for two full weeks!" The principal took off his reading glasses and set them on the desk infront of him, calming down a bit. The blonde, who stood with his hands inside his loose pant's pockets, kicked at the floor.
"It will do you some good Tye. Besides this school needs some cleaning up to do!" The principal smiled kindly at the boy before a knock was heard at the door. In stepped a man wearing a long, white lab coat with colorful paint splattered across it. A wide smile formed across his face as he closed the door behind him.
"Principal Takashi! Hello! I was hoping to ask you if you had retrieved my gum on the cafeteria ceiling yet?" The principal rolled his eyes at the other man.
"I have not had a chance to Tatsuo."
"Ah. I see that you are busy." The white coated man looked towards Tye.
"I was just telling Tye here about his punishment for acting reckless throughout the school. He will be helping out the janitor after school from now on." The other man chuckled and stepped forward. He stood there smiling and folded his thin arms across his chest.
"You know, I could use some help around the shop. The students tend not clean up and it can be quite messy at the end of the day." The blonde turned towards the white haired man.
"The shop?" He questioned as the man nodded.
"My painting shop. I teach classes up there on the fourth floor. Which reminds me principal, is there any chance of breaking down the wall between my shop and that old lab? I could use some more space."
"Painting?" Shocked, the blonde raised his eyebrow.
"I gave you an entire two class rooms already!" The principal slammed his hands onto his desk and shouted. The white haired man held up his hands in defense and nodded nerviously.
"Ah, then no need to. I was only wondering." Tye faced the teacher.
"I'm not really the painting type." He explained.
"No need to be! Have you ever tried it before? It's quite fun! For now I could have you helping me clean up all the tables that the students have stained with paint. Err, that is if it's alright with Mr. Grumpy here." Sighing the principal nodded and leaned back in his chair.
"I suppose we could arrange that."
"Great! Looks like you get to be my slave for now Fuwa!" The art teacher smiled and headed out the door.
"It's Tye!" Angrily stated the boy as he glanced back at the principal.
"You're excused for now Tye." Nodding, the boy stumbled on out the office. Once he closed the door behind him, another boy's arm wrapped around his shoulder.
"Tye! I've been looking for you again! Huh? What were you doing in Principal Takashi's office?" The blonde carefully picked his friends arm off his shoulder and began to make his way down the hall.
"It was nothing." He claimed while his friend quickly caught up to him.
"Ready for last period?" The brown haired boy smiled, ignoring his last question. He handed the blonde a few books.
"Yeah Makio." The two boys headed across the school yard and down the halls of Sukai Academy. Noticing a flyer for guitar classes on the floor, Makio reached over to pick it up.
"What's this?" Before he could stand up straight, a school boy knocked him over.
"Ahh! S-So sorry!" The scared boy gathered himself up and raced away. Tye and Makio watched as the boy fled.
"What the Hell was that about?" Questioned Makio as another scream was heard. The two turned their heads towards the noises. A young girl with long, black hair stood above two terrified school boys. She placed one hand on her waist while her long, blue-tinted hair swayed in the cool wind. Her violet eyes stayed focused on her two victims as she appeared to be wearing a school uniform slightly different from the others. Her short sleeved blouse was white while her skirt stained of black and blue plaid. She wore a black tie around her neck along with medium length black school socks. After her death stare at the frightened boys, she picked up her brown briefcase and headed off. Rubbing his cheek where he had been bumped, Makio stood up.
"It's the principal's daughter. I heard she transfered here from that rich school in the east. She rarely talks though. Not one I'd be messing with if I were them." Facing his friend, he smiled.
"Let's hurry or we'll be late!"
"Right.."