IF YOU HAVEN'T READ CORNERIA UNIVERSITY GO BACK AND READ IT! For those of you who have however..
A/N: Hello everyone, welcome to part two of Corneria University, following the characters into their second year as they continue their adventures. I hope you all enjoy this story! Although I want to give a warning...Please do NOT try and follow the "timeline" This being an AU I really don't use any sort of Timeline from the actual games, however it's more of some parts here, some there in all honesty. I'm hoping it all turns out well and a few chapters are already written. Still kinda nervous about things here on the site... Disclaimer: I Don't own Starfox, The ONLY thing I own are my own OCs. Enjoy!
"Hey, I know I saw you a few days ago…But I think I know who you're looking for."
Chapter 1
Kyber
'Why?' It was the one thought that resounded through my mind as I practically tore down the hallways towards my dorm room. 'Why did this have to happen? Why did I have to be the unlucky one? Why did I have to be the freak? WHY?!' The answers all led to one thing, that one event many years ago. I shook my head hard as I continued barreling down the halls, glad that they were vacant, aside from the white tigress that trailed a few feet behind. I was hoping for a chance for everything to be normal for once. Normal, the word tormented me; it was the one thing I could never hope to be. Among my mental line of questioning a rather large question loomed before me… How the hell would I explain all this to Wolf?
Wolf
It had been a few days since summer break had ended and the school campus was slowly coming back to life. Within a few more days classes would be starting up again. I glanced around the dorm room I was in, still the same simple style, same boring colors. The only thing different about it was that the room was more spacious than the previous year. I had already unpacked and settled in, along with my roommate Kyber. I was overjoyed to see the black lupine again after summer break. I hadn't seen him at all over break, both of us being kept busy although we had spoken quite often on the phone. I was sitting on the bed awaiting the very person that was on my mind as we, along with Lorelei, Leroi, and Ember, had all agreed to try and plan out what we would do this year. I was startled from my thoughts as the door practically flew open, hastily admitting the one I was looking forward to see, accompanied by Lorelei. However instead of saying "hello", or even acknowledging my existence for that matter, Kyber was frantically repacking everything he had already set out as Lorelei assisted in the matter.
"Well hello to you too." I said sarcastically. Kyber stopped what he was doing and looked over.
"Hey…Sorry…" He said somewhat sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.
"Mind telling me what the hell you think you're doing?" I folded my arms across my chest staring at the black lupine in front of me, who seemed to be trying to think of an explanation. After a few moments of silence I raised an eyebrow.
"Well?" Lorelei continued packing as Kyber opened and closed his mouth a few times, seeming quite frustrated.
"Wolf…I don't know how to tell you this…" He began, and instantly every fiber of my being was alert, waiting to hear what he had to say. The entire room seemed to still, even Lorelei stopped moving as Kyber took a deep breath to continue.
"Wolf…I'm leaving…" He said in a soft voice.
"WHAT? WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE LEAVING?" The words exploded from my mouth as I sprang from the bed. Kyber flinched and recoiled back and was about to say something before Lorelei interjected.
"Corneria University is no longer a safe place for Kyber, we have to get him out of here while there is still time." She said calmly, as if explaining something to a child.
"No one is going anywhere until I know what is going on and why." I said stubbornly, now standing in front of the doorway to the room, barring anyone from exiting. Kyber sighed heavily.
"Leroi overheard someone talking. They were talking about the attack last year and then brought me up. Leroi doesn't know if they were talking to the authorities or someone else but I have to go. Right now he is speaking with the headmaster to transfer Ember, Lorelei, himself and me to online independent studies while I was told to get packing as quickly as possible."
"If you're going, then I'm going too."
"Wolf please-"He started.
"NO! I am sick and tired of losing you and thinking I'm never going to see you again! Over the entirety of summer break I worried that you wouldn't be returning, I REFUSE to let you leave me again." I had made my decision and was not backing down. I knew that if Kyber left this time, it would have been for good, because he could never return. Every single time I finally think that nothing would keep us apart something tries to wedge itself between us; It had happened quite a few times last year. First with Fox, then with "The Director", and finally, with the headmaster and I'd be damned if I let it happen again.
"Wolf…Please…Try to understand…It could be very dangerous and…I couldn't live with myself if you got hurt because of me…" Kyber looked down, seeming well on the verge of breaking down.
"Kyber, I'm going, and there is nothing you can say that will make me say otherwise." I dug my heels in; this was one argument I was not going to lose. With another sigh Kyber finally, slowly nodded his head.
"Alright…But hurry up…" Lorelei was already on her phone talking to Leroi about including me into their plans. I moved from the door, happy that I'd won and was able to stay with the lupine I cared for so much. I made sure to pack quickly and the room was just as barren as it was before the two arrived in only a few minutes.
Kyber
Finally making it to my dorm I wasted no time in getting in and starting to gather everything. Not even noticing the gray lupine sitting on the bed, watching as the events unfolded.
"Well hello to you too." Came a sarcastic reply a few feet away. I froze and looked over, finally taking note of Wolf on the bed.
"Hey…Sorry…" I said, embarrassed about the fact that I hadn't even noticed Wolf as I scratched the back of my head.
"Mind telling me what the hell you think you're doing?" He folded his arms across his chest staring at me as I tried desperately to think of an explanation. After a few moments of silence he raised an eyebrow.
"Well?" Lorelei continued packing as I opened and closed my mouth a few times, frustration building as the words I wanted to say refused to come forth.
"Wolf…I don't know how to tell you this…" I began, and instantly the entire room seemed to still, even Lorelei stopped moving as I took a deep breath to continue, trying to find the courage to say what had to be said.
"Wolf…I'm leaving…" I could hardly bring myself to say the words.
"WHAT? WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE LEAVING?" I flinched and recoiled back from the sudden explosion of fury from Wolf and was about to say something before Lorelei interjected.
"Corneria University is no longer a safe place for Kyber, we have to get him out of here while there is still time." She said calmly. I was relieved that at least someone could remain calm, at least outwardly, in this situation.
"No one is going anywhere until I know what is going on and why." He said stubbornly, now standing in front of the doorway to the room, barring anyone from exiting. I sighed heavily, this was something I was hoping to avoid..
"Leroi overheard someone talking. they were talking about the attack last year and then brought me up. Leroi doesn't know if they were talking to the authorities or someone else but I have to go. Right now he is speaking with the headmaster to transfer Ember, Lorelei, himself and me to online independent studies while I was told to get packing as quickly as possible."
"If you're going, then I'm going too."
"Wolf please-" I started; it was hard enough saying I was leaving, I didn't want to argue about needing Wolf to stay.
"NO! I am sick and tired of losing you and thinking I'm never going to see you again! Over the entirety of summer break I worried that you wouldn't be returning, I REFUSE to let you leave me again."
"Wolf…Please…Try to understand…It could be very dangerous and…I couldn't live with myself if you got hurt because of me…" I looked down, my eyes becoming moist as I fought back tears that threatened to spill. It broke my heart that I had to fight for us to be separated, but it was the only way to keep Wolf safe. They'd be looking for me, not him. Once he'd nearly gotten hurt because of me, and another time he was almost killed. I wanted to keep Wolf as far from conflict as possible.
"Kyber, I'm going, and there is nothing you can say that will make me say otherwise." With another sigh I finally, slowly nodded my head. I should have known he wouldn't have let up on the subject, and probably would have followed us anyway. Inwardly though, I smiled as I thought that here was one person I wasn't going to lose so easily.
"Alright…But hurry up.." Lorelei was already on her phone talking to Leroi about including Wolf into our plans. Wolf seemed to waste no time packing and soon the room was back to how it was before we even arrived. I couldn't shake the lingering worry about what would happen, but it was too late to turn back now.
Leroi
I sighed softly as I ran a paw through my small golden mane, thinking of the best way to deal with the headmaster. My shoes clipped quietly on the floor as I strode to his office, a lot was riding on this and I would use whatever card I had to play to make sure it all went through. I paused when I got to the right door and knocked before entering. The headmaster sat at his desk looking through a few papers. When the door shut behind me, he looked up.
"Leroi Depure? Is something the matter?" The hare held a curious gaze behind his spectacles. I wasn't sure how to approach the subject…My friends life was possibly on the line for Christ's sake. I took a breath as I thought of how to approach the subject, deciding on taking the professional, businesslike route.
"Sir, I would like to request the transfer of Lorelei Cefire, Ember Ashuno, Kyber Osiria and myself to the school's Online Independent studies course." Keeping my voice even, keeping any strain from the situation out of my voice.
"What? What reason could you possibly have request the transfer of all of you to the school's online option?"
I mentally sighed however expected my motives to be questioned, in an attempt to stay one step ahead of the headmaster's line of thinking, just like a business deal.
"We all wanted the option to explore the world freely, yet still obtain our education. As I recall Corneria University made its mission to help as many people attain a higher education in whatever field they wished to pursue in its own attempts at making the Lylat system a better place."
"Well yes, however I don't see what that has to do with the four of you leaving the school…"
"Think of it this way, thousands of people from across the Lylat system apply for this school in the hopes of attending a first rate college determined to help them achieve their goals. With the four of us switching, there becomes an opening of positions at the school, allowing more people to not only add funding to the school, yet earn exceedingly valuable experience about the field of their desires, giving the whole Lylat system another citizen who can give all they have for their planet and for others." The tactic was simple, identify the desire of the "target" in this case it would be the want to help others succeed, and allow your course of action to present itself in the most beneficial way possible.
"Well…When you put it that way…" The headmaster showed understanding, yet was not completely sold on the idea of letting us switch. I couldn't blame him, I knew the policy on the online independent studies as much as he did, Online students did not have to pay as much as students who physically attended, but came with the tradeoff of being required to learn and comprehend everything yourself and robbed a person of invaluable experiences and options to develop.
"If we are allowed to proceed with the designated course of action, I will speak to my family about increasing their funding to the school as a token of thanks for allowing us the ability to branch off and explore the world while still getting one of the best educations available in the system." That certainly caught the headmaster's attention. Inwardly I smiled, mission accomplished.
The headmaster sighed, deliberately seeming hesitant about the decision, yet I knew it was all an act. The headmaster had a good heart, but was not going to turn down more money when it was offered to him. "You'll need to fill out a contract stating that you will keep your end of the bargain if I allow you four to do this."
"Certainly sir, I wouldn't dare ruin the Depure family reputation on something like this." That was the truth, his family was well known and he had to be careful about how he used their influence he made a vow to never use it haphazardly, only when deemed necessary.
"Alright then, while you fill out the needed paperwork, I will work on making the contract." With that the headmaster handed me a small stack of papers and a clipboard to write on. I took the papers and quickly got to work. When I was almost done my phone rang. I looked to see who it was, it was Lorelei.
"Yes?" I inquired, wondering what she could have thought important enough to call and possibly ruin the negotiations if they were still going on.
"Hey, add Wolf to our little scheme; he wants in and refuses to let us leave until we do."
"Certainly." With that I hung up, It was only natural that the gray lupine would want to come with, he was in a relationship with Kyber after all.
"Sir, it looks like I'll need one more transfer request form, for Wolf O Donnell." The headmaster simply gave yet another form and continued writing up the contract. When the paperwork was all filled out I handed it back to the headmaster, who filed it away on his computer and handed me the contract. I took a look at it reading it over before signing. There was no hidden agenda, no fine print to the contract, and for that I was thankful.
"Thank you sir." I bowed formally to the headmaster. "You should receive a letter from my family within a few days." With that, I exited the room, allowing a small grin of satisfaction to reach my features as I went to meet up with Kyber and the others.
