Kiyoshi-pure: Hey everyone, so you all remember this story from a few months ago, how I deleted it and all. Well I did that because in the course of two weeks, my writing improved drastically, and it's improving further, so I'm trying to rewrite it and make it better. Several plot elements will be changed, the characters will differ slightly and the settings are slightly new!
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The sun rose above the horizon, beginning the day in a soft orange glow surrounding France. The sky retained few clouds, but the glow of the sun had a similar glorious effect on the clouds as it did the sky. The clouds swirled in soft lines of silver with peaceful yellow undertones. The crisp autumn leaves danced in the soft wind, sweeping across the smaller cities surrounding Paris. Kadic Academy High School was one lovely sight in particular. The courtyard was home of various colorful flowers and trees containing yellow, brown, orange, red and even the occasional purple leaf. The leaves danced low above the ground in a swirled dance fluttering this way and that, color bountiful. It began to fill with students, slowly over time.
Kadic Academy High School was a boarding school filled by two feeder school, today was the day students could begin to move in. There was a tall brick, building on either side of the court yard, each was a dormitory. Past the courtyard was the main office building, with small paths on either side leading under the trees to the academic classes. Each class room was filled with desks made to hold two to three students, the layouts much like one of its feeder schools, Kadic Academy Middle School.
One student in particular was Ulrich Stern, one of the new freshmen. He had grown several inches over the year, resulting in his now six feet, two inches. His build was lanky, but he had strong muscles from three years of being lead forward and four years of spending his summers in a special camp designed to improve skills before that. His hair was a chocolate brown with warm brown eyes to match. He carried his several bags up to his dorm, his father behind him with a few boxes. Ulrich had spent the year with most of his friends, his best friend Yumi had lived in Japan for a year, but was suppose to return this year and join them a sophomore.
He walked into his dorm to see it was much like his old one, the only difference, one of the beds was a bunk bed, and there was a third desk. He tossed his backpack onto the top bunk and dropped the rest of the backs down on the ground. Sighing, he turned to see his father who handed him the rest of the bags. The relationship between him and his father had not improved, in fact, it had worsened. As his father turned to leave, he thought about how he was the first here, like always.
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Odd Della Robbia walked through the gates of the school, his mother and father following him with bags. Odd had grown quite a bit, to a fair height of five feet nine inches. His hair was blonde with an oddly natural purple streak, with was how he earned his name. He was still his "svelte" self, forever dubbed scrawny, no matter how much he hated it. He walked through the campus like he owned it, head held high, strutting into the courtyard. He stopped at the courtyard and turned to his parents, smiling widely. His mother gave him a watery smile and hugged him, reaching up to kiss his cheek. His father, who was only an inch taller than him, gave him a manly one arm hug and ruffled his spiked hair, resulting in several strands of his blond hair sticking out at odder angles.
"We'll miss you Odd, make sure to call every week, oh, and email us" his mother said. "and don't forget to eat your vegetables"
"Yes, yes, and not likely mom" he said, smiling widely again.
His father put down the remaining of his bags, one including Kiwi, and wrapped his arm around his wife. "You sure you're going to be okay?" he asked.
"Yes guys, now go, you'll miss your plane" Odd said, smiling at how his relationship with his parents had grown so much more. He noticed a lanky blonde boy with glasses looking around the campus in awe and ran over to him, forgetting his bags. "Jeremy!"
Jeremy Belpois smiled and waved at his friend. His hair was neatly cut so it hung just above his eyes, he'd grown drastically over the summer, from his short five feet, five inches to a scaling six feet.
Odd ran to Jeremy, tripping and bringing Jeremy down with him. They laughed and picked themselves up. "Sorry buddy"
"It's okay, I would've done it myself" Jeremy joked. He had become quite clumsy through his rapid growth spurt.
"Yeah, he's a real klutz now" a soft soprano female voice said. Odd looked to see a now burgundy haired girl gracefully make her way over. Her hair hung loosely along her back, gracing the small of her back. Her side-swept bangs covered one of her emerald eyes, but her identity was apparent to Odd.
Aelita hugged her friend Odd and stood back looking at him. Jeremy wrapped an arm around her and held her close. Aelita had been adopted by his aunt and uncle, who happened to live close by, and now their relationship had blossomed into something grand.
"So, what room do you have?" Aelita asked.
"I have room 131" Odd confirmed.
"You're my roommate?" Jeremy asked, faking stress. Aelita laughed a laugh like bells and knelt her head onto his high shoulder.
"Yep, so you better watch out" Odd joked. Jeremy laughed.
"Well I have room 342" Aelita mentioned, looking at her slip once more. "I'll hold off on packing I think, I'll help you guys" Aelita mentioned.
"Cool, sounds good to me" Jeremy said, kissing her already blushing cheek.
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Yumi Ishiyama walked onto campus, her hair hung in luscious raven black curls over her graceful, yet strong, shoulders. Her dark chocolate eyes were lined with thin black eyeliner and her cheeks retained a soft pink. She was dressed in a pair of skinny black jeans and a loose purple blouse. She looked so different compared to how she looked when her friends had last seen her. Her rosy pink lips stretched in a sweet smile. She walked down to the dormitory, up the three flights of stairs to her room. She opened the door to see it had two bunk beds. She tossed her bags onto the bottom bunk of one, and left to go explore her new home.
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Marina looked between her parents and her two older brothers, Tyler and Charlie. Charlie was eighteen and Tyler was sixteen, they both had milk chocolate hair and sapphire eyes like their mom. Her mom had short blond hair and eyes like her lovely sons, she was a slightly tall five seven and slender with curves in the perfect places. Her father was a tall six foot three inches with dark chocolate hair and eyes, his skin was tanned and his eyes had small creases.
Marina herself had shoulder length dark brown, almost black, hair, with red tones sweeping through her thick layers. Her bangs hung along her sarcastic eyebrows, presenting her dark green, watery eyes, giving her an innocent look despite her devious, genius mind. Her skin was pale porcelain, with soft pink, pouty lips. She was the shortest of her tall family, a fair five feet six inches. She was slender, with few curves, but enough to look her age. She smiled and hugged each parent and both her brothers.
"Bye little sis" Tyler said, trying not to let on how much he'd truly miss his best friend.
"We'll miss you" Charlie said, knowing he and Tyler would be at lost of a best friend, a plotting buddy, and a loving sister.
Marina McCarty had received a scholarship from Kadic Academy High School from the Foreign Exchange Program. Though she couldn't speak much French, she was eager to learn. She left her family as she went through security, and boarded the plane.
She sat down by the window and pulled out her i-pod, her brothers had chipped in to give her this as a going away present, which in a matter of days had been filled with many songs. She fingers the green cover and smiled, remembering how amazing they were. She sighed and sat back as Goodbyes by Savannah Outen played through the headphones on repeat.
She barely noticed when the plane landed, shaking slightly. Sighing, she picked up her small backpack and walked through the plane, getting off and looking around. People were scurrying around, greeting loved ones, saying goodbye, checking their cell phones for missed calls, the kind of thing you'd expect. She sighed and walked around to find where she could pick up her luggage.
Within fifteen minutes, she had it in her hands and was trekking off to the exit to find a taxi, praying they spoke at least some English. She called a taxi and put her bags in the trunks. Getting in, she sighed and prayed once more.
"Where to Miss?" the man asked. She sighed, and prayed one more.
"Kadic Academy High School please?" she asked.
He nodded, obviously not knowing enough English to ask her what he wanted to know. The taxi drove down a number of streets, taking the occasional left, or right, until eventually, he pulled to a steady stop.
"We're here" he said, gesturing outward.
"Thank you" she said. She pondered over the few words she knew, looking for what she meant. "Au revoir"
She stepped out and walked to the all ready opened trunk and pulled her bags out. She walked through the gates, a light, welcoming wind brushing through her thick hair. She sighed and pulled out the printed up registration slips she had. They contained her schedule and dorm room. She made her way to the dormitory for girls when a petite blonde haired girl stopped her.
"Where do you think you're going?" she asked Marina. Her icy blue eyes gazed over her and she sighed. "Are you American?" her snooty voice asked with a heavy accent.
She looked at Marina, Marina smirked and walked away, making her way to her dorm. Climbing the three flights of stairs, she walked to her room and opened the door. The room and two bunk beds, two dressers, and the end of the room was lined with a total of four tables, making up the desks, despite the fact that there was only two chairs. Maria threw her backpack on the top bunk, and noticed the one bellow her was already taken. She shrugged it off and pulled her docking station for her I-pod and plugged it in. She stuck her I-pod in and placed it on shuffle.
Max Morgan's You Better Believe began to play and she smiled before beginning to unpack.
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Yumi had finished exploring and began to walk to her dorm when she saw Aelita. "Aelita!" she called. The girl turned and smiled, running to her best friend. She engulfed Yumi in a hug, pulling back, she looked her friend up and down, smiling with approval.
"How was your time in Japan?" she asked.
"Great, I picked up on the language so fast, and it's beautiful in the spring! I missed you guys so much" she said.
"Well, I helped the guys unpack, and I'm about to unpack myself" Aelita said.
"Right, where's your dorm?" Yumi asked.
"Room 342" Aelita said. Yumi began to jump up and down, performing a happy dance. Aelita immediately understood and began herself.
"Come on, let's go unpack" Yumi declared, rushing off into the dormitory. They made it up the stairs and down the hall. They were just about to open the door when Natasha Bedingfield's Pocketful of Sunshine wafted through the door. They smiled and opened the door to see a brunette girl dancing to the music. She was dressed in light denim bell-bottoms, and a royal purple blouse that graced her knees and delicately flowed over the pale shoulders. Her eyes were lined with black eyeliner and her lips were coated lightly with gloss.
"Hey, I'm Marina McCarty" she said in a low alto voice, holding her hand out.
"I'm Yumi Ishiyama, and this is Aelita Stones" she said, gesturing to Aelita.
"Nice to meet you, are you guys my roommates?" Marina asked. They nodded. Marina smiled. "Let's get you guys unpacked"
"Do you speak any French?" Aelita asked.
"No, but I have a double period of French, so hopefully I'll pick it up fast" Marina said, hopeful
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Anna Lynne Richard made her way up the steps to her dorm. She had soft blonde hair the swayed past her shoulders by two inches, her stormy blue eyes scanned the hall, checking each door as she walked down the hall. She stood a tall five feet and eight inches, she was slender with growing curves subtly lining her form. Her rosy lips formed a smile as she finally found her room. She found music wafting through the door, one of her favorite songs to, Coldplay's Yellow. She opened the doors and say a Japanese girl putting clothes into a dresser, a girl with burgundy hair placing books on a desk and a brunette sitting on the top bunk to her left.
"Hi, I'm Anna" she said in French. The Japanese, and burgundy haired, girls waved their hands, smiling. The brunette looked slightly worried for a moment and waved.
"Do you speak any English?" the dark brunette asked in Anna's familiar language. Anna nodded, and she smiled. "I'm Marina"
"I'm Aelita" the burgundy haired girl said.
"And I'm Yumi" the Japanese girl said.
Anna looked between the three of them and smiled, they could be good friends. "Which bunk's left?" she asked.
Marina pointed to the bed across from her, the top bunk. Anna smiled and began to unpack.
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Ulrich sat there as Jeremy worked with his new computer and Odd drew, bored, he jumped off his bed. "I'm going to go find the girls" he said.
"See ya" Odd said, raising his hand as a parting. Jeremy nodded. Ulrich shrugged and walked out the door and down the hall before exiting the dormitory.
The courtyard was not filled with students and parents. He sighed and walked to the girls dormitory, rushing up the three flights of stairs and down the halls, searching for the room number Yumi had texted him the day before. He found the door and knocked. A dark haired girl opened the door and looked up at him.
"Is Yumi here?" he asked in French. Her eyes flashed with curiosity. He asked again in German, hoping she knew this language. She turned her head to look at Yumi and Aelita and another girl he didn't recognize.
"Let him in" Yumi told her in a language foreign to him. He could only guess it was English. She nodded to her and let him in. "This is Marina" she said in French, pointing to the nearly black haired girl, "and this is Anna" she told him, pointing to the blonde girl.
"I'm Ulrich" he said to them. Both girls nodded and returned to what they were doing.