Jade Academy
Chapter one: Another normal day at school… almost
Tigress's P.O.V
*BEEP*
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The most annoying sound ever to be made woke me from my sleep; the sound of my alarm clock. I hit the snooze button and laid back down on my bed and enjoyed the silence. It was short lived however, for not even three minutes went by before I heard the voice of a older woman come from down the hall.
"Tigress! Get up dear, time for breakfast."
I didn't answer I just continued lying on my bed. Why did it have to be morning already? Couldn't the night have lasted a little longer? Just another hour would have been fine.
"Tigress! Did you hear me?"
I decided to answer this time.
"Yes Mom. I'll be down in a bit."
I threw the covers off and got out of bed. I went over to my mirror to see a beautiful (if slightly disheveled) young tiger looking back at me. Yikes, I must have been tossing and turning a lot last night. Oh well, nothing a quick brushing can't fix. After I had brushed my fur I went over to my closet and got out my school uniform. Today was the first day of my second year at Jade Academy, a very good school by the way, and I gotta admit… I'm pretty excited.
So I got into my uniform, which consisted of a white blouse with the Jade Academy seal over my heart, a knee length skirt ( not a huge fan of it ) and a tie. Not a lot of people were happy about the whole school uniform thing, but in all honesty it doesn't look too bad. Once I was dressed I took my smartphone off it's charger and turned it on. While I waited for my phone to boot up I put on a little lip gloss and a tiny spritz of perfume.
Now I was ready. I grabbed my phone and saw that I had gotten a text late last night. Curious I opened the app and frowned when I saw it was from my ex boyfriend. Without bothering to read it, I deleted the text. I want nothing more to do with him.
Shaking my head, I left my room and went to the dinning area where my family was eating breakfast. In front of an empty seat was a small stack of pancakes. Yum!
"Well good morning sleeping beauty. What took you so long?" My Mother, who was wearing an expensive business suit asked. Mom was a lawyer for a very big law firm so the time she could spend with us was limited, but we always enjoyed every second together.
"Oh, come on Mom. I didn't take that long." I replied.
Next to me was a slightly older tiger boy who pointed at my pancakes. "I was just about to eat those; that's how long you were taking."
I smiled a little and playfully punched him in the arm. "I would kicked your butt if you had."
He chuckled a bit. "You probably could sis, you probably could." My big brother said finishing his own pancakes. My brother, Jin, was a student at Jade University and was working to vet a good career… if his goal to become a famous football star doesn't work out.
"Come on now, finish up you two. You gotta get going soon." Said a big, burly tiger man sitting across from me.
"Got it pops." Jin answered. My father was a architect. He was the one who actually built our house, and he did a damn good job too.
And sitting in a highchair next to Mom was the newest addition to our family; my baby sister Rosey, who was playing around with her food instead of eating it.
I took the last bite of my pancakes and looked at the clock. "Oh! I gotta get going!" I exclaimed. I put my dishes in the sink and made my way for the door.
"Alright dear, have a good day." My Mother called. I said my goodbyes and quickly made my way to school.
After a couple of blocks, I saw a pair of figures in the distance. One was big and the other was very skinny. Even from a distance I could tell who it was… my two oldest friends; Po and Viper.
Po was a panda who was a member of the cooking club last year, but I heard he was nominated for the club's head chef at the end of last school year. None of us were really surprised, Po is a phenomenal cook… but when your father owns his own restaurant and you were getting cooking lessons from a young age these things are almost bound to happen.
Viper was a green tree snake, and captain of the dance club. How she was able to accomplish that without having arms and legs I still can't figure out, but as it turns out she is the best dancer in the whole school. Ribbon dancing was something she was particularly good at… well, she did have almost ten years of practice so of course it would be.
"Hey Tigress!" They both said as I approached.
"Hey guys. You ready for our first day?" I asked.
"Oh definitely." Po said enthusiastically. "I can't wait for cooking club to start. This year is going to be awesome!"
Viper and I smiled at Pos antics, ever since we were little Po was always the life of our group ( the others, we'll meet up with later ) in fact on more than one occasion Viper referred to to Po as a "one panda party".
"Speaking of a awesome Po, is this the year you finally talk to… her?" Viper asked with a sly grin.
A blush appeared on the pandas face. Po had a crush on a member of the dance club, a snow leopardess named Song, but whenever he tried to talk to her he'd choke and miss his chance. Viper and I had tried to help, but it never seemed to work.
"Yes." Po finally answered. "This is the year I ask her out."
"We'll be cheering you on Po." I said patting him on the back. I'd be really happy for him if he got a date with his crush, but honestly I think I'd be a little jealous too. The reason? Because I want to find a guy like the one you hear about in fairy tales and love stories. And I know it sounds a little cheesy but I would love to meet my prince charming one day. But after the catastrophic fail my last boyfriend was… well let's just say I'm in no hurry to start another train wreck like that again.
After a few more minutes of walking we made it to the gates of Jade Academy. To say the school was big would be an understatement, it's freaking massive! It's also very elegant, kinda like the schools that are exclusively for rich kids. But as long as you can pass the entrance exam ( which is ridiculously hard by the way ) you can attend a school like this.
We followed a group of students through the doors and, because I wasn't paying attention, i bumped into someone.
"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry I-"
…. I froze.
In front of me was a white furred wolf with icy blue eyes.
Ok.
I will admit it right now…
This guy is kinda cute.
"Oh hey, you guys think you could help me out?" He asked. "I'm kinda new here."
New guy huh? Well that's nice. New… cute… guy…
What the hell am I thinking!?
I mentally slapped myself and nodded. "Sure, what do you need?" I asked.
"Well I'm supposed to report to the principle before the first class so…" He trailed off, probably expecting us to know where this was going, which we did. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Viper get a sly look on her face. Oh no. I can already tell where this is heading.
"Right, well just go up those stairs over there." I said pointing to a flight of stairs. "Go to the third floor and it's the fourth door on the left."
He smiled at me and nodded. "Thanks. By the way, my name is Hiro." The wolf… Hiro introduced himself holding out his hand for me to shake it.
I took it.
"Pleasure to meet you Hiro, I'm Tigress. And these are my friends Po and Viper." I introduced myself and my friends who both shook his hand.
"The pleasures all mine. Well I'd love to stay and chat but… got places to be you know." Hiro said making his way to the stairs. "Maybe later you can give me a tour of the place." He called out as he ascended the staircase.
"Yeah, sure." I called back, waving goodbye. Once he was out of sight I turned to Viper who was still giving me her "look". "What?" I said kinda defensively, quickly heading to my locker.
"Well someone's got eyes for the new guy." Viper teased. I felt heat rush to my cheeks. Was I that obvious just now?
"I have no idea what you're talking about." I responded, hoping they'd buy it.
Wishful thinking.
"Come on Tigress, I actually thought you were going to start drooling for a second." Oh great, now Po is in on to now. Still my thoughts suddenly wandered to Hiro and that charming smile he had.
"Maybe after we help Po with his girl trouble, we could see if we can help you ask the new guy on a date." Viper teased some more.
"Absolutely not." I shot the idea down immediately. Sure he was cute and all, but I didn't know anything about him. And after my ex… well let's just say I'm not ready to start dating again right now.
Viper and Po knew that my last relationship was a miserable failure so they stopped their teasing. "We were just kidding Tigress, just… try to be friends with the guy first, huh?" Viper said changing her look from sly to sweet.
Po nodded with what Viper said. "Yeah Tigress, no pressure. Besides after what happened with… him… you definitely deserve a break from all that."
I really do have the greatest friends a girl could ask for.
As I made my way to my locker my thoughts once again drifted to the white wolf.
Looks like this year is going to be an interesting one.
A/N. HEY YOU GUUUUYYYYYSSSSS! That's right everyone I'm still alive! Now some of you might be wondering… what's up with this new story? Where has this guy been all this time? And what is the situation on Rising of the Moon? All good questions…
First of all… I've been busy with real life stuff. All of it a major headache I might add.
Second… I'm starting this new story because I've hit a bit of a roadblock with Rising of the Moon and this is a way to help me get the creative juices flowing.
Well that's all I got for now. I hope you all like the first chapter of Jade Academy. Don't forget to like, fave and review.
See ya next time.