A new story ! Don't we just love it when I start another one and abandon my old ones :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Oban Star Racers, or Aikka for that matter. T.T
Exiting like Exchange Programs
Eva looked at all the children cheering and sighed. She already heard of the exchange programs, and of course, a lot of children saw their chance to get the hell out of here and to some other land – or planet.
Though, with a little luck, she could stay away from all that trouble. Ah, the thing with a boarding school is, once you're picked, you have to go.
She really hoped they didn't pick her. Even though this school was hell, Eva didn't wanted to leave. Imagine her father would come to get her once she departed?
Not that he would ever come to get her.. but still. Hope was all she had these days.
"We will announce the ones to depart later. Now, please sit still and listen." And the teacher started his boring class again.
Eva went through the class without further problems – except that she wasn't aloud to the bathroom when her cell phone beeped with a message – and she happily sat down in her friend's room. True, she was quite an outsider on this school, but there were more outsiders too.
Nina sighed. "Why aren't you looking forward to the exchange program? It's a change to get the hell out of here, even though for just a half year, it's still 6 months!" She said happily.
Eva raised an eyebrow at her and eventually smiled at her jumpy behaviour. "I don't like changes." She simply said. "Imagine you go to a planet like.." Eva thought. "Inna. Brr." She said, remembering the only-female race, the one in constant war with another only-male race.
Nina shook her head, chuckling. "Well, you should be happy Kramm isn't involved."
"Ehe," Eva said. "Of course it's not involved. It's our enemy honey."
Nina blushed at her little mistake. "Well, I tend to forget things. Sorry. I'm just really excited! I hope we can go together, maybe we'll both go to Byrus or something! I heard Byrussians are really kind!"
"Like the Phils are supposed to." Eva said, huffing sadly. Nina frowned at her. "Well, if you're going to Phil I'll do anything in my power to either stop you or go with you. If you explain it to the principal, I'm sure they wont let you go there."
"Are you kidding? That principal is a stuck-up bitch. She'd do everything to torture me. She's just as annoying as those rich preps."
Nina laughed. "Oh well, okay. I understand you're all chagrin about it, but don't ruin my good mood."
"Hmpf."
Nervously, Eva stared at the teacher who was about to call the students to go to the other planets – and countries on Earth. Nina was sighing sadly, her name wasn't said yet. But, her name was also down the alphabet, since her last name was Timersma.
"Nina Timersma." They said and Nina squealed, grabbing the paper the teacher held out for her. Curiously Eva watched over her shoulder and read with her.
Student nr. 8491.
Nina Timersma, 06-01-67
Departing to: Japan
Depart: 20-08-82
Time of Depart: 01 PM
Return: 25-02-83
"Oh, too bad." She said, frowning. "I'm only going to Japan. Darn it! I never get something fun."
Somewhere next to them, someone squealed in delight. "Yes! I'm going to another planet!!" Eva decided not to listen any further to the girls surrounding Emily now.
"Eva Wei." Eva glared at the teacher and snatched the paper out of his hands, walking back to Nina. "Do you want to tear it up or should I do it?" Eva said, holding the two tips of the paper. Nina shook her head. "At least read it Eva." Eva sighed and turned the paper over, Nina looking with her.
"Hmm." Nina said. "At least it's another planet, and it's not Kramm of Inna. Heck, there wont even be Phils around. Smile, please?"
"Can't we trade? You'll go there and I'll go to Japan?"
"Nu-huh. You could use some fun, sweetie-pie!"
Eva huffed and looked the paper over again. They were to leave in three days, so she had to begin packing. Of course, it was exiting to go to another planet, but Eva rather stayed on her own. She couldn't just stay here, she'd get detention for life and send to another planet. But she could go there and make those people's existences suck.
Student nr. 8917.
Eva Wei, 13-05-67
Departing to: Nourasia
Depart: 20-08-82
Time of Depart: 12 AM.
Return: 25-02-83
"Hum, I wont be there for your birthday." Eva said, already seeing everything negative of it. Nina waved it aside. "So I'll call you with a communicator or something. It's not like Nourasia is so old-fashioned they don't have electricity."
Eva shrugged. "They do fight with arrows and swords, I heard. And they fly on beetles."
Nina laughed. "You love to fly! Maybe you can seduce a Nourasion into flying you somewhere.." Nina trailed of in thoughts and Eva nudged her out of it. "Don't go being dirty." Eva said, still staring at the paper. "I thought Nourasia was in alliance with the Croggs?" Someone behind her said.
Eva looked back at Emily annoyed, but she had a point. "Yes, I think so too." She said back. Emily smiled at her. She wasn't a prep, and Eva did like her, but she was way to perfect to be friends with. Of course she was sweet and nice, but Eva rather hung out with Nina. "I'm going to Nourasia too! This is nice, at least I'll go with someone I know."
One problem fell of Eva's shoulders and Eva instinctively smiled back at Emily. She hated being alone, ever since her father left her at the boarding school. "I wonder if they put us in the same place though." Emily interrupted and Eva looked up at her confused.
"Nourasia is a pretty big planet. So, maybe they part us to different places, because, maybe there are more cultures on the planet."
There went her companion. Shaking her head in frustration, Eva folded the paper and put it in her pocket. "Who's also going to Nourasia?" She asked Emily.
She shrugged. "I don't know yet. We'll see that Wednesday. Wanna sit together in the space-ship?" She asked happily and Eva nodded. "Sure."
Nina faked a glare at Emily. "Don't go stealing my best friend, ya?"
Emily laughed heartily at her and Eva grinned at her friend. "Aww Nina, jealous?"
Nina huffed and raised her head in disrespect. "I am possessive. Just so you know."
Eva and Emily laughed at Nina, and eventually Nina dragged Eva with her to the kitchen – where they hid the chocolate.
Eva looked over the little paper with the address of where Nina would be staying at. "I'm so glad they already gave it." She said, her legs on the bed and the rest on the ground. Eva sat down on the bed with her legs pulled up to her chest and smiled at her friend. "Yes, it is nice. Else we wouldn't have been able to communicate at all!"
Nina nodded and played with the carpet. "Now, tell me about it."
Eva had gone to the teacher with Emily, asking about Nourasia's deal with the Croggs.
She frowned at the explanation.
They didn't get one.
Only a reassuring they would be perfectly fine, the Nourasions know that they would come and so did the Croggs. If they would attack the students coming to Nourasia, Kramm would break the only contract they kept themselves on. Don't kill humans under 16 years old.
Maybe that was why the exchange programs were now, when everyone was either 14 or 15 (in their classes).
Nina frowned. "That's stupid. I'd be scared shitless there. Imagine, in every city there must be some Croggs lurking. Brr, I hate them. They are so big, mean, black, big, they don't have any sense of fashion, they got creepy ears, you cant see their mouths.." Nina said.
Eva laughed and threw a pillow at Nina who put on a face at the thought. "And yet, you're addicted to the pictures of Nourasions in your textbook."
"AM NOT!" Nina yelped, kicking her leg somewhere she thought Eva sat and Eva laughed, dodging it. "Oh, you drool all over when you see that picture of the knight!"
"I do not! That's ridiculous!"
Eva grinned at her. "You gotta admit, those elf-ears and tanned skin.." Eva said, scratching her head and wobbling her eyebrows to Nina.
Nina scrabbled up and threw herself on Eva with a pillow and Eva squealed in shock. Soon, she found a pillow to, and she hit Nina's face with it. Hard.
Nina gasped and glared at her. "You had a warning. You kept going. THIS IS WAR!"
Some students outside Nina's dorm stopped to hear the yells and squeals of the girls.
Eventually, Nina sighed and nudged Eva, who was laying next to her, both tired from the pillow fight. "What?" Eva said, ready to smack Nina with a pillow when she asked for it.
Nina chuckled. "I'll miss you."
Eva blinked. "Aww, I'll miss you too sugar!" Nina raised her eyebrows and a pillow landed in Eva's face.
"Mind if I sit here?" Emily asked. Eva looked up from her book, and shook her head. "Of course not."
"Thanks." Emily said, as she seated herself on the grass. It was Tuesday, and even though everyone was packing now, Eva took her time and sat outside. Of course, she'd already packed half.
"Do you know where we are staying already?" Emily asked, grabbing her notebook to draw a little. Eva shook her head while focusing on the letters. Thanks the heavens she was able to do at least three things at the same time.
"I've asked it, but they say we'll get to know that when we arrive there."
Emily nodded, even though Eva couldn't see it.
"So.." She said, scratching something from her notebook. "You scared?"
Eva looked up and put her finger on the line where she left off. "Scared? What for?" Eva asked confused. Emily shrugged. "You know, about the Croggs."
Eva scanned her mind for information. "You're family was killed by them right?" Eva asked softly, and Emily nodded. "Well, in that case, it's wise to be scared." She said, and Emily looked up surprised.
Eva smiled warmly at her. "But it shouldn't ruin your trip. We're on the same planet Emily, it wouldn't be so hard to contact each other in case we're parted. Okay?"
Emily smiled at her, relieved. "Thank you."
Eva returned to her book – Macbeth by William Shakespeare (what? she liked it) -, and Emily back to drawing when eventually it was getting quite cold and they decided to go back inside.
Eva sat her goodbye when Emily reached her dorm, and walked over to her own dorm, to pack the last things.
Eva refused to go to the teacher who gathered the students going to Nourasia, Byrus and Alwas. Nina was still happily babbling about all kinds of things.
"They say Nourasia has some of the Japanese traditions, or is it that Japan took some of Nourasia? I don't know. I'm so exited! I hope I'll be able to speak a little Japanese when I get back! I should get used to the fact that I'm staying in someone's house though. Oh well, it doesn't matter."
This continued for a while until Nina had to leave for her ship, and Eva slumped over to hers, meeting Emily there. She smiled brightly. "Oh Eva, cheer up! This is going to be fun! I've read a book about Nourasia last night, and they say that the Nourasions are really kind, that they are known for their hospitality. I'm sure they will protect us from the Croggs! I do hope they got some normal food there, but I'm sure we wont get killed by it. Oh, and they have two moons! It must be so beautiful. And the air must be so nice since they don't have any cars or so."
Eva had a head ache, but she didn't minded listening to Emily if it kept her busy. They entered the big ship and Emily quickly to Eva to a dorm so they would have a good place to sleep. The travelling only took a day though, since Earth experiences were good. They should arrive there tomorrow at 2 PM. In earth time.
Oh god, they had other times there. She heard that some planets had longer days or longer nights.
Another negative thing about it. Eva huffed and lied down on the uncomfortable bed. At least she had two pillows.
They also had a bathroom, though small. Emily dropped her stuff on the bed above Eva, and then sat down at the bed under hers, Eva's bed.
"You want to go look around in the ship?"
Ehmm.. R&R?
Sorry for my stupid mistakes ^^