A/N: Hello readers, thank you for reading and welcoming me to the fanfiction community. As you noticed, this is my first fic and I want all to tell me how you thought in reviews. But no flames please, I don't feel like being radded on. I already get enough of that from my band director, but constructive criticism and suggestions are welcome. Sorry this is a little late. I was supposed to put it up on Valentine's Day, but I didn't have time. Well, let's begin.
It was the day before Valentine's Day and everyone in the Half Animal Academy Marching Band and Color guard were all looking forward to the annual Valentine's Day dance. That is all except one. Yep, you guessed it. That one is me.
"I hate this holiday" I said bitterly to no one in particular as Anyu and I were walking across campus from our dorm to the band room.
"Oh come on Jena cheer up, you're always so bitter this time of year. Why is that?" Anyu, my best friend asked me.
Anyu, or Ann as everyone calls her, was a 1700 year old girl with long white hair and blue eyes. She has white wolf ears and tail. She was wearing the the school's uniform, which for the girls was a bright green collared shirt with the school emblem on the pocket a navy blue and green plaid skirt, and a navy blue sweater with the school emblem on it. She was a senior, like me, and the French horn player in the band.
"It's the fact that I don't have anyone to spend this stupid holiday with" I replied bitterly.
"Stop exaggerating, you've got me and all our friends" said Ann.
"That's not what I mean. What I mean is that I don't have anyone to spend the holiday with in a romantic manner" I told her. "And I haven't been able to find anyone since Roy broke up with me a month before Valentine's Day our Sophomore year."
"Are you mad that he and I are dating now?"Ann asked.
"Naw, I got over that a long time ago. He and I are just friends now" I replied.
We didn't really speak much the rest of the way, until we got to the band room. It was a few minutes before the bell rang when we arrived.
"Hi guys" our best friend, Christy greeted us.
Christy was a 1700 year old unicorn girl with long blond hair and bright blue eyes. She had a white horses ears and a blond horses tail. She had no horn on her forehead in this form, but in her animal form she did. She was a Senior and a Trombone player in the band.
"Morning Christy, how are you?" Ann asked.
"Fine. Are you guys ready for tomorrows dance?" Christy asked.
"Heck yes" Ann said excitedly.
"No" I blurted out.
"Why? Are you still bummed about Roy" Christy asked.
"No" I said sternly.
"Did someone mention my name?" Roy chimed in.
Roy the 1600 year old panther boy had jet black hair and glowing yellow eyes. He had the ears and tail of a panther and was wearing the school uniform which for boys was a bright green collared shirt, with the school emblem on the pocket, a pair of navy blue pants and a navy blue jacket. He was a junior and a French horn player in the band.
"Hey hon" Ann greeted him while giving him a peck on the lips.
'Oh, how cute' I said sarcastically in my head.
"Morning Emma" I said to the cat girl walking across the room, holding the Xylophone mallets.
Emma was a 1700 year old cat girl with long black hair and bright yellow eyes. She had black cat ears and tail. She was a Senior and a percussionist in the band.
"Hi Jena, how are you?" she asked.
"Fine" I replied. "So are you ready for tomorrows dance?"
"Yes of course" she said with a grin. "I have my dress picked out and Justin is coming with me." She then hugged the arm of the goat boy standing next to her.
"What" Justin said in a confused manner.
He was a goat boy of 1600 and looked much like Mr. Tumnus from The Lion,The Witch, and The Wardrobe, with the exception that he wears glasses and doesn't have fuzzy goat legs; but the rest of his features are quite similar. At the moment he was putting together his Clarinet.
"Hi Justin" I greeted him.
"Hi Jena" he said before walking to his chair in the band arc and placing his instrument on the chair and his music on the stand in front of it. He then came back to talk with his best friends Ethan the tiger boy and James the badger boy.
Ethan was a tiger boy of 1600 years with orange hair and brown eyes. He had orange tiger ears and tail. He was a Junior and a Clarinet player in the band as well.
James was a 1500 year old boy with black hair and a white stripe running down the middle. His eyes were black and he had pointed badger ears. He was a Sophomore and played the alto saxophone.
"We should all get ready for rehearsal" I suggested.
Everyone else agreed and went to their lockers to get their instruments.
I sat down with the other Trumpets, on account that was my section.
"Good morning Jena" Travis, the fox boy greeted me.
He was a 1600 year old boy with orange hair and blue eyes. He had orange fox ears and tail. He was a Junior and played the Trumpet.
"Hi" I said.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"Don't worry, it's nothing" I replied.
"All right class, let's work on the festival pieces in order" said the band director Mr. Charles.
We started with On The American River, then went to Salvation Is Created, (Ann played her solo very well, you could tell she practiced a lot), and finally Invicta, then class was over.
"See you guys later" I said.
"Wait" Christy said as she was putting her trombone away. "You still haven't told us if you're going to the dance."
"I'm not going because I don't have a date, or a dress, and I hate this holiday. So Id rather not go" I then left for my next class.
"Poor girl" said Emma. "She should go, and have some fun."
"But you heard her, she won't go for those reasons" Christy announced.
"I think I can get her to go" Ann said with a grin.
"How?" Christy and Emma said in union.
"I'll tell you at break"
A/N: Cliffhanger, Cliffhanger! Ha ha, sorry about that. Seemed like a good place to stop for now. Review please and have a Happy Valentine's Day.