welcome to my newest fanfiction (how many do I have going?..) Just Because! It's basically an alternate high school universe type of thing. Bare in mind there will be lots of changes, such as age and a little bit of personality change. And no, they do not have magic powers to use. That'd make it oh so more confusing. Yuan is fifteen in this, Kratos is sixteen, Zelos is sixteen, Martel is sixteen, Lloyd (who is not Kratos' son in this story) is fourteen, and Colette is fourteen, and oh yea, Sheena is sixteen. And once you read this chapter. Check on the bottom author's note for an extra bonus :)
Just Because
Prologue: Is This Place Some Sort of Joke?
No feeling in my head
Nothing in my brain, everything the same
Not quite what
You would expect of me
Peering through the black, never will I see
I try to be the same, but I don't feel sane
I fool you, more fool me
Pretend I'm the same, it's easier that way
-Fool Me Allen Burrows
"This is it, your new high school."
There he sat in the back seat of a six passenger mini-van. Arms crossed inside of a leather jacket too small for him. Under-neath he wore a black shirt with the words 'Common sense isn't so common' written on it, and a pair of khaki pants. Over the shirt was a red vest. Emerald eyes starred out the window of the car. In front of the school-building stood many highschoolers from the age of fourteen to eighteen. Some even nineteen. And he was fifteen. The age of innocence.
"I've changed my mind, I don't want to go." Yuan spoke harshly from the back seat, eyes wide open. His voice sounded more like a wea Žk pout.
"You have to go. It's school," Replied Trienyda, his mother from the front seat. Indenting his bottom lip with his teeth, Yuan watched a few kids hoarse around by the entrance of the school.
"How about I don't and we'll say I did.." Yuan replied hopefully, holding onto his binder and books he had gotten through the mail from the school.
"Where's the fun in that?" Trienyda asked, tilting her head so that she was looking back at her son.
"School isn't supposed to be fun," Yuan murmured back.
"Back in my day-" Trienyda began, Yuan knew all what was coming before she even started. It'd be another one of her famous 'Back in my day, school was even funnier than nightclubs!' and that kind of pointless, incorrect and senseless talk.
"Well, this isn't your day anymore. Things have changed," Yuan attempted. Many times before he had tried to tell his mom that school wasn't like what she had. Nowadays people loved to prey on people. People like him.
"Don't be worried, hunny. You'll fit right in. After all, you had so many friends in your old school," Trienyda attempted, with a fake smile that read 'Just smile back and let me go back home and watch broke back mountain'.
"Friends?..." Yuan asked. The only friend he had was Hiaturio, and he was bi.. and hit on him a lot. All the other people hung out with him because they were looking for a chance to make fun of him, or shove him in a locker. Even though the locker wasn't big enough to fit half his body into.
"Yes, like that cute boy Hiaturio," Trienyda spoke, still with 'Come on, move it along. Get out of my car already' voice.
"Hiaturio was gay," Yuan stated, raising an eyebrow.
"Don't judge a person by their interests. Sometimes I wonder about you," Trienyda sighed, with the 'Why couldn't I know a gay guy' pout.
"Ugh, this is pointless." Yuan declared, pushing open the car door and retreating. His mom rolled down the window and called too cheerfully to him.
"Have a nice day!"
"Yea.. more like not so nice," Yuan murmured, walking up towards the main stairs that led inside the school. Before he could even make his way into the school, two boys had stopped him. One was clothed in pink, lots of pink. And the other was wearing a black leather vest and shirt which were too tight on his form, and tight black pants. Too tight..
"Can .. I help you?" Yuan stammered, pushing his bangs of blue hair out of the way.
"Lookie, lookie Zelos. It's the new kid," The man with black spoke, eyeing Yuan. Zelos, who Yuan decided to call Pink man, grinned in agreeance and placed a hand on the other man's shoulder to lean on. Wearing the 'I am too good for people like you' face.
"Looks like a complete moron," Zelos stifled laughter. Yuan paused for a moment, wanting to say 'And this is coming from a guy who wears pink...', but decided not to. He was far to shy to even say anything to people like this. People who wore tight clothes.
"Well, as us being the first people to greet you, I'd like to say this. Stay the hell out of our way, and keep to the nerdy people like yourself. Don't even breath a word to people of our standard. The others might not be so forgiving as us," The boy with black said, casting a sharp glance at Yuan. Zelos nodded rapidly, crossing his arms.
"R-right," Yuan spoke, hurrying past them and into school. As stated before, he was far too shy to speak out, so he ended the conversation rather shortly. Very shortly in fact.
So he continued onwards, into the hallway. Taking out a piece of paper, Yuan read it aloud "Locker 245" glancing around, he noticed the numbers stamped along the lockers. 100, 101. Sighing miserably, Yuan continued down the hall, passing many older people as he went. And he used the term 'people' loosely. Some of these people looked like they needed some serious mental help. Maybe the help of a straight jacket, perhaps.
"230.." Yuan spoke to himself, walking close to the lockers so he wouldn't stand in the way of the passing students.
"Are you Yuan Sorieku?" Yuan turned his head and noticed a professor of some sort standing in back of him. He was clothed as some sort of scientist, or something of the sort. Even the glasses and hair matched. Especially the white hair.
"Y-yes." Yuan stammered. He had a knack for stammering.
"Come this way, you're going to be late for your inductory assembly," The professor explained, rushing Yuan ahead down the hall. Uneasily, sweat rolled down Yuan's face as he attempted to stop the insane teacher.
"But, I don't have my things in my locker yet!" Yuan attempted.
"No time, no time," The professor came back, in one of those eerie voices. He definitely looked like he belonged in some sort of science fiction movie.
"Ok, ok!" Yuan came back, hurrying down the hall and into the door the professor was leading him to. There, inside, sat almost the whole student body. Everyone's eyes had just fallen on him and the professor. By god, he had only been in the school for twenty or so minutes and he was already being confronted my bullies, physcos, and now the whole student body? Was this some sort of joke?..
"Move it along," The professor demanded, hurrying Yuan along the row of the assembly room to the stage. By now, Yuan's face had a turned a dark red. A very dark red indeed. Gulping, Yuan was shoved on stage next to some lady with stern eyes. He noted the eyes because her face was starring at him, directly in the eye.
"Students of AFC, we have a new student, as you know." So she was the principal, Yuan guessed. Uneasily, he held his books and binder, starring at the hundreds of faces starring back at him. This place had to be some sort of joke. It just had to be. "His name is Yuan Sorieku."
A few chuckles of laughter emerged from the audience, and the boys from earlier had already begun to laugh and point onstage. By what he had seen so far, this wasn't going to be a good year at all. Probably the worst in his life.
"And as AFC always does, we are assigning you a host for the first few months. Your host will show you the ropes, the opportunities we offer here, and help you with your studies after school. A mentor, almost." The principal explained, stroking her chin.
"I feel bad for whoever has to host that fag," Zelos laughed. The girl, sitting next to him with green hair glanced over at 'Pink Man' with her cheeks puffed out.
"I'll laugh if it's you," She came back, crossing her arms.
"Come on Martel, we all know you're going to," Zelos grinned casually. The girl next to Martel, who had dark black hair put up into a messy bun glanced over, with an irritable look upon her face.
"Shut up! You're going to jinx yourselves," She hissed angrily.
"Sorry hunny," Zelos came back, glancing beyond Martel to her.
"Shut it, Zelos," Sheena hissed.
"Sheena, Zelos, shut the hell up," The man in black from earlier spoke, alongside Zelos. Both the two stopped and glanced over at him, immediately obeying his words. Sheena crossed her arms like Martel, and starred ahead at the stage, wishing it was over. They had better things to do, like make fun of nerds and cause havoc and be popular, not sit around like some fools.
"God Kratos, what's bug crawled up your-" Zelos began, with a pout before Kratos punched him lightly in the arm, glaring as he always did.
"You and Sheena are already hanging on the edge of being expelled. If you keep talking, you're going to end up being kicked out of school." Hissed Kratos.
"Fine fine, like I care anyhow," Zelos came back, glancing back up at the stage.
"Now, for the matter of who your host is going to be," The principal spoke, taking out a note card from her jacket. Yuan, who was swaying on his feet uneasily, starred out into the audience. All the faces caused him to blush a brighter red. This was already the worst day of his life, even without the knowledge on who was going to have to be his host.
"Ah yes, this will be interesting." The principal chuckled. Yuan had already made it clear in his mind that he hated her laugh more than anything. "Mr. Sorieku, your host will be Kratos Aurion."
All fell silent upon the assembly. The quiet chatter from earlier had ceased, and all eyes had been turned to the back of the assembly were Kratos sat smugly. By now, his eyes had already bulged out, and he was chanting out random curses angrily as Zelos let out a huge laugh. No one else dared to speak for the fact Kratos was in the 'popular group', and probably the most popular guy in the school. Even more than the eighteen year olds.
"You've got to be fucking kidding me..." Kratos spoke, starring at the boy. "I have to host around a nerd!" Banging his fist on the chair, he let out another angry curse. By now Zelos had leaned over to Kratos' ear, bearing a smug grin.
"Sucks for you. Guess Mr. Popular is going to have to play Teacher for awhile. Behave yourself."
This quite possibly was going to be the death of Yuan yet.
AN:
hahah, short prologue but it's setting up for the much longer and funnier and in -depth chapters. For pairings, well you'll see later on. There are going to be so many changes in pairings during the story that I can't say them all now.
And for that special treat. if anyone reviews, it will be answered by the wonderful Zelos, Kratos, and Yuan! have fun, and leave some feedback! Zelos
Kratos: No one loves you Zelos..
Zelos: Yea huh! Just 'cause you're mr. big shot so does not mean everyone loves you.
Kratos: Go screw something, would you?
Zelos: Like you?
Kratos: No...