Gently
Prologue
By Sixth Child
~~**~~**~~**~~** Takuya POV~~**~~**~~**
"Mr. Kanbara! Would you like to solve the problem on the board?"
I snapped out of my daydream, only to see the teacher, Ms. Takeuchi, staring at me with a not-so-pleasant look on her face. I guess I was lost in my own thoughts... I looked at the board, seeing the given problem. A grumble escaped my throat. I hate math. My least favorite subject. That and I don't have any friends in this class. Then again, I don't have any friends in any of my classes.
You see, each grade is divided in to two separate halves. These halves are called "teams". Students from different teams are not in any of the classes with students from the opposite team. And I was unfortunate enough to be stuck on the team filled with strangers. By the way, my name is Takuya Kanbara. Grade seven. Age 12. That's me.
I reluctantly stood up and walked toward the chalkboard, students' eyes burning into my back. Picking up the long piece of chalk, unwelcomed white dust settled onto my fingers. Pressing the chalk to the board, a load screech erupted in the once silent classroom, piercing through my ears.
I squinted my eyes and started over. No screech. Good. I headed for my seat after recording the correct numbers and symbols. With my eyes looking at nothing in particular, I was unaware of the shoe-covered foot that loomed beneath. I became aware, though, when I found myself on the ground, and the whole class laughing and pointing at me. "Dweeb." The guilty child proclaimed.
I finally found my seat, and was instantly reminded of how much I hate the first day of school. Then again, I hate school in its entirety. The only good thing about it is soccer season, but that doesn't start for weeks.
I kept my mouth shut for the remainder of the lesson, being sure to look like I'm learning something, so the teacher doesn't decide to crawl up my ass again. The bell finally sounded, after its long awaited arrival. I grabbed my unused school utensils, and headed to the door.
The journey through the hall was an uneventful one. I guess my so-called "friends" have forgotten about me, which they made painfully obvious lunch period, when I ended up sitting alone, my only company my peanut butter sandwich. I guess they weren't really my friends in the first place. Oh well. They never seemed to like me much anyway.
Arriving at my locker, #D-92, I attempted to remember my combination. Hm. that's it! 34-22-40. Right. Left. Right. My locker opened, revealing my reflection (Yes, a mirror. A bit girly, but what can I say? I would like to know if my hair was agreeing with me each day). But the only thing was, I wasn't the only one that I saw. There was someone else.
I whipped around to come face-to-face with the most beautiful human being I have ever seen. "Um... can I help you?" I managed to stammer, a bit confused that this mystery boy was just standing there. His deep-sea eyes immediately hypnotized my mind.
He didn't respond to my question, at least, not verbally. He only shoved a piece of paper at me, nearly slipping through my fingers and tumbling to the ground. I looked at the paper. "Kouji Minamoto. Team: Sakura. Locker: D- 93." His schedule followed. I gave the paper back to "Kouji" and pointed to the locker next to mine. "That's your locker, next to mine. You're a bit late, though. Classes have already ended...." He didn't need to hear more, just opened his locker for a second, looked in it's emptiness, slammed it, and headed fro the nearest door, which was leading to the field, and the tennis court.
Not even a thank you. How rude! Maybe this guy is not someone who's business I need to be poking into. Yet... I want to know more, if he was willing to let me.
~~**~~**~~**~~ MOINK! That was only the first chapter people! It will (hopefully) become a little more exciting with coming chapters. I hope o.o;; I love reviews, good or bad! Tell me what I'm doing wrong! Flames will be laughed at and fed to Sean because he believes that he is a pyro boy o_o;;; *hands out pink bunny cookies* Hey, they are the only thing left!!
Prologue
By Sixth Child
~~**~~**~~**~~** Takuya POV~~**~~**~~**
"Mr. Kanbara! Would you like to solve the problem on the board?"
I snapped out of my daydream, only to see the teacher, Ms. Takeuchi, staring at me with a not-so-pleasant look on her face. I guess I was lost in my own thoughts... I looked at the board, seeing the given problem. A grumble escaped my throat. I hate math. My least favorite subject. That and I don't have any friends in this class. Then again, I don't have any friends in any of my classes.
You see, each grade is divided in to two separate halves. These halves are called "teams". Students from different teams are not in any of the classes with students from the opposite team. And I was unfortunate enough to be stuck on the team filled with strangers. By the way, my name is Takuya Kanbara. Grade seven. Age 12. That's me.
I reluctantly stood up and walked toward the chalkboard, students' eyes burning into my back. Picking up the long piece of chalk, unwelcomed white dust settled onto my fingers. Pressing the chalk to the board, a load screech erupted in the once silent classroom, piercing through my ears.
I squinted my eyes and started over. No screech. Good. I headed for my seat after recording the correct numbers and symbols. With my eyes looking at nothing in particular, I was unaware of the shoe-covered foot that loomed beneath. I became aware, though, when I found myself on the ground, and the whole class laughing and pointing at me. "Dweeb." The guilty child proclaimed.
I finally found my seat, and was instantly reminded of how much I hate the first day of school. Then again, I hate school in its entirety. The only good thing about it is soccer season, but that doesn't start for weeks.
I kept my mouth shut for the remainder of the lesson, being sure to look like I'm learning something, so the teacher doesn't decide to crawl up my ass again. The bell finally sounded, after its long awaited arrival. I grabbed my unused school utensils, and headed to the door.
The journey through the hall was an uneventful one. I guess my so-called "friends" have forgotten about me, which they made painfully obvious lunch period, when I ended up sitting alone, my only company my peanut butter sandwich. I guess they weren't really my friends in the first place. Oh well. They never seemed to like me much anyway.
Arriving at my locker, #D-92, I attempted to remember my combination. Hm. that's it! 34-22-40. Right. Left. Right. My locker opened, revealing my reflection (Yes, a mirror. A bit girly, but what can I say? I would like to know if my hair was agreeing with me each day). But the only thing was, I wasn't the only one that I saw. There was someone else.
I whipped around to come face-to-face with the most beautiful human being I have ever seen. "Um... can I help you?" I managed to stammer, a bit confused that this mystery boy was just standing there. His deep-sea eyes immediately hypnotized my mind.
He didn't respond to my question, at least, not verbally. He only shoved a piece of paper at me, nearly slipping through my fingers and tumbling to the ground. I looked at the paper. "Kouji Minamoto. Team: Sakura. Locker: D- 93." His schedule followed. I gave the paper back to "Kouji" and pointed to the locker next to mine. "That's your locker, next to mine. You're a bit late, though. Classes have already ended...." He didn't need to hear more, just opened his locker for a second, looked in it's emptiness, slammed it, and headed fro the nearest door, which was leading to the field, and the tennis court.
Not even a thank you. How rude! Maybe this guy is not someone who's business I need to be poking into. Yet... I want to know more, if he was willing to let me.
~~**~~**~~**~~ MOINK! That was only the first chapter people! It will (hopefully) become a little more exciting with coming chapters. I hope o.o;; I love reviews, good or bad! Tell me what I'm doing wrong! Flames will be laughed at and fed to Sean because he believes that he is a pyro boy o_o;;; *hands out pink bunny cookies* Hey, they are the only thing left!!