Alright, since most of the stories I already have on this account I have either lost interest in completely or just don't care about anymore, I thought I would upload this instead. Sorry for those of you who actually enjoyed my previous stories but as I just said most of them are pretty much long gone now. I'm hoping that that won't happen with this story since not only do I have a strong interest in writing it but I actually have a set plan for this story :) Anyway, on with the story then!
Summary: On Tadhana Islands lies the "grand" Matalino Academy. In its years the academy has not seen much drama or trouble. That is until a select group of teens steps through its academy doors.
Sora looked up at his future school with a snort. Sure the school was actually one for gifted students or kids whose parents bought their children's way into the school; in reality, it was a pretty prestigious school. A part of him was really looking forward to going back to school since he would get to see some of his friends who were away on their summer vacations.
Course being the teen he was he wasn't looking forward to having his summer vacation ending. He had gotten accustomed to sleeping in every day, getting to stay up late doing various things, and helping out around the house. Okay so most kids didn't really enjoy helping around the house during their summer vacation, or anytime for some kids, but Sora wasn't exactly an exception either.
Whenever he was asked to help out with something, depending on what it was, he would either groan in annoyance or he would agree without a second thought. Another reason he didn't mind all that much was that he was so used to helping around the house so much. For the past three years, he had to help out around the house a lot.
Just then his iPhone started playing "Flat on the floor" by Nickleback. Taking the phone out he checked to see it said text received from Violence-Prone.
"Yo! If you're still on that walk of yours mind going to the store and getting Princessy's prescription before you come home? She's running low."
Sora sighed. He figured he would have to eventually, considering the last time they got more of her medicine was over three months ago. He was hoping they wouldn't have to go get more for a long time. With a shrug, he started to head towards the pharmacy. It wasn't that far away so it probably wouldn't take him very long to get the medicine then head home.
On his way to the pharmacy, Sora looked up at the sky. A smile sprouted on his face as he stared up at the cloudless blue sky. Man did he love living on an island. And of course not just any island, but the one and only Tadhana Island. Beautiful weather mainly everyday, great scenery all around, wonderful beaches, the whole shebang.
Sora stretched his arms as he saw the two-story white pharmacy in sight. He walked in and, as usual, cringed at the scent of cold medicine upon entering. Seriously? Didn't they get enough complaints about the not-so-good interior decorating? The smell was enough to make anyone hate the place. Even if all the rows of medicine and whatnot were oddly organized. The place needed to get their money back from the interior decorator.
Sora shrugged the thoughts off then went up to the second story to where the pick-up section was. Once on the second floor, he walked straight to the pick-up desk. Standing behind the desk typing away at the computer was a worker. Sora smiled since he recognized the girl. She was two years older than him with long brown hair that was currently pulled back since it was regulation here at the pharmacy.
She had very slightly tan skin (what can you expect when you live on an island?) and green eyes. She wore a white blouse with a nametag pinned to it.
"Hey Aerith," Sora smiled walking up to her.
Aerith turned from the computer and smiled back. "Hey Sora, what can I do you for?"
"I need to pick up my sister's medicine. She's running low."
Aerith nodded then got up from her seat then walked to the right wall. She started going through different labeled bags before finding the one Sora needed. She walked back to Sora and handed him the bag.
"Here you go. That should last your sister for about ten months."
"Okay, thanks, Aerith!" Sora waved, leaving. "See you when school starts!"
"Same to you!" Aerith waved before going back to the computer.
"I'm home!" Sora said coming through the door. Sora walked into the living room and flopped onto the white leather couch then turned on the TV. Just as he did someone walked into the living room.
"Welcome back Sora," Xion, Sora's stepsister said taking a seat next to him. Xion was about a year and a half younger than Sora and had short black hair but had the same blue eyes as him. Right now she was wearing a blue halter top, jean shorts, and black flip-flops. "So ready for school?"
Sora groaned. "Not really," he said flipping through the channels. Some documentary about old torture methods didn't go well with him. "Only real thing I'm looking forward to is seeing everyone again."
"Figures," Xion giggled. "Can't say I blame you since it's the same here."
"What's Vanitas up to?" Sora asked deciding to just watch a movie that was on TV.
Xion just shrugged. "I think he said something about checking on the studio. I think there was a problem with the kiln. Because of that you-know-who can't make any more pieces for the store. Even so, I think she's working on some pieces right now in the studio."
Sora nodded in acknowledgment. Vanitas was pretty much the repairman of the house minus Sora. Though Vanitas was the bigger grease head so he was usually the first one to try and fix everything in the house. That didn't really bother Sora since it was a way to keep Vanitas from going out and getting into a random fight or something like that. He didn't have him labeled "Violence-Prone" on his phone for nothing.
"Well I'm gonna go see if Vanitas needs anything," Xion said getting up. "Plus I better go put this medicine away too."
"Okay," Sora nodded. He turned his attention to the movie when his stomach started growling. His blushed in embarrassment since he just remembered he forgot to eat lunch.
Sora turned around when he heard someone enter the kitchen behind him and saw a flash of short curly black hair before the person went to the bottom row of cabinets. Probably getting out something to make a lunch for him.
"If you're planning on making lunch for me you don't have to," he said getting up and walking into the kitchen. "You know better than to strain yourself."
The person just pulled out a pan then went to the refrigerator and got out some eggs. Sora's stomach growled when he figured out she was going to make him a fried egg sandwich. Damn, why did she have to know the food that really got to him?
"Hey, Sora!" Xion's voice rang from the second floor. "Dad's on the phone and he wants to talk to you!"
Sora sighed. "Alright I'm coming," he said walking towards the stairs but not before shouting into the kitchen. "And if you're really gonna make lunch then at least try not to strain yourself too badly and make some for yourself. You have to make sure you get some food in that stomach of yours."
After he saw a nod and a thumbs up he shook his head then walked up the stairs to go talk to his dad on the phone.
Kairi shifted in her seat for the third time since she got on the bus. Last time she was this nervous was back when she was heading to Destiny Middle back on Destiny Islands. It was not only her first day of a public school but being the daughter of the mayor of the islands didn't help her much.
Taking a deep breath she looked out the window of the bus. She had to admit that Tadhana Island looked like Destiny Islands, if not better anyway. The air was clean, all the green life was strong and healthy, and the houses that the bus sped by all looked homey and welcoming.
Kairi almost couldn't believe that she actually got accepted to this islands academy. She heard that their acceptation rate wasn't all that high. She couldn't help but wonder if somehow her dad had to pull some strings or something to get her in. She already knew she didn't have that much to offer on the application.
Plus she flunked out of getting a scholarship there. Kairi growled at the thought of Regina the Pradabee's smug smirk when she won the scholarship. If there was anything Kairi was not looking forward to, it was seeing Regina at the school. If people thought Kairi had her dad buy her everything she wanted and what not (which wasn't true) then they obviously hadn't heard of Regina.
She was the definition of a spoiled brat. Her rich dad, who owned a huge business franchise, spoiled her beyond rotten. Kairi thought her dad outta buy her a brand new personality and ego. He's got the money for it, and it would be the first thing he'd buy her that she actually needed.
The stop of the bus made Kairi snap back into reality. Gathering up her luggage she thanked the bus driver and got off. She pulled out a piece of paper from her jean skirt pocket that gave her directions to the girl's dormitory. She already took the bus to Amihan Street, so now she had to go to Kalulu Lane. Apparently, the dorms were on that street.
"Okay, so now I just have to figure out which way that is," Kairi sighed.
She looked at the street signs. One said Amihan Street, the other said Trinity Drive. Kairi groaned. This might take awhile.
Kairi let out a breath of relief as she entered the dorm. After about twenty minutes of endlessly wandering around (and a few helpful tips from some of the local residents), she managed to locate the dorm.
She tightened her grip on her luggage as she went to the elevator and saw someone already inside. The girl inside was a few years younger than herself—twelve at the most—with long dark blonde hair along with long bangs hanging in front of her face. The girl was looking down and noticed Kairi standing there. She mumbled a "Sorry, sorry" and moved over so she could get in.
Kairi nodded thanks and pressed the button for the fourth floor. The elevator door closed then started to go up. Kairi tapped her finger on her luggage handle. She glanced over at the other girl who kept fidgeting with her green summer dress. Kairi couldn't help but feel uncomfortable with the awkward silence. Clearing her throat she decided to try and put an end to that.
"I'm Kairi," she said holding her free hand out.
The girl glanced at her hand and gulped. Weakly giving her hand a shake she muttered, "Darlene."
"Nice to meet you."
Darlene nodded then went back to messing with the hem of her dress. Kairi just shrugged her shoulders. Guess she wasn't one to talk much. Which was fine with her. Not much she could do about that anyway.
The elevator stopped moving, signaling it had reached the fourth floor. The doors opened and Kairi walked out with her luggage in tow. She turned around and waved at Darlene. Darlene gave a weak wave then pressed a button before the doors closed.
Walking down the hallway Kairi looked at the room numbers to try and find her room. While she did she couldn't help but wonder if she was going to have a roommate or not. If she was what kind of roommate would she get? The kind who were the two would be the best of friends or the worst of enemies?
Shaking her head Kairi continued to look for her room. By the time she reached the end of the hall, she finally found her room. Getting the card key out that she received from the front desk she unlocked the door and walked in. Kairi blinked as she looked into the room.
The room looked more like a hotel room than a dorm room. The room itself was the size of a usual hotel room with a long and short dresser against one wall and the twin sized bed lined up in the corner. There was a wooden writing desk with a lap on the other wall, a TV placed on a stand in the corner opposite of the bed so she could watch TV while in bed. There was one door that was open that looked to lead to the bathroom.
Kairi whistled as she closed the door behind her and went over to the dresser. She started unpacking her clothes into one of the drawers. She knew one thing. Considering there was only one bed she wouldn't have to worry about a roommate after all.
A knock at her door caught Kairi's attention. The blue-eyed girl got up and opened the door. Standing there was a girl Kairi's age with brown hair, green eyes, and a bright smile on her face.
"Hi," the girl waved. "I'm Olette. I'm living in the room next door to you."
"Hi, I'm Kairi."
"So, I'm guessing you're going to Matalino Academy too huh?"
Kairi nodded. "Yup, first year. Though to be honest I can't really believe I got accepted in the first place."
Olette giggled. "Same here. I couldn't believe I got in either. By the way, did you get your schedule yet?"
Kairi nodded again and took it out of her pocket. Olette looked at it and grinned.
"Looks like we have some classes together."
"We do?" Kairi looked at her schedule. "Which ones?"
Olette pointed to the first three which were oceanography, algebra II trig, and photography.
"Hey," Kairi said getting the brunette's attention. "Are you planning on joining the newspaper club?"
Olette nodded enthusiastically. "Yup. I wanted to try something different from all my previous years. I've already joined an art club, a mechanics club, student council, and other ones. Some weren't all that fun to be in I'll be honest."
"Well only activities I've ever been in are athletic ones. I thought I'd try something different too. Something more artistic."
Olette nodded. "Well, I know that people who are interested in joining are supposed to meet up at the school plaza tomorrow. Around five I think."
"Really? Where'd you learn that?"
Olette shrugged. "I do my research. An old habit of mine. Plus it's on the bulletin board on the first floor."
"Hey, Olette!" a voice from down the hall. "The stove is still on!"
Olette's green eyes widened. She ushered a "Be right back" then ran off. Kairi couldn't help but giggle at how Olette nearly tripped while she was running down the hall. Kairi glanced at the clock hanging on the wall to see it was already half past three.
"Okay, I turned the stove off but I totally burnt my lunch," Olette laughed sheepishly when she returned a few minutes later. "Wanna go out on the town and get some lunch?"
Kairi laughed. "Sure, why not?"
And with that, the auburn-haired girl grabbed her purse and locked the door to her room.
And there you have the first chapter :) I already have chapters 2-4 already done and I'm already working on the 5th right now but I'll upload the other chapters a bit later. Plus, I'd like to point out now that for this story I won't upload a chapter until I have a have the next chapter either close to being done or already completed. Like for example, say I had chapter 5 done now, I won't upload it until I'm either close to finishing the next chapter or done with it. For the record, I'm just doing this so you guys hopefully don't have to wait forever for an update. Anyway, that's all for now so until the next chapter :) Reviews/feedback would be nice :)
Story info:
Tadhana Islands—An island known for its grand scenery and being the second-most-desirable vacation spot (as stated in a poll featured in Islands Galore, second behind Destiny Islands). It is mostly known for its prestige Matalino Academy.
Matalino Academy—A respected prestigious academy that focuses on many different subjects. However, despite the low acceptance rate, most of the graduates at the academy move onto being highly successful in their field of work. The mascot for the academy is a knight.
Small trivia/little facts:
-Tadhana:"Destiny" in Tagalog
-Matalino:"Smart" in Tagalog (yes I know, GREAT name for an academy right? XD)
-Amihan:"Breeze" in Tagalog
-Kalulu:Short for Kaluluwa, meaning "soul" in Filipino
-If these terms are incorrect, please tell me so. I usually forget, and/or too lazy to check to see if my Filipino terms are right with my mom. Thank you and have a good day :)