Chapter 2
"Toris! Toris! Look, look! Like, I made friends with the new kid!" Feliks yelled, pulling Tino into their classroom. Tino panted heavily, for Feliks had made him dash up the stairs so fast he thought his insides would explode. He looked up. He saw Feliks talking to a kid with long, brown hair.
That must be Toris, he thought.
"Toris, Toris! Say hi! This is Tino!" Feliks squealed. Toris nodded to Tino. "Hello. I'm Toris."
"Hi. I'm Tino." Tino smiled. Toris seemed like a nice guy. He felt Feliks pull on his sleeve. "Ohmigod Tino. Sit next to us PLEASE."
"Don't patronize him Feliks, damn." Toris snarled. Feliks pouted and gave a small snort.
"Don't listen to Liet, he is totally a worrywart."
Tino just shrugged. He sat next to Feliks, who once again began to text on his phone.
"Who are you texting by the way?" Tino asked.
Feliks giggled. "I'm just texting Feliciano. I'll introduce you to him later at lunch, ok?"
"Oh, sure!" Tino smiled.
"Watch out for his brother though," Toris snarled, "he's a bit of a dick."
"Like, no kidding." Feliks growled, "He called me a priss bitch. I like pink!" he pouted. Tino just chuckled. "It doesn't matter, just be who you are!"
"Well said." Toris grinned.
Living Environment class went well. They were learning about how humans pollute the earth and global warming and such. Tino always felt bad when he learned about these things. He felt bad for animals, the environment and stuff.
I wish others could just see the harm we're doing, he thought.
Finally the bell rang, signaling the next class. Tino looked at his program. He had English. He saw Feliks peer over him to look at his program. "Oh my god, newbie. You have the same classes as me, with me! You should be like, so happy."
"I am." Tino laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his head.
"See you later Liet!" Feliks waved to his friend, and Tino did the same. Toris waved back, then hurried his way down the hall. Feliks turned to Tino with one eyebrow raised and a grin. "Well, newbie. Shall we?"
"Sure." Tino shrugged. Feliks once again pulled him through the crowd and they made their way upstairs. They eventually reached their classroom, and Tino looked at the new brand of students. Hm….
"Like, hey Eduard!" He saw Feliks wave to a kid in the middle of the room, who gave a grin back. He looked like the nerdy type. "Hey Feliks." He replied a greeting. "What's up?"
"Eduard, Eduard. This is Tino, he's the new kid."
"Hello." Eduard held out his hand, which Tino accepted and shook. "How are you liking the school so far?"
"Oh it's great! I've made so many friends already." Tino smiled. Eduard nodded. "I'm glad to hear it. Have you seen, you know…."
"Oh, you like, talking about Waldo? Yeah he saw him." Feliks answered for Tino. "Tino sit next to us. We're amazing when it comes to English stuff."
"Since when are you good at English stuff?" Eduard raised an eyebrow. "Last time you passed a test it was only a seventy, and that was months ago."
"Like, shut up!" Feliks cried with a pout. "It's not my fault you're such a big nerd and study every minute of your life!" Feliks sat down at his desk and crossed his arms, his pout never leaving.
"I'll take that as a compliment." Eduard shrugged with a smirk. Feliks mumbled something under his breath, which Tino didn't understand. It sounded Polish.
"You guys call Berwald Waldo?" He asked.
"Oh yeah. Mathias started it, and it eventually caught on." Feliks said. "I think the creepy guys is used to it."
Tino rose an eyebrow. He just decided to forget about it for a while, for class was starting. They had begun on vocabulary. Tino had turned to Feliks, who was just glaring at his paper, trying to remember what the word preservation meant. Tino would tell him, but he feared he would get caught. If kids were talking, he would, cause then he wouldn't be heard. But everyone was quiet (surprisingly) so if he was heard, he'd be in trouble.
After vocabulary, the kids had a minute to talk. He flinched when he saw Feliks drop his head on his desk and sniff. "Dammit! I just, suck at vocabulary!"
"I've offered to you a million times, I'll help you study it. Why do you refuse?" Eduard asked, righting something in his binder. Feliks looked up and glared at him. "Because you totally make it hard! Ravias told me when you helped him study!"
"Oh Ravias. Don't listen to him." Eduard sighed. "I helped him get an A on an Algebra test."
Feliks just sighed and mumbled something in Polish again. To which Tino chuckled. Next, the teacher made them partner up into three groups to do an assignment on a book they were to read. They were reading To Kill A Mockingbird.
"Ah, I've read this before." Tino smiled, "I love this book."
"Me too." Eduard replied, "It's got such interesting characters."
"Well that's great." Feliks grumbled, "I've never read it, so someone please explain."
After fifteen minutes of trying to get the gist of the book through Feliks' head, the bell finally rang. Tino sighed with relief. "You got it now, Feliks?"
"Basically yes. Young girl and boy living in Alabama and there's a trial and whatever. Why didn't you tell me the rest?"
"Those would be spoilers." Eduard grinned, "Can't spoil it for you can we?"
Feliks gave a pout. "Screw you guys."
Tino and Eduard joined together in laughter. Feliks just grabbed his backpack and snarled. "Can we freakin' get to lunch already? I'm hungry and Toris is like, totally waiting for us."
"True. Let's hurry." Eduard nodded in agreement. "Come, Tino. We'll take you."
"Actually, I'd like to get a drink at the water fountain first. The cafeteria is on the second floor right? I'll meet you guys there."
"M'kay." Feliks shrugged. "See you there. Don't get lost. Like, come on Eduard."
"Ok. See you there Tino." Eduard nodded and followed Feliks out of the room. Tino smiled. His already loved his friends. Once he got into the hall, it was extremely crowded. He had to get around on his own now. Hey, at least he didn't have Feliks dragging him everywhere now. He could barely see as he tried to struggle through the crowd of kids.
Dammit! He thought. How am I going to get a damn drink of water through all this? I just want a damn drink of water!
Finally the hallway started to clear up a little. Tino gave a small smirk. Yes!
Suddenly, he felt himself bump into someone. He backed up a little from the impact, holding his nose, which hit the kid's back. Tino stood up immediately, shaking nervously. "I'm so sorry! I couldn't see past the crowd!"
The kid didn't turn around. He just kept standing there. Tino cocked his head to one side. Why didn't the kid saying anything? He couldn't even see his face!
Suddenly Tino recognized the long coat the teen was wearing. His eyes widened and he shivered immensely. It was Berwald.
"Oh my god…..I-I…..I'm so sorry!" he shivered. Finally Berwald turned around to look at him. Once he did, he noticed the teen's eyes widen. Then his face turned back to that stern expression like always. Was he mad at Tino? Tino shivered.
Don't wet yourself, Tino! You'll be ok! He hoped.
It seemed like forever until finally Tino couldn't take it. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to bump into you!" Tino didn't even notice he had fallen to the floor, his hands over his head, fearing the teen would slap him or whatever. He waited for a slap or a scolding, but still, Berwald said nothing. Finally Tino looked up, and noticed that the teen's expression had not changed. Except…was that a light red on his face.
"It's ok." He finally replied. Tino's eyes widened. His voice was so deep! And he forgave him! Tino expected something far worse. Maybe the rumors weren't true after all. Tino stood up and athered his backpack, placing it over his shoulders. He shivered with a nervous smile. This kid was ten times his size. He was so tall!
He had to admit, he was a little scary looking. Finally, Tino couldn't stand the silence. "Well….um, again sorry. I….bye." he said nervously. Honestly he looked like he was about to wet his pants. He just shook, trying to act calm as he passed the teen and he immediately dashed to the staircase. He never ran so fast in his life.
Sadly, he didn't hear Berwald's reply. "Bye…."
….
"Ugh! Finally Tino you made it." Feliks grumbled. Tino took a seat next to him and smiled. "Yeah, sorry I'm late."
"You must've been really thirsty. How long does it take to get a drink of water?" Eduard rose an eyebrow. Tino just laughed, trying to hide his fear. "Um, well…."
"Oh I don't care." Feliks ended the conversation before it could even begin, "I brought cards today! Let's totally play a game of go fish. I WILL BEAT YOU THIS TIME EDUARD." He gave a swift and menacing glare to the nerdy teen. Eduard just grinned with a raised eyebrow. "Try me."
Feliks flinched with anger and placed the cards down. "You playing Tino?"
"Uh, sure." He replied. Feliks smiled and handed everyone cards. Tino hadn't played this game in a long time, so he forgot some of the rules. He looked at his cards. He had some pretty good ones.
"Keep those babies hidden or we'll have a strategic advantage." Feliks winked. Tino realized he was right, and hid his cards. Feliks giggled.
"Look at you; you're a babe in the woods!" Feliks laughed. "You're totally going down!"
Boy was he right. Feliks had taken all his cards easily, however he was having a problem defeating Eduard. Tino watched with enthusiasm as the two battled with the cards. He watched as Feliks shook with anger and Eduard snickered with triumph. Finally Eduard had taken all his cards and won.
"NOO!" Feliks yelled. Eduard just crossed his arms and smiled. "Told you I would win."
"Told you I would win." Feliks mimicked. Tino just laughed at the whole thing. Feliks gave a long, heavy sigh. "So Tino, like, why were you late again? I care at this time."
"Oh, uh…."
"Tell us." Eduard said. Tino gulped. "Well, I kinda bumped into someone."
"Oh was it Alfred? Yeah he can be annoying at times." Feliks went on.
Tino had no idea who Alfred was. "I have no idea who this Alfred kid is, but….it wasn't him…."
"Oh. Then who?" Feliks asked.
Tino gulped. "It was….well…it was Berwald…."
The other two teen's eyes widened. They glanced at each other swiftly and then back to Tino. "Did he like, hurt you?!" Feliks cried with worry.
Tino scooted away a little. "NO. He just, well, stood there. I said sorry and he forgave me."
"He forgave you? He actually talked to you?!"
"Um….yes?" Tino replied.
"Ohmigod Eduard. Ohmigod."
Eduard nodded. "I'm impressed. I didn't think he'd talk to anyone who bumps into him, especially a new kid."
Tino just nodded. "Um, yeah."
"Ugh, anyway, where the hell are Ravias and Liet? They're late." Feliks stood up and looked around the room. They were not anywhere. "Feliciano isn't here too."
"I think they're printing out their projects for art class. Their screwed if they don't get it in today. I know Feli did it, he's great at art." Eduard said, flipping through his textbook. Tino raised an eyebrow. "Feliciano is nice?"
"Oh you have no freakin' idea." Feliks sat back down, "He's such a sweet and happy guy. I think he and Ludwig have a crush on each other. Don't tell anyone I told you that."
"Ludwig? Who's he?"
"Just a tall, stern German guy." Eduard answered for Feliks, "And Feliciano is Italian. They always hang around with each other. And by the way Feliks, it's no secret that they like each other. Practically everyone knows."
"Practically everyone. Not all." Feliks smirked. Eduard just slapped a hand to his forehead. Tino chuckled.
The bell rang, ending lunch. "What do we have next?" Tino asked Feliks. Feliks sighed. "Ugh, Algebra. I freakin' hate it."
"I agree. I was never king at that subject." Tino replied sympathetically. The two said goodbye to Eduard and made their way to the first floor. Once there, Tino looked to the left of the hall. There he spotted the same tall teen, quiet as ever, pulling a textbook out of his locker. Tino just stared at Berwald, wondering of Berwald truly had forgiven him for bumping into him. Tino flinched when Berwald turned at him and flinched. For a second the just stared at each other, until Berwald grabbed his textbook and shut his locker quickly. Without turning back, the tall teen made his way down the hall. He was walking really fast.
Is….is he scared of me? Tino wondered. No. He can't be. The kid was twice his size, and could easily beat him up with one punch. However, Tino could be quite scary himself when he was angered. Tino just shrugged and swiftly ran after Feliks, who had just randomly left him there.
Finally he made it to his Algebra class, He took a seat next to Feliks, and he gasped with excitement when he saw Lukas had taken a seat next to him. "Ah, Lukas! How's your day been?"
"Good. How 'bout you? It's your first day, you know. Has Feliks been torturing you?"
"Hey!"
"Hah, hah. No, he's a good friend."
"Lucky you." Lukas growled, looking away, "I've had to suffer half of my classes with Mathias."
"Who is Mathias?!" Tino was getting impatient. Everyone talked about him, and he had no idea who he was! Lukas sighed and grit his teeth. "Some annoying Danish kid who declares himself our friend. Me and Emil I mean."
"Oh. That's it?"
"YES, that's it." Lukas answered sternly. Tino flinched. Apparently this kid did not make his friend happy. Finally Algebra class started, and he already found himself struggling with the subject. AT least he wasn't as bad as Feliks, the kid in the back. The teacher called on him a few times, calling him Gilbert. Apparently that's his name.
Tino stared at the question he had to answer, and already he wanted to crumple the paper and toss it in the trash. It took him a while to understand this, but he eventually got it.
The bell rang eventually, and he was finally able to escape the damn class.
"Ugh! That was like, so hard!" Feliks whined.
"Really?" Lukas began, "I thought it was easy." He gave a shrug. Tino rose an eyebrow. "Really? I had trouble."
"I noticed." Lukas rose an eyebrow with a small grin. Tino just pouted. Lukas turned straight and flinched when he saw his brother. "Well, look who it is. Hey little boy."
"Shut up." Emil growled back. Lukas just shrugged.
"Call me big brother."
"NEVER."
Feliks leaned into Tino and whispered into his ear. "You've known these two for a while right? Have they like, always been like this?"
"You have no idea." Tino replied with a small smile. Feliks just rolled his eyes.
"I swear, they can like, be such babies sometimes. Well, one more class. Ready for art class, Tino?"
Tino had no idea why they had to have an art class. But he nodded anyway. They said their goodbyes to Lukas and Emil, and made their way down the hall to their art classroom. Once they got there, Feliks squealed and ran over to a teen with auburn hair, and a long curl coming out of the left side of his head.
The two teens shared a hug and began talking. Feliks looked over to Tino, and signaled him to come over. Tino obeyed and walked over. "Tino! This is Feliciano. Feli, this is like, the newbie Tino."
"Ciao, Tino!" Feliciano pulled Tino into a surprising hug, and Tino flinched to the sudden contact. Feliciano let go with a small 'Ve~!'
"Sorry. He's a hugger." Feliks sighed. Feliciano giggled and sat down. "Sit next to us!"
Tino listened and sat down next to his friends. They chatted away for sometime, until the teacher eventually came in. Suddenly, they saw Feliciano glance at the door, and he let out a terrified 'Veeeee!'
They turned and looked. Their eyes widened when they saw the familiar figure of Berwald standing there. The worst part was, Tino realized, he was staring at him. Tino gulped.
WHAT DOES HE WANT WITH ME?! He thought with horror.
He just watched as Berwald walked down the row, getting closer with each step. Not once did he take his eyes off Tino.
I apologized! And he forgave me! What more does he want?!
It got to an even more horrifying scene when the tall teen took a seat next to him. Tino and his friends just stared at him, Berwald staring back. Tino gulped and shook. Berwald realized he was scaring Tino, and looked away nervously. Tino scooted over, closer to Feliks. "I'm scared….." he murmured.
"Like I'm not?" Feliks snarled through gritted teeth. "Look at Feliciano! He's like, terrified!"
No doubt about that. The Italian was under his desk, wailing small 'Ves!" and shivering. Tino felt bad for the little guy. The teacher eventually began the class. Tino watched as the teacher showed them what they would be drawing today. Logos.
Logos? As in logos for companies and movies and whatnot? Sounded easy!
Finally they were able to work and Tino pulled out a pencil and paper. He began to start his logo. He knew exactly what to do.
"Like, watcha gonna draw?" Feliks asked, looking over at his blank paper.
"Moomins logo." Tino smiled, "It's a Finnish series."
"Ah, you're Finnish then? Wicked cool." Feliks grinned. "I'm Polish. I'm gonna do a logo for Victoria's Secret. Their freaking clothes are gorgeous."
Feliks just smiled nervously at Feliks. Victoria's Secret? Ok then…..
"Hey Feli, what are you drawing?" Tino asked. Feliciano turned and smiled at him.
"A pasta logo!" he replied. "I love pasta! Ve!"
Italians usually do. Tino thought. Suddenly he remembered Berwald was sitting in the desk to his left. He couldn't help himself. He turned and glanced at the tall teen's paper. It seemed he was drawing a logo for the band ABBA. Tino rose an eyebrow. Why ABBA?
He flinched with fear when Berwald turned to him. Tino gasped and turned away, shaking. "Sorry…." He whispered.
He just casually returned to his work, finishing it swiftly. He looked at his finished work, and made a sad face. "I don't think it's that good." He sighed.
"What? No! It's totally better then mine. Mine looks like shit." Feliks snarled, glancing at his paper. Tino couldn't lie, Feliks' wasn't perfect. The two of them glanced to Feliciano's work. It was beautiful.
"Wow, Feli." Tino murmured. Feliciano turned to him and smiled. "Thank you, ve!"
….
After a while, the bell finally rang. The students handed in their work, and walked out of the classroom into the bustling hallway. School was finally finished for the day. Tino walked to his locker, bidding his goodbyes to his friends beforehand. He unlocked it and grabbed his math textbook. It was huge and heavy, and he couldn't believe he had to carry the damn thing in his backpack. His back would start to hurt easily.
After grabbing the damn thing, he closed the locker door. After locking it, he turned to his right and swiftly let out a scream that echoed the hallway. Berwald was standing right in front of him, as stern as ever. His scream had attracted the attention of many students. He was being stared at by half the hallway. He heard a few teens mutter things under their breath.
"Get away from the new kid!" Tino heard a yell.
Berwald didn't move. He just continued to stare at him. Tino shivered.
"C-can….can I help you?" he asked nervously.
Berwald just answered deeply, "I liked your work in art class."
"…..Thanks?..." he replied nervously. Berwald nodded. "Bye."
Tino watched as the teen walked away, out the school doors. What the hell was that about? The kids who had witnessed it began to ramble about it to each other before they began to rush back outside to leave school. Tino sighed with nervous relief.
"You ok, new kid?"
Tino turned and saw the familiar face of the kid from Algebra class. "Um, yeah, I am."
"Awesome. That Waldo guy is so un-awesome and creepy. I'm Gilbert by the way." The red-eyed teen grinned. Tino smiled with a nod, "Hi Gilbert. I'm Tino."
"You're lucky to have met the awesome me," He replied, "If the damn freaky kid talks to you again, I'll defend you. See you later new kid-I mean, Tino." Gilbert smirked and rushed out the door.
"Bye!" Tino called with a wave. Tino smiled. Huh, this day was a good day. Creepy, yet interesting. What would tomorrow be like?
Author's note!
Andddddd I hoped this chapter would be better. I don't know if it is; you decide. Anywho, I LOVE to kill a mockingbird lol. And apparently Berwald is finally talking to Tino. Let's see how it goes.
By the way the 'babe in the woods' joke, I got that from Adventure Time. I love Adventure Time lol.
See you in the next chapter :3
Tails How
