"Your first class will be in History and Political Science," Ms. Ti said, handing Ahsoka a sheet of paper. "It will begin in fifteen minutes, that will allow you enough time to find your locker, any questions?" Ms. Ti asked. Ahsoka shook her head and smiled.
"I think I'll be alright, thanks for your help," she said.
Ms. Ti smiled back. "Very well, come find me if you need anything," she said and moved off into the crowd of students. Ahsoka watched her go before looking at the paper in her hands. Her first objective was to find her locker, which was numbered 131. She moved among the students, excusing herself each time she bumped into one. At one point she ran into a group of girls and tried to apologize.
"I'm so sorry," she said.
"Eww! I've been touched by a lowlife!" The girl exclaimed. Ahsoka looked at her strangely.
"Yeah, watch where you're going, lowlife," another girl said. The rest of the girls started laughing and Ahsoka moved away quickly, it wasn't the name that bothered her, it was how the girls acted.
"You should be more careful, that was Jana Starr, she and her satellites come from some of the more well off families in this city," someone next to her said. Ahsoka turned and saw a girl standing next to her. She had darker, almost olive skin and beautiful dark brown hair that came down to her shoulders and gently curled outward at the ends, and she had a fair amount of freckles over her nose and across her cheeks that formed a beautiful and unusual pattern.
"I'm Barriss Offee, what's your name?" She asked.
"I'm Ahsoka Tano," Ahsoka replied.
"Not from around here, are you?" Barriss asked.
Ahsoka shook her head. "No, my family just moved here from Shili, Montana, my dad came here for a new job," Ahsoka said.
"Hmm, interesting, do you need help finding your locker?" Barriss asked.
Ahsoka was a little taken aback. "How did you…" she began but was cut off by a wave from Barriss.
"Just a wild guess, you're new here and you looked a little lost, let me see your schedule," Barriss said and Ahsoka handed her the paper. Barriss looked at it for a few minutes before speaking.
"What luck, our lockers are right next to each other, and it also looks as if we share most of the classes too," Barris said with a smile. She quickly led Ahsoka to their lockers and showed her how to open hers because at Ahsoka's old high school they used old fashioned padlocks with keys.
"Looking at your schedule it appears as if your first class is History and Political Science," Barriss said.
"It's starting in five minutes so we should get going," Barriss said. She turned and the two of them made their way to the class. When they entered they were greeted by a mostly full classroom. A tall reddish blond haired man with a full beard came towards them.
"Good morning Barriss," he said.
"Good morning Mr. Kenobi," Barriss replied.
"Who is this?" He asked.
"This is the new student, Ahsoka Tano.
"Delightful to meet you, my dear," Mr. Kenobi said with a smile and held out his hand. Ahsoka shook it.
"Nice to meet you too, Sir," she said. He wasn't a very impressive looking man, he wore a tan suit, like everyone else around here, Ahsoka thought, and had his hair and beard neatly trimmed and combed.
Mr. Kenobi turned to the classroom. "Alright, everyone, it's time to begin," he said and immediately everyone took their seats.
"Now, before we begin today's lesson I'd like to introduce a new student," he said gesturing to Ahsoka, who was still standing next to Barris.
"This is Ahsoka Tano and I want all of you to make her feel welcome here," he said before turning to her. "Why don't you tell us a little about yourself, Ahsoka."
She stepped forward a little reluctantly, she didn't like being the center of attention.
"Um, I'm Ahsoka Tano and I'm from a small town in Montana called Shili," she paused when she heard giggling, she turned her head and saw Jana Starr with one of her satellites. The two of them were giggling and pointing to her outfit and hair. Mr. Kenobi sensed her nervousness and reprimanded the two girls, allowing Ahsoka to continue.
"I have two older sisters and will soon be an older sister myself, I like riding my horse and writing in my spare time," she finished.
"That's wonderful, Ahsoka, you may take any of the empty desks," Mr. Kenobi said.
Ahsoka nodded and followed Barriss to her desk before sitting in the next one over.
"Now, class, we will be picking up where we left off during the French Revolution…" Mr. Kenobi began and the classroom was filled with the sound of students turning pages.
Ahsoka quickly found the spot and looked around at the other students. On her right sat Barriss and on her left sat a familiar student who's name she had a little trouble remembering.
Was it Roger or Ronald… Rex, that's it, she thought to herself. His bleach blond hair was unmistakable. He seemed engrossed in Mr. Kenobi's lecture and paid little attention to the world around him… or so it seemed.
Ahsoka heard something behind her and, turning just enough to see, caught a glimpse of two boys, probably twins because of how alike they looked, sitting directly behind her and Rex. The one with what appeared to be the number "5" marked on his left temple was loading a paper tube with paper pellets, the other boy glared at him. The boy with the mark raised the tube to his lips and blew softly and the tiny projectile launched out of the tube and hit the back of Rex's neck. Rex didn't move and the boy huffed in annoyance, he loaded the tube and again fired, still no reaction. He launched two more pellets at Rex and gave up, it was no fun if you didn't get a reaction.
The class finished and everyone headed to their lockers before going to the cafeteria for lunch. Ahsoka and Barriss stashed their books in their lockers and were about to follow to crowd when the sound of a body hitting a locker resounded throughout the halls.
The girls whipped around and Ahsoka saw that Rex had thrown the boy with the mark up against one of the lockers.
"Quit trying to distract me during class," Rex growled
"Oh, come on, Rex, it was only a little fun," the boy said.
"Fives, we come here to learn, not to fool around during classes," Rex said harshly. "Do you want me to tell Kal?"
The boy Ahsoka now knew as Fives paled a bit. "You're not going to tell him, are you?" he asked in a worried tone.
"I won't if you get your act together, I shouldn't have to rely on Echo to let me know when you're misbehaving," Rex said and Fives cast a betrayed look at the other boy known as Echo.
"Ahsoka, come on, I'm starving," Barriss said tugging on Ahsoka's arm.
Ahsoka followed Barriss, casting one more glance back at the boys and she was startled to find Rex staring at her, almost as if he knew she had been eavesdropping. She blushed and quickly followed Barriss towards the cafeteria.
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