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1985

At a orphanage

The sun was starting to rise, letting everyone know it's a new day. Inside the orphanage was a teenage boy. He had inky black hair and electric blue eyes.

"10… 11….. 12….." he was doing push ups in the morning, Just like his coach told him to. During his years in the orphanage, he was signed up for military training. He was planning on joining the army when he turned 18," 17….. 18….. 19….. 20! Done."

He started to get ready for a big day. Today he was going to school, and not just any school. Emerald High School, a place where all students let their creativity flow and treated equally. A place where everyone will receive more happiness than they can ask for. He must admit, he was excited. For 12 years he was homeschooled by the orphanage. But now that he was 17, the orphanage wanted to let him experience what school was like. And today was that day.

"Branch hurry! You need to catch the bus!" A female voice called out to him.

"Going Miss Green!" Branch called out. After putting on his green vest and shorts, he walked out of his room and ran down the stairs," Hello Miss Green, how's your morning?"

Branch took some toast that the lady made and drank some freshly made orange juice.

"Branch, is that all you're going to eat?" Miss Green asked the boy.

"I have to go, see you after school!" Branch ran out the kitchen and made his way outside. He walked up to the nearest bus stop and waited. Another teenager came to the stop and waited as well. He was big, a lot bigger than Branch. He was taller and had a lot of belly fat on him. He wore a blue vest and shorts to match his outfit. He was lightly jumping up and down, clearly excited to go to school. Branch wanted to ignore him but the boy had other plans.

"Hi!" he waved. Branch looked behind him then back to the boy. He pointed at himself, asking if he was talking to him. The boy nodded yes," I'm Biggie!"

He put his hand out for a handshake.

"Branch," He shook his hand.

"I haven't seen you here before," Biggie was making small talk," Are you new to this school?"

"Yea, Before this I was homeschooled by the orphanage," Branch told him.

"Realy!? you're an orphan!?" Biggie seemed like he wasn't going to stop talking for while.

In the bus

A girl with long blue painted hair was working quickly on her homework on the bus. She was a lot shorter than the other Juniors and appeared a lot younger. She wore a pink dress with a matching pink bow on her head. Another girl with pink painted hair, was next to her and looking down at her paper.

"What you doing?" The girl asked.

"Math homework, again," The little girl had a shockingly deep voice.

"I thought you finished it yesterday?"

"You know me Poppy, I always work better with math at the last minute,"

"Whatever you say Smidge," Poppy looked back out her window. She noticed her friend Biggie chatting up a storm with another boy at the bus stop. The bus stopped and opened for the 2 boys.

"Mr Dinkles is my pet dog, he doesn't talk much but he is so adorable that you just want to eat him up haha! No not really, I don't think he would taste too good, dog meat is too….. Dog like," Biggie sat down at the seat ahead of Poppy and Smidge. Before Branch can move ahead, Biggie pulled him onto the seat next to him," Oh and have I mentioned about how Mr Dinkles is so cooperative during photo shoots, it's true look!"

He took out some pictures of a golden retriever dressed up in many costumes.

"Here's Mr Dinkles as a hot dog, and here's he as a 80s fashionista, here's he as a construction worker….." Branch couldn't believe how his first day of public school was starting off. Never would he imagine himself stuck in a conversation about a dog. He banged his head against the back of the seat in front of him.

"Hehe, looks like Biggie made a new friend," Poppy told herself. She took a closer look at the boy. He seem'd somewhat familiar to her.

Have I met him before?

Poppy thought to herself.

At Emerald High School

"People say I should enter Mr Dinkles in a dog show but I don't think it's right to do that," Biggie followed Branch off the bus, into the school, across the hall, until he finally made it to the main office," I think all dogs are wonderful and shouldn't be judge by.. ….."

"Ok Biggie, It's been a nice talk and everything but I need to go to the office so I'll see you later," Branch told him. He was relieved that he can finally leave the talkative boy.

"Oh ok, I'll see you later," Biggie waved good bye. Branch smiled and left into the office.

" Phew, Finally," Branch made his way to the counter.

"Hello, how may I help you?" the man politely asked Branch.

"The name is Branch Timberlake and I'm here to pick up my things for school," Branch told him.

"Ah of course," The man looked through his computer," Branch Timberlake, there you are."

He printed Branches schedule and locker number.

"You can get your books whenever you like, just be sure to get one for each class," The man told him.

"Thank you sir," Branch took his schedule and left. Before he left, he checked to see if the boy had left. Lucky for him, he did. He walked the halls, in search for his locker. Locker number 245," 243, 244… 245?"

Branch found his locker but there was something in the way.

"The costumes are ruined! Ruined I say!" A girl with a sparkling shirt and leg warmers, threw some clothing from her locker onto the floor and stomped on it," we need something… something….."

"Different?" the girl next to her recommended. She had a purple sparkling dress and wore sandals with an ankle bracelet as a accessory.

"Yes! Something unique, something that'll wow the crowd!" The first girl said.

" What about…."

"Jump suit!" The girls cheered.

"I got just the fabric!" The second girl started digging into her locker. Branch walked to his locker that was right next to the girls. He started to open his locker but the girls got too excited.

"Aahhhh! Chenille you never told me you had silk with you!" The first girl pushed her locker door further back, hitting Branch on his head.

"Ow!" Branch whispered. He didn't want to interrupt the girls with their…. Whatever they were doing. Branch opened his locker and started putting things from his backpack into it. He then noticed small shining dots landing all over him.

"A little glitter never hurt anyone right?" Chenille cheered.

"Glitter? On silk, maybe if we find a way to do it right, OH What about beads!?" Satin pushed her locker door back again making Branches locker door slam on him. These girls were clearly going to be trouble. He heard some rattling noise behind him on the floor. When he turned to see, his foot landed on something that made him slip. He fell and hit his head for the third time on the floor. He got up while holding his head.

"Hey! Can you girls not be so clumsy!?" Branch glared at them. He then froze at the sight of the girls.

"Oh sorry," Satin apologized.

"We have trouble holding things when we get excited," Chenille explained.

"I can see that," Branch comment. The two girls were connected. There was a chunk of meat between the two girls where their shoulders should be. Satin was on Branches left side and Chenille was on the right. They were….

"Conjoined twins, yea you thought right," Satin noticed that Branch was staring at them.

"What? Oh, no I…. I'm sorry I didn't mean to stare," Branch apologized for staring.

"No no, It's alright, we've gotten worse reaction," Chenille told him.

"Worse?" Branch was confused.

"We scared a few kids away in elementary," Satin listed an example.

"and in middle school, A boy just wouldn't stop poking us, he kept saying we should cut ourselves free," Chenille recalled a memory.

"Ah… but why don't you…."

"Our parents took this as an opportunity to keep us close as possible," Satin interrupted him, knowing what he was gonna ask.

"They wanted us to have that inseparable bond," Chenille added.

"Oh…. Well sorry for yelling," Branch apologized once again.

"That's ok we…"

"... Always get carried away when it comes fashion….." Chenille finished Satins sentence.

"say you're new here aren't you?!" Satin gapsed.

"Yea, how you guess?" Branch was a bit taken back. Thers over 6 thousand kids in this school, how can she recognize a new face?

"As the school's president of the fashion club, it's our job to know every student's and teacher's fashion taste," Satine smiled. The twins looked at Branch from head to toe.

"A green vest?"

"With leaf patterns on it?" Chenille added in.

"Super cool!" The twins said together.

"We need to take note of this," Satin took out a notebook and started writing in it," Make a nature themed fashion line for this summer."

"So where you headed?" Chenille asked the new boy.

"Class….. 224 Drama," Branch looked back at his schedule.

"Sweet, we have that class!" Satin cheered.

"We'll be your personal tour guides," Chenille chimed. The twins closed their lockers and quickly walked by with Branch in their arms. But before they can go further.

"OW!" A student had slipped on the beads that Satin spilled.

"I may want to pick those up," Satin comment.

At the theater room

"Here we are!" Satin waved her arm towards 2 shut doors.

"Class 224! Drama, and class doesn't start in 1 more minute," Chenille looked up at the clock.

"Thanks, you…."

"I SAID SHUT UP!" A voice boomed from behind the doors, interrupting what Branch was gonna say," YOU'RE SUCH A CRY BABY!"

Branch looked back at the girls with a questioning expression. The twins shrugged, not knowing what was going on as well.

"JUST TELL ME WHO HE IS!"

"I ALREADY TOLD YOU!" A female voice was heard as well. She sounded as if she was crying. Branch had heard enough. He opened the doors and walked into the theater room.

"STOP SAYING LIES!" A tall boy was yelling at a girl on stage. He had blue painted hair accompanied by a green hat. He wore a pink sweater with dark stripes and blue jeans.

"I….. I'm not… he's just a guy I….know," the girl was crying in her hands, sitting on a chair at a table. She had curly hair that was painted orange and pulled back with white headphones. The boy flipped over the table and pulled the girl by her collar.

" I don't want to see you with any other guy again, do I make myself clear!?"

The girl was too scared to talk or even nod. The boy shook her even harder before yelling.

"I SAID, DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR!?"

"y… ok," the girl whispered in terror. The boy let her go but he was clearly not satisfied.

"Your pathetic!" He swung his arm across the the girls face making her fall to the ground.

"Hey!" Branch started to march up the stage.

"Oh no Branch wait!" the twins whispered to him but he was still moving to the boy. The girl got up but was immediately knocked back down when the boy broke a chair over her.

"Please stop!" the girl laid on the grownd weeping.

" I'll stop when I want to!" The boy was about the kneel down and grab her, if it wasn't for Branch. He jumped onto the tall boy and pulled him away from the girl he was hitting," Ow hey!"

"Cooper?" The girl looked up to see her friend get tackled down to the ground by a stranger.

" Get down!" Branch yelled at the boy. He twisted his arm and held it behind his back while pushing him down.

"Hey man, calm down!" Cooper tried to get up but Branch wouldn't let him.

"Someone call the principal!" Branch commanded.

"Who is this dude!?" Cooper shouted. Branch pushed his head to the ground, making it harder for Cooper to talk," You're hurting me!"

"Branch wait!" the twins hopped onto the stage.

"You have no right to be abusing a girl like that!" Branch wasn't listening.

"Abuse?" Cooper was confused.

"What's going on!?" A teacher came in with some students, including Poppy and Biggie.

"This guy was hitting her!" Branch claimed.

"No he wasn't," the girl told him," We were stage fighting."

This caused Branch to suddenly freeze.

"Oh…." was all he can say.

"Hehe, Cooper beating up DJ Suki, You can't even pay the guy enough to slap her," Poppy giggled.

"Yo, can you get off me now?" Cooper stop struggling and asked. He was still being pinned to the ground.

" right, sorry," Branch hopped off of Cooper," I thought that….."

"No need to explain, It's cool," Cooper got up and put out his hand so he can shake it," Accidents happen."

"Thanks," Branch shook his hand. Everyone got off stage except for Cooper and Suki.

"Alright class, today we'll be learning how to stage fight, not real fighting, stage fighting," the teacher got up on stage. Branch took a seat at the front row.

"Your lucky Cooper is the friendliest out of all of us," Poppy sat next to him," If it was anyone else, they would probably get you expelled right at the moment."

"Yea I guess," Branch shrugged.

"You're new here aren't you?" Poppy asked.

"Yea, how you know?" Branch asked back.

"I saw Biggie chat up a storm with you, he only does that when he meets someone new," Poppy explained. Branch nodded," You should join us for lunch!"

"We'll see," Branch wasn't sure if he should accept the invitation. Infact he's surprised that Poppy doesn't remember about her mother. She was 3 when it happened but events like that would scar a child for life. Branch went back to paying attention to the teacher. As for Poppy, she kept looking back at him. Studying his every feature.

I know I've seen him before. Maybe at a event from another school.

"What school did you go to before this?" Poppy asked.

"I was homeschooled by the orphanage," Branch answered.

"The orphanage?" Poppy repeated in shock. Branch nodded," Oh."

Well that theory is out.

I wanted to write more but I've already done over 2000 words. That's my limit. I was gonna add a musical number to introduce Satin, Chenille, Cooper and Suki but couldn't really find any song that fit. If you have any ideas for songs, be free to tell me. I'll of course change up the lyrics just so I don't get copyrighted. See you all next chapter.