Part 2
Miku took a seat on the first row, far corner of the Literary Arts class, AKA reading AKA writing AKA English. She stared out the window for a bit. Kids who still haven't gotten to class yet were walking around, searching for the right hallway.
Hardly anyone has entered the room yet. Just her and a couple of kids Miku didn't know. The others didn't seem to know each other either so no-one was talking. It was practically silent.
She pulled out a piece of paper. An idea for a new song had popped into her brain, and the words simply must be written.
Silence is a song
no words, no music
yet it's as beautiful as ever
Okay, so maybe it wasn't cut out for a new song. Or maybe it was. There wasn't enough to it to be a song right now, but maybe just a sweet free-verse poem would suffice. This was Literary Arts class after all, a good poem or two before the class begins may score her a few extra points with the teacher...The teacher who wasn't in the room yet.
Under normal circumstances, this would be an opportunity for freedom that nobody could turn down. However, the room was still mostly empty and nobody knew anybody. Bored out of her mind, The preppy green-haired girl decided to kill a few minutes by doodling on the paper. She drew a fox, then added a clock. The fox ran directly into the clock, trying to kill time. It reminded her of the Stupid Fox Comics she had seen online.
A few more doodles of herself as a chibi, a mic and some music notes, maybe draw a hand or two (she was an exceptionally good artist. Hands, however, were insanely hard to her. Practicing couldn't do harm, right?) After about 5 minutes, Miku glanced at the door to see a familiar face with blond hair. She smiled
"Len!" She called,breaking the silent spell that had been cast over the room. Well, she more or less tore the 'spell' to shreds, and stomped on them. She was loud.
Len walked over to her "Hey, Miku."
"I'm SO glad I saw you, I've been wondering about something since lunch."
"Yeah? What?"
"What happened with you and Rin? You guys left, and I saw you getting mad at her for something, then crying. What happened?"
"Oh...We kind of... fought"
"No way. You guys haven't done that since...like... fifth grade."
Len almost laughed. "he- yeah"
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"What happened?"
"Oh...I got kind of...tired of Rin's crazy ideas. You know how she is. She thought that I was falling in love with yo-"
Miku didn't know weather to laugh or to be shocked. An answer soon came "Why?"
"Well, uh, I might've been...staring. At you." Miku's silence urged Len to continue. "It's not 'cause I like you- at least not in that way. I just thought...something seems-"
"Good afternoon class." The teacher had silently entered the room, and the sudden loud, deep, voice had startled nearly everyone. The bell rang just after, and all was silent.
The man at the front of the room looked strict, harsh, and angry at the kids for something they didn't do- couldn't have done. He wore a neutral expression, yet stood tall and strong.
His face lightened almost immediately. "I'm Kaito. As you probably know, I'm your Literary Arts teacher. I want to have a great year with you all. But first- I want to get to know you, and I want you to get to know each other. For this entire period you're aloud to chat with your classmates, just keep the noise at a suitable level. I'll be coming around to chat with you all. Move the desks however you like, just return them to their original places at the end of class.
The blue-haired man then went to his desk to fill out some papers before he started talking with kids.
"Huh. Waddaya know? Anyways, something seems...?" Asked Miku
"Oh right. Something seems different about you, I just can't figure out what."
Miku thought for a moment. She opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the door creaking open.
"Hello?" Asked Kaito.
"I'm very sorry, Sir. I was on the other side of the school and it was crowded.. I'm sorry for being late." It was a young girl, a bit smaller than most. She had long, straight brown hair and was wearing the school uniform, but it's main colors were slightly different from most. She chose a mix of black (The required color) purple, and light blue rather then black and one, solid color. He clutched her books tightly to her chest,and looked scared.
"Well, don't make it a habit. Take a seat wherever you choose, get to know some people- is there anyone you know?"
Without looking, the girl shook her head. "My family moved here two weeks ago. I don't know anybody." She looked directly at the teacher. "My name is Shizuka, but I prefer simply Shi...Actually, I don't mind what you call me."
Keito looked at her for a moment. "Well, Shi, I think you should meet someone." He placed an arm on the girl's shoulder and scanned the room. He noticed a small pair at the far end of the room. A girl with long, green pigtails and a boy with spiky blond hair. Both were looking at him.
"How about those two, over there?" Shi fallowed his finger to the pair, and nodded.
"Yes, Sir." She walked across the room, with Keito not far behind. "h-hello." Shi said nervously.
"Hey! I'm Miku!" The green-haired girl stretched her hand toward the new one who ,after a bit of hesitation, lightly smiled as she took it.
"I'm Len. You are?"
"Shizuka...some call me Shi"
Kaito was listening, then noticed a dispute break out withing another group. "You get acquainted. I'll return shortly to get to know you all." He smiled gently at the three then left. Miku, though eager to get to know Shizuka, continued her conversation with Len.
"Anyways, I got new headphones. That might be what you were talking about."
Len took a closer look. "Oh yeah, I think that's it." Miku now had black and white headphones, sort of forming a checkerboard pattern.
"They're pretty." Shi said softly. She glanced at Len, who also wore headphones. She placed her hands over her ears, feeling left out. Len noticed the girl's actions but resolved not to say anything for 2 reasons. 1: he had no idea what he would say, and 2: Keito had begun role call and Len wanted to listen for his name.
"Tsubaki Utada"
"Here!"
"Miku Hatsune"
"Kon'nichiwa!"
"Len Kagamine"
"Hither"
Len Kagamine, Shizuka thought. Why does that sound so familiar? "
"Shizuka Namuri"
"Here."