And yes, there is another chapter. Muahahah! At this point I don't know how (if any) the reactions were to the first chapter. I'm going to assume good and I can edit this entry later. Muahahaha! The power of editing, gotta love it.
So, without further ado, onto Chatper two. (So did not mean to make that rhyme, I swear)
Namesake
Chapter Two
New school, New enemies
A wide eyes girl looked up at the big building, grinning from ear to ear.
"You mean it, Momma? Anyone I want?"
The tall blond smiled down at her daughter lovingly, "Yep, anyone you want."
Without waiting a moment longer the little red head ran into the store, instantly greeted by barks and meows and calls of all sorts. Today her mom was letting her pick out a pet of her very own. She made her way through the isles until she came to a cage in the very back. Hidden back in the corner was a small black fox. Its golden eyes glowed in the shadows around it. A growl vibrated through the air and the girl frowned
"Its ok. I won't hurt you." She said gently, reaching her hand out to the frightened animal. Taking a few sniffs the shadowed fox came out and rubbed against the soft palm. The girl smiled and began to reach out to take a hold of him but was quickly swept up in the tight arms of her mother.
BUZZ!
Luther jumped out of bed, almost landing on the floor. Whoa, that thing is loud. She thought as her hand slammed down onto the flashing alarm clock. She continued to glare at it until she was interrupted by her host.
"Well, I'm glad to see that alarm clock works as well on you as it does for Yusuke." Shuichi said from the door. His hair was as shinny and calm as ever, flowing behind his magenta uniform. How the hell was he up and moving so early!
Her eyes remained narrowed as she pointed an accusing finger toward the clock. "Its evil."
The man before her only laughed, "That's what Yusuke said too. Lucky for you, its set later than mine. You get more sleep but less time to get ready."
"It never takes me long." she yawned, slowly standing and walking to grab some clothes.
"You're also lucky I already got you your uniform." he said, suddenly holding a folded white shirt and magenta skirt. She looked at him blankly.
"You're kidding right?"
"No, I'm afraid it's the school's code for ladies to wear a skirt and top while men wear the slacks and shirt."
"Well it's a good thing I'm not a lady. Got another pair of slacks?"
He raised an eyebrow.
"Well I'm not wearing a skirt."
"I'm sure you'll look fine in it."
"I'm not wearing a skirt."
"Its not that short."
"I'm not wearing a skirt."
"You should at least try it on."
"I'm not wearing a skirt."
"At least try."
She walked over and snatched the skirt from him and held it up to her legs. The magenta fabric fell about four inches above her knee.
"I'm not wearing the skirt."
"Well what are you going to wear then?"
"Your slacks."
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Pretty please?"
"No."
"I'll give you a cookie."
"No."
"Oh come on Shuichi!"
"Sorry Luther."
"You red haired freak! Give me you pants!"
"You're one to talk."
Half an hour later found Shuichi, dressed in his usual school uniform, and Luther, sporting the skirt she despised, walking to school.
"What is it with schools here and short skirts?" she asked, tugging the fabric of her skirt in hopes that it would suddenly grow longer.
"I honestly couldn't tell you."
"This is ridiculous." she muttered, glaring down at her bare legs.
"If it makes you feel better, it doesn't look bad on you." Kurama offered, looking at her for a brief moment.
Luther stopped for a moment, looking at the redhead as if he was suddenly sporting another head.
"I've only been here a day and you're already hitting on me!"
"No no!" he said, waving his hands in defense. "I was just complementing you."
"Uh huh..." she said, nodding slowly before looking back down at the skirt.
"It does look good on you though." he offered again.
"That's not helping." she chimed.
"My apologies."
"Just tell me if any guys start looking at my butt so I can kick their's." Luther said as she began walking ahead of him into the school yard.
"Something tells me it won't be the males that prove to be a problem." Kurama sighed, already spotting three groups of girls that were on alert thanks to Luther's presence.
"Yo, Shuichi, come on! I don't know where the heck I'm going!" Luther yelled back to him. Suddenly the group of girls doubled and now they were glaring at her. That certainly didn't help the situation any.
"You certainly are impatient. You didn't strike me as the kind who liked school." he said as he caught up to her, ignoring the looks they (Luther, mainly) were getting.
"Well maybe you deserve a good beating after school." Luther said, smirking a bit. "I bet I'll strike you as a lot of things then."
Kurama laughed. "That's assuming you can hit me."
"Oh, I pretty confident I can hit you. In fact, I'm willing to bet on it."
Kurama was about to respond when something caught his eye. Around her neck she wore the pendant that Koenma had given her upon her arrival. He hadn't thought about it after that. They'd spent the weekend going over her Japanese, which was very good (he guessed Koenma had helped her out somehow), and other things she'd need to know before she started at his school. Thankfully the new year had just started so she hadn't missed much in the lessons.
"You're wearing your pendant. I didn't even notice." he commented. It was very simple really. Just a small, blue orb caged inside four sharpened strips of iron on a silver chain.
"Oh, yea,. I wear it everywhere." she said, picking up the pendant and fiddling with it as though it were a nervous habit.
He raised an eyebrow and she just shook her head, dismissing his unasked question. Then something beyond him caught her eye. "Why are those girls staring at us?"
Kurama grimaced inwardly. "No reason. Now we should get inside before the bell rings so I can show you around." he said, ushering her inside before she had a chance to argue.
Luther blinked a bit but didn't question him. As they turned into the building she caught the small mob sudden multiply out of the corner of her eye. Something told her that she didn't need to walk down the hall alone anytime soon. Or go to the bathroom alone. Or pretty much be found anywhere alone by any female in this school.
It was her first day and he'd already screwed her over. Just wonderful.
"You could have warned me that you have a fan club of ravenous fan girls." she said suddenly, interrupting his tour that she hadn't been paying attention to.
"Actually, I think there might be a few males in there too." the red head next to her admitted with a sigh.
She winced. "Ouch. Well you know, maybe if you cut your hair–" she began, but was quickly silenced by a stern, and somewhat fearful, look from Kurama.
"And face their wrath? I don't think so."
Luther snorted. "Well, you still could have told me."
"Would it have helped?"
"Probably not, but at least I then I could have come up with an escape plan." she said with a shrug, looking around the hall randomly. It wasn't so very different from her school back home. There were rooms, desks, boards, walls, random pictures, lockers, locks, paper. All the usual things that could be found in a high school. When she looked back at her guide, she found his eyebrow raised with curiosity and she just waved it off.
Suddenly the bell rang and she jumped. Kurama chuckled a bit and started walking off toward class. Leaving Luther to stand around, very confused, and very alone.
"Hey wait!" she shouted, running after him once she discovered this. "Where am I supposed to go?"
"Just follow me. Honestly, I think I'm going to have to get you a leash."
"Hey, if you are willing to face what your fan club will do to you then I am very much open to letting my mind wander while you pull me about the place." Luther said, raising her hands in defense.
And so began Luther Bronwen's first day in Kurama's high school.
End chapter two. No where near as long, I know, but be thankful for a chapter.
Haha, I had fun writing this chapter. Not a lot going on except my indecision of referring to the red head fox as Shuichi (since that's what Luther calls him) or Kurama (since that's what we call him). I'll figure it out eventually.
Speaking of red heads. I don't think I've mentioned it, but Luther has red hair too, although it is a much darker shade, almost brown really. I might post a picture of her up on my deviant account soon.
And I think that's all I've got to say on the subject now. Think I'm finally getting into the groove of writing again. YAY! dances