Yeah, I am back again! Thank you for the nice comments and please stay for the next chapters! It will get more and more interesting, I promise!
I have been asked about the pairings and decided to reveal them already to prevent confusion about the next chapters. Even if it will seem otherwise for some more chapters, my mainpairing is Kai/Tyson. I absolutely love those two! (sighs dreamily) Tyson and Tala will have a close bond too, but they won't be romantically involved. As for other pairings, maybe Ray/Tala and Bryan/Max. I am not sure now, I will decide that while writing the next lot of chapters.
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geministarlight
Chapter 2:
At half past two the students of the last year – among them the Bladebreakers – waited in the assembly hall, curious about that 'extracurricular activity'. Max had held his promise and saved Tyson a seat next to him, but that hadn't been necessary because his friend had arrived on time. As Ray started teasing him about that, Kenny surprised Max, Kai and the blackhaired youth by interrupting Ray and stating that he had been the one responsible for their lateness this morning and not Tyson.
Even Kai hadn't been able to totally hide his astonishment at that revelation and by that they made the bluenette pout and Kenny blush. Then the Chief explained – all the while blushing in embarassment – that he had been so engrossed in his work with Dizzy that he had forgotten the time even as Tyson had arrived early to fetch him.
The bluenette laughed quietly as he told the last part of the story. He mentioned that he had to practically spoon-feed Kenny and then drag him out of the house as Kennys mother had shown them the time. As Tyson reached the end of their 'morning-experience' Ray and Max laughed and Kai smiled. Kenny slumped in his seat and blushed furiously, while Tysons eyes glittered in amusement.
Then Ray meant: "You should have said that it was not your fault that you two arrived late this morning, Ty. Mrs.Tanikawa put the blame totally on you without asking for a possible reason for your lateness."
Tyson scowled slightly in rememberance, but then shrugged indifferently. "She doesn't like me at all, Ray. I am used to her behaviour by now and I don't give much about her opinion about me. And she wouldn't have cared, if I am really the one at fault for Kennys and my lateness or not. So why explaining the truth to her at all?", he asked.
"Because she was wrong", Kai calmly said. Max nodded to that words and Kenny and Ray seemed to be of the same opinion which made Tyson smile in gratitude. It warmed him to have the support of his friends.
As he tried to express his thanks in words, he was interrupted by the arrival of their headmaster. The elderly but friendly man moved up to the podium and waved his hands for silence. Next to him a woman in her mid-thirties with brown wavy hair and sparkling green eyes examined the crowd of students.
"Well, students…I hope your first day went well", the headmaster greeted them. "For your last year at high school the staff and I have prepared something that exceeds the normal schedule. Mrs.Simmons, your new art teacher", the man pointed to the woman next to him who now smiled in greeting, "has offered a different style of teaching her class for you. This is an experiment I have allowed to take place for the final year – and if it goes the way Mrs.Simmons and I hope, it will be made permanent. The details will be explained by her and I expect you all to listen attentivly."
With this said the headmaster handed the microphone over to Mrs.Simmons. She smiled at him before turning around to the now extremly curious students.
"At first I'd like to say that I'm glad to be here", Mrs.Simmons started. "Years ago I too was a student here and I have fond memories of this place. But that's not what you are interested in, I am sure", she added with a twinkle in her eyes. Some students laughed quietly and the atmosphere relaxed.
Mrs.Simmons then continued: "As the headmaster said, this will be an experiment. As a former student I know how stressful the last year at high school can be – loads of tests, exams and the whole lot of homework. Therefore I will give you an assignment for my class which will end shortly after the Christmas holidays. You will have six months to finish that assignment – and in the meantime there will be no regular art classes. And your teachers for literature and music have agreed to lessen their workload on you during that period, too."
Whispering started after that introduction in the so-called 'experiment', as the students began to discuss the pros and cons of that revelation. Mrs.Simmons cleared her throat to regain the attention and moved on in her explanation.
"Art is a class where you can't learn much from books or by studying. It is a class where you have to be creative, discover hidden talents or explore the borders of a gift you know of. I have – with the permission of the headmaster – divided the different fields of art into sections. There will be the following: literature, music, drama and art. Each of them can be subdivided…for example the last in subsections like painting or sculpture, photography and so on.
To make it more interesting I have decided that the field you will be practicing in will be chosen be fate. I have all your names on a list here", she held up a pad with names on it in her left hand, "and when I call your name, please come to the front and choose one piece of paper from that box over there." Mrs.Simmons pointed to a box that a member of the staff had placed on a nearby table.
"In there are exactly the number of cards to equal the number of you students. On them they have letters – A for art, L for literature, D for drama and M for music. When you have chosen one card please come to me and tell me the letter so I can write it on my pad for clearance. Any questions?"
After some moments of thinking over the facts they had been given, a hesitant voice could be heard asking: "What do we have to do after we have chosen?"
Mrs.Simmons smiled merrily and answered: "I will give you another example to further explain what I mean. Let's say your card has an L on it. That means you will be in the group of students, who have to test their creativity in the field of literature. Now you can decide what do you like.
You can write something… a short story, a poem or even a whole novel. Or you can write a script for students who will be participating in the drama section. The possibilities are almost endless! The music-students can form a choir or write a song. Those who can play an instrument can form a band and the art-students can paint a picture, make photographies or do a wood-carving.
Do as you please, but be creative!
I hope these six months will be very interesting for you and I am curious for the results we will see after Christmas holidays. But I must warn you to take this class seriously because you will receive marks. Your work will have to be something interesting and I will ask you for the intentions you have done it for. Don't think you can possibly write something meaningless in half an hour and then never think about it! No, take the time to really think about what you want to do in the field you have been chosen into – the story behind your work will be as interesting for me as the work itself."
Whispers started once more between the students and the Bladebreakers looked at each other with raised eyebrows. Then Max grinned and rubbed his hands.
"I think that will be really funny, don't you agree?", he said. "And the best is, no regular classes for this – thank godness!" Ray inclined his head and agreed after a moments thinking. Kenny seemed a bit stunned, while Tyson looked thoughtful, too. Kai remained silent.
"Ok, students. Now we will be begin the choosing. When you hear your name, please come to the front and take a card out of the box." And Mrs.Simmons read name after name from her list and the students each chose one of the folded cards and then held it to her to register them to one of the four sections. One after one, the Bladebreakers went to the podium, too and took one of the cards…first Kai, then Tyson, Ray and Max. The last from the group to choose was Kenny, who seemed hesitant as he came back.
Interested Tyson asked him which field he had to take part in. "Drama", the brunette answered, looking for once as if he couldn't think of a solution to a problem. Tyson patted him on the arm and said optimistically: "I am sure you will think of something, Chief. For someone as clever as you it will be a piece of cake to come up with something really good."
"Thank you, Tyson. But I am not sure this time – like Mrs.Simmons said, art is not one of the classes where you can learn any facts from books. I am not the creative kind of person, I believe", Kenny said doubtfully.
"You will have to try, Kenny", Ray stated. "But I think I will have some trouble, too. Literature is not one of my strong sides. What do you have?", he asked his three other teammates who hadn't revealed their sections until now.
"Literature, too." Kai didn't look very happy, but seemed at the same time not disturbed by the prospect of having to write something either.
Max in the meantime grinned brightly, nearly bouncing in his seat in joy. "Music", he said. Then he turned to Tyson, who seemed lost in thought. "And you, Ty?"
"Huh?", the bluenette asked blinking. "What did you chose?", Max repeated.
"Art", Tyson responded and Max smiled. "That means we have at least one of us in each of the different sections", the blonde boy explained to his teammates. "Cool. I think I really like this class this year", he added.
"We will see", Kai suddenly stated. "I don't think it will be easy, even if it now seems like that. In some weeks we will probably wish that we have regular art classes instead."
"Kai, don't be so pessimistic. Enjoy the fun", Max exclaimed, his exuberant self showing with his sunny smile and sparkling eyes. Kai rolled his eyes and shook his head before looking at Tyson.
"Remind me to give him no sugar tomorrow", the bluenette smiled as he saw his captain regarding him with slight annoyance. "Maxie, calm down or you will burst", he said to his best friend and dragged the younger teen with him to the exit of the hall. The two of them were closely followed by their three teammates and together the Bladebreakers exited the school shortly after.
There…that was the second part! Curious about the assignment? Well, write me a review and I will be willing to upload the next chapter real fast! (hint)
Reis1gurl: Thank you! For pairings see above this chapter – I hadn't wanted to reveal it already, but in the meantime I have so much twists and turns in the story so that it would be too confusing for my readers otherwise. I hope you like my mainpairing! (waves frantically with KaiTy-flag)
Irime: Thank you for your comment! I am always ready to bear with constructive criticism, so throw it when you find these mistakes you mentioned! Sorry about the thing with Tyson's family name – but I have seen it in many variations when reading fanfictions – and obviously remembered the wrong one. Sorry again! I have changed it in the later chapters, so thank you for stating it.
You/Kai fic fan: Thank you! Hope you liked this chap, too! From now on it will get more interesting, I promise!
Until the next one,
geministarlight