A/N: Hello internet and welcome to another chapter to School Dayz. I can't believe I'm doing this to myself…but it was time for a comeback. I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed. I understand you can reply to reviews on here but, I'm trying to figure the fanfiction scheme right now; so be patient with me. This story has been in the making for a while now and I actually have up to 11 chapters "written"! However, I am rereading and rewriting most of them because, I feel the story wasn't going in the direction I was hoping for. So, some updates will be fast and some will be short depending on how this goes.
On a personal note, I reread some of my stories and I have to say, my writing has come very far from hormonal teenager to a grown adult (who still writes stories of fictional characters ;). Nothing wrong with that!). I would like to thank all my supports, new and old, for reviewing my stories, putting up with a few of my hiatuses, and still coming back for more. I will be sure I don't disappoint. Now that I am settled I want to be more active again on here. But enough talk, on with the story!
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"Someone talking"
"Thoughts"
Max POV
The ceremony ended and students started to leave while others stayed introducing themselves. I looked around and saw some people waving to each other and hugging. Old friends I suppose… Watching a few groups made me feel a little nervous and out of place. I might have been in the same class with Alan. Thinking about my friend made me a little home sick. I wonder what he is doing now…well with the time difference, sleeping I suppose. I grin to myself as I shake my head a bit. I have three years here. I need to make the most of it! I gather up my courage and scan the room again to see potential friends. However, most of the students left and there aren't many people to talk to.
"I guess I took too long to decide…" I walk towards the other side of the gym and see the two teens from this morning.
"Hey isn't that Takao?" One of the girls in a small group says. I'm standing a few feet away from them.
"Yeah, this morning he was giving a teacher trouble already."
The girls leave talking a bit more and I look at said teen. He was talking with the shorter boy that was clinching his laptop protectively. He had his cap on and laughing patting the little boy on the shoulder. He doesn't look so bad. I decide to take a chance with the two and start my way over there. I'm half way there until I notice the mid-night haired teen, stopped talking and started to look nervous. I look in his direction to see a very stern, but cute looking brown haired girl walking towards him. What's the matter with him? I think to myself as I watch the scene unfold. The girl finally meets up with them and she starts yelling at him about his hat. The girl grills into Takao and he isn't backing down as he matches her word from word. The shorter boy is flustered and tried to calm the girl down. This could end badly. I decide to leave the gym before anything went south. I shouldn't get caught up in anything else today. I walk around until I am in the school yard. The sun was shining and I shield my eyes from the sun's rays. I find a bench to on sit and look on as students leave to go inside the building.
"What a first day…how am I going to make it this year let alone three?"
"Hey, you're a freshmen aren't you?"
I look behind me to see a cute girl with long blue hair in a high pony tail and green eyes. She moves to look at me and cross her arms as she moves her hips to the side slightly. I notice she is waiting for an answer as she looks at me.
"Oh sorry, yes I am." I get up and offer my hand to her. "My name is Max. Max Mizuhara. And you are?"
She tilts her head a bit at the introduction before nodding but leaves my hand hanging. I look at her puzzled and pull my hand back to my side thinking I might have done something wrong. Okay…weird.
"So, are you a freshmen too?" She keeps looking at me but answer my question with a nod. Okay what is with this girl?
"You know, it isn't polite to stare and not introduce yourself."
"You aren't Japanese."
"Huh?"
"Your eyes are so blue, like the ocean."
I blush at the statement before laughing a bit and rub the back of my head. "Uh thank you. I like your eyes too..uh." I look at her as I say that, thinking I have to apologize before I see her smirk a bit.
"Name's Mariam. I'll see you around!"
As quietly as she came, she left, leaving me a bit mystified. I think about what took place as I start to walk towards the school building. That was weird, but she was very attractive. I might have developed a crush. I walked towards the school building again deciding to head towards my future class room. I wanted to get a good look around before I headed home and some student was still here joining clubs. I wonder what club I should join. As I wonder this I finally reach room 1-D. I hear a few others inside and realize these are the people I will spend the next year with or possibly all three years. Okay Max, this one chance, this one introduction could make or break your high school life. Get in there and knock'em dead with the best first introduction ever!" I breathe out slowly as I open the door and step into the classroom and stop in the door way. I quickly bow my head and make sure my voice is loud for even the students in the hall to hear.
"Good morning everyone! My name is Max Mizuhara! Nice to m..meet all of you. Let's work together this year." There was a dead silence. In the corner of my eye I saw some of the students look at me while some start to snicker. I am puzzled as I stand up straight to see that some of the students were looking at me as if I was insane. Some couldn't contain their amusement as they smiled, snickered and grinned at me. I notice some of the kids from the gym room before I felt a hard whack to the back of my head. I kneel down to hold my head as I hear a deep voice.
"Well, well, well. Look who has decided to show up near the END of the first day."
As I hear this, I turn to see a very irritated teacher. He look to be in his mid-thirties with a medium build. He as black hair pulled back into a pony tail. He has glasses sitting on his nose as he folds his arms. I noticed as he stresses the word 'end' and look at him confused.
"What do you mean "near end of the day"? I was here all day!" I stand up to look at him as he starts to get impatient.
"If you went to the orientation as you say, then you should know from your packet that you are to report to your homeroom soon after for introductions."
I gulp at that and try to think back on that bit of information before the teacher gets a little closer to my face to continue on his rant.
"I heard I was going to have a foreigner in my class but I didn't think he was going to be this disruptive. You disrupt my class with some kind of crazy show of, I don't know what, and have the nerve to be late for your first day in MY class! Listen you, I don't take kindly to clowns in my class you hear?"
I see some of the students giggling and I inwardly sigh. I should have paid better attention to that packet…
As I pray for some kind of hole to swallow me up from this embarrassing predicament, I hear a chair screech on the floor as it sounds like one the students standing up.
"Hey gramps! It's only his first day."
I look back to see the boy with mid-night blue hair step forward.
"Kinomiya. Why am I not surprised you have an opinion on this?" The teacher's eye twitched at nick name the student has given him.
Isn't that Takao? I look on as Takao comes towards us and wraps his arm around my shoulders and gives the teacher a big grin.
"Come on teach! Give the guy a break. We can't be perfect on our first day, can we?"
"Takao! Show the teacher a little respect!" The brown hair girl from this morning was now up in her seat.
Takao looked at the girl a bit peeved "Oh come on Hiromi. He is just a stand in for the day anyway! Besides, don't you think he is being a little too harsh?"
"That doesn't excuse his and your behavior!"
"The kid wasn't out of line 'romi. He was just late that's all. I'm helping the guy out. Ol' glasses can let him slide just for today."
"The name is Mr. Claudius to you! Thank you Tachibana, but I will take it from here. I will have no more interruptions! You" He points at me "Since you and Kinomiya seem to be buddies, sit next to him by the window seat." He looks at Takao "Kinomiya get back in your seat now! Class isn't done yet. Mizuhara you can introduce yourself properly to your classmates later."
"Alright alright. No need to get you undies in a knot!" He removes his arm from my neck and we both take our respective place. The girl known as Hiromi sits back in her chair and lightly shakes her head in disapproval at the events. The teacher goes back towards the board and continues to write something as he mumbles about kids these days.
Blowing out a sigh of relief, I notice Takao trying to get my attention silently. I didn't want to get into more trouble than I already have and try to ignore him. However, he did just save me from the teacher's fury so I couldn't leave him hanging. I look at him and mouth a 'thank you' to him. He grins and writes something on a piece of paper before handing it to me. I take the paper, being careful not to let the teacher see, before opening it up and reading the small note. 'My name is Takao Kinomiya. Your name?' I look at the paper then at him before lifting an eye brow at his grinning face. I couldn't help but give him a smile back before writing a response. 'Didn't you see and hear my spectacular display?' If you can't laugh at yourself... I pass the paper back to him and he carefully takes the note and reads my reply. He smiles at the paper and writes something before passing the note back to me, I read his reply. 'Of course I did! The school probably did, but I wanted to introduce myself and give you a chance to do it properly.' I smile and think I was right in thinking he wasn't such a bad guy. I write my response. 'Thanks. It's Max Mizuhara' I pass my note to him and as soon as he gets it, the teacher throws the eraser at his head.
"No passing notes in class!"
The class burst into laughing as the bell rings and I look between the teacher and Takao with an apologetic look.
After class, Takao and I were called to the teachers lodge about our actions. We were given a slap on a wrist with an assignment about proper student etiquette due next week. We both blow out a sigh and look at each other before laughing a bit. We walk back towards our class as we begin to talk.
"Thanks again for defending me. I thought I was done for."
"No problem buddy! Teachers like him always think they are so great."
"I guess and sorry for getting you into trouble." I feel a bit down at that statement before he slings his arm once again on my shoulders.
"Hey, enough with the sorrys! If we are going to be classmates, then we need to look out for one another, ya know?"
"I guess you have a point there." I give him a bright smile and put my arm on his shoulders. "By the way, you didn't get to read my reply. Max Mizuhara. Nice to meet you."
"Same here. Let's work together this year!"
"Here here!" We both laugh as we reach the door to our room and see some of the students in the door coming out. One of the students was the short brown haired boy that was with Takao before.
'Hey chief! We are back from lion's den!" He makes some weird movements and I chuckle at his antics.
"Oh Takao! Why must you try the teachers so much? Can't you just stay out of trouble until the middle of the school year? Oh um." The boy stopped talking as he noticed me and looked at me a little unsure. I give the boy a wide grin.
"Hello. Sorry about this morning." I laugh a little and bow my head slightly. "If you didn't know by now, I'm Max Mizuhara. Nice to meet you!"
"Oh um uh" He bows a little stiff and stands up when I do. "Manabu Saien. But you can just call me 'chief'." I nod and look at him a moment before I realize something.
"Hey I noticed you don't have your laptop with you." The little guy seemed stunned that I mentioned his computer. Takao looks at me a bit puzzled.
"How do you know he has a laptop?"
"Oh well..." I explain to them how I saw them this morning on my way to the ceremony. Takao just smiled and didn't seem at all remorseful as Chief was blowing out some air and complaining about how he gets caught up in his messes.
I hear footsteps and see Hiromi and a two other girls with her, coming from the class room. One girl is a few inches shorter than the brown hair leader. She has short pink hair that frames her face nicely and her eyes are shade lighter than her hair color. To the left side is a girl that is a bit taller. Her hair has two colors. Her unruly bangs is orange which frames her face nicely and her long hair that reaches down her back, was a brown color. Her eyes were a light green. They walk in front of us and Hiromi, I assume is the leader, has her hands on her hips looking at both me and Takao disapprovingly. The two toned girl is crossing her arms and the pink haired girl waves a little. I felt a little worried as to what they are here for but Takao was the first one to speak.
"What is it now Hiromi?" He puts his hands behind his head and looks at her in disinterest.
"Takao! I want to talk to you about your behavior! Mizuahra. I want to talk with you as well."
"Me?"
"Yes you."
"Why? No one called the teacher's pet for anything."
"Look Takao. I am class representative and I cannot allow such foolishness to go on while we are at school!"
"Oh you're class rep?" I ask out loud and Takao gives an exasperated sigh and she glares a little at me. The two toned girl speaks with the arms folded.
"Of course she is class rep! You would know that if you came to class on time."
Hiromi decided to speak now. "Which is why I wanted to talk with you. Didn't you read your packet? I hope this isn't a glimpse of your behavior for the rest of the school year."
I felt the sweat developing from my head as the two girls glared a little at me. The pink hair girl looked apologetic and stood off to the side with the Chief.
"Hey 'romi' give the guy a break! Besides I thought the teachers already handled this my royal bossiness!"
"That is Hiromi to you! Besides the teachers will come to me and ask to straighten students out if someone acted out of line like today. I have to make sure everyone succeeds…." She continued to go on about responsibility and how Takao could never understand, which prompted another argument. The short boy tried to calm the blue hair boy down as the pink haired girl tried to calm down the class rep. I laugh a little watching the scene unfold until both stuck their noses into the air and looked away from one another. I sigh and I notice the pink hair girl in front of me and I look at her with interest.
"Well, I'm going to properly introduce myself. My name is Mathilda. Let's continue to work hard from here on out."
"Yes. I'm Max Mizuhara. Nice to meet you." I give a slight bow in her direction.
"Everyone two rooms away know who you are. I'm Julia. " I blush a little at that and give a small chuckle
"Hiromi Tachibana, class rep. don't pull a stunt like that again. Let's get along this year."
I nod at her before I feel Takao grab my hand and start to pull me towards the closest exit.
"Come on Max! I am starving. Let's find something to eat!"
"Takao wait up!"
"Takao! I'm not done with you yet and no running in the hallway!"
I hear chief yell behind us as I also hear our class rep. yell after us. I look behind me to see the small boy run after us and Hiromi trailing followed by her group. I grin as I keep up with the stormy teen ahead of me. I wondered how my high school life would turn out when I got here. I wanted to go back to my 'real' home and be with me old friends. However, I'm starting to think the move wasn't so bad after all. It may have been a rocky start, but I'm starting to think I may like it here. But what a way to start the new school year….
A/N: Okay. I'm going to stop here for today. I'm going to recharge my batteries and see if I have another update in me. For those of you who are wondering, Manabu Saien is Kenny's name mentioned in the Japanese version by his mom. If I'm going to do Japanese names, I mind as well do my homework. This chapter was a bit of a set up and I might be doing Kai's POV next. Like I said, these chapters were written long ago and I am rereading and writing them to fix how I would like the story to play out. I hope everyone liked seeing Matilda, Julia, and Mariam this chapter. More to come soon! Okay it's time for bed, see you guys next chapter!