Zenith High

03/03/2014 – 5:32 PM

(Italics = German / Normal = English / Underline = Japanese)

My eyes snapped open and my pupils shrunk as I heard a loud knock on the door. I was still in my dirty school uniform and it was beginning to go dark out. I jumped up from my bed and frowned, before taking off my uniform and putting on a new one, ready for tomorrow.

Whoever was at the door continued knocking as I did this, and I knew who this was knocking. It was my mother – we ate dinner together at 5:30 nearly all the time, considering how we couldn't get a 2-room apartment and only 2 one bedroom apartments.

Rushing over to the door I swung it open and smiled as I saw the familiar figure of my mother standing before me, her long blonde hair swaying from a breeze coming through a nearby window. I politely gestured for her to come in as she simply closed her eyes, smiled and nodded towards me in a quick notion of thanks.

Closing the door behind her, she immediately started a conversation as I struggled to keep a consistent smile "Did you get everything from the store, Karl?"

"Yes mother" I responded respectfully, to which she began looking through the bag on the floor, finding everything she asked for inside

"Then let's start cooking!" She said jovially with a smile, the ingredients I got from the store laying in front of us on a counter

It didn't take long to make the Chicken Tikka Masala we wanted – Roughly 20 or so minutes, but it was Delicious. Exquisite, if you will. It was roughly 6:00 PM now so I had more than enough time to complete the Art homework I had to do by tomorrow. I'm a last-minute guy when it comes to homework, although I probably won't do it even if I say I will.

"So, Karl, How's the club going?" She asked with a smile, her red eyes piercing my own eyes.

"Good, all things considering. When we reach the next port, we should be getting the 2 tanks we bought" I stated with a smile, referring to the 2 Landship MkV's we bought for our Shensha-Do team, which I suggested due to them having multiple guns.

"What tanks do the club use and own at the moment then?" She asked, leaning into her chair on the opposite side of the table we sat at.

"We currently have 2 Cromwell Mk. V Medium tanks, an A34 Comet and a Conqueror Mk2" I stated, proud of the arsenal the club had under its control

"Why get WW1 Landships when you can get WW2 Tanks?" My mother, Emilia Geier, asked politely

"You see, WW1 Landships are cheaper than any WW2 Multi-gun tank as most multi-guns are rare or in short supply. I would have loved to have a few SMK's but there are only 3 available to buy at Ridiculous prices" I responded with a frown. I was the current commander of the Shensha-do club / team and as such I had to decide with my Lieutenants what we should get and what we should do.

She nodded knowingly "I'll be taking my leave now, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow, and waking up here isn't one of them" I smiled at this as I watched her walk out of the door. As soon as it shut with its usual resounding *BANG* I scowled.

I wasn't scowling at my mother, but just at how un-presentable I was when she came knocking. It's my mother and I should be smart when I see her. Looking at the bowls we ate the curry we made from, I quickly stacked them and put them in the sink before jumping on my bed and sighing. I had a lot to do tomorrow and i honestly couldn't be bothered to do any goddamn homework.

I felt something vibrate in my pocket as I shuffled around in my, before groggily opening my eyes. It was barely light out and as such I had more than enough time to get ready for school. My phone continued to vibrate as my silent alarm went off in my pocket.

Whipping out the phone, due to a lack of grip I sent it flying across the room and towards the bathroom door. I stared at it for a minute straight before sighing – Knowing my luck I had probably cracked the screen or something stupid.

Hopping up from bed I shook my head to help me wake up a bit, nearly knocking myself out in the process. I walked over to my phone, a Samsung S4, and turned off the alarm before looking at the time – 5:46 AM – More than enough time to do anything I need to do. I leave at about 7:30 for an 8 AM Start anyways. Although I am just down the road from the school, I left 30 minutes early so I could head up to the shops and grab a drink or two.

Walking to the kitchen I grabbed a bowl from a cupboard, a spoon from the same cupboard, a box of Shreddies, some milk from the fridge and combined them to make my usual bowl of cereal. It was gone in less than 2 minutes.

Grabbing my Beret and wallet that sat on the table, I put it on and shoved the wallet in my pocket, unlocking the door to my apartment, walking out and locking it behind me. I needed a bag urgently after my last one quite literally split in half.

Walking down the 2 flights of stairs I noticed a familiar face – It was one of my two Lieutenants – His name was Adam Carrot, but everyone just called him 'Car' or 'Carrot'. He stood at 5'4 ft. tall with black, messy hair, Green eyes fitting with his hair and tanned skin. He was also the gunner in the Conqueror Mk 2 that we had.

"Car, how's it going?" I asked him in perfect English, my German accent slipping in slightly

Most students lived in apartments near the school, so when he practically fell over when he heard my voice confused me "Karl!" He whisper-shouted angrily. I might have surprised him…

"What?" I responded with a smug grin as he threw a pencil at my nose. It connected, doing absolutely nothing but annoying me. To this I frowned "I hate pencils" I stated with an angry glare towards the pencil in question.

He chuckled to this before walking off. It's how he was – He'd abruptly walk off from a conversation to continue something, and I didn't mind this at all, it just gave me more alone time. Walking towards the door the first thing I noticed was the heavy rain outside "I hate rain" I scowled as I walked out and towards the local shopping center. The center itself was 24/7, But not all the shops were.

On the way, I passed multiple small stores, a Shensha-Do store and the usual store I went to, before finally reaching my Destination; Zenith Shopping Center, or ZSC as everyone called it. Walking in I saw some people milling around, a few fellow students milling around stores as I went up an escalator to the clothes store I needed to get to.

I don't note the names of stores too often, but I knew that this place was one of the best to go for good deals – With my usual angry expression I walked over to the bags and looked. The majority were too small and others were too big, before I found something that I could use easily, it's tag stated its name proudly: Osprey Farpoint.

The bag was in varying shades of Grey and I instantly grabbed it. It was small enough to be useful in small spaces and it was big enough to hold anything I might need. I bought it quickly before rushing out of the ZSC. I never liked staying in there with so many people for so long.

It was now 8:00pm on a Friday, and on Fridays I had no lessons, just my Shensha-Do club. I was in the gate and at the tanks in no time, examining them – We would reach the port on Monday, and I had till then to get 2 more tank crews. I had visited the shop on the way to school and grabbed 4 4-packs of Monster Energy Absolute Zero, the cans in my bag that hung from the barrel of a Cromwell.

I must wait for at least my tank crew and another tank crew to arrive before we could begin any form of training or exercise, and considering it's a Friday, that's going to take a while. "I hate Fridays" I scowled as I tested my patience. This was going to be a VERY long day, I can tell.

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-Panzer