I timidly entered Grand Theft Auditorium and took a seat in the FPS section. I felt invisible and minuscule in the midst of some of the best FPS players in the country.

Calhoun walked in and stood on a platform in the centre of the auditorium.

"Welcome," he began, "to Video Game High School."

Mad cheering broke out. Calhoun put his hands up to silence the frenzied crowd.

"This is one of, if not the most prestigious Gaming schools in the country. You should feel privileged to be here, your hard work has paid off." He scanned around the room, never settling on anyone. "But, I want you to never forget that you are what makes this school great. Without you scrubs stepping up, training hard and becoming the best you can be - well, then that would mean that VGHS is truly gone."

"Now, I want you to go find your welcome buddy, get out there and start playing hard..." He paused, smiling as if he was remembering something. "But remember, it's all about the game."

He stopped smiling and barked an order at us. "Now, get out there and play!"

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I checked my welcome pack for the name of my welcome buddy. Some guy known by "OutLaw" - wait was this Law's son? I'd heard the stories from Mom and dad about their Law that they'd had to deal with, and I wondered if mine would be any different.

I followed the map to the FPS bunker, where upon opening the door, I was greeted by a lone person playing Field of Fire.

"SIT!" The figured barked roughly, nodding towards the empty seat across from him, an identical PC was set up.

I timidly obeyed.

I heard the noises of noobs getting pub-stomped from across the table, and then the voice announce the win. The person across from me then loomed up, stooping over me. "Log on, kid, I wanna see what you've got."

I obeyed again, putting my mouse and keyboard on the table, relics I'd inherited from my Dad.

My opponent scoffed. "Playing with the legendary Chiba and Hanzo won't make you a legend yourself. Now, hurry up I have a lunch date in an hour I'd like to make."

I connected all my gear, donned my headset, took a deep breath, and pressed enter.

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AN: Sorry this took so long, I've been busy with exams and Uni applications, but thank you so much I'm glad the reviews have been positive so far and that's awesome. Chapter 3 shouldn't be too far away :)