Chapter Three: The Noah Clique

The Noahs looked so different up close that Lenalee had trouble recognizing them. They all wore black eyeliner around their golden eyes.

Would I have to wear it too? She wondered.

As if listening to her thoughts, Tyki Mikk chuckled lightheartedly, "We wear black eyeliner to distinguish ourselves from other people, like that shrimp Walker. But there is no need for you to wear it too, unless you really want to."

At his words, Lenalee felt as if a knife had pierced through her stomach and suddenly felt queasy. She was not used to the hostile way the Noahs treated those not in their clique, and she especially disliked the way they treated Allen and his friends.

"Anyways," Tyki continued, " let me introduce the members of our clique and I know you have not met all of them yet."

"This is Jasdero and Debitto." Two guys, one with long, bleached hair and the other with short, raven-black hair grinned at Lenalee. She raised her hand slightly in a wave.

"This is Road." A girl who was about Lenalee's age winked at her. She responded with a slight smile.

"This is Lulu." An older girl wearing the senior uniform* bowed her head. Lenalee smiled and nodded back.

"And I'm sure you know who I am, I'm Tyki." Tyki said, finishing the introductions.

Just then, the bell rang.

"Oops, I guess we have to go back to our classes now," Road said, walking briskly back to the classroom.

Lenalee followed her lead, and they walked to their classroom together. They reached their classroom just in time as their classmates were about to greet the teacher*.

The Math teacher was a strict person who demanded her pupils to do their best in whatever they did, including their homework.

"The Term tests* are coming soon and I expect you people to STUDY for it. I WON'T accept slackers* and those who FAIL their math test will get KICKED* out of class." She barked, while writing down the topics that were going to be tested on the whiteboard.

Lenalee groaned inwardly. It was only her first day of school and she felt so pressurized. She glanced sideways at Road, who was sitting a few seats diagonally behind her, drawing on her notebook in a carefree manner. She was surprised that she was the only one nervous for the test.

This class must be full of geniuses, she thought.

*Greet the teacher-I don't really know if students in other countries greet their teachers, but in Singapore, we always do. Especially in our pre-university school life.

*Kicked out of class-Getting kicked out of class is a big thing especially in Secondary School and it is shameful to get kicked out of class. Normally, students get kicked out of class for not finishing their homework, or seriously offending the teacher.

*Slackers-People who do not do their best and tend to go the easy way, like not completing their homework.

*Term tests-There are 4 terms a year and it usually starts from the start of the year, unlike American schools where they start school after summer holidays [if i'm right]. Term tests are tests that are held every term.

Writer's Note:

finally!!!i've updated after a 6 month-long hiatus!!! if there is any opinions on how i describe the terms[words marked with '*'], please comment :D and thanks for reading this story!!!