The New Mew
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CHAPTER TWO - Monster In Teachers Clothing
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AN: I'M BACK! Yay! And look what I brought with me, THE NEXT CHAPTER! So last time we met Téa. Not exactly the model of a perfect girl. BUT THAT'S WHY WE LOVE HER! Anyways, the school champ at Martial Arts got his ass kicked by Téa (you go girlfriend) and the school got a warning, don't piss off Téa. I think they got the point by the demonstration she gave. HA-HA! So now we're moving on quick note before we do, in the last chapter I listed her subjects she is taking. I noticed I had put English twice, English and advanced English. The difference is that ENGLISH is the one where you study literature and stuff. Advanced English is the language English but obviously at an advanced level.. KIDDIES, get your popcorn, cause the show is about to heat up.
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News about Téa's arrival was spread throughout the school rapidly. Amazingly, by the beginning of first period, over 3/4 of the school knew about the incident between Nico and Téa, even though it had only just been half-an-hour ago.
Téa walked through the hallway, people moving to the sides of the wall to get out of her way. Students were pointing, whispering and discussing the mornings events.
How pathetic, Téa thought to herself with a lopsided smirk on her face. They think I care about what they think. How wrong they are.
Téa just sighed and looked at her timetable for the day.
8:30-9:30 - Homeroom – rm. 132 – Ms. Itsuki
9:30-10:30 – Legal Studies – rm. 221 – Mr. Kou
10:30-11:00 – Break
11:00-1:00 – Double Ancient History – rm. 104 – Dr. Liao
1:00-1:30 – Break
1:30-2:30 – Free Period
2:30-3:30 – Advanced English – rm. 306 – Miss. Tomonoki
It was currently 8:20. I may as well start towards homeroom, she thought to herself with a sigh, but I don't know where room 132 is. What a drag. Oh well.
Just as she lifted her head up from looking at her timetable, someone ran into her, knocking her down.
"Ugh. Why don't you watch where you're going, huh?" Téa grunted again, rubbing the back of her head.
"Gomen-nasai Téa-San," a familiar voice said. At the sound of the voice, Téa opened her eyes to see the red-haired girl she had helped this morning.
Téa just sighed. "Whatever. Just watch where you're going, OK?"
"Hai," Ichigo replied. Ichigo then noticed Téa's timetable on the ground. Picking it up, she saw that she had the same homeroom teacher. "Hey, you have Ms. Itsuki for homeroom?"
"Uh, yeah. Why?"
"So do I," Ichigo replied with a wide grin.
Oh god, Téa though groaning inwardly, what is this girl doing? STALKING ME?!
"Uh, OK." Téa REALLY didn't want to ask but, "can I follow you to homeroom? I kinda don't know where it is."
Ichigo just blinked, but in a millisecond her face changed to the biggest grin Téa had ever seen. I swear this girl has Bipolar or something.
"Sure," and with that, Ichigo grabbed hold of Téa's hand and dragged her along.
For someone with such a small build like Ichigo, she had an unrecognized strength of her. She must do some sort of vigorous exercise regularly,Téa thought to herself, still being dragged along by Ichigo.
After about 3 minutes of forceful pulling, Ichigo turned into a classroom, finally letting go of Téa's hand, and running over to a seat next to a boy who looked one year older than her, with dark skin and hair.
Wait a second.Téa reached into her duffel-bag and pulled out the school information booklet. Turning to the page of Martial Arts clubs, she looked at the photo of the boy on the page, then at the boy now talking with Ichigo. One and the same, she thought to herself.
"Téa-San, come sit over here," Ichigo motioning to the seat next to her.
"No, thank you. I think I'll pass on that offer."
And with that sat in a chair in the 2nd row back and against the left wall.
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"Hey Ichigo," Masaya started, "who's that girl you were with?"
"Oh, that was Galatéa Mitsu."
"WHAT?!" Masaya's eyes widened. He then lowered his voice to a loud whisper. "Haven't you heard what happened this morning between her and Nico Kinshasa?"
Ichigo frowned a little. "Uh, no. What did happen?"
"Well-" Masaya started, only to be cut off by Ichigo's mobile ringing.
With a frustrated sigh, Ichigo looked at the caller ID. 'Shirogane, Ryou'. Trust Ryou to interrupt something important. Ichigo answered the mobile, with much hesitation.
"What is it Ryou-Kun?"
"What? No 'hello'?"
"Don't push it. Now, why did you call me?"
"Alright, alright. Me and Keiichiro have pin-pointed the location of the next Mew."
"So? Couldn't you have told me at work?"
"Yes, but you don't understand Strawberry-sama. The new mew is within 20m of you!"
"WHAT?!"
All eyes were then on Ichigo. She didn't know what to do, so she just laughed quietly and told them nothing was going on and go back to your work.
Ichigo lowered her voice and started speaking again. "What do you mean 'within 20m of you'? That would mean they were in this class."
"Well that's as close as we can get to pin-pointing it."
Ichigo sighed. "Alright. Just keep an eye on them and tell me their movements at first break, 10:30."
"HEY! You don't tell me what to do. I tell YO-"
Ichigo hung up before he could finish his ranting and raving.
"So, what did he want?"
Ichigo leaned closer and said in a hushed voice, "he says the fifth Mew is within 50m of us. I've got him tracking their movements and hopefully we can pin-point who they are."
"So that means -"
"Yeah. They're a student in this class."
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Téa was thoroughly bored while waiting for home room to start. Deciding anything was better than nothing, she took out her black and silver, customised iPod and turned onto her favorite band, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Knowing English really well, she understood the lyrics. Putting the device on shuffle, the first song that came up was 'Damn Regret'. Leaving one headphone out, she put her hands behind her head, closed her eyes, relaxed in her seat and started nodding her head to the beat.
While her eyes were still shut, who should walk in but Nico. The entire class went silent with anticipation as he walked towards his seat. The one currently being occupied by Téa.
Nico stopped next to his occupied seat. Seeming totally unconcerned by him being there, Téa opened one eye lazily, her silver eye meeting his almost-black.
"Can I help you with something?" Téa said, mildly annoyed from being stood over.
"Yeah. You can get outta my seat."
All eyes were on the pair. Nico was obviously getting enraged, but Téa look just as relaxed as she had been before he walked in.
"And if I don't move?"
Téa now had both eyes open and was looking directly at Nico. Her headphone was out of her ear; you could hear the soft rock music through the headpiece the silence of the room was so thick.
Nico didn't answer. He just stood there, looking down on Téa.
"Well? What would you do if I didn't move?"
Once again, Nico didn't answer. He only stood there, looking down on her. Téa could see the hints of nervousness in his eyes. She smiled at this.
"Fine. Have your seat." Téa got up and walked past him, but stopped when she was next to him. Whispering softly for only him to hear, "We wouldn't want another 'accident' like this morning, would we Nico? Just remember your place around here, especially when it comes to me. I hate having to repeat myself."
Téa walked past, laughing slightly.
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"Oh. My. GOSH! It looks like they're gonna punch each other."
Ichigo's eyes were wide with shock. The schools top fighter was looking down onto Téa, and she didn't care.
"That's what I was trying to tell you. This morning they both got into a fight. Try and guess who won," Masaya said with slight frustration about not getting it out earlier, his eyes never leaving Téa and Nico.
Ichigo turned and looked at Masaya. His eye's were no longer soft or comforting. But rather cold and distance. He kept looking at the pair, but once Téa got up, his eyes widened suddenly.
"She beat him, didn't she?"
"Yes, she beat him. A girl who was here less than one hour beat the undefeated fighter of 2 years."
"Wow."
"Ichigo, promise me you will stay away from her. She's dangerous and bad news."
Ichigo had never been told to 'stay away' from anyone before. But this time she understood why she was being told to. This girl, Téa, seemed dangerous. And if Téa really did beat Nico in a fight, then she didn't want to get mixed up with her again.
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"Alright class, it seems we have a new student. Galatéa, would you mind coming up here and tell us a little something about yourself?"
Téa just rolled her eyes, and reluctantly, got up from her seat in the back row. Walking down in between the chairs, her knee-length silver hair flowing slightly behind her, all the guys couldn't her but gape at her beauty.
Téa made it to the front and had an emotionless expression on her face. "My names Galatéa. I'm 16, and I just moved from Hong Kong. I live by myself in an apartment and drive a motorbike. I have an IQ of 156, classifying me as 'genius'. I'm gong into me last year of school, and I skipped two grades which is why I'm in my senior year at 16," Téa had a bored tone in her voice, "and I think that about covers it."
Téa tried making her way back to her seat, but the Sensei stopped her. "Wait a second. I think your classmates would like to ask you some questions."
Téa sighed. Joy, she though sarcastically. "Alright. Ask me you questions. I can't promise I will answer them though."
At first, no one put their hands up. Then a girl in the middle row with black hair put her hand up.
"Yeah?"
"W-well, why d-do you live by y-yourself? I-i mean, you're s-so y-young."
"I knew this would come up," Téa said to herself quietly. "I will only say this once so listen, and listen good. When I was 10 my parent both died in a car crash, leaving me and my 15-year old brother alone. One year later, he left cause it was too hard for him or some shit like that. Ever since I have lived alone. I don't want your sympathy and I don't want your charity. I am not a charity case. I am fine on my own and I plan to keep it that way."
The entire room was silent. People just looked at Téa with wide eyes. They weren't expecting that answer.
"Any more questions?"
A boy in the front row put his hand up. Téa just nodded at him to ask.
"But don't you have any other family? Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles?"
"I don't have to answer that. But if I had a choice of living on my own or with another relative, I would still live on my own."
Once again there was silence. This time Ichigo put her hand up.
"Why did you move Téa-San? It just seems like -"
Téa cut her off. "Question times over. Now if you don't mind Sensei, I'm going back to my seat."
She didn't wait for the teacher to answer. She just walked past the front row and headed down past the desks with shocked students in them.
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Téa walked down the aisle of chairs and students. But as she passes Ichigo, she had a sudden spark that ran through her body, the same for Ichigo. Téa stopped momentarily, looking down on Ichigo with a slightly confused frown on her face.
Téa just shook her head and moved on. Ichigo however, had a theory. And god, did she hope it was wrong.
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The rest of the lesson went on without much trouble. Téa took notes at the back of the class on the topics that would be coming up in the subject, their exams and assignments, and got their text books.
After an agonizing hour, the bell finally went. Ichigo shot up from her chair and out the door as fast as she could. Running to a secluded corridor of the building, she called Ryou on her mobile with an urgent request.
BRING ... BRING-BRING ... BRING-BRI-"Hello?"
Keiichiro's voice trailed through the phone. "Keiichiro-San, I need you to look up some information on this new girl."
"OK," Ichigo could hear the typing of the keyboard and the squeak or the computer chair. "Name?"
"Galatéa Mitsu. You would need to check in the Hong Kong database. she's recently moved."
"Alright." After a few moments pause, "here we go. Galatéa Mitsu. 16. Female. Mother's maiden name is Hoshiko Kawasaki. Father's name is Kiyoshi Mitsu. Both deceased. One brother, Masato Mitsu, age 21, location unknown."
"Yeah yeah yeah. Is there anything interesting or different in there?"
"Well, according to this she has a criminal record, nothing major. Hold on, whats this?"
"What? What is it?"
"It says here that she has been arrested a total of 9 times, all of them for bodily harm against others. She hasn't done any jail time though, 2 months in a female juvenile detention though for attacking a police officer."
Ichigo's eyes widened with every word that came through the mobile phone. "Oh, my."
"Ichigo, whats going on? Why do you want to know all this?"
"It's just a feeling, but when she walked past me in class, I felt something like a spark go through my body. The same thing happened when I was near the other girls for the first time too."
"Strawberry-San, this girl is dangerous. I hope you're right about this."
"Hai," Ichigo hung the mobile up, and started walking towards her next class. "So do I Keiichiro. So do I."
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Téa didn't mean to do it. It just sort of ... happened. Téa had fallen asleep during her Double Ancient History class. And the teacher, Dr. Liao, wasn't pleased when he was interrupted during his lecture on Feudal Japan by a loud snore.
Instead of raising his voice about it, he calmly walked over to her desk, and SLAMMED his thick textbook which he was reading from on the desk.
"Huh? What?" Téa looked up dazed from her sleep.
"Nice for you to have joined us again Miss. Mitsu. Hope the 're-entry' wasn't that rough."
The rest of the class snickered quietly. Téa just smirked. "No, sir. It wasn't that rough. But I do have to give you 5 stars for the monotone voice though. It just ... LULLED me off to sleep."
Liao didn't like this comment. "That's enough Galatéa. Stay behind after class."
The rest of the lesson went on without another hitch. Téa was almost tempted to go back to sleep, but figured it would be best not to get suspended on her first day at a new school. Why did I even pick this stupid subject? She thought to herself as the teacher went on about some 5th Century emperor.
Téa just sighed and looked out the window; looked at the clouds that had silver lining on the bottom of them from the sun, looked at the formations of birds, looked at how beautiful the world actually was.
Téa then looked at the clock. 12:55. Five more minutes till the bell went for second break. But Téa wouldn't be going anywhere.
"You may all put your books away, but listen carefully."
The class quietly started putting their stationary away into their bags. "We will be having a field trip to Kyoto," Liao pulled out a pile of papers then from a desk draw. "These permission notes are to be signed by your parents and returned to your home room teacher by this Friday, as we will be going on Thursday next week."
Each row took a small pile and passed them back. When the letters got to Téa, she didn't know if she should take one or not. She didn't have anyone to sign the note for her. She sighed quietly and took a note anyways and passed the rest back. She looked over the note quickly, reading the important bits only. Téa folded the note in half and placed it in her duffel-bag. She might find someone to sign it for her. Probably not, but it could happen.
The bell rang and the class all stood up and headed for the door. All except Téa, who was staring straight ahead at Dr. Liao, and visa-versa.
Dr Liao wasn't a young man. He was, in fact, fairly old, and at least 65, with an age worn face, bald patch on his head and gray, thinning hair in the places where it remained. His statute wasn't that great either at a miserable 4 foot 9 inches, but he was a bit on the 'round' side. His thick glasses perched on his long, out-of-place nose, and arms on the table, his fingers steepled.
Almost 5 minutes had passed since everyone had left the room. The corridor was silent outside; no sounds could be heard. Liao got up from his chair, and walked over to the door that lead out to the corridor. Téa could hear the faint but distinct sound of the door being locked, but she didn't understand why.
"I've been waiting for you." the doctor didn't turn around. He just stood there, facing the door.
"What? I don't understand."
Dr. Liao turned around, but his face was DEFINITELY not his own. The red skin, golden eyes, yellow canine teeth and black burn marks had not been there a minute before. The scary thing was that his body had not shifted at all, but his head had turned a full 180 degrees, which was NOT normal.
Téa stood up so fast her chair was knocked down behind her. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?!"
To complicate matters even worse, he burst into flames, his clothes burning off, along with some attached skin. Téa put her hands up to shield her eyes. She could feel the heat of the flames on her arms, proving that this was not an illusion, that it was real.
The monster just started cackling evilly, like nothing was wrong; like this was normal. But it was far from normal.
"ARGH! What's going on? WHO ARE YOU?!"
The heat died down, but not completely. Dr. Liao was completely replaced by a monster-like demon of red and black, scaled skin, and armor on the lower body. Black wings, like those of a bat, sprung from his back, and a tail like that of a snake, was trailing from his behind.
"Téa, I'm your worst nightmare."
And with that launched himself at her, both of them being thrown back and through the forth story window, sending their bodies and thousands of shard of glass rushing towards the hard concrete below.
TO BE CONTINUED ...
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AN:There it is. The next chapter. I want to thank my friend Jakub who helped me to decide what to do for the ending. Leaving it as a cliff-hanger was decided as the best way to end it, in hopes that you will join me again in the next chapter. Thank you to these people who reviewed:
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