Chapter 2
Disclaimer: I do not own Kara no Kyoukai or Worm
Warning: This fanfic contains blood, gore, fighting, bad languages, a lot of sh*t I can't think of.
I give my thanks upon mega1987 for he has given me a flaw in my fic…..
…you may take another ice cream.
Now the issue in which mega1987 told me is about Shigi and Endbringers. Well you'll just have to wait and see. {innocent smile}
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Constructive Criticism are welcomed.
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Time 0830
Place Winslow High School
3rd Person POV
It was a normal everyday studies in Winslow High School. The students pay attention to their teacher(…some of them), the staff do whatever they are required to do, the teachers…..teach. Nothing is out of the ordinary in Winslow High School….
"Open page 15."
…I spoke to soon.
In one particular class stood the new math teacher, shifting through the pages of the math book, the neutral expression of the new teacher makes the class feeling unease. Students whispering to each other, speculating about the new teacher.
"She's scary."
"Yeah, tell me about it."
"Maybe she's a gang member or something?"
"I think she came from Asia."
"There is the ABB…."
"No way!"
"The principle couldn't be-"
"Please be quiet." The red leather jacket wearing teacher speaks to the class with a calm yet not so loud voice and the class became quiet.
'She really is scary…' Thought Taylor Herbert, observing the new teacher, The way she walks is very direct with a formal posture and no amount of hesitation. The class continues with some feeling unease with the calm yet scary teacher.
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Time 1030
Place Winslow High School
1st Person POV
Taylor Herbert
"...and I expect you all to complete your homework on the next meeting." Taking her book the teacher immediately went out the class. Once the teacher' s out of the area, the class exploded with students speculating about rumors. "Damn, she's even scarier then my mom." Spoke a student, "I swear I almost faint when she speaks like that." Speaks another student, "Wow man! I never thought you were such a pussy!" a student replies back, laughing at his friend.
'I'm glad that was over…' to be honest, the new teacher really was scary, even though she looks normal, I can still feel that there is something that is not right about her. Looking around, I saw Emma hanging out with Sophia Hess and Madison Clements or as what I called them, the Trio
Standing up, I went to get out from class but Emma and her group blocked me, "Why it isn't my 'best friend' Taylor" Emma looks at me like I was the most useless thing in the world with Sophia folding her arms while Madison put her right hand on her hip. Suddenly Madison sprayed her bottle of juice, I covered my eyes but my clothes still gets wet. I immediately ran away to the washroom
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I ran as fast as I could to the girl's washroom. I went to the sink, looking at the mirror I can see the stains of orange juice on my clothes taking some tissues, I tried to wipe of the juice on my clothes
CLICK
"Why did you run away loser? We're just getting started."
Looking at the reflection of the mirror, I can see that Emma and her group walking towards me. "Don't be scared Taylor, we're just going to have some fun, just like old times" she to grab me while the other two went beside me to hold my arms, luckily I can hear the bell ring "Look Emma we need to go back to class." I reasoned but she shrugs "Oh we can make some time"
"That's enough."
Surprise hearing another voice not from Sophia or Madison, I can see behind the trio, the new math teacher, Miss Shiki, coming out from the restroom looking at us with a more colder expression then her usual one. "All of you back to class." She speaks again with a more colder tone than usual.
Letting me go, Emma and Madison looks paler than usual and hurriedly went back to class while Sophia was glaring to Miss Shiki. "You think you can scared me from the way you act?!" Sophia growls to the math teacher.
"Out. Now." Miss Shiki replies with a more colder tone. Sophia, still growling but begrudgingly went our the washroom. She looks at me for a while and head out from the washroom.
But…."Wait!"
Halting her movement, I spoke again "Thank you." She stands there for a moment then continues to head out the washroom.
I stand there for a couple of minutes thinking back what just happen. The I keep wiping of the orange juice on my clothes then went back to class
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Time 1530
Place Winslow High School
Many students hurriedly get out to class with their friends, chatting about random things, laughing because of some jokes. But I hardy care about them, even at last hour of school, I kept glancing at the Trio, hoping that they're done for today.
As I stand up, I realize that all of my classmates are already gone from class. Packing my books, I went out from class. The hallway is already empty 'Wow I've been thinking too much' as I was near the school exit.
Then it happen
A pull
A hand on my mouth
A pair of arms holding both of my arms
"Now, where were we…." I heard the familiar voice of Emma Barnes behind me.
'SOMEONE HELP ME!'
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Time 1645
1st person POV
Shiki Ryougi
I'm starting to regret taking this job, I didn't expect to teach several classes, I thought that they only needed a substitute teacher for one class, but I was wrong.
When I think of becoming a teacher, it was more like teaching a class full of students that aren't scared of me'….I don't understand, even some of the teachers are a little nervous when they talk to me.'
Sighing "Well I guess it's too late anyway." The teachers' office was already empty when I decided to retire for the day, it turns out the last teacher, Mr. Fredrick, leave out some documents when he resign himself. Because I was the new math teacher, the job was given to me.
As I walk by the empty hall, I think about searching for a new place to live. The salary for this job was quite high for a teacher. I was thinking of living in an apartmen-
'what's this?'
Turning on my Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, I can see a glowing shard coming from the sky 'what is that?' I follow the line and suddenly when I reach at the end of the line, the shard suddenly…merge into a being inside a locker. I try to open the locker and found out that it's locked, looking around I can see that there is no one else inside the school. I took out my knife and stab the weakest point of the locker by looking with my mystic eyes.
When I open the locker, a disgusting smells hits me.
'What in the world?'
Inside the locker is the same student that I ask in front of the school and the same student that was almost bullied for no reason, the student that I can recall named Taylor Herbert was surrounded by used tampons and pads.
I quickly grabbed her, ignoring the disgusting things that surrounds her. She was passed out from the shock, from her expression, she was screaming for someone to help her. But because there was no one around, no one hears her. I shake my head while muttering "Who would have done this..?" Remembering who tried to bully Taylor, 'I suspect it must've been them', I then slowly tried to wake the girl up.
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Time 1645
1st person POV
Taylor Herbert
I tried to scream for help, yet nobody hears me. I don't know how long I was stuck there, surrounded by this disgusting things, it could minutes, hours, or even days, eventually I passed out from the pressure. Then….
"..ake..u…"
I hear something
"Wa…up…."
I hear somebody calling me
"Wake up."
I opened my eyes, slowly. I can see the familiar neutral expression of the math teacher looking at me.
"Are you awake now?" she asks with her calm voice but I notice that it was tinged with a little concern. "Yeah… I think.." carefully sitting I turn my head and look at the locker, I shudder then I quickly look back at the new math teacher, miss Shiki, standing up I said "Thank you, I don't know what will happen if I stay there longer."
She nods and asks "Who did this to you?"
'I still think she's scary' With a shake of my head I quickly think of a good lie "I don't know, somebody grab me from behind but I didn't hear any voice."
Her eyes narrows, she asks again with a colder tone "Are you sure?"
I shudder, again I answer "No I don't know."
Slowly her face returns to her neutral expression "Very well, do you want me to accompany you back to your home?"
Surprise by her kind offer, I can only nod.
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Time 1700
3rd Person View
If one were to look closely on the side of the road, people may see a teenager and a woman walking side by side to their own destination. It would look normal, but if people were to look closely then they may realize that the situation is…
"So…"
….awkward
"Yes?" asks Shiki Ryougi, the new math teacher in Winslow High.
"Umm…. may I ask some questions?" the teenager, Taylor Herbert replies shyly.
"You may."
"…..where do you come from?"
"Japan."
"Oh….umm…. " 'Well this is awkward' Taylor doesn't really know what else to talk about, the first time she met with miss Shiki, her expression was so odd even the whole class were scared of her.
Suddenly "You don't have to be shy, just ask me anything, if I can answer it then I shall besides it is one of the duties of a teacher to connect more with the students." Shiki said with a more casual tone.
Sighing Taylor replies "Thank you, it's just that your face looks so… neutral, it makes most of the students feels unease talking with you."
Raising an eyebrow "Never thought people get scared because of my expression, maybe that's why people rarely talks to me, but..." shrugging "…it's not that I really care anyway."
Taylor chuckles "Well…. Ever since first grade, my dad always encourage me to make friends but I was always the shyest girl in the class, I can hardly make friends with other kids back then, but then I meet my…best…" Recalling all what happen since first year high school, Taylor's mood briefly became sad then she smiles again "…well anyways until now people still called me the shyest girl in class."
Shiki noticed the brief mood change but chose to not say anything.
As the two talks more, until eventually they reach Taylor's house "Well this is my house, it was nice getting to know you more miss Shiki."
Nodding, Shiki said "If there's anymore trouble at school, just come talk to me."
Before Taylor went inside, she whispers slowly to Shiki "Please don't tell my dad about this."
Shiki frowns "Why?"
"I don't know what'll happen if my dad knows and I don't want to make him worry." She answers sadly.
With a tired sigh Shiki replies "Very well, if that's what you wanted then."
Taylor smiles "Thank you." She turns around and head inside her house.
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1st person POV
Shiki Ryougi
I stood in front of Taylor's house for a moment then I turn around and went to find a place to live. I was hoping to get an apartment, I quickly went to find a newspaper for available apartments.
As I walk I kept thinking about the shard that went into Taylor 'it might be those powers that makes humans turns Parahumans , what happen to her was traumatic enough to be consider as a trigger event.'
Finding a newspaper stand, she picks up a newspaper and shift through several pages until she found some available apartment 'let's see, there is one in downtown but it's too far away from Winslow, then there is this one but it's too expensive….. I think the one at the docks seems good, cheaper and Winslow's only several blocks away' putting back the newspaper, I went to find my new appartment.
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Time 1745
Place The Docks
1st person POV
Shiki Ryougi
Brockton Bay Docks was one of the most important places in Brockton Bay. From the looks of thing, it may look like that many people usually work here, but it seems that there had been a whole lot of people who were suddenly out of work, I heard from one of the teacher that the richest and most resourceful people in town had managed to make more money, turning the city's resources towards tech and banking, but all of the people who had been employed on the ships and in the warehouses had few options left to them, so now the place looks deserted.
Walking into a four-stories building, I went to search for the owner of the building. Soon after, I see an old man with hair already gray wearing a casual white shirt. The old man was watching a TV behind a counter and near the man I can see a walking stick. I went and ask him "Excuse me, but is there an available empty apartment here?"
Turning his head with a look of surprise, he slowly stands up, grab his walking stick, and replies with a smile "My god, I never thought someone would go to live in this old place, forgive me but I didn't quite hear you when you came here." He slowly rummage his drawer and he took a key from inside it "The room's at the 2nd floor, It costs $600 per month you can pay it either at the beginning or the end of the month."
I took out $1.200 from my jacket pocket "I'll pay for the first two month, then I'll pay the next rent in the beginning of the month."
The old man nods and gives me the key "Alright then, but I didn't catch your name miss…?"
"Shiki, Shiki Ryougi." I answer.
The old man chuckles then smiles kindly "I never though that there's going to be a foreigner living here, people called me Old Joe, if you ever need to ask anything about this city, you can ask me, I may be old but I can still remember a lot of things in this town."
"I' see, Thank you for your generous offer, I will keep that in mind." Bowing, I turn around and went to my new apartment. I went up the stairs and I can see that there is no one else living inside the apartment,
When I reach my new apartment, I put unlock the door went inside. The room is feels almost like my old apartment but it's smaller then my old apartment with blue color instead of yellow, there is a bed at the left corner of the room, a door beside the bed and another door beside the apartment entrance, I look at the kitchen and saw there is only one cabinet and the fridge is tiny, I open the first door next to my apartment entrance and insider I can see a toilet and beside it is a shower with a sink right next to the shower.
Closing the door to the bathroom and locking my apartment entrance. I check the door beside the bedroom and I can see that it was the closet, I took off my shoes and my jacket, putting it inside the closet and went to my bed, I stare at the ceiling of my apartment for a moment then I fell into a dreamless sleep.
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The Next Day
Time 0700
Place Taylor's House
1st person POV
Taylor Herbert
I slept with a weird feeling last night.
After I was rescued and had a (somewhat) normal conversion with the (not so) scary teacher, I went to eat with my dad and we talk about(almost)all the things we do that day. When I reach into my bedroom to get a good night sleep, I thought that I heard some skittering around me, when I look around, I see nothing weird. So I shrug, thinking that it was my imagination, I went to go to sleep. Then on my bed the skittering sound came back, I tried to ignore it but I can't. Then when I whisper 'please stop' then the skittering cease. After that I went to sleep.
Now after waking up and saying goodbye to my dad, I kept thinking about what happened last night. 'what is that sound last night? After I said stop then she sound just….gone' Without realizing it, I was already near Winslow High School '…I'm thinking to much' Shrugging, I then went to my class.
The first thing I notice when I went to class is that I can hear the Trio laughing quietly why looking at me. I see Emma and Sophia whispering to each other while stealing looks at me. 'what are they up to?' because of yesterday's event, I decided that I'm going to keep my distance from them. Walking up to seat, I sat down and wait for the bell to ring.
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Time 1200
Place Winslow High School Cafeteria
The cafeteria is always busy at lunch hour. Teenager from all grades in Winslow High, going inside with their groups of friend trying to eat lunch even though the food's not good. After I take the food(A vegetables soup with a some meat with an orange juice as a drink) I went to take a seat at an empty table. Minutes after I started eating, the Trio came to my table.
Without warning Emma took my vegetables soup and pour it to my head while Sophia and Madison laugh. Standing up, I heard the sound of laughter everywhere in the cafeteria "You should wear that make up more often, it suits you" Emma speaks with a smirk on her face. Without caring I ran away again to the washroom.
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Time 1530
Place Taylor's Class
Everyone in my class kept looking at me while chuckling, my clothes are still wet after the lunch. The trio still whisper about something to my class mates. The teacher wasn't here today so our class had free time.
I stayed silent, waiting for the bell to ring. I can still hear people talking about me, I feel so angry inside, I kept asking myself 'why did they do this to me?'
As my anger build, I didn't notice that there are many insects gathering outside the window. After a while I heard from my left that there is a loud of buzzing sound. I turn my head and I was surprise that there are a lot of insects gathering.
Letting go my anger, the insects slowly dissipate 'what the heck?' I focus on thinking to gather the insects again, I was surprised that the insects slowly gather again. Before I can think of anything, the bell rings.
Taking my stuff I quickly went out from my class to make sure what just happen, ignoring the stares and giggles from everyone.
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Time 1535
Place A Couple of Blocks from Winslow High School
1st person POV
Shiki Ryougi
It's going to take awhile for me to get used being a teacher, the students are still afraid of me although there are some teacher that can now speak to me without feeling nervous. Now, I'm planning to go buy some extra clothes and buy some food for my apartment.
I suddenly hear a loud buzzing sound, intrigue, I silently near the source of the sound. As I near it, I hide near an alley an look at the source.
On a tiny empty field surrounded by insect is Taylor, but by looking at her face it looks like that she was amazed. After a couple of minutes, the insects disperse while Taylor stand there now smiling, then suddenly she screams "IM GOING TO BE A CAPE!" embarrassed by her sudden declaration, Taylor ran away without noticing me.
Looking at Taylor's retreating figure '….a Cape huh? Her power does has its own benefit' finishing my thoughts about Taylor's new power, I went to buy my daily needs.
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Time passes by, day by day Shiki teaches in Winslow High, while Taylor get used to her powers occasionally she went to miss Shiki to have some conversation even though it's usually a one sided one, Taylor didn't realize that her new favorite teacher knows about her secret.
The Trio bullies Taylor everyday, eventually Taylor became more silence and withdrawn, sometimes when Taylor went to Shiki, the Trio went to do something else. All is normal for Taylor's live, she still try to survive against the Trio and she now have a(somewhat) friendly relationship with Shiki…
….For now.
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Well that's for now and yes after this is where the Worms 'plot' will begin.
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This chapter has been revised on 2 Nov 2016
….and I might need a beta reader.
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Last of all…
Thorfaxdragonkin…. I like your style, here's another ice cream.
Till next time