Chapter four: First school day in a new place.
There's not too many people but they all seem to keep to certain tables as if each table has 'reserved for….' Signs.
I lead the way to where the food is put out. I grab a tray then get one for Near handing it to him.
"Thanks." He smiles softly and grabs it from me.
We get the food we want on our trays then we head to an almost empty table in the back of the room.
A and BB are sitting there already and they greet us as we sit down at the table.
We eat breakfast and chat about whatever we can think of. After all of us is done we pick up our trays dumping them in the area for them on top of the garbage cans, just like in a malls food court.
B and A lead the way but it looks like we are all walking together out of the cafeteria.
"Well mine and B's first class is going to start right away. Catch you guys later." A tells us.
"Aww but can't we skip and have our alone time?" B asks wrapping an arm around A's waist.
"No. You've skipped too many classes already. You can't skip anymore." A sternly says then drags B by his arm down the hall towards the class rooms.
Me and Near chuckle at them.
"We don't have first class together." Near says turning to me. "But it's across the hall from each other."
I look to him. "Oh? Well that sucks."
"Yeah but we'll be in the same classes again later in the day." He twirls his hair.
"Well we can walk there together." I offer.
He nods and we start slowly heading on our way, to where our classes are, side by side. "Here we are. There's some time before our first class." He gestures for me to follow him as he walks into one of the rooms.
I follow him and I look around seeing tables with chairs all facing the same way which is to the white board at the front of the room. I spot the empty teachers desk in the corner opposite to the door but on the same wall as the door as well as the white board.
"This is your first class. You have Mr. Dean. He's generally nice but don't get on his bad side or he'll watch you like a hawk." He explains going over to a table and leaning against it facing me almost sitting on it. His hands on the tables wooden surface resting just behind him. He tilts his head softly looking at my face. "But don't try to be a goody two shoes or else the other kids will start to push you away." He advises me.
I nod. "Got it."
"Ah Near I didn't expect you to be here. I heard you were friends with the new kid but you two look so-" The adult male who entered the room is cut off by Near.
"Mr. Dean your rambling." He states indifferently sound emotionless. He turns away from Mr. Dean.
Mr. Dean's blue eyes blink. "Right." He walks over to his desk running a hand over his short black hair that isn't long enough to do anything with it without gel. His slightly tan skin seems to ripple with hidden muscles. He sits at his desk and his chair makes his medium height, for a guy, seem taller. He keeps glancing up at us as he seems to get ready for the day.
Near pushes himself away from the table. "Right well that's that." He turns completely to me and I meet his eyes. "Think you'll be ok?"
I nod. "Since class hasn't started let's leave here."
"Class will start very soon so I should get going to my first class." He tells me.
I follow him out the door. "Let me guess you're on his bad side?" I ask as soon as we leave the class room.
Near shrugs. "I don't really care weither I'm on his good side or bad even if I did have him as a teacher. He doesn't really like me." He shrugs again in an uncaring way. "I just know we can't just slack off on our work."
We enter his first class and I see that it's like mine.
"You know I don't see why people seem to think so badly of you. You're a really great person." I tell him.
He looks to me and I see a faint blush on his cheeks making me smile. He smiles softly in a cute way. "Thanks. You're an amazing person."
I smile a little wider still watching his face and eyes. "Thanks."
A girl teacher enters the class room, she has slightly curly light brown hair with slightly tinted black skin and chocolate brown eyes. She's wearing a white dress that goes to her knees with light blue sandals on her feet. "Time for you to get to class young mister." She tells me in a sweet voice as she plops down into her chair at her desk.
I give Near a hug surprising him for a second then he hugs back.
We part a little slowly.
"See you after class." My voice is more of an asking then stating tone.
He nods. "See you after class."
With that I leave heading to my class finding Yuna's in my class and I feel happy that such a lovely girl is sharing class with me!
It makes me excited for this class and I find my seat though I can't help but glance to Yuna every now and then.
She's just way too beautiful to resist.
I hardly remember class going by but then it comes to an end in what feels like a blink of an eye. I gather my stuff but I raise my head in time to see Yuna turning to glance at me with a smile before she turns back to where she is going leaving the classroom. My heart makes a leap at the sight making me freeze for a moment before coming back from reality. I finish grabbing my stuff and I quickly leave the classroom to act as if nothing is wrong. I skid to a stop before I accidently crash into Near. "Ah hello Near." I greet him with a smile.
He gives me one of his smiles that I have come to like to see on his face. "Hello Mello." He greets.
We begin walking side by side.
"So how was class?" He asks.
"It was already. It was over pretty quickly." I respond. "How was yours?"
"Same as usual. I already knew the topic so I was bored." He shrugs as if it's no big deal.
"That must have seen like a long class." I say turning to him instead of watching where we are going.
"I let myself get lost in my thoughts to let it pass by faster." He says with a glance to me before looking back the way he is going.
"Well that works." I also turn to where I am going.
"Allow me to take you to your next class." He offers.
"That would be great." I smile as my eyes flicker to him. "Is it the class we will share?" I ask curious.
He shakes his head. "No. Those aren't till after lunch." He tells me as his eyes also flicker to me.
"Oh." I say as I look away feeling a little disappointed that I won't be sharing the next class with someone I actually know.
But who knows maybe I'll have class with Yuna again.
I partly look forward to this class but it is an uneventful science class with not one of my friends or even Yuna making me bored as Hell as we go over simple calculations of physics at least simple to me.
That lunch I spent it at a table with A, BB and Near as we discussed anything that came to mind.
After lunch me and Near head to our class.
He heads to his seat and I follow taking the seat next to him.
A small nervous looking kid glanced to where I am sitting but moves to a different empty spot.
Unfortunately one of the popular boys sit next to him wrapping his arm around the boy pulling him close in what looks to be a bullying way.
However it doesn't go further as the teacher walks in making the popular guy release the boy.
In some ways I felt sorry for that poor boy and I didn't know what to think of what trouble that boy could be getting into against the popular kids.
Lucky for him another male pushed the bully out of the seat and takes his place after yelling at him that the popular kid was in his seat before sitting down.
The popular kid gets up to make a move to start a fight but the teacher tells him to find his actual seat and he heads to a different empty seat.
The male that helped the boy shares a quick hug with the boy showing that they are friends.
It makes me feel a little better seeing that the poor nervous boy had a strong friend to look out for him.
No one's P.O.V.
As class begins no one really seems to notice but between the times that Near and Mello would make some small talk ever now and then Near seemed to stare off into space as if having trouble focusing.
This also happens in the next and final class of the day where Mello and Near once again share a class.
Though as if no one cared enough to pay attention or knew this was normal it went unnoticed other than Mello suspecting sometimes that Near is lost in his thoughts sometimes when he seems to snap Near back to Earth by saying something.
As the bell rings Mello and Near head to their room to put their stuff away.
"So what is there to do after class?" Mello asks turning to Near.
"Well there is an evening soccer game if you're into sports. Other than that group hangs out time and the usual of the popular kids just being plain jerks or just spending time together still as jerks." Near says. "Other than that you can go to the library, finish any homework or extra work needed to be complete for any classes you have. Just general free time."
Mello nods. "Well what are you going to do?"
"Well it depends on if everyone I know is busy or not." Near says finishing putting away stuff.
Mello glances outside and his eyes come to rest on the kids that went outside for the soccer game. He turns back to Near. "Well if it's ok I'd like to play some soccer."
Near turns to face Mello. "Ok. If it would help." He slightly glances away. "Maybe I could watch to support you?"
Mello smiles at Near at this. "That would be nice." He agrees.
So the two head outside.
Near sits off at the side lines as Mello heads to join the game almost about to start as the kids playing welcome him in to join the game.
The game begins and Mello shows great skills in soccer as being a general good player instead of sucking.
He scores a goal and he can't help but grin and his eyes flicker for a moment to movement on the sidelines that makes his heart skip a beat at what he sees.