Schools and Castles
Sorry! I was hoping to get this one out sooner!
Now let's go!
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"What... what a strange dream." Velvet muttered as she sat up. "'Rehabilitation'? Why would I need to be rehabilitated? I'm a good girl..." She said childishly.
She heard knocking on the wood near her cleaned table. "You up?" She heard Sojiro ask.
"Yes Sir!" She said groggily, but happily.
"Mind if I come up?"
She looked at her atire, her shorts were kicked off and her tank top was a mess, and she hasn't even looked at her hair yet!
"One sec!" She grabbed her blankets and wrapped herself up. "I'm decent now!"
Sojiro walked up the stairs, he wore a white and pink casual suit with a similarly colored fedora, and looked at Velvet and sighs before saying, "We're going to introduce ourselves properly to the staff at Shujin Academy, get ready and we'll head off." He said tiredly.
"Alright!" She pulled out an arm and saluted for some reason.
"The school you'll be attending is in the Aoyama district. It'll cost you a bit to ride the train there, and the route transfers are a pain. I'll drive you there, but just for today. Hurry up, okay?" He said as he turns around.
"Thank you Sakura-san!" Velvet politely bowed to the man.
"Sheesh... usually it's older women in my passenger seat..." He muttered, not knowing Velvet heard him as she sweat drops.
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After a quick dive to the school, they walked up to the front gate of the school, with Velvet in her school uniform.
"Do me a favor and don't act any differently, exept be a little serious, okay? It's going to cause us both problems if you misbehave here, alright?" Sojiro said after they stopped at the front gate.
"Yes Sakura-san. Velvet nodded politely.
After he nodded they walked in.
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They walked through the school and found the principal's office. Inside was a young-ish looking woman in a yellow sweater and a modest denim skirt and a very portly man who wore a light tan suit.
After Sojiro was to sign some papers the principal said, "To reiterate, just so we're clear, you will immediately be expelled if you cause any problems."
"Yes Sir." Velvet noded.
"Honestly, I hesitated on accepting someone like you," Velvet flinched at the jab, "but there were some circumstances on our side... You might have done a variety of things in hiding in your hometown," he went on suspiciously, "but you will behave yourself here." he finished sternly.
"Yes Sir..." Velvet said quietly. Sojiro looked at her with mild concern.
"If you are thrown out from our school, there will be no place for you to go. Keep that in mind." He stated harshly. He looked over to the woman in the room, "This is the teacher in charge of your class."
"I'm Sadayo Kawakami." She stated blandly.
"Velvet Crowe." Velvet says quietly as she holds out her hand for a small handshake. Instead, Ms. Kawakami just handed her a card.
"That's your student ID." She stated blandly once more.
Velvet flinched from the cold action as she held her school ID.
"Be sure to read the school rules. Any violations will send you straight to the guidance office." Velvet nodded sadly. "And, if by chance you cause any problems, I won't be able to protect you at all." Velvet perked up slightly, "... That IS your promise, yes, Principal Kobayakawa?" and then looked sad again.
"Mm hmm, she is responsible for all her actions." Kobayakawa stated.
"Why me though? Wasn't there someone else that could have been able to be of better assistance for Crowe-san?" Ms. Kawakami asked, making Velvet glance up in surprise.
"It was a sudden transfer, and your class was the only one ththat had an opening, are you not confident that you cannot help her?"
"Not a whole lot..." Kawakami said sadly.
"If you're done explaining things, mind if we get going?" Sojiro butted in, "I've got a store to get back to."
Kobayakawa scowled, "Sakura-san, please keep a close eye on her." he said firmly, "Don't let her cause any trouble outside..."
"Will do, I'm going to have a serious talk about the situation she's in." Sojiro said.
Kawakami looked at Velvet as she turned towards her, "Come to the faculty office when you arrive at school tomorrow. I'll show you to your classroom." She gave a small, nearly impossible to see, smile.
Velvet looked in well veiled surprise before smiling back, "Thank you Kawakami-Sensei."
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After that they took their leave. Be fore exiting the building, Sojiro said, "They're treating you like some kinda nuisance..."
"Well... Kawakami wasn't that bad..." Velvet stated softly.
"Really? Thought she was just trying to keep as much distance as possible. Anyways, try not to get expelled, I'll kick you out if you do. Got it?"
"Yes Sir." She stated with a smile.
He gave a smile, "Come on, we're going home."
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After the introductions, Sadayo was walking along before bumping into a Jersey-wearing Teacher.
"What a troublesome situation." He says.
"I wish that they didn't pin them on me... a male teacher would've been better suited for this..." She responded sadly.
"Why in the world was someone like that admitted here?" He asks back.
"Who knows? It was the principal's decision." She answers, "I was told it's for the school's reputation."
"I would've thought that my volleyball team has contributed more than enough to cover that." He says with little surprise in his voice.
"That's certainly true."
"Be careful, OK? Then again, if anything were to happen, I'd kick out a student like that right away."
"I kinda hope comes to school okay..."
"Well, I should be returning to practice."
"Oh, right. The tournament's coming up, isn't it?" She asks.
"Hehe, having such high expectations placed on you by others is quite a problem in itself." He chuckles. "We'll have to work hard to make up for the track team too."
"Yes... that's true."
The man walks away after she said that.
"Why'd it have to be my class...?"
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Back with Velvet and Sojiro, they were caught up in traffic.
"Traffic's not moving at all..." Sojiro growled angrily. "You're taking the train starting tomorrow."
Velvet nodded sadly, upset that they were stuck in traffic like this because of her.
"...So how was it? The school, I mean. Think you can manage?" Sojiro asks.
"Don't worry about me, I'm a smart girl who usually stays out of trouble." Sojiro raises an eyebrow, "Th-This was the first time in years." Velvet stated.
"Hope that means you don't do anything stupid again. And remember, just because you're crippled, doesn't mean anyone's going to be sympathetic towards you." He stated.
"Just because I'm missing an arm, doesn't mean that I'm any less capable than you, I can cook, clean, and other things." She retorts.
"Just don't be a bother and don't cause trouble." He sighed.
"Hey," he looks at her from his side, "Why did you take me in? I know you owed Arthur, but why agree?" She asks.
"...He begged."
"What?" She looked in utter shock.
"He begged, he didn't want his little sister to be without a roof over her head, and/or to be given to someone as neglectful as he said he was."
"He... really cared...?"
"Sounded like it."
Velvet was then stunned silent and they lulled into a comfortable silence. Silent tears dropped from Velvet's face, happy that Arthur cared.
"Again, a subway has derailed at Shibuya Station, greatly affecting the timetable all across the-" The radio droned.
"...Another accident?" Sojiro stated exasperatedly. "So that's why it's so crowded. There's been a lot of those lately."
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They got back to the café in the evening.
"Damn, to think there'd be that much traffic... What a waste of time. I wasn't able to open the café today..."
"I'm sorry Sakura-san..." Velvet stated apologetically.
"...Whatever. Just head upstairs. There's something I need to give you."
With a nod, they headed up into Velvet's room. Sojiro was checking the news on his phone.
"Talk about a gruesome accident... Eighty people were involved." He then put away his phone, and pulled out a book, "It's a diary. Make sure you write in it."
"Ookaaaay, whyyyy?" She says skeptically.
He tosses is on a nearby table(?), "You may be under probation, but there's no special limitations on what you do in particular. Besides following the law obviously. However, I'm obligated to report on you, which is why I'm having you record your daily activities. And don't you fill it in with mostly sketches, just a few okay?" Velvet smiled and nodded. Then his phone rang, he turned around before answering it, "Hey, what's up? ... I'm about to leave right now. Don't worry, I'll be there in no time." He smiled, "...Uh-huh, I'll see you soon." He then hung up, put his phone away and turned back to Velvet, "Well, I'm off. I'll lock the place up, so do whatever you want for the rest of the night. Just don't mess with the store, okay?" She nodded. "Good, you got school tomorrow so I'd recommend bed."
"Alright, goodnight Sakura-san.b She bowed politely.
"Night." He then left.
She then picked up her diary before she finished some cleaning before hearing a phone from downstairs. She headed over and picked up.
"Yo, it's me." The voice said.
"Sojiro?" She asked warily.
"Yeah, uhhh... I closed up shop, but I forgot to switch the sign to CLOSED, could you please help out?"
"Sure."
"Thanks, goodnight." He hung up.
She then opened the door before flipping the sign over, changing to her night clothes, and heading to bed.
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"The train huh...? Well that's going to be fun... more news about that accident... it's going to affect my stupid train huh...? Damned idiot... huh? That wierd ass app is here again... welp, time to delete it again."
She then deleted the app once more.
"Should probably reboot this thing jusjust in case... hope it didn't catch a virus..."
She then laid her phone down and started to drift off to sleep.
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"Got school..." She thought as she got dressed. "Wish the stupid skirt was longer though..." She thought as she left the café.
"Hey." Sojiro called out before she fully left, "have something to eat before you go, and hurry before the customers come in."
"Curry...?" She asked as she sat down and picked up her spoon.
"Just try it, you'll love it." She then took a bite and went still for a second before eating with more vigour.
Afterwards she put her dish in the sink and started to head out.
"Have a good day Sakura-san. And thank you for the meal." She bowed.
"You're welcome, you head to school, you have a good day to, alright?"
"Thank you."
"Flip the sign okay?"
"No problem." She left
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After getting off and on two trains, she arrived at the station next to Shujin Academy. It started to rain and she was stuck under a canopy from a store, as she waited for the rain to die down a little. She checked her GPS to see if she was in the right place before the red eye from the app popped up and expanded all over the screen. And she sighed as another student walked up next to her she was wearing a hoodie with her uniform. When she took off the hood, it revealed a beautiful girl with platinum blonde hair and teal eyes. She noticed Velvet staring at her and looked at her. They looked at each other for a bit before turning away and looked at the rain.
Then a car pulled up and the window rolled down, showing a man in a tracksuit, "Goid morning. You want me to give you a ride to school? You're going to be late." The teacher offered kindly.
"Um sure, thank you." The platinum blonde girl said with a slight hesitation.
Velvet had a small flashback.
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"C'mon! Let's get you out of here!" A man said as he pulled the tired girl.
"Who... who are you...?" She asked.
"Does that matter!? I'm getting you out of here!" He responded.
She decided to trust him, as he was the only kind person in this Hellhole so far.
After running for an hour they began to rest in a room. After a few minutes, Velvet relaxed. Then she was hit by something hard. She tried to stay conscious, but it was nearly impossible for her.
"W-why...?"
"Because those motherfuckers won't let me have fun! 'Keep the goods in good condition' or some shit like that... now... now I have you aaaaaaaaaall to myself bitch!" He yelled as he ripped off her rags that covered her slightly.
"No! Please stop!"
"Hell no...!" He said as he unbuckled his pants.
She stared in horror as she knew what this man was going to do to her. "Nooooooooo!!!"
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This man currently has the exact same "kind" face as the other man, she could tell it was a false smile.
Just as the girl took a step to the man, Velvet grabbed her shoulder and said with the most convincing smile she had, "Thank you Sensei, but we're going to walk to school, we won't be late, right?" Velvet looked at the girl and gave a brief, and hard squeeze.
"Y-Yeah! Sorry Kamoshida-Sensei, but I'm going to hand out with my friend, okay?"
A look of utter disappointment crossed his face for an instant, and it was an instant long enough for Velvet to see and know exactly what was going on in his head.
"Okay, but don't be late, okay Takamaki?" Kamoshida said as he leaned into his seat.
"Will do Sensei." She said.
"Alright, see you later." He drove away as Velvet gave a bow.
"Damn Pervy Teacher, you okay you two?" A rough voice said.
Velvet turned around and saw a guy with blonde hair and a scowl on his face, "Yes, and... that guy?" She jabbed her thumb over her shoulder to point to Kamoshida's car.
"Yep, and you Takamaki?" He asked.
"Yeah, but why are you talking to us Ryuji?"
"No need to be hostile Takamaki, just seeing if Kamoshida did anything to ya both." He said, genuinely as far as Velvet could tell.
"Thank you Ryuji-san, but we're fine." She said with a true smile.
Both of the two with her were shocked at her politeness.
"Hey... judging from how you look, you have no clue who I am, or who the jackass was, do ya?" The boy said.
Velvet shook her head, "Nope, just stared here in Shujin today, so I have no clue who you are Ryuji-san or who the Pervert is."
"Well... the long and short of it is, that guy's and asshole teacher at the school who thinks of it as his castle." Ryuji said.
"Ryuji, he isn't that bad!"
"From what I can tell, he's more or less true." Velvet stated.
"Anyways, who the Hell are you? And why is your grip like iron!" Takamaki said as she rubbed the shoulder Velvet grabbed.
"Oh! My apologies, I'm Velvet Crowe, a third year, I was transferred here and I'm starting today, and in any case, we should get going as the rain's died down and we're going to be late if we dawdle any longer." Velvet explained.
They were shocked at first and Takamaki started to freak out that they're going to be late, "Don't worry, I know a shortcut, follow me." Ryuji stated calmly and started off.
Velvet grabbed Takamaki and followed Ryuji. "Hey!"
As they walked towards the school in Ryuji's shortcut, then for some reason, they all got a brief headache.
"Uuugh, my head hurts..." Ryuji said. "Dammit... I wanna go home..."
As they walked Takamaki whispered to Velvet, "Why are we following this idiot...?"
"Better than the Teacher right? Besides, he's a softy, I can tell." Velvet whispered back.
Velvet's phone glowed red for a second as she pulled up the rear. After stepping in a puddle, she looked back in surprise and unease.
"Wha...!?" Ryuji went.
"What in the world!?" Takamaki yelled.
Velvet walked to them and saw the castle.
"Son of a bitch..." she stated in a slightly deeper voice, "Did Sojiro slip something into my food or am I still alseep...?"
"We didn't... come the wrong way though... Yeah, this should be right... What's going on here...?"
"I want out!" Takamaki stated scared.
"What..." Ryuji responded.
"Hey!" Velvet's deeper voice cut them off, "If you're done there, let's get a move on! Whether this is the school or not I couldn't give a damn, but I'm going, so shut up and come on!" They followed quickly out of fear.
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I'm done! I'm so tired now and this has gone on long enough! Goodnight and leave questions if you please!
