(Chapter 4)
I woke up a few minutes later from a nightmare. Lately, they had been getting worse. It wasn't always this bad, but ever since my disease has progressed the nightmares have too. I gave up on sleep and went downstairs into the café area.
"Morning Cass" I told Hiro's aunt as I came downstairs.
"Good morning Phoenix. You ok?" She asked me.
"Never better" I said.
"Hiro and the others went out to get a few things. They should be back soon" she told me.
"I'll wait down here for them" I said.
"First of all, change your pants! It's hot outside!"
"I'll change my shirt" I said and marched back upstairs.
Upon arriving in my section of the room, I went to my military case underneath my bed and opened it up revealing a set of military grab. I grabbed one of the army green shirts and replaced the shirt I was wearing with it. I grabbed the army beanie too and put that over my head. After getting dressed, I looked at myself in the mirror for a few moments, paying attention to the prosthetic right arm I had and my tattooed left arm. There wasn't anyway that I was going to put on a pair of shorts otherwise... I would be constantly hounded about the two prosthetic legs I had.
I skipped down the stairs clutching a pair of sunglasses and put them on after sitting down at a café table.
"Nice look you've got" a voice called out.
I turned towards the voice and saw Hiro and a few other people come in through the door.
"These are my friends and they'd like to introduce themselves" he continued.
"Honey Lemon here!" A long red haired girl said.
"Wasabi!" A large African American man said.
"GoGo Tomago" the biker girl said.
"Fred" said the last person.
"My name is Phoenix. Phoenix Kuchiki" I told them, getting up from the table and shaking their hands.
"How old are you?" Honey Lemom asked me.
"Oh, 15 and a half?" I said.
"Fif... fifteen?" Wasabi said surprised.
"Your fifteen and have tattoos and a prosthetic?" Fred asked without thinking.
"Yes. I was in the Marine Corps for two and a half years. And no, I don't have parents. I paid for this myself" I said bitterly,
Silence followed quickly afterwards and lingered for a few moments.
"Come with us. We've got something to show you" GoGo told me and we exited the café amd walked toward the street, towards where a few parked vehicles were.
"Wanna ride?" GoGo asked, gesturing to her motorcycle.
"Don't do it, she's crazy!" Hiro told me.
"Shut up Hiro" GoGo said, half amused.
"I got a bike" I said.
"Give me a minute" I said going into the alley next to the café and doing the summoning power to make it appear. It was a very sleek and slim dark black motorcycle. I rolled it out onto the street and Hiro's friends all looked at me astonished but regained their composure quickly. I reached into the back of my motorcycle and unhooked a helmet, the color and visor matching the bike. I could see out of the helmet but nobody could see in.
"Ready?" Wasabi asked as everyone got into (or onto) their respective vehicles.
I got in my motorcycle and put the helmet on my head and started the engine. The group all took off and I followed Hiro and Honey Lemon. After a few minutes of riding, we stopped in front of this large college, San Fransokyo Tech. I parked my bike and pulled my helmet off and grew astonished at the sight of the school. A few minutes later, the rest of the group pulled up.
Hiro got out of his car first and went over to GoGo and teased her.
"Lovesick fools" Honey Lemon said to Fred.
"Sorry about that. Gogo's being a bully" Hiro announced.
"Am not" she shot back.
"Anyways... Pheonix, welcome to San Fransokyo Tech" Hiro exclaimed proudly.
We went inside and were guided to an area with two big doors. I curiously walked over to one and pushed it open, immediately taken in by my surroundings. A huge science lab. Being the nerdy girl I am, I analyzed everything.
"Woah! This place is so cool! I haven't seen anything like this since my time with the Marines!" I exclaimed excitedly.
"Welcome to the Nerd Lab" Hiro addressed to me.
(End chapter 4)