No, his mother was not kidding. Ike stood at the front of Ninterty High School with Roy and Mist by his side. He watched students, who shared the appearance of strangers, entering the school with their friends by their side, talking and laughing. Although it was a clear, warm day, the cheerful climate did not lighten Ike's mood up. The school supplies that occupied his backpack felt as heavy as a block of lead. Signing in boredom, Ike fidgeted with his ID card, which hung around his neck on a lanyard. Oh boy, this was going to be a loooong day...
Since that he was a new student at this school, Ike felt like an outcast. The people that walked pass him like if he was invisible had blank, unrecognizable faces. The only person who was considered to be his friend was Roy. But, it was a bit awkward to spend time with him, as he could not talk and NEEDED to spend every second with him. There was Mist, but she was his sister.
Yet, that did not mean Ike could not make friends...
Ike heard frantic footsteps hurrying towards him from behind. He turned around and saw a sixteen-year-old male rushing towards him. His blue bangs whipped in his matching cerulean eyes, which were filled with fright. He was dressed in a jacket with hues of blue, a sky-blue shirt, long jeans, and dark blue sneakers. Sitting on his head was a gold-colored hairband with a fake azure gem on it. It nearly resembled a tiara.
With a wheezing gasp, the boy ran behind Ike and cowered. He grasped his shoulders tightly and nervously looked over the confused Ike's shoulder. His hands were trembling wildly. Roy, who was standing by Ike, curiously looked at the unknown boy. What happened? Why was he scared?
"Err, what are you doing?" Ike uneasily asked.
"Are you ok?" Mist asked.
"Hey! There he is!" a jeering voice shouted.
Three students with a threatening atmosphere approached Ike, Roy, and the blue-haired boy. One of them wore a ripped jacket over a wrinkled black shirt, sagging jeans smeared with dirt, a yellow baseball cap worn backwards, and white sneakers that were gray. He had blue eyes that shined with greed. His brown hair looked like it was never combed in a hundred years. Ike assumed that he hardly exercised, since he was completely made up of fat. Mist was disgusted by the sight. Trying not to make eye contact with him, she looked at his ID card. It read: Wario.
The second one was wearing a zipped purple jacket, tight-fitting jeans, a matching purple cap, and brown shoes. Unlike the first student, who was completely obese, he was as skinny as a tree branch. He had a long, pointy nose that looked like it could pop an unlucky Drifloon. Ike saw the word Waluigi on his ID card.
The third student was not a human, but a turtle. His shell was decorated with jagged spikes. He had red hair that resembled the color of a tomato. Held in his hands was a paintbrush smeared with plasters of color. A bit frightened yet curious, Roy looked at his ID card, which read Bowser Jr. So... Those cards had everyone's names on it...
"Let's beat 'em up!" Bowser Jr exclaimed.
"Wait, why are you doing this?!" Ike asked suspiciously, trying to protect the bluenette boy.
"Oh, he-a just bump into us." Wario carelessly answered.
"That's a stupid reason to beat him up!" Mist shouted angrily, her teal eyes glaring at the bullies. "Look, he's scared! Stop bullying him!"
Roy, who wished he could retort something at the three bullies, gazed sternly at them.
"Look, if you won't leave him alone, we are going to report you." Ike added coldly.
The three bullies looked at each other and scowled. Nope, they were defiantly not getting suspended on the first day of school! Their parents will be furious!
"Let's-a go, guys!" Wario whispered. He and his small gang hurried away. Yet, that did not mean that he lost the courage to rudely yell a threatening insult to the poor blue-haired boy. "Don't think-a you won this-a time!" he ferociously retorted.
With a whimper, the blue-haired boy stepped out of his hiding spot and smiled timidly at his "saviors". "T-Thank you." he softly said. "I was really scared. Are you guys new here? I've never seen any of you here in Ninterty."
"Yeah, we're new here." Ike answered.
The boy suddenly gave Ike a hug. Ike's eyes widened in embarrassment as passing students have him strange looks. His face turned pink. What did this guy think he was doing?! Mist and Roy looked at each other and shrugged awkwardly. Well, it looked like the turtle suddenly came out of his shell...
"It's very nice to meet you! My name is Marth!" Marth introduced as he released Ike from his embrace. "What's yours?"
Ike quickly inhaled some fresh air, as Marth squeezed the life out of him with his monstrous embrace. "I'm Ike. This is my sister Mist and my adopted brother Roy."
Marth politely shook Mist's and Roy's hands. "Nice to meet you! I can guide you guys around Ninterty if you want me to."
"Sure." Ike said.
Flattered and feeling a bit embarrassed, Marth led Ike, Mist, and Roy around Nintery like an alpha dog. The entire school was completely different from Crimea's. First, Ninterty had a large, outdoor campus. It had a few towering trees that provided shade. Students were walking to their lockers or their classrooms freely. The students were free to roam around the campus to their destination. Crimea High was just a large building. Ike remembered trying to squeeze through the large squabbling crowds of cliques gathered in the middle of the hallways just to get to his locker.
"So, this is the cafeteria." Marth pointed to the largest building. Students were exiting the cafeteria with breakfast in their hands. "The A and B wing is where all of the consolers are. If you're having trouble with anything, you can go there for help."
"Can you show us where do you go for performing arts?" Mist requested.
"Sure!" Marth guided the three to a large, fancy (Compared to the other school buildings!) building. It had steps leading to the entrance. There was a shadowy ticket booth. On the top of the building, where everyone can see it, were letters that read: Performing Arts Center."
Ike eyed the students loitering around the building. Unlike the cliques in Crimea High, who just hung around in their little private groups, sneakily gossiped, and had the personality of a blank wall, these cliques were the rainbow of Ninterty's sky. There was not a single person who was identical to another. A dirty-blond Hylian dressed in a green vest over a white collared shirt, and a floppy green cap was seated on one of the steps. His azure eyes were glued to his notebook, which was filled with narratives. Seated next to him was a light blond-haired teen excitedly scribbling something down in his notebook. He was dressed in a pale yellow shirt under a brown leather jacket. A teenage girl with long dark blue hair sat in front of the two boys. A hairband similar to Marth's sat on her head. She was listening to her iPod, which was hidden in her navy blue jacket's pocket. A fifteen-year-old boy with a red cap and jacket was reading a book on raising Pokemon. An indigo-haired girl dressed in a casual red dress and stockings was talking and laughing with a green-haired boy dressed in knee-high shorts and blue jacket over a lime-green shirt, a Canidae, and an avian.
"This is the PAC." Marth said to Ike, Mist, and Roy. "It's where the school has performing arts and band. It's also where my friends and I hang out." Marth waved his hands at his friends. "Hi guys!"
Owain, Link, and Lucina immediately stopped what they were doing and hurried to the bluenette. "Hey there, Marth!" Owain greeted, giving him a high five.
Lucina gave Marth a quick hug. "How was break?"
"It was ok." Marth answered.
Link noticed Ike, Mist, and Roy. "Hello, my name is Link. What's yours?"
"I'm Ike." Ike replied, shaking Link's hand.
"Mist." Mist smiled sweetly at Link.
Roy could only helplessly look down at the ground and sigh in defenselessness. Geez, life was hard if you don't talk. Link awkwardly blinked and looked into Roy's joyless navy blue eyes.
"What's your name?" Link asked again, only to not get a response. "Am I scaring you?" The Hylian began to nervously twiddle his fingers.
"He's Roy." Ike quickly spoke, not wanting to make the conversation twice as awkward as it was. "I'm sorry, he doesn't like to talk."
"That's understandable." Link smiled at Roy in understanding.
With a timid blush, Roy smiled back. Lilina, who was talking to her friends Wolt, Fox, and Falco, unexpectedly looked over and saw the new three students.
"Hey, we hadn't seen them before." she said. "Let's meet them."
Roy saw Lilina and her friends heading towards him. His face turning red, he quickly cowered behind Link. Oh my gosh, there were so many people heading towards him...
"Hi, I'm Lilina." Lilina greeted the coy redhead. "What's your name?"
Ike noticed Lilina talking to Roy. "Oh, his name is Roy. He doesn't like to talk."
"Awww..." Lilina sighed sadly. She felt sorry for the redhead. "What's your name?"
"Ike. And this is my sister, Mist."
Mist cheerfully smiled at Lilina. "So, what class do you have for first period?" she asked.
"I have performing arts." Lilina answered.
"That's great! So do I!"
Owain overheard the conversation. He loudly shouted, "Welcome to the Drama Brigade!" His booming voice echoed throughout the building.
Red looked up from his book in annoyance. "Be quiet! Some of us are trying to study!"
Mist raised an eyebrow. "Drama Brigade? What's that?"
Wolt began to explain to Mist. "A year ago, Owain decided to call people who are in performing arts the Dawn Brigade. Why? I don't know."
After talking to Lucina, Marth turned to Ike. "So, what grade are you in?"
"I'm a junior." Ike answered.
Marth jumped in surprise. "Hraaah! I thought you were a senior!"
Ike smiled at Marth's astonishment. "How about you? Are you a sophomore?"
"No, I'm a junior too!" Marth answered. "Looks can be deceiving!"
"Yeah!"
All of a sudden, the school bell boomed loudly across the school. The students obediently stopped from what they were doing and began to head to their class.
Marth followed Ike and Roy out of the PAC. "So, what class do you have now?"
"I have AP English with Gaebora." Ike answered. "How about you?"
"Me too!" Marth answered with a beaming grin. "I wonder now Mr. Gaebora is."
"I hope he's not boring!" Ike said as he and Marth entered the classroom.
Author's Notes: Ike, you should had said that Roy was simply too shy...
Here's a short chapter (Well, short compared to the other chapters.) This pretty much introduces most of the characters. In the next two chapters will introduce Ike's classes and possibly give a tiny hint about Roy's past. I know, nothing really happened in this chapter. Hopefully, no one is falling asleep while reading my story, haha! XD Also, Ike's new high school has the crappiest name ever!
Again, I opened another obnoxious poll! Apparently, my imagination loves to give me an idea whenever I'm set on some things. So, I'm debating whether I should start on the sequel to Hollow or write a child brawlers story. So, please check out my poll!
Story Questions:
Are there any OOC characters so far?
So far, who's your favorite character?