New School Year

by Jet556

Tenth grade. A new year, new faces, new intrigue amongst the students and it all begins with one big prank. Of course, going to meet with a Catholic schoolgirl you met that morning can cause you to miss the prank and confessing that was where you were can get you branded a traitor. After all, high school is the last place on earth where Victorian and Early Modern social mores live.

7. 8:18 AM

Welcome back everyone. Starting here the story is set during "Jock and Roll High School." Enjoy and review.

8:18 AM

First period. Day two. Basil sat at his desk look at a picture Venus had sent him of herself out of uniform. Her usual attire consisted of a black Beret, a cotton long-armed shirt with horizontal blue and white strips called a "mariniere", a black skirt with embroideries and white and black sandals with a 0.8 heel and imitation pearls.

She was dressed entirely in the French fashion. French fashion was very popular in Venus' native Japan.

"Is that her?" asked Brad, leaning over to look at the picture.

"Buzz off!" Basil had no interest in answering Brad's questions. His morning had been pretty good so far with him walking Venus to school. He didn't want Brad messing it up!

"She looks good."

Basil gave a smile at Brad's compliment of Venus. She did look good and he had been expecting something else from Brad.

The sound of Tina sneezing brought Basil's attention to the news. Then Chaz started speaking.

"Blah, blah, blah." That was seriously all Basil heard when Chaz opened his mouth.

"Our championship football team is holding tryouts after school." Said Tina. Somewhere, Basil could hear the sound of the jocks cheering.

Basil was not much of one for athletics. Ironic considering his grandfather had been a hockey and baseball player for a time, his dad had been a baseball player for a time and he himself had played soccer for a time.

"Blah, blah, blah!" There went Chaz again.

Brad tapped Basil on the shoulder. Basil turned and glared at Brad. "What?"

Brad pointed at the screen. There were poll results up. "That's him!"

"That's who?"

"Lee Ping!"

"That guy with the dyed hair?"

"Yeah! Now you know what he looks like!"

Basil looked long and hard at the picture of Lee Ping… Why had he been expecting someone wearing glasses?

"Anyway, in far more important news…" began Tina. "It looks like last year's school thief is back and—"

"Blah, blah, blah!" Could Chaz never shut up?

Footage of Tina interviewing someone in a Hazmat suit played and Basil's eyes widened. What had he missed when he had been out with Venus yesterday?