Apologies: I managed to make my mother angry, and she wouldn't let me on the comp. So sorry Bishquet, for not updating before now…hope it doesn't kill you…
I'm really sorry for the cliché-ness…but my mind was having issues cranking out main plot line. No one has fainted yet, but she will…sorry, but the shock will be too much for her. But that's not till part ten…or somewhere around there…
This school day will end this chapter!
Kassandra finished the pudding, corn, and the milk. That was all she ate off the school lunch, the rest of it was too nasty to stomach. She stands up and throws her tray away, then sits back down and starts digging through her bag. She knew she put it in the there somewhere….
"Aha!" She yells triumphantly, though not loud enough to be heard over the general din of the cafeteria. She pulls out a big bag of potato chips.
Kurama stares at both the bag of chips and then at Kassandra, then looks over at Hiei.
Hiei was staring at Kassandra like she had just pulled a gun on him.
"You got all that excited about a bag of chips?"
"Not JUST a bag of chips…"
She pulls the other hand out of the bag that has a plastic baggy full of….
"CHOCOLATE!"
Kurama stares at her for a moment.
- Hiei…she's sugar high. -
---I can see that…---
Kurama looks at Kassandra, who was now fighting with Yusuke who had grabbed her bag of chips.
"Oi! Give me that back!"
"Hahaha-No…"
"GIVE IT BACK!"
"NO!"
Kassandra glared at him, then lunged across the table. Yusuke fell back, causing the bag of chips to go flying into the air.
Not caring about the fate of poor Yusuke, Kassandra jumps up and grabs the chips, before landing with a thump on the ground next to him.
"Ow…my butt…BUT I GOT THE CHIPS!"
Kurama sweatdropped and turned back to Hiei, who was watching, almost amused it seemed.
- Hiei…it's not funny…-
--Yes it is…Ningens making fools of themselves. Of course it's funny…--
---Exactly…---
Kurama rolls his eyes as the Administrator for the cafeteria that day walked over.
"What's going on here?"
This lady looked like someone had plastered a frown on her face or something like that.
Kassandra looked up and smiled sweetly at the lady.
"Oh hello Ms. Bechtel, nothings wrong. I simply fell, taking poor Yusuke down with me."
"You didn't look like you fell…"
Oh crud…
"Well, you see, there was this fly, and I was trying to hit it, and I didn't realize that it went over to the other side, and I, being oh-so-determined to hit that fly, over reached, and lost my balance. Then Yusuke, in a valiant attempt to keep me from falling over, fell over himself."
Mrs. Bechtel looked down at the young girl who was smiling as innocent as can be up at her. She looked around at the other kids. The one on the ground next to her was staring at her, but nodding vigorously. One of them as too intent on eating to realize anything had happened. A red headed boy was paying attention. She'd ask him.
"Was that what happened?"
"Yes m'am. That's exactly how it played out."
Next to him was another kid. One with creepy red eyes. Alright, she'd seen enough…
"Very well then…"
She turns around and leaves. Kassandra, chips in hand, jumps over the table.
"I'm too lazy to walk around…"
She opens the bag and begins eating. Yusuke got up and sat back down on the bench. "Nice excuse."
"I know, wasn't it? I seriously have no idea where it came from."
Halfway through the bag, she rolls it up and sticks it back into her backpack. She takes out a couple pieces of chocolate, handing one to each of them, saving two for herself.
She may love the sugar, but she wasn't stingy with it. She'd finished her chocolate and tucked everything into her bag, just as the bell rang.
"Well…On to Reading then…"
She stood up and remembered that she had been tying the bandages when she came in, and hadn't quite finished doing it. She sighs, and keeps trying. She'd get it eventually.
Kurama watched Kassandra as she struggled again with the bandages. It was going to take her a while to get those wrapped. She obviously knew nothing about doing it. Leaving the rest of the group behind, he sped up so he matched pace with her.
"Do you need some help with those?"
Kassandra, who'd been intent on her work, looked up a bit surprised.
"Uh….um….I…Oh look! Here we are at class!"
She stopped suddenly and opened the classroom door. Inside was a short lady, with half moon glasses, and dark brown hair. Though she looked a bit old, her eyes danced brightly.
"Hi Ms. Wilson!"
"Kassandra! How are you, and who are these boys behind you?"
"Exchange students."
Kassandra looked over at Sam who was staring at the new kids, with eyes as wide as dinner plates. She recognized them all right…
Kassandra put a finger to her lips and mouthed something toward her friend.
Later…
If you paid attention earlier, that meant on the bus…
Sam nodded and stopped staring. Well…stopped staring at them. She was still staring at the desk trying to figure out what was gong on, and why four kids suddenly showed up showing a striking resemblance to the Reikai Tantei.
Kassandra took her seat next to Sam and waited for Ms. Wilson to speak.
"Today we'll be taking a trip to the library, as I expect you've all finished you're books."
Only two people besides Kassandra had. Sam and another kid in the class who'd been grounded and had nothing better to do.
After introductions had been made, the class walked, or shuffled more appropriately, to the library. It was a dinky little thing, probably containing little more than 3000 books.
The pity was, Kassandra had read them all.
Well, the good ones anyway. The class split up to their separate areas. Some kids split off in boy girl pairs to do the obvious in the shadowy corners of the second floor, while others genuinely were looking for books. Kassandra wandered freely, closing her eyes each time she passed a couple.
"Disgusting…"
"Oh really?"
Kassandra froze and backed up as a school bully walked out of the shadows of a bookshelf.
"Ryan."
"Kass."
She narrows her eyes. She didn't like it when people shortened he name without her explicit permission.
The tall football player, spoiled rich kid took a step forward.
"What are you doing up here all alone?"
Kassandra took a step back, ready to run if he came any closer.
"Looking for a book. I've read all the ones downstairs."
"Really? People come up here for books?"
"Yes, that's what a library is for. But of course, you don't know how to read, so what point does that make?"
Sweet and Sarcastic. Her in two words.
Ryan narrowed his eyes and took a step forward, but before he could say anything Kassandra took off down an aisle, thankful that she had bothered to memorize the layout of the library. He'd never find her.
She hid out in the Mythology section. Rarely you could find any one there. It was her solitude. Sam knew where to find her, but no one else. The school bell rang and Kassandra perked up. She ran down the stairs nearly knocking a couple people over.
"Sorry!"
She met Sam outside the library.
"Sorry…"
No explanation was needed. Sam understood completely what had happened and didn't like to talk about it.
They hurriedly found the bus outside. They boarded the bus and Sam instantly turned to Kassandra for an explanation.
She told her everything she knew and figured. Only then did they realize the bus wasn't moving, because it hadn't left the school parking lot.
Kassandra peeked into the aisle and groaned loudly.
"Sam…Look…"
Sam poked her head out as well and groaned just as loud. The new kkids were in the front talking to the bus driver.
Kassandra looked around. The only open seats were in front of them and behind them. Two to a seat.
"Saaaaammmm…."
Kass slumped in her seat.
Soon the boys were walking by and sitting in the predicted seats. Kurama and Hiei behind them, Yusuke and Kuwabara in front.
Kassandra tried very hard to act normal until someone tapped her on the choulder she turned around.
"Oh…hello Shuuichi…."
"Hello Kassandra. Since we're supposed to work on our project together, I was wondering if we should meet at your house. Mine is a bit messed up at the moment.
/I bet…/
"Uh…sure…that wouldn't be a problem…unless you miss your stop…which one is it?"
"The second one."
Kass and Sam both groan. That was theirs too.
"Eh…sure…"
The bus groaned to a stop. Their stop.
"Well let's go."
Sam patted Kass on the back.
"Good luck." She whispered
"Thanks…I'll need it…"She whispered back.
She heads off toward the direction of her house, expecting all for to be following her, but surprised to find only one, Kurama.
"Where are the others?"
"They're stopping at the hotel to bet our main belongings. They are going to hitch a public bus here later."
"Oh…"
Kassandra mentally groaned but kept walking, stopping at her door. She fumbles with her key, but manages to open the door.
One of her little brothers nearly runs her over.
"Guess what Kass! The house next door sold! The haunted one remember!"
"I remember…please get of Dylan…"
The 8-year-old sibling gets off and looks at the newcomer.
"Hi! I'm Dylan! Kass's little brother."
"Nice to meet you Dylan. But your sister and I have to work on a project.
Could you please let us in?"
Dylan moves aside and they both walk into the house
Sorry..I have to go eat dinner...it might take me a few days to get the next one out...
