Wow. I just really hate Fanfiction right now. No matter how much I edit, no matter how much I advertise, no reviews come to me. What the heck?!

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ulrich gaped at the magnificence of Terry's bike. The last bike that Terry had was just an average Ducati. Now this was something else!

This was one of the first ever Fenrir type motorcycles. The Fenrir bike had just come out a few weeks ago, and Terry had already bought one. That was just typical of him. Terry was filthy rich due to his military exploits.

It was a shimmering black color, with a streamlined exterior that allowed the bike to move at speeds of over 160 miles per hour! Ulrich could not help but be impressed with this technological masterpiece.

"I get to ride on that?" Ulrich whispered, half to himself and half to Terry. Terry laughed at this.

"Yeah, you do. Only the best for my friends," he replied. Then Terry mounted the bike and extended the back seat out so that Ulrich could get on. He did so and then wrapped his arms around the safety bars.

"Hold on! This thing is fast!" Terry yelled before gunning the engine. Then, in a blast of air that nearly knocked Ulrich to the ground, they were off.

Heads turned as the bike sped down the roads, astounding many. Pedestrians on the streets stared on in jealousy, while others took pictures of it with their phones.

"What's this thing's top speed?!" Ulrich yelled over the wind.

"You don't want to know!" Terry hollered back, laughing. At this, Ulrich marveled at the awesome bike.

Soon, much sooner than Ulrich would have liked, his school-to-be appeared in the distance. Terry saw it and steered the durable bike towards it.

As they sped through the school gates, Ulrich was glad Terry didn't jump the fence, because he was sure that he would fall if he did. Terry slowed down and braked.

The two friends dismounted from the amazing bike and faced each other one last time. Terry sighed and looked at Ulrich

"Remember this, Ulrich. I am always here for you, whenever you need it," Terry said sincerely. Ulrich nodded solemnly. Terry was not someone you could easily forget.

"Goodbye, Terry!" Ulrich said, shaking his hand before walking toward Junior Beta High. This was the last time that he would see any of his friends for a very long time.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Ulrich wasn't concerned about his luggage. He had asked his dad to pick up all of his suitcases from his old room back in Kadic. If luck would have it, then they should be in his new room now.

Ulrich then wondered what this school would be like. Would it be like Kadic? Would it be worse? Well, at least it would be better than staying at Kadic.

Ulrich noticed a man who looked like one of the school administrators standing at the entrance to the school. Next to him was teenage boy wearing all black with gloves on. This struck Ulrich as strange. Who the heck would wear all black and wear gloves in the middle of summer?

"Excuse me," the man asked, interrupting his thoughts. "Are you Ulrich Stern?" He nodded, apprehensive yet excited at the same time.

"The principal said you were coming," the man said. He opened the gate and told me to follow.

"This is Raven Blackfeather," He said, indicating the teen. Raven nodded curtly at the mention of his name. Ulrich looked at Raven and was impressed by what he saw. Raven had long black hair that fell to the middle of his back, and his eyes were dark blue. Despite his long hair, he still looked masculine. Ulrich laughed inwardly. That was a hard thing to pull off.

"He will show you around and give you your equipment. I hope you will like it here," the man droned in a bored tone indicating that he had done this many times before. Then he walked inside, leaving Ulrich alone with Raven.

"Er, hello. I'm Ulrich," he stammered, unnerved by Raven's appearance. He looked very intimidating.

"Let's go," was his only response. Ulrich followed the teen as he entered the school building.

Ulrich noticed instantly that the school was very clean. The halls were white and lined with bulletin boards displaying the latest school news. An occasional student walked by them, often nodding respectfully at the dark figure leading him.

"Where are we going?" Ulrich inserted, attempting again to make conversation.

"To your dorm," Raven replied, thwarting the attempt as he went silent again. He led Ulrich up to flights of stairs to the hallways which he assumed were the boy's dormitories. His progress stopped as he reached the room with the number 312 emblazoned on it in golden letters with a black outline. Ulrich watched as Raven opened the door with a small key. Raven stepped aside to let Ulrich in. But instead of going away as he expected, Raven stayed still.

"You're coming too?" Ulrich asked, surprised.

"This is my dorm too," was the taciturn teen's response. Ulrich gulped. How was he going to handle having this guy as a roommate? He was awfully quiet.

One thing Ulrich noticed about this dorm was how dark it was. The walls were painted black with little to no posters on it. On one side of the room was a small bed with black sheets and a black desk and chair with a computer on top of it. Was there anything of Raven's that wasn't black?

On the other side of the room was a bare bed and desk. Next to them was Ulrich's luggage, as well as three large books that Ulrich assumed were his textbooks.

Raven sat down in his desk and proceeded to ignore Ulrich, instead focusing on the computer screen.

Now that he knew where my room was, Ulrich decided to wander the school. According to the map that was on his desk, the grounds were pretty large, so he didn't have to worry about crowds.

Ulrich then went through the halls, finding his classrooms and memorizing their positions. After this, he went to the courtyard to see what it was like.

It was very spacious, with trees providing shade, benches for resting, and green grass covered with students doing homework. Ulrich smiled and reveled in the summer breeze. It wasn't often that you could find a school as in tune with nature as this one.

After walking around a bit, Ulrich became aware of a girl sitting on a bench. She was staring at him. She had glossy hair the color of night with a bit of brown in the front. Ulrich could detect Asian heritage in her face. She was wearing all a pair of blue jeans and a black shirt to match her hair, and her skin was tanned. He stopped walking and looked at her. As he expected, she averted her eyes.

"Stern!" A voice called. Ulrich turned to see a man of about 30-31 striding toward him.

"I am Mr. Silvers, your principal. I trust that Mr. Smith has given you your schedule?" the man said to him. Ulrich remembered the droning man.

"Yes, sir," he said respectfully. It was best not to piss this guy off, seeing as he was going to be his principal for who knows how long. Mr. Silvers smiled.

"Well, I hope you will like it here, Ulrich," he said before walking away.

Ulrich looked over to the bench where the girl was, but she was gone. Talk about strange.

Then Ulrich heard a horrible screeching noise. Ulrich winced. That was a terrible, ear wrenching noise! Apparently that was the bell for dinner. Obviously the last class of the day was over, so everyone was hungry. Ulrich was a bit hungry himself, so he joined the stream of students flowing from the main building.

While he was walking, Ulrich looked around at all of the kids. He looked behind him and found himself looking right into the eyes of that girl who had been staring at him. She looked startled.

"Sorry, I was just, uh…" she said in a soft voice that reminded him of Yumi. "Leaving," she finished before disappearing into the crowd. Ulrich didn't understand. For some reason, this girl had some sort of interest in him. But he had no idea why.

Dinner was actually pretty good as far as school meals go. It was way better than Kadic's food. However, Ulrich did notice that same girl staring at him some more. Sometimes he would catch her eye. She would blush and look away.

When dinner was over, Ulrich walked up to his dorm and sat on the edge of his bed. Raven wasn't back yet, so he was alone in the room. It wasn't long before he grew tired and fell asleep.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

::Yumi stood in front of him. They were standing in a roiling melee of black and red lights. Ulrich reached out for her, but she always seemed to be out of reach. She opened her mouth…and anticipating her melodious voice, Ulrich listened carefully. Instead, he heard the ugliest screeching noise that he had ever heard.::

Ulrich lurched up in bed, sweat cascading from his brow. Oh, it was just a dream. That screeching sound must have been the wake up bell. According to his schedule, he was allowed two hours to shower and get ready. Ulrich decided that he had better hurry, or he'd be the last one in line for the showers.

Ulrich hurriedly slipped on a simple robe that he found in his luggage and grabbed a towel. Then he ran out into the hallway.

Ulrich groaned. The line for the showers was already very long. Ulrich peeked in the shower room to see the progress of the ones inside and noticed that there was one shower free. But no one seemed to be going for it. Ulrich turned to look at the kid first in line.

"There's a shower free in there," Ulrich informed him. The kid laughed.

"I'm guessing you're new. That shower is bad news," he said. Ulrich looked at him quizzically. The kid grinned.

"The architect obviously felt a little mischievous. Whoever it was placed a clear wall in it that lets you see right through to the girl's bathroom, and vice versa. So, nobody uses it. Not even the girls," he explained.

"Really? Cool," Ulrich said, and headed for the unused shower. If nobody ever used it, then what was there to worry about? It would probably fog up anyway.

After his shower, Ulrich checked his schedule to see that Mathematics was next. He gathered his mathematics binder and books and headed for the door. But before he left, he noticed Raven doing the same. Ulrich decided to ask him about the girl.

"Hey, Raven," Ulrich prompted, hoping to get a response. Raven said nothing, continuing to get ready. Ulrich took this as an invitation to continue.

"There was a girl in the courtyard. She was Asian, and she wore all black. Do you know who she is?" Ulrich asked. Raven stopped dead.

"Rebecca. How do you know her?" he demanded.

"I don't really. She just has some sort of interest in me," Ulrich replied, happy to get an answer.

"Not for you. She is a seer," Raven said, turning back to his preparations. Ulrich was dumbstruck. A seer? One of those fools who profess to see snippets of important people and events?

That would make sense, Ulrich thought. But then again, it could be that she was just interested in him for his amazing good looks. Ulrich laughed inwardly. Like that would ever happen.

Ulrich decided that he had heard enough and left the room, heading for his math class. He exited the dormitory building and spotted the math building. Only, there was a crowd of about seven bulky guys blocking the doorway. There were other students around campus with the same books as Ulrich, but they were keeping their distance from the boys. They must be bullies or something. But Ulrich wasn't worried. So he headed directly for the mob, intending to break through.

One of the guys saw him coming and alerted his friends. They turned to face Ulrich and snickered amongst themselves.

"What have we here? A new kid, maybe? Do you know us kid?" sneered the biggest guy. Ulrich was in no mood for this though.

"Move," he demanded. At this, the guys burst out laughing. They stayed right where they were. Then the laughter died down. Now they looked menacing, as if they were ready to start a fight any second.

"I guess that's a no. Let's teach him boys!" They immediately began to circle around me intending to leave me on the concrete, begging for mercy. Ulrich wasn't going to let them have that pleasure. He laid his books on the ground.

The nearest guy started the fight with a simple punch to Ulrich's stomach. Ulrich smirked at their obvious lack of skill and grabbed it. He then retaliated with a left hook, slamming his trained fist into the guy's jaw. Ulrich heard a small crack and the guy pulled free, gasping in pain and holding his jaw.

The other guys were outraged and began to close in, attacking with simultaneous punches and kicks. Ulrich did the smart thing and rolled backwards. However, after emerging from the roll, he felt stone against his back. There was a ornate fountain at his back. As the guys closing in again, he knew that there was no escape this time.

In the blink of an eye two black figures dashed out seemingly form nowhere. One Ulrich identified as Raven, and the other was Rebecca.

Raven kicked the legs out from underneath the first guy he reached. When the guy hit the ground, Raven followed up with a swift kick to the lower back, thus taking him out of the fight. Another burly guy, angry at the treatment of his friend, retaliated with a poorly executed roundhouse kick. Raven, his face showing no emotion, grabbed the oncoming leg and slammed his free fist onto the kneecap. Ulrich winced as he heard a sickening crack. Without giving him a chance to recover, Raven shoved the guy into another one, knocking that one over.

Rebecca was doing about the same, if not slightly better. She punched the first one she reached in the stomach and then kicked him over. With lightning speed, she grabbed the heads of the other two and bashed them together, knocking them out. The one lucky enough to get away with only a hurt jaw scrambled away, leaving his friends groaning on the concrete.

"That was amazing," Ulrich commented, noting the fallen boys. The kids around us, grateful at the clearing of the passage, moved on into the math building.

"Whatever," was Raven's response. Rebecca smiled at the compliment.

"Don't we have to get to class?" She asked, handing him his fallen books. Ulrich took them gratefully.

"Yeah, we do," he replied, walking with the obsidian duo to his math class.

In the classroom, Ulrich sat in a random seat at the back of the room. Rebecca sat on his left, and Raven sat on his right.

"Are you all right?" Rebecca asked me. Ulrich nodded..

"I'm Rebecca. Rebecca Brisebois. Nice to meet you," she answered, pushing her black hair out of her eyes. Ulrich already knew this, but he didn't say anything.

"I'm Ulrich Stern," he said. "Can I ask you something?"

"Shoot," Rebecca replied.

"Why were you staring at me earlier?" Ulrich asked, eager to know the answer.

"Because I Saw you," was her only response. Ulrich sighed. Somehow he knew he'd get a cryptic response.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

The day went by quickly, seeing as Ulrich either talked to Rebecca or slept. It was the usual first day at a new school crap, where he didn't have to do anything but "watch." Ha.

However, the seven guys were all called to the office during lunch, obviously to be punished for their violence. Ulrich knew that he wouldn't be punished, due to the fact that Junior Beta High had one of the best camera systems in France. He was sure that the administrators had seen that they had thrown the first punch.

"See you tomorrow, Ulrich!" Rebecca called at the end of the day. Ulrich waved to her noticing once again how similar she was to Yumi. Maybe it was because they were both Japanese.

Ulrich walked to his room, but he couldn't sleep. He sat on the edge of his bed for God knows how long. However, at about 11:55, Raven got up and left the room. Ulrich didn't ask why, because he knew he wouldn't get an answer. Ulrich checked his watch. Now it was 12:05 am.

Suddenly, he began to hear faint music coming from the woods east of the campus. Ulrich had nothing else to do, seeing as he slept off most of the day, so he decided to check it out. Ulrich slipped past the snoring teachers who were supposed to be watching and went outside.

After he had gone into the forest about fifty feet or so, Ulrich saw, to his great surprise, Raven strumming away at an electric guitar. Then he sighted a bright blonde haired girl banging on two sets of drums at once. But that's not what really surprised him. Ulrich saw Rebecca standing in front of them. On her head was a headset wirelessly connected to a nearby amplifier. She opened her mouth and began to sing.

"How can you see into my eyes like open doors?
Leading you down into my core where I've become so numb
Without a soul, my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home

Wake me up
(Wake me up inside)
I can't wake up
(Wake me up inside)
Save me
(Call my name and save me from the dark)

Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)

Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life

Wake me up
(Wake me up inside)
I can't wake up
(Wake me up inside)
Save me
(Call my name and save me from the dark)

Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)

I've been living a lie
There's nothing inside
Bring me to life

Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love, darling
Only you are the life among the dead

All this time, I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything

Without thought, without voice, without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Bring me to life

Wake me up
(Wake me up inside)
I can't wake up
(Wake me up inside)
Save me
(Call my name and save me from the dark)

Wake me up
(Bid my blood to run)
I can't wake up
(Before I come undone)
Save me
(Save me from the nothing I've become)

Bring me to life"

Ulrich recognized immediately the song she was singing. It was Bring me to life by Evanescence. Along with this, he noticed that Raven was singing too! It looked like she had a band. But there was one thing missing. There was no electric piano. Ulrich was good at that. Maybe he should volunteer.

Ulrich didn't know how long he stood listening to them, but the sun began to rise. Shoot! Ulrich realized that he had stayed up all night listening to them. He had a very short time to get back to the dorm before he was seen!

Ulrich broke into a run, dashing through the school gates and sprinting into the dorm rooms. As he spotted the teachers in the hallway, he sighed in relief. They were still snoring. Ulrich had gotten lucky.

The moment he stepped inside his room, the wake up bell rang. Oh well, looks like he didn't get to sleep. He snatched his towel and literally sprinted to the showers so that he could get the first one.

Ulrich ran into Rebecca as she was walking out of her room in her usual black clothing. She smiled slightly when she saw him.

"I saw you last night," she teased.

"What? I think you're good!" Ulrich defended himself. "But you're missing something."

"What is that?" she asked.

"You don't have an electric piano. The beginning of that Evanescence piece just doesn't sound good in acoustic guitar!" Ulrich complained.

"We can't help that," Rebecca retaliated. "No one in the school is a piano player!"

"Wrong! I play," Ulrich corrected her. He was certain that she would now invite him to join her band.

"Really? You didn't seem to be the musical type," Rebecca, asked, surprised.

"Everyone says that," Ulrich commented, smiling. Rebecca's next comment was cut off as they saw Raven heading past them.

"You're going to be late," he informed them as he entered the boys' showers.

"Crap he's right!" Ulrich yelled and sprinted to the showers. Rebecca chuckled as she watched. Today was going to be another pointless day at school.

That was a long chapter. Much longer than my others, but no one ever seems to review my story anyway so why should I even bother?

OUTTAKES/

"There's a shower free in there," Ulrich informed him. The kid laughed.

"I'm guessing you're new. That shower is bad news," he said. Ulrich looked at him quizzically. The kid grinned.

"The architect obviously felt a little mischievous. Whoever it was placed a clear wall in it that lets you see right through to the girl's bathroom, and vice versa. So, nobody uses it. Not even the girls," he explained.

"Really? Cool," Ulrich said, and headed for the unused shower. If nobody ever used it, then what was there to worry about? It would probably fog up anyway.

Fortunately for Ulrich, some girl apparently had the same idea that he had.

"HOLY SH**! I'M USING THIS SHOWER ALL THE TIME!"

2.

Ulrich recognized immediately the song she was singing. It was Bring me to life by Evanescence. Along with this, he noticed that Raven was singing too! It looked like she had a band. But there was one thing missing. There was no electric piano. Ulrich was good at that. Maybe he should volunteer.

Ulrich didn't know how long he stood listening to them, but the sun began to rise. Shoot! Ulrich realized that he had stayed up all night listening to them. He had a very short time to get back to the dorm before he was seen!

But before he could run, Rebecca took the guitar out of Raven's hand and sprinted over to him.

"WHY WERE YOU WATCHING US! STALKER!" and then she bashed him on the head with the guitar, killing Ulrich instantly.

Raven ran forward, panic evident on his face.

"Oh my God! Is the guitar okay?!"

3.

Ulrich decided that he had heard enough and left the room, heading for his math class. He exited the dormitory building and spotted the math building. Only, there was one guy blocking the doorway. There were other students around campus with the same books as Ulrich, but they were keeping their distance from the boy. He must be a bully or something. But Ulrich wasn't worried. So he headed directly for the guy, intending to break through.

"No one shall pass!" the guy screamed. Raven, Rebecca, and Ulrich had no time for this nonsense, so they all roundhouse kicked him at the same time. They all heard a loud simultaneous sickening crack a split second before they felt their legs almost explode with pure white pain.

"Mwahahahaha! No one can stand up to my ABS OF STEEL!" the guy gloated, and then body slammed the three of them.

"Urk!"

"Agh!"

"F**k!"

Then the guy casually walked away. The principal walked up to the fallen kids and wagged his finger at them

"Students, I'm afraid I will have to suspend you all for three weeks!"

"Could this day get ANY WORSE?!" Ulrich yelled. Just then, and anvil fell on his face.