School
Brianna waited outside like the teacher said. Since she was new, she was going to give a small introduction about herself and such. The bell rang and she stood aside as people rushed in to be in their seats before the teacher came in. The morning ritual went on and she heard the sensei call her name.
"Now, class, we have a new student and I'd like for you to give a warm welcome," There was a round of applause.
'That's my cue…' Bria took a deep breath and slipped into her role as she walked in, smiling kindly at the class, "Ohayougozaimasu," she greeted with a bow, and when she stood straight she was smiling softly and she spoke sweetly, "My name is Kurosaki Kerica. My brother, Kurosaki Lynx, and I moved here on the 17th. I'm hoping I will be able to make friends with as many of you as I can." Short, sweet, and simple. "I didn't really prepare a big speech, but if you have any questions, I'd be glad to answer them…" she added with a shy smile.
One of the sporty boys actually nearly jumped out of his seat, "How old are you?!" he asked.
Bria laughed, "Sixteen," she answered.
"You just can't wait to date her can you?" One of the girls teased the boy.
"Shut up, Chiri," The boy grumbled.
"Question!" This time a girl stood up, "What's your favorite subject?"
Bria grinned, "I love Health Class."
"What about color?!" Another girl exclaimed.
A small smirk crept on her face but she covered it with a smile, "Red, because it symbolizes blood, fire, and passion."
"So are you gothic?" One of the boys asked.
"No," Bria said simply and sharply, "But I do have my days where I feel…dark. That's only because of my depression, though," she shrugged.
"So what's your stereotype?" The same boy asked.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, "I don't have one. I'm not one to be…labeled," she growled the word with venom. She then looked around the room, "I'm smart, but I'm not a Wiz Kid," she nodded respectfully at the genius students, "I'm anything but prep. I hate yellow and pink's not my favorite either," she simply glanced at the preppy girls. "I'm not an athlete either," She smiled sweetly once more, "You can't slap a label on me because I change too much, so don't even try."
The teacher cleared her throat, "You may have a seat Kerica, over between Suuichi and Kaito," she motioned to the said two.
Bria saw them and she nodded to the teacher, "Arigato," she said and went to sit down, ignoring the whispers. She took a seat between the boys, Kaito in front of her and Kurama behind her. She sighed very quietly to herself, 'I think I over did it…' she thought and got out her supplies for that class.
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"This is Kurosaki Lynx," The teacher introduced, "He just transferred today, so please be nice and show him around school campus. After all, you treat others the way you want to be treated," The woman turned to Rachel, "Go ahead and give the class an idea of who you are."
"Well, I'm older brother of Kurosaki Kerica," Rachel answered, "Me and my sister moved here the 17th, and I hope to make friends with you all."
"How old are you?" asked a gothic kind of girl curiously. She had a beautiful posture that could rival a Goddess and her hair was black like the night sky.
"I'm 16," She answered with a smile.
"What about your favorite subject?" asked a guy.
"My subject?" Rachel blinked for a bit and then said, "Before I moved here it used to be Spanish," She answered, "But I guess History."
There were whispers and nods of approval between the students and then another spoke up, "How about your favorite color?"
"My color is Black or a good sliver color," Rachel replied instantly.
The gothic girl from before smiled slightly, "If someone were to put a label on you, what would it be?" she asked and her midnight blue eyes studied Lynx.
"Gothic, emo, dark, um…I was once called a wizard," She sweatdropped inwardly at the word she had to use, but cared less. "Basically I'm into dark things, bloody things," She shrugged, "No big deal."
She smirked, "Well then…Lynx, I hope you don't mind me being the one saying: Welcome to Meiou High School. I have another question, though, before class begins," she grinned, "Would you like to join Archery? It's goes all-year long, so you can join at any time if you have other things to do."
Rachel eyes lit up, "Really?" She tried acting nonchalant, "Well, I guess I could try it." She answered. "Where do you guys meet, if you do not mind me asking?"
"There's an Archery field behind the school. You can't miss it, really," she answered, "I'm Amaya, Shippuu Amaya, by the way."
"Amaya," She tried, "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you," She did a short bow and the teacher told her to sit by Amaya.
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Rachel got into the band room with five minutes to spare when she heard the piano playing, she turned her head to the side to have her mouth drop. Some of the girls were also watching the redhead play like a professional.
His fingers danced across the keyboard, his eyes halfway closed, and everything seemed to just be going into his music. Rachel felt a little bit envious of the fox. She never mastered the piano but was able to master the flute after three years of practicing it, but that didn't mean she mastered every single piece. Piano on the other hand was just inspirational. Never wanted to play it for practice. She watched as the song changed from slow and drawing to fast and dance like. More of the students started going into the band room and started setting up. Rachel snapped out of it and sat with the flutes.
The sensei came in when the bell rang for class to start. Kurama didn't go anywhere after the usual bowing, greetings, and role call. He seemed to play two instruments, since a case for a flute was next to the piano bench seat. They warmed up and even when a song came up that didn't need the piano he stayed in his spot. It didn't look like the teacher cared much. The fox was basically and A student anyway.
Rachel was envious! No, she was just brimming. It was almost as if he was just challenging her. So, she pushed her limits on the flute and challenged him in her own way, she wasn't about to give up.
As Kurama played, he smiled ever-so-slightly. He didn't have his eyes open to see what she was doing, but he didn't need vision to feel her challenge. He obliged to it and the two were careful to wave their melodies in with the song, but they still beat everyone else there by a long shot. Near the end, however, he did a silent forfeit. He knew how much the flute meant to her even though he was never told. No one had needed to; it was obvious in the way she played.
Rachel heard the forfeit in his song and smiled slightly and kept playing. She had to admit, she never would have thought that the great Kurama aka Suuichi Minamino would have forfeited. It was almost time for the bell to ring, so they were allowed to put away their instruments.
"You play well," Kurama said to Rachel as he set his case on one of the shelves.
"Thank you." She answered. "So do you. Is piano a passion of yours?" Some of the girls that were fangirls of Kurama kept close, just to listen. Some of the girls were listening to see what the 'new boy' was going to do.
"Yes, it is," Kurama replied, "The flute is actually just something for me to do when the piano isn't involved in a song."
"Ah," She said, "Oh, I'm sorry," She held out her hand, "Kurosaki Lynx, I forgot introductions," she smiled nervously, "And you?"
Kurama laughed and shook her hand, "Suuichi, Minamino Suuichi."
"I see," She smiled slightly and then said, "Pleased to meet you Suuichi-kun," She said. Some of the neutral girls giggled.
"And you, Lynx-kun," Kurama said. The bell rang and he made Lynx wait with him until all the others were gone, "So this is what the surprise was? You two are doing a great job at playing your roles. I saw Bria this morning, you in Art, and then both of you in Computer last hour," he told her.
Rachel laughed and then said, "Well, yes in a way," She said, "The big surprise was suppose to be that we were going to be in your classes together, but my schedule got fucked up," She whispered the last part softly.
"I got both of your schedules earlier after Math," Kurama said as they started on their way to go eat, "I only have both of you in Computer/P.E., Lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then last two classes of the day. Every other class I have one or the other, but 7th hour I don't have either of you."
"Sad huh?" Rachel paused and then said, "I'll talk to you about it after school. I have an image," She paused.
Kurama nodded, "Alright," he said. They heard a whistle and he turned.
Brianna was running to them, "You two…" she said breathlessly, "I heard…you two…all the way up stairs." She took a deep breath and took better control, "This girl named Amaya told me you play the piano and the flute, Kura," she explained, "So when I heard the Duel of Flutes through the melody, I figured it could have only been you two."
"So you met her huh?" Rachel said amused, "You know, I actually like that girl," She paused and then said. "Bet she's taken though."
"Nice," Bria grinned. She was bi-sexual, so it didn't matter to her whether or not it was an act.
"Shippuu Amaya?" Kurama asked.
Bria was about to answer, but she then looked at her watch. She had taken her brace off and put on some wrap stuff before actually coming to school. She liked to be able to move but still be secure. Yet, it had started hurting after Computer class, so she had put on a red and black fingerless glove for extra tightness and support. "I have to go, but yes, that Amaya. See you later!" she said and started running back the way she came.
Kurama smiled softly and shook his head, turning back to Rachel as the bell rang and Brianna barely made it back to class, "No, Amaya's not taken," he said, going along with the act. He was used to acting, after all.
"Hm…" Rachel said softly. She always gone with guys, but the problem was, was that the guys she gone out with would either a) reject or b) would hurt her more then anything in the world emotionally. She may as well; just turn to girls…if it didn't work…she bit her lip to herself. Well, just stay single. Nothing bad can get bad.