Why…
Why is life so unfair to me...
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"Hello studens! Today is a special day, because we have received a transfer, Arctic Wolf Dan! Say hi, class!"
Dan's eyes wandered around the room.
Not much enthusiasm, huh.
Everyone around looked quite bored, their faces telling a tale about how absolutely mundane this event was.
"Oh boy, a new transfer student! Just another cog in the ol' clock".
Ah, well, at least they won't care enough to bother me…
Dan wondered what Cherryton High would be like, as he heard it was a highly renowned Academy, fostering big names, such as a very famous Bengal Tiger actor and his Angora Goat wife.
But so far, the impressions were… bittersweet at best.
"Now Dan, you may go sit over there between those two," the teacher said, pointing at an empty seat between a Fox and a Lion.
Dan sighed.
This is gonna be a long year…
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Soon after class ended, everyone was dismissed for lunch. Dan looked around at the spectacle that was the cafeteria. It was like someone had installed a gourmet vending machine into a colosseum, and decided, "Hey! Let's size this bitch up !" Just getting from point A to point B felt like traversing a damn labyrinth.
Wow, this place is huge. I wonder how the small breeds get around without getting trampled…
There were two lines, carnivore lunches and herbivore lunches. Dan stared at the massive columns of bovids, cervids, canines, felines, the works. He awkwardly shuffled into the carnivore line as two felines decided they wanted to get something from the stands near the campus instead, stepping out and making space for the wolf.
H Y B R
Dan carried his tray around, trying to find a place to sit so he could eat his bean steak and eggs.
How basic...
Dan's eyes looked around for seats.
Damn, all the tables are filled, I guess I'll go and sit outside.
Wait… an open spot! Finally, my legs were killing me.
He set his tray down as he had himself situated onto the bench. The wolf grabbed his fork and prodded the food.
"Hey, who's that guy?"
Shit.
"Dunno, is he one of your bodyguards, Ray?"
Wha…?
"Usagi, for the last time, stop getting on my case for that. And no, he isn't."
Dan looked to his right. Next to him sat a White-Tailed Deer and a Holland Lop. Across from said animals were a White Stallion and a Jacob Sheep.
I sat at an herbivore's table, didn't I…
"Hey, wait a minute, you're that transfer student from my class! Dan, was it?"
Dan just stared blankly at the sheep as the question was asked, presumably rethinking his life choices.
"Umm … yeah, that's me, sure," Dan replied.
"Hah! I told you, Usagi! There was a transfer student today!" yelled the sheep.
"I'm a see-er to believer, Yako," responded Usagi.
"Yeah, that's why you couldn't believe in sex when Lacey told you about it"
"Pfft, says you, you tiny tot toy-haver"
I… what?
"Guys, please stop, you're scaring Dan," reasoned the deer.
He was right — Dan's brain had, at that point, completely fried itself like an early 2000's computer running minesweeper.
"Us? Scare a carnivore? Stop pulling our legs, Jac. You might dismember our resident horny lop!" joked Yako.
"Yako, I swear to Rex, I'm going to get my surgeon's license early if you don't stop," said a very annoyed equine.
"Hey, Usagi, not me."
"I hate everyone here and their ass faces…" muttered an equally annoyed rabbit.
Dan just stared on with disbelief. Seeing a group of animals so tightly knit together, bashing each other on a whim.
Is this what a family looks like…?
"Don't mind those guys, they always get like this," a certain cervid said. "Name's Jacklyn, but you can call me Jac."
The wolf just gazed at him silently, admiring the deer's features.
He looks so soft…
"Jac… i'll remember that."
The canine looked down at his lunch, slowly picking up his fork and picking up a piece of steak.
Well, what good is a lunch if you don't eat it?
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Dan found himself dying of boredom in history class, folding together tiny cubes made from cheap sticky-notes he pulled out of his bag.
When are we ever going to realistically use this in real life, anyway?
The canine had his rump firmly planted on his seat, feeling the blood in his legs slowly clotting from the lack of movement.
"Hey, psst, Dan."
Dan lifted his head from his desk to see a certain Jacob sheep leaning over to meet the wolf.
"Ya…ko?" Dan groggily asked.
"Yeah, it's me. I just wanted to apologize for acting like a crack-ass at lunch. We never really had a carnivore randomly show up at our table, so we all got a minor wake-up slap from that whole event." The sheep explained. "I apologize on all of our behalves for our collective one braincell's inability to respond to the school's instant coffee."
Dan just sighed. "Well, if that's the case, apology taken."
"Hey, if y'all got time to make small talk, y'all got time to pay attention to class! Now back to what I was saying…" shouted a very disgruntled teacher. Dan just groaned and set his head back down on his desk, while Yako scanned the room, seeing many people staring awkwardly at the duo. It was as if they had never seen a lax conversation between a carnivore and an herbivore.
I guess those kinds of conversations usually have malicious intent behind them on both sides…
Well, back to making paper dice.
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The final bell had rung, and the wolf had found himself free of his shackles and free to explore the world around him. He found himself pacing around the halls of the school as the sun set in the windows like a ghetto Japanese horror movie intro. He passed an auditorium, with the double doors smashed in and falling apart, with police tape blocking off the entrance.
There was a picture of an alpaca boy there, smiling at the camera without a care in the world.
I wonder what happened to him…
At that moment, a noise came from over the PA system, snapping the wolf out of his trance.
"Dan, please come to the front office."
Dammit.
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"So, Principal Gon, what did you need to see me for?" Dan asked. He had been called into the principal's office out of the blue, and was currently standing in front of a hardwood desk with papers and trinkets littered about.
"I'm aware of the circumstances of your family, Dan."
Wait… how does he-
"So, how would you like to join the drama club? They recruit people who meet certain… criteria, and you're a perfect candidate! Here's a form if you're interested."
Gon passed a sheet of paper across his desk, the form being clothed in inky marks and dark scribbles.
"Just sign here if you decide to participate," explained the tiger.
Dan carefully grabbed the paper from Gon's hands, and quietly examined the form.
"What do you mean, sir?" Dan asked.
"The drama club recruits its members based off of, as I mentioned, certain criteria," Gon started. "Specifically, one's background being deemed as 'curious' or 'out of the norm' qualifies as a potential member. For example, a Mongoose by the name of Kai was recruited into the drama club a few years back due to being abandoned at a young age, later being adopted by a family of hyenas. Students like him with interesting backgrounds are scouted to be in the club."
"I see…" whispers Dan, as he soaks in the newfound information.
"So, what will it be, Dan?" Gon replies.
But how did he know…?
"Yea, sure. What's the worst that could happen?"
What the hell am I getting myself into…
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A/N: Thanks for reading. Im pretty new to this so uh, forgive me i guess. I got bored in class and since this story had been boiling in my mind for months now, I couldn't focus on my work. So, here it is now, in all of its glory. This is mostly inspired by Malaisesoup's "Serval and Sheep", where the story takes place in the Beastars universe, but the focus diverts from the main cast. I thought it seemed fun to make unique characters and write them into their own story, with the principles of Beastars still there. I'll be posting this on ao3 in around 4 days, so be sure to look for that :D
also heheheheheeheheh i ship Bels :]]]]
Special thanks to my sister for editing this and roasting me for makin [;