Whew! Finally got this out of the way. Sorry for my absence! I was busy writing and enjoying my winter until I got sick for a while XP. I'm fine now though. Please read and review! You can be harsh in your reviews if you want, it'll help me become a better writer.
After the orientation, the rest of my summer was spent in preparation. Sure, summer break was still going on, but seeing as how I did not know where any of my classes were located, Dad decided to visit campus together with Rose and I to map out the route for me to move between classes. After all, the last thing I wanted to do was embarrass myself by asking for directions.
"Anh hai, your school is so big!" Rose exclaimed, running deeper into the campus. Before she could get far though, dad immediately rushed forward and grabbed hold of her hand.
"An Nhiên, con đứng gần ba. Đừng chạy xa quá!" he said.(Rose, you stay next to daddy. Don't run too far away!)
"Aw…"
Luckily there was a directory not too far behind the gates of the school. Dad then asked me to give him my class schedule so we could find where all my classes were located. After I had taken a picture of the directory, we all walked deeper into the school.
"Now let's see here...Science building room 101...oh, it's not too far from here. In fact, it's to the left." I said.
Walking over to one of the tall buildings, we noticed a sign that read: Science Building.
"May quá có bản hiệu đây. Otherwise it would've been so easy to get lost." Dad said. "Rồi con nhớ chưa? Let's keep going." (Luckily there's a sign here...have you remembered it yet?...)
Mapping out the routes didn't take too long and after we were done, we all decided to explore the campus some more. Surprisingly, there were other families who were also mapping out routes for their own kids. Seeing others as lost as I was made me feel a whole lot better about mapping out my route.
In the following days, I continued my daily routine of running a few miles and playing soccer and before I knew it, the first day of school had come.
"Anh hai...anh hai ơi. Wakey wakey." I could hear Rose's voice as I felt some light pushing on my arm.
Slowly opening my eyes and checking the clock next to my bed, I saw it read: 7:10. It was past the starting time I had signed up for, but during the break the school had contacted us, telling us that all students who signed up for a 7:00 class would start at 8:00. If I were to arrive to school in fifteen minutes, then I still had about thirty-five minutes to go. If that was the case then what was Rose doing, telling me to get up so early?
I waved my hand to shoo her away. "I start school late today…" I whispered, too tired to use my voice, "...a few more minutes."
"But ba nói anh hai phải dậy bay giờ mà!" (Dad said you need to wake up now!)
I simply sighed and turned away from her. There was no way I was going to deal with her right after having been woken up so early.
"Anh hai...wake… uuuuuuupppppppp!" Right after she said that, I felt a sharp pounding on my sides.
"Ow...ow...OW! Alright alright, anh hai dậy bay giờ!" (...your big brother's waking up now!)
Thanks to her jumping on me, I no longer felt as tired as I did and searched for the box that contained my uniform, which was mailed to me a few days prior. Inside the box were two ties, one red and one black; the black tie was to be worn with the red blazer and the red tie was to be worn when only wearing the black sweater vest. For top wear, there was one one white dress shirt, along with a black sweater vest and a red blazer. For boys' bottoms, anything was acceptable as long as it was black or red and followed the dress code of the school, which I didn't really pay much attention to since I was sure nothing I wore could be deemed inappropriate in any way. All of these made up the uniform of MapleStory Academy. After putting on the black slim-fit jeans that dad bought for me over the summer and my rosary, I then put on the white dress shirt, the red tie, and the black sweater vest, which contained the school emblem over the left breast area. I figured I'd save the blazer for fall and winter since it was still summer as of now. I headed down the stairs to make breakfast, only to see it already made for me. At the dinner table was dad just casually reading a newspaper, Rose rapidly gobbling up her favorite Moon Bunny's Rice Cake cereal and my breakfast, a piece of toast with a fried egg on top that looked like it had just been made a few minutes prior.
Dad then smiled at me before returning to his newspaper. "Good morning."
"Morning. Ba ăn chưa? Ba có muốn con làm đồ cho ba ăn không?" I replied as I bit into my toast. (Did you eat yet? You want me to make you something.)
"Không, ba ăn rồi. So, are you excited?" (No, I ate already.)
"I guess…? I mean, the campus is nice and all and I do have some friends."
"Nếu mà như vậy thì tại sao con lo?" (If that's the case then what are you worried about?)
"I'm just a little worried that I'll struggle. This is a prestigious school after all." I said. Dad then chuckled at my worry as if I was worrying for nothing.
"Trường, you're worrying too much. You were accepted to the school on a scholarship! Everyone else had to pay a lot of money to attend this school. That already puts you above several students. Besides, it seems to be a rich school with many resources. Even if you do fall behind, I'm sure the school has something that can help somehow." he said with a reassuring smile. "That doesn't mean you shouldn't make an effort though."
Typical dad, adding in these remarks.
"Alright. Well, I'll be going now." I said, packing up my things and preparing to leave the house.
"Con muốn ba trở con đi không?" (You want me to take you there?)
"No thanks. I'll walk."
"Bye anh hai!" I heard Rose say. After waving to her and dad, I made my way to school.
I had to admit, walking to school on a school day was quite the experience. The streets and sidewalks were no longer empty. Already on the street was a long line of limousines and other expensive cars most likely heading towards school. The sidewalks now became crowded with students walking alone or in groups. Although I couldn't see the inside of the cars since most of the windows were dark, I was sure most, if not all of them held students inside. Thinking about it now, deciding to walk to school was probably the smartest decision I made for the day. Being late was the last thing I wanted to happen to me, especially on the first day of school. Some of the students must have had similar ideas to mine, because then they started exiting their cars and running towards the school like many others.
Checking my phone, it showed that there was a good twenty minutes before school started, so I continued on walking without rush. When the school came into view, it was overflowing with students. Some were passing out fliers, advertising their clubs and sports teams. At that moment, I felt my heart beat a little faster. Never before had I seen a school so lively and crowded before. It was pretty exciting.
For the first two days of school, students were to have all six of their classes in a day. Since my first class was Biology with Mr. Grendel, I made my way to the science building, which was easy to find as dad and I already navigated the school before the first day. Upon arriving at the door, I saw students already lining up next to it. Suddenly, a stray sheet of paper fell from someone in the line. Upon picking it up, I heard a voice.
"Hey man, that's mine. Could you please give that to me?" It sounded male, and looking towards the end of the line was a guy with blonde hair tied up.
"Here you are." I said, handing him the sheet of paper..
"Thanks a lot." he said. I then stood behind him and took a deep breath. "You nervous?" he asked.
"A little. Well, I'm usually like this on the first day of school anyway." I replied. "What about you?"
"I'm sorta the same I guess. But I have some friends here so I'm not too worried. By the way, I'm Lapis. Lapis Kessho. Nice to meet'cha" he said, holding out his hand.
"I'm Aaron. Nice to meet you too." I said, as I shook his.
"So you plan on signing up for any clubs or sports teams?"
"Eh...maybe. Depending on how much time I have. What about you?"
"Yup! Last day of basketball tryouts is today. Season starts soon too!"
"I see."
Before we knew it, the door the the classroom opened and out came a rather old man wearing a cone hat and wrinkled attire. Immediately everyone was silent.
"Come in everyone, come in." he said, voice sounding a lot younger than his appearance. Wordlessly, we all walked into the classroom and took seats, with Lapis and I sitting next to each other. Compared to the outside, the inside of the classroom was surprisingly quiet. Once everyone was settled down, the teacher, Mr. Grendel, I think, chuckled.
"Let this be for future reference for you all. I do encourage you all to check if the door is unlocked before you all wait outside in the cold. I'll admit I was not expecting not even one student checking, hahaha!"
Lapis then raised his hand. "Wait, so the door was open the whole time?" he asked.
"Precisely."
At that, the entire class groaned, but he seemed to remain unfazed.
"Well regardless of that, a good morning to you all! Welcome to MapleStory Academy and welcome to Biology! I'm Mr. Grendel and I teach both regular and AP Biology at this school. Here, my goal is to teach you all I can about my favorite subject and make this class your favorite class along with me being your favorite teacher, hahaha! I also hope to see you in my AP Biology class either next year or your junior year!"
Mr. Grendel then handed out the class syllabus to all of us as he continued talking about his class expectations and grading scale. It was relieving to hear that nothing he stated was impossible for me to achieve. For a while I was worried I'd have trouble passing here. With his light voice and confidence, he made it seem like the class would be a breeze, even for me. After his introduction, we were allowed to socialize in class, for there was nothing else he prepared for in the day.
"So where are ya from?" I heard Lapis asked.
"Oh I just live in the neighborhood." I replied. "What about you?"
"Same, although I live quite far down though, so I usually ride my skateboard here. What about you? Do you walk or something?"
"Yeah, I walk. I don't live too far away from here."
"Really? That's pretty cool, getting all that exercise. Oh yeah! How about we exchange numbers? You have a phone right?"
As we pulled out our phones, I noticed that his phone was incredibly long and slim. Most likely a new model. It made me feel a little conscious of my own phone for a little bit, but I stopped caring once I pulled out my own and received no reaction from him. It wasn't like my phone was really old or anything, it had a touch screen and could surf internet and all that, but it certainly wasn't new either. Well, no use worrying about this now anyway.
Soon, the bell rang and we headed out for our second period class.
"Yo, so what's your second period?" Lapis asked.
Unravelling the sheet of paper I kept in my pocket, I searched for the second class on the list. "Let's see here...P.E with Mr. Dances with Balrog. You?"
"That sucks. I have English with Mr. Hawkeye. Well, I'll see you later."
My schedule showed that P.E was to be held in the gym, so I rushed past the other walking students to the other side of the school. Walking into the gym, I could already see students gathered in several crowds. In the center of the crowds were men, most likely the teachers, holding up signs containing names. Seeing the letters "DWB" on one of the signs, I assumed that those letters were an acronym for "Dances With Balrog" and I walked over to the crowd. Soon after all students were gathered with their respective teachers, we were led into the locker rooms. With all of the boys and girls gathered in their respective locker rooms, Mr. Dances with Balrog then stood on one of the benches inside and clapped his hands, easily capturing everyone's attention.
"Alright everyone, now listen up. You all will be given your own lockers soon and we will give you your five-digit codes. Your locker is strictly for storing your P.E clothes and deodorant or perfume or cologne, assuming you bring any of those to school. Here, you buy a P.E shirt, shorts, sweater and sweatpants. It doesn't really matter what combination you wear, as long as you have a P.E top and bottom. Not having even one piece will result in the loss of points in this class. Now since this is the only the first day of school and it is also a short day, we won't be selling anything until two days from now when we can all have the class full time. Understood? Great. Anyway, that's all I have to say for now. The time's all yours to socialize."
Since there was no one I was close to or could recognize in the room, I simply kept to myself and fiddled around with my phone until class ended, which, thankfully, wasn't too far away. Once the bell rang, I checked my schedule to see which class I had next. Apparently it was history with Ms. Pierce. Thankfully, the history building wasn't too far from from the gym, so once the bell rang, I walked towards it at a slower pace. Once again avoiding all of the other students rushing up and down the stairs of the building, I made my way into room 301. Walking into the room, I saw several students already seated, one of whom was Joe.
"Ronnie!" He called out, tapping on the desk next to him. Taking a seat at that desk, he and I clapped each other's hands. "Yo! So what classes did you have so far?"
"Just Bio and P.E. You?"
"Just came from english class. So what do you think? Think you have a good chance of becoming valedictorian?"
"Come on man. It's our first year and our first day. Ask me that in two years, then I'll have an answer."
"Hah, relax dude! We're scholarship students! We can totally do it!"
"I feel like scholarship students aren't necessarily uncommon here."
"Yeah, they really aren't. But hey! Uncommon or not, the fact that we don't have to pay still remains! Provided we earn the necessary grades of course."
I sighed at what he said, since it wasn't really false. Providing the necessary grades to maintain the scholarship still worried me though. Then in a blink of an eye, students started filing into the classroom, and it became full within seconds. Immediately after the bell rang, a tall blonde woman entered the classroom. I had to admit though, there was something about her presence...it was like she emitted a controlling aura around her. Right when she walked in, the lively classroom immediately became quieter.
"Welcome everyone, to World History. I am your teacher, Ms. Pierce and I'll admit that I'm a little nervous as I am fresh out of college and this is my first year teaching, especially at MapleStory Academy no less. Nevertheless, by the end of the year, I aim to have you all end the year with a strong grasp of the world's past." Grabbing out a stack of paper, most likely the syllabus, she started passing them around with incredible accuracy. It took only one swipe of her hand to grab out a small stack for students to hand down the rows of seats, and no extras were left once they reached the end. "Please have these signed by one of your parents. I'm sure this isn't too hard of an assignment so I'll have this due tomorrow. If there's a problem with the due date, then please come talk to me after class, which is when break starts and we'll be able to work something out. I do not accept late assignments. Turning anything past the due date will result in zero points. That said, I have high hopes for each and every one of you. I truly believe that you are all capable of passing this class with ease. All you have to do is complete your assignments early or on time, listen and take notes in class and most importantly, study! Doing so will result in you all passing with ease!"
After her speech we were once again allowed to socialize. With the free time, some students already approached Ms. Pierce most likely regarding the due date for their assignment.
"Hey so…" Joe started as he grabbed a soccer ball out of his bag. "You wanna help me find a place where we can play around with this?"
"Sure, why not?" Before we knew it, the bell rang.
"Remember everyone! It's break right now, so there's no need to rush to your next class!" Ms. Pierce said, right before we exited the classroom. We were then immediately met with students occupying nearly every area of the outside. The benches, the lawns, the gardens, the fountains, all were covered with students. It wasn't until after Joe had called Alpha and Beta that we found out they had saved a small spot in the gardens.
"So, how was your guys' day?" Beta asked, munching on a sandwich.
"You're not gonna save that for lunch?" I asked. Beta simply shrugged.
"Meh, like this is enough for lunch anyway. Besides, I need all the energy I can get for volleyball tryouts today." she said.
"Down worry about it." Alpha chimed in, "She's capable of eating at least ten times this without gaining any weight."
"Geez…I wish I could be like that."
Joe then started using his foot to juggle the soccer ball before passing it to me for me to juggle it as well. After a few seconds of juggling, Alpha then waved his hands signalling for me to pass it over to him, which I did. The process then repeated a couple of times until we heard someone calling out to us.
"Hey! You guys!"
At first, I didn't think it was directed to us until I saw Alpha's and Joe's heads turn to face to source.
Glancing in the same direction, I could see several students, most likely upperclassmen based on their height and looks, rush over to us.
"What's up?" Alpha asked.
"Hey, are you guys into soccer? How would you like to join the team?" The third tallest guy asked.
"Aren't there tryouts first, though?" I asked.
"And aren't there also a Junior Varsity and Varsity team?" Joe asked.
"That's right, but if I'm being honest here, you'd probably make the Varsity team if you simply had the basic knowledge and passion for it. Frankly, we're undermanned. All of our previous players have either graduated, lost passion, or have become too busy. That's where you guys come in!" He then started giving us flyers, which contained the dates and necessities for the soccer team tryouts. "So, you guys interested? We'd be glad to have you!"
It was definitely tempting. I had always wanted to join a high school sports team, but having to worry about sports along with schoolwork and possibly clubs always worried me.
"Hmm...I'll need to think about this." I said.
"No pressure man! You have about a month and a half to make it. In the meantime, allow us to introduce ourselves…" he said. He introduced himself as the captain and forward of the team, Cristiano. Along with him were Luka, Xabi and Thomas, the midfielders; Marcel, the left-back, and David the goalkeeper. After their introduction, they left in a jiffy, possibly to recruit other students. Seeing their chipper attitudes, it really made me want to join.
"Well, I was totally going to join anyway. What about you guys?" Joe asked us.
"Well definitely not me, I've already got my hands full with volleyball." Beta replied.
"Of course not you, Beta." Alpha scoffed. "Every time you kick a ball it either goes sharply sideways or backwards. You wouldn't have made it even with the knowledge and passion." To that, Beta threw a tomato slice at him. Alpha didn't seem to mind as he simply wiped his face with his sleeve and ate the tomato slice. "But it's the same for me though. Real football all the way, am I right? What about you, Aaron?"
"Ehh...I want to but I'll probably have to ask my dad first. I have a curfew so hopefully he'll extend it."
"Curfew? That sucks."
"Wait, I've been meaning to ask, where are Lapis and Lazuli?" Joe asked.
When I heard Lapis I immediately thought of the guy playing basketball. Could it really be the same guy? Then again, there might be other Lapis's around, so I decided not to question anything.
"They're both practicing for their after school sports tryouts so they couldn't come today." Beta replied.
"That sucks even more."
The bell eventually rang, signalling the end of the break. As we all said our goodbyes, Alpha, Beta and I headed to fourth period English while Joe headed to whatever class he had.
As soon as we had all settled down and the bell had rung, a woman popped up from under her desk. She wore a pirate's cap along with a knuckle in one hand and a hook on the other, and had two pistols on the sides of her hip.
"Yaarrr! Ahoy mateys! I'm the captain of the Nautilus, captain Kyrin! Welcome! Within my Nautilus, ya blokes are gunna act like me, talk like me, and live like me!"
At this point I was sure nobody could take her seriously. Looking over to Alpha and Beta they seemed to have faces that said, are you kidding me?
Thankfully, Ms. Kyrin wasn't so serious either, as she removed all of her accessories as quickly as she appeared.
"Oh I'm just joking everyone, there's no way that I would be a certified teacher if I had acted like so. Besides, nobody would've taken me seriously like I'm sure many of you thought, hahaha! All joking aside, welcome everyone, to English 1A. Typically, those who are in the "A" class are typically scholarship students or students who have taken honors english classes in middle school, or maybe both. I'm sure this describes you all correct?"
We all nodded.
"Then it's perfect! Here in English 1A we go at a more accelerated pace than those in regular English 1. We'll also be having more discussions regarding real life topics and issues along with tackling more difficult aspects of english. Don't worry though, I'm sure everyone here will pass the class like a breeze, provided you take it seriously. That said, I don't think there's anything left for me to say! The time's all yours while I pass out the course syllabus."
With the extra time, Alpha and Beta and I then grabbed out our class schedules to see if we had any classes together. Sadly, English 1A was the only class we had with each other.
"So do you guys get out of school at two or three?" I asked.
"We get out at three. Neither of us are willing to wake up an hour earlier just so we can end school earlier. Besides, I'm pretty sure club activities typically start at four o'clock, so we're pretty much doing nothing for two hours if we end at two." Beta replied.
"Makes sense."
*BLEEEEEP!*
At the sound of the bell, we packed all of our things and exited the classroom.
"Well, I'll see you guys later."
"See you tomorrow!"
Two more classes until the end of school.
The math building was quite a ways away from the English building, so I once speed-walked across the campus, which made my feet ache. The passing period between classes was said to be five minutes, but since I had no timer, I decided not to take any chances and reach the class ASAP.
Once I had reached the math building, I checked all of the class numbers, but none had matched the one on my schedule. Ah wait, hold on, I had forgotten that Algebra 2 was typically for sophomores, so it was probably on the second floor. I then squeezed myself through all of the rushing freshmen while ignoring some of their remarks and made my way upstairs like most of the upperclassmen. Reaching the second floor, the room number came into view. I breathed a sigh of relief as I had arrived early and walked in. Looking around, I couldn't see anyone I recognized, and I felt a little awkward sitting next to people I didn't know. Fortunately for me, there were empty seats in the corners of the room, so I took the one in the furthest back and near the window. More students piled in and I checked to see if there was anyone I knew. Huh, come to think of it, I didn't really know which math classes Alpha, Beta, or Joe were taking. That said, the probability of them being in the same class as me was low, seeing as how their schedules were way to different than mine anyway. With that realization, I stopped putting effort into it, and simply stared out the window, admiring the view of the school from higher elevation.
"Is this seat taken?"
The voice sounded like it was coming from near me, so I turned to my right and sure enough, there was a girl pointing down at the desk next to mine.
"Oh, no. You can ta-"
"Thank you."
…
Guess she didn't really want to talk...oh well. Heh, I didn't think my first encounter with a girl in high school would be so…? What was the word again? Well whatever. Let's just say unexpected.
*BLEEEEEEEEEPP*
The sound of the bell immediately silenced us, making us ready ourselves for the class to begin. However, looking around, the teacher was nowhere in sight. Everywhere in the room, all you could see were students. There was nobody who really stood out.
"Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to fifth period math. I am Mr. Jin, your instructor for your first, and hopefully last year of Algebra 2. And for those of you who are retaking the course this year...I sincerely hope you make this year your last."
That voice...it was a man's voice, but for some reason, I couldn't find the source. It was as if he was able to project his voice throughout the room. The other students seemingly felt the same way as I did, seeing as how they were also scanning the room. Suddenly, I felt a tap on my shoulder.
"Looking for someone?"
"Whoa!" I screamed, nearly falling off my desk. Behind me emerged a man dressed in all back. Black dress shirt, black tie, black pants, black shoes, even a black mask to cover his mouth. He seemed to be unfazed by my freakout, seeing as how he continued walking to his desk as if nothing had happened.
"Sorry about that, I was trying to stress the importance of math." he said.
"Importance of math?" I asked, probably a little more exasperated than intended.
"That's right, math. Math is like a ninja, or a shadow. Ever lurking in the darkness, but always present, and very important. There are many things possible because of math, yet people always disregard it, saying that learning it hurts their brains. Planning out your daily routines, such as the time you need to wake up in order arrive to school on time, the construction of this school, and the understanding of the universe; all require math of some form. I hope you now have a better idea of why learning math is necessary. That said, I do not tolerate shirking your work and wish you the best of luck in this class."
The class continued staying quiet even when he started passing out the syllabus for the class. I guess everyone was still a little intimidated. It was almost surprising to see how strongly his voice contrasted with his looks. His eyes were sharp, almost as if he saw us as enemies, and his all-black clothing made him look all the more dangerous, however his voice was calm and gentle. Almost like a ninja, but I still felt like I could pass the class.
"Now as usual, please have your parents sign the syllabus, as it contains what you need to prepare for this class along with my expectations of you all and what you can expect from me. Also, remember everyone that since today is a short schedule, lunch will be after sixth period instead of after fifth, so hurry on to your next class after the period is done. That said, feel free to check your phones and socialize."
There were still a few minutes of class left before the bell rang, seeing as how I had nothing to do, I simply grabbed out my bible and read. Looking over to the girl next to me, I saw her also reading a book of some kind. She wore a uniform just like me, albeit with a skirt rather than pants. She also had a very off-center ponytail, seeing as how it was near the side of her head and not at the back and there were a long bundle of strands standing up at the top of her heard. As she turned, I immediately turned back to my bible. Didn't want to get caught for the wrong reason after all.
"Eh...heheheheh."
…
That was definitely her laughing...weird.
*BlEEEEEEEEEEP*
Well, no point in thinking about that now. Finally, it's the last period of the day…
Thankfully, the language building wasn't too far from the math building. Frankly, my feet were hurting from all this speed-walking. Of course, upon entering the classroom, all I could see were asians. Hah, of course. This was a Vietnamese class after all. Apparently the most popular language to learn here was Korean, but at the moment, I had no interest. Come to think of it, I was pretty sure Joe was taking Korean since he was also Korean or partly Korean for that matter.
Regardless, with me always having to speak my mother tongue at home, speaking and understanding Viet was going to be a piece of cake. Like last time, there was nobody familiar, so I took whatever seat was available, this time in the middle of the class. When the bell rang, the teacher came and introduced herself as Ms. Nguyen. Heh, of course. After receiving my syllabus, she excused us early from class and allowed us to go home seeing as how it was the last class of the day. I had originally planned on waiting for Joe, Alpha, and Beta but then I had realized that they still had one more class since they started later than I did. With that in mind, I simply walked down the quiet streets toward home.
I sighed as my feet ached with every step due to how much walking I did within the day. Before I could use the key to unlock the door, dad opened it for me, still in a shirt and shorts.
"Hi con." he smiled.
"Ủa, con tưởng là ba đi làm bửa nay mà?" (I thought you had to go to work today?)
"Chưa, ngày mai ba sẽ đi. Sao, đ học có vui không?" (Not today. Tomorrow I'll go. Anyway, was school fun?)
"Yeah, I made some friends."
"Ôi, nói tiếng việt con ơi." (Hey, speak vietnamese.)
"Thôi đi ba. Con lười quá. An Nhiên đâu?" (I'm too lazy. Where's Rose?)
"Em đang ngủ. Bửa nay em củng ra sớm. Con ăn trưa chưa?" (She's napping. She also got released early today. Did you eat lunch yet?)
"Chưa, con đâu có đem đồ ăn đi học đâu." (Not yet. I didn't bring any food to school.)
"Alright. Đừng nấu gì. Để ba làm đồ cho con." (Don't cook anything. Let me make something for you.)
"Aww, thanks ba!"
"Nói tiếng việt." (Speak Vietnamese.)
So how was it? Hope you guys didn't get sick during the winter like I did!
Sorry for only being able to get out one chapter during break. Even with school coming back, I'll try harder to update more regularly.
Name: Rose Le (Lê An Nhiên)
Gender: Female
Birthday: July 31
Personality: Cheerful, naive, outgoing.
Strongest subject: Math
Likes: Drawing, reading, playing her violin/piano, playing with friends, beating her brother in video games
Hobbies: Drawing, playing her favorite instruments.
Interesting info: Youngest in her family. Soon after she was born, her mother died from sickness as she held Rose in her arms. She was taught piano when she was in kindergarten and picked up the violin after watching a youtuber play violin covers of her favorite songs. When she's not drawing, napping or doing homework, she's usually playing one of the two instruments. She is also more of a glutton than Aaron is, although she never seems to gain weight. This annoys Aaron greatly because he always has to work hard to maintain his body shape while Rose doesn't have to at all. Also, when she was very young she was so used to seeing a chubby Aaron that after he started working out and losing weight, along with getting slightly tanner, Rose stopped recognizing him. It took her father's reassurance to convince her that it really was Aaron under the pretense that working out magically turns a person's skin darker.