*Chapter Six: Waste*
Did Daddy not love you?
Or did he love you just too much?
~Staind
*****
"Yes! First day at Bayville High!"
"It isn't that great, man."
"What, you couldn't read into the sarcasm?"
Evan shook his head at Ryan who was standing with his arms crossed, leaning against the X-van. Scott said he'd give them all a ride - that is, if they wanted one.
Thankfully, the new recruits (or should they be called the Old-But-No-Longer-Newest-Recruits?) declined, opting to walk with Ryan. Evan would skateboard his way in and Kurt was just going to teleport, having said that he had to meet Amanda for some big project they had in Math. Rogue was going to ride one of Logan's motorcycles, unbeknownst to him, and Dainton said something about not going to school earlier the night before.
That left Kitty, Scott, Jean, Lauren, Keely, Abigail, and Lucca to ride in the Van.
*****
1st Period: Pyschology [1]
_Abigail and Michael_
'Okay,' Michael thought, doodling in his notebook, 'So maybe psychology really wasn't your thing.'
He glanced up, looking like the dead, staring straight at the graying man who was droning on and on listlessly, simultaneously writing on the board. Chalk covered his hands and clothes.
'That or the teacher just really, really bites.' He sighed. 'Dude'.
Glancing over he saw a new girl, Abigail he believed her name was, staring raptly at the teacher, taking notes and soaking everything in like there was no tomorrow.
Which there wasn't really, it was just so damned boring it was lunacy.
*****
1st Period: Chemistry [2]
_Lucca and Neona_
"Fuck," Neona muttered, and Lucca smirked.
It figures he would have gotten paired up with the freakiest of the mutants (besides Kurt, that is - but only in a good way with the self-proclaimed 'Fuzzy Dude') and besides, she was the enemy.
Still, her language was, if nothing, entertaining to listen to. It seemed the girl couldn't go one sentence without cursing.
"Are you just going to stand there laughing at me, or are you going to help out?" she snarled, trying to be careful not to snap - literally - at him. Wouldn't want to cause a riot.
The best thing, he thought, was that she didn't know he was a mutant too. So she had to be as careful as usual.
"What do you need help with?" he asked, reclining in his seat, hands behind his head.
"This blue shit. With the clear stuff."
"Pour it in."
"I thought she said not to." referring to the teacher.
"No, it's okay. Trust me."
Glaring, she thrust the containers at him. "You do it, hotshot."
Rolling his eyes, he got up. "Watch and learn, babe." ducking the slap headed for him. He poured the contents onto the dissected frog, and watched as it fizzled and burst, eating away some of the organs, leaving nothing but bones.
"Beautiful," she awed from over his shoulder.
He decided it best to inch away.
*****
3rd Period: AP French [3]
_Ryan and Keely_
Worksheets.
God, how he loathed them.
The words swam together in front of him; he was too tired to concentrate. Not only had he gotten next to no sleep, but besides, it was too early to focus on a different language.
He stared around at the poor saps sitting near him, all working hard. Their instructor had said it wouldn't be due until tomorrow, and therefore, he wasn't going to do it until tomorrow during first period (he had art then).
Keely caught his eye and smiled. They had conferred opinions last night before heading to bed, and had agreed on a particularly awesome prank.
Oh, how they couldn't wait for the day to finish itself.
*****
5th Period: Physical Education
_Ryan, Michael, Abigail, Keely, Neona_
"Pass it, dude!"
Ryan launched the football towards Mike - both blissfully unaware of their soon-to-be rivalry - and Ghost dove for it, catching it on impact.
Normally, neither Ryan or Mike really participated much in Gym, but today was an unexplainable exception.
Keely and Abigail were with the other girls, practicing the long jump.
"Ha, watch this!"
"Whatever, Kee, I can beat it."
"You wish."
"I do, don't I?"
Neona was gone, even though she was supposed to be at least in the stands. It was fifth period, her cigarette break.
Screw lunch.
"Hey."
"Haven't seen you around today, Dainton."
"Didn't come."
"Aww, but you came for me. How caring."
"Got a cig?"
"Oh, I get it."
"The Professor took away all of mine!" He exclaimed, clenching his fists.
Shaking her head, trying to contain her rage
[disappointment]
Neona dug into her coat and extracted the pack and a box of matches. Dainton helped himself.
"You look like shit," she commented.
"You're one to talk."
"True, but I always look like this. You don't."
"Rough night."
"Rough?"
"Excruciating," he smiled.
Drag.
Exhale.
A breeze flitted through, stretching its fingers between their hair, dancing together in unspoken symphony.
"Busy tonight?"
"No."
"Come over."
"Can't."
"Why not?"
"Scott."
"Asshole?"
"Asshole."
"Perfect. Bring 'im along." She grabbed her pack and matches back, walking away swiftly.
*****
READ HERE: All the classes with numbers after them, I have no idea about them. So... yeah. Just a heads-up in case I get information wrong in future chapters. I'll try not to, though.
. Short chapter. Sorry. You'll get a MUCH longer one later.
By the way, the only reason I'm even updating this early, is because DCJ is sick and I love her and therefore Chapter 6 is dedicated to her.
-Holly
P.S. I had a revelation while writing this chapter. It's never going to get interesting. Wow.
And, (HAHAHA, a long-ass author's note) please critique. Tell me SOMETHING constructive, I'd appreciate it dearly. What do I need to work on? What do I need to stop doing?
REVIEW REPLIES:
Emerald Knight1: Batman. Oh, okay. Batman's cooler than Superman ^_^. I love your reviews, they're always so nice.
Im4everaqt: Dude, I noticed that your OC fic is gone. WTF happened? I'm freaking out cause it's not there. This updation soon enough? Thanks for a kick-ass long review!
cheeky-bear007: Ace? Really? That's my favorite card, actually. That and 2 of Spades. Yup. Thanks for reviewing. I'd like to be a teenage mutant too. (just, not a turtle, you know?)
Dee Saylors: I've got to review your story. -_- It's great so far! LoL, I liked writing her asking for the jeep, that was fun.
TigerStorm: Your OC story. That... got... taken down *weeps bitterly*. Between you and Im4everaqt, I'm gonna have a panic attack 'fore I'm 20!
sycommansonboy: *blushes... again* Thanks for reviewing...and, er... calling me babe? O.o
Did Daddy not love you?
Or did he love you just too much?
~Staind
*****
"Yes! First day at Bayville High!"
"It isn't that great, man."
"What, you couldn't read into the sarcasm?"
Evan shook his head at Ryan who was standing with his arms crossed, leaning against the X-van. Scott said he'd give them all a ride - that is, if they wanted one.
Thankfully, the new recruits (or should they be called the Old-But-No-Longer-Newest-Recruits?) declined, opting to walk with Ryan. Evan would skateboard his way in and Kurt was just going to teleport, having said that he had to meet Amanda for some big project they had in Math. Rogue was going to ride one of Logan's motorcycles, unbeknownst to him, and Dainton said something about not going to school earlier the night before.
That left Kitty, Scott, Jean, Lauren, Keely, Abigail, and Lucca to ride in the Van.
*****
1st Period: Pyschology [1]
_Abigail and Michael_
'Okay,' Michael thought, doodling in his notebook, 'So maybe psychology really wasn't your thing.'
He glanced up, looking like the dead, staring straight at the graying man who was droning on and on listlessly, simultaneously writing on the board. Chalk covered his hands and clothes.
'That or the teacher just really, really bites.' He sighed. 'Dude'.
Glancing over he saw a new girl, Abigail he believed her name was, staring raptly at the teacher, taking notes and soaking everything in like there was no tomorrow.
Which there wasn't really, it was just so damned boring it was lunacy.
*****
1st Period: Chemistry [2]
_Lucca and Neona_
"Fuck," Neona muttered, and Lucca smirked.
It figures he would have gotten paired up with the freakiest of the mutants (besides Kurt, that is - but only in a good way with the self-proclaimed 'Fuzzy Dude') and besides, she was the enemy.
Still, her language was, if nothing, entertaining to listen to. It seemed the girl couldn't go one sentence without cursing.
"Are you just going to stand there laughing at me, or are you going to help out?" she snarled, trying to be careful not to snap - literally - at him. Wouldn't want to cause a riot.
The best thing, he thought, was that she didn't know he was a mutant too. So she had to be as careful as usual.
"What do you need help with?" he asked, reclining in his seat, hands behind his head.
"This blue shit. With the clear stuff."
"Pour it in."
"I thought she said not to." referring to the teacher.
"No, it's okay. Trust me."
Glaring, she thrust the containers at him. "You do it, hotshot."
Rolling his eyes, he got up. "Watch and learn, babe." ducking the slap headed for him. He poured the contents onto the dissected frog, and watched as it fizzled and burst, eating away some of the organs, leaving nothing but bones.
"Beautiful," she awed from over his shoulder.
He decided it best to inch away.
*****
3rd Period: AP French [3]
_Ryan and Keely_
Worksheets.
God, how he loathed them.
The words swam together in front of him; he was too tired to concentrate. Not only had he gotten next to no sleep, but besides, it was too early to focus on a different language.
He stared around at the poor saps sitting near him, all working hard. Their instructor had said it wouldn't be due until tomorrow, and therefore, he wasn't going to do it until tomorrow during first period (he had art then).
Keely caught his eye and smiled. They had conferred opinions last night before heading to bed, and had agreed on a particularly awesome prank.
Oh, how they couldn't wait for the day to finish itself.
*****
5th Period: Physical Education
_Ryan, Michael, Abigail, Keely, Neona_
"Pass it, dude!"
Ryan launched the football towards Mike - both blissfully unaware of their soon-to-be rivalry - and Ghost dove for it, catching it on impact.
Normally, neither Ryan or Mike really participated much in Gym, but today was an unexplainable exception.
Keely and Abigail were with the other girls, practicing the long jump.
"Ha, watch this!"
"Whatever, Kee, I can beat it."
"You wish."
"I do, don't I?"
Neona was gone, even though she was supposed to be at least in the stands. It was fifth period, her cigarette break.
Screw lunch.
"Hey."
"Haven't seen you around today, Dainton."
"Didn't come."
"Aww, but you came for me. How caring."
"Got a cig?"
"Oh, I get it."
"The Professor took away all of mine!" He exclaimed, clenching his fists.
Shaking her head, trying to contain her rage
[disappointment]
Neona dug into her coat and extracted the pack and a box of matches. Dainton helped himself.
"You look like shit," she commented.
"You're one to talk."
"True, but I always look like this. You don't."
"Rough night."
"Rough?"
"Excruciating," he smiled.
Drag.
Exhale.
A breeze flitted through, stretching its fingers between their hair, dancing together in unspoken symphony.
"Busy tonight?"
"No."
"Come over."
"Can't."
"Why not?"
"Scott."
"Asshole?"
"Asshole."
"Perfect. Bring 'im along." She grabbed her pack and matches back, walking away swiftly.
*****
READ HERE: All the classes with numbers after them, I have no idea about them. So... yeah. Just a heads-up in case I get information wrong in future chapters. I'll try not to, though.
. Short chapter. Sorry. You'll get a MUCH longer one later.
By the way, the only reason I'm even updating this early, is because DCJ is sick and I love her and therefore Chapter 6 is dedicated to her.
-Holly
P.S. I had a revelation while writing this chapter. It's never going to get interesting. Wow.
And, (HAHAHA, a long-ass author's note) please critique. Tell me SOMETHING constructive, I'd appreciate it dearly. What do I need to work on? What do I need to stop doing?
REVIEW REPLIES:
Emerald Knight1: Batman. Oh, okay. Batman's cooler than Superman ^_^. I love your reviews, they're always so nice.
Im4everaqt: Dude, I noticed that your OC fic is gone. WTF happened? I'm freaking out cause it's not there. This updation soon enough? Thanks for a kick-ass long review!
cheeky-bear007: Ace? Really? That's my favorite card, actually. That and 2 of Spades. Yup. Thanks for reviewing. I'd like to be a teenage mutant too. (just, not a turtle, you know?)
Dee Saylors: I've got to review your story. -_- It's great so far! LoL, I liked writing her asking for the jeep, that was fun.
TigerStorm: Your OC story. That... got... taken down *weeps bitterly*. Between you and Im4everaqt, I'm gonna have a panic attack 'fore I'm 20!
sycommansonboy: *blushes... again* Thanks for reviewing...and, er... calling me babe? O.o