Disclaimer: If you actually think I own any of the GW characters mentioned in this fic, your IQ must be below 24.
I do, however, own any other characters besides the GW crew. Please don't steal them, I made up their personalities and names. If any such people exist, I'm sorry, I wasn't aware of it.
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Blue Skies and Rainy Days: Chapter One
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It was the first day of school at the Hunter Grove Academy of the Arts, otherwise known as H.G.A.A., or "HAGA" to those who prefer slang. Actually, it wasn't technically the first day, but more of an introduction, where the students mill around getting settled in and meeting their classmates. It was a small school, barely 50 students, all ranging with different gifts and abilities. So natural, some…. not. Anyway, read on and find out.
"Hey, Relena!" Hilde Schbeiker yelled and dashed up to the golden-haired girl. Relena Dorlian whirled around. "Hilde!" she cried happily. "Good, you're back again!"
"Of course I am." Hilde answered, now face-to-face and somewhat breathless. "My parents always ship me off to boarding schools, you know that."
Relena's face fell. "I'm sorry, Hilde, I just…"
Hilde giggled. "Don't be." She said. "Most of the parents who have kids at this school couldn't give a can of beans about what happens to them anyways. You know that as well as I do. I just had to spend the most boring summer vacation of my life with some distant uncle who's half deaf and talks to himself." She rolled her eyes. "So, how'd you spend your break?"
Relena felt a bit guilty. "My father took Milliardo and I on a cruise…"
"Stop right there." Hilde grinned. "You're making me jealous already. Let's go see if the old gang is still here."
The two jogged towards the grand school that was looming in the distance.
The HAGA (pronounced "hey-ga"), when you first drove up to it, looked like something out of a fairy tale. It was a large school, contrary to the small amount of occupants. The school was located outside of a small suburb, which was right next to a port city. It seemed to have the air of an ancient medieval castle, with ivy and vines grooving here and there up the old stone walls. It had a brick and wrought iron fence elegantly designed to surround the property. There were soccer fields, stables, (the school offered riding lessons) an outdoor swimming pool, a lake, rowboats floating daintily on the surface, and other features surrounding it. Inside was a maze of hallways, stairs, and elevators that led up, down, and around the 11 floors. Most classes were on the first and second floors; the third was extra classrooms, cafeteria, and the gym. Student dorms were on the fourth and fifth floors, teachers' quarters on the sixth, offices and various rooms on the seventh, and storage plus more extra rooms from there up. The school had also had different levels for students. Levels are equivalent to regular school grades, but they weren't as strict as regular schools. Someone from Level 6 could have a class with an Eighth Level at one time and someone in the Eleventh Level in another.
"DUO!!" Duo Maxwell was promptly glomped by the owner of the excited feminine voice. "Hilde…. c….an't…. breathe…. must…. have…. a..ir…." Duo attempted to pry Hilde's arms off of his neck. She released him. "Hi-hi!" she greeted the group sitting at Duo's table. That group consisted of: Sylvia Noventa, Wufei Chang, Heero Yuy, Catherine Bloom, Dorothy Catalonia, and Mariemaya Khushrenada. They were all sitting at a table in the cafeteria, which usually turned into a hangout for students when it wasn't being used for meals. Other students wandered around the huge room, meeting up with old buddies and such.
"Hey there!" Catherine beamed. "Nice to see you two again. Hey, guess what? My brother is getting transferred here! He's coming tomorrow. Cool, huh?"
"Congrats, Catherine." Relena smiled. "Hello, Heero." She sat down beside the silent boy. He nodded but said nothing. She looked at the other girls at the table and rolled her eyes. They giggled. Relena and Duo had been on a mission last year to get Heero to open up. They had almost succeeded, too. But then summer break arrived, and Heero seemed to disappear back into his shell. Owell, Relena thought. We'll just work harder this time…
"What's your brother like, Cathy?" Dorothy asked innocently.
"Back off, Dor, he's not your type." Catherine answered with a giggle.
Dorothy sighed and pretended to be annoyed. "None of the guys at this school are my type. Owell, I guess I just have to wait for Prince Charming to show up and sweep me off my feet."
Wufei scowled, and Sylvia giggled. "Don't worry about it Dorothy, I'm waiting for Mr. Right to come along too."
"Mr. Right?" Mariemaya cocked her head curiously.
Sylvia placed a hand on the redhead's arm. "Hey now, you're way too young to start dating, Missy." She said with a amused smirk.
Mariemaya tried to pout but ended up bursting into a fit of giggles. Wufei was getting sick of the little girly talk, so he changed the subject. "Anyone hear about new students or anything? As far as I can see, our whole gang is right here, so no one left."
"I checked the roster." Duo told him. "I think there may have been one name I didn't recognize, besides Catherine's brother. The twins are still here, the Ronald family is still here, Pete Brown is still here, Satomi Wong is still here…" Duo rattled off the names of old classmates.
"Little Petey is still coming here, huh?" Hilde shook her head. "I just hope I don't have classes with that kid…"
Everyone chuckled in amusement. Pete Brown was an overly-friendly, very hyper kid who loved just about everyone and everything. Unfortunately, he was probably the worst klutz you had ever seen. Anything that was breakable within his reach wouldn't last two minutes. You would hear a loud crash, followed by "OOPS!" Nonetheless, he managed to make people laugh and you couldn't get mad at such an innocent face.
"So, what's everyone's schedule?" Duo asked. There was some movement as everyone dug into bags or pockets looking for their schedule.
"I've got Lady Une for World History again." Wufei grumbled. "Geez, I'm never going to pass her class…"
"Maybe if you didn't bug her so much, you'd be able to slip past with better grades than Ds, Wufei!" suggested Catherine. She was immediately silenced as Wufei got that Honorable-such-and-such look on his face. The last thing they needed was another one of Wufei's justice rants.
Hilde peered over Relena's shoulder. "Oooh, you and I have Mythical Legends together!" she announced. "And Duo too!"
"Great. I've got Starry Nights again. How did that happen? There's only so many times one can memorize constellations." Duo muttered.
"Aw, it's much more than that." Sylvia told him. "Besides, I'm in it with you." She got a mischievous smirk on her face. "We'll snore through it together."
Hilde had now popped over to Heero. "Oooh, you're lucky, Heero. You've got Web Page Design with Mr. Zechs!"
Heero raised an eyebrow. "You call that lucky? That guy doesn't like me."
Hilde shrugged. "So? It's still a fun class. You get to play around on the net and do lots of fun stuff on the computer."
"Yeah! I got Predictions with Ms. O'Neil." Catherine grinned.
"Second bell?" Mariemaya looked up from her sheet.
Catherine shook her head. "No, fourth."
"Darn. I've got her second."
"Hey, does anyone have Biology with Ms. Sally for third bell?" Relena asked.
"I do." Catherine said.
"Me too." Wufei looked up from his paper.
"So do I!" exclaimed Dorothy.
Duo grinned. "Yep."
Third bell? Yeah, I've got biology." Sylvia told Relena. "So does Mariemaya." She peered over the younger girl's shoulder.
"I do!" Hilde rang out.
"Heero, do you?" Relena asked.
Heero nodded.
"Good! We've all got at least one class together." Relena informed everyone. "That's nice. Well, I've got to go unpack all my stuff. School starts tomorrow, you know."
Hilde smacked her forehead. "I forgot! I left all my junk in the lobby. I'd better go get it. Bye guys! See ya at dinner!" she ran off, waving over her shoulder to the table.
"I still have a lot of things to do, too." Wufei said. "I think I'll head up to my room now."
Mariemaya tugged on Sylvia's sleeve. "You promised you'd show me around today, Sylvia." She said.
Sylvia tapped her brow thoughtfully. "That's right, it's your first year here. I almost forgot. Well, the sun will be setting soon, so let's get started on that tour." The two walked out.
Duo yawned lazily and stood up. "Since everyone's leaving, I'm going to go see when they're doing the soccer team tryouts. Heero, ya coming?"
Heero grabbed the two loose books off the table and tossed his bookbag over his shoulder. "Yeah." He answered.
"That just leaves us, then." Catherine said.
Dorothy glanced up. "Want to go see if they still have Belle and Ladybug in the barn?"
"Sure!" exclaimed Catherine enthusiastically. The last occupants of the table left.
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