1 Chapter 7
I tried really hard not to cuss out the waitress as I dried myself with the towels. I took a look at my thighs and they were bright pink, and I sighed in aggravation. If it had been a waiter who spilled the coffee on me he would already be on the ground with a black eye.
"I'm really, really sorry miss, honestly!" the waitress explained.
"It's okay, I'm fine." I replied and walked out of the backroom. I walked out to the front and walked back to the table to get my books.
"Don't even think about saying a word Duo!" I exclaimed and stormed out of the café. I figured Hotaru had already left and I was curious to know what she did the whole time I was out back drying myself. I decided to go back to the dorm and change before going to my next class. There I found Hotaru. She signed to me, "Hey are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine, I just hope these coffee stains come out of my shirt and pants." I exclaimed.
"I'm sure they will. In the meantime, you better hurry up and change cause we gotta head to our next class!" Hotaru informed me.
"Yes I know." I changed into a red tank top and a new pair of jeans. "You know Hotaru I was wondering, how did you manage while I was out back of the café?" I asked and I saw her face go slightly pale.
"You won't believe it but one of the guys knows sign language, Wufei!" Hotaru exclaimed in sign language.
"Big whoop! So do I, but hey at least you have someone else to talk to right?" I said and Hotaru rolled her eyes and signed, "Yeah, Wufei would be the last person I'd ever talk to." and I couldn't help but smile. We gathered our instruments because our next class was music. We walked to our class and when we got there we quietly took a seat. Our teacher had everyone else take a seat and soon the class began. Our teacher explained to us all the rules and expectations. I play violin and Hotaru plays the piano. We were so busy waiting for the teacher to finish talking that we didn't notice two of Duo's buddies in our class. Trowa Barton and Quatre Winner.
"Why don't we start off with Trowa Barton and Quatre Winner. The two of you can play a piece. It really is for four but a duet is fine. You may begin whenever you are ready." our teacher explained and the two picked up their instruments. Trowa plays flute and Quatre plays violin also, but I bet he's not as good as me. Our teacher gave everyone the same music so we could follow along. They began playing the piece and I'd have to admit it sounded pretty good. Our teacher was right about it being okay for having a duet play for a piece that called for four instruments, but it just didn't seem quite right. I waited for the right measure and I jumped in. At first the teacher, Hotaru, Trowa, and Quatre were caught off guard but soon caught on. Then, Hotaru joined in with us and we all played the piece together. When we finished the classroom filled with thundering applause.
"Trowa and Quatre very nice and you too ladies," the teacher said pointing to us. We both smiled and nodded. "Your playing shows you two have very good sight reading skills!" the teacher added and we couldn't help but continue smiling. The rest of the class our teacher assigned us music. I felt a tap on my shoulder and I turned around.
"You two ladies are very good!" It was Quatre.
"Thanks, you guys are pretty good too." I replied.
"So how long have you been playing?" Trowa asked me.
"Umm...I think since I was five. Hotaru here's been playing the piano since she was five too, right?" I asked and she nodded.
"You two were at the café earlier today with Duo right?" Trowa asked and I nodded. "Yeah and you're also in my gymnastics class too Riona." I couldn't help but smile. Something about him made me feel weird, but not in a bad way. We all talked a little more and once in awhile Hotaru would sign something and I'd translate it. I bet she still had the feeling that they were all very familiar and she wasn't too comfortable talking to them. Before we realized it, class was over and it was time to head to our last class of the day, horseback ridding. Back at our old school Hotaru and I were the best riders there and we intend to be the best riders here at our new school as well.
"Hello ladies, if you haven't noticed this is a horseback ridding class and it is for ladies only," our instructor smiled but Hotaru and I didn't bother. "My name is lieutenant Noin and I will be your instructor this year." Lieutenant Noin is also my gymnastics coach too. I guess she takes care of all the recreational stuff.
"I know you all are eager to ride your horses but today we're just going to tour the stables and talk about what is expected. We will begin riding our next class and that is when I will be evaluating your levels." Lieutenant Noin explained. We began by touring the stables and we happen to walk by the guys' riding class. There we saw Trowa and Wufei. Again I had that uneasy feeling and I couldn't help but stare. Hotaru noticed and signed to me, "Ooh! Somebody's got a crush on Trowa Barton!" I couldn't hold it in and I admitted defeat. Hotaru is very good at getting people to confess and good at getting her way. We also caught a glimpse of Wufei.
"Hey Hotaru, there's Wufei, why don't we go over there and say hi to him, after all he's the only other person we know that can sign, hmm?" I suggested but Hotaru began to shake her head and signed, ''No Way, not in a million years!"
"I guess I'm not the only one with a crush huh?" I smiled mischievously and Hotaru put up her fist as if to say, "You're asking for a black eye aren't you?" and I backed down. Lieutenant Noin finished up the class by telling us her expectations and finally the day was over.
"I'm so glad this day has ended. It felt so long!" Hotaru signed and I agreed. On our way back to our dorm we found out that the curfew was nine- thirty. We walked back to our dorm, put our books and things away, and had a quick dinner.
"Man, these dorms may have TV's but I'm sure they set only certain channels you can watch!" I said to Hotaru as I flipped through the channels. She was reading a book and set it down.
"Why don't we go explore the campus? We have till nine-thirty!" Hotaru signed and I nodded in agreement. We decided to ride our horses and took our instruments along with us. Both of us had mares,
Hotaru's is pure black and mine is brown with a black mane and tail named Naomi. We rode around campus and soon we found a small lake and decided to rest there and play our instruments. Instead of playing the piano though, Hotaru played her ocarina. We played the song 'White Reflection' which we learned back at our old school. We almost finished playing the whole song when Hotaru suddenly stopped.
"What, what is it? What'd you stop for?" asked in confusion and she signed to me, "I heard something, behind the bushes." I set down my instrument and the both of us walked over to where Hotaru said the noise came from. We were about to part the leaves when suddenly a figure appeared and Hotaru and I jumped back in fear. It was a guy and he was holding up a gun. Behind him appeared four other faces and three of which we recognized easily.
"Trowa, Quatre, Duo, is that you?" I asked.
"Riona?" they asked in confusion and we all said in unison, "What are you doing here?"
"Well, Hotaru and I were practicing and you?" I asked.
"Oh, we were just walking around. You girls played very nicely!" said Quatre and Hotaru and I smiled. The guy with the gun put it down and just stood there and listened. I felt someone elbow me in the arm and noticed it was Hotaru. She signed to me, " Oh my gosh, they look so much like gundam pilots Riona you have to believe me!" But I still disagreed. I signed back to her,
"Okay I think you've gone through too much today. Maybe we should go back to the dorm?" I suggested but Hotaru didn't listen to a word I said.
"You gotta believe me! You know, you gotta think about other people's opinions too instead of just concluding to your own all the time!" Hotaru signed.
"What? What do you mean me? Speak for yourself!" I retorted and we had a small argument but it soon died out. We both turned back to the guys and apparently Wufei understood every single word we signed.
"Anyways, what were you guys doing here? Are you spying on us?" I asked.
"No, of course not we were here for our own reasons and we just happen to meet up." Duo explained coolly. I was still angered from the argument that I didn't bother listening to what he had said.
"Whatever! You know, I've had enough today, lets go Hotaru." I said and we packed our instruments.
"See you guys around!" I said to them and I had Naomi take off after Hotaru's horse.
I tried really hard not to cuss out the waitress as I dried myself with the towels. I took a look at my thighs and they were bright pink, and I sighed in aggravation. If it had been a waiter who spilled the coffee on me he would already be on the ground with a black eye.
"I'm really, really sorry miss, honestly!" the waitress explained.
"It's okay, I'm fine." I replied and walked out of the backroom. I walked out to the front and walked back to the table to get my books.
"Don't even think about saying a word Duo!" I exclaimed and stormed out of the café. I figured Hotaru had already left and I was curious to know what she did the whole time I was out back drying myself. I decided to go back to the dorm and change before going to my next class. There I found Hotaru. She signed to me, "Hey are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine, I just hope these coffee stains come out of my shirt and pants." I exclaimed.
"I'm sure they will. In the meantime, you better hurry up and change cause we gotta head to our next class!" Hotaru informed me.
"Yes I know." I changed into a red tank top and a new pair of jeans. "You know Hotaru I was wondering, how did you manage while I was out back of the café?" I asked and I saw her face go slightly pale.
"You won't believe it but one of the guys knows sign language, Wufei!" Hotaru exclaimed in sign language.
"Big whoop! So do I, but hey at least you have someone else to talk to right?" I said and Hotaru rolled her eyes and signed, "Yeah, Wufei would be the last person I'd ever talk to." and I couldn't help but smile. We gathered our instruments because our next class was music. We walked to our class and when we got there we quietly took a seat. Our teacher had everyone else take a seat and soon the class began. Our teacher explained to us all the rules and expectations. I play violin and Hotaru plays the piano. We were so busy waiting for the teacher to finish talking that we didn't notice two of Duo's buddies in our class. Trowa Barton and Quatre Winner.
"Why don't we start off with Trowa Barton and Quatre Winner. The two of you can play a piece. It really is for four but a duet is fine. You may begin whenever you are ready." our teacher explained and the two picked up their instruments. Trowa plays flute and Quatre plays violin also, but I bet he's not as good as me. Our teacher gave everyone the same music so we could follow along. They began playing the piece and I'd have to admit it sounded pretty good. Our teacher was right about it being okay for having a duet play for a piece that called for four instruments, but it just didn't seem quite right. I waited for the right measure and I jumped in. At first the teacher, Hotaru, Trowa, and Quatre were caught off guard but soon caught on. Then, Hotaru joined in with us and we all played the piece together. When we finished the classroom filled with thundering applause.
"Trowa and Quatre very nice and you too ladies," the teacher said pointing to us. We both smiled and nodded. "Your playing shows you two have very good sight reading skills!" the teacher added and we couldn't help but continue smiling. The rest of the class our teacher assigned us music. I felt a tap on my shoulder and I turned around.
"You two ladies are very good!" It was Quatre.
"Thanks, you guys are pretty good too." I replied.
"So how long have you been playing?" Trowa asked me.
"Umm...I think since I was five. Hotaru here's been playing the piano since she was five too, right?" I asked and she nodded.
"You two were at the café earlier today with Duo right?" Trowa asked and I nodded. "Yeah and you're also in my gymnastics class too Riona." I couldn't help but smile. Something about him made me feel weird, but not in a bad way. We all talked a little more and once in awhile Hotaru would sign something and I'd translate it. I bet she still had the feeling that they were all very familiar and she wasn't too comfortable talking to them. Before we realized it, class was over and it was time to head to our last class of the day, horseback ridding. Back at our old school Hotaru and I were the best riders there and we intend to be the best riders here at our new school as well.
"Hello ladies, if you haven't noticed this is a horseback ridding class and it is for ladies only," our instructor smiled but Hotaru and I didn't bother. "My name is lieutenant Noin and I will be your instructor this year." Lieutenant Noin is also my gymnastics coach too. I guess she takes care of all the recreational stuff.
"I know you all are eager to ride your horses but today we're just going to tour the stables and talk about what is expected. We will begin riding our next class and that is when I will be evaluating your levels." Lieutenant Noin explained. We began by touring the stables and we happen to walk by the guys' riding class. There we saw Trowa and Wufei. Again I had that uneasy feeling and I couldn't help but stare. Hotaru noticed and signed to me, "Ooh! Somebody's got a crush on Trowa Barton!" I couldn't hold it in and I admitted defeat. Hotaru is very good at getting people to confess and good at getting her way. We also caught a glimpse of Wufei.
"Hey Hotaru, there's Wufei, why don't we go over there and say hi to him, after all he's the only other person we know that can sign, hmm?" I suggested but Hotaru began to shake her head and signed, ''No Way, not in a million years!"
"I guess I'm not the only one with a crush huh?" I smiled mischievously and Hotaru put up her fist as if to say, "You're asking for a black eye aren't you?" and I backed down. Lieutenant Noin finished up the class by telling us her expectations and finally the day was over.
"I'm so glad this day has ended. It felt so long!" Hotaru signed and I agreed. On our way back to our dorm we found out that the curfew was nine- thirty. We walked back to our dorm, put our books and things away, and had a quick dinner.
"Man, these dorms may have TV's but I'm sure they set only certain channels you can watch!" I said to Hotaru as I flipped through the channels. She was reading a book and set it down.
"Why don't we go explore the campus? We have till nine-thirty!" Hotaru signed and I nodded in agreement. We decided to ride our horses and took our instruments along with us. Both of us had mares,
Hotaru's is pure black and mine is brown with a black mane and tail named Naomi. We rode around campus and soon we found a small lake and decided to rest there and play our instruments. Instead of playing the piano though, Hotaru played her ocarina. We played the song 'White Reflection' which we learned back at our old school. We almost finished playing the whole song when Hotaru suddenly stopped.
"What, what is it? What'd you stop for?" asked in confusion and she signed to me, "I heard something, behind the bushes." I set down my instrument and the both of us walked over to where Hotaru said the noise came from. We were about to part the leaves when suddenly a figure appeared and Hotaru and I jumped back in fear. It was a guy and he was holding up a gun. Behind him appeared four other faces and three of which we recognized easily.
"Trowa, Quatre, Duo, is that you?" I asked.
"Riona?" they asked in confusion and we all said in unison, "What are you doing here?"
"Well, Hotaru and I were practicing and you?" I asked.
"Oh, we were just walking around. You girls played very nicely!" said Quatre and Hotaru and I smiled. The guy with the gun put it down and just stood there and listened. I felt someone elbow me in the arm and noticed it was Hotaru. She signed to me, " Oh my gosh, they look so much like gundam pilots Riona you have to believe me!" But I still disagreed. I signed back to her,
"Okay I think you've gone through too much today. Maybe we should go back to the dorm?" I suggested but Hotaru didn't listen to a word I said.
"You gotta believe me! You know, you gotta think about other people's opinions too instead of just concluding to your own all the time!" Hotaru signed.
"What? What do you mean me? Speak for yourself!" I retorted and we had a small argument but it soon died out. We both turned back to the guys and apparently Wufei understood every single word we signed.
"Anyways, what were you guys doing here? Are you spying on us?" I asked.
"No, of course not we were here for our own reasons and we just happen to meet up." Duo explained coolly. I was still angered from the argument that I didn't bother listening to what he had said.
"Whatever! You know, I've had enough today, lets go Hotaru." I said and we packed our instruments.
"See you guys around!" I said to them and I had Naomi take off after Hotaru's horse.