You Get Me
Chapter 2
Her footfalls came to an abrupt stop as she tightened her grip on Yue's hand.
He turned and gave her a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, I know you'll be fine!"
"Are you sure? What if nobody likes me and I'm a social outcast? I've never been good at this kind of stuff!" She turned and began to walk away from the school. Her arm jerked gently as Yue tugged, pulling back towards the school.
"Come on, I know you can do it. You've faced MUCH harder tasks than HIGH SCHOOL!" Yue grinned at her lovingly.
"But you don't realize, this is HIGH SCHOOL! It IS hard!" She tried to wiggle from his grip.
"If you don't want to do it for yourself, then do it for the baby." Yue gently placed his hand on her shoulder and gave her a soft look.
"Oh fine! Give me the guilt trip!" She rolled her eyes then leaned closer to him as giggles erupted from her.
"I had to resort to dangerous tricks." He replied as he leaned in closer to her and their lips brushed softly.
"Silly, I need to turn in my registration and get to class. You'll make me late!!!" She stepped away and began to walk towards the school, "What are you doing?" She asked, stopping a few feet away.
"What?" Yue gave her a confused look.
"Aren't you going to come in with me? And say good-bye?" She ran up and grabbed his hand, "It's scary in there!" She squeaked.
"I'll protect you fair maiden!" Yue puffed out his chest to make his appearance look larger.
Kina joyfully smiled, "My knight in shining armor."
Yue held onto one of her hands and spun her away from him then back into his arms, "My little angel, There are so many different woman in this big world, each one with her own particular charm. But to me you are the only one for me. I hope that you will always be mine."
Her cheeks flushed a crimson red as she looked up at him tenderly then snuggled her face in his sweatshirt. She whispered quietly, "You'll always be mine."
The two broke apart as Kina kissed Yue's cheek and he turned, beginning his long trudge back home.
"We really need a car. At least it keeps me in shape." He muttered while rolling his eyes. After walking to the end of the sidewalk he turned to see Kina still watching him, "You'll be fine!" He called out to her and gave her a quick wave. She watched as he disappeared around the corner.
A sigh escaped her lips as the red head turned back to look at the cold, brick building where she would be spending most of her time. At least from 7:10 AM until 2:30 PM. Plus Yue, Nuriko and Hotohori wouldn't get home until 6:00 PM because of their jobs at the training center. That was a long time to be cramped up in a building, very early to get up and many hours by herself in the house. "I should be asleep right now." Kina complained to herself as she walked towards the administrator's office. She pulled hard at the door as it slowly opened and she was hit by a blast of warm, stuffy air. The room was painted a light peach color and on one wall school and sports awards where displayed. A few gray chairs and a tiny cubical table with a few random magazines on top on subjects like drugs and abuse sat in the center of the room.
"Hello, how may I help you young lady? Picking up your son or daughter?" A cheerful voice exclaimed, causing Kina to awake from her trance. She turned around to face a woman sitting behind a desk. The woman was a bit on the chubby side, she had blonde hair pulled up in a bun and her cheeks seemed to radiate a red color. She was smiling so big Kina thought her eyes and nose would fall off and her whole face would just be her smile. She had a pair of small glasses sitting on the edge of her nose, which she pushed up a bit. The woman was wearing the classical teacher outfits of tacky, bright colored clothing. Big and baggy with clunky necklaces and apple earrings. Along the wall behind her art projects where hung but one particular picture caught Kina's eye. It was beautiful, a pastel drawing of an angel holding out her hands, as if she was reaching out to hold all the troubles of the world.
"Ma'am?" The woman gave her a strange look.
"Oh no, I'm don't have a child! (Not yet...) I'm here to register for the graduate class. Who did that painting?" Kina replied as she directed her attention back to the chubby woman.
"A student by the name of Max. Let me guess, you are Kina?" The woman pulled out a brown file.
"Yeah, that's me." Kina blinked, they already had a file on her. Freaky.
"You dropped out of high school in 9th grade and now you want to get your diploma. It won't be easy. So you're 18 now. Oh, my name is Mrs. Omier." The woman held out her hand.
Kina shook it then let go and thought to herself, "You don't have to be so mean." But her mouth opened as she said, "I dropped out because I had a fatal disease but it has, um, subsided. I know it'll be a lot of work but I'm willing to try." She put on her best smile.
"That's good, I wish you the best of luck. Here is your schedule. You will be placed in classes with the regular students but they move at a faster pace than normal classes." Mrs. Omier handed Kina a blue sheet of paper with writing all over it.
"Thank you! Could you tell me how to get to my first class though? I have a feeling I'll get lost today." Kina took in a deep breath. This was going to be a long day.
"Sure, just go straight and take a left. It's the last classroom along the corridor. And don't listen to what the other students may say about you." Mrs. Omier turned and went back to sorting some kind of new paper work, leaving Kina standing there. The hot and stuffy air was beginning to make her sweat, or it could have just been her nerves.
"Ok, left, right? No, left! Yes!" Kina struggled to find her way through the crowded hallways as teenage kids darted back and forth, calling out to their friends. "Here it is!" Kina pulled open a blue door and walked inside. The desks where arranged in rows of 5 and the walls were decorated with green and brown construction paper. It was supposed to be grass and mountains. A few girls where standing in the corner and talking while two boys where sitting down in the desks and a pink faced teacher sat at the front of the classroom sorting through papers. Kina let her backpack slide to the ground, the heavy load of books giving her back a rest. She looked down at her schedule while standing between a few desks, "Let's see. English, Spanish, History, Calculus, Chemistry and Health. Fun. Hey, at least they are all held in the same class room except for Spanish and Calculus." Her eyes rolled as she sighed. A loud bell rang which caused Kina to jump up for a moment before she realized it was just signaling that class was starting. A mass of students rushed into the classroom, all taking a particular seat. Kina looked around to see all the seats filled except for two but her attention was diverted as the teacher called her up to look at her schedule.
"Hmm, welcome to English, I'm Mr. Whitney." The man gave her an annoyed smile, "Class, this is Kina. She'll be joining us until the end of the year." He then directed her to a seat on the end of the first row. A young man was sitting next to it.
Kina felt her face flush as she walked to her seat, feeling all the eyes of the students upon her. She sat down and began to take out her book. A girl with blonde hair turned to her friend and muttered loud enough for Kina to hear, "By the looks of her she's another dropout. A failure. At least we won't have to worry about her taking any of our guys."
The girls giggled and her friend replied, "How do you know she's a drop out? She'll be a fun target though."
"I saw her at the front of the school with some guy, they both had wedding bands. I'm guessing she dropped out and got married but needs schooling now to get a job because she's so stupid." The girl answered.
"Oh great, first day and I already have enemies." Kina's face flushed as she fought tears, "I knew this was a bad idea."
"Don't worry, they're just jerks. They'll leave you alone in a little bit." The boy next to Kina turned and smiled warmly at her.
"T-thanks." Kina managed to sputter, she didn't even realize she had said her last sentence out loud.
The boy flashed her a friendly smile and held out his hand, "I'm Max, nice to meet you Kina."
She shook his hand before turning her attention to the teacher who was now beginning the lesson. Ignoring the teacher, she turned back to the boy and tapped his shoulder and whispered, "Did you draw that angel painting?"
"Oh, yeah. Pastel one, right?" He whispered back.
"Yeah! That was so good!"
"Thanks." He smiled then turned back to the teacher, trying to avoid getting in trouble.
Out of the corner of her eye she glanced at the boy. His skin was a light tan color and he had a mop of dark brown hair. His hair was cut short and spiked with gel and the spikes where dyed a blonde color. He had green eyes that seemed sort of mysterious to Kina, like they held a secret. She shrugged and turned back, scribbling down some notes the teacher was writing on the board. Her face flushed as she got a strange feeling that someone was looking at her. She turned her head just to see Max turning away from her so she went back to work. Again, she felt eyes on her. Kina's face flushed red as she looked out of the corner of her eye to see Max watching at her. When he realized she had caught him, he turned red and went back to his notes. Strange tingles went down her back but she smiled at him then went back to work. Kina had made a friend. But she didn't even realize he was flirting with her as he winked at her. The rest of her day went by pretty much like this, she talked a bit with Max at lunch but she mostly stayed by herself. Her teachers where ok, a few nicer than others. At least she had only gotten lost once, even if it was for a whole twenty minutes of wandering around the campus. The same students where in her classes except she had some different students for Spanish. Kina stepped out of her classroom happy that school was finally over. Her red hair was frizzed up and she drooped as she trudged home, "That was horrible! Don't make me go back!" She said to herself. As she walked she tried to ignore the stares that where finding their way to her. "What's the big deal?" She thought to herself, not realizing the trail of toilet paper stuck to her foot.
"You've got a little paper stuck to you." Max strolled up to her and pulled the paper off of her shoe.
"Oh my gosh! Thanks!" She replied, embarrassed.
"You live this way?" Max pointed to the road they where heading down.
"Yeah, you?"
"Yes!" Max grinned, "We can walk home together now."
Kina smiled back, so maybe this school thing wasn't too bad after all.
And a little side story (for fun!)-
Yue: I had to resort to dangerous tricks....for I am... BOND, YUE BOND!! ::spy music starts playing and he jumps around sneakily::
Kina: No more sugar for you, Mr. Bond!
Yue: You're just jealous because you are a rejected Charlie's Angel!
Kina: NO! ::pouts::
Chapter 2
Her footfalls came to an abrupt stop as she tightened her grip on Yue's hand.
He turned and gave her a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, I know you'll be fine!"
"Are you sure? What if nobody likes me and I'm a social outcast? I've never been good at this kind of stuff!" She turned and began to walk away from the school. Her arm jerked gently as Yue tugged, pulling back towards the school.
"Come on, I know you can do it. You've faced MUCH harder tasks than HIGH SCHOOL!" Yue grinned at her lovingly.
"But you don't realize, this is HIGH SCHOOL! It IS hard!" She tried to wiggle from his grip.
"If you don't want to do it for yourself, then do it for the baby." Yue gently placed his hand on her shoulder and gave her a soft look.
"Oh fine! Give me the guilt trip!" She rolled her eyes then leaned closer to him as giggles erupted from her.
"I had to resort to dangerous tricks." He replied as he leaned in closer to her and their lips brushed softly.
"Silly, I need to turn in my registration and get to class. You'll make me late!!!" She stepped away and began to walk towards the school, "What are you doing?" She asked, stopping a few feet away.
"What?" Yue gave her a confused look.
"Aren't you going to come in with me? And say good-bye?" She ran up and grabbed his hand, "It's scary in there!" She squeaked.
"I'll protect you fair maiden!" Yue puffed out his chest to make his appearance look larger.
Kina joyfully smiled, "My knight in shining armor."
Yue held onto one of her hands and spun her away from him then back into his arms, "My little angel, There are so many different woman in this big world, each one with her own particular charm. But to me you are the only one for me. I hope that you will always be mine."
Her cheeks flushed a crimson red as she looked up at him tenderly then snuggled her face in his sweatshirt. She whispered quietly, "You'll always be mine."
The two broke apart as Kina kissed Yue's cheek and he turned, beginning his long trudge back home.
"We really need a car. At least it keeps me in shape." He muttered while rolling his eyes. After walking to the end of the sidewalk he turned to see Kina still watching him, "You'll be fine!" He called out to her and gave her a quick wave. She watched as he disappeared around the corner.
A sigh escaped her lips as the red head turned back to look at the cold, brick building where she would be spending most of her time. At least from 7:10 AM until 2:30 PM. Plus Yue, Nuriko and Hotohori wouldn't get home until 6:00 PM because of their jobs at the training center. That was a long time to be cramped up in a building, very early to get up and many hours by herself in the house. "I should be asleep right now." Kina complained to herself as she walked towards the administrator's office. She pulled hard at the door as it slowly opened and she was hit by a blast of warm, stuffy air. The room was painted a light peach color and on one wall school and sports awards where displayed. A few gray chairs and a tiny cubical table with a few random magazines on top on subjects like drugs and abuse sat in the center of the room.
"Hello, how may I help you young lady? Picking up your son or daughter?" A cheerful voice exclaimed, causing Kina to awake from her trance. She turned around to face a woman sitting behind a desk. The woman was a bit on the chubby side, she had blonde hair pulled up in a bun and her cheeks seemed to radiate a red color. She was smiling so big Kina thought her eyes and nose would fall off and her whole face would just be her smile. She had a pair of small glasses sitting on the edge of her nose, which she pushed up a bit. The woman was wearing the classical teacher outfits of tacky, bright colored clothing. Big and baggy with clunky necklaces and apple earrings. Along the wall behind her art projects where hung but one particular picture caught Kina's eye. It was beautiful, a pastel drawing of an angel holding out her hands, as if she was reaching out to hold all the troubles of the world.
"Ma'am?" The woman gave her a strange look.
"Oh no, I'm don't have a child! (Not yet...) I'm here to register for the graduate class. Who did that painting?" Kina replied as she directed her attention back to the chubby woman.
"A student by the name of Max. Let me guess, you are Kina?" The woman pulled out a brown file.
"Yeah, that's me." Kina blinked, they already had a file on her. Freaky.
"You dropped out of high school in 9th grade and now you want to get your diploma. It won't be easy. So you're 18 now. Oh, my name is Mrs. Omier." The woman held out her hand.
Kina shook it then let go and thought to herself, "You don't have to be so mean." But her mouth opened as she said, "I dropped out because I had a fatal disease but it has, um, subsided. I know it'll be a lot of work but I'm willing to try." She put on her best smile.
"That's good, I wish you the best of luck. Here is your schedule. You will be placed in classes with the regular students but they move at a faster pace than normal classes." Mrs. Omier handed Kina a blue sheet of paper with writing all over it.
"Thank you! Could you tell me how to get to my first class though? I have a feeling I'll get lost today." Kina took in a deep breath. This was going to be a long day.
"Sure, just go straight and take a left. It's the last classroom along the corridor. And don't listen to what the other students may say about you." Mrs. Omier turned and went back to sorting some kind of new paper work, leaving Kina standing there. The hot and stuffy air was beginning to make her sweat, or it could have just been her nerves.
"Ok, left, right? No, left! Yes!" Kina struggled to find her way through the crowded hallways as teenage kids darted back and forth, calling out to their friends. "Here it is!" Kina pulled open a blue door and walked inside. The desks where arranged in rows of 5 and the walls were decorated with green and brown construction paper. It was supposed to be grass and mountains. A few girls where standing in the corner and talking while two boys where sitting down in the desks and a pink faced teacher sat at the front of the classroom sorting through papers. Kina let her backpack slide to the ground, the heavy load of books giving her back a rest. She looked down at her schedule while standing between a few desks, "Let's see. English, Spanish, History, Calculus, Chemistry and Health. Fun. Hey, at least they are all held in the same class room except for Spanish and Calculus." Her eyes rolled as she sighed. A loud bell rang which caused Kina to jump up for a moment before she realized it was just signaling that class was starting. A mass of students rushed into the classroom, all taking a particular seat. Kina looked around to see all the seats filled except for two but her attention was diverted as the teacher called her up to look at her schedule.
"Hmm, welcome to English, I'm Mr. Whitney." The man gave her an annoyed smile, "Class, this is Kina. She'll be joining us until the end of the year." He then directed her to a seat on the end of the first row. A young man was sitting next to it.
Kina felt her face flush as she walked to her seat, feeling all the eyes of the students upon her. She sat down and began to take out her book. A girl with blonde hair turned to her friend and muttered loud enough for Kina to hear, "By the looks of her she's another dropout. A failure. At least we won't have to worry about her taking any of our guys."
The girls giggled and her friend replied, "How do you know she's a drop out? She'll be a fun target though."
"I saw her at the front of the school with some guy, they both had wedding bands. I'm guessing she dropped out and got married but needs schooling now to get a job because she's so stupid." The girl answered.
"Oh great, first day and I already have enemies." Kina's face flushed as she fought tears, "I knew this was a bad idea."
"Don't worry, they're just jerks. They'll leave you alone in a little bit." The boy next to Kina turned and smiled warmly at her.
"T-thanks." Kina managed to sputter, she didn't even realize she had said her last sentence out loud.
The boy flashed her a friendly smile and held out his hand, "I'm Max, nice to meet you Kina."
She shook his hand before turning her attention to the teacher who was now beginning the lesson. Ignoring the teacher, she turned back to the boy and tapped his shoulder and whispered, "Did you draw that angel painting?"
"Oh, yeah. Pastel one, right?" He whispered back.
"Yeah! That was so good!"
"Thanks." He smiled then turned back to the teacher, trying to avoid getting in trouble.
Out of the corner of her eye she glanced at the boy. His skin was a light tan color and he had a mop of dark brown hair. His hair was cut short and spiked with gel and the spikes where dyed a blonde color. He had green eyes that seemed sort of mysterious to Kina, like they held a secret. She shrugged and turned back, scribbling down some notes the teacher was writing on the board. Her face flushed as she got a strange feeling that someone was looking at her. She turned her head just to see Max turning away from her so she went back to work. Again, she felt eyes on her. Kina's face flushed red as she looked out of the corner of her eye to see Max watching at her. When he realized she had caught him, he turned red and went back to his notes. Strange tingles went down her back but she smiled at him then went back to work. Kina had made a friend. But she didn't even realize he was flirting with her as he winked at her. The rest of her day went by pretty much like this, she talked a bit with Max at lunch but she mostly stayed by herself. Her teachers where ok, a few nicer than others. At least she had only gotten lost once, even if it was for a whole twenty minutes of wandering around the campus. The same students where in her classes except she had some different students for Spanish. Kina stepped out of her classroom happy that school was finally over. Her red hair was frizzed up and she drooped as she trudged home, "That was horrible! Don't make me go back!" She said to herself. As she walked she tried to ignore the stares that where finding their way to her. "What's the big deal?" She thought to herself, not realizing the trail of toilet paper stuck to her foot.
"You've got a little paper stuck to you." Max strolled up to her and pulled the paper off of her shoe.
"Oh my gosh! Thanks!" She replied, embarrassed.
"You live this way?" Max pointed to the road they where heading down.
"Yeah, you?"
"Yes!" Max grinned, "We can walk home together now."
Kina smiled back, so maybe this school thing wasn't too bad after all.
And a little side story (for fun!)-
Yue: I had to resort to dangerous tricks....for I am... BOND, YUE BOND!! ::spy music starts playing and he jumps around sneakily::
Kina: No more sugar for you, Mr. Bond!
Yue: You're just jealous because you are a rejected Charlie's Angel!
Kina: NO! ::pouts::