Chapter 5: Happening All on the First Day
Take me with you to the ocean blue
Full of surprises oh they're huge,
Spending time with you makes me smile,
I would follow you to the many miles.
The next morning, Mikau came out of his room with a bubble containing his school supplies. He skipped breakfast, saying that he was not hungry. He left for school in silence. His mother stood in the doorway, watching him slowly disappeared within the crowds.
Trying to forget about his problems, Mikau admired the shapes of the stores that were on the side of the streets. Millions of different designs, and all of them blended in with the environment so well. He would ask the store managers about their choice of shapes later on. Suddenly, Mikau slammed into another person.
"Whoa! Watch it kid!" a skinny Zora pushed him away. He was a head taller than Mikau.
"Sorry."
"Sorry? That's it? Just sorry?"
Mikau sighed. He was not in the mood for this. "What do you want then?"
Grabbing the Zoran Hero by the shoulder, the stranger pulled him into a side alley. Mikau noticed that he was in the northern section of the city already. He didn't know that he had walked so far away. Fear gripped him like a vice. This was the part where robbers and thieves dwelled. Mikau could see the blood stains on the graffiti walls. He could see beggars sitting on the dirty floor. Mikau's heart quickened its pace.
The skinny stranger threw Mikau against a wall. "Give me your money."
Mikau stopped breathing. He felt his arm blades slowly extending out of his skin.
"I said, give me the money!"
Without warning, Mikau slashed at the robber's face. A slight red line appeared just below the eyes.
"Aaargh!" the attacker clawed at his face. He drifted backwards.
Mikau quickly dodged to the right to avoid the kick that was coming at his stomach.
"You will wish that you had never been born on the surface of this planet!" the skinny Zora screamed with rage. He began to chase after his victim.
Mikau swam with full speed. He had the advantage since he was a Zoran Hero. Swimming at top speed was like flying through the air. The only problem was: where could he hide?
"Ptss! Over here!" a voice suddenly appeared on the right. Mikau turned his head as he stopped immediately. "Get over here!"
The Zoran Hero hesitated.
"What are you waiting for? You want to get caught? Hurry up!" the voice urged.
Growling, Mikau swam into a dark hole in the wall. A large boulder instantly blocked the entrance. The pursuer passed the spot and disappeared. Inside was a small chamber. It was dark, extremely dark. The room smelled like... like... like Like Like? Unexpectedly a florescent fish began to appear and lit up the area. Mikau screamed in surprise. In front of him was another Zora. He was about the same age as Mikau, but he was untidier. Two overgrown fins fell down his head and covered his eyes. He had the same colored skin as Mikau, but it was covered in mud. He had a longer tail than the Zoran Hero, but he didn't have arm blades. He had a grin on his face.
"You are new here aren't you?" the strange boy asked as he circled around Mikau slowly. He occasionally poked the Zoran Hero, trying to understand the differences between him and the new boy.
Mikau jerked away from the touch.
"Not used to be around with other people?"
Mikau didn't say anything. He looked around the room. The room was bare. A few poles were leaning against the walls. Cracks were everywhere. The paints were scraped off. It looked like a construction zone. "Where am I?"
"You are in a secret hiding place of mine."
Mikau turned around and faced the kid. "Why did you help me?"
The boy shrugged. "Dunno. Just felt like wanting to help a poor soul."
"Why are you so dirty?" Mikau questioned as he observed the Zora in front of him.
"Why are you so clean?" the boy smiled. He noticed the bubble hovering around Mikau. "You better get to school soon. You are late."
Realization suddenly flooded into his brain, Mikau thanked him and swam to the boulder. He pushed it away with ease and swam out. The kid marveled at the Zoran Hero's strength. We will meet again soon, he thought, I hope...
* * *
Mikau had barely reached Sunrise Elementary when the bell rang. He rushed into the office, slammed the form onto the counter, said a goodbye, and headed up to the second floor where his class awaited. He burst into the room, and immediately froze. Twenty pairs of eyes stared at him, including the teacher.
"Hi there. You are just in time. Pick a seat and sit down. We are starting the class," the teacher said with warmth as she smiled at Mikau.
"Thank you."
Mikau chose a spot near the back of the room, right beside a circular window. He pushed aside the sea plant that was growing near his table. His table was made from the combination of corals and reefs. His seat was a boulder with a soft sponge patting. Not exactly comfortable.
"Alright class! Settle down now and we will start by taking attendance. Efident Raver."
"Here!"
"Jaklen Misacra."
"Here!" And the list went down. Mikau took the time to survey the classroom. It was fairy big. It was a circular shaped room with three windows; one on the right, one in the middle, and one on the left beside Mikau's table. Outside the window was a beautiful garden with many different species of plants and animals. Mikau turned his head around and stared at the students in the room. None of them were a Zoran Hero. He was alone.
"Mikau Loencraft."
"Here..." he replied slowly.
A few students turned to look at him. Mikau stared them back. He saw that female Zoras wore some kind of clothing, but male Zoras did not. One kid in front of him wheeled around and gave him a smile. Mikau frowned. His fins on his legs twitched a bit. He was not used to have so many people around him.
"Good morning everyone! My name is Cresent. No last name, just Cresent. Let me welcome you back from your summer vacation *(1). You guys are in grade four now, and I expect you to behave like one. Understand?" the female teacher said as she slowly swam between rows of chairs and desks.
Heads nodded in agreement.
"Good. Now, we will start the class by doing some introduction about yourself. After all, each year you are with different students. How about we start from the very back of the class? Mikau... is that your name? Ah good! Let's start with you."
The young Zoran Hero trembled with fear. "M-m-me? W-what do I say?" he stammered.
Cresent spread out her arms wide. "I don't know. Anything about yourself that you want to share to the class? Stand up please, so that everyone can see you."
Mikau sat on his boulder like an anvil.
"Well? Come on, don't be shy. Stand up." she urged.
Reluctantly, he stood up and faced the class. Everyone in the room gasped. Mikau looked at them, confused. Suddenly, he noticed that his arm blades were extended out. They always did that whenever he was having trouble controlling his emotions. Even Cresent was astonished by the display.
"I... I-uh..." Mikau didn't know what to say.
"Maybe you should tell us more about those fins of yours..." Cresent spoke as she locked her gaze on the Zoran Hero's weapon.
"Yea! What do they do?" one student squeaked.
"They... they are used for swimming..."
"That's it? Sure looks like blades to me," another student pondered.
"Well... they can slice meat all right. I am sorry. I tried to hide my fins away from people's eyes," Mikau felt his face burned. God, his legs were trembling right now.
"Well, it's okay. Sit down now. We will go to the next student, ah Urchinue! Will you stand up and tell everyone about yourself please?" the teacher moved onto her next target.
Mikau gave a big sigh of relief. He slumped down on his seat. His breath was rapid. I so do not want to do this anymore, he thought bitterly.
The morning class came and went by pretty fast. They had a small break in between the first and the second period. No one came to talk to Mikau. They stayed far away from him because he was different than they were. Soon, it was lunchtime. Mikau wondered if anything else would happen on him without prior notice. He hated his life. Being lonely was not fun at all.
~End Chapter 5~
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:::[NOTE]:::
(1) Even schools in the Zora World have summer and winter vacation. What a relief huh?
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Author's Note: I tried to capture what Mikau would do when he had to face a problem, or a situation. This chapter is as close as I can get. It is really hard to imagine Mikau getting angry, scared, and... I don't know, shy? After all, he only appears in the Majora's Masks. I suck at writing...
Take me with you to the ocean blue
Full of surprises oh they're huge,
Spending time with you makes me smile,
I would follow you to the many miles.
The next morning, Mikau came out of his room with a bubble containing his school supplies. He skipped breakfast, saying that he was not hungry. He left for school in silence. His mother stood in the doorway, watching him slowly disappeared within the crowds.
Trying to forget about his problems, Mikau admired the shapes of the stores that were on the side of the streets. Millions of different designs, and all of them blended in with the environment so well. He would ask the store managers about their choice of shapes later on. Suddenly, Mikau slammed into another person.
"Whoa! Watch it kid!" a skinny Zora pushed him away. He was a head taller than Mikau.
"Sorry."
"Sorry? That's it? Just sorry?"
Mikau sighed. He was not in the mood for this. "What do you want then?"
Grabbing the Zoran Hero by the shoulder, the stranger pulled him into a side alley. Mikau noticed that he was in the northern section of the city already. He didn't know that he had walked so far away. Fear gripped him like a vice. This was the part where robbers and thieves dwelled. Mikau could see the blood stains on the graffiti walls. He could see beggars sitting on the dirty floor. Mikau's heart quickened its pace.
The skinny stranger threw Mikau against a wall. "Give me your money."
Mikau stopped breathing. He felt his arm blades slowly extending out of his skin.
"I said, give me the money!"
Without warning, Mikau slashed at the robber's face. A slight red line appeared just below the eyes.
"Aaargh!" the attacker clawed at his face. He drifted backwards.
Mikau quickly dodged to the right to avoid the kick that was coming at his stomach.
"You will wish that you had never been born on the surface of this planet!" the skinny Zora screamed with rage. He began to chase after his victim.
Mikau swam with full speed. He had the advantage since he was a Zoran Hero. Swimming at top speed was like flying through the air. The only problem was: where could he hide?
"Ptss! Over here!" a voice suddenly appeared on the right. Mikau turned his head as he stopped immediately. "Get over here!"
The Zoran Hero hesitated.
"What are you waiting for? You want to get caught? Hurry up!" the voice urged.
Growling, Mikau swam into a dark hole in the wall. A large boulder instantly blocked the entrance. The pursuer passed the spot and disappeared. Inside was a small chamber. It was dark, extremely dark. The room smelled like... like... like Like Like? Unexpectedly a florescent fish began to appear and lit up the area. Mikau screamed in surprise. In front of him was another Zora. He was about the same age as Mikau, but he was untidier. Two overgrown fins fell down his head and covered his eyes. He had the same colored skin as Mikau, but it was covered in mud. He had a longer tail than the Zoran Hero, but he didn't have arm blades. He had a grin on his face.
"You are new here aren't you?" the strange boy asked as he circled around Mikau slowly. He occasionally poked the Zoran Hero, trying to understand the differences between him and the new boy.
Mikau jerked away from the touch.
"Not used to be around with other people?"
Mikau didn't say anything. He looked around the room. The room was bare. A few poles were leaning against the walls. Cracks were everywhere. The paints were scraped off. It looked like a construction zone. "Where am I?"
"You are in a secret hiding place of mine."
Mikau turned around and faced the kid. "Why did you help me?"
The boy shrugged. "Dunno. Just felt like wanting to help a poor soul."
"Why are you so dirty?" Mikau questioned as he observed the Zora in front of him.
"Why are you so clean?" the boy smiled. He noticed the bubble hovering around Mikau. "You better get to school soon. You are late."
Realization suddenly flooded into his brain, Mikau thanked him and swam to the boulder. He pushed it away with ease and swam out. The kid marveled at the Zoran Hero's strength. We will meet again soon, he thought, I hope...
* * *
Mikau had barely reached Sunrise Elementary when the bell rang. He rushed into the office, slammed the form onto the counter, said a goodbye, and headed up to the second floor where his class awaited. He burst into the room, and immediately froze. Twenty pairs of eyes stared at him, including the teacher.
"Hi there. You are just in time. Pick a seat and sit down. We are starting the class," the teacher said with warmth as she smiled at Mikau.
"Thank you."
Mikau chose a spot near the back of the room, right beside a circular window. He pushed aside the sea plant that was growing near his table. His table was made from the combination of corals and reefs. His seat was a boulder with a soft sponge patting. Not exactly comfortable.
"Alright class! Settle down now and we will start by taking attendance. Efident Raver."
"Here!"
"Jaklen Misacra."
"Here!" And the list went down. Mikau took the time to survey the classroom. It was fairy big. It was a circular shaped room with three windows; one on the right, one in the middle, and one on the left beside Mikau's table. Outside the window was a beautiful garden with many different species of plants and animals. Mikau turned his head around and stared at the students in the room. None of them were a Zoran Hero. He was alone.
"Mikau Loencraft."
"Here..." he replied slowly.
A few students turned to look at him. Mikau stared them back. He saw that female Zoras wore some kind of clothing, but male Zoras did not. One kid in front of him wheeled around and gave him a smile. Mikau frowned. His fins on his legs twitched a bit. He was not used to have so many people around him.
"Good morning everyone! My name is Cresent. No last name, just Cresent. Let me welcome you back from your summer vacation *(1). You guys are in grade four now, and I expect you to behave like one. Understand?" the female teacher said as she slowly swam between rows of chairs and desks.
Heads nodded in agreement.
"Good. Now, we will start the class by doing some introduction about yourself. After all, each year you are with different students. How about we start from the very back of the class? Mikau... is that your name? Ah good! Let's start with you."
The young Zoran Hero trembled with fear. "M-m-me? W-what do I say?" he stammered.
Cresent spread out her arms wide. "I don't know. Anything about yourself that you want to share to the class? Stand up please, so that everyone can see you."
Mikau sat on his boulder like an anvil.
"Well? Come on, don't be shy. Stand up." she urged.
Reluctantly, he stood up and faced the class. Everyone in the room gasped. Mikau looked at them, confused. Suddenly, he noticed that his arm blades were extended out. They always did that whenever he was having trouble controlling his emotions. Even Cresent was astonished by the display.
"I... I-uh..." Mikau didn't know what to say.
"Maybe you should tell us more about those fins of yours..." Cresent spoke as she locked her gaze on the Zoran Hero's weapon.
"Yea! What do they do?" one student squeaked.
"They... they are used for swimming..."
"That's it? Sure looks like blades to me," another student pondered.
"Well... they can slice meat all right. I am sorry. I tried to hide my fins away from people's eyes," Mikau felt his face burned. God, his legs were trembling right now.
"Well, it's okay. Sit down now. We will go to the next student, ah Urchinue! Will you stand up and tell everyone about yourself please?" the teacher moved onto her next target.
Mikau gave a big sigh of relief. He slumped down on his seat. His breath was rapid. I so do not want to do this anymore, he thought bitterly.
The morning class came and went by pretty fast. They had a small break in between the first and the second period. No one came to talk to Mikau. They stayed far away from him because he was different than they were. Soon, it was lunchtime. Mikau wondered if anything else would happen on him without prior notice. He hated his life. Being lonely was not fun at all.
~End Chapter 5~
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:::[NOTE]:::
(1) Even schools in the Zora World have summer and winter vacation. What a relief huh?
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Author's Note: I tried to capture what Mikau would do when he had to face a problem, or a situation. This chapter is as close as I can get. It is really hard to imagine Mikau getting angry, scared, and... I don't know, shy? After all, he only appears in the Majora's Masks. I suck at writing...