Chapter 18: Time Flies
Moving, sliding, going through time,
Meeting epics, full of cries,
Images blurred, flying by,
All is hazy, just like the clime.
Two more weeks had passed. It was just the day before the school started that Japas had finally learned the electric attack. How he had learned it still remained a mystery. And there was almost a tragedy happening. The problem was that when Japas tried to aim the line of living death at an insipid boulder, he had nearly struck Mikau, who stood twenty feet away from the target. Screaming with fright and shock, Mikau tried to zap his friend using the smallest electric current possible. Ruan quickly intercepted it by grabbing the furious child from behind.
It was near noon when they had finally stopped their training. Japas had perfected his aim. Lynisana came to the battered field with lunch contained within a large, shiny, translucent bubble. The sunlight reflected off the smooth surface of the sphere, thus creating a rainbow like color. Japas' eyes lit up as he smacked his lips. Mikau strained hard trying not to hit his buddy for his rudeness. Ruan just laughed.
While eating, the Enforcer told the kids that their guidance was over. He had nothing else to teach. Looking sad, Mikau thanked the Zora. Japas didn't notice and didn't hear what was going on as he wolfed down three salmon in less than a minute.
"Save some for the others!" Mikau scolded as he grabbed the fish tail that was dangling outside of Japas' mouth and pulled out the entire portion of the food.
"Nugh!" the teen complained as he tried to bite down the meat that was moving out of his jaws rapidly. His arms flailed.
Japas went home in the afternoon while Mikau, Ruan and Lynisana headed back to theirs. The Enforcer had decided that he would move in Lynisana's house, helping them financially as well as trying to be a part of their family. Still feeling uncomfortable with an additional Zora in the same house, Mikau went directly into his room and closed the door. He had to finish off his homework soon. The adults laughed and joked in the kitchen. The stingray, Dusty, saw his original master, the Enforcer, and his partner, the Zoran Hero, came back. He was so happy that he kept on squealing and swimming around in tight circles.
The next day, Mikau went back to school. Children greeted him with respect as usual. Becoming increasingly popular, his attitudes began to change. Instead of sulking at all the unfortunate events, Mikau began to feel that life was good. Instead of ignoring other people, he had actually begun to talk to other students voluntarily. Four years had passed. Mikau was doing extremely well in his tests and homework. Heading into Junior High with certificates and awards, he was transferred into a different institute. The new school was called High Polar High School. A place where Junior High and Senior High combined together, and it was also a very famous school that only students with top achievements could get in. It was also nearer to Japas' home. With students bulging up to four thousand in numbers, the building was excessively large. With more than six hundred classrooms, four huge cafeterias, three gyms, and an immense garden located outside of the building, Mikau felt that he was doing great. Ruan and Lynisana were engaged and were married to each other. Mikau thought that his stepfather was an exceptionally good father. They had gone out side-by- side, hunting for food when they felt that meats bought by rupees were not as fresh and as tasty as the ones that they had hunted.
Dusty passed away. Being a marine animal, his life was fairly short. It was before Mikau had successfully entered High Polar when the creature died of old age. Mikau mourned the loss of his friend for several weeks. Still, he managed to hang on, and began to get over the death of his partner.
During the time of his study, Mikau still visited Japas whenever he had time. And Japas would normally head over to his house for lunch or for dinner every once in a few weeks. Both children had matured over time. Their bodies were like that of the male Zoras; tall, handsome, with muscles growing ever larger than before, and with fins evolving into sturdy shapes. Their voices had changed also, now deep with authority and not high and squeaky when they were just a child. Their facial expressions and the shape of their face had transformed, too, mostly for Mikau. The two long fins at the sides of his face had developed extremely well. They were longer and thicker. Japas' untrimmed fins had grown larger and longer, and thus, be able to conceal his face even better. One at age fifteen and one at age fourteen, both teenagers looked as if they were sixteen. After all, they had gone through some vile time in their childhood.
Mr. Zygran, Japas' father, came home once every few months. His business was doing extremely well. Contracts, rupees, and new recruits for his companies came flying toward him like bacteria infecting a host cell. Still, slight puzzlement flashed across the aged Zora's face, as he saw that his son was getting bigger and more powerful than before. He knew that Japas wouldn't cook a healthy diet, but where did he get all those enrichments that were floating in his body? He had also noticed that his son was not an independent kid, who trailed after him every second anymore. Shaking his head, the father sighed.
Termina's streets were safer as well, during the years in which Mikau and Japas patrolled the areas on weekends. Handing over more than two hundred drug dealers, bullies, and others, the police stations were thrilled. Enforcers began to train themselves extra hard, trying to bring up their level with the two young Zoras. Mikau had devised a way for the other Zoras to learn the electric attack and other moves that were stated in the History of Zoras, after he had understood the problem. Supervised by Japas, who occasionally smiled at some beautiful female Zoras that were passing by and had caused unexpected accidents, the officers with new abilities appeared more and more. Of course, there were some bad sides to that. Ruffians secretly studied the art of the Zoran Attacks, and the battle between good and evil had escalated into a whole new different level.
The first time that Mikau swam right into High Polar School, he was lost completely. The corridors were just too much for him, and the signs were confusing too. Luckily, a guy called Lahko Starun helped him get around the school. The teenager was very helpful, and he was very friendly. When Mikau exchanged his schedule with his new friend, they were both surprised. Out of eight classes, they had six classes together.
"Oh my god. This is awesome!" Lahko cried.
"Yeah. Man, I've never thought that such luck can happen to me," Mikau agreed as he got back his paper. "I choose the subjects that I am interested in, and you have almost the same interest as I do!"
"So you said that you are a Zoran Hero?"
"At your service," Mikau bowed. Then they both laughed and slapped each other's back.
"So I guess I'll see you in Mathematic Class in period two?" Lahko swam down the hallway with Mikau.
"Yup. Oh yeah, do you know when does the bell for this school ring?"
"I think it's at nine. I could be wrong though. I am new here too."
"Good enough for me!" Mikau charged down the foyer at full speed, dodging swiftly and expertly away from the other students to avoid collision.
What a cool guy, Lahko thought. Suddenly, he jerked upright. "Mikau! You still have my schedule! Get back here!"
* * *
"All~ right~ class... You are in the most advance class in the whole school... because you have achieved marks that are beyond the requirements... So I expect you behave accordingly... do~ you~ understand?" An old Zora hag spoke slowly with a voice that made the students cringed. A voice that was broken, and sounded like fat ladies singing operas except the tone was unbearable. She spoke extremely slowly, and she moved extremely slow. Not to mention that she was a disturbing sight to see; wrinkles under her eyes, wrinkles crawling on her forehead, her face, body, and so on. "My~ name~ is Alfrana Exilm. I will~ be your Literature teacher for the rest of your~ school~ year."
A few Zoras rubbed their throats, thinking about having to put up with that kind of sound for an entire year had made them nervous. Mikau gulped.
Alfrana brought a remodeled wooden stick from her seaweed-sewed backpack. She slapped it on her own desk. "I will be using~ this... should anyone fall asleep in~ my class..."
A few students nudged awake their friends. One person mumbled something about beautiful breasts. A few guys sniggered. Girls rolled their eyes with disgust. Mikau hid his smile with his hand over his mouth as he leaned on his own table. It's going to be a long period. He couldn't wait until the second period where he could have Math with Lahko.
Their classroom was fairly large. Big enough to sustain forty students in additional to forty chairs and desks. The room was bare, with a yellowish colored paint covering the walls. A few Zoran students felt uncomfortable, for they were used to living in darkness. Their red colored eyes were mostly adapted to the gloominess of the place where they live. Others, however, were happy. They could see clearly with the light reflected off the walls.
"I'll~ be handing out... books... in a moment. Mean~ while, you guys will bring out your pen and papers."
A sound of shuffling flowed throughout the room as Zoras opened their packs and took out the necessary equipments.
Alfrana began to swim slowly down the rows, slamming the used textbooks onto the students' desks.
"You also have~ to pay ten... rupees... for the course~"
Everyone groaned out loud as they moved around again to grab their money pouch. Bottom-feeders groaned the loudest, since their seats barely withstand their massive round stomach. It was a tight fit. Mikau's pouch was secured onto his waist. He opened it with ease as he counted ten green crystals.
"Ptss!" A voice sounded from behind.
He turned around and faced a Zora with worries in his eyes.
"Hi, I forgot my money. Can I borrow ten crystals from you?" his bluish eyes looked straight at Mikau. His voice was small and soft. His skin was blue-green, which was not uncommon nowadays. He had little or no fins. Now THAT was uncommon. His head shaped like an eel, long and slender. And his body was fairly good, with medium sized muscles.
Nodding his head, the Zoran Hero gave the money to the student. Everyone paid their fees in roughly about ten minutes or so. The class continued on. It was extremely tedious. Mikau didn't know why he wanted to take that course. He loved music, sure, so he took Music Lessons. That was understandable. But literature? And the guy behind him was unusually silent and it had made him felt uncomfortable. While most Zoras were basically not putting their teacher's presence in their mind, talking loudly, the teenager with the eel like head sat quietly in his chair, staring straight ahead.
Finally, when Alfrana went out of the classroom after assigning their homework, Mikau turned around and faced the kid.
"So. You are new here?" he asked as he played around with his reed pen with his long fingers.
Shrugging, the Zora looked at him.
"My name is Mikau."
"Endolus."
"Oh? That's a cool name. So where are you from?"
"I am not from Termina. I am only going to be here for a year before I have to move to another place," Endolus replied. "You can call it: temperately schooling."
Now that Mikau was certain that he had the new guy's attention, he relaxed. "So why do you take this course? A hobby?"
"Ptffff, yeah. Sure. A hobby. Gee, I think I will take some Hylian Language because I think they are fun to study!" The teenager laughed.
"Well, some people do think like that," Mikau argued. He didn't like to take attitudes from other people.
"Not me. I hate Hylian Language. Now, Ira Language on the other hand, is the best. When you cuss, the sounds being produced are extremely sharp and threatening."
Mikau didn't know whether if he should reply to that or not. He only nodded. "Uh huh. But you don't look like a guy who can swear."
Sighing, Endolus' eyelids drooped. "Yeah. But not completely so, because I act and look so weak and pitiful, sometimes I would swear to other people just to show them who they are dealing with."
"An act. A make believe."
"Still, I don't like the way how I treat others, if you know what I mean. How would you feel if you said hi to a Zora, then he or she just turns around and said a profanity at you?"
"I would definitely cut their heads off."
Surprised, Endolus jerked backward. "You won't kill me, right?"
"Of course not. I was an Enforcer you know. How can I murder someone just because they piss me off?"
With eyes bright and wide, Endolus' mouth was opened with disbelief. "Hey! You are that young officer that everyone had said so much about a year ago!"
Grinning, Mikau pumped his biceps. "That's me, though I quit already. After all, there are way more Enforcers using the techniques that I have used before. They don't need me anymore."
"And your partner, something... pas, right? Lopas? Kudpas?"
"Japas."
"Yeah! Oh wow! I could never thought to meet you like this, so close and personal," Endolus exclaimed.
Mikau blushed. "Geezes, you are making me nervous."
The bell suddenly rang. Everyone cheered as they packed up and began to leave. Alfrana came back in, shouting in a really scary voice, "Remember to do your~ homework~!"
Endolus got up the same time as Mikau. They both shook hands, exchanging a few more words before leaving each other to head to their next class. Outside the classroom, the wide hallways were being filled up with Zoras. It was even more crowded than the Elementary School. Mikau swam along one side of the wall looking at the signs to determine where was his current position. A few students recognized Mikau as the young Enforcer, and they greeted him with excitement. Feeling proud, he literally 'danced' through the rest of the way.
Mikau met Lahko just before he swam into the room. He felt someone tugging at his tail.
"Lahko. Don't do that. Too many people are pulling the tail behind my head. It's going to break off soon."
Laughing, the Zora pushed Mikau into the classroom. The room was exactly the same as other classrooms mainly because the school didn't care. Only Universities had classroom variations. Mikau and Lahko found two empty desks in the front rows. Not many students would want to sit there, but Mikau and Lahko had figured that there was no difference in where they sit. Because if the teacher was bad or something, they were still gonna get the same results every time, guaranteed. More and more people came in. Some came in groups of ten, others came alone. The teacher finally arrived.
Everyone gasped. It was a fat Bottom-feeder. Very big, with many fat muscles dangling on his body. Mikau and Lahko grimaced. Everyone shuddered (there were no other Bottom-feeders present other than the teacher).
"All right! Listen up! My name is Professor Hungary!" The instructor had a deep, smooth voice, much better than the previous teacher that Mikau had. But the appearance... "Do not! I repeat, do NOT call me Professor Hungry! I get too much of that ever since I became a teacher."
A student snickered. Someone punched him in the back, making him yelp with pain.
"For the love of God, act maturely you idiots!" Hungary glared with slight anger, trying to see who was making a scene.
"Lahko, you want to eat together at lunch?" Mikau whispered to his friend at the side.
"Yeah. Of course!"
"Excuse me! Mr. Loencraft!" The teacher towered in front of the Zoran Hero. He looked taller than Mikau because the teenager was sitting down. "What were you saying?"
"I didn't say anything bad or off topic. I am just asking my buddy about what's the requirement to pass for this course. You know that Math is actually not my best subject. So if I don't do good in this class, then I will probably fail."
"So true, especially when I'll fail you for talking in class! Now shut up, and pay attention."
When his back was turned and swam to the next row, Mikau whispered, "Why is it that all of my teachers up till now are so freaking mean?"
"Lack of confidence and low self-esteem!" Came the reply.
Mimicking Professor Hungary's voice in a low tone, Mikau said, "So true, especially since he is a fat Bottom-feeder! With letters spelled: 'F- A-T'!"
Lahko nearly burst out laughing. He held his mouth with his hands while his whole body shuddered with laughter. His fins quivered.
And so the period dragged on. Mathematic equations appeared one after another. Students took pages after pages of notes. Mikau gritted his teeth as he tried hard not to split the newly imported wooden desk in half with his hard pen strokes. Finally, the bell rang again. This time, even Mikau cheered as he stood up.
"Neck." The bones cracked. "Chest." More cracking sounds. "Arms." Even more cracking. "Fingers, legs, feet." Crack! Crack! Crack!
"Man, you looked like as if you are an old Zora," Lahko said after he observed Mikau's stretching exercise.
"Can't help it," Mikau answered as he moved his neck back and forth. "I am a Zoran Hero, and I can't stay in the same spot for too long, or else I will die with lack of movement."
"Riiight. Come on, let's go eat. I am starving."
"Hey! Don't go off without me! You will need my tasting expertise!" Mikau shouted after his pal as he grabbed his bubble and ran after him.
~End Chapter 18~
Author's Note: Wheee! So free! I am done with this chapter too! Yay! *Ahem. Sorry. XD
I have read over my chapters just a few days ago, and I had just found out that some of the scenes in certain chapters are dragging on far too long. It's going to take a millennium before this story is going to be finished. Therefore, I have decided to 'fast-forward' the time by using this chapter as an anchor, or should I say, as a fast-forward button on a remote control?
Now Mikau is fifteen years old, and Japas is fourteen years old. They had both grown a lot. Mikau is now in Junior High, about grade eight in our standards. So with this new timeline settling in the plot, things should get more interesting. Don't you agree? I think this chapter is more interesting than the others. For me anyway.
Moving, sliding, going through time,
Meeting epics, full of cries,
Images blurred, flying by,
All is hazy, just like the clime.
Two more weeks had passed. It was just the day before the school started that Japas had finally learned the electric attack. How he had learned it still remained a mystery. And there was almost a tragedy happening. The problem was that when Japas tried to aim the line of living death at an insipid boulder, he had nearly struck Mikau, who stood twenty feet away from the target. Screaming with fright and shock, Mikau tried to zap his friend using the smallest electric current possible. Ruan quickly intercepted it by grabbing the furious child from behind.
It was near noon when they had finally stopped their training. Japas had perfected his aim. Lynisana came to the battered field with lunch contained within a large, shiny, translucent bubble. The sunlight reflected off the smooth surface of the sphere, thus creating a rainbow like color. Japas' eyes lit up as he smacked his lips. Mikau strained hard trying not to hit his buddy for his rudeness. Ruan just laughed.
While eating, the Enforcer told the kids that their guidance was over. He had nothing else to teach. Looking sad, Mikau thanked the Zora. Japas didn't notice and didn't hear what was going on as he wolfed down three salmon in less than a minute.
"Save some for the others!" Mikau scolded as he grabbed the fish tail that was dangling outside of Japas' mouth and pulled out the entire portion of the food.
"Nugh!" the teen complained as he tried to bite down the meat that was moving out of his jaws rapidly. His arms flailed.
Japas went home in the afternoon while Mikau, Ruan and Lynisana headed back to theirs. The Enforcer had decided that he would move in Lynisana's house, helping them financially as well as trying to be a part of their family. Still feeling uncomfortable with an additional Zora in the same house, Mikau went directly into his room and closed the door. He had to finish off his homework soon. The adults laughed and joked in the kitchen. The stingray, Dusty, saw his original master, the Enforcer, and his partner, the Zoran Hero, came back. He was so happy that he kept on squealing and swimming around in tight circles.
The next day, Mikau went back to school. Children greeted him with respect as usual. Becoming increasingly popular, his attitudes began to change. Instead of sulking at all the unfortunate events, Mikau began to feel that life was good. Instead of ignoring other people, he had actually begun to talk to other students voluntarily. Four years had passed. Mikau was doing extremely well in his tests and homework. Heading into Junior High with certificates and awards, he was transferred into a different institute. The new school was called High Polar High School. A place where Junior High and Senior High combined together, and it was also a very famous school that only students with top achievements could get in. It was also nearer to Japas' home. With students bulging up to four thousand in numbers, the building was excessively large. With more than six hundred classrooms, four huge cafeterias, three gyms, and an immense garden located outside of the building, Mikau felt that he was doing great. Ruan and Lynisana were engaged and were married to each other. Mikau thought that his stepfather was an exceptionally good father. They had gone out side-by- side, hunting for food when they felt that meats bought by rupees were not as fresh and as tasty as the ones that they had hunted.
Dusty passed away. Being a marine animal, his life was fairly short. It was before Mikau had successfully entered High Polar when the creature died of old age. Mikau mourned the loss of his friend for several weeks. Still, he managed to hang on, and began to get over the death of his partner.
During the time of his study, Mikau still visited Japas whenever he had time. And Japas would normally head over to his house for lunch or for dinner every once in a few weeks. Both children had matured over time. Their bodies were like that of the male Zoras; tall, handsome, with muscles growing ever larger than before, and with fins evolving into sturdy shapes. Their voices had changed also, now deep with authority and not high and squeaky when they were just a child. Their facial expressions and the shape of their face had transformed, too, mostly for Mikau. The two long fins at the sides of his face had developed extremely well. They were longer and thicker. Japas' untrimmed fins had grown larger and longer, and thus, be able to conceal his face even better. One at age fifteen and one at age fourteen, both teenagers looked as if they were sixteen. After all, they had gone through some vile time in their childhood.
Mr. Zygran, Japas' father, came home once every few months. His business was doing extremely well. Contracts, rupees, and new recruits for his companies came flying toward him like bacteria infecting a host cell. Still, slight puzzlement flashed across the aged Zora's face, as he saw that his son was getting bigger and more powerful than before. He knew that Japas wouldn't cook a healthy diet, but where did he get all those enrichments that were floating in his body? He had also noticed that his son was not an independent kid, who trailed after him every second anymore. Shaking his head, the father sighed.
Termina's streets were safer as well, during the years in which Mikau and Japas patrolled the areas on weekends. Handing over more than two hundred drug dealers, bullies, and others, the police stations were thrilled. Enforcers began to train themselves extra hard, trying to bring up their level with the two young Zoras. Mikau had devised a way for the other Zoras to learn the electric attack and other moves that were stated in the History of Zoras, after he had understood the problem. Supervised by Japas, who occasionally smiled at some beautiful female Zoras that were passing by and had caused unexpected accidents, the officers with new abilities appeared more and more. Of course, there were some bad sides to that. Ruffians secretly studied the art of the Zoran Attacks, and the battle between good and evil had escalated into a whole new different level.
The first time that Mikau swam right into High Polar School, he was lost completely. The corridors were just too much for him, and the signs were confusing too. Luckily, a guy called Lahko Starun helped him get around the school. The teenager was very helpful, and he was very friendly. When Mikau exchanged his schedule with his new friend, they were both surprised. Out of eight classes, they had six classes together.
"Oh my god. This is awesome!" Lahko cried.
"Yeah. Man, I've never thought that such luck can happen to me," Mikau agreed as he got back his paper. "I choose the subjects that I am interested in, and you have almost the same interest as I do!"
"So you said that you are a Zoran Hero?"
"At your service," Mikau bowed. Then they both laughed and slapped each other's back.
"So I guess I'll see you in Mathematic Class in period two?" Lahko swam down the hallway with Mikau.
"Yup. Oh yeah, do you know when does the bell for this school ring?"
"I think it's at nine. I could be wrong though. I am new here too."
"Good enough for me!" Mikau charged down the foyer at full speed, dodging swiftly and expertly away from the other students to avoid collision.
What a cool guy, Lahko thought. Suddenly, he jerked upright. "Mikau! You still have my schedule! Get back here!"
* * *
"All~ right~ class... You are in the most advance class in the whole school... because you have achieved marks that are beyond the requirements... So I expect you behave accordingly... do~ you~ understand?" An old Zora hag spoke slowly with a voice that made the students cringed. A voice that was broken, and sounded like fat ladies singing operas except the tone was unbearable. She spoke extremely slowly, and she moved extremely slow. Not to mention that she was a disturbing sight to see; wrinkles under her eyes, wrinkles crawling on her forehead, her face, body, and so on. "My~ name~ is Alfrana Exilm. I will~ be your Literature teacher for the rest of your~ school~ year."
A few Zoras rubbed their throats, thinking about having to put up with that kind of sound for an entire year had made them nervous. Mikau gulped.
Alfrana brought a remodeled wooden stick from her seaweed-sewed backpack. She slapped it on her own desk. "I will be using~ this... should anyone fall asleep in~ my class..."
A few students nudged awake their friends. One person mumbled something about beautiful breasts. A few guys sniggered. Girls rolled their eyes with disgust. Mikau hid his smile with his hand over his mouth as he leaned on his own table. It's going to be a long period. He couldn't wait until the second period where he could have Math with Lahko.
Their classroom was fairly large. Big enough to sustain forty students in additional to forty chairs and desks. The room was bare, with a yellowish colored paint covering the walls. A few Zoran students felt uncomfortable, for they were used to living in darkness. Their red colored eyes were mostly adapted to the gloominess of the place where they live. Others, however, were happy. They could see clearly with the light reflected off the walls.
"I'll~ be handing out... books... in a moment. Mean~ while, you guys will bring out your pen and papers."
A sound of shuffling flowed throughout the room as Zoras opened their packs and took out the necessary equipments.
Alfrana began to swim slowly down the rows, slamming the used textbooks onto the students' desks.
"You also have~ to pay ten... rupees... for the course~"
Everyone groaned out loud as they moved around again to grab their money pouch. Bottom-feeders groaned the loudest, since their seats barely withstand their massive round stomach. It was a tight fit. Mikau's pouch was secured onto his waist. He opened it with ease as he counted ten green crystals.
"Ptss!" A voice sounded from behind.
He turned around and faced a Zora with worries in his eyes.
"Hi, I forgot my money. Can I borrow ten crystals from you?" his bluish eyes looked straight at Mikau. His voice was small and soft. His skin was blue-green, which was not uncommon nowadays. He had little or no fins. Now THAT was uncommon. His head shaped like an eel, long and slender. And his body was fairly good, with medium sized muscles.
Nodding his head, the Zoran Hero gave the money to the student. Everyone paid their fees in roughly about ten minutes or so. The class continued on. It was extremely tedious. Mikau didn't know why he wanted to take that course. He loved music, sure, so he took Music Lessons. That was understandable. But literature? And the guy behind him was unusually silent and it had made him felt uncomfortable. While most Zoras were basically not putting their teacher's presence in their mind, talking loudly, the teenager with the eel like head sat quietly in his chair, staring straight ahead.
Finally, when Alfrana went out of the classroom after assigning their homework, Mikau turned around and faced the kid.
"So. You are new here?" he asked as he played around with his reed pen with his long fingers.
Shrugging, the Zora looked at him.
"My name is Mikau."
"Endolus."
"Oh? That's a cool name. So where are you from?"
"I am not from Termina. I am only going to be here for a year before I have to move to another place," Endolus replied. "You can call it: temperately schooling."
Now that Mikau was certain that he had the new guy's attention, he relaxed. "So why do you take this course? A hobby?"
"Ptffff, yeah. Sure. A hobby. Gee, I think I will take some Hylian Language because I think they are fun to study!" The teenager laughed.
"Well, some people do think like that," Mikau argued. He didn't like to take attitudes from other people.
"Not me. I hate Hylian Language. Now, Ira Language on the other hand, is the best. When you cuss, the sounds being produced are extremely sharp and threatening."
Mikau didn't know whether if he should reply to that or not. He only nodded. "Uh huh. But you don't look like a guy who can swear."
Sighing, Endolus' eyelids drooped. "Yeah. But not completely so, because I act and look so weak and pitiful, sometimes I would swear to other people just to show them who they are dealing with."
"An act. A make believe."
"Still, I don't like the way how I treat others, if you know what I mean. How would you feel if you said hi to a Zora, then he or she just turns around and said a profanity at you?"
"I would definitely cut their heads off."
Surprised, Endolus jerked backward. "You won't kill me, right?"
"Of course not. I was an Enforcer you know. How can I murder someone just because they piss me off?"
With eyes bright and wide, Endolus' mouth was opened with disbelief. "Hey! You are that young officer that everyone had said so much about a year ago!"
Grinning, Mikau pumped his biceps. "That's me, though I quit already. After all, there are way more Enforcers using the techniques that I have used before. They don't need me anymore."
"And your partner, something... pas, right? Lopas? Kudpas?"
"Japas."
"Yeah! Oh wow! I could never thought to meet you like this, so close and personal," Endolus exclaimed.
Mikau blushed. "Geezes, you are making me nervous."
The bell suddenly rang. Everyone cheered as they packed up and began to leave. Alfrana came back in, shouting in a really scary voice, "Remember to do your~ homework~!"
Endolus got up the same time as Mikau. They both shook hands, exchanging a few more words before leaving each other to head to their next class. Outside the classroom, the wide hallways were being filled up with Zoras. It was even more crowded than the Elementary School. Mikau swam along one side of the wall looking at the signs to determine where was his current position. A few students recognized Mikau as the young Enforcer, and they greeted him with excitement. Feeling proud, he literally 'danced' through the rest of the way.
Mikau met Lahko just before he swam into the room. He felt someone tugging at his tail.
"Lahko. Don't do that. Too many people are pulling the tail behind my head. It's going to break off soon."
Laughing, the Zora pushed Mikau into the classroom. The room was exactly the same as other classrooms mainly because the school didn't care. Only Universities had classroom variations. Mikau and Lahko found two empty desks in the front rows. Not many students would want to sit there, but Mikau and Lahko had figured that there was no difference in where they sit. Because if the teacher was bad or something, they were still gonna get the same results every time, guaranteed. More and more people came in. Some came in groups of ten, others came alone. The teacher finally arrived.
Everyone gasped. It was a fat Bottom-feeder. Very big, with many fat muscles dangling on his body. Mikau and Lahko grimaced. Everyone shuddered (there were no other Bottom-feeders present other than the teacher).
"All right! Listen up! My name is Professor Hungary!" The instructor had a deep, smooth voice, much better than the previous teacher that Mikau had. But the appearance... "Do not! I repeat, do NOT call me Professor Hungry! I get too much of that ever since I became a teacher."
A student snickered. Someone punched him in the back, making him yelp with pain.
"For the love of God, act maturely you idiots!" Hungary glared with slight anger, trying to see who was making a scene.
"Lahko, you want to eat together at lunch?" Mikau whispered to his friend at the side.
"Yeah. Of course!"
"Excuse me! Mr. Loencraft!" The teacher towered in front of the Zoran Hero. He looked taller than Mikau because the teenager was sitting down. "What were you saying?"
"I didn't say anything bad or off topic. I am just asking my buddy about what's the requirement to pass for this course. You know that Math is actually not my best subject. So if I don't do good in this class, then I will probably fail."
"So true, especially when I'll fail you for talking in class! Now shut up, and pay attention."
When his back was turned and swam to the next row, Mikau whispered, "Why is it that all of my teachers up till now are so freaking mean?"
"Lack of confidence and low self-esteem!" Came the reply.
Mimicking Professor Hungary's voice in a low tone, Mikau said, "So true, especially since he is a fat Bottom-feeder! With letters spelled: 'F- A-T'!"
Lahko nearly burst out laughing. He held his mouth with his hands while his whole body shuddered with laughter. His fins quivered.
And so the period dragged on. Mathematic equations appeared one after another. Students took pages after pages of notes. Mikau gritted his teeth as he tried hard not to split the newly imported wooden desk in half with his hard pen strokes. Finally, the bell rang again. This time, even Mikau cheered as he stood up.
"Neck." The bones cracked. "Chest." More cracking sounds. "Arms." Even more cracking. "Fingers, legs, feet." Crack! Crack! Crack!
"Man, you looked like as if you are an old Zora," Lahko said after he observed Mikau's stretching exercise.
"Can't help it," Mikau answered as he moved his neck back and forth. "I am a Zoran Hero, and I can't stay in the same spot for too long, or else I will die with lack of movement."
"Riiight. Come on, let's go eat. I am starving."
"Hey! Don't go off without me! You will need my tasting expertise!" Mikau shouted after his pal as he grabbed his bubble and ran after him.
~End Chapter 18~
Author's Note: Wheee! So free! I am done with this chapter too! Yay! *Ahem. Sorry. XD
I have read over my chapters just a few days ago, and I had just found out that some of the scenes in certain chapters are dragging on far too long. It's going to take a millennium before this story is going to be finished. Therefore, I have decided to 'fast-forward' the time by using this chapter as an anchor, or should I say, as a fast-forward button on a remote control?
Now Mikau is fifteen years old, and Japas is fourteen years old. They had both grown a lot. Mikau is now in Junior High, about grade eight in our standards. So with this new timeline settling in the plot, things should get more interesting. Don't you agree? I think this chapter is more interesting than the others. For me anyway.