Chapter 2, What is love?
Force was sitting in the classroom looking very bored, staring off into space. The room was a traditional college looking classroom with long "desks" running all the way across the room, a long aisle going up the middle of them. Force was sitting in the third row back, one seat in.
The teacher was sitting at her desk in the front looking out at the students with her fingers laced together in front of her face.
Suddenly Force perked up when he saw Kamui stumble into the classroom panting, sweat coating his face making his skin seem to gleam slightly. The teacher glanced sideways at Kamui as he entered and then turned her gaze back to the class as a whole. Force leaned forward on his arms and watched Kamui who was wiping his hair, which was matted to his forehead, out of his face and tucking it behind his right ear. Kamui was wearing the same looking attire he had the day before and in his right hand he was holding his black journal.
Kamui looked up at the class and scanned for a free seat that was not near anyone. He saw there was a free space next to Force and figured he would actually rather sit next to him then by himself. He immediately started walking toward the aisle to get up to the seat, keeping his eyes on the carpet below his feet. Force looked up from Kamui to the teacher when he remembered they were having a discussion in the class, before he stopped paying attention.
"What was the topic again?" Force asked, also trying to fill Kamui in on what they are doing in class right now. The teacher stayed stoic and said more to the entire class than Force,
"The topic of discussion is love."
"What about love?" asked a younger girl closer to the front of the room.
"What do you think it is? How does it affect our lives?" the teacher asked bluntly.
"Oh, Miss Jesse, may I step out to the washroom please?" asked a young boy sitting in the front row. Kamui glanced sideways at the boy and saw it was the same boy that had stopped him in the hallway the other day. Jesse nodded yes to the boy and said, "You may, Amphetamine." With that Amph stood up and walked out the door holding his stomach. Kamui glanced back at Amph once before he walked up next to where Force was sitting. He looked at Force and gestured to the seat next to Force with his left hand and asked, "Is this taken?"
Force looked up at him and smiled, shaking his head no, "No..." Kamui took this as an invitation and sat down, sliding his feet in front of himself under the desk and setting down his journal on top of the desk. He then slid a black pen out of the coil binding and flipped the journal to a blank page. A student on the other side of the aisle from Kamui raised his hand to speak and the teacher pointed to him, indicating that he may speak.
"Yes...Zekk."
"Love is knowing that that person will always be there...no matter what, they can always put a smile on your face...and even after a fight, you can be laughing about it a few minutes later..." He stated all at once, "...love is the expression of need...the ultimate need for companionship." He then leaned back, seeming to wait for a response of any kind.
"Well it's good there's at least one male in our school with a good idea of what love is." Jesse said, her mouth curving into a small smile. Kamui glanced sideways at Force and asked quietly, "Did you sleep well?" Force looked at Kamui sideways without turning his neck and answered in a whisper, "Yes..."
Jesse folded her arms across her chest and looked up at Kamui and Force, looking slightly annoyed. "Kamui, do you have an opinion about the topic?"
Kamui looked back at her again, his eyes locking with hers' in a kind of staring contest, since she seemed to be almost challenging him. He nodded his head yes slowly in response to her and sat back some, holding his left fist in his right hand gently. He rested his hands on the desktop, on top of his journal, and tried to think of how to begin voicing his view on the topic.
All eyes in the room turned to look at Kamui since they did not see him nod to Jesse and they were waiting for him to speak.
"Would you please voice your opinion to the class?" Jesse asked him, becoming slightly impatient with his silence.
"Love is...when you feel compelled to be around someone, to please them, to make them happy...so much that you place their happiness above your own." Kamui told her, speaking loud enough for the entire class to hear him. He paused for a moment before speaking again, trying to collect his thoughts, "Yet some say love is always a wonderful thing. I however feel that love will almost inevitably bring about pain of one degree or another. It is never for certain and no amount of experience can prepare you for your' first, nor your' next love."
A half smile crept over Jesse's lips as she listened to his response. Kamui however did not see this as he had lowered his head and was staring at the tabletop again.
"Hmm...very good." Jesse responded and sat back more in her chair. Zekk then came in and said,
"Love is the sole emotion of all...all other emotions spawn from it. With love comes hatred, side by side."
"In some cases, from hatred can spawn a kind of passion from which love can flourish." Kamui added. He seemed compelled to add his opinion in where ever possible, since the class seemed impressed by his earlier answer.
Apparently Force felt the same because he then he said, "Love is hard to tell sometimes though, you may think it's love but you soon find out different when your heart is broken and your forever scared…"
"...yet it is still love, no matter how much it may hurt." Kamui looked at Force and, more or less, corrected him.
Force was sitting in the classroom looking very bored, staring off into space. The room was a traditional college looking classroom with long "desks" running all the way across the room, a long aisle going up the middle of them. Force was sitting in the third row back, one seat in.
The teacher was sitting at her desk in the front looking out at the students with her fingers laced together in front of her face.
Suddenly Force perked up when he saw Kamui stumble into the classroom panting, sweat coating his face making his skin seem to gleam slightly. The teacher glanced sideways at Kamui as he entered and then turned her gaze back to the class as a whole. Force leaned forward on his arms and watched Kamui who was wiping his hair, which was matted to his forehead, out of his face and tucking it behind his right ear. Kamui was wearing the same looking attire he had the day before and in his right hand he was holding his black journal.
Kamui looked up at the class and scanned for a free seat that was not near anyone. He saw there was a free space next to Force and figured he would actually rather sit next to him then by himself. He immediately started walking toward the aisle to get up to the seat, keeping his eyes on the carpet below his feet. Force looked up from Kamui to the teacher when he remembered they were having a discussion in the class, before he stopped paying attention.
"What was the topic again?" Force asked, also trying to fill Kamui in on what they are doing in class right now. The teacher stayed stoic and said more to the entire class than Force,
"The topic of discussion is love."
"What about love?" asked a younger girl closer to the front of the room.
"What do you think it is? How does it affect our lives?" the teacher asked bluntly.
"Oh, Miss Jesse, may I step out to the washroom please?" asked a young boy sitting in the front row. Kamui glanced sideways at the boy and saw it was the same boy that had stopped him in the hallway the other day. Jesse nodded yes to the boy and said, "You may, Amphetamine." With that Amph stood up and walked out the door holding his stomach. Kamui glanced back at Amph once before he walked up next to where Force was sitting. He looked at Force and gestured to the seat next to Force with his left hand and asked, "Is this taken?"
Force looked up at him and smiled, shaking his head no, "No..." Kamui took this as an invitation and sat down, sliding his feet in front of himself under the desk and setting down his journal on top of the desk. He then slid a black pen out of the coil binding and flipped the journal to a blank page. A student on the other side of the aisle from Kamui raised his hand to speak and the teacher pointed to him, indicating that he may speak.
"Yes...Zekk."
"Love is knowing that that person will always be there...no matter what, they can always put a smile on your face...and even after a fight, you can be laughing about it a few minutes later..." He stated all at once, "...love is the expression of need...the ultimate need for companionship." He then leaned back, seeming to wait for a response of any kind.
"Well it's good there's at least one male in our school with a good idea of what love is." Jesse said, her mouth curving into a small smile. Kamui glanced sideways at Force and asked quietly, "Did you sleep well?" Force looked at Kamui sideways without turning his neck and answered in a whisper, "Yes..."
Jesse folded her arms across her chest and looked up at Kamui and Force, looking slightly annoyed. "Kamui, do you have an opinion about the topic?"
Kamui looked back at her again, his eyes locking with hers' in a kind of staring contest, since she seemed to be almost challenging him. He nodded his head yes slowly in response to her and sat back some, holding his left fist in his right hand gently. He rested his hands on the desktop, on top of his journal, and tried to think of how to begin voicing his view on the topic.
All eyes in the room turned to look at Kamui since they did not see him nod to Jesse and they were waiting for him to speak.
"Would you please voice your opinion to the class?" Jesse asked him, becoming slightly impatient with his silence.
"Love is...when you feel compelled to be around someone, to please them, to make them happy...so much that you place their happiness above your own." Kamui told her, speaking loud enough for the entire class to hear him. He paused for a moment before speaking again, trying to collect his thoughts, "Yet some say love is always a wonderful thing. I however feel that love will almost inevitably bring about pain of one degree or another. It is never for certain and no amount of experience can prepare you for your' first, nor your' next love."
A half smile crept over Jesse's lips as she listened to his response. Kamui however did not see this as he had lowered his head and was staring at the tabletop again.
"Hmm...very good." Jesse responded and sat back more in her chair. Zekk then came in and said,
"Love is the sole emotion of all...all other emotions spawn from it. With love comes hatred, side by side."
"In some cases, from hatred can spawn a kind of passion from which love can flourish." Kamui added. He seemed compelled to add his opinion in where ever possible, since the class seemed impressed by his earlier answer.
Apparently Force felt the same because he then he said, "Love is hard to tell sometimes though, you may think it's love but you soon find out different when your heart is broken and your forever scared…"
"...yet it is still love, no matter how much it may hurt." Kamui looked at Force and, more or less, corrected him.
