A.N. BWAHAHAHHAHA!! You know, listening to the 'Redneck' Christmas was
probably not the wisest idea for writing this chapter ^^0
Ryo sipped his hot chocolate. It was early morning, and each one of them knew what that meant. "Who's going to do it today?" asked Kento. A Few collective 'not me's' went up. All of them said that, except for Sage, who smiled and got up.
"He's a brave soul, I will miss him," Cye joked, making a cross over his heart. Sage sighed and shook his head.
"It's not like I'm going to die," he winked and started up the stairs. Mia sighed.
"You can defeat people who try and take over the world, yet your all chicken when it comes to waking Rowen up!" she put a hand to her forehead, and Cye smiled, then set a cup of tea in front of her.
*
Sage sighed coming into the darkened room. He made sure to leave the door open for a hasty escape. He looked at the still sleeping mass inside the covers.
Rowen Hashiba had a high I.Q. but couldn't get up in the mornings.
Sage sighed and looked at his friend, a bit of mischief in his eyes. He opened the curtains. "Wake up sleeping beauty!!" There was a growl form inside the warm domain.
"Close the god damned curtain,"
"Come on sunshine!!" A hand shot out, and the middle finger flew up, and then went back inside the covers. Sage sighed. He'd have to go to the extreme.
He went to the bed and leaned down, he counted to 3 then yanked the covers off, revealing a very angry looking Rowen, who quite frankly, was only in a pair of boxers.
None-the-less, he curled up sleeping again. Sage sighed and went to the bathroom adjacent to this room, and filled a bucket full of water. Then he trudged back to Strata's room, and promptly dumped the water all over him. "SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!" Sage chuckled and took off at a full-scale run down the stairs, the angry Rowen right behind.
*
Ryo, Kento, Mia, and Cye watched as Rowen chased Sage all around the house, finally getting to the kitchen, he sounded a war cry and pounced, both of them fell over into a heap. "You win, he was a second earlier today," sighed Kento, Ryo grinned, and did a little victory sign. Cye stood up and regarded Rowen for a minute, a disgusted expression on the Englishman's face.
"Just what I wanted to see before breakfast, Rowen's ass, I think I'm gona hurl!"
The Ronin mention straightened, and blushed, pulling up his boxers. Seeing Mia having a giggling fit, he blushed more and ran up the stairs full speed, screaming profanity that sent them all going.
Sage got off the floor and dusted himself off. "Well that was amusing," he let a smile grace his lips.
They soon finished breakfast, and Cye had finished washing the dishes, they were ready for school. Unfortunately.. Today was Kento's turn to drive, so lets say they all about had a series of heart attacks.
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Cloud sat semi-patiently in her wheelchair. The receptionist was pounding her keyboard to death franticly. She didn't know how long she had been here, nor did she care, she didn't want to be here anyway. She sat back, waiting, she let her mind wander to a previous night, and tears threatened to come form her eyes.
~FLASHBACK~ "SO YOU'RE SENDING ME TO A BOARDING SCHOOL!!??" Cloud screamed at her mother. But her Mother was calm. "It's not a boarding school, and it wont be forever, but they have things that can help your legs!" "You're sending me away 'cause you can't deal with me!!" she screamed back, tears cascading down her face. "I HATE YOU!!" her mother regarded her carefully. "I'll go pack your things," she left, and a single tear dripped to the floor, her eyes hidden by her hair. Cloud collapsed in her chair. She was going to Toyama, Japan. She didn't want to leave, didn't want to make friends, and even though she hated to admit it, she didn't want to leave her mother. ~END FLASHBACK~
A tear rolled down Cloud's cheek, and she wiped it away. She had to be strong. But, it was hard. So very hard. No one understood, and she would make a point that they never would.
The receptionist made a clicking noise with her teeth, and Cloud was snapped out of her sorrowful daydream. The gray haired woman pushed up her glasses, and frowned. "They sold your dorm room because it wasn't handicap accessible ! How can they do these things is beyond me but-" she stopped, Cloud hadn't moved or said a word since she had gotten here, nothing at all. She just sat in her wheelchair, a heartbroken expression one her face. She smiled. "No worries, we'll find you a place to stay, why even if I have to take you home myself!" Cloud groaned inwardly, she didn't think that would be a good idea, and dreaded the possibility of it happening.
First it was the plane ride, now this! Her mother had pre-ordered the dorm, yet some jackass had given the damn thing away!! "Great, just Great," she muttered. The receptionist, Mrs. Hearty, smiled.
"I'm sure we'll find something," Both looked up startled as a boy with black hair and the most beautiful blue eyes Cloud ever saw, stumbled through the door, dropping his papers. "Mr. Sananda, running errands?"
"Hai ^^" Cloud was compelled to wheel over and help him pick up the papers, so she did, for what reason she couldn't figure out.
While it was hard for her to bend over and help out, she managed it, and got about half of them, she straightened them and handed them to the black haired teen. "Here," she said quietly, unsure in a way.
The boy regarded her carefully, then he smiled and stuck out his hand. "I'm Ryo Sananda ^^" Cloud took his hand gingerly.
"Cloud Krishian, it's a pleasure," Ryo smiled at the girl, but something inside him told him to do more.
"Are you new here?"
"Once they find me a place to stay," her voice was very quiet, but beautiful, as is she were trying to hide something in the confines of her soul.
Mrs. Hearty ruined the moment by clearing her throat. "Mr. Sananda, don't you have somewhere to be?" Ryo blushed.
"Hai! Goodbye Cloud, good luck!" he ran out the door, and Cloud wished she could tear the receptionist to little pieces, burn her, then send her to the Netherworld for all eternity. But, instead she wheeled back over to her spot. She had probably already missed almost the whole morning. She decided to take a small nap.
~DREAM~ *flash* 2 giggling girls and their horses *flash* the reins getting caught unnoticed as they go up the hill *flash* the horses sliding *flash* the truck honking vainly *flash* the hit and the pain *flash* screaming *flash* Katie's and her own blood covering the ground *flash* the face of her dead friend *flash* waking up in the hospital *flash* screaming *flash* being told she was paralyzed ~END~
Cloud opened her eyes and became alert; the receptionist was talking with another woman, with brown hair. Cloud put a hand to her head, shivering, and another tear rolled down her face. She wiped this one away too, and her eyes widened to see it was blood. It was cupped in the palm of her hand, and it began to shimmer, then it crystallized into a blood red stone.
She looked at it for a minute, and then closed her hand; maybe it was a sign or something?
She listened hard; the two women were talking about her.
"Ms. Koji, are you sure it would be alright?"
"Oh course, besides, it'll be good to not be the only girl in the house for once," Mrs. Hearty handed Mia a folder.
"Please, try and help her, I know if we can't, you can!"
"I think I can, besides I'm sure the guys will help too," The receptionist smiled.
"Would you mind taking her for some lunch, I'm sure she's hungry ^^"
"No problem," Mia turned to face cloud, who looked at her with question. "I'm Mia Koji, and you'll be staying with me for this school year," she smiled. Already Cloud liked her, she seemed nice.
"I'm Cloud Krishian, it's nice to meet you Ma. Mia,"
"Such nice manors, but please do call me Mia, everyone else there does ^^" Cloud managed a smile.
"Sure, I think I can do that,"
"You hungry?" Cloud blushed as her stomach rumbled an answer (1) "Alright then! Lets go and get something to eat ^^" Mia smiled and she led Cloud to the Cafeteria. It was first lunch, and neither of the guys had it, so, the mystery of the others to Cloud remained a mystery.
Mia smiled sympathetically at the girl, they were getting plenty of odd stares. Cloud sighed and put down her chopsticks. "Why must it be the same way at every school?"
"Don't worry about it, it can only get better," Mia smiled, trying to cheer the girl up, it seemed to work, for Cloud brightened a bit. "You know, your lucky, you wont have to attend class today, you just get to tour around, seeing how to get to everything, you want me to accompany you?"
"If it's not to much to ask, I'd feel stupid on my own," Cloud managed a smile as she finished off her fried shrimp. She loved it. a lot. Mia smiled.
"You'll love the cooking if you like that fried shrimp," Cloud smiled.
"I hope so, I'm just worried what people are going to think." Mia smiled, and she was about to ask something, but decided to ask later.
Ryo sipped his hot chocolate. It was early morning, and each one of them knew what that meant. "Who's going to do it today?" asked Kento. A Few collective 'not me's' went up. All of them said that, except for Sage, who smiled and got up.
"He's a brave soul, I will miss him," Cye joked, making a cross over his heart. Sage sighed and shook his head.
"It's not like I'm going to die," he winked and started up the stairs. Mia sighed.
"You can defeat people who try and take over the world, yet your all chicken when it comes to waking Rowen up!" she put a hand to her forehead, and Cye smiled, then set a cup of tea in front of her.
*
Sage sighed coming into the darkened room. He made sure to leave the door open for a hasty escape. He looked at the still sleeping mass inside the covers.
Rowen Hashiba had a high I.Q. but couldn't get up in the mornings.
Sage sighed and looked at his friend, a bit of mischief in his eyes. He opened the curtains. "Wake up sleeping beauty!!" There was a growl form inside the warm domain.
"Close the god damned curtain,"
"Come on sunshine!!" A hand shot out, and the middle finger flew up, and then went back inside the covers. Sage sighed. He'd have to go to the extreme.
He went to the bed and leaned down, he counted to 3 then yanked the covers off, revealing a very angry looking Rowen, who quite frankly, was only in a pair of boxers.
None-the-less, he curled up sleeping again. Sage sighed and went to the bathroom adjacent to this room, and filled a bucket full of water. Then he trudged back to Strata's room, and promptly dumped the water all over him. "SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!" Sage chuckled and took off at a full-scale run down the stairs, the angry Rowen right behind.
*
Ryo, Kento, Mia, and Cye watched as Rowen chased Sage all around the house, finally getting to the kitchen, he sounded a war cry and pounced, both of them fell over into a heap. "You win, he was a second earlier today," sighed Kento, Ryo grinned, and did a little victory sign. Cye stood up and regarded Rowen for a minute, a disgusted expression on the Englishman's face.
"Just what I wanted to see before breakfast, Rowen's ass, I think I'm gona hurl!"
The Ronin mention straightened, and blushed, pulling up his boxers. Seeing Mia having a giggling fit, he blushed more and ran up the stairs full speed, screaming profanity that sent them all going.
Sage got off the floor and dusted himself off. "Well that was amusing," he let a smile grace his lips.
They soon finished breakfast, and Cye had finished washing the dishes, they were ready for school. Unfortunately.. Today was Kento's turn to drive, so lets say they all about had a series of heart attacks.
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Cloud sat semi-patiently in her wheelchair. The receptionist was pounding her keyboard to death franticly. She didn't know how long she had been here, nor did she care, she didn't want to be here anyway. She sat back, waiting, she let her mind wander to a previous night, and tears threatened to come form her eyes.
~FLASHBACK~ "SO YOU'RE SENDING ME TO A BOARDING SCHOOL!!??" Cloud screamed at her mother. But her Mother was calm. "It's not a boarding school, and it wont be forever, but they have things that can help your legs!" "You're sending me away 'cause you can't deal with me!!" she screamed back, tears cascading down her face. "I HATE YOU!!" her mother regarded her carefully. "I'll go pack your things," she left, and a single tear dripped to the floor, her eyes hidden by her hair. Cloud collapsed in her chair. She was going to Toyama, Japan. She didn't want to leave, didn't want to make friends, and even though she hated to admit it, she didn't want to leave her mother. ~END FLASHBACK~
A tear rolled down Cloud's cheek, and she wiped it away. She had to be strong. But, it was hard. So very hard. No one understood, and she would make a point that they never would.
The receptionist made a clicking noise with her teeth, and Cloud was snapped out of her sorrowful daydream. The gray haired woman pushed up her glasses, and frowned. "They sold your dorm room because it wasn't handicap accessible ! How can they do these things is beyond me but-" she stopped, Cloud hadn't moved or said a word since she had gotten here, nothing at all. She just sat in her wheelchair, a heartbroken expression one her face. She smiled. "No worries, we'll find you a place to stay, why even if I have to take you home myself!" Cloud groaned inwardly, she didn't think that would be a good idea, and dreaded the possibility of it happening.
First it was the plane ride, now this! Her mother had pre-ordered the dorm, yet some jackass had given the damn thing away!! "Great, just Great," she muttered. The receptionist, Mrs. Hearty, smiled.
"I'm sure we'll find something," Both looked up startled as a boy with black hair and the most beautiful blue eyes Cloud ever saw, stumbled through the door, dropping his papers. "Mr. Sananda, running errands?"
"Hai ^^" Cloud was compelled to wheel over and help him pick up the papers, so she did, for what reason she couldn't figure out.
While it was hard for her to bend over and help out, she managed it, and got about half of them, she straightened them and handed them to the black haired teen. "Here," she said quietly, unsure in a way.
The boy regarded her carefully, then he smiled and stuck out his hand. "I'm Ryo Sananda ^^" Cloud took his hand gingerly.
"Cloud Krishian, it's a pleasure," Ryo smiled at the girl, but something inside him told him to do more.
"Are you new here?"
"Once they find me a place to stay," her voice was very quiet, but beautiful, as is she were trying to hide something in the confines of her soul.
Mrs. Hearty ruined the moment by clearing her throat. "Mr. Sananda, don't you have somewhere to be?" Ryo blushed.
"Hai! Goodbye Cloud, good luck!" he ran out the door, and Cloud wished she could tear the receptionist to little pieces, burn her, then send her to the Netherworld for all eternity. But, instead she wheeled back over to her spot. She had probably already missed almost the whole morning. She decided to take a small nap.
~DREAM~ *flash* 2 giggling girls and their horses *flash* the reins getting caught unnoticed as they go up the hill *flash* the horses sliding *flash* the truck honking vainly *flash* the hit and the pain *flash* screaming *flash* Katie's and her own blood covering the ground *flash* the face of her dead friend *flash* waking up in the hospital *flash* screaming *flash* being told she was paralyzed ~END~
Cloud opened her eyes and became alert; the receptionist was talking with another woman, with brown hair. Cloud put a hand to her head, shivering, and another tear rolled down her face. She wiped this one away too, and her eyes widened to see it was blood. It was cupped in the palm of her hand, and it began to shimmer, then it crystallized into a blood red stone.
She looked at it for a minute, and then closed her hand; maybe it was a sign or something?
She listened hard; the two women were talking about her.
"Ms. Koji, are you sure it would be alright?"
"Oh course, besides, it'll be good to not be the only girl in the house for once," Mrs. Hearty handed Mia a folder.
"Please, try and help her, I know if we can't, you can!"
"I think I can, besides I'm sure the guys will help too," The receptionist smiled.
"Would you mind taking her for some lunch, I'm sure she's hungry ^^"
"No problem," Mia turned to face cloud, who looked at her with question. "I'm Mia Koji, and you'll be staying with me for this school year," she smiled. Already Cloud liked her, she seemed nice.
"I'm Cloud Krishian, it's nice to meet you Ma. Mia,"
"Such nice manors, but please do call me Mia, everyone else there does ^^" Cloud managed a smile.
"Sure, I think I can do that,"
"You hungry?" Cloud blushed as her stomach rumbled an answer (1) "Alright then! Lets go and get something to eat ^^" Mia smiled and she led Cloud to the Cafeteria. It was first lunch, and neither of the guys had it, so, the mystery of the others to Cloud remained a mystery.
Mia smiled sympathetically at the girl, they were getting plenty of odd stares. Cloud sighed and put down her chopsticks. "Why must it be the same way at every school?"
"Don't worry about it, it can only get better," Mia smiled, trying to cheer the girl up, it seemed to work, for Cloud brightened a bit. "You know, your lucky, you wont have to attend class today, you just get to tour around, seeing how to get to everything, you want me to accompany you?"
"If it's not to much to ask, I'd feel stupid on my own," Cloud managed a smile as she finished off her fried shrimp. She loved it. a lot. Mia smiled.
"You'll love the cooking if you like that fried shrimp," Cloud smiled.
"I hope so, I'm just worried what people are going to think." Mia smiled, and she was about to ask something, but decided to ask later.
