I hate pep rallies {I think I hate this already} "And now for the award for the best dressed for today." The head cheer leader said. Can you make people not see you, because I would advise doing it now {She is not intelligent enough to bend to my will}. "The best dress guy is" she said handing him the award. "The award for best dressed girl is Kira." She said as Kira stood carefully watching not to hit any one with her wings. "And the best dressed faculty member is a split between our two substitute teachers." No one moved. "Ok then, on with the pep rally." It went down hill from there. {Are they always this bad?} This is actually one of their better moments. {Do you think that the bleachers will fall if they stomp hard enough?} Amusing as it is to think about, I think bleachers are meant to take a whole lot more than that {Damn} if its any consolation, think about that one of those human pyramids falling on to the other one {I knew there was a reason I liked how you think} Sad thing is, that if any one heard us, we would be put into a mental institution {What, never mind, I do not need one of your half page explanations}ok, can you get me transferred to your advisory? {What, why?} My teacher started sounding like Vash for the third time this week {.}minus the overly silly façade{meaning.} She is trying to turn me into a pacifist, you know "Love and Peace", if this means anything to you, she sounds like Rem, her name Mira {cringe.I will see what I can do}

Friday was off to a bad start. Anar had assigned them to write a paper on the Scarlet Letter, which in Sharpfang's mind was one of those books that should be collecting dust in some obscure library on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. To add insult to injury Duras and Torrall would not let her have one moment to think in her humanities class, making wise cracks about her costume from the day before and Anar had let them do it, at the expense of the rest of the class. He joined in annoying her by cutting her off half a dozen time when she tried to make a valid point. There's revenge and then there is that {Anar again, he cannot get to me so he takes it out on you, I can see what you mean about a total lack of tact, I really must do something about him} can you just shut those two up for this class period, please. I could care less how, just don't get the law involved "You two, Duras, Torrall. Out now, you are disrupting class." Legato snapped at them, five minutes into class. Babs and Lursa started laughing. They knew about what Anar had done earlier. "Need your attack dog to do your work for you, I thought your name was Sharpfang, should be changed to Spineless." Lursa said. She then began to dance uncontrollably. "Help, I can't stop." "He's got you, haha." Babs laughed. She joined Lursa in her dance. Sharpfang smiled, she was truly enjoying this. start doing gymnastic moves, something painful like a split To her surprise, they did, or at least tried. Did I do that?

Chemistry was scary, something about having fire that close to the cross that Wolfwood carried sent Sharpfang under her desk while Rel and her friend looked on, shocked. An unnaturally boring chapel service later found Sharpfang sitting in humanities listening to her teacher tell the whole that only those who had not gone to the foot ball game had to take a quiz. The class complained so he dropped the threat. football, the stupidest game ever invented. {I don't want to know} "Students will proceed to their advisory locations immediately and receive further instructions at that point." A voice said over the com system. What is going on, an attack?{what.?}

"What, eight laptops stolen?" Sharpfang asked extremely close to panic. "We are doing a total search of cars, lockers, bags. Why would any one do this?" Her advisor answered. She headed for her car, totally dazed. Crap, put that away She was not thrilled to see Wolfwood with his cross open for combat. this is not good Sharpfang had her car searched only to find that, other than being unnaturally clean according to one of her teachers, there was nothing there. The rest of the day was less than fun. {They are questioning some of the teachers}Just don't tell them you are telepathic, trust me they will not get it {Thank you for the warning}

There was a prospective new student day, and Sharpfang's sister was coming to visit the school. Sharpfang hated the idea, particularly since her sister was something of an embarrassment. The worst part was that her sister would visit an algebra class taught by her favorite teacher. it might not be such a bad idea just not to show up {SHARPFANG} this can't be good, thank the gods its free period She ran to the math wing, only to find that her sister had Legato backed up against a wall. "Get her out of here." He snapped. "But I just want to know why you are wearing that skull." Her sister answered. "Pup, get out, now. Terrorizing your would be teachers is a bad idea." Sharpfang said, motioning to the door. Her sister slunk out. Legato collapsed into a chair. "Tried to get into her head?" Sharpfang asked. "I had very little choice, she would not leave me alone. I tried to get her to be quiet but could not find a way to. How can you deal with her?" "I am not fully telepath, so I don't have to hear what she is thinking." "There is nothing inside that head but mindless chatter." "Yah and not much comes out either, she can say some amazingly stupid things." Sharpfang remarked, as she sat down across the table from her teacher. "I have some food with me if you want it. Might calm your nerves." He waved at the door, without answering. "Ok," she said, "I'll go get it." She came back in with the half a box of donutsthank the gods for advisory snack, only to find her sister standing in almost exactly the same place that she had been sitting minutes ago. "Sorry to bother you again, but could you at least answer my question." She almost sounded harmless. "Go away, you are beginning to annoy me." Legato looked like he was ready to kill. "Pup, I will give you a donut to go away, now." Sharpfang shouted across the room. "Ok, but can you just." "You want that donut pup, than leave now." Sharpfang ordered. Her sister walked out, Sharpfang gave her the smallest donut in the box as she left. "Who's brillant idea was it to let her on campus?" "No clue. If you thinks that bad, get her is car for three hours on a sugar high without anything else to listen to." Sharpfang said, handing Legato the food. "Thank you. How exactly do you put up with her? I have never seen anything that mind numbing before." He was busy scarfing down the donuts. "Try teaching her math at the end of the day. As I said, it one good thing about not being telepathic." "All she kept asking was where did I get the 'goth' armor." "No, I have no idea what she meant. She really threw you for a loop, didn't she?" Pup you are going to pay for this Sharpfang asked. He only nodded. "If its an consolation I will make sure I give her hell for it tonight." "Can't handle an eighth grader?" Anar asked smugly as he entered the room. "Give it a rest." Sharpfang said, rearing up. "You attack when it suits you, when your target is either weak or helpless, let my sister do your dirty work, weaken your foe. Whatever works? Honor-less dog." She snarled putting herself between Anar and Legato. She bristled, glaring at him looking like she would have taken out Anar herself. Sharpfang had enough to justify taking him out, and this just offended her on so many levels. At that point she have cared less who it was she was guarding.{What are you doing? You have no chance.} this is what I deem right, he is more interested in me than you, it's a three year old battle {last time.} Last time he had me by the collar, and looked ready to kill "What do you want?" Legato said, forcing himself to stand. She really got him, must have used the question attack. It can break a Sith lord "I was told to give you this." Anar said, handing Sharpfang an envelope, "hand this to your master like a good little dog." Sharpfang glared at him.{Leave him, this is my fight} No, this is a running battle, you got caught in the cross fire {you would fight him to defend me, why?} he has challenged me and you, takes out the mistakes of others on my hide and insulted my friends, left one out to dry just so he could sound important. No one challenges him, least of all some nobody of a student and a thoroughly hated substitute teacher whom she stands by, you protected me from him, I owe you that much {loyalty, strange to find it in anyone on this world} Anar had turned to leave the room by this point. Sharpfang snapped her teeth at him as he left. {that was appropriate}its just a threat "He has a daughter doesn't he?" Legato asked. "Yes, one who thinks I am a werewolf." "Do I really want to ask?" "Something about me trying to have some amount of fun last year playing Anarchy Ball. I howl if I am amused, chasing whining humans counts as amusement, so she thinks I am a werewolf. Why, do you teach her?" "Yes, she will not even acknowledge my existence, let alone the fact that I out rank her. She acts like daddy will protect her." "You have no idea. What is in the envelope?" Sharpfang asked handing him the envelope. She had opened it as she had been talking and the contents fell out. "From the desk of Manethra, I was informed that the teacher of Pre-Cal is going to be taking a longer break than expected. I wish to extend an invitation to stay longer, for all the complaints I get, the level of civility in the over all math classes has improved." she wants you to stay longer {Good, I will be able to finish what I began with Anar.} please drop that, I have to deal with this {Why not just have me take him out instead of fighting him} my slightly screwed up sense of honor "Eek, what are you doing here?" Sharpfang snapped at the figure standing in the door, her little sister's best friend Selka. "You have some sense of timing." "What, me? I really do not like it here, not enough religion. Any place that lets you teach is stupid." Selka snarled back, pointing at Legato. "You are not even human, neither is she." {Shut her up, her mental chatter is giving me a headache, she is almost as bad as your sister} "Do me a favor, get out of here. Either that or I will make you leave." "If you hurt me, my parents will sue you." She said in retaliation. "Get out of here and you might live to see tomorrow." Legato growled at her. "They can sue you too." {Total disregard for authority} she has nearly killed me something like 4 times "Get out now, go find Pup." Sharpfang said, trying to sound diplomatic. "Fine, this is boring anyway. Eew is that a skull, what are you a devil worshipper?" {Ok, explain to me the human obsession with my attire} humans have trouble with bone, particularly of their own species {good to know}think shock value "I do not worship this devil, who ever he may be. Now leave, you mindless creature." {You said your sister was friends with her, I imagine the two of them together is.}enough to send anyone up a wall{you two are related}yes, but then again so are Vash and Knives{.point taken}

"Two things, one what is the deal with Wolfwood? Second, what happened to you during free period?" Tige asked over lunch. "Wolfwood carries a cross that carries a machine gun and a rocket launcher, plus a six gun magazine. And during free period, my sister about got herself killed by our Pre-cal teacher." "What was she doing in there?" Rel asked, looking a little lost. "Prospective new student looking around day. They go to classes see things." Sharpfang explained, "my guess is that she was only here for appearances." "What do you mean?" Tige asked. "She is going to the public school, my mother just wanted to see if there might be a chance of her getting in." Sharpfang said in a bored way. "How did she almost get herself killed?" "The infamous why attack." Sharpfang mused. "The what?" "Why are you wearing that? Why are you angry? How do you do this? What is that.get the point? She tried that one of Legato." Sharpfang answered doing a mocking impression of her sister. "That would make me crazy." "Anar then came in and gave him a hard time. But he is staying longer." "Great, you realize that you are one of the few people who likes having Legato as a teacher." Tige said. "Manethra thinks that he has had a good effect on the discipline in the math classes." Sharpfang pointed out. "I still do not like him. I am not entirely sure he is human." Tige said, musing. "So what? Wolfwood make you less nervous because he is a priest even though he is armed and Legato is not?" "No, not now that I know what he is carrying. But yes, given the choice I would rather he stayed." "That is the net total of your argument as of right now is that he is a priest versus a bounty hunter. Math class is getting better, more disciplined, Babs and Lursa have shut up, the idiot guys leave me alone, I can not complain." "I thought you hated the idea of rule by fear." Tige pointed out. "I do, but at this point I will put up with it, if it means I get some well deserved peace and quiet in class." "He is in a war with Anar isn't he?" Tige asked, trying to get a rise out of Sharpfang. "Yes, but he ended up in the cross fire, its my war." "I am curious, do you know how to think about things out of a military context." "No."