(REVISED 2/16/03)
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Rank and File
Chapter Two
By Firefly-chan
I wasn't expecting to see him there. In fact, I was even planning it. But there he stood, leaning against the bathroom wall, in all his smirking glory. I didn't even have a plan ready! And here he was just across from me, seemingly expectant. I swallowed nervously, and scratched the back of my head and squinted my eyes, and looked up and down at him. Okay, think Tyson! Think! Say something stupid and annoying! I opened my mouth as if to try and attempt to say something but quickly closed it when my mind drew a blank. Grr, damnit.
"Is there a problem?" Kai drawled, folding his arms over his chest.
Problem? Nooo, of course not! Why would there be a problem? I sighed and pushed past him, heading towards the sink. I didn't bother to answer him and I don't really think he particularly cared. I turned on the faucet and set my hands under the stream of water, wincing slightly at how cold it was. Why did it seem that water always had to be cold at schools? Was it cold as hotels or restaurants? No, so why was it cold at schools? Were the students and faculty of the school not important enough or something?
I turned off the water, grabbing a couple of paper towels and drying my hands off before crumpling them up and throwing them to the garbage next to the sink. I stopped rather quickly, surprised at how close Kai had gotten when I was washing my hands. I almost fell over but managed to balance myself as I glared at him. Dude, ever heard of personal space? You're in MY bubble. "What?" I snapped, glowering up at him.
"Relax." He held up his hands in a defensive posture. "I'm not going to jump you or anything."
I eyed him warily, backing up a few steps and leaning back against the sink again. "I didn't think you were going to." I nodded to the cigarette dangling from his two fingers. "You're not suppose to smoke in here." Oh, that's real smart, Tyson. State the fecking obvious.
"So?" He shrugged. "From what I've seen so far, you won't tell anyone."
"You don't know me." I retorted, narrowing my eyes sharply.
"I know you well enough." Kai took one last drag of his cigarette before flicking it in the garbage. "I know you well enough to know that you're not that kind of type." He looked at him blankly. "Why are you hanging out with Max and them in the first place? They're not going to do you any good."
I sniffed, turning a bit away from him. "I can hang out with whoever I please."
"I'm just saying this for your own good." Kai gave me one of those 'once- over' things before grinning, patting me lightly on the head and sauntering from the room with me glaring holes into his back.
Asshole. Treating me like I was younger then him or something. Well, I probably was. By a couple of months or something. Eh, but who really counts that, right? Oh, y'know, if I had the strength then I would *so* kick Kai's ass. But then I'd probably be the one who ended up in a garbage can with a black eye. I can't fight worth shit. Seriously. I really suck at it and most people who know me take advantage of this. Damn them. Picking at the weaker ones. But I guess that's easier then picking on someone three times as big as them...
Well, there goes my babbling again. I looked up at the clock over the sink (and why they have a clock in the bathroom is beyond me) and noted that it read 11:07. Hrm, if I didn't get moving then I'd be late for my next class. I sighed heavily, staring at the clock with blank eyes for another moment before turning and leaving the bathroom.
***
Lunch.
YA! All right! My favorite period! Er, nevermind. Lunch really isn't a period, is it? Ah, well. Whatever. It's in school so it must have something to do with it. I mean, why would it even be here if it wasn't a smart thing to do? Obviously eating is smart. Well, not if you eat too much because then you'll grow fat and you won't even be able to go to school. But if you eat too little then you still won't be able to go to school 'cause you couldn't even support your own weight, which was practically nothing at all. So you basically had to go right in the middle. But in the middle is kind of hard for some people to accept...
"Tyson? Move up. The line..."
Damnit. Who dares pull me from my 'oh-so-smart' train of thinking? I crane my head around to see an expectant brown-haired staring at me, waving his hands in a gesture for me to more forward. Jeez. Fine. Don't flip out on me or anything. It's not like you're going to die if you don't get your food right away. I swear; some people could just be so ignorant and arrogant. They're all like "Oh, no! If we don't get our food in the next two minutes we're going to shrivel and die!" and stuff. Melodramatic, much?
But despite what I was thinking, I moved forward anyway, and grabbed a lunch tray off of the pile on the counter. Max and his friends were at the other end of the cafeteria, and Max had told me to join him after I had gotten my food. They didn't even wait up for me. I bet they're one of those "we need food and we need it now" kind of people. But I am too. Only when I'm really hungry, though. After I received my 'yummy' food from the creepy lunch ladies I headed off towards the end of the cafeteria.
Grr. Did they have to choose a place waaaaay down there to sit? Now I have to walk past everyone in the lunchroom and have them look at me as I go by. Geh, that's kind of paranoid sounding but I swear it's true! It's like they have this need to stare at you with their mouths gaping open. Okay, maybe they don't have their mouths gaping open and maybe they just kind of glance at you. Well, some of them do. Great, now I'm sounding all hypercritical- like again. Go me.
I finally reach the damned end of the lunchroom and slide in to a seat next to Maria. She kind of looks at me for a moment, blinks, before returning to picking at her food. Aha! I found a picky person! Oh, and looky. It's a girl. Figures. They're always all touchy about what they eat. It can't be mushy. It can't be green and fuzzy. It can't be this or that or blah, blah, blah. Who really GIVES? Jeez.
The moment I set my tray down, I started shoveling the food into my mouth. About a minute or so after I had done that, I felt eyes watching me. Looking up, I noticed the whole table was staring at me in a sick kind of fascination. Like I was a frog in science or something and they were going to cut me open. Okay, bad example...
"What?" I managed to muffle, trying to swallow what I had in my mouth.
"You're the first person I've seen in this entire school to actually like the cafeteria food...that much." Rei said softly, tilting his head slightly.
What. In. Hell?
It's just food. Geh, they act like it's poison or something...
"Uh? Okay." I rolled my eyes, shook my head, and then returned to my food.
"What if it has hair in it?"
Okay. Thanks a lot for telling me that, Mariah. But, just to annoy them, I keep on eating.
"It could be two weeks old or something."
Slowly losing appetite. But I keep eating.
"Once someone found a fly in their soup-"
"Okay!" I pushed away my tray, my hunger suddenly gone. "Thanks a lot."
Max reached over and patted my shoulder. "Hey, we saved your life. Be thankful."
I glowered a bit, folding my arms over my chest and turning my head away. "Yeah, thankful. Right." The table was quiet for a second before talk rose amongst them again. I sighed, my eyes grazing the rest of the cafeteria to see if I recognized anyone. Well, I did. I saw Kai. And he was walking this way.
Greeeeeeeeeeeat.
Mr. Preppy-jackasss-who-likes-to-think-he's-rebellious-just-because-he- smokes.
What brings him to this side of the lunchroom?
Kai stopped at the foot of our table, looking from Maria, to Kenny, to Max, to Rei, to Blaze, to Celestyn, to Taiksha, and then finally to me. Rei tilted an eyebrow upwards, raising both hands in the air. "Well, Kai? What brings you to this side of the lunch room?"
I stare at Rei. Geh! Mind reader! Stay awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
Kai mocked a laugh, seemingly not amused. Yeah, well, I wouldn't be either. Not when someone stole my fecking line! He looked up for a moment before looking back down towards us again. "I actually wanted to talk to Tyson, Ryan."
Rei's eyes narrowed dangerously but he didn't respond. I looked up at Kai, glowering again. "What do you want?"
"I need to talk to you after school." he said casually, running a hand through his hair. "Be there." Then the dumbass--eh, Kai turned and headed off back to his lunch table.
I watched him go, angry. Orders, orders, orders. Is that all I ever get from him? Well, I actually didn't have any problem with meeting him after school. I'd have a plan by then. And I will annoy him so he is beyond the point of returning to sanity. Then Mr. Preppy-jackass-who-likes-to-think- he's-rebellious-just-because-he-walked-to-this-side-of-the-cafeteria will wish he'd never met me.
"Muahahahahahahahahhahaha." I laughed 'evilly', leaning back on the bench. I guess I forget that it didn't have a back or something because I was sprawled against the marble floor a second later.
The group gathered over me, blinking in a confused manner.
"Tyson...?" Celestyn started slowly. "Are you feeling okay?"
Well, besides the pain in my rear end I was feeling just peachy.
And I was going to be feeling ever better by the time this day was over.
End Chapter Two.
End Notes: Heh. Wasn't that a pile of fun? ^^ Please review. I almost dropped this story but then I realized that many of you were planning on me to continue. ^_^ So review!
A.N: Wee! I have the second chapter up! Go me!
Reviews -
Angel of Darkness - ^_^ It's such a cute couple, ne?
Shadow Weaver and Ikira - Heh. ^_~
WriterOfYaoiFics - Yay! Sugar and coffee! Joy!
The 7th Toraphim - =D Oh, you will. Trust me.
Mystik Raven - I think sarcasm is a good change for our little Tyson...
Twilight Dragoon Fighter - Uh, dude? That's why it's called an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE.
Psychic'sDream - I will! ^_^
Megami Kinshin - I am! ^_^;
Vali - You'll find out....muahahahaha!
SilverDeathscythe - Sarcastic Tyson is fuuuuuuuuuuuun.
FreeversePoet - Thanks. ^^
Rank and File
Chapter Two
By Firefly-chan
I wasn't expecting to see him there. In fact, I was even planning it. But there he stood, leaning against the bathroom wall, in all his smirking glory. I didn't even have a plan ready! And here he was just across from me, seemingly expectant. I swallowed nervously, and scratched the back of my head and squinted my eyes, and looked up and down at him. Okay, think Tyson! Think! Say something stupid and annoying! I opened my mouth as if to try and attempt to say something but quickly closed it when my mind drew a blank. Grr, damnit.
"Is there a problem?" Kai drawled, folding his arms over his chest.
Problem? Nooo, of course not! Why would there be a problem? I sighed and pushed past him, heading towards the sink. I didn't bother to answer him and I don't really think he particularly cared. I turned on the faucet and set my hands under the stream of water, wincing slightly at how cold it was. Why did it seem that water always had to be cold at schools? Was it cold as hotels or restaurants? No, so why was it cold at schools? Were the students and faculty of the school not important enough or something?
I turned off the water, grabbing a couple of paper towels and drying my hands off before crumpling them up and throwing them to the garbage next to the sink. I stopped rather quickly, surprised at how close Kai had gotten when I was washing my hands. I almost fell over but managed to balance myself as I glared at him. Dude, ever heard of personal space? You're in MY bubble. "What?" I snapped, glowering up at him.
"Relax." He held up his hands in a defensive posture. "I'm not going to jump you or anything."
I eyed him warily, backing up a few steps and leaning back against the sink again. "I didn't think you were going to." I nodded to the cigarette dangling from his two fingers. "You're not suppose to smoke in here." Oh, that's real smart, Tyson. State the fecking obvious.
"So?" He shrugged. "From what I've seen so far, you won't tell anyone."
"You don't know me." I retorted, narrowing my eyes sharply.
"I know you well enough." Kai took one last drag of his cigarette before flicking it in the garbage. "I know you well enough to know that you're not that kind of type." He looked at him blankly. "Why are you hanging out with Max and them in the first place? They're not going to do you any good."
I sniffed, turning a bit away from him. "I can hang out with whoever I please."
"I'm just saying this for your own good." Kai gave me one of those 'once- over' things before grinning, patting me lightly on the head and sauntering from the room with me glaring holes into his back.
Asshole. Treating me like I was younger then him or something. Well, I probably was. By a couple of months or something. Eh, but who really counts that, right? Oh, y'know, if I had the strength then I would *so* kick Kai's ass. But then I'd probably be the one who ended up in a garbage can with a black eye. I can't fight worth shit. Seriously. I really suck at it and most people who know me take advantage of this. Damn them. Picking at the weaker ones. But I guess that's easier then picking on someone three times as big as them...
Well, there goes my babbling again. I looked up at the clock over the sink (and why they have a clock in the bathroom is beyond me) and noted that it read 11:07. Hrm, if I didn't get moving then I'd be late for my next class. I sighed heavily, staring at the clock with blank eyes for another moment before turning and leaving the bathroom.
***
Lunch.
YA! All right! My favorite period! Er, nevermind. Lunch really isn't a period, is it? Ah, well. Whatever. It's in school so it must have something to do with it. I mean, why would it even be here if it wasn't a smart thing to do? Obviously eating is smart. Well, not if you eat too much because then you'll grow fat and you won't even be able to go to school. But if you eat too little then you still won't be able to go to school 'cause you couldn't even support your own weight, which was practically nothing at all. So you basically had to go right in the middle. But in the middle is kind of hard for some people to accept...
"Tyson? Move up. The line..."
Damnit. Who dares pull me from my 'oh-so-smart' train of thinking? I crane my head around to see an expectant brown-haired staring at me, waving his hands in a gesture for me to more forward. Jeez. Fine. Don't flip out on me or anything. It's not like you're going to die if you don't get your food right away. I swear; some people could just be so ignorant and arrogant. They're all like "Oh, no! If we don't get our food in the next two minutes we're going to shrivel and die!" and stuff. Melodramatic, much?
But despite what I was thinking, I moved forward anyway, and grabbed a lunch tray off of the pile on the counter. Max and his friends were at the other end of the cafeteria, and Max had told me to join him after I had gotten my food. They didn't even wait up for me. I bet they're one of those "we need food and we need it now" kind of people. But I am too. Only when I'm really hungry, though. After I received my 'yummy' food from the creepy lunch ladies I headed off towards the end of the cafeteria.
Grr. Did they have to choose a place waaaaay down there to sit? Now I have to walk past everyone in the lunchroom and have them look at me as I go by. Geh, that's kind of paranoid sounding but I swear it's true! It's like they have this need to stare at you with their mouths gaping open. Okay, maybe they don't have their mouths gaping open and maybe they just kind of glance at you. Well, some of them do. Great, now I'm sounding all hypercritical- like again. Go me.
I finally reach the damned end of the lunchroom and slide in to a seat next to Maria. She kind of looks at me for a moment, blinks, before returning to picking at her food. Aha! I found a picky person! Oh, and looky. It's a girl. Figures. They're always all touchy about what they eat. It can't be mushy. It can't be green and fuzzy. It can't be this or that or blah, blah, blah. Who really GIVES? Jeez.
The moment I set my tray down, I started shoveling the food into my mouth. About a minute or so after I had done that, I felt eyes watching me. Looking up, I noticed the whole table was staring at me in a sick kind of fascination. Like I was a frog in science or something and they were going to cut me open. Okay, bad example...
"What?" I managed to muffle, trying to swallow what I had in my mouth.
"You're the first person I've seen in this entire school to actually like the cafeteria food...that much." Rei said softly, tilting his head slightly.
What. In. Hell?
It's just food. Geh, they act like it's poison or something...
"Uh? Okay." I rolled my eyes, shook my head, and then returned to my food.
"What if it has hair in it?"
Okay. Thanks a lot for telling me that, Mariah. But, just to annoy them, I keep on eating.
"It could be two weeks old or something."
Slowly losing appetite. But I keep eating.
"Once someone found a fly in their soup-"
"Okay!" I pushed away my tray, my hunger suddenly gone. "Thanks a lot."
Max reached over and patted my shoulder. "Hey, we saved your life. Be thankful."
I glowered a bit, folding my arms over my chest and turning my head away. "Yeah, thankful. Right." The table was quiet for a second before talk rose amongst them again. I sighed, my eyes grazing the rest of the cafeteria to see if I recognized anyone. Well, I did. I saw Kai. And he was walking this way.
Greeeeeeeeeeeat.
Mr. Preppy-jackasss-who-likes-to-think-he's-rebellious-just-because-he- smokes.
What brings him to this side of the lunchroom?
Kai stopped at the foot of our table, looking from Maria, to Kenny, to Max, to Rei, to Blaze, to Celestyn, to Taiksha, and then finally to me. Rei tilted an eyebrow upwards, raising both hands in the air. "Well, Kai? What brings you to this side of the lunch room?"
I stare at Rei. Geh! Mind reader! Stay awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
Kai mocked a laugh, seemingly not amused. Yeah, well, I wouldn't be either. Not when someone stole my fecking line! He looked up for a moment before looking back down towards us again. "I actually wanted to talk to Tyson, Ryan."
Rei's eyes narrowed dangerously but he didn't respond. I looked up at Kai, glowering again. "What do you want?"
"I need to talk to you after school." he said casually, running a hand through his hair. "Be there." Then the dumbass--eh, Kai turned and headed off back to his lunch table.
I watched him go, angry. Orders, orders, orders. Is that all I ever get from him? Well, I actually didn't have any problem with meeting him after school. I'd have a plan by then. And I will annoy him so he is beyond the point of returning to sanity. Then Mr. Preppy-jackass-who-likes-to-think- he's-rebellious-just-because-he-walked-to-this-side-of-the-cafeteria will wish he'd never met me.
"Muahahahahahahahahhahaha." I laughed 'evilly', leaning back on the bench. I guess I forget that it didn't have a back or something because I was sprawled against the marble floor a second later.
The group gathered over me, blinking in a confused manner.
"Tyson...?" Celestyn started slowly. "Are you feeling okay?"
Well, besides the pain in my rear end I was feeling just peachy.
And I was going to be feeling ever better by the time this day was over.
End Chapter Two.
End Notes: Heh. Wasn't that a pile of fun? ^^ Please review. I almost dropped this story but then I realized that many of you were planning on me to continue. ^_^ So review!