Aida: Hey shut up so they can get to the story! They all wanna read about me anyways!
Me: You're so arrogant. But fine on to the story.
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The class was buzzing with excitement and the news of a fieldtrip. Capsule Corp., although it was one of the biggest companies of this time, wasn't all that exciting of a trip. Everyone was more excited about a brake in the normal pace of 'wake up, eat, go to school, eat, go home, do homework, eat, go to bed, and repeat' (Although I like to do a lot more of 'eat' then that statement gives). The bell added it's voice to the commotion and the students made a dash for the door. But this time I had everything ready to go and was with the first wave out of the room. I still didn't want to be anywhere near Gohan.
Walking towards the exit, I thought about how I could get out of this fieldtrip. Faking sickness wouldn't work. Sensei would either say 'put up with it and go!' or give me some shot and still send me to school. Bleh. Needles are horrible. So it would be pointless (as I believe needles should be!) to feign sickness. Ditching wouldn't work either. We have rigged up a phone line in our ship so Senso-sama would get the call. "Shirokuro Aida was not in school today, please verify that he was absent on a sickness" Then I would really be in for it. In a lot of ways I was stronger than Senso-sama, but I'd get beaten to unconsciousness. I still can't show my true power……. not yet. Man, I can't even ask Senso-sama, or the school if I could do something else. The sure question of "why" is bound to come up. Then someone's gonna get suspicious and start prying. I'm not so infallible that I've hidden everything. I've still got that thing called 'Pride' that won't let me fully hide myself. I might be able to make the family living at Capsule Corp sick!
"Hey! Aida!" I stopped short and Gohan nearly bumped into me. He laughed. "Sorry again! Where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Home." I said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Which it kinda was. I turned around to face him. Why was he bothering me? Why can't he just be a good little half-blood and leave me alone? I shook my head. I'm just irritated. I might as well talk to him.
"I've never seen you walking this way before. You live in this direction?" He asked me. I nodded.
"Kinda. I commute. The bus stop is that way." I waved my hand in the general direction of the Transit Center. "And you never see me because I'm usually one of the last out."
"Isn't there a bus stop right at the school?" Gohan asked, glancing back as if looking for it. I nodded again.
"But it's faster if I walk. The bus that stops there has to continue it's route making a big circle until it gets to the Transit Center, where I'd have to wait for the next bus to take me to my city. It runs every hour and a half. It's an hour wait."
"Oh," he said "And if you walk?"
"It's a ten minute wait on a bus with a roof." I answered, looking up at the sky at its deep gray clouds that threatened to unleash its wet fury again over the all-too-suspecting city.
"Oh, that's probably faster." He said.
"Yeah." I said dryly and rolled my eyes. I was feeling a little sour so I decided to put him on the spot. I knew he was from pretty far off and flew to school but that wasn't something everyone knew. "So," I said easily, watching him closely, but not seeming too, "Do you live this way? Or do you take the bus too?" I snickered to myself as Gohan visibly became panicked by the simple question.
"Um……well…I uh," Gohan stuttered, but was saved.
"Hey Gohan!" Videl called to him, running up to us. "You said you'd uh…" she glanced over at me. "You said you'd teach me some more today." Teach? I quickly 'scanned' her. Hm. I guess it was teaching then. She's aware of her ki. Gohan must have taught her to handle it. No way that baka of a father was teaching her.
Well, that threw me back into the shallows of the Pit again. (a/n: Aida won't really admit he's depressed so what he means by that 'Pit' is that horrible 'dark and down' feeling you get when you've gotten depressed). Well at least she had known a father. I kicked at the ground and turned back around to head off to my destination. I really didn't feel like sitting at the Transit Center for an hour and a half until the next bus arrived. I could fly, true, but the bus is my cover story and I might as well stick too it.
"Kuso!" I muttered, yelling at myself. "Why the hell am I getting so down about not having any parents! That was so bloody long ago! I'm old enough that I don't care anymore…shouldn't care anymore." I hissed. It was at that time that the clouds decided to brake and dump their water on the city…and me.
That's alright. I paused before I got to the bus. I closed my eyes and let the rain wash away my worries, tensions, the darkness, and yes, my fears. I chuckled as I listened to the rain falling and realized that I truly did fear. I was afraid of being discovered after so long a time of secrecy? I laughed outright. What a foolish thing. I heard some words being shouted in my direction. I opened my eyes to find the driver of the 831 bus, (the bus rout I needed to take home) hanging out of the door looking at me. I walked closer to him.
"What?" I yelled. He repeated whatever it was but the words were still indistinguishable over the thundering rain. (Come to think of it, thunder and lightening would have been fun to watch on the way home.) I raised my hands up partway and shrugged, shaking my head as I approached closer to the driver, signifying that I had not heard him over the rain……something struck me there, (figuratively, not literally) but I'd have to think about it latter. The driver waited until I got to the bus's entrance before he repeated again.
"We have to get moving" he said again, "the rain's gonna slow us down and if you want to get home on time we should leave now."
"Okay!" I grinned at him "Thanks for waiting and letting me know." He smiled back and nodded at me.
"No problem!"
I got onto the bus, paid the fee and plopped down at a window seat to think. Now what was it that had caught my interest? It was something about the rain. Whatever it was, it had decided to elude my grasp for the time being…oh well. It'll come to me sooner or latter.
As If my wish had made it so, the sky put on a spectacular light show that entertained me for the entire trip home.
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*Aregato Gozaimas=Thank you (where Aregato would be like 'thanks' Aregato Gozaimas is more formal like 'Thank you'
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Well, here's another chapter. Hope it sounded all right, (It's late lol). I decided that some of my previous chapters have been a little on the short side so I'm gonna make it a requirement from now on that my chapters have to be at least 1000 words long. (I know that this one is! ^___^) anyways, in the next chapter you will get to meet Aida's current teacher, the one who he calls 'Senso-sama'.
A little note on that. I told you before that –sama was a very honorary suffix. Where –san is like Mr. or Ms. I think that –sama is a lot like Lord or Lady. Normally someone wouldn't call their teacher –sama, but the fact that Aida does hints at a few points about Senso and Aida's personalities and relationships. Either Senso thinks very highly of himself, he actually does hold a high position, or he just forced Aida to call him that because it made Senso feel 'bigger' and Aida just went along with it.
…………………..Aw man! I just remembered I haven't figured out what Senso's complete personality is yet! Oops lol ^__^ I'd better get on that one!
Aida: no kidding! I can't have some baka teacher with no personality! That'd kill the storyline! *Thinks* then I'd have to kill you too…. Besides, doesn't Senso pull some big stunt later in the story?
Me: Aida, shut up. You're gonna give stuff away. While you're at it why don't you tell them what you are?!
Aida: *gives me a rouge grin* Alright then! I'm a…!
Me: *Banishes Aida from the rest of the chapter before he actually DOES give something away* don't worry; I'll bring him back. I'll get to work on the next chapter (and Senso's personality) I'll post as soon as it's done!
Aida: You'd better!!
Me: Didn't I banish you from the chapter?
Aida: *Runs away*
Me: You're so arrogant. But fine on to the story.
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The class was buzzing with excitement and the news of a fieldtrip. Capsule Corp., although it was one of the biggest companies of this time, wasn't all that exciting of a trip. Everyone was more excited about a brake in the normal pace of 'wake up, eat, go to school, eat, go home, do homework, eat, go to bed, and repeat' (Although I like to do a lot more of 'eat' then that statement gives). The bell added it's voice to the commotion and the students made a dash for the door. But this time I had everything ready to go and was with the first wave out of the room. I still didn't want to be anywhere near Gohan.
Walking towards the exit, I thought about how I could get out of this fieldtrip. Faking sickness wouldn't work. Sensei would either say 'put up with it and go!' or give me some shot and still send me to school. Bleh. Needles are horrible. So it would be pointless (as I believe needles should be!) to feign sickness. Ditching wouldn't work either. We have rigged up a phone line in our ship so Senso-sama would get the call. "Shirokuro Aida was not in school today, please verify that he was absent on a sickness" Then I would really be in for it. In a lot of ways I was stronger than Senso-sama, but I'd get beaten to unconsciousness. I still can't show my true power……. not yet. Man, I can't even ask Senso-sama, or the school if I could do something else. The sure question of "why" is bound to come up. Then someone's gonna get suspicious and start prying. I'm not so infallible that I've hidden everything. I've still got that thing called 'Pride' that won't let me fully hide myself. I might be able to make the family living at Capsule Corp sick!
"Hey! Aida!" I stopped short and Gohan nearly bumped into me. He laughed. "Sorry again! Where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Home." I said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Which it kinda was. I turned around to face him. Why was he bothering me? Why can't he just be a good little half-blood and leave me alone? I shook my head. I'm just irritated. I might as well talk to him.
"I've never seen you walking this way before. You live in this direction?" He asked me. I nodded.
"Kinda. I commute. The bus stop is that way." I waved my hand in the general direction of the Transit Center. "And you never see me because I'm usually one of the last out."
"Isn't there a bus stop right at the school?" Gohan asked, glancing back as if looking for it. I nodded again.
"But it's faster if I walk. The bus that stops there has to continue it's route making a big circle until it gets to the Transit Center, where I'd have to wait for the next bus to take me to my city. It runs every hour and a half. It's an hour wait."
"Oh," he said "And if you walk?"
"It's a ten minute wait on a bus with a roof." I answered, looking up at the sky at its deep gray clouds that threatened to unleash its wet fury again over the all-too-suspecting city.
"Oh, that's probably faster." He said.
"Yeah." I said dryly and rolled my eyes. I was feeling a little sour so I decided to put him on the spot. I knew he was from pretty far off and flew to school but that wasn't something everyone knew. "So," I said easily, watching him closely, but not seeming too, "Do you live this way? Or do you take the bus too?" I snickered to myself as Gohan visibly became panicked by the simple question.
"Um……well…I uh," Gohan stuttered, but was saved.
"Hey Gohan!" Videl called to him, running up to us. "You said you'd uh…" she glanced over at me. "You said you'd teach me some more today." Teach? I quickly 'scanned' her. Hm. I guess it was teaching then. She's aware of her ki. Gohan must have taught her to handle it. No way that baka of a father was teaching her.
Well, that threw me back into the shallows of the Pit again. (a/n: Aida won't really admit he's depressed so what he means by that 'Pit' is that horrible 'dark and down' feeling you get when you've gotten depressed). Well at least she had known a father. I kicked at the ground and turned back around to head off to my destination. I really didn't feel like sitting at the Transit Center for an hour and a half until the next bus arrived. I could fly, true, but the bus is my cover story and I might as well stick too it.
"Kuso!" I muttered, yelling at myself. "Why the hell am I getting so down about not having any parents! That was so bloody long ago! I'm old enough that I don't care anymore…shouldn't care anymore." I hissed. It was at that time that the clouds decided to brake and dump their water on the city…and me.
That's alright. I paused before I got to the bus. I closed my eyes and let the rain wash away my worries, tensions, the darkness, and yes, my fears. I chuckled as I listened to the rain falling and realized that I truly did fear. I was afraid of being discovered after so long a time of secrecy? I laughed outright. What a foolish thing. I heard some words being shouted in my direction. I opened my eyes to find the driver of the 831 bus, (the bus rout I needed to take home) hanging out of the door looking at me. I walked closer to him.
"What?" I yelled. He repeated whatever it was but the words were still indistinguishable over the thundering rain. (Come to think of it, thunder and lightening would have been fun to watch on the way home.) I raised my hands up partway and shrugged, shaking my head as I approached closer to the driver, signifying that I had not heard him over the rain……something struck me there, (figuratively, not literally) but I'd have to think about it latter. The driver waited until I got to the bus's entrance before he repeated again.
"We have to get moving" he said again, "the rain's gonna slow us down and if you want to get home on time we should leave now."
"Okay!" I grinned at him "Thanks for waiting and letting me know." He smiled back and nodded at me.
"No problem!"
I got onto the bus, paid the fee and plopped down at a window seat to think. Now what was it that had caught my interest? It was something about the rain. Whatever it was, it had decided to elude my grasp for the time being…oh well. It'll come to me sooner or latter.
As If my wish had made it so, the sky put on a spectacular light show that entertained me for the entire trip home.
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*Aregato Gozaimas=Thank you (where Aregato would be like 'thanks' Aregato Gozaimas is more formal like 'Thank you'
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Well, here's another chapter. Hope it sounded all right, (It's late lol). I decided that some of my previous chapters have been a little on the short side so I'm gonna make it a requirement from now on that my chapters have to be at least 1000 words long. (I know that this one is! ^___^) anyways, in the next chapter you will get to meet Aida's current teacher, the one who he calls 'Senso-sama'.
A little note on that. I told you before that –sama was a very honorary suffix. Where –san is like Mr. or Ms. I think that –sama is a lot like Lord or Lady. Normally someone wouldn't call their teacher –sama, but the fact that Aida does hints at a few points about Senso and Aida's personalities and relationships. Either Senso thinks very highly of himself, he actually does hold a high position, or he just forced Aida to call him that because it made Senso feel 'bigger' and Aida just went along with it.
…………………..Aw man! I just remembered I haven't figured out what Senso's complete personality is yet! Oops lol ^__^ I'd better get on that one!
Aida: no kidding! I can't have some baka teacher with no personality! That'd kill the storyline! *Thinks* then I'd have to kill you too…. Besides, doesn't Senso pull some big stunt later in the story?
Me: Aida, shut up. You're gonna give stuff away. While you're at it why don't you tell them what you are?!
Aida: *gives me a rouge grin* Alright then! I'm a…!
Me: *Banishes Aida from the rest of the chapter before he actually DOES give something away* don't worry; I'll bring him back. I'll get to work on the next chapter (and Senso's personality) I'll post as soon as it's done!
Aida: You'd better!!
Me: Didn't I banish you from the chapter?
Aida: *Runs away*