'ello! dis is chapter five? rite? I think it is. oh well. new chapter so b
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The Crest of Death
Chapter Five: School II – The Beginning
By: PhoniexChild
Aurelia Izumi – Willis and Grandmother had decided that we should go to school. I had wondered why at first, since we had received schooling back home. Though it made since for us to adjust to this new world and the people in it.
So that made today, Monday, December 2, 2024, our first official day of school in the world of our parents. Though, of course, we had to get their first.
"Hurry up!" Grandmother called to anyone who wasn't ready yet, which was almost everyone.
I looked at Lorelai, who besides Keiko and myself, was ready. She giggled as Koji came out of his room, half awake, running into almost everything that was possible.
"Lorie, if you dun shut it!" Koji half-said, half-yelled as he ran into the table.
"Sorry." she giggled some more, then cleared her throat and finished her breakfast.
"Well, Koji, if you had woken up sooner you would have been ready by now." Keiko said sternly.
"Whatever."
Soon Kyrie came out, though she was fully awake and ticked about it.
"Where's Li?" Grandmother asked, as she brought out some more waffles.
"Probably still asleep." Koji answered, digging into the waffles.
"Yeah, probably." I agreed. I had lived with the Motomiyas still I was a baby, Li was like my little, strange brother.
"Can we leave him here?" Kyrie pleaded.
All of us, but Lorelai stared at her. I really didn't know Kyrie very well, but since after what happened, she seemed cold and distant. Til now.
"Why?" Lorelai asked. She was acting like Kyrie wasn't any different.
"He's annoyin'." Now Kyrie sounded normal.
"Who?" Li walked out, actually awake and ready to go.
"No-one," I answered, "Now hurry up and eat or we'll be late."
"Eating is the one thing I can do fast." Li smiled as he sat down.
"And it's the only thing you can do right." Keiko smirked.
"Be nice." Grandmother said as the intercom buzzed.
"Who could it be?" Koji whispered.
I shrugged.
"Hello, come in." Grandmother said, and we all very curious people turned around.
"Hi," I said, smiling. Matt, Satine, Kwasi, and Riley were at the door.
"Ready?" Matt asked, impatiently.
"Most of us." Kyrie answered.
"Well, hurry up."
"Matilda, just wait a minute." Grandmother reprimand.
Within a few quick minutes we were all ready, bookbags, lunches, and everything else we needed.
"Which way is the school?" Koji asked Matt as we exited the apartment building.
"It's the biggest building down that street." Matt pointed, "Willis said you guys should go to the principal first. She'll direct ya to your classes."
"Cool," Keiko said.
"See ya guys!" I waved as we went our separate ways, seeing how their school was in the opposite direction of ours.
"So what grade are you in?" I asked Matt and Satine.
"I'm in ninth, with you." Satine said, her voice had an American accent, like Kwasi and Riley's.
"What about you?"
"Senior." Matt muttered, distractedly.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
We walked the rest of the way in silence. Soon the high school was in view. It wasn't as big as I thought it would be.
"C'mon, we gotta get our schedules." Satine said, rushing into the school.
"Oy. Never known someone who was eager to go to school." Kyrie mumbled.
"I know."
"Remember we all have different last names now. And we're all from America, exchange students." Matt quickly said.
"Even you?" Kyrie asked, challenging her.
"I've lived in America most of my life. I can do an American accent." Matt countered.
"What about them?" Satine cut off Kyrie's comeback, pointing at us.
"Eh?" What is she talking about?
"You're right." Matt studied us.
"About what?"
"Your accents."
"We got accents?" Kyrie blinked and turned to me. I shrugged.
"Must be 'cause they grew up in the DigiWorld."
I cringed hearing of my home.
"Shh!" Matt covered Satine's mouth, "You can't say that here! You can't say it anywhere, especially Japan."
Satine nodded, realizing what could happen.
Matt looked around, seeing if anyone was nearby. No-one was.
"C'mon, we better go."
We walked to the attendance office, to get our schedules.
Li Motomiya – After we were taken to our homerooms and first period classes, the day seemed to begin.
"Hi!" a short girl, maybe my age, said, way too perky.
"Uh, hi." I sat down in the back row.
She followed me, sitting next to me. "What's your name?"
"Uh, Li."
"I'm Sara." She smiled, "Where do you live?"
"Nearby." I started to get my stuff out, maybe she would get bored.
"Neat," She paused for a breath, then continued, "I'm half Japanese, half Korean. How 'bout you?"
Then again, maybe not.
"Uh…" Should I lie or tell the truth? I mean I am full Japanese, even though Mom lived in America when she was a teen. Wait! Weren't we suppose to be exchange students?
"I'm American."
"Really? You looked Japanese."
"Japanese-American."
"Ah. So what's America like?"
The bell rang. Thank God.
The sensi walked in. "Hello everyone. Today we have a new exchange student."
Oh, no!
"Li, would you like to come up?"
"Uh, sure." Gee, why not? I got up and slowly walked to the front of the class. Why me? What did I do?! When I got to the front I faced the class.
"Uh, hi, I'm Li Serfass." Serfass? I gotta ask Willis what he was thinking.
"Can you tell us about America?"
What?! Now I wish I had bothered Kwasi to tell me about America.
"Um….I lived in the state of…" Name a state! My mind had gone blank. I knew almost every state off of the top of my head, normally.
"New Jersey." I finished dully. They better not want to know something about it. A kid in back raised her hand. Ack! It was Sara!
"Was there anyone famous from New Jersey?"
Great! Think! Aurelia always made you know this stuff, so just think! …….It's not working! ..Wait!
"Thomas Edison."
No more questions, please.
"Good!" the sensi smiled, "Li you may be seated."
You're a god! I rushed back to my seat.
"Now who knows what Thomas Edison did?"
I'm not even gonna answer that.
Aurelia Izumi – The lunch bell rang. Finally! I was famished. I walked over to the table Satine was sitting at.
"Hey, how was your classes so far?" I asked, sitting down, across from her.
"Good. You?"
"Same. Hope the afternoon classes aren't borin'."
Kyrie sat down and sighed.
"You okay?"
"Of course." she answered sarcastically.
"Sorry."
"Whatever."
"Geesh, what's wrong with ya?" I looked at her.
"Hello, whatcha think?"
"Okay, Kyrie, you can be pissed or whatever, but don't take it out on us."
Satine sighed, "I'm gonna sit with Matt."
"See ya next period."
"Yeah, bye."
I turned to Kyrie, "What's wrong wit you?"
"Nuffin'."
"Of course. 'Nuffin' makes everyone mean and irritable."
"Shut up, Aurelia."
"Why? Am I botherin' you?"
"Yeah. Now go away."
I sighed, "No."
"Just like everybody else."
"Eh?"
"Nuffin'. I just can't wait til this day is over."
Okay! Dat chapters done. Me promise to update 'Secrets' really soon! Dat all.
Cya!
PhoniexChild
The Crest of Death
Chapter Five: School II – The Beginning
By: PhoniexChild
Aurelia Izumi – Willis and Grandmother had decided that we should go to school. I had wondered why at first, since we had received schooling back home. Though it made since for us to adjust to this new world and the people in it.
So that made today, Monday, December 2, 2024, our first official day of school in the world of our parents. Though, of course, we had to get their first.
"Hurry up!" Grandmother called to anyone who wasn't ready yet, which was almost everyone.
I looked at Lorelai, who besides Keiko and myself, was ready. She giggled as Koji came out of his room, half awake, running into almost everything that was possible.
"Lorie, if you dun shut it!" Koji half-said, half-yelled as he ran into the table.
"Sorry." she giggled some more, then cleared her throat and finished her breakfast.
"Well, Koji, if you had woken up sooner you would have been ready by now." Keiko said sternly.
"Whatever."
Soon Kyrie came out, though she was fully awake and ticked about it.
"Where's Li?" Grandmother asked, as she brought out some more waffles.
"Probably still asleep." Koji answered, digging into the waffles.
"Yeah, probably." I agreed. I had lived with the Motomiyas still I was a baby, Li was like my little, strange brother.
"Can we leave him here?" Kyrie pleaded.
All of us, but Lorelai stared at her. I really didn't know Kyrie very well, but since after what happened, she seemed cold and distant. Til now.
"Why?" Lorelai asked. She was acting like Kyrie wasn't any different.
"He's annoyin'." Now Kyrie sounded normal.
"Who?" Li walked out, actually awake and ready to go.
"No-one," I answered, "Now hurry up and eat or we'll be late."
"Eating is the one thing I can do fast." Li smiled as he sat down.
"And it's the only thing you can do right." Keiko smirked.
"Be nice." Grandmother said as the intercom buzzed.
"Who could it be?" Koji whispered.
I shrugged.
"Hello, come in." Grandmother said, and we all very curious people turned around.
"Hi," I said, smiling. Matt, Satine, Kwasi, and Riley were at the door.
"Ready?" Matt asked, impatiently.
"Most of us." Kyrie answered.
"Well, hurry up."
"Matilda, just wait a minute." Grandmother reprimand.
Within a few quick minutes we were all ready, bookbags, lunches, and everything else we needed.
"Which way is the school?" Koji asked Matt as we exited the apartment building.
"It's the biggest building down that street." Matt pointed, "Willis said you guys should go to the principal first. She'll direct ya to your classes."
"Cool," Keiko said.
"See ya guys!" I waved as we went our separate ways, seeing how their school was in the opposite direction of ours.
"So what grade are you in?" I asked Matt and Satine.
"I'm in ninth, with you." Satine said, her voice had an American accent, like Kwasi and Riley's.
"What about you?"
"Senior." Matt muttered, distractedly.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
We walked the rest of the way in silence. Soon the high school was in view. It wasn't as big as I thought it would be.
"C'mon, we gotta get our schedules." Satine said, rushing into the school.
"Oy. Never known someone who was eager to go to school." Kyrie mumbled.
"I know."
"Remember we all have different last names now. And we're all from America, exchange students." Matt quickly said.
"Even you?" Kyrie asked, challenging her.
"I've lived in America most of my life. I can do an American accent." Matt countered.
"What about them?" Satine cut off Kyrie's comeback, pointing at us.
"Eh?" What is she talking about?
"You're right." Matt studied us.
"About what?"
"Your accents."
"We got accents?" Kyrie blinked and turned to me. I shrugged.
"Must be 'cause they grew up in the DigiWorld."
I cringed hearing of my home.
"Shh!" Matt covered Satine's mouth, "You can't say that here! You can't say it anywhere, especially Japan."
Satine nodded, realizing what could happen.
Matt looked around, seeing if anyone was nearby. No-one was.
"C'mon, we better go."
We walked to the attendance office, to get our schedules.
Li Motomiya – After we were taken to our homerooms and first period classes, the day seemed to begin.
"Hi!" a short girl, maybe my age, said, way too perky.
"Uh, hi." I sat down in the back row.
She followed me, sitting next to me. "What's your name?"
"Uh, Li."
"I'm Sara." She smiled, "Where do you live?"
"Nearby." I started to get my stuff out, maybe she would get bored.
"Neat," She paused for a breath, then continued, "I'm half Japanese, half Korean. How 'bout you?"
Then again, maybe not.
"Uh…" Should I lie or tell the truth? I mean I am full Japanese, even though Mom lived in America when she was a teen. Wait! Weren't we suppose to be exchange students?
"I'm American."
"Really? You looked Japanese."
"Japanese-American."
"Ah. So what's America like?"
The bell rang. Thank God.
The sensi walked in. "Hello everyone. Today we have a new exchange student."
Oh, no!
"Li, would you like to come up?"
"Uh, sure." Gee, why not? I got up and slowly walked to the front of the class. Why me? What did I do?! When I got to the front I faced the class.
"Uh, hi, I'm Li Serfass." Serfass? I gotta ask Willis what he was thinking.
"Can you tell us about America?"
What?! Now I wish I had bothered Kwasi to tell me about America.
"Um….I lived in the state of…" Name a state! My mind had gone blank. I knew almost every state off of the top of my head, normally.
"New Jersey." I finished dully. They better not want to know something about it. A kid in back raised her hand. Ack! It was Sara!
"Was there anyone famous from New Jersey?"
Great! Think! Aurelia always made you know this stuff, so just think! …….It's not working! ..Wait!
"Thomas Edison."
No more questions, please.
"Good!" the sensi smiled, "Li you may be seated."
You're a god! I rushed back to my seat.
"Now who knows what Thomas Edison did?"
I'm not even gonna answer that.
Aurelia Izumi – The lunch bell rang. Finally! I was famished. I walked over to the table Satine was sitting at.
"Hey, how was your classes so far?" I asked, sitting down, across from her.
"Good. You?"
"Same. Hope the afternoon classes aren't borin'."
Kyrie sat down and sighed.
"You okay?"
"Of course." she answered sarcastically.
"Sorry."
"Whatever."
"Geesh, what's wrong with ya?" I looked at her.
"Hello, whatcha think?"
"Okay, Kyrie, you can be pissed or whatever, but don't take it out on us."
Satine sighed, "I'm gonna sit with Matt."
"See ya next period."
"Yeah, bye."
I turned to Kyrie, "What's wrong wit you?"
"Nuffin'."
"Of course. 'Nuffin' makes everyone mean and irritable."
"Shut up, Aurelia."
"Why? Am I botherin' you?"
"Yeah. Now go away."
I sighed, "No."
"Just like everybody else."
"Eh?"
"Nuffin'. I just can't wait til this day is over."
Okay! Dat chapters done. Me promise to update 'Secrets' really soon! Dat all.
Cya!
PhoniexChild