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~Chapter 1: Arrival~
"Oh, rats, this isn't going to work," groaned Clef, snapping the book shut. He glared fiercely at the cover. "Romeo and Juliet – Original Tale my butt," he muttered, getting up from his chair and striding to a shelf. He was in the library trying to do a book report. His cousin, Umi, was supposed to be coming in today to help him. Presea, his older sister, was in the Junior College next door.
Finally, he found a worn, tatty book labeled "Shakespeare's Plays" and decided it would have to do. Plumping into the cold library chair he opened the book, and tried to read the tiny cramped text of the contents page. He heard the noisy scraping of two chairs being pulled out. "Yo, Lantis, Eagle, about time," he said, without looking up. Eagle glanced at Lantis. "Told you he had sixth sense," he said cheekily. "Oh, shut up, Eagle," snapped Lantis, dropping a book onto the table with a *bam*. Clef looked up and frowned. "Do you have to do that?" he said. "It's already hard enough as it is to read this blasted thing; I'm having enough without you jiggling this table." "Touché," muttered Eagle, wandering off to find his own book to do a report on. Lantis held up the requirements of the book. " 'The book which you are reporting on must have death, romance and tragedy.' " He recited, in a high breathy voice like their English teacher. Clef sniggered.
Fifteen eye-straining minutes later, Clef closed the book with a frustrated snap. Flicking his lavender hair out of his eyes he began pressing on his eyeballs. "Ugh…I see green stars." Lantis slid the book to him, took one look and blinked. "No wonder," he said. "This book's type is so small you could squeeze a whole chapter onto an ant's backside." "Thanks a ton, Lantis," Clef muttered.
Eagle returned and saw Ferio coming in through the door. Ferio shot him a "shut-up" look and sat down opposite Clef. "Hey Fer-" Clef did a double take and almost fell off his chair. Lantis dropped his book on his own foot. "What the heck happened?" asked Clef. Ferio's hair was sticking up in odd directions and his hand was twitching. "D&T," replied Ferio simply. "The radio I was trying to fix electrocuted me." Eagle twitched. "Didja remember to unplug it?" Ferio was saved answering when Ascot sat down at the table. "Guess what? I got Melissa to go out with me on Saturday!" he said. Clef took his book back from Lantis and raised an eyebrow. "That's the *fifth* girl you asked," he said. Ascot snitched Clef's book away from him. "Lend me that." Clef was watching the library doors anyway. Upon opening the book, Ascot pretended to squint into it, and said, "This is what Clef's doing. 'I must not read like a myopic chicken.' " Clef glared and bopped Ascot hard on the head with his pencil case. "And you're about as smart as a concussed turkey. Now shut up and give me that book."
Just then the library doors opened and a pretty, tall girl, with blue eyes and waist length blue hair strode in with the grace of a model. "Oh good!" Clef got up and hurried to her. "Your girlfriend?" Ascot asked expectantly. "Nah, my cousin, Umi." He replied, as he dragged her towards them. He whispered to Ascot, "No funny ideas, loverboy," and proceeded to berate Umi about being late.
Ascot's eyes were on Umi the whole time till she shot him an icy glare and he hastily broke eye contact. "How many girlfriends have you got, anyway?" asked Eagle, nonchalantly doodling a mangled cartoon of their English teacher, Mrs Pickett, on the report. "Fifteen or so," shrugged Ascot. "Clef?" "I'm about as desirable as a one-eyed fish," the purple haired teenager replied promptly. "I'm only seventeen, thank you very much." "We all know Margot's got her eyes on you," teased Lantis. Clef gave him a very dirty look. Margot Brown was a tall, model-like girl with a head full of gorgeous blonde hair and a face would girls would kill for. However she was said to give blondes a bad name. "Margot?!" said Clef in mock horror. "Ascot's smarter than her, and that's saying something." At that point Umi pulled up a chair beside Clef and dumped a big heavy book on the table.
"Oh great. A thousand pages of illegible text and nothing." Umi slammed the book shut. "What happened to the Spake in all these books?" "Like I was saying," Clef fumed, copying Umi, "original my butt." "Aren't Hikaru and Fuu coming?" questioned Eagle. Hikaru and Fuu were Lantis' and Ferio's girlfriends, in that order. "Class duty," Umi replied. "We be able to see Margot!" said Eagle, winking at Clef. Clef threw the book at him.
Author's Note: Freak...@_@ Long chapter.
~Chapter 1: Arrival~
"Oh, rats, this isn't going to work," groaned Clef, snapping the book shut. He glared fiercely at the cover. "Romeo and Juliet – Original Tale my butt," he muttered, getting up from his chair and striding to a shelf. He was in the library trying to do a book report. His cousin, Umi, was supposed to be coming in today to help him. Presea, his older sister, was in the Junior College next door.
Finally, he found a worn, tatty book labeled "Shakespeare's Plays" and decided it would have to do. Plumping into the cold library chair he opened the book, and tried to read the tiny cramped text of the contents page. He heard the noisy scraping of two chairs being pulled out. "Yo, Lantis, Eagle, about time," he said, without looking up. Eagle glanced at Lantis. "Told you he had sixth sense," he said cheekily. "Oh, shut up, Eagle," snapped Lantis, dropping a book onto the table with a *bam*. Clef looked up and frowned. "Do you have to do that?" he said. "It's already hard enough as it is to read this blasted thing; I'm having enough without you jiggling this table." "Touché," muttered Eagle, wandering off to find his own book to do a report on. Lantis held up the requirements of the book. " 'The book which you are reporting on must have death, romance and tragedy.' " He recited, in a high breathy voice like their English teacher. Clef sniggered.
Fifteen eye-straining minutes later, Clef closed the book with a frustrated snap. Flicking his lavender hair out of his eyes he began pressing on his eyeballs. "Ugh…I see green stars." Lantis slid the book to him, took one look and blinked. "No wonder," he said. "This book's type is so small you could squeeze a whole chapter onto an ant's backside." "Thanks a ton, Lantis," Clef muttered.
Eagle returned and saw Ferio coming in through the door. Ferio shot him a "shut-up" look and sat down opposite Clef. "Hey Fer-" Clef did a double take and almost fell off his chair. Lantis dropped his book on his own foot. "What the heck happened?" asked Clef. Ferio's hair was sticking up in odd directions and his hand was twitching. "D&T," replied Ferio simply. "The radio I was trying to fix electrocuted me." Eagle twitched. "Didja remember to unplug it?" Ferio was saved answering when Ascot sat down at the table. "Guess what? I got Melissa to go out with me on Saturday!" he said. Clef took his book back from Lantis and raised an eyebrow. "That's the *fifth* girl you asked," he said. Ascot snitched Clef's book away from him. "Lend me that." Clef was watching the library doors anyway. Upon opening the book, Ascot pretended to squint into it, and said, "This is what Clef's doing. 'I must not read like a myopic chicken.' " Clef glared and bopped Ascot hard on the head with his pencil case. "And you're about as smart as a concussed turkey. Now shut up and give me that book."
Just then the library doors opened and a pretty, tall girl, with blue eyes and waist length blue hair strode in with the grace of a model. "Oh good!" Clef got up and hurried to her. "Your girlfriend?" Ascot asked expectantly. "Nah, my cousin, Umi." He replied, as he dragged her towards them. He whispered to Ascot, "No funny ideas, loverboy," and proceeded to berate Umi about being late.
Ascot's eyes were on Umi the whole time till she shot him an icy glare and he hastily broke eye contact. "How many girlfriends have you got, anyway?" asked Eagle, nonchalantly doodling a mangled cartoon of their English teacher, Mrs Pickett, on the report. "Fifteen or so," shrugged Ascot. "Clef?" "I'm about as desirable as a one-eyed fish," the purple haired teenager replied promptly. "I'm only seventeen, thank you very much." "We all know Margot's got her eyes on you," teased Lantis. Clef gave him a very dirty look. Margot Brown was a tall, model-like girl with a head full of gorgeous blonde hair and a face would girls would kill for. However she was said to give blondes a bad name. "Margot?!" said Clef in mock horror. "Ascot's smarter than her, and that's saying something." At that point Umi pulled up a chair beside Clef and dumped a big heavy book on the table.
"Oh great. A thousand pages of illegible text and nothing." Umi slammed the book shut. "What happened to the Spake in all these books?" "Like I was saying," Clef fumed, copying Umi, "original my butt." "Aren't Hikaru and Fuu coming?" questioned Eagle. Hikaru and Fuu were Lantis' and Ferio's girlfriends, in that order. "Class duty," Umi replied. "We be able to see Margot!" said Eagle, winking at Clef. Clef threw the book at him.
Author's Note: Freak...@_@ Long chapter.