Trio and Shiro walked into the History room after lunch laughing. Shiro had
been telling 'Diana' about his dog, Spark. The teacher looked up at the two
students. The teacher's name was Mr. Takana. He raised his eyebrows.
"The bell hasn't even rang yet," he commented.
"I hope you don't mind, Sensei, but Shiro's a new student and I was showing him around and the..." the bell rang. Trio laughed. Mr. Takana smiled.
"So, Shiro, where do you come from?"
"The Azure Kingdom, Sensei." Shiro did not see Mr. Takana's expression show. Trio saw Mr. Takana visibly stiffen. His complexion paled for a second and his eyes darkened. He looked up at Trio, she locked eyes with the teacher. He shook his head.
"Ms. Diana? Will you come with me for a second so I may get a book for Shiro?"
"O....okay." Trio got up and walked with Mr. Takana into his office. She glanced back once to see Shiro nodding over his English book list. He looked up and nodded once.
After Trio stepped through the door, Mr. Takana shut it quickly.
"Trio Hawk! What are you doing with that young man?!"
"What do you mean, Ken? He's a new student."
"He's from the Azure Kingdom!" Ken whispered fiercely. "Isn't that enough to convince you to be careful?"
"Ken....I...."
"The Azure Kingdom is the seat of power for the 'X'! If you get TOO friendly with that young man you're going to cause problems!"
"That's what Shinna said too! I know what I'm doing!"
Ken frowned, remembering a question. "Trio, what's Shiro's last name?"
"Why would that matter?" Trio asked grumpily.
"Only the highest 'X' officials live in the Azure Kingdom."
"So you think his family is a high-rise 'X' official?" The bell rang. Trio looked up once and scowled at the clock.
"You'd better get that book, Takana Sensei. Don't want him to suspect do you?"
"Where are they?" Shiro wondered. "Grabbing a book doesn't take THAT long." Shiro began to wonder about 'Diana'. "Something about her is different. I don't know what it is, but I plan to find out. Hm, I wonder, why was Shinna trying to hard to get her away from me? Does she suspect?" The bell rang and a few seconds later, Trio and Takana walked back through the back door as the last of the students filed into the room.
"Hey," Shiro said as she sat back down. Mr. Takana handed Shiro his book. "Thank you, Sensei."
"Welcome, Shiro-kun."
"So, what took you so long?"
"The book was a little hard to get," was all she would offer up. Shiro kept a calm face but on the inside he was frowning. 'What's wrong with her?'
The rest of the school day passed without incident. Daemon and Alex ended up being in Trio's mixed choir class. She sat as close to the guy section as she could and chatted with them periodically through the hour. During the last five minutes of class, the teacher let them talk and the three G- Alloids gathered in a circle at the back of the slanted room away from the other students.
"So? How's your day been?" Daemon asked Trio. Both Daemon and Alex were in happy moods.
"Good, but Ken's suspicious of a guy I met today."
"New student?" Alex asked.
"Yea, he's from the Azure Kingdom." Both boys blinked a few times.
"You sure?" Daemon lowered his voice. The boys were no longing joking. They were dead serious.
Trio nodded. "That's what he said anyway."
"You're not too close to him are you?"
"Daemon," Alex interjected. "Is that really a question you should be asking?"
"Yes, it is. As the leader of the G-Alloids it's my responsibility to make sure the team is safe..."
"Look, it's my responsibility to deal with this problem. Let me. Don't butt in."
"Okay," Alex said. "But don't forget, if he finds out, it's all on your head."
"I understand my responsibility to the team members and to myself and my safety. I'll be careful."
The last bell for the dreaded Monday was over. They were free for the rest of the day. Trio stood up and walked between the two and walked to her locker. Afterwards, she trotted out to the drop-off area. A small blue car pulled up seconds later. The automatic window rolled down. It was Shiro. He smiled a big white smile at her.
"Hey, do you want a ride?"
Trio smiled sadly. "Love to, but can't. My ride will be here soon." Shiro's smiled faded.
"Oh."
"Shiro..."
"It's okay," his smiled returned.
"Thanks, I'm sorry. Maybe some other time."
"Hey, can I at least take you to the ice cream shop tomorrow? I'll even pay."
Trio, despite the cold feeling and multiple warnings couldn't help but say, "Yea! That sounds great."
"See you tomorrow, right here."
"Trio nodded, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
After Shiro pulled away, a white, unmarked car pulled up. It was Trio's favorite servant, Andrio.
"Ms. Kai, are you ready to go?"
"Yes, Andrio, thank you very much." Trio sat in the car and buckled up. Andrio pushed the gas pedal gently and followed the curve of the road and started the drive home.
"So, who was that young man you were talking to?"
"A friend."
"I've never seen him before."
"He's new."
"Is something the matter? Those are pretty short, retortive remarks."
"I just had a little bit of a bad day."
"The bell hasn't even rang yet," he commented.
"I hope you don't mind, Sensei, but Shiro's a new student and I was showing him around and the..." the bell rang. Trio laughed. Mr. Takana smiled.
"So, Shiro, where do you come from?"
"The Azure Kingdom, Sensei." Shiro did not see Mr. Takana's expression show. Trio saw Mr. Takana visibly stiffen. His complexion paled for a second and his eyes darkened. He looked up at Trio, she locked eyes with the teacher. He shook his head.
"Ms. Diana? Will you come with me for a second so I may get a book for Shiro?"
"O....okay." Trio got up and walked with Mr. Takana into his office. She glanced back once to see Shiro nodding over his English book list. He looked up and nodded once.
After Trio stepped through the door, Mr. Takana shut it quickly.
"Trio Hawk! What are you doing with that young man?!"
"What do you mean, Ken? He's a new student."
"He's from the Azure Kingdom!" Ken whispered fiercely. "Isn't that enough to convince you to be careful?"
"Ken....I...."
"The Azure Kingdom is the seat of power for the 'X'! If you get TOO friendly with that young man you're going to cause problems!"
"That's what Shinna said too! I know what I'm doing!"
Ken frowned, remembering a question. "Trio, what's Shiro's last name?"
"Why would that matter?" Trio asked grumpily.
"Only the highest 'X' officials live in the Azure Kingdom."
"So you think his family is a high-rise 'X' official?" The bell rang. Trio looked up once and scowled at the clock.
"You'd better get that book, Takana Sensei. Don't want him to suspect do you?"
"Where are they?" Shiro wondered. "Grabbing a book doesn't take THAT long." Shiro began to wonder about 'Diana'. "Something about her is different. I don't know what it is, but I plan to find out. Hm, I wonder, why was Shinna trying to hard to get her away from me? Does she suspect?" The bell rang and a few seconds later, Trio and Takana walked back through the back door as the last of the students filed into the room.
"Hey," Shiro said as she sat back down. Mr. Takana handed Shiro his book. "Thank you, Sensei."
"Welcome, Shiro-kun."
"So, what took you so long?"
"The book was a little hard to get," was all she would offer up. Shiro kept a calm face but on the inside he was frowning. 'What's wrong with her?'
The rest of the school day passed without incident. Daemon and Alex ended up being in Trio's mixed choir class. She sat as close to the guy section as she could and chatted with them periodically through the hour. During the last five minutes of class, the teacher let them talk and the three G- Alloids gathered in a circle at the back of the slanted room away from the other students.
"So? How's your day been?" Daemon asked Trio. Both Daemon and Alex were in happy moods.
"Good, but Ken's suspicious of a guy I met today."
"New student?" Alex asked.
"Yea, he's from the Azure Kingdom." Both boys blinked a few times.
"You sure?" Daemon lowered his voice. The boys were no longing joking. They were dead serious.
Trio nodded. "That's what he said anyway."
"You're not too close to him are you?"
"Daemon," Alex interjected. "Is that really a question you should be asking?"
"Yes, it is. As the leader of the G-Alloids it's my responsibility to make sure the team is safe..."
"Look, it's my responsibility to deal with this problem. Let me. Don't butt in."
"Okay," Alex said. "But don't forget, if he finds out, it's all on your head."
"I understand my responsibility to the team members and to myself and my safety. I'll be careful."
The last bell for the dreaded Monday was over. They were free for the rest of the day. Trio stood up and walked between the two and walked to her locker. Afterwards, she trotted out to the drop-off area. A small blue car pulled up seconds later. The automatic window rolled down. It was Shiro. He smiled a big white smile at her.
"Hey, do you want a ride?"
Trio smiled sadly. "Love to, but can't. My ride will be here soon." Shiro's smiled faded.
"Oh."
"Shiro..."
"It's okay," his smiled returned.
"Thanks, I'm sorry. Maybe some other time."
"Hey, can I at least take you to the ice cream shop tomorrow? I'll even pay."
Trio, despite the cold feeling and multiple warnings couldn't help but say, "Yea! That sounds great."
"See you tomorrow, right here."
"Trio nodded, "Okay, see you tomorrow."
After Shiro pulled away, a white, unmarked car pulled up. It was Trio's favorite servant, Andrio.
"Ms. Kai, are you ready to go?"
"Yes, Andrio, thank you very much." Trio sat in the car and buckled up. Andrio pushed the gas pedal gently and followed the curve of the road and started the drive home.
"So, who was that young man you were talking to?"
"A friend."
"I've never seen him before."
"He's new."
"Is something the matter? Those are pretty short, retortive remarks."
"I just had a little bit of a bad day."