"Thank you, for allowing my son to join your school at such short notice"
Cole spoke charmingly from where he sat in a chair opposite the Principle,
whose large desk divided them. The window behind him brought in a large
beam of light giving some sign of warmth in the dark heavily done up
ancient office.
The boy sat in a chair next to the suited man turned his head slowly side ways to stare at him a moment from behind his dark shades.
"I understand how it is, when you move a lot, and want your child to get the best education possible. I'm sure he'll settle in nicely with the other students"
"Yes, yes that's what we're hoping" Cole nodded.
"Why, it's the Halloween party in a few days. An excellent opportunity for your son to get involved with the school, and the fellow students" the principle clasped his hands together and settled back in his large leather chair. The moustache on the middle aged man's lip twitched a little as he offered a smile.
The boy was still staring at the dark haired suited man next to him.
"Yes, I'm sure he'll be present at the party" Cole nodded and offered a thin tight smile of his own.
"Good good! I can definitely see you settling in well" the principle nodded satisfied and looked to the boy, "And what is your name again, so I can put it on the files and inform your teachers"
"It's Lex. Lex Davenport" Cole informed the principle whilst the boys gaze still rested on him from the side and he remained deadly silent.
".Lex. Davenport" the principle muttered to himself slowly as he searched around the desk for a pen then scribbled it down on the sheet of paper in front of him that was covered in other information. He looked a bit surprised, "And Lex. is from Japan?"
"Yes, you got that right" Cole nodded, "My wife was from Japan, I'm from America originally, and we moved just before Lex was born"
"Oh I see, that's interesting" the principle nodded more to himself as he clasped his hands together again. The bell rang making him look up at the shrill harsh tone, whilst the suited man in front of him looked at him, and the boy watched the suited man. "I'm afraid I must leave you both now, but it was nice meeting you both" the principle stood up smoothing down his suit a little before he leant forward slightly offering his hand. Cole stood up and shook the principle's hand across the table whilst the boy remained sat down, silent and still. "I understand that Lex will be attending some afternoon lessons after the lunch break?"
"Yes, he will be. Best he gets settled in and knows the place now" Cole answered. The principle nodded, "Yes, good idea. Well I'll see you both soon then, goodbye" he said, gathering up some papers and stuffing them into a brown leather case before exiting the room noisily.
Cole turned to face the boy. "So" he said, stuffing his hands into his suits pockets and watched the boy slowly stand up. Outside the window high school children began emerging and flooding the grounds, chattering and moving around outside in the fresh air and bright sunlight. "He bought the story" He stated as they walked out of the office, "so there should be no problems about that" footsteps echoed down the empty hallway, they passed some lockers covered in some graffiti.
"What's with these clothes?" the boy muttered with distaste, frown in place as he tugged slightly at the shirt he was wearing.
"It's the uniform. You'll have to wear it" the tall suited man beside him told him as they passed a banner advertising the Halloween party.
"I hate it" the boy stated whilst glancing at the banner; the suited man smirked at the slip in the boys manner and showing some signs of being a teenage boy. "When do I get my sword back?" the boy asked as they stopped in front of the exit doors.
The suited man halted and stepped a bit closer to the boy whilst he looked around quickly down both ends of the otherwise empty corridor, "Later, we'll discuss that later" he said in a quick low tone. He grabbed the cold handle of the door and pulled it open with a forcible yank, holding it open letting the boy slip out first.
The hot sunlight burst down through the open air and rested upon them, and all the uniformed children standing and moving around the space in front of the school, chattering and fighting and kissing and just being normal everyday teenagers.
"I'll pick you up after school. So wait for me at the gates" the suited man informed the boy as they walked across the large expanse of dusty dry ground, walking through the lively students.
They stopped when they reached the large metal double gates, and the tall wired fence that surrounded the school grounds. The man opened the heavy gate with one hand, letting out a groan before he slipped through letting the door swing back quickly and shut with a metallic bang and rattle that shook the whole gate and fence.
"You'll be fine. try to smile" the man nodded down to the boy before heading back to his parked car.
The boy entwined his fingers in the spaces of the wire fence and he stood there, sunlight reflecting off his shades as he watched the suited man walk across the dry dusty dirt ground to the car.
The ground and gates began to shake when the air burst into a roaring hum of intensity; another huge metal beast of a plane suddenly appeared, looming over the car in the air before forcing itself across the sky above the school grounds.
The boy looked up as the wind wrapped around the plane, and hit off the ground sending dust swirling in waves heavily across the ground. The material of his uniform tugged away from his skin as his dark hair whipped around his face whilst he looked up through his shades and kept his fingers entwined with the metal wire of the gate. The plane melted into the white hot sun before disappearing over the school leaving a trail of cold wind lifting dust off the ground still, and everyone carried on unaffected.
The boy sat in a chair next to the suited man turned his head slowly side ways to stare at him a moment from behind his dark shades.
"I understand how it is, when you move a lot, and want your child to get the best education possible. I'm sure he'll settle in nicely with the other students"
"Yes, yes that's what we're hoping" Cole nodded.
"Why, it's the Halloween party in a few days. An excellent opportunity for your son to get involved with the school, and the fellow students" the principle clasped his hands together and settled back in his large leather chair. The moustache on the middle aged man's lip twitched a little as he offered a smile.
The boy was still staring at the dark haired suited man next to him.
"Yes, I'm sure he'll be present at the party" Cole nodded and offered a thin tight smile of his own.
"Good good! I can definitely see you settling in well" the principle nodded satisfied and looked to the boy, "And what is your name again, so I can put it on the files and inform your teachers"
"It's Lex. Lex Davenport" Cole informed the principle whilst the boys gaze still rested on him from the side and he remained deadly silent.
".Lex. Davenport" the principle muttered to himself slowly as he searched around the desk for a pen then scribbled it down on the sheet of paper in front of him that was covered in other information. He looked a bit surprised, "And Lex. is from Japan?"
"Yes, you got that right" Cole nodded, "My wife was from Japan, I'm from America originally, and we moved just before Lex was born"
"Oh I see, that's interesting" the principle nodded more to himself as he clasped his hands together again. The bell rang making him look up at the shrill harsh tone, whilst the suited man in front of him looked at him, and the boy watched the suited man. "I'm afraid I must leave you both now, but it was nice meeting you both" the principle stood up smoothing down his suit a little before he leant forward slightly offering his hand. Cole stood up and shook the principle's hand across the table whilst the boy remained sat down, silent and still. "I understand that Lex will be attending some afternoon lessons after the lunch break?"
"Yes, he will be. Best he gets settled in and knows the place now" Cole answered. The principle nodded, "Yes, good idea. Well I'll see you both soon then, goodbye" he said, gathering up some papers and stuffing them into a brown leather case before exiting the room noisily.
Cole turned to face the boy. "So" he said, stuffing his hands into his suits pockets and watched the boy slowly stand up. Outside the window high school children began emerging and flooding the grounds, chattering and moving around outside in the fresh air and bright sunlight. "He bought the story" He stated as they walked out of the office, "so there should be no problems about that" footsteps echoed down the empty hallway, they passed some lockers covered in some graffiti.
"What's with these clothes?" the boy muttered with distaste, frown in place as he tugged slightly at the shirt he was wearing.
"It's the uniform. You'll have to wear it" the tall suited man beside him told him as they passed a banner advertising the Halloween party.
"I hate it" the boy stated whilst glancing at the banner; the suited man smirked at the slip in the boys manner and showing some signs of being a teenage boy. "When do I get my sword back?" the boy asked as they stopped in front of the exit doors.
The suited man halted and stepped a bit closer to the boy whilst he looked around quickly down both ends of the otherwise empty corridor, "Later, we'll discuss that later" he said in a quick low tone. He grabbed the cold handle of the door and pulled it open with a forcible yank, holding it open letting the boy slip out first.
The hot sunlight burst down through the open air and rested upon them, and all the uniformed children standing and moving around the space in front of the school, chattering and fighting and kissing and just being normal everyday teenagers.
"I'll pick you up after school. So wait for me at the gates" the suited man informed the boy as they walked across the large expanse of dusty dry ground, walking through the lively students.
They stopped when they reached the large metal double gates, and the tall wired fence that surrounded the school grounds. The man opened the heavy gate with one hand, letting out a groan before he slipped through letting the door swing back quickly and shut with a metallic bang and rattle that shook the whole gate and fence.
"You'll be fine. try to smile" the man nodded down to the boy before heading back to his parked car.
The boy entwined his fingers in the spaces of the wire fence and he stood there, sunlight reflecting off his shades as he watched the suited man walk across the dry dusty dirt ground to the car.
The ground and gates began to shake when the air burst into a roaring hum of intensity; another huge metal beast of a plane suddenly appeared, looming over the car in the air before forcing itself across the sky above the school grounds.
The boy looked up as the wind wrapped around the plane, and hit off the ground sending dust swirling in waves heavily across the ground. The material of his uniform tugged away from his skin as his dark hair whipped around his face whilst he looked up through his shades and kept his fingers entwined with the metal wire of the gate. The plane melted into the white hot sun before disappearing over the school leaving a trail of cold wind lifting dust off the ground still, and everyone carried on unaffected.