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Kriee sat up and tried to pay attention during art class. It was difficult, thought, since all they were learning was how to shade right. "Tomoyo taught me this when I was five," Kriee moaned. Everything that was being taught was a topic she already excelled in. She looked up at the clock. It would be at least another four hours before school was let out again. She sighed again and continued shading with her pencil. Art was over, along with English and math. Next was gym. Kriee never had to take a gym credit with Tomoyo. She warily walked into the huge gymnasium. Kriee had never seen a room so big! There were basketball hoops on both ends and the wooden floor had foreign markings on it. She stood in awe as she studied the bright lights on the ceiling. Suddenly, she was bumped in the back. "Oh, goodness! I'm sorry!" Kriee turned around and met the face of a young girl. She must have fallen to the ground. Her hair was abnormally dark brown, unlike most of the other girls at the school. She looked up at her, revealing some large, obsolete glasses, but they looked good on her. "Don't worry about it," Kriee sighed, helping her up. "What's the hurry, anyway?" Her questioned was answered for her when a plethora of children ran past her. "Gah! What was all that about!" she screamed as the last of the kids passed by. "Coach has a rule that the last person that arrives has to run another lap while everyone watches!" she cried. Swiftly, she dodged away from Kriee and took her seat on the gym floor. There was silence for the next few minutes. Kriee remained dumbfounded in front of the gym doors all that time. A door near the entrance opened, and an old, gruff man walked out. "You're late," he mumbled to Kriee. She jumped to attention and nervously glanced at the students. Some of they were laughing at her, most were trying to contain themselves. "I'm sorry, sir," Kriee said. "I'm new here, and I'm not caught up on what I have to do yet. I don't have a uniform, you see, and-" "An extra lap for you." "But sir, I just told you I have no idea what's going on!" "Sure she doesn't!" a guy shouted from the class. The other students ensued on laughing on Kriee's behalf. "Enough!" Kriee looked up and saw Asura stand up from the mass of students. "Asura? You're in my class?" Kriee said more to herself than to anybody in earshot. "Coach, it really isn't fair to put this poor judgment on her. Today is her first day and she has not yet become accustomed to the way things work here. Please, allow me one day to show her how things work here and tomorrow you can count here late if you believe it should be so." Kriee noticed the coach's eye twitch slightly. He turned stubbornly. "Take a seat next to Kaneda," he grumbled. Kriee nodded slowly and quickly sprinted to the empty spot next to Asura. "Thank you," she mouthed as she dusted the floor and took a spot on it. Asura nodded in response and turned to the front of the gym where the teacher was taking his place. "Now, in commemoration of our new student's arrival, how about a nice mile jog around the track.?" he said in a freakishly happy manner. Kriee's hand instantly jolted upwards. "I'm sorry to disturb class again, but I don't have a gym uniform to wear. Do you have clothes and possibly shoes I can use?" "A thousand apologies, but I already gave out all of the spare uniforms today." Kriee sighed and placed her arm back down. This meant she'd have to run in her dress and boots. As the class stood up and walked out the gym and to the track, they spared no expense in cursing her for arriving to their school.
"Just one more lap, Kriee!" Asura yelled above the noise. Kriee was the only one running on the track. She had already tripped five times, two on her own fault and three from children throwing sticks in the way as she passed by. "Could you go any slower?" a girl shouted. "We want to go inside!" another yelled. Kriee bit her lip and kept on running, only now it was a small jog. All motivation leaked out of her body, and she stopped. She stood in a daze before she collapsed to the ground. "What are you slowing down for? Keep running so we can play volleyball!" a different girl yelled. "Kriee!" Asura shouted. He ran over to her aid and lifted her off the ground. Her face was scraped a little, but other than that, no physical damage was present. "Is she okay?" someone asked from behind him. He turned to see his sister looking from behind the fence. "Peko!" Asura shouted. "What are you doing here?" "It's my off period," she sighed, otherwise known as study hall. She jumped the fence and looked down at Kriee. "What happened." "She passed out from exhaustion. We need to get her to the nurse." "That's all? The girl can't even run a mile?" "Hush!" Asura snapped at her in brotherly conduct. He picked her up and put her in Peko's arms. "You take her to the nurse and I'll explain this to the coach." "Good luck trying to explain anything to that prick! He always acts like a poll got shoved up his-" "Peko, leave now! She needs attention!" Asura rushed. Peko nodded and ran off towards the school building just in time for the coach to run up in front of him. "What was the meaning of that? She wasn't through running laps yet!" "Sir, she fainted! She couldn't finish running if her will was put into it!" Asura fought back. "Once the school board realizes how hard you push your students, they'll fire you for sure!" "Is that a threat?" the coach countered, drawing in on the muscle-deprived Asura. He returned with the same glare, until the coach realized that the other children were looking. Asura did have the upper hand on this fight. The coach growled menacingly, backed away, and slowly walked back towards the gymnasium. The other kids followed and gave Asura scared looks. It took someone brave to stand up to the testosterone-ridden man. He sighed longingly and took his place amongst the other students.
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Kriee sat up and tried to pay attention during art class. It was difficult, thought, since all they were learning was how to shade right. "Tomoyo taught me this when I was five," Kriee moaned. Everything that was being taught was a topic she already excelled in. She looked up at the clock. It would be at least another four hours before school was let out again. She sighed again and continued shading with her pencil. Art was over, along with English and math. Next was gym. Kriee never had to take a gym credit with Tomoyo. She warily walked into the huge gymnasium. Kriee had never seen a room so big! There were basketball hoops on both ends and the wooden floor had foreign markings on it. She stood in awe as she studied the bright lights on the ceiling. Suddenly, she was bumped in the back. "Oh, goodness! I'm sorry!" Kriee turned around and met the face of a young girl. She must have fallen to the ground. Her hair was abnormally dark brown, unlike most of the other girls at the school. She looked up at her, revealing some large, obsolete glasses, but they looked good on her. "Don't worry about it," Kriee sighed, helping her up. "What's the hurry, anyway?" Her questioned was answered for her when a plethora of children ran past her. "Gah! What was all that about!" she screamed as the last of the kids passed by. "Coach has a rule that the last person that arrives has to run another lap while everyone watches!" she cried. Swiftly, she dodged away from Kriee and took her seat on the gym floor. There was silence for the next few minutes. Kriee remained dumbfounded in front of the gym doors all that time. A door near the entrance opened, and an old, gruff man walked out. "You're late," he mumbled to Kriee. She jumped to attention and nervously glanced at the students. Some of they were laughing at her, most were trying to contain themselves. "I'm sorry, sir," Kriee said. "I'm new here, and I'm not caught up on what I have to do yet. I don't have a uniform, you see, and-" "An extra lap for you." "But sir, I just told you I have no idea what's going on!" "Sure she doesn't!" a guy shouted from the class. The other students ensued on laughing on Kriee's behalf. "Enough!" Kriee looked up and saw Asura stand up from the mass of students. "Asura? You're in my class?" Kriee said more to herself than to anybody in earshot. "Coach, it really isn't fair to put this poor judgment on her. Today is her first day and she has not yet become accustomed to the way things work here. Please, allow me one day to show her how things work here and tomorrow you can count here late if you believe it should be so." Kriee noticed the coach's eye twitch slightly. He turned stubbornly. "Take a seat next to Kaneda," he grumbled. Kriee nodded slowly and quickly sprinted to the empty spot next to Asura. "Thank you," she mouthed as she dusted the floor and took a spot on it. Asura nodded in response and turned to the front of the gym where the teacher was taking his place. "Now, in commemoration of our new student's arrival, how about a nice mile jog around the track.?" he said in a freakishly happy manner. Kriee's hand instantly jolted upwards. "I'm sorry to disturb class again, but I don't have a gym uniform to wear. Do you have clothes and possibly shoes I can use?" "A thousand apologies, but I already gave out all of the spare uniforms today." Kriee sighed and placed her arm back down. This meant she'd have to run in her dress and boots. As the class stood up and walked out the gym and to the track, they spared no expense in cursing her for arriving to their school.
"Just one more lap, Kriee!" Asura yelled above the noise. Kriee was the only one running on the track. She had already tripped five times, two on her own fault and three from children throwing sticks in the way as she passed by. "Could you go any slower?" a girl shouted. "We want to go inside!" another yelled. Kriee bit her lip and kept on running, only now it was a small jog. All motivation leaked out of her body, and she stopped. She stood in a daze before she collapsed to the ground. "What are you slowing down for? Keep running so we can play volleyball!" a different girl yelled. "Kriee!" Asura shouted. He ran over to her aid and lifted her off the ground. Her face was scraped a little, but other than that, no physical damage was present. "Is she okay?" someone asked from behind him. He turned to see his sister looking from behind the fence. "Peko!" Asura shouted. "What are you doing here?" "It's my off period," she sighed, otherwise known as study hall. She jumped the fence and looked down at Kriee. "What happened." "She passed out from exhaustion. We need to get her to the nurse." "That's all? The girl can't even run a mile?" "Hush!" Asura snapped at her in brotherly conduct. He picked her up and put her in Peko's arms. "You take her to the nurse and I'll explain this to the coach." "Good luck trying to explain anything to that prick! He always acts like a poll got shoved up his-" "Peko, leave now! She needs attention!" Asura rushed. Peko nodded and ran off towards the school building just in time for the coach to run up in front of him. "What was the meaning of that? She wasn't through running laps yet!" "Sir, she fainted! She couldn't finish running if her will was put into it!" Asura fought back. "Once the school board realizes how hard you push your students, they'll fire you for sure!" "Is that a threat?" the coach countered, drawing in on the muscle-deprived Asura. He returned with the same glare, until the coach realized that the other children were looking. Asura did have the upper hand on this fight. The coach growled menacingly, backed away, and slowly walked back towards the gymnasium. The other kids followed and gave Asura scared looks. It took someone brave to stand up to the testosterone-ridden man. He sighed longingly and took his place amongst the other students.