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Moonrider: Well… In this fic, I made freshmen 17 years old cos I like it. – Sorry for that lame excuse. As for the company… I'm not really sure yet. Maybe I'll think of something in the next chapter or so? Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed this story.
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Chapter Two:
'Does it always have to be him? I'm gonna be late for the next class!' Tidus thought to himself. "I'm sorry for knocking into you like that. But I'm kinda in a hurry now, would you please let me pass?" He said to Seymour.
"I'm afraid not, Mr Mizuhara. You'll have to come with me." Seyomur said in a rather calm tone and motioning for Gatta to grab Tidus with him. Some of the students in the school who saw them didn't even dare to take another glance at Seymour's gang for the fear of being treated in another 'special' way.
"Hey! Where're you taking me?! I'm gonna be late for my next class!" Tidus demanded from Seymour's gang although he knew he wouldn't be let off that easily. 'Damn these dimwits. I wonder what they're going to do to me.' He was being pushed into a corner by Gatta and some other guys. Tidus looked around and saw that he was being dragged into the school garbage dump. They shoved him in roughly and locked him in the dump.
"Hey! Let me out!" Tidus protested as banged his fist against the door of the dump. "Damn it! This is no use! And it STINKS here!" He screamed at the top of his voice. He kicked the door hard, only to be returned with a swell on his toe. "Ouch! Damn it!" He cursed. Hearing the many sounds made by Tidus, Seymour's gang howled with laughter. As the sounds inside the dump die down, they found nothing interesting to laugh at and left Tidus in the garbage dump without letting him out. "Hmph… that's what you'll get for offending me." Seymour said to Tidus.
(a/n: and one thing… I'm sick of typing Seymour's gang this and Seymour's gang that. So I'm gonna give his gang a name. Any suggestions please put them in ur reviews thank you!)
He sat at the door and listened to what Seymour had just said. 'Damn him. I'm not going to let this matter rest unless I'm not a man! Just you wait Seymour, just you wait…' He thought to himself. Minutes passed and he was still trapped in the dump, Tidus only wished to get out sooner, for he is already late for his class. Deciding to do something instead of sitting there and doing nothing, he pounded his fist against the steel door and screamed at the top of his lungs hoping to get some attention. Little did he know that he isn't going to be released that soon from the stinking place.
"Man, is there really no other way to get out?" He muttered to no one in particular. He sat on the cold floor of the dump and began to think of the dreams he had lately.
~Tidus's POV~
The girl I've been dreaming about. I can't remember her name. All I remember about her is that she's that damn old man's friend's daughter. I used to play with her a lot before I moved away from here. Why is she appearing my dreams then? Haven't seen her for some time though, wonder how much she's changed? One thing I'm sure is that I can't recognize her for sure if I ever get to see her again. Well, there's one way of course. The bracelet she gave me, I still have it with me in perfect condition. Hah! Who knows if she'll still keep it?
And man, it sure stinks in here. How do I get out anyway? And that damn Seymour, what has he got to gain by putting me in here anyway? It's really quiet here. Footsteps? Great, I'm saved!
~End of POV~
The garbage man came by and unlocked the door to the dump. He was really shocked when he saw Tidus sitting down on the damp and cold floor of the dump. "You alright there, laddie? What're you doing in here, shouldn't you be in class now?" the man asked.
"I was thrown in here by some jerks. Thanks for letting me out," he paused to look at his watch, "I gotta run! I'll repay you some other time, thanks again!"
Tidus ran as fast as he could to the Chemistry Laboratory. When he opened the door to the lab, all heads turned to him and he found himself reddening every second passed. The teacher, Mr Masaki walked towards Tidus with a disgusted look on his face.
"Mister Mizuhara, would you mind explaining why you were late, and why are you in this state?"
"I'm sorry sir. I…" Tidus paused, he thought of telling Mr Masaki the truth, but decided against it and said, "I was trapped in the garbage dump while I was disposing my stuff."
The teacher looked at him in disbelief and said, "alright, but be more careful next time, is that understood?"
"Yes sir." Tidus replied while scratching the back of his head.
"You may go back to your seat now." Mr Masaki said while turning around to resume teaching since the class had been whispering since Tidus's entrance.
"Class, you shall now pour the Hydrochloric Acid into the beaker and…"
After Chemistry…
"Hey brudda!" Tidus turned to see Wakka running towards him. "Geez, what's up with that smell? It stinks, ya? Where have you been to? The garbage dump?"
Well, he was right. He had been to the garbage dump all right. Of course, it's not his will to be there.
"Yeah. I was thrown in there. By Seymour and his gang. Those lamebrains sure know how to deal with people 'well'." He complained loudly.
"You just have to learn how to deal with those type of people. They'll never let you off this easily I swear." Wakka said to Tidus, who was still complaining about Seymour and those goofy sidekicks.
Tidus sighed and walked off to the canteen where it was packed with students of the first, second and third year. The stench on Tidus's clothes couldn't be gotten rid of and he was getting stares from everyone as if he was a new exibition in the museum, not that many high schoolers knew to appreciate the artifacts of course.
They walked over to the table where the gang were sitting at. Tidus saw an unfamliar face and recognized the beautiful brunette sitting at the table with his friends. 'Hey, she's the girl I bumped into yesterday!'
"Hey guys! Poor Tidus here got thrown into the garbage dump by Seymour and his gang of suckers!" Wakka said to the group.
"Man… no wonder I can smell you from a mile away." Ropp joked, the rest of the group just laughed and motioned for Tidus to sit with them.
Tidus, however, was not paying attention to what they said and was staring at the girl he just met yesterday. 'Why do I always get the feeling that I knew her for a long time?'
Well…you have a promise to keep! Stop thinking about someone you just met yesterday!
'What? Who's that? Stop talking in my head, will ya?' Tidus thought to himself after hearing the voice in his head.
"Tidus? Tidus? Hello, you there?" Wakka asked, waving his hands in front of Tidus.
"Wha…oh, sorry, didn't catch what you were saying. As you were saying?" Tidus asked, rubbing his neck showing signs of embarrassment.
Yuna, on the other hand, was thinking about the same thing.
"Uh… hi. Didn't get to know your name yesterday. My name's Tidus, you are?" Tidus asked politely, extending his hand to Yuna.
"Oh, I'm Yuna, pleased to meet you." Yuna took his hand and Tidus started to blush.
"You guys met? When? How come I didn't know anything about it?" Wakka started to make a big fuss about it.
"I sorta bumped into her when I was heading for the Biology Lab." Tidus explained while holding his hands in front of him protecting himself from Wakka.
After their lunch time, it was time to head to the classes again. Both Tidus and Yuna had Geography, Wakka, History, and both Lulu and Kimahri had Biology. On the way to the Geography class, both of them did not say a word.
'Why am I so nervous? I'm not supposed to act like that in front of someone whom I've just met! What about her? I promised to come back for her, could she have forgotten about me? Nah, that's impossible.' Tidus thought to himself while avoiding eye contact with Yuna.
In this awkward silence, Yuna opened her mouth to say something. "Are you new in this city? I haven't seen you before."
"Well, depends on what you mean by new. I moved away from here when I was five. But I've made a promise to a person to come back before. Although I can't remember her name, I think she'll remember me. We haven't met for years though, wonder how is she doing now?" Tidus told Yuna.
"I see. My childhood friend moved away years ago too. He said he promised to come back later. He was also five when he moved away. I gave him something which my mom gave to me. There's two of them, I gave him one, in case I can't recognise him." Tidus looked at Yuna, kind of surprised that the girl beside him had done the same thing as his childhood friend.
'Why am I telling so much about myself to a total stranger?' Tidus seemed so deep in thought, Yuna decided not to say a thing and continued their way to the classroom quietly. They opened the door to the classroom and found Seymour with his hands across his chest and resting his legs on his desk.
'Not him again.' Tidus groaned and walked towards his desk slowly, carefully approaching Seymour with Yuna beside him. Surprisingly, Seymour did not touch him, or Yuna for that matter. No taunts came from him or his gang. Yuna sat diagonally in front of Tidus and was chatting with another girl. The sound of the door opening was heard and everyone stood up to greet the teacher.
"Good afternoon, Mr Hiwatari." The class chorused.
"Morning, class." He grunted in response.
The Geography lesson was boring, as Tidus had already learned what the teacher had been teaching for the past few periods. He had gotten sick of Mr Hiwatari's lesson and turned his attention to Yuna. He stared at her for a long time, the way she concentrates in class, the way she copies the notes on the board. Yuna, turned to look at Tidus when the girl beside her whispered something in her ear. Oh no, he was caught staring at her when he wasn't supposed to. Tidus turned back to his book quickly and blushed really hard. He kept his gaze on his notes, hoping that Yuna hadn't notice the colour on his cheeks.
The bell rang soon after the awkward moment. He had been saved by the bell. He rushed out of the room quickly not wanting to be asked any questions.
A/n: Hi! I'm really really really sorry for not updating for a long time! I was having my exams period earlier on. It's now post exam period! Whoo-hoo! I'm so happy!!! I hope u guys can continue to read this story! I'll see u again sometime later!
Once again… please R+R!!! Thank you all!