Hey look at me, two fics on the go. This is a really big deal. *cheers*Anyway I want to thank
Zadien; ChibiTari; AzN*PyRo*ArCaDa and Animerle. The four great authoresses who let me use their OC's.
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade. Amber belongs to Zadien. Miyami belongs to ChibiTari. Arista belongs to AzN*PyRo*ArCaDa. And Animerle owns Aspin. Please check out their fics in order of appearance on Fanfiction:
Zadien: Love/Hate: Just how thin is the line? - Amber/Kai
ChibiTari: Dancing on the Live Mans Grave - Miyami/Johnny
Animerle: For the love of Kane - Aspin/Kane
AzN*PyRo*ArCaDa: On the edge of the sword - TBT, possibly some Amber/Kai. Z.D. and me still think Arista and Enrique would make a cute couple, and we think ChibiT would agree. =D *hint hint; nudge nudge; wink wink*
Zadien: Temptations denied? A/K; M/J; A/K; A/? S/O; B/M; R/T; and many other pairings.
Oh and I also have another fic out if you'd like to check it out. It's called Destroying my spirit, stealing my heart. It's an Ozuma/Sonia fic with many other pairings including Amber/Kai; Miyami/Johnny and Ruin/Tala plus many other pairings.
Oh and I'd just like to tell Arcada that yes, I came up with the idea's for the uniforms myself. They just hit me as something the girls would wear. Though I did have to be corrected, or more advised on Miyami's original outfit.
Anyway on to the fic:
Summary: The BBA (Bakuten Boarding Academy) has basically been ruled by six very independent, similiar but individual girls and their male friends. But now the BBA has merged with the Abbey and the students of the Abbey have very different leadership scheme. Sparks fly when the two come into contact and neither will budge. So when the shit hits the fan the only way to solve the differences of who's better is to have an ice-hockey match. But that's not enough but when another school threatens them, do they unite together or fall apart.
United we stand? We're going down!
By: Spitfire_Sae
Chapter one: Cupid Arista
"Shite! I'm so late!", a female voice echoed down the empty corridor.
Her friend stifled a yawn and stretched; before cocking a black brow over the one chocolate brown eye that remained open to observe the girl beside her. "Don't blame me. I wasn't the one who stayed up late to watch that stupid film."
Amber Benson narrowed her ochre eyes at her friend. "Then what's your reason for being late?"
Ruin Mulryan gave her an incredulous look. "Since when have I ever been early to a morning class?"
Amber rolled her eyes. "Fine, but we're fifteen minutes late for Mrs. Greene's class; and there is no way in hell we're gonna get out of detention. Why didn't the others wake me up?!"
"Quit your bellyaching.", Ruin retorted reapplying her black lipstick.
The colour suited her pale complexion and her gothic look perfectly. Her hair was raven black and streaked with vibrant red and blue. It was cut in a short crop; long enough to brush the collar of her blouse; but hardly long enough to tie back without it falling out to frame her sharp face. Her eyes were brown and almond shaped, filled with a dark menacing knowledge which complimented the cool; aloof expression she wore and the sultry; bemused smile that graced her black lips. Black eyeliner surrounded those eyes making them seem darker. The only relief to the black and alabaster of her face were the red and blue studs in her left eyebrow and nose respectively. Around her neck she wore a dog collar with small silver studs. Her blouse was opened at the neck line, the tie was no longer around the neck but around the waist. Her tartan skirt was short but to short. She wore a pair of sheer black tights with knee high, leather; black chunky heeled boots.
She was a sharp contrast to her best friend. Amber at 5ft 3" was several inches shorter than Ruin without the heels, but Amber didn't have a problem with her height, preferring to wear her lucky scuffed sneakers and the boys trousers. Girls had to wear skirts, but Amber refused to listen to that rule and wore a pair of trousers which were too long in the leg, so she rolled them up till just below the knee. Her blouse was untucked, the top two buttons undone, with the sleeves rolled up because again the sleeves were to long. It looked as though the school hadn't been able to find a uniform to fit the slim; petite girl. Her tie was knotted loosely so that the knot hung down her front. Her face was almost bare of makeup except for the hint of lip gloss on her small mouth. Her skin was gold and flawless, while her eyes were large and amber, framed by thick dark lashes. Their were several hoops through her ears with a silver ring gracing the middle of her lower lip. Her ebony black hair with gold ends was tied back; high on head revealing the slender neckline and the pretty face. She was very casual compared to Ruin, but despite their differences the two girls had been best friends, with a few others; since starting Bakuten Boarding Academy, or the BBA.
"Have you started that assignment for miss Tate?"
Ruin laughed abruptly then catching sight of Amber's expression, sobered. "You weren't kidding?"
"Nope, I was making conversation but that obviously by passed you."
Watch it Runt!"
"Or you'll what?! You forget Ruiny, I know all your darkest secrets."
"All the more reasons to kill you then."
Amber stared at her wide-eyed. "Um, gulp!"
Ruin cackled. "So tomorrow's the end of your punishment, huh?"
Amber made a face. "Yep. I went a whole fortnight without cursing in class, in front of a teacher or school representative."
Ruin smirked. "Knowing how much you curse that's impressive."
Her Irish friend glowered. "I don't curse that much."
"Uh-huh. You just have a problem keeping that trap shut around men of the cloth."
This time Amber smirked. "He shouldn't have sneaked up on me."
Both girls continued down the corridor framed by the cold stone walls of the school. The whole of the BBA was made up of stone. It had once been a castle before it was converted into an all boys school in the mid 20th Century then it had become a mixed school. The school had been updated over the years with technology. It now had four language labs, five computer labs, three libraries -
the main one; the junior one and the senior one- aswell as a fully modern kitchen and science labs. The West and East wings were converted into the students lodgings with study rooms. While the South and North wings as well as the rest of the school were dedicated to the teaching of the students. Only recently had the indoor sports arena been built. There was a arena for ice-hockey which was what Amber and her friends liked about it; in fact it was the only thing they liked about it. New arena's seem to attract jocks. And with Jocks came egos!
They had just passed the sports notice board; which was advertising the new auditions for the senior ice-hockey team which didn't interest either of the girls since they were already on the team; when they heard the sounds of footsteps up ahead. Rounding the corner they noticed a slender athletic girl with garnet hair approaching them. Both girls exchanged glances.
"Yo, Skip are you late?", Amber asked confused.
It was unheard of for Sonia Martini; more commonly known as Skip; to be late for class. Out of the whole group she was least likely to be in trouble, well she wouldn't be if she were on her own, but with her friends she was hardly out of trouble. She was the good girl of the group, and one of the smarter ones. She was a straight A student and a whiz with computers, while she was also a star track runner. In her spare time she danced in the local ballet group and coached a pee wee girls soccer team.
Skip was the all American girl. She had bright sapphire blue eyes, bright with intelligence and laughter. Her full mouth was in it's usual, bright; warm; welcoming grin. Her skin was bronzed from her many years in California and her toddler years in Western Australia. Her hair which was usually tied back from her face or hidden under her Hawaiian blue bandanna; was as red as a ruby garnet, and streaked naturally with gold. Her bangs were almost gold except for the top. The lobes of her ears were punctured with three silver hoops, the only piercings she had. Her athletic was draped in the tartan skirt and blazer of the school uniform. The skirt was modest the blazer was put on over a short sleeved white blouse with the tie knotted just below the top two buttons which were undone. Navy socks came to her knee to retain warmth in her legs, and she wore plain black shoes. Unlike the other girls, she hadn't modified her uniform in any way since every time she did anything the teachers either gave her a polite word or her parents bought her a new one. It infuriated her, but she lived with it.
"Nope, but you guys are."
"So why are you out here then?", Ruin wondered out loud. "Don't tell me Mrs. Greene chucked you out of the room, did she? Oh, she finally wised up to your butter wouldn't melt act."
Skips smile turned into a scowl. "Lay off, Ruin. I was just delivering a message for the she-demon of Bakuten."
"Oh making fun of a teacher; naughty, naughty, Skippy."
"Ruin!", Amber growled out the word. "Come on we're late."
Amber turned her back on her two friends, knowing that Skip was sticking her tongue out at Ruin. She turned the knob and had entered the room when there was a shout, a thud a curse and Enrique Giancarlo fell into the room followed by Skip who'd fallen on top of him.
"Oof! Enrique!", Skip hollered enraged.
Ruin half fell into the room; bent double with laughter, then stepped over the tangle of bodies. Amber wasn't sure what to make of the scene, only that Enrique was on his face smiling up at her, with a funny glint in her eye which made her back away nervously, glad that she wasn't wearing a skirt, while Skip was trying to untangle herself from the blonde Italian with baby blue eyes and a easy grin for the ladies. Amber's gaze traveled around the room picking out her friends faces. There was Miyami Kinomiya sitting with her something-or-other cousin Arista Belyaev, and beside them was Aspin Grant sitting beside Johnny McGregor. Kane Susoru sat with his best friend Ozuma Benson (not her cousin by blood but by the fact that her uncle had married his mother and he'd taken the name); his periwinkle blue eyes were fixed on Aspin who was paying him no heed as she laughed with the rest of their friends. Robert Jurgen and Oliver Dupont sat in the next row. Oliver's violet eyes had lit up with laughter, while Robert's face remained emotionless. Ian Petrovich and Max Tate sat at the table behind them, but they were sitting so it was obvious that they'd been talking to Ray Kon who'd been sitting behind them. All her friends were laughing at the pair on the floor making it clear that they thought the pair were idiots.
Finally Amber realized that Mrs. Greene must have been watching them, so she turned her gaze to take in the front of the class. But she realized that she wasn't there. Instead the kindly face of Mr. Dickenson was smiling at the two; no make that one since Skip had now struggled to her feet. She frowned knowing that Mr. Dickenson didn't take this class, but saying nothing she dropped into the seat beside Ray and began an animated conversation with the golden eyed, dark haired Chinese boy and the short crimson eyed, purple headed Russian. The blonde, blue eyed Max was laughing with Miyami.
Skip took a seat in the chair beside Max and turned to Miyami. Miyami was the most observant of the group. Both girls had their opinion on the Aspin/Kane situation which they would often huddle in the corner of the library discussing; making sure that the purple headed, green eyed girl never heard. Miyami had silver eyes, which would turn crimson when angered. Her hair was a silvery blue; streaked with pink, green and black. Very funky. Her canine features were inherited from her mother, while her pale Japanese features came from her father. She had a spiked ring through her eyebrow and six earrings on one ear five on the other ear. When she grinned she flashed her canine fangs. She also had a few tattoos and a few piercings that weren't visible. Miyami; like Ruin and Amber; had also jazzed up her uniform. She was an amazing designer and often redesigned her uniform. This time her short sleeved blouse was tied in a knot at the waist. Her blazers sleeves had been torn off so it was more like a waist coat over the blouse and it was decorated with various badges. Her skirt was pretty short worn with her fave pair of doc marts.
Ruin snagged a chair but groaned as Enrique plopped down beside her. Her gaze turned to Kane but his attention was completely focused on his 'supposed' mortal enemy Aspin who was leaning back so that Arista could braid her long purple locks. She had wanted to streak it black but she blown her money on Linkin Parks latest Cd. But Miyami said her brother would do it cheaper during the hols. Her eyes were a bright green which she'd outlined with black eye liner. Aspin had jazzed her uniform about a little as well. She didn't wear the short sleeved blouse but preferred a white turtle neck with thumb and finger holes in the sleeves. She wore the skirt and the socks but wouldn't wear the shoes, instead wore a pair of white Nikes which clashed with the socks. But Aspin was never one to care much about fashion, just as long as she was pissing off the teaching board by not wearing the uniform correctly then she was happy.
Arista who sat beside her, had blue eyes with amber flecks. She seemed confident and was very vocal, but quite often she had to remove her foot from her mouth for speaking without thinking. She had two piercings on each ear like Miyami, it was something the two girls had in common. Her long hair was also silver but her tips were gold. She and Amber had gotten their hair done together, it had been a making up ritual. Both girls'd had a nasty fight when they'd been in third year, so to seal their friendship they'd gone out and gotten their hair done. Each year they redid it and now it was a ritual. Arista's face contained the sharp features that showed her Russian heritage. Her uniform style was different still. She wore a blouse that was several sizes to big so that it hung off her, but she left it open over a top that sported her zodiac sign: Sagittarius; in big black and silver writing which she'd designed herself with Miyami's stuff. She wore her tie like a belt around her waist. Her skirt had gold safety pins along the sides to jazz up the plain boring navy tartan skirt. She wore the typical shoes but her socks were black and silver striped over the knee socks. Every Christmas she got new pairs of socks from the other five girls. It was their thing.
"So what's Mr. Dickenson doing here?"
Arista finished tying Aspins hair before looking up at Sonia. "Um, I don't know. He was waiting for you to return."
"Oh so did Mrs. Greene just leave? I'm surprised she didn't wait for me to return with her answer."
"She prolly forgot you left.", Aspin volunteered. "She is pretty old. She's probably suffering from memory loss."
Both the Russian and the American rolled their eyes. "She's not that old Aspin, she's not even retirement age yet."
Aspin shrugged at Sonia. "What ever, Skip. So-"
"Excuse me girls, if I could just have your attention please for a few minutes.", Mr. Dickenson's jolly voice interrupted.
"I still think he could pass for Santa.", Aspin muttered. "Mr. Jackson could be Rudolph."
Arista choked back a laugh while nudging the other girl to shut up. Johnny shot them a warning glare which Arista returned. The Scottish red head rolled his indigo eyes and turned his attention to the white haired man at the front of the class.
"As you know the Abbey students will be here tomorrow. The merging of the schools will be a great thing. A melding of different educational cultures. Something from which you'll all benefit."
"Oh yeah, learning how to deal with pompous dickheads who have their heads stuck too far up their rich asses.", Aspin grumbled. "What a way to benefit."
Ruin nodded then shook her head as she caught sight of the starry look in Enrique's eyes. "Snap out of it Romeo. Even rich pompous girls have taste."
Sonia who'd heard that comment shot Ruin a reproving look. Arista who'd also heard totally agreed with the comment. Enrique was just too confident with the ladies and he'd needed to be taken down a peg or two.
"There will be a big assembly tomorrow morning to welcome them here, and then classes will be suspended for the day in an effort to help the children settle in. On Friday night as you know there will be the Halloween ball, but it will also be a welcome ball so that the students can get to know each other.", Mr. Dickenson continued
Amber growled low in her throat. Way to ruin Halloween, Stan, she thought sourly. Beside her Ian and Ray exchanged glances. Max was completely oblivious thinking on all the ways he could greet the new students. There was a mixture of reactions from all the students, some happy, some not.
"I expect all of you to up hold the good name of the BBA, and to make all the students feel welcome. Remember you will be expected to treat them like you'd want to be treated which I'm sure you all will. Now it's ten, please continue to your next class. If you don't have one, please make good use of your time in the library. Your Christmas exams are coming up soon. So keep everything I said in mind and enjoy your day.", with that he exited the room.
Sonia got to her feet warily and made her way to her female friends and room mates who were standing outside in the corridor.
"Hey Skip!"
She glanced over her shoulder and smiled as she saw Ozuma walking towards her. His handsome face was serious while his emerald eyes were faintly amused. "You forgot your cell phone."
Her blue blue eyes widened. "Oh my. Jeez, I'm such a clutz. Thanks Ozuma."
He handed her the cell phone. "How many times do I have to tell you to call me Oz, everyone else does."
She smiled slightly. "Sorry OZ. It just slips out without thinking. But thanks anyway."
She hugged him gratefully before heading back to her friends. "So new people. What fun."
"What's with you and Oz?", Miyami hinted, nudging her non too gently.
Sonia blinked innocently. "Huh? Oh I forgot my cell. He just returned it to me. He's really sweet."
Amber nodded. "He is, but only to certain people."
"Hmm. Ok. I have to go practice. Talk to you guys at lunch. Bye!", with that comment she walked off.
Amber turned to watch her go then looked at her other friends. "Is it me or is she really that dense?"
"It's not you.", Miyami confirmed. "We'll really have to work hard to get Oz and her together."
"Yep. But we're brilliant. There's no chance of us failing.", Arista declared.
"Who died and made her cupid?", Aspin muttered low to Ruin.
"I don't know, Cupid?!", they both snickered then raised their eyes heavenwards as the other three discussed their plans to get the pair together. Their previous problems currently forgotten.
Zadien; ChibiTari; AzN*PyRo*ArCaDa and Animerle. The four great authoresses who let me use their OC's.
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade. Amber belongs to Zadien. Miyami belongs to ChibiTari. Arista belongs to AzN*PyRo*ArCaDa. And Animerle owns Aspin. Please check out their fics in order of appearance on Fanfiction:
Zadien: Love/Hate: Just how thin is the line? - Amber/Kai
ChibiTari: Dancing on the Live Mans Grave - Miyami/Johnny
Animerle: For the love of Kane - Aspin/Kane
AzN*PyRo*ArCaDa: On the edge of the sword - TBT, possibly some Amber/Kai. Z.D. and me still think Arista and Enrique would make a cute couple, and we think ChibiT would agree. =D *hint hint; nudge nudge; wink wink*
Zadien: Temptations denied? A/K; M/J; A/K; A/? S/O; B/M; R/T; and many other pairings.
Oh and I also have another fic out if you'd like to check it out. It's called Destroying my spirit, stealing my heart. It's an Ozuma/Sonia fic with many other pairings including Amber/Kai; Miyami/Johnny and Ruin/Tala plus many other pairings.
Oh and I'd just like to tell Arcada that yes, I came up with the idea's for the uniforms myself. They just hit me as something the girls would wear. Though I did have to be corrected, or more advised on Miyami's original outfit.
Anyway on to the fic:
Summary: The BBA (Bakuten Boarding Academy) has basically been ruled by six very independent, similiar but individual girls and their male friends. But now the BBA has merged with the Abbey and the students of the Abbey have very different leadership scheme. Sparks fly when the two come into contact and neither will budge. So when the shit hits the fan the only way to solve the differences of who's better is to have an ice-hockey match. But that's not enough but when another school threatens them, do they unite together or fall apart.
United we stand? We're going down!
By: Spitfire_Sae
Chapter one: Cupid Arista
"Shite! I'm so late!", a female voice echoed down the empty corridor.
Her friend stifled a yawn and stretched; before cocking a black brow over the one chocolate brown eye that remained open to observe the girl beside her. "Don't blame me. I wasn't the one who stayed up late to watch that stupid film."
Amber Benson narrowed her ochre eyes at her friend. "Then what's your reason for being late?"
Ruin Mulryan gave her an incredulous look. "Since when have I ever been early to a morning class?"
Amber rolled her eyes. "Fine, but we're fifteen minutes late for Mrs. Greene's class; and there is no way in hell we're gonna get out of detention. Why didn't the others wake me up?!"
"Quit your bellyaching.", Ruin retorted reapplying her black lipstick.
The colour suited her pale complexion and her gothic look perfectly. Her hair was raven black and streaked with vibrant red and blue. It was cut in a short crop; long enough to brush the collar of her blouse; but hardly long enough to tie back without it falling out to frame her sharp face. Her eyes were brown and almond shaped, filled with a dark menacing knowledge which complimented the cool; aloof expression she wore and the sultry; bemused smile that graced her black lips. Black eyeliner surrounded those eyes making them seem darker. The only relief to the black and alabaster of her face were the red and blue studs in her left eyebrow and nose respectively. Around her neck she wore a dog collar with small silver studs. Her blouse was opened at the neck line, the tie was no longer around the neck but around the waist. Her tartan skirt was short but to short. She wore a pair of sheer black tights with knee high, leather; black chunky heeled boots.
She was a sharp contrast to her best friend. Amber at 5ft 3" was several inches shorter than Ruin without the heels, but Amber didn't have a problem with her height, preferring to wear her lucky scuffed sneakers and the boys trousers. Girls had to wear skirts, but Amber refused to listen to that rule and wore a pair of trousers which were too long in the leg, so she rolled them up till just below the knee. Her blouse was untucked, the top two buttons undone, with the sleeves rolled up because again the sleeves were to long. It looked as though the school hadn't been able to find a uniform to fit the slim; petite girl. Her tie was knotted loosely so that the knot hung down her front. Her face was almost bare of makeup except for the hint of lip gloss on her small mouth. Her skin was gold and flawless, while her eyes were large and amber, framed by thick dark lashes. Their were several hoops through her ears with a silver ring gracing the middle of her lower lip. Her ebony black hair with gold ends was tied back; high on head revealing the slender neckline and the pretty face. She was very casual compared to Ruin, but despite their differences the two girls had been best friends, with a few others; since starting Bakuten Boarding Academy, or the BBA.
"Have you started that assignment for miss Tate?"
Ruin laughed abruptly then catching sight of Amber's expression, sobered. "You weren't kidding?"
"Nope, I was making conversation but that obviously by passed you."
Watch it Runt!"
"Or you'll what?! You forget Ruiny, I know all your darkest secrets."
"All the more reasons to kill you then."
Amber stared at her wide-eyed. "Um, gulp!"
Ruin cackled. "So tomorrow's the end of your punishment, huh?"
Amber made a face. "Yep. I went a whole fortnight without cursing in class, in front of a teacher or school representative."
Ruin smirked. "Knowing how much you curse that's impressive."
Her Irish friend glowered. "I don't curse that much."
"Uh-huh. You just have a problem keeping that trap shut around men of the cloth."
This time Amber smirked. "He shouldn't have sneaked up on me."
Both girls continued down the corridor framed by the cold stone walls of the school. The whole of the BBA was made up of stone. It had once been a castle before it was converted into an all boys school in the mid 20th Century then it had become a mixed school. The school had been updated over the years with technology. It now had four language labs, five computer labs, three libraries -
the main one; the junior one and the senior one- aswell as a fully modern kitchen and science labs. The West and East wings were converted into the students lodgings with study rooms. While the South and North wings as well as the rest of the school were dedicated to the teaching of the students. Only recently had the indoor sports arena been built. There was a arena for ice-hockey which was what Amber and her friends liked about it; in fact it was the only thing they liked about it. New arena's seem to attract jocks. And with Jocks came egos!
They had just passed the sports notice board; which was advertising the new auditions for the senior ice-hockey team which didn't interest either of the girls since they were already on the team; when they heard the sounds of footsteps up ahead. Rounding the corner they noticed a slender athletic girl with garnet hair approaching them. Both girls exchanged glances.
"Yo, Skip are you late?", Amber asked confused.
It was unheard of for Sonia Martini; more commonly known as Skip; to be late for class. Out of the whole group she was least likely to be in trouble, well she wouldn't be if she were on her own, but with her friends she was hardly out of trouble. She was the good girl of the group, and one of the smarter ones. She was a straight A student and a whiz with computers, while she was also a star track runner. In her spare time she danced in the local ballet group and coached a pee wee girls soccer team.
Skip was the all American girl. She had bright sapphire blue eyes, bright with intelligence and laughter. Her full mouth was in it's usual, bright; warm; welcoming grin. Her skin was bronzed from her many years in California and her toddler years in Western Australia. Her hair which was usually tied back from her face or hidden under her Hawaiian blue bandanna; was as red as a ruby garnet, and streaked naturally with gold. Her bangs were almost gold except for the top. The lobes of her ears were punctured with three silver hoops, the only piercings she had. Her athletic was draped in the tartan skirt and blazer of the school uniform. The skirt was modest the blazer was put on over a short sleeved white blouse with the tie knotted just below the top two buttons which were undone. Navy socks came to her knee to retain warmth in her legs, and she wore plain black shoes. Unlike the other girls, she hadn't modified her uniform in any way since every time she did anything the teachers either gave her a polite word or her parents bought her a new one. It infuriated her, but she lived with it.
"Nope, but you guys are."
"So why are you out here then?", Ruin wondered out loud. "Don't tell me Mrs. Greene chucked you out of the room, did she? Oh, she finally wised up to your butter wouldn't melt act."
Skips smile turned into a scowl. "Lay off, Ruin. I was just delivering a message for the she-demon of Bakuten."
"Oh making fun of a teacher; naughty, naughty, Skippy."
"Ruin!", Amber growled out the word. "Come on we're late."
Amber turned her back on her two friends, knowing that Skip was sticking her tongue out at Ruin. She turned the knob and had entered the room when there was a shout, a thud a curse and Enrique Giancarlo fell into the room followed by Skip who'd fallen on top of him.
"Oof! Enrique!", Skip hollered enraged.
Ruin half fell into the room; bent double with laughter, then stepped over the tangle of bodies. Amber wasn't sure what to make of the scene, only that Enrique was on his face smiling up at her, with a funny glint in her eye which made her back away nervously, glad that she wasn't wearing a skirt, while Skip was trying to untangle herself from the blonde Italian with baby blue eyes and a easy grin for the ladies. Amber's gaze traveled around the room picking out her friends faces. There was Miyami Kinomiya sitting with her something-or-other cousin Arista Belyaev, and beside them was Aspin Grant sitting beside Johnny McGregor. Kane Susoru sat with his best friend Ozuma Benson (not her cousin by blood but by the fact that her uncle had married his mother and he'd taken the name); his periwinkle blue eyes were fixed on Aspin who was paying him no heed as she laughed with the rest of their friends. Robert Jurgen and Oliver Dupont sat in the next row. Oliver's violet eyes had lit up with laughter, while Robert's face remained emotionless. Ian Petrovich and Max Tate sat at the table behind them, but they were sitting so it was obvious that they'd been talking to Ray Kon who'd been sitting behind them. All her friends were laughing at the pair on the floor making it clear that they thought the pair were idiots.
Finally Amber realized that Mrs. Greene must have been watching them, so she turned her gaze to take in the front of the class. But she realized that she wasn't there. Instead the kindly face of Mr. Dickenson was smiling at the two; no make that one since Skip had now struggled to her feet. She frowned knowing that Mr. Dickenson didn't take this class, but saying nothing she dropped into the seat beside Ray and began an animated conversation with the golden eyed, dark haired Chinese boy and the short crimson eyed, purple headed Russian. The blonde, blue eyed Max was laughing with Miyami.
Skip took a seat in the chair beside Max and turned to Miyami. Miyami was the most observant of the group. Both girls had their opinion on the Aspin/Kane situation which they would often huddle in the corner of the library discussing; making sure that the purple headed, green eyed girl never heard. Miyami had silver eyes, which would turn crimson when angered. Her hair was a silvery blue; streaked with pink, green and black. Very funky. Her canine features were inherited from her mother, while her pale Japanese features came from her father. She had a spiked ring through her eyebrow and six earrings on one ear five on the other ear. When she grinned she flashed her canine fangs. She also had a few tattoos and a few piercings that weren't visible. Miyami; like Ruin and Amber; had also jazzed up her uniform. She was an amazing designer and often redesigned her uniform. This time her short sleeved blouse was tied in a knot at the waist. Her blazers sleeves had been torn off so it was more like a waist coat over the blouse and it was decorated with various badges. Her skirt was pretty short worn with her fave pair of doc marts.
Ruin snagged a chair but groaned as Enrique plopped down beside her. Her gaze turned to Kane but his attention was completely focused on his 'supposed' mortal enemy Aspin who was leaning back so that Arista could braid her long purple locks. She had wanted to streak it black but she blown her money on Linkin Parks latest Cd. But Miyami said her brother would do it cheaper during the hols. Her eyes were a bright green which she'd outlined with black eye liner. Aspin had jazzed her uniform about a little as well. She didn't wear the short sleeved blouse but preferred a white turtle neck with thumb and finger holes in the sleeves. She wore the skirt and the socks but wouldn't wear the shoes, instead wore a pair of white Nikes which clashed with the socks. But Aspin was never one to care much about fashion, just as long as she was pissing off the teaching board by not wearing the uniform correctly then she was happy.
Arista who sat beside her, had blue eyes with amber flecks. She seemed confident and was very vocal, but quite often she had to remove her foot from her mouth for speaking without thinking. She had two piercings on each ear like Miyami, it was something the two girls had in common. Her long hair was also silver but her tips were gold. She and Amber had gotten their hair done together, it had been a making up ritual. Both girls'd had a nasty fight when they'd been in third year, so to seal their friendship they'd gone out and gotten their hair done. Each year they redid it and now it was a ritual. Arista's face contained the sharp features that showed her Russian heritage. Her uniform style was different still. She wore a blouse that was several sizes to big so that it hung off her, but she left it open over a top that sported her zodiac sign: Sagittarius; in big black and silver writing which she'd designed herself with Miyami's stuff. She wore her tie like a belt around her waist. Her skirt had gold safety pins along the sides to jazz up the plain boring navy tartan skirt. She wore the typical shoes but her socks were black and silver striped over the knee socks. Every Christmas she got new pairs of socks from the other five girls. It was their thing.
"So what's Mr. Dickenson doing here?"
Arista finished tying Aspins hair before looking up at Sonia. "Um, I don't know. He was waiting for you to return."
"Oh so did Mrs. Greene just leave? I'm surprised she didn't wait for me to return with her answer."
"She prolly forgot you left.", Aspin volunteered. "She is pretty old. She's probably suffering from memory loss."
Both the Russian and the American rolled their eyes. "She's not that old Aspin, she's not even retirement age yet."
Aspin shrugged at Sonia. "What ever, Skip. So-"
"Excuse me girls, if I could just have your attention please for a few minutes.", Mr. Dickenson's jolly voice interrupted.
"I still think he could pass for Santa.", Aspin muttered. "Mr. Jackson could be Rudolph."
Arista choked back a laugh while nudging the other girl to shut up. Johnny shot them a warning glare which Arista returned. The Scottish red head rolled his indigo eyes and turned his attention to the white haired man at the front of the class.
"As you know the Abbey students will be here tomorrow. The merging of the schools will be a great thing. A melding of different educational cultures. Something from which you'll all benefit."
"Oh yeah, learning how to deal with pompous dickheads who have their heads stuck too far up their rich asses.", Aspin grumbled. "What a way to benefit."
Ruin nodded then shook her head as she caught sight of the starry look in Enrique's eyes. "Snap out of it Romeo. Even rich pompous girls have taste."
Sonia who'd heard that comment shot Ruin a reproving look. Arista who'd also heard totally agreed with the comment. Enrique was just too confident with the ladies and he'd needed to be taken down a peg or two.
"There will be a big assembly tomorrow morning to welcome them here, and then classes will be suspended for the day in an effort to help the children settle in. On Friday night as you know there will be the Halloween ball, but it will also be a welcome ball so that the students can get to know each other.", Mr. Dickenson continued
Amber growled low in her throat. Way to ruin Halloween, Stan, she thought sourly. Beside her Ian and Ray exchanged glances. Max was completely oblivious thinking on all the ways he could greet the new students. There was a mixture of reactions from all the students, some happy, some not.
"I expect all of you to up hold the good name of the BBA, and to make all the students feel welcome. Remember you will be expected to treat them like you'd want to be treated which I'm sure you all will. Now it's ten, please continue to your next class. If you don't have one, please make good use of your time in the library. Your Christmas exams are coming up soon. So keep everything I said in mind and enjoy your day.", with that he exited the room.
Sonia got to her feet warily and made her way to her female friends and room mates who were standing outside in the corridor.
"Hey Skip!"
She glanced over her shoulder and smiled as she saw Ozuma walking towards her. His handsome face was serious while his emerald eyes were faintly amused. "You forgot your cell phone."
Her blue blue eyes widened. "Oh my. Jeez, I'm such a clutz. Thanks Ozuma."
He handed her the cell phone. "How many times do I have to tell you to call me Oz, everyone else does."
She smiled slightly. "Sorry OZ. It just slips out without thinking. But thanks anyway."
She hugged him gratefully before heading back to her friends. "So new people. What fun."
"What's with you and Oz?", Miyami hinted, nudging her non too gently.
Sonia blinked innocently. "Huh? Oh I forgot my cell. He just returned it to me. He's really sweet."
Amber nodded. "He is, but only to certain people."
"Hmm. Ok. I have to go practice. Talk to you guys at lunch. Bye!", with that comment she walked off.
Amber turned to watch her go then looked at her other friends. "Is it me or is she really that dense?"
"It's not you.", Miyami confirmed. "We'll really have to work hard to get Oz and her together."
"Yep. But we're brilliant. There's no chance of us failing.", Arista declared.
"Who died and made her cupid?", Aspin muttered low to Ruin.
"I don't know, Cupid?!", they both snickered then raised their eyes heavenwards as the other three discussed their plans to get the pair together. Their previous problems currently forgotten.