Chapter 4- A New School
Gilly looked at Centennial Jr. High, the same way she'd looked at Dean Morgan two days prior. She smiled and unloaded her bags. A girl her age came bouncing down the front steps. She was slightly shorter than Gilly, but very active. She had short brown hair held in two pigtails and deep brown eyes, which reflected light perfectly. She smiled gleefully.
"Are you Gilly Hathaway?" She asked sweetly.
"That's me." Gilly replied with equal cheer.
"Good! I'm Whitney McCutcheon and I'm here to greet you! Can I help you with your bags?" She pointed.
"Sure." Gilly handed her the computer bag. "Thanks."
Whitney noticed what it held, "Wow!" She exclaimed, "You have a laptop computer!"
"Yeah."
"Well, I have your key, so I'll take you to your room." She began walking, "Did you know we're getting another student from Dean Morgan in tomorrow and another one is coming sometime in the near future."
"Yeah, I know them. They're the reason I came." Gilly followed.
"Really? You mean you actually left your old school just to be with your friends?"
"Well, I came to be with the one who's coming tomorrow. He's the only friend I've got on Earth."
"You came from the colonies, than? Wow! Which one?"
"The L2 colony."
"Cool!"
"Yeah."
"So you're here with Duo Maxwell?"
"How'd you know his name?"
"I checked his registration. I'm an office aid."
"Than, yes, I'm here with Duo."
"Ooh! Kissy kissy."
"No!" Gilly said, shocked, "Just a friend."
"I'm so sure." Whitney teased, "We're here." She handed Gilly her key, "Here."
"How do I work this thing?" Gilly asked even though she knew.
"You mean you don't know how? It's digital."
"Oh. I think I can handle it." She said confidently as she slid it through the slot.
The light flashed green and she opened it. The two walked in.
"Good job, for a newbie."
"This is a big room." Gilly contemplated, seeing the inside.
"Yeah, it's a suite. You're so lucky."
"Wow! It has everything, it's just like an apartment."
"Better than an apartment. It was two levels. This is the suite floor, level 2, it takes up what would be the third level, as well."
"Really?"
"Yup. It even has a balcony."
God, Duo! You sure went all out. She told herself.
"Cool."
"Well it's 2:00 now, I have to go do some other stuff. I'll let you unpack, and I'll pick you up at 3:30, okay?"
"Sounds great, see you than."
"Bye." Whitney called as she shut the door behind her.
Gilly set her duffel bag and backpack on her bed then began to set up her computer. When she was done, she felt tired again and flung herself onto her bed. She fell right to sleep. But, this was not a good sleep, for dark shadows of the past came to haunt her.
Gilly's dream was indeed a memory of her past. Evil shadows lurched behind her through a tunnel, and she ran for the light at the end. A light that was so brilliant and comforting. She entered the light and there stood a Gundam. It was the one she had drawn yesterday. She looked around her, five figures stood watching. Two cheered her on, and the others just stood there and scowled. She couldn't see their faces, but she had a feeling one was Duo.
She climbed into the Gundam that welcomed her. Out of the tunnel came the two shadows, and immediately they attacked. One was red, and the other looked like 01, but it was different in ways. She saw them come at her, but she was unprepared, and they sliced her and the others to little bits. She cried in agony as she faded into nothing.
She awoke in a cold sweat to the sound of a knock at the door. She wiped herself off with a towel as she went to the door. She opened it and there stood Whit, smiling sweetly.
"Are you ready to go?" She asked.
"Yup!"
"Then, let's move out!" Whit announced.
* * * * *
Duo entered his room after school. It was a mess. He began to pick up and pack. That night he would put his motorcycle on Deathscythe, take Deathscythe over to Centennial, and see if there was a good place to hide it, do so, than he'd ride back on the Harley.
He wondered if there was a good place to hide it anywhere around Centennial with room for two or three Gundams.
"Commence operations at mid-night." He smiled to himself as he finished packing.
* * * * *
Gilly walked down the hall with Whitney.
"So, how long have you been going here?" She asked.
"About two years." Whit replied.
"Oh."
"How long had you been going to Dean Morgan?"
"Two days."
What?!" Whit exasperated.
"Yeah," Gilly sighed, "I came from the colonies only recently. I arrived at Dean Morgan. Duo and I became fast buddies, and I don't have a mom or dad, so I left with Duo. He's all I have."
"No mom or dad?"
"Nope. I changed my name, left my foster parents, and came to Earth. That's all there is to it."
"Changed your name? Foster parents? Boy, you have an interesting life. How'd you lose your parents?"
"They were killed in a shuttle accident."
"I heard about that."
"I'd rather die than have replacement parents, so I changed my life, just so I wouldn't have to."
"Wow! Exciting!"
"It kind of sucks, but this is better than those people. I had some stuff to attend to anyway."
"What kind of 'stuff'?"
"Just stuff. Nothing important."
"Was it that painful?"
"Yes. Where are your parents?"
"They live in Paris."
"Cool."
"Yeah, I go home every three weeks. I'll be leaving, not this Friday but next Friday. It's Tuesday, isn't it?"
"Yeah. Where are we going?"
"To the office, we have to get you fitted for a uniform."
"In the office?" Gilly interrogated.
"No, they'll give us our pass and ticket and we'll go downtown to the store that does our uniforms. We would have one ready, like we do for Duo, but you didn't include size or anything on your application."
"Sorry. Which store?"
"Uniforms and Business Attire."
"If you want, we could take my crotch rocket."
"Really?" Whit said anxiously.
"Sure."
"Rock on!" Whit exclaimed as they walked into the office.
"Yeah."
"Mrs. Braughton, we need Gilly's clothes ticket and pass."
"So, this is Gilly. Nice to meet you, I'm Mrs. Braughton, the principal her at Centennial." They shook hands.
"Thank you, and the same." Gilly smiled pleasantly.
"How were you planning to get downtown?"
"My motorcycle."
"Motorcycle?"
"Yeah, I'm a great driver, don't worry."
"Alright." Mrs. B said uneasily. "Here." She handed the ticket and pass to Whitney. "Be careful."
"We will." Gilly assured her as she and Whit walked out of the office and towards the front door, "Do you have license." Gilly turned to Whit.
"Yes..."
"Good, I'll let you drive for a few minutes, once we're out of sight."
"Really?"
"Sure. Why not?"
"Rock on! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
"You're welcome." Gilly smiled as she walked up to her bike.
The two got on and took off. Whit screamed with delight. Gilly smiled at her excitement. As soon as they were out of sight, Gilly gave Whit the run-down and let her drive for a mile. They got into town quickly and Whitney gave Gilly directions as to where to go. They arrived at the store and walked in.
"Hello?" Asked the clerk, "How may I help you?"
"Here." Whit handed him the ticket.
"Ah, and we are fitting her?" She pointed to Gilly.
"Yeah."
"I'm Gilly." Gilly said politely.
"Hi Gilly, I'm Lisa Robertson. You can call me Lisa."
"Cool."
"Are you ready?"
"Yes, I am."
"Than stand over here." She walked over to the fitting platform.
"Alright." Gilly said as she hopped up onto it.
"Let's begin."
It took little time to get Gilly fitted for her uniform, and when they were done she remembered her pants. She had put them on her motorcycle.
"Could you fix this pair of pants I ripped?" Gilly asked politely, "I brought them with me."
"No problem. Bring them in."
"Great. Thanks." Gilly ran out and brought her pants back in.
She handed them to Lisa. She looked them over and immediately got to work. She fixed them in no time. Gilly thanked her a thousand times over. She and Whit left then, and headed back to the school. Gilly felt better now, but something was still missing.
The two arrived back at school, just in time to eat dinner. They sat with Whitney's friends, whom Gilly was promptly introduced to. Their names were, Whitney McCutcheon (of course), Zoe Alexander, Cassie Brown, Shauna Soper, Amanda Carmilla, Cassie Elliot, Liz Ferrel, and Kim Heide, going counter clockwise around the table. Gilly shook hands with each of them and sat between Whitney and Kim.
Gilly returned to her room at 8:00. She was tired, but couldn't sleep for fear of unpleasant dreams. She began to read, and did so deep into the night. At 12:30, she saw a light flickering around over the bay. Duo, she knew it had to be him. She felt a little better, so she went to bed. But, her dreams were still full of awful things.
* * * * *
Duo went under water. There was a big cave in the rocks of the cliff that could be reached by water. It was perfect. He landed Deathscythe and threw a big tarp over it. He unloaded his Harley and drove out. He noticed there had been a light on in the dorms, on the third floor. He wondered if it was Gilly. It probably was, but he'd better go and see.
He silently climbed up the drainpipe to the balcony where the light had been. The light was off now and whoever it was, was in bed and hopefully asleep. He slid his entry-hacking card through the slot and went in. As he walked in he noticed that he was on the second floor of a two level dorm room. He walked over to the bed and there laid Gilly.
Her breath was uneven, and Duo wondered if she was okay. The sweat pored down her face and chest. She was struggling with something. He laid his finger on her neck and felt her heartbeat. It beat with the accuracy of a synapse pulse. It seemed to him that someone or something had tampered with this girl's mind. But, who or what?
"No!" She cried, her hand shot into the air.
She shook violently and her hand shot into the air again. Duo grabbed her hand and held it tight. She tried to pry her way free, but it did no good, for Duo grabbed her other hand and held them together. She squealed as she tried to free herself, but Duo didn't let her. Instead he pulled her to his chest. He held her body firmly against his with his left hand.
Once again the evil shadows lurched behind her through a tunnel, and she ran for the light at the end. The light that was still so brilliant and comforting. She entered the light and there stood a Gundam. It was the one she had drawn. She looked around her, five figures stood watching. Two cheered her on, and the others just stood there and scowled. She couldn't see their faces, but she had a feeling one was Duo.
She climbed into the Gundam that welcomed her. Out of the tunnel came the two shadows, and immediately they attacked. One was red, and the other looked like 01, but it was different in ways. She saw them come at her, but she was unprepared, and instead they sliced the others up. She cried in agony as she and her Gundam faded into nothing.
"What do you want from me?" She begged, "Leave them out of this. Why me?" Her cries continued.
With his other hand, Duo slowly and gently caressed her hair. The shuddering continued. He held her even tighter still, and put left cheek to hers. Her head lay on his left shoulder, and he carefully let his grip loosen. Gilly relaxed and fell limply on his chest.
He laid her head back down on her pillow. He smiled as he backed away, "It'll be okay." He whispered.
Duo walked to the balcony door and climbed back down the drainpipe. He hopped on his motorcycle and drove away. He looked back only once more, and was gone. Gilly's dreams had repeated continuously until Duo came, and now she felt better. In her subconscious, she knew he had come, but her conscious would have to wait till tomorrow to find out.
* * * * *
Gilly awoke the next morning to the sound of Mozart on her radio. She stretched each of her extremities, as the soft and spooky music continued. It made her feel weak and vulnerable. She went to her closet and pulled out the uniform.
Gilly made her bed quickly. She took each piece of the uniform off of the rack carefully, and laid them on her bed, neatly. It was than she noticed the flashing yellow light on the lock of her balcony door. She examined it carefully; someone had broken in last night. She realized it must have been Duo, like always.
"Duo," She whispered, "so, you helped me through those terrible dreams." She gave a gentle smile, "I'll see you today, than."
Gilly began dressing. She put on the black leggings first, than the white blouse, blue vest, blue skirt; she put the orange necktie on, and last, the blue blazer. She laced up her boots, grabbed her books, and was out the door, and down to the dining area. Amanda and Whit greeted Gilly at the entrance, and they all walked to their table. Everyone gave a hardy greeting and the three sat down where they usually did. Breakfast was brought to them and everyone ate. The girls all talked, except for Gilly who ate in complete silence. The only thing that brought her from her food was the boy who walked behind Shauna and gave her a wink. She quickly averted her eyes.
"That was Greg." Whitney informed her, "I think he likes you already."
Gilly sighed as all the girls giggled, they couldn't understand. She heard a loud roar outside, everyone got up and walked over to the doors, but Gilly was first.
There was a Harley, with a guy with a three-foot braid on it. Gilly almost let out a yell, but she held her excitement in as she walked outside and up to the boy. Everyone watched intently.
"Hey there!" Duo called enthusiastically.
"Hi, Duo." Gilly said sweetly.
"Is that any way to greet your friend?" He asked suspicion in his voice.
"No. I just don't want to make a scene, people are watching."
"Fine, fine." He took off his helmet.
Gilly reached out and took it from him. Duo got off, and put his sunglasses on. Gilly couldn't help but laugh a little. Everyone watched the two in silence.
"Thanks." He said as he grabbed his bag from the motorcycle. Gilly waited patiently. Duo walked up next to her and they began walking towards the building, "Lead on, great navigator." He teased.
Gilly gave him a warning glance, than smiled and walked with him. All the kids starred.
"You're early." She said as they walked passed the gaping eyes of the others.
"How can that be?" He asked, "I never said when I'd be here."
"I expected you this afternoon."
"Well, I wanted to be here for your first day, as well as my own." He stopped at the edge of the dining hall, and Gilly did the same.
He set his bag down, leaned over and gave Gilly a quick peck on the cheek. She blushed bright red. Duo picked up his bag and the two continued walking.
"I think," Whitney whispered to the rest of the table, "that's Duo." And everyone giggled.
Gilly looked at Centennial Jr. High, the same way she'd looked at Dean Morgan two days prior. She smiled and unloaded her bags. A girl her age came bouncing down the front steps. She was slightly shorter than Gilly, but very active. She had short brown hair held in two pigtails and deep brown eyes, which reflected light perfectly. She smiled gleefully.
"Are you Gilly Hathaway?" She asked sweetly.
"That's me." Gilly replied with equal cheer.
"Good! I'm Whitney McCutcheon and I'm here to greet you! Can I help you with your bags?" She pointed.
"Sure." Gilly handed her the computer bag. "Thanks."
Whitney noticed what it held, "Wow!" She exclaimed, "You have a laptop computer!"
"Yeah."
"Well, I have your key, so I'll take you to your room." She began walking, "Did you know we're getting another student from Dean Morgan in tomorrow and another one is coming sometime in the near future."
"Yeah, I know them. They're the reason I came." Gilly followed.
"Really? You mean you actually left your old school just to be with your friends?"
"Well, I came to be with the one who's coming tomorrow. He's the only friend I've got on Earth."
"You came from the colonies, than? Wow! Which one?"
"The L2 colony."
"Cool!"
"Yeah."
"So you're here with Duo Maxwell?"
"How'd you know his name?"
"I checked his registration. I'm an office aid."
"Than, yes, I'm here with Duo."
"Ooh! Kissy kissy."
"No!" Gilly said, shocked, "Just a friend."
"I'm so sure." Whitney teased, "We're here." She handed Gilly her key, "Here."
"How do I work this thing?" Gilly asked even though she knew.
"You mean you don't know how? It's digital."
"Oh. I think I can handle it." She said confidently as she slid it through the slot.
The light flashed green and she opened it. The two walked in.
"Good job, for a newbie."
"This is a big room." Gilly contemplated, seeing the inside.
"Yeah, it's a suite. You're so lucky."
"Wow! It has everything, it's just like an apartment."
"Better than an apartment. It was two levels. This is the suite floor, level 2, it takes up what would be the third level, as well."
"Really?"
"Yup. It even has a balcony."
God, Duo! You sure went all out. She told herself.
"Cool."
"Well it's 2:00 now, I have to go do some other stuff. I'll let you unpack, and I'll pick you up at 3:30, okay?"
"Sounds great, see you than."
"Bye." Whitney called as she shut the door behind her.
Gilly set her duffel bag and backpack on her bed then began to set up her computer. When she was done, she felt tired again and flung herself onto her bed. She fell right to sleep. But, this was not a good sleep, for dark shadows of the past came to haunt her.
Gilly's dream was indeed a memory of her past. Evil shadows lurched behind her through a tunnel, and she ran for the light at the end. A light that was so brilliant and comforting. She entered the light and there stood a Gundam. It was the one she had drawn yesterday. She looked around her, five figures stood watching. Two cheered her on, and the others just stood there and scowled. She couldn't see their faces, but she had a feeling one was Duo.
She climbed into the Gundam that welcomed her. Out of the tunnel came the two shadows, and immediately they attacked. One was red, and the other looked like 01, but it was different in ways. She saw them come at her, but she was unprepared, and they sliced her and the others to little bits. She cried in agony as she faded into nothing.
She awoke in a cold sweat to the sound of a knock at the door. She wiped herself off with a towel as she went to the door. She opened it and there stood Whit, smiling sweetly.
"Are you ready to go?" She asked.
"Yup!"
"Then, let's move out!" Whit announced.
* * * * *
Duo entered his room after school. It was a mess. He began to pick up and pack. That night he would put his motorcycle on Deathscythe, take Deathscythe over to Centennial, and see if there was a good place to hide it, do so, than he'd ride back on the Harley.
He wondered if there was a good place to hide it anywhere around Centennial with room for two or three Gundams.
"Commence operations at mid-night." He smiled to himself as he finished packing.
* * * * *
Gilly walked down the hall with Whitney.
"So, how long have you been going here?" She asked.
"About two years." Whit replied.
"Oh."
"How long had you been going to Dean Morgan?"
"Two days."
What?!" Whit exasperated.
"Yeah," Gilly sighed, "I came from the colonies only recently. I arrived at Dean Morgan. Duo and I became fast buddies, and I don't have a mom or dad, so I left with Duo. He's all I have."
"No mom or dad?"
"Nope. I changed my name, left my foster parents, and came to Earth. That's all there is to it."
"Changed your name? Foster parents? Boy, you have an interesting life. How'd you lose your parents?"
"They were killed in a shuttle accident."
"I heard about that."
"I'd rather die than have replacement parents, so I changed my life, just so I wouldn't have to."
"Wow! Exciting!"
"It kind of sucks, but this is better than those people. I had some stuff to attend to anyway."
"What kind of 'stuff'?"
"Just stuff. Nothing important."
"Was it that painful?"
"Yes. Where are your parents?"
"They live in Paris."
"Cool."
"Yeah, I go home every three weeks. I'll be leaving, not this Friday but next Friday. It's Tuesday, isn't it?"
"Yeah. Where are we going?"
"To the office, we have to get you fitted for a uniform."
"In the office?" Gilly interrogated.
"No, they'll give us our pass and ticket and we'll go downtown to the store that does our uniforms. We would have one ready, like we do for Duo, but you didn't include size or anything on your application."
"Sorry. Which store?"
"Uniforms and Business Attire."
"If you want, we could take my crotch rocket."
"Really?" Whit said anxiously.
"Sure."
"Rock on!" Whit exclaimed as they walked into the office.
"Yeah."
"Mrs. Braughton, we need Gilly's clothes ticket and pass."
"So, this is Gilly. Nice to meet you, I'm Mrs. Braughton, the principal her at Centennial." They shook hands.
"Thank you, and the same." Gilly smiled pleasantly.
"How were you planning to get downtown?"
"My motorcycle."
"Motorcycle?"
"Yeah, I'm a great driver, don't worry."
"Alright." Mrs. B said uneasily. "Here." She handed the ticket and pass to Whitney. "Be careful."
"We will." Gilly assured her as she and Whit walked out of the office and towards the front door, "Do you have license." Gilly turned to Whit.
"Yes..."
"Good, I'll let you drive for a few minutes, once we're out of sight."
"Really?"
"Sure. Why not?"
"Rock on! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
"You're welcome." Gilly smiled as she walked up to her bike.
The two got on and took off. Whit screamed with delight. Gilly smiled at her excitement. As soon as they were out of sight, Gilly gave Whit the run-down and let her drive for a mile. They got into town quickly and Whitney gave Gilly directions as to where to go. They arrived at the store and walked in.
"Hello?" Asked the clerk, "How may I help you?"
"Here." Whit handed him the ticket.
"Ah, and we are fitting her?" She pointed to Gilly.
"Yeah."
"I'm Gilly." Gilly said politely.
"Hi Gilly, I'm Lisa Robertson. You can call me Lisa."
"Cool."
"Are you ready?"
"Yes, I am."
"Than stand over here." She walked over to the fitting platform.
"Alright." Gilly said as she hopped up onto it.
"Let's begin."
It took little time to get Gilly fitted for her uniform, and when they were done she remembered her pants. She had put them on her motorcycle.
"Could you fix this pair of pants I ripped?" Gilly asked politely, "I brought them with me."
"No problem. Bring them in."
"Great. Thanks." Gilly ran out and brought her pants back in.
She handed them to Lisa. She looked them over and immediately got to work. She fixed them in no time. Gilly thanked her a thousand times over. She and Whit left then, and headed back to the school. Gilly felt better now, but something was still missing.
The two arrived back at school, just in time to eat dinner. They sat with Whitney's friends, whom Gilly was promptly introduced to. Their names were, Whitney McCutcheon (of course), Zoe Alexander, Cassie Brown, Shauna Soper, Amanda Carmilla, Cassie Elliot, Liz Ferrel, and Kim Heide, going counter clockwise around the table. Gilly shook hands with each of them and sat between Whitney and Kim.
Gilly returned to her room at 8:00. She was tired, but couldn't sleep for fear of unpleasant dreams. She began to read, and did so deep into the night. At 12:30, she saw a light flickering around over the bay. Duo, she knew it had to be him. She felt a little better, so she went to bed. But, her dreams were still full of awful things.
* * * * *
Duo went under water. There was a big cave in the rocks of the cliff that could be reached by water. It was perfect. He landed Deathscythe and threw a big tarp over it. He unloaded his Harley and drove out. He noticed there had been a light on in the dorms, on the third floor. He wondered if it was Gilly. It probably was, but he'd better go and see.
He silently climbed up the drainpipe to the balcony where the light had been. The light was off now and whoever it was, was in bed and hopefully asleep. He slid his entry-hacking card through the slot and went in. As he walked in he noticed that he was on the second floor of a two level dorm room. He walked over to the bed and there laid Gilly.
Her breath was uneven, and Duo wondered if she was okay. The sweat pored down her face and chest. She was struggling with something. He laid his finger on her neck and felt her heartbeat. It beat with the accuracy of a synapse pulse. It seemed to him that someone or something had tampered with this girl's mind. But, who or what?
"No!" She cried, her hand shot into the air.
She shook violently and her hand shot into the air again. Duo grabbed her hand and held it tight. She tried to pry her way free, but it did no good, for Duo grabbed her other hand and held them together. She squealed as she tried to free herself, but Duo didn't let her. Instead he pulled her to his chest. He held her body firmly against his with his left hand.
Once again the evil shadows lurched behind her through a tunnel, and she ran for the light at the end. The light that was still so brilliant and comforting. She entered the light and there stood a Gundam. It was the one she had drawn. She looked around her, five figures stood watching. Two cheered her on, and the others just stood there and scowled. She couldn't see their faces, but she had a feeling one was Duo.
She climbed into the Gundam that welcomed her. Out of the tunnel came the two shadows, and immediately they attacked. One was red, and the other looked like 01, but it was different in ways. She saw them come at her, but she was unprepared, and instead they sliced the others up. She cried in agony as she and her Gundam faded into nothing.
"What do you want from me?" She begged, "Leave them out of this. Why me?" Her cries continued.
With his other hand, Duo slowly and gently caressed her hair. The shuddering continued. He held her even tighter still, and put left cheek to hers. Her head lay on his left shoulder, and he carefully let his grip loosen. Gilly relaxed and fell limply on his chest.
He laid her head back down on her pillow. He smiled as he backed away, "It'll be okay." He whispered.
Duo walked to the balcony door and climbed back down the drainpipe. He hopped on his motorcycle and drove away. He looked back only once more, and was gone. Gilly's dreams had repeated continuously until Duo came, and now she felt better. In her subconscious, she knew he had come, but her conscious would have to wait till tomorrow to find out.
* * * * *
Gilly awoke the next morning to the sound of Mozart on her radio. She stretched each of her extremities, as the soft and spooky music continued. It made her feel weak and vulnerable. She went to her closet and pulled out the uniform.
Gilly made her bed quickly. She took each piece of the uniform off of the rack carefully, and laid them on her bed, neatly. It was than she noticed the flashing yellow light on the lock of her balcony door. She examined it carefully; someone had broken in last night. She realized it must have been Duo, like always.
"Duo," She whispered, "so, you helped me through those terrible dreams." She gave a gentle smile, "I'll see you today, than."
Gilly began dressing. She put on the black leggings first, than the white blouse, blue vest, blue skirt; she put the orange necktie on, and last, the blue blazer. She laced up her boots, grabbed her books, and was out the door, and down to the dining area. Amanda and Whit greeted Gilly at the entrance, and they all walked to their table. Everyone gave a hardy greeting and the three sat down where they usually did. Breakfast was brought to them and everyone ate. The girls all talked, except for Gilly who ate in complete silence. The only thing that brought her from her food was the boy who walked behind Shauna and gave her a wink. She quickly averted her eyes.
"That was Greg." Whitney informed her, "I think he likes you already."
Gilly sighed as all the girls giggled, they couldn't understand. She heard a loud roar outside, everyone got up and walked over to the doors, but Gilly was first.
There was a Harley, with a guy with a three-foot braid on it. Gilly almost let out a yell, but she held her excitement in as she walked outside and up to the boy. Everyone watched intently.
"Hey there!" Duo called enthusiastically.
"Hi, Duo." Gilly said sweetly.
"Is that any way to greet your friend?" He asked suspicion in his voice.
"No. I just don't want to make a scene, people are watching."
"Fine, fine." He took off his helmet.
Gilly reached out and took it from him. Duo got off, and put his sunglasses on. Gilly couldn't help but laugh a little. Everyone watched the two in silence.
"Thanks." He said as he grabbed his bag from the motorcycle. Gilly waited patiently. Duo walked up next to her and they began walking towards the building, "Lead on, great navigator." He teased.
Gilly gave him a warning glance, than smiled and walked with him. All the kids starred.
"You're early." She said as they walked passed the gaping eyes of the others.
"How can that be?" He asked, "I never said when I'd be here."
"I expected you this afternoon."
"Well, I wanted to be here for your first day, as well as my own." He stopped at the edge of the dining hall, and Gilly did the same.
He set his bag down, leaned over and gave Gilly a quick peck on the cheek. She blushed bright red. Duo picked up his bag and the two continued walking.
"I think," Whitney whispered to the rest of the table, "that's Duo." And everyone giggled.