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Chapter Two; A 'New' School
The shrill ringing of an alarm clock woke Kai up. Groaning, he rolled over and blindly reached out to cease the horrible noise. When he had succeeded in his task, he set to getting out of bed. Hmmm… how to get out of this one.
High School.
Who needs to get out of bed?
Kai ignored his brain telling him that it was okay to fall back asleep again and walked to the en suite bathroom. When he got in there the first thing he did was run the cold water tap and put his wrists underneath it; as it usually woke him up. After he did this he carried on with his preparations of getting ready for the daunting day ahead of him.
Kai frowned when he was putting his black t-shirt on and mulled over the strange dream he had last night. He couldn't remember much of it. Kai used to dream it all the time, but ever since the Russian tournament it had ceased to occur. However, without warning or trigger, he had begun to dream it again. Every time he woke up, he couldn't remember anything about the dream, haunting as he knew it was, other than the fact that he was about four years old when it took place. Every morning he woke up with this dry scream in his mouth without even understanding why.
He shook the thoughts off and carried on getting ready for school, pulling on a pair of black trousers. He wasn't sure whether it was fortunate or unfortunate that he was in the same school as his teammates. However this did not faze him, seeing as he was not obliged to talk to anybody.
After eating a bowl of cereal and pondering over the thought that his room was probably the only badly decorated room in the house (why? Lime green... why?) he grabbed his empty schoolbag, said his goodbyes and left the house, ignoring his aunt's shouts of "Be cool; stay in school!"
He cringed and walked down the street, hoping that nobody else had heard that. As soon as he rounded the corner, he bumped into a figure, making both himself and the other person go flying.
/What a great start to the day./
"Oh, sorry! That was my fault- I was looking, but I didn't see you," said a female voice, strangely familiar to him.
He pulled a face to himself.
/No, not her. Not HER! It's too early.../
"Kai? Is that you? What a coincidence, I didn't think I'd be bumping into you this early!" Woody said, and chuckled at her own joke.
Kai sighed as he got to his feet, studying what she was wearing. She had a black skirt on that came to just about her knees and a shiny pair of black flat shoes. Her plain white top was dazzlingly white, along with her ankle socks.
"So, are you heading for school Kai? Which school do you go to?" Woody asked politely.
"Um . . . as there is only one school in this town, I think it's a safe bet that I go to the same school as you do, Woody," Kai said dryly.
Woody's face lit up into smile.
"Really? What a coincidence! Well, see ya there Kai!" she said, and set off walking past Kai.
Kai shook his head and walked his own way to school, which was the opposite way to where Woody was heading. Kai paused, thinking it through for a second. They were both heading to school... but in the opposite direction. Hmmmm...
Kai looked behind him and just in time to see a brown plait turn another corner. He backtracked and went the way that Woody was going. It took a while for her to notice that Kai was following her.
"Oh, hello again Kai. Want to walk with me? We are both going to the same place after all," she asked.
Instead of answering he walked up next to her.
"So, how long are you planning to stay here for?" she asked after a few minutes walking in silence.
/Yeah, good question. It's just I don't know the answer to it./
Kai shrugged. "A couple of years," he said.
"Oh," Woody said lamely, and carried on walking in yet another silence.
To her, the silence was uncomfortable, but to Kai it was a welcomed one.
A tall building loomed ahead of them, and Kai took some time to study it.
This, he presumed, was going to be his new school. The words "Grassville High" were written in a blue font with a white background that stood out against the old dark brickwork. The red rusted gates were swung open to reveal the school's main grand entrance that had lions engraved on the wall on each side of the dark wooden double doors. A number of windows already had the classroom lights on inside, and Kai estimated that there were about ten or so windows that could be seen from where he was standing. He raised an unimpressed eyebrow.
"Small, isn't it?" Kai said.
Woody smiled.
"Well, yeah. It's a small town," she said, walking through the gates and towards the entrance.
Kai strolled in casually, taking in the décor of his school-to-be. To his surprise it was quite... bland. All the walls were covered in a pale yellow, giving the room a slightly warm feeling. The floor was covered in grey slate that was cold to look at, and even colder to walk on. Woody led him to the main office that was to the right of the hall. Kai followed her to the reception desk.
A middle-aged woman greeted him with blonde hair that barely brushed past her shoulders, and had warm grey eyes surrounded by laughter lines. She smiled pleasantly at him, and Kai scowled back at her.
"Hello Woody. Who's this you have here?" the woman asked with a slight lisp.
"Hi Miss. This is um..." Woody trailed off and looked at Kai, not knowing if he wanted to introduce himself or not.
/What, does she expect an introduction?/
Kai looked at both of their faces that in turn were looking at him expectantly.
/I wonder what they would do if I danced right now?/
Kai got lost in his thoughts for a moment, which involved him in a Russian hat, arms folded, knees bent and feet kicking out hysterically. He smiled to himself when he noticed the monkey with a money tin perched in the corner, and he tried not to bob along to the Russian music that was playing in his head.
The receptionist seemed delighted at the 'communication' they had made. Before he could stop her she grabbed his hand and started to shake it violently.
Woody noticed the cold glare that Kai was giving the receptionist.
"Hello there. I'm Mrs. Yeknom. And who might you be?" she asked, finally letting go of his crushed hand.
"Kai," he answered, and folded his arms.
"Well, Kai, you must Kai Hiwatari!" Mrs. Yeknom said.
"Uh... Yeah," Kai answered.
/She already knew my name?/
"Seeing as you're new here, Grassville High would like to give you a REALLY warm welcome!" she exclaimed.
Kai flinched as she shouted the 'REALLY' part quite loudly, and carried on scowling as soon as he recovered. He then looked at the timetable that had been thrust into his hand. He felt someone push him into another corridor, and noticed that it was actually the receptionist.
He sighed and brushed himself off. Only then did he see that Woody was gone.
Kai looked at his timetable; well at least he tried to. It was suddenly snatched out of his hands and he looked angrily at the air that should have been his timetable. He turned around slowly, facing the person with a scowl.
"Oh, Rei. It's you," Kai looked at Rei who was dressed in white and black just like everyone else, and noticed that his eyes were streaming. "What's up?"
Rei sniffed sadly. "It was awful... "
Kai frowned. "Are you okay? What happened?"
"Well... it all began this morning. I got up and had a wash and then got dre- -" Rei was cut of by an impatient Kai
"Yeah. I get the gist. What happened?"
"Well, it turns out I have hay fever!" Rei said, a scandalised look on his handsome face.
Kai looked blankly at Rei.
"Is that it?" he asked.
Silence.
"Well, it is kinda important," Rei said after a while of Kai just staring in annoyance. "I mean... what if I want to sunbathe in a field one day and-"
Kai just walked away sighing.
"KAI! You're class is the other way!" Rei shouted.
Kai just walked back past Rei, still ignoring him.
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He watched the two boys greet each other in the corridor, and smirked. He still hadn't been discovered. Out of the corner of his eye he saw someone walk up to him.
"You're late," the red headed boy said.
"No, you're just early," said a female voice.
"Don't forget what the plan is," the male said in a cold voice.
"Have I ever let you down?" the girl asked and laughed before walking away again.
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Kai looked around his new form room. It was a cold blue colour and the grey slates were also in this room. He figured that the slate ran throughout the whole of the school.
Kai looked out of the window. He was sitting at the back of the class slumped in his seat not paying attention to the teacher that was calling out the register. He decided to listen to his music for a while, as there was nothing else to do. Just as he was getting his Walkman out of his bag, the teacher shouted out his name.
"Hiwatari, Kai!"
The class turned to look at him and he looked up from his bag, frozen where he was. His face held no expression of his embarrassment.
"Yeah," he answered and looked back down at his bag again, not wanting everybody to carry on staring at him.
"Ah, Mr. Hiwatari," his plump male form tutor said in a strict voice. His fat hands were clasped neatly in front of him, he and was looking at Kai through his reading glasses that were halfway down his nose. "New here then?"
Kai nodded and gave up on finding his music.
/Why does everyone here like to state the obvious?/
"Well, would like to introduce yourself to the class?" Mr. Whiting said, his balding head shining in the light.
"No," Kai said as he picked up a pen and began to draw in his sketchbook.
The class giggled and looked at the teacher's reaction. They got what they wanted.
"Mr. Hiwatari, you will stand up and tell us about yourself," he said through gritted teeth.
/No, I won't./
Instead of voicing his thoughts Kai sat up in his chair, and cleared his throat.
"My name's Kai," he said in his usual clear voice.
The class tittered again.
"Stand up Hiwatari," the teacher said.
Kai sighed and stood up half heartedly, leaning forwards on his hands in a lazy manner.
"Now, you will tell us something about yourself," Mr. Whiting said, smiling sickly.
"What do you want me to say?" Kai asked.
"Introduce yourself," the teacher hissed in a deadly voice.
However, Kai did not seem fazed by this.
"But you already know that I'm Kai," he replied.
"Yes, but tell us about yourself, young man."
/Hi, my name's Kai. I have an evil grandfather that tried to kill my teammates and me and take over the world. If you value your life you will stay away from me./
"I'm new here," Kai said.
The teacher looked like he was about to explode, his chins were wobbling, and the fact that the class was still laughing didn't exactly help. Instead of shouting at Kai, he took several deep breaths and calmed himself down before speaking.
"Good. Now sit down and in future, stand up straight," Whiting said, walking over to his desk and started to look for something. "Hold your hand out Hiwatari, and come to the front of the class."
Kai frowned and did what he was told. It un-nerved him a little because the class fell into a tense silence, and all eyes fell on him. Standing at the front of the class, leaning against the wall with one hand held out, he saw Rei trying to catch his eye. Kai shrugged and raised a questioning eyebrow at him. Rei looked very panicked.
It was then that Kai noticed that the whole class had a certain uniform. White tops and black trousers or skirts, they looked like a comic book. It was also then that Kai caught sight of the teacher turning from the desk with a long wooden stick held in his hand.
Kai looked from the teacher to the class and then back to the teacher.
"What's this about?" he asked.
Mr. Whiting just stepped towards him.
"Palm up, Hiwatari," he said menacingly.
"Why?" Kai asked, narrowing his eyes in suspicion.
"White top, black trousers for boys, and skirts for girls. What part of that school rule says 'Hiwatari, you may wear a black top'?" Whiting said, in an almost gloating manner.
"Um... what?" Kai asked, looking at Rei.
"Sorry, I forgot!" Rei mouthed apologetically, using hand gestures to try and make his apology seem more sincere.
"Palm up," the teacher said, and Kai tried not to notice the sadistic tone in his voice.
Kai obliged reluctantly, but recoiled when the teacher raised the stick.
"Wait, caning is illegal," Kai protested.
The teacher laughed.
"It seems that was another thing Kon forgot to tell you. This is one of the only schools left in the United States that allows caning," Whiting sneered. "So, this is the last time I am going to ask. Palm up,"
His heart pounding, Kai stretched out his steady hand. He wasn't afraid of pain, never had been, but he couldn't help but feel this was a little unjust on his first day. In fact, it was only registration.
Even so, no matter how unafraid he was, Kai couldn't help closing his eyes in a grimace when the stick whacked down upon his hand.
And then raised again.
DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!
Bit of a cliff-hanger there!
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