Fantasy Ways
School hasn't started but Yuna and Rikku has already met some friends from Rikku's blurting out habit. Will the upcoming Zanarkand Abes like the new girls or will they hate them?
Chapter 8: Yuna's Unknown Adversary
Rikku puffed out hinting that she was obviously disappointed at the way Gippal took off. Yuna loomed adjacent to Rikku and tittered away while trying to comfort her with her spongy pats. Rikku caught the titter and rebounded.
'I'm ok; just a little tired from waking up so early this morning.' Rikku lied, but Yuna knew her too well to even decipher the slightest expressions on Rikku's face.
'Let us show you around.' Lulu insisted. Paine just stood keeping her cool; she nodded vaguely while none other than Lulu and Wakka understood what Paine had wanted.
'Hey Yuna,' a soft voice whispered, it was Mimi. 'Sora and I are going to leave you and Rikku now. Don't ask where we're going, but we will still have an eye out for the both of you. Stay with Lulu and them they're nice people.' The wind swooshed past while her voice went with the breeze.
'What place do you want us to show you first?' Paine spoke directly. Rikku broke out of her tired motion and replied instantly.
'Um...the toilet is always a good place.' Rikku sniggered at the serious Paine.
'Well, I guess it is a good place.' Yuna joined Rikku while having to raise her hand swiftly to cover her mouth as she normally does when she laughs. Not much later all five of them giggled away.
'Ok, no more fooling around ya? We gota show these girls the toilets before one of them wets their pants.' Wakka taunted foolishly.
'Ha...ha...very funny we don't wear pants we wear skirts.' Rikku made a come back sarcastically.
'Enough dawdling it's already 5 to 9.' Paine busted in impolitely.
'Hey Lu, is it ok if I meet you back at homeroom?' Wakka questioned respectfully. Lulu sighed and placed one hand against her forehead swaying her head from left to right with her eyes shut.
'How many times have I told you, you don't need to ask permission just do as you please. It's your life, not mine.' Lulu was still swaying her head while Wakka praised Lulu and instantly tore his way down the staircase.
'That Wakka's gona get himself into trouble again.' Rikku was just about to activate her nosey talents influenced by Rika but Paine continued before she had a chance to open her mouth. 'Don't ask, you'll see very soon what I mean by that.' She continued.
'That's the toilet over there.' Lulu pointed her finger in the left direction of where they've been standing for the last half an hour or so. 'There are also toilets on every floor of any building in this school; they lie mostly near the staircases.' Lulu added.
'K thanks for that, err...can I ask whether there is a cheerleading squad or anything like that at this school?' Yuna subjected intriguingly.
'Zanarkand Blitz, that's what they call it. Why do you ask?' Lulu began pacing down towards the stairs while the rest of the pack followed her.
'Well...err...previously me and Rikku was in the undefeatable cheerleading team called the 'Besai Moogles' we won this year's SC Cup...' Lulu was surprised and remembered Yuna and Rikku's face from the SphereV back in her house not long ago.
(SphereV- a machina similar to the TV's we have today, except it is shaped as a sphere, has better quality and can be portable with no trouble but it is very expensive, only rich people can afford such machina)
'No wonder why you looked familiar, so you're from the defending champion team in Besaid.' Rikku nodded furiously feeling proud from hearing that someone from as far as Zanarkand had heard about them, but it was worldwide and they were competing against other cheerleaders from the best teams there were, it was also broadcasted universally so who wouldn't know the Besai Moogles?
'Yunie don't you just feel so special?' Rikku gazed off into wonderland once again imagining herself in the spotlight with boys as audiences cheering her on.
'Snap out of it,' Yuna shook her fantasying cousin. 'Rikku, you always do this you know it's quite embarrassing. You're practically saying aloud what you're thinking! Now stop that, you're lucky that Lulu and Paine are your friends or you'll be the laughing stock of the whole Zanarkand High!' Yuna was stressing, you could tell by the tone of voice she used, she almost switched positions with the old Rikku back when she acted like her mother.
'Calm down Yuna,' Lulu winked. 'I'm sure Gippal will love to hear about this.' She kidded. Once the word Gippal was heard by the nuts-looking doll fantasizing about boys she came around and gave an intent look at Lulu. They giggled at the annoyed Rikku. 'Let's get moving, I'll show you where the cheerleaders practice.'
'You can register if you want but I doubt you would.' Paine threatened. 'They are the worst group you would want to mix with, especially when Monica is the leader of the Zanarkand Blitz, that name was named after Blitzball as you can tell, and you wouldn't guess what the mascot is!?' Paine added with sarcasm.
'A Blitzball?' Yuna responded stupidly. Lulu nodded her head like she felt pity for the Zanarkand Blitz.
Not long after the trip to the hall, they sighted a group of boys with a group of girls playing gleefully.
'There's the Zanarkand Abes, Shuyin's not there though; he's the mature one out of the whole group.' Lulu clarified.
'And that's the Zanarkand Blitz, they're all there. See that one with the short layered blonde hair? That's Monica' Paine simplified.
'Right...they all have blonde hair, and most of them have average length hair. Hmm...I'm sure they must be all related in a way...' Yuna thought to herself.
'Stylish clothes, wearing practically nothing.' Paine explained a little clearly. Rikku saw a familiar back facing towards her; blonde hair gelled up and has a strap of black leather around the head, Gippal.
'Great, please don't let that person be the person who I think it is...' Rikku shut her eyes and hoped that it wasn't Gippal. She reopened them and could see one side of his face. 'Well no use hoping now, it's definitely him. No wonder why he ran off like he was magnet attracted by another. Gee I guess those Blitzball players really love hanging out with blondes like them. Hey wait a minute I'm a blondie, but I guess I'm not that playful like those biotches over there.' Rikku could feel her rage level rise like ice evaporating into steam so she crossed her arms, puffed up her cheeks and examined the two crazy groups.
'Rikku I know you like Gippal.' Paine whispered with an unfamiliar and friendlier tone. Rikku listened while still puffing her cheeks and with her arms folded. 'I warned you that he was one of them.' Paine added returning back into her normal serious voice.
'I can't believe it, and I thought that the Zanarkand Abes were really something for me to consider. I guess that thought is gone; none of those guys can be the right one for me that dad was talking to me about. Puffs...stuff them they make me sick. They remind me of that loser Josh...how he...AWF! I don't even want to think about him.' Yuna also blew her cheeks up similar to Rikku's, both of them stared at the united groups in front of them. (Not a very good idea!)
Monica and the guy, who seemed close to her with blonde hair, had Blue Ocean eyes seized the stares that was coming from the two freshmen. Lulu realized this and quickly took action.
'Oh...' She interrupted purposely; Lulu looked down at her silver-gold Rolex watch. 'It's already half past 9, we'll show you what books you need for your classes.' The strong Paine dragged both of the angered up new students who were just standing like sculptures.
'What's the big idea?' Yuna fought back.
'What were you thinking back there? You don't stare at people like that here, and especially not at the most popular people in this school.' Paine exclaimed after releasing the annoyed Yuna and Rikku.
'Why not? They're such show offs, you should of seen their face when they stared back at me. It was like they were going to teach me a lesson or two when I didn't even do anything but stare at them with a puffed up face caused by my thoughts...well I'm going to teach them a lesson not to mess with me and if I find they do that's exactly what I'm going to do to them if they aren't careful with me.' Yuna shouted out ragingly.
'Count me out of this Yunie; I don't want to stir up trouble. I just wana go home.' Rikku whined vulnerably.
'C'mon Rikku, when have you started to be such a scaredy cat? It's already the first day of school, school hasn't even started yet and you're already scared of people we don't even know!' Yuna spoke with a forcing tone.
'Yuna, listen, Rikku's right you shouldn't stir up trouble on the first day of school especially with those people.' Lulu said calmly.
'Oh so you're scared of them too? Gee, I wouldn't think that you and Paine would be such scaredy cats. I know you guys know them more than us, but still they've been noticed for too long and they need to be taught a lesson by someone who has the guts to stand up to such morons.' Yuna was getting out of control; her anger was unmistakably noticeable by all around.
'Yunie doesn't usually behave this way, what's gotten into her, maybe it's Josh? But even if it's Josh she wouldn't get so mad over some kind of stare...' Rikku appeared troubled by the actions of Yuna. 'Hey Yunie, I'm thirsty. I need a drink.' Rikku said with a dry mouth. Suddenly Yuna stopped arguing and agreed to get a drink as well.
While Yuna was getting her gulp at the bubblers, Rikku, Paine and Lulu stood far distance away from Yuna.
'I'm sorry, Yunie's normally very nice, but ever since she broke up with err...her boyfriend it's been a little different. Josh was Yuna's first boyfriend, I told her that he wasn't good news coz the way he handled girls wasn't the best. Everyone knew he was the most popular and cool and stuff, but he always broke hearts at the end.' Rikku's eyes laid with concern on Yuna while she was still drinking.
'That's ok, we understand.' Lulu felt sympathy for Yuna who has been involved with such a low person. Yuna finished and headed towards the group like nothing had happened.
'Ok, where are we off to now?' Yuna said with a cheerful smile.
'There's like 15minutes till school starts, oh yes about your classes and books. We don't have much time so let's get started.' Lulu declared while glad that Yuna wasn't all wrapped up in the situation that took place just before.
Room by room they passed and a lecture was given from Lulu explaining what subjects were used in some particular rooms. While also explaining what books were needed for the subject that both Yuna and Rikku had on their timetables. By the time the bell rang both of them knew the place quite well and could easily maneuver the school without getting lost.
'Hey thanks for the tour, we totally needed it, if it wasn't for you guys we'd probably be caught up in a mess back with those geeky guys back there!' Rikku said a little surprised. Paine simply nodded.
'Yeah...' Yuna agreed with Rikku. 'Well, there goes the bell! Let's go back upstairs.' Yuna blurted out. 'Well here goes, school is finally starting, I wonder who our homeroom teacher is?' They made their way upstairs to the second floor, while everyone else around them did also.
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Both Paine and Lulu settled on their regular seats in the morning which was at the most left of the room, there was no more spare desks near them. Expectantly, there were only two rows left at the back of the room. Yuna took a seat on the second last desk of the second last row.
'Nah ah, if I were you I wouldn't be sitting there.' A girl dressed in a similar outfit as Monica advised Yuna not to sit there. Yuna didn't want to stir up any trouble as Lulu was signaling that they should sit at the back right corner. Rikku followed Yuna and sat on the last desk in the row.
'Graffiti? Hah, there's some funny stuff written down here.' Rikku sniggered after she read some of the multicoloured stupid 'facts' on the chair.
'Rikku why aren't you sitting down? What are you laughing at?' Yuna questioned her giggling cousin.
'Oh...nothing, it's just the stuff that other people have written on my chair. See read this one, "The teacher smacked his ass here" what kind of teacher would smack someone's ass? It even says the date! Let's see, that only happened early this year!' Rikku guffawed away after reading one of the stupidest 'facts' on the chair.
'Well who knows? I mean this school is already-'
'Good morning students. Sorry I'm running late today, had an appointment with someone, long story.' An adult female said while she slammed her books on the desk.
'I bet you it was Seymour or some of his followers coz they're the ones that have a problem.' The girl with the familiar outfit said like it was a ritual.
'Geez, that girl needs to keep her mouth shut. Anyway she must be the teacher, she sorta seems nice. But what's with the clothes I mean that was so last century. The brown robe-looking robes? And why does she have like jewellery hanging all over her neck and wrists? Ok she needs a serious makeover.' Yuna looked away from the clothes that she classified as old fashion, which was true because the teacher was wearing
She grabbed out a piece of paper and started calling out names.
'James?'
'Here.'
'Ok,' the teacher fixed up her desk, 'George? Yep ok...' she kept calling until she reached which seemed like the end of the boy's role. 'Where are they again?' No one answered. 'Oh why do they always turn up late.' She sighed and went on to the girl's role. She stopped when she reached two unfamiliar names. 'Oh yes, I almost forgot we have two new students with us from today. Would Yuna and Rikku please come to the front and introduce themselves. By the way I'm Ms Brown.'
'Well if her name's Ms Brown that explains the brown.' Yuna concluded.
The teacher moved aside while Yuna cat walked her up trying to hide her nerves, she was always good at that. But for Rikku she was trembling, she only trembles when she doesn't know who the staring people were.
'Hello I'm-' Yuna was interrupted rudely by a gang of boys.
'G'mornin everybody! Sorry we're late Ms Brown, oh there you are Shuyin! I've been looking all over for ya man!' the guy that Yuna saw back when they just exited from the hall said.
'Tidus sit down; with this behaviour you're going to look to an 'F' for this semester.' Ms Brown.
'I'm going I'm going.' Tidus said carelessly with his hands waving in the air like he didn't care what grade he would receive, the rest of the other boys followed him with the same attitude. They all sat on the last two rows where Yuna and Rikku were sitting.
'Sorry for the interruption, please continue.' Ms Brown apologized for the pack of students' behaviour.
'Well as I was saying...' Yuna eyed at Tidus like he had committed a crucial sin. 'I'm Yuna from Besaid High.' She kept her eyes on Tidus. Tidus paid no attention to the new students as he always was bored with what anyone he thought was 'incapable'.
'So boring,' Tidus looked up unwillingly, 'Hmm...well what can I do? I wonder who the new chicks are in this school. I definitely hope it's not the girls I saw this morning with the freaky face.' Tidus giggled to himself while Yuna just kept staring at him finding not one thing funny.
'Why do I feel so enraged when I see this guy? Is it because of...Josh? That's just ridiculous! Josh is a loser...Josh is a loser...' she kept repeating that phrase in her mind that she began murmuring it to herself and Rikku could hear her. 'YOU ARE A FREAKING LOSER!' Yuna blew it; everyone stared at her as if she had gone mad, especially when she said it while staring at the most popular guy in the school. Yuna did not feel like herself.
'Yunie? Are you ok?' Rikku tapped Yuna on the shoulder, 'Yunie?' Yuna returned a smile.
'I think that girl's nuts!' Tidus whispered to his group while sniggering and then the whole class began chattering, you could tell it was about Yuna. Yuna became more enraged after she heard Tidus; she stomped her way and looked at him straight in the eye. Everyone stopped and gasped, they were kept in suspense for what a lowly freshman can do to the most popular guy in the school.
'Hey bucko, I'm not nuts you're the one with the issue.' Yuna slammed her hand on his desk. Tidus looked at his mates and simply ignored what he imagined to be invisible.
'Yunie's acting all weird...' Rikku went outside silently.
'Hey you guys? Do you know any buckoes in this class?' Tidus laughed out aloud while his friends joined him, the other one that looked like him did not laugh though, he was more mature.
'Tidus stop this nonsense or I'll send you to the principal, Yuna please do sit down and do apologize to Tidus.' Ms Brown announced in a calm voice. Yuna settled down, she looked at Ms Brown and bowed.
'I'm sorry Ms Brown,' she then shot a death stare straight at Tidus. 'I'm sorry Tidus.' Yuna sat back in her seat.
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Meanwhile the racquet was made, Rikku sneaked outside the classroom.
'Psst Sora, come out.' Rikku whispered to the thin air while she was still outside of the classroom.
'I'm here! What's the problem?' Sora questioned curiously while tilting her head.
'Have you noticed that Yuna has changed a lot? I mean she just yelled out for no reason?' Rikku was becoming more concerned for each second that she thought about Yuna.
'I don't know, I only keep an eye out for you. But she's never yelled like that before, well that is according to me. You can ask Mimi, she might know more about Yuna.' Sora replied.
Rikku nodded and returned to her class and Sora became invisible once again.
'Rikku where were you?' Ms Brown commanded an answer.
'I just went to the toilet.' Rikku lied, but she could fool anyone with a lie, it was Yuna that couldn't.
'Next time you do, consult me before you go anywhere out of this classroom ok?' Rikku nodded to agree and went to sit next to Yuna. By the time Ms Brown started to pack her books for the first period everyone in class except for Paine and Lulu was staring at the two freshmen. 'I've got to go early today; you can go when the bell rings.' Ms Brown left the room in a hurry.
'Hey what do you guys have first up?' Tidus looked down at his graphitized timetable. 'I have math in here...great...' He sighed; Tidus never bothered anything with his schoolwork so the only thing he worries about is Blitzball.
Rikku pats Yuna on her back while Paine and Lulu make their way to Yuna's desk. Yuna wasn't depressed or anything and she seemed normal again.
'Hey Yunie, what do you have first? I have science on the third floor.' Rikku tried to change the subject.
'Oh I have math! Hmmm... let's see...I have it in this room!' Yuna was all cheery; it was so quick on how she had forgotten the situation that had just happened a few minutes ago.
'Are you alright Yuna?' Paine questioned in a different tone showing concern.
'Yeah I've never been better! I was like the top student in my whole grade at math back in Besaid!' Yuna was so excited that it surprised everyone in the class.
'I have spare first up, I can visit you.' Paine said with a faint smile.
'Cool! Can you visit me too?!' Rikku shouted back at her smile.
'Yeah, I'd love a visit!' Yuna responded. The bell rang.
'Ok I'm off, I'll see you later.' Lulu said.
'I'm off too! Cya later Yunie!' Rikku said looking forward to science.
The whole class left and the ones that were left behind were Tidus, Yuna and Shuyin.
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'Oh not her again.' Tidus spoke quietly towards the other identical twin-looking friend.
'Hey man don't say that, she's probably just nervous or something coz it's her first day, I know Monica would have done the exact thing if it was her first day or maybe-'
'I totally doubt it man, I mean one second she's all raging and now she's normal? There's got to be a problem with her.' Tidus insisted.
Yuna could hear the conversation taking place behind her.
'Why are they talking about me? I didn't do anything wrong, I mean I just sat here ever since school began...' Yuna had no idea what she had done, she did not recall shouting out ''YOU ARE A FREAKING LOSER!'' at anyone.
Students with different attitudes came in; one by one they were looking at Yuna.
'Hey I didn't know you can dress up like that!' Yuna was busy admiring the different typical outfits that were worn by the upcoming students. It wasn't long until a girl with long brown silky hair came in and waved.
She wore a black skirt with a darker blue top almost similar to Yuna's, but it did not have any frills and she did not wear leather tied on her arms. She had beads tied to her hair just below her ears; they were a combination of yellow, red, orange and white and her ears were covered by her long hair that reached down to her waist.
'Hi.' She said with a friendly smile.
'Hey Lenne!' Shuyin raised his hand high; you could tell he was so happy because he fell off his chair. Lenne giggled to herself and sat in front of Shuyin next to Yuna.
'Oh hi, you must be the new girl. I'm Lenne and you are?' the stranger to Yuna asked.
'Yeah I'm new, I'm Yuna.' Yuna smiled back to Lenne.
'Cool, hey I love your outfit where did you get it from?'
'I didn't get it from here; I got it back in Besaid.'
'Hey are you one of the cheerleaders from the Besai Moogles?' Yuna nodded. Then Lenne changed the subject. 'Hey did you do your math homework?' Lenne asked Shuyin as she giggled with knowledge.
'Yeah I have but I had trouble with-' Tidus broke in and was tired of listening to the two lovebirds discuss about schoolwork.
'No I haven't finished, Lenne wana swap seats so you can be closer to-'
'Sure, err...Yuna you don't mind do you?' Lenne was nice; she didn't want Yuna to feel left out.
'No go right ahead.' Yuna insisted, she admired the way the two lovebirds were so close and how they discussed everything, they helped each other with their homework for the questions that they didn't know how to do. Half of Yuna's brain became wondering.
'I wonder who dad was talking about,' Yuna faced Tidus as he sighed his way to the seat beside her, she giggled. 'It can't be him.'
'Hey, what are you laughing at now? Yuna is that right?' Tidus said fascinated by Yuna's giggle.
'Oh yeah, I'm Yuna. You're Tidus, no I'm not laughing at anything. I'm just happy.' Yuna smiled and closed her eyes to show her appreciation for his generosity of talking to her.
'Happy about maths? Man you must be one smart person in order to like maths.' Tidus said stressfully. 'Heh, she's not that bad, it's probably just as Shuyin said, maybe it is because it was her first day. She is kinda hot too.' Tidus returned a natural smile; everyone looked at Tidus wondering why he was smiling like that.
Tidus hardly ever smiles truthfully, this was like the first time anyone had seen such a smile and it just made everyone gasp. Silent fell upon the room; even Shuyin and Lenne were shocked to see him smile. Then a body was thrown at him.
'Hi! How's my Tidus! I missed u so much!' the girl with the blonde hair said, she was practically wearing nothing but no one kept staring except Yuna coz the students were used to the way that happened.
'Hey Monica, can you get off me? It's only been five minutes since we last saw each other, can you stop doing this every morning coz I'm getting sick of it.'
'Aw...ok...' She turns around and sights an unfamiliar face to her. 'Hi, I'm Monica and you're sitting on my seat.' She said reassuringly knowing that a lowly freshman cannot stand up to one of the most popular girl in school. But she was wrong.
'Hey Monica there's a seat over there, just let her sit there ok? She's new.' A firm voice from behind was heard. It was Shuyin.
'Yeah, you can live without sitting next to him all the time.' Lenne added to back up Shuyin.
'Err...yeah I'm sorry. I guess she was here first.' Tidus shrugged his shoulders like he didn't give a damn about where Monica was sitting. Monica was outraged; she did not expect such a response from someone she thought was on her side. She nearly puffed her cheeks, but decided not to just to pretend like she did not care. She took a seat behind Shuyin and Lenne, she stared with her chin resting on her fist.
'What's with the new girl? It seems like everyone's on her side. Oh well I guess she brought herself into this.' Monica smirked mischievously while a male teacher ran in the room.
'Good morning class, sorry I'm running late again.'
Tidus may have seemed more crucial at his first appearance, but he seems to be settling down to liking Yuna. Monica's not happy and she's planning something to get Yuna back for stealing her spot next to Tidus. How's Yuna going to deal with her and are there going to be anymore other people like Monica in this school?