Chapter 4: School
"Hey Sapphire?" called Enrique as Sapphire walked into the hall for breakfast. "How was last night?" Sapphire blushed.
"Fine thanks." Johnny and Oliver laughed and an older boy Sapphire didn't know lent forward, his face grim.
"You will, of course, be going to school today?"
Sapphire, who had just taken a mouthful of toast, choked and spat it out. She turned to Oliver, her eyes wide.
"You didn't say anything about school!"
Oliver tried to hide his smile, but failed.
"It's ok, Mr. Dickinson has managed to place all the bladers competing together at the one school. How old are you?"
Sapphire opened her mouth then froze. "Um…17? I think…"
Oliver raised an eyebrow.
"You think? Ah well, you'll be in year 11, then. Don't worry, almost every blader is in year 11."
"Thanks. When do I start?" asked Sapphire, feeling slightly nervous.
"I see no reason why you shouldn't to day, as class's don't start for another hour or so. The teachers might be a little confused as to why you aren't enrolled, but I'll call the principle and arrange things, " replied the boy Sapphire had yet to be introduced to.
"What about books and uniform?" Sapphire inquired.
"Leave those to me," said Johnny. He stood up and left the hall. Sapphire turned to the older boy.
"Thank you. But um, what's your name?" He chuckled.
"Robert."
After breakfast, Sapphire got ready for school. She changed into the clothes Johnny had left in her room. The uniform included a short pleated skirt, white shirt, jumper, and blazer, tie and white knee high socks. The shoes were black; the rest of the uniform was olive green (A/N: the colour of Kai's uniform in 2nd Series). The boys' uniform was the same, only they wore pants instead of the skirt and had a different tie. Robert apparently didn't go to school anymore, as he was wearing casual clothes.
As Sapphire climbed into the limo she and the Majestics would be taking to get to school, she asked Oliver, "How will I know which classes to go to?"
"There will be time tables up in the year level corridor. Don't worry; one of us will be in almost all of your classes, except history. Robert had to put you in the year 12 class."
Oliver must have noticed the look of panic on Sapphire's face, because he said grinning, "Tala's in that class."
Sapphire sighed with relief and looked out of the window for the rest of the trip. By the time they reached the school, she was seriously nervous.
Enrique, Oliver and Johnny quickly showed Sapphire to her locker, but then disappeared to do their own thing. Sapphire noticed one of the timetables Oliver had mentioned. Each class had a number and before they had left Robert had told her she was in class 3. If that was the case, she had maths, drama, break. English, LOTE, break. Double history. DAMN!!!
It was after lunch. So far everything had been fine but now Sapphire was lost. The school was huge, and although Sapphire knew she had history in room 8, she couldn't find it. She had managed to find rooms 7 and 9, but not 8! It was one of two unmarked doors, but which one? One said Janitor's; the other had a sign that covered the window saying DO NOT ENTER! Taking a deep breath, Sapphire pushed open the door with the confusing sign. About 20 students turned around to stare at her.
"Yes?" asked the teacher.
"Umm…" said Sapphire scanning the room. Tala wasn't there! "Sorry I'm late," she finished lamely. A few students laughed and Sapphire felt a slight blush creep up her cheeks.
"This a year 12 class, I believe you are a year 11. What are you doing here?" the teacher asked in a bored voice. Ignoring the laughter, Sapphire said, "I'm sorry, my friend Robert must have signed me up for the wrong class. I'm new, from Russia, just got here yesterday-"
Two boys at the back turned to look at her.
"Robert? From the Majestics?" asked one of the boys, the one with a ying yang headband and long black hair. Sapphire nodded and both boys gazed at her thoughtfully.
"Well, sit down, we haven't got all day," said the teacher. Sapphire sat down at the back of the class, next to ying yang boy, with a sigh of relief.
After class, which was extremely boring, Sapphire raced off to her locker. One day down, how many to go?
The Bladebreakers, All Starz, White Tigers, and Kai all decided they should visit the Majestics, mainly to find out who Sapphire was.
Lee took the large group of friends through a set of alleyways he claimed was a short cut.
"This is the longest short cut I've ever taken!" grumbled Tyson for the tenth time. As everyone turned aground to tell him to shut up, a scream split the air. They ran towards the sound, not knowing what they'd find.
Turning a corner, they found a peculiar sight:
Sapphire was kneeling before Bryan, a red slap mark showing up clearly on her pale skin. Behind her crouched a small gray kitten, which was whimpering and licking the bloody cuts all over it's gray, fury body. But strangest of all, was Tala, who was being restrained by Ian and Spencer.
Kairi ran forward and grabbed the kitten. It bit and struggled, but Kairi held it firm, wrapping her arms around it. Bryan turned to face Kairi, a small sneer forming on his face. Before he had taken even a single step, Kai came forward and calmly stood between Bryan and Kairi, his blade out and ready (A/N: Any guesses at whom it was pointed at?) Bryan hesitated, and then moved towards Sapphire, who flinched as if expecting a blow. Yet even as Bryan raised his fist, she pulled out her own blade and launched it straight at him.
Bryan lurched away and everyone looked on, surprised, as blood began to fall from the place where the blade had struck. Bryan, Spencer and Ian all turned and ran, releasing Tala.
Sapphire picked up her blade and wiped the blood off it. Tala helped her to her feet and together they turned to face the others.
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Beyblade or it's characters. But I was doing some research and I've found out that grEMLin does actually own something. E.g. Sapphire, Kairi, other characters she invented and of course, the cat. Thank you.
Wow! I have a smart disclaimer. Sorry, Emma, I promise your character will come in next chapter. Thanks again to Danielle for reading this first, I'm glad you luv it, and yes, Sapphire was upset. I like your smilies. .