Chapter 3! Wow, this is totally unbelievable. Once again, I'd like to apologize for the mishap. But, since people reviewed it, I will be posting "Latin Secrets" soon enough. Now then... um, new chapter. Finally.
The Winds of Change
Chapter 3
Schedules, Dormitories, and Other Forms of Torture
"Remind me again why we are here." Rachael asked, looking down at her skirt and knee socks. 'Oh fu-'
"Um, because Dad transferred us."
"And since when do we listen to Bruce?"
Richard hugged his sister tightly. "Come on. It's time we give him a break."
Someone cleared their throat from behind the embracing siblings. A tall and bulky women stared down at them sternly. "Rule 38, subsection C states "Hugging and other public displays of affection are strictly forbidden on school grounds."
"B-but she's my sister."
"Well then," she replied, leaning over to look the teenage boy straight in the eye. "That makes it look even worse, am I right?"
Silence. The woman tapped her foot impatiently for a while before blowing up in their face.
"Am I right!"
Rachael grabbed her brother by the arm and started to walk away. "Of c-course ma'am. You're right. Um, we'll be leaving now." She started running away and quickly found a safe place to talk.
"Give him a break? What about us! With her here, we probably won't make it back home alive!"
Rick sighed and brushed some black hair of her unusually pale face. "Calm down. We can easily avoid her. Let's make the most of our time here, okay? After all, it's just for ten months. Come on, I'm sure if we don't like it we can leave at anytime. Just try to have fun..." He smiled. "For me."
She smiled back. "All right."
The twins walked out from behind the rose bushes and walked toward the brass flagpole were a group of kids were chatting. "Hey."
A short boy, blond with blue green eyes, looked at his brunette friend. The other teen nodded at the Wayne children. "Hi. I'm Josh, this is Cody. You guys new?'
"Um, yeah. We are."
Josh looked over at the tall women barking at some other students. "Have you met Mrs. Weimar already?"
Richard sighed. "Unfortunately."
"You might not want to hear this, " Cody said in a nasally meek voice. "But she's the vice principal."
"Are you SERIOUS!"
"Heh, not really." The blond raised his eyebrow at them smugly.
"Oh my God! Why?"
"Face it sweetheart," Josh said putting his arm around Rachael. "This school bites."
"No duh," she replied, pushing him away.
"ACK!" Garfield fell out of the van, clutching his green tie and school bag to his chest.
"Bye honey! See you during winter break," Marie shouted as she drove away.
"Oh no. She can't mean that I have to stay here everyday! I can't do that. Why me, why me!"
"Dude, why are you screaming?"
Garfield looked up at a blond girl staring at him. He smiled slightly and waved. "Hi."
"Hey. Do... do you need help?" she asked. Her cheeks were a light shade of pink and her blue eyes were sparkling slightly.
"Um, oh yeah. I think I might." They two of them hesitantly started to pick up some registration papers and other supplies that fell out of his bag. All that was left, was the tie.
"I'll get it," they both said reaching for it. Only, they may have been a little too close. Garfield and the girl stumbled backwards rubbing their foreheads.
"Ow."
"Ditto."
As they got up, another blond girl with pink ribbons in her hair waved towards the girl. She gave Garfield his tie and began to run off.
"Wait a minute!" he shouted. She turned around.
"I almost forgot. I'm Tara. Maybe we can eat lunch together sometime?"
He couldn't speak. The teenage Logan ran his fingers through his messy brown hair and nodded. "That would be awesome. See you... in class, I guess."
"You too." Tara giggled and ran after her other friend, who immediately asked for the details. Garfield watched her walk into the building, waving subconsciously.
Rachael turned from Josh and looked over at the guy waving at open space. Her eyes nearly popped out of her skull. She tugged on her brother's sleeve. "Will you look at that? Logan's here."
Richard walked over to the freshmen and waved a hand in front of his face. "Yo Garfield. Wake up!"
"What?" Garfield asked dumbly. He blinked a little before his eyes focused in the person in front of him. "Rick? What are you doing here?"
"Um, I'm going to school here. Obviously we met the same fate."
"Oh God. Why do we have to be here! Our old school was fine."
Rachael walked to the boys. "Yeah. I hate this place, not to mention that bitch over there."
"Rae..."
"Sorry. Can't help it. I don't get why we can't hug a relative though. It's-"
Garfield covered her mouth. "Not that it isn't an interesting topic, but I really want to get my schedule."
The others nodded. Josh and Cody ran up to them. "You guys totally ditched us!"
Rae smiled. "You'll get used to it."
"Okay. First off," the principal began. "I'd like to welcome all the new comers to Prescott Bayside Academy. We are absolutely delighted to have all of you joining us for the school year. Believe me, you will love this school. Now then, for the next ten months, you all will stick to your schedules. When Vice Principal Lynn Weimar calls your name, please step up and receive your class list."
Soon, the VP began to pass out the students schedule in alphabetical order.
"Cody Aldenson."
The short blonde boy walked up to the woman and walked back grumbling. "I can't believe I have to take Mr. Mitch's class!"
"Kori Anders."
The tall red head walked up to the stage, curtseyed politely, and took her schedule.
"Garfield Logan."
Gar quietly walked towards the vice principal, trying not to look her in the eye in fear of an attack. He cringed as he reached for his schedule. Before he was conscious of it, he was walking back down the steps to his chair. Finally, Garfield exhaled.
"Josh Sanders."
Josh walked up to the woman and snatched his schedule out of her hand. She snorted at him before continuing.
"Catherine Sand-"
"That's Kitten to you!"
"Oh for the love of... Kitten Sanders!"
The blonde seen with Tara before school flounced up the steps.
"Thank you," she said sweetly, taking the slip of paper.
"Victor Stone."
The tall boy walked up to the vice principal slowly. She patted his back. "Glad that you'll be attending this year, you little star pupil." She released him and he walked back to his group of jocks, making a face.
"Rachael Wayne."
She walked up to take the paper.
"Richard Wayne."
Slowly, she turned around to see her brother smiling at her softly. She grinned back and then looked at Mrs. Weimar.
"Just to let you know," she whispered harshly. "I'll be watching you two this year. I better not catch you doing anything funny or so help me I will make your stay a living nightmare!"
"Got it!" they replied. They ran down to sit next to Garfield and high fived.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"Oh nothing," Rae said.
"Just wait till she-"
Lynn screamed as she looked at her shoes where a huge snail was resting. She tried to shake it of causing the audience of students to laugh. Her face turned red as she looked at the teens.
"Waynes!
"Yes?" they said sweetly in unison.
"After the assembly, I will see you two in my office!"
The students gasped as she marched back up the stairs.
"Okay, pick up some pizzas for our meeting, 'k babe?" Richard said smugly.
His sister, along with the rest of the student body, started to crack up. Mrs. Weimar yelled irritated and marched to the principal.
"All right! Enough already! Now then, if you don't settle down you won't be able to hear your dormitories..."
Three girls, two blondes and a redhead, walked behind a tall brunette (obviously a senior) down a long hallway. One of the blondes turned to the fiery redhead and smiled. "I'm Tara. How's it going?"
"Hello dorm member! I am Kori, nice to make your acquaintance!" She pulled Tara into a bone crushing hug. She tried to pull away, but the girls grasp was strong. The other girl laughed.
"I'm Kitten. Nice to meet you Kori. Now, could you let go of my friend?"
"Oh yes of course!" she dropped Tara and ran to Kitten, who stuck out her hand.
"How about a hand shake instead?"
Kori smiled and gripped her hand, shaking vigorously. Once she let go, the blonde in pink stumbled backwards.
"Nice job Kit," Tara whispered.
"Oh shut-"
Sounds of footsteps sounded, getting closer to the girls. Rachael ran towards them fast, trying to catch up. "Wait!"
"Oh no... it's the bad seed."
Tara looked at her friend. "Come on! Give her a chance."
"No way!" she yelled. "Not the way she's always around that cute Richard guy." She sighed. "How can anyone be so hot?"
The brown haired girl stopped in front of a fancy crystal door with "Girls Dormitory" engraved in cursive near the top. She spun around and smiled at the group. "Okay girls. My name is Ashley and I'll be your dorm counselor. If you need anything, I'll be in room 200. There are 50 rooms in the girls dormitory. You four are going to be in number 247, near the top of the torrent. Your baggage is already up there. Now then, there are a few rules here. One, you have to be back at the dorms at eleven o'clock the latest, unless directed otherwise. Two, there are no boys allowed in the rooms after eight. We don't want any trouble."
Kitten and Tara giggled silently.
"Three, even though you have to be in the dorms by eleven, doesn't mean you have to go to bed. Lights out is at one, though most of you probably won't stay up that late, or so I hope. You get an extra hour on weekends. And Four, try not to fight with your dormitory members. Let's all have a great school year without any fights. Okay girls, you can go on..up?"
The four girls raced towards the stairs as Ashley finished her question. She smiled and walked to her room. "The new girls are always so sweet."
"I call the top bunk!"
"No way! Get off!"
Okay, not that sweet. Rachael and Tara watched as Kori and Kitten fought over the top bunk near the window. Kitten pushed the red head down and started to open her suitcase when she got pulled down roughly. Tara ran to catch her and Rae restrained the tall girl. "Stop it you guys. If you haven't noticed, there are two top bunks."
"This one is better!"
"How so Kori?"
Her green eyes stared blankly into the dark teens tanzinite ones. "Erm..."
"That's what I thought." She let go of her and walked to the bottom bunk where her black suitcase was and dumped out its contents. A bunch of candles, books, makeup, and notepads fell out.
"What's with all the writing stuff?" Kitten asked picking up a dark purple college ruled notebook. She began to open it, until Rachael snatched it from her.
"None of your business!"
The blonde smiled. "Whatever. I'll get to see them eventually..."
"What's that supposed to me-"
Kitten walked over to the bed and climbed up to the top bunk still grinning. "Calm down, goth girl. I didn't mean anything by it. Now then, can I ask you something?"
Rachael looked up and put her hands on her hips. "Only if you promise never to call me that again. I do have a name."
"Right! It's Regina, right?"
"Rachael."
"Okay. So, what's up with you and that Richard kid? Are you to together or something?"
The black haired girl made a face. "That is SO wrong. Where'd you get an idea like THAT!"
"I don't know. It seemed like you two were kissing earlier," she replied, taking some pink nail polish out of her purse.
"No way! He was giving me a hug. Plus, he wouldn't kiss me! It would be, like... incest!"
Tara's eyes widened. "He's your brother?"
"No shit Sherlock..."
Kitten smiled. "Lucky you. If he was my brother, I would have committed incest a long time ago."
Tara grimaced. "I'm sorry, but EW! That is so gross!"
Kitten laughed. "We're talking abut me here. Me! You know me Tara darling. I'm sick."
Kori nodded. "So we see..."
"Dude! This place is awesome!"
Victor looked over at Garfield who was scanning the huge room. A big screen plasma TV was up against the wall with a Game Cube connected to it. Josh and Cody were in front of it, eyes glued to the screen. Garfield ran over to them and picked up an orange wireless controller and laid down on his back, head hanging over the edge of the couch as the three of them played Super Smash Brothers Melee. Victor walked behind the TV for a second and pulled the plug, making the screen go blank.
The three boys looked up at their dorm counselor. "HEY!"
"Come on you guys! We have to get situated. Okay, now rule one, no home wrecking, or at least not too much."
"Sweet!" Garfield high-fived Cody.
"Rule two, bedtime at one, no later. Three, no going to the girls dorms after eight. Or at least without...never mind..."
"WHAT!"
"I said never mind! Just had a bad thought, forget I said anything," he yelled blushing slightly. "Anyway, rule three, before you guys go anywhere, you have to have finished your homework.
Groans escaped the boys. Victor smiled before continuing.
"And most importantly, when it comes to dorm meetings, don't be-"
"Hey!" Richard ran towards the group, then tripped over the Game Cube wires.
"...late... Welcome to your dormitory Richard Wayne. I thought you'd never show up." He leaned next to the dark teens ear and whispered. "And since we're talking about Mrs. Weimar, I mean never..."
The four girls laied down on their sides, facing each other in their bunks, chattering away about nothing. The clock was inconspicuously ticking behind them while words of fashion, boys, and school filled the room. Kitten's radio was quietly playing some random hip hop song and Tara was bobbing her head to the tune. Rachael and Kori stared intently at Kitten as she began talking about her first and yawned every so often. A minute to one, Ashley walked in and turned of the lights for them, while the girls pretended to be asleep. The second she left, they all got up.
"So, do you think the first day will be good?" Kori asked sleepily.
"Oh I hope so," Tara replied.
Kitten laughed as Rachael rolled over in her bed and muttered into her pillow, "Too late for me."
The other three girls laughed quietly. Soon, they fell asleep, thinking about first period.
Richard casually strolled down the hall on the way to his first class. 'Hm... let's see. 1st period: Mrs. Calloway's Choir/Drama class. So much for band...'
He walked out of the main corridor and went into a bungalow numbered 3-B. Inside the class was a group of girls sitting in a circle laughing. Two of them he recognized easily. Rae and Tara ran over to him and smiled. "Hey sis. Who's your friend?"
"Oh, heh, Rich, meet Tara...Tara, Richard."
"Hi," she said dreamily.
He smiled nervously and backed up a little. "Um, hi." Once again, he scanned the room. A few people had entered, but no guys. The teacher waved to him.
"Hello Mr. Wayne, nice to see you. Come and sit down."
Richard obeyed the teacher and sat down silently. The bell rang soon after. "I guess the rest of the guys are late."
"No silly," a bubbly girl with light brown pig tails said. "You're the only guy in this class."
"..."
Ha, I love being cruel to people! It's so much fun. Oh, and sorry for some of the perverted moments. I have no idea what happened! Honestly. Next chapter, I'm going to put some of Garfield's class, maybe even some Kitten (wink, wink). Anyway, bad updater! I'm so horrible! Tomorrow I'm going to Long Beach for a week though! GREAT! I'll try to update when I get back. Bye!