Autho's Notes: Wooohooo! How long has it been since I last updated you guys? Wewz, I almost didn't update this month and I'm sorry for that.. ;w; This chapter is somewhat short? It's only about a below 2,500 words and yeah, I dunno but I still like this chapter! ^w^ Somehow, somewhat? *lol*
Anyways! Enjoy you guys! I finished this at about 1:20 in the morning? *headdesk* But, thankfully! No school tomorrow so, I'm saved.. ;w; Aside from training though e.e Un-beta as usual though, don't worry! I re-read it and checked its grammar and all, so hopefully, it's all good to read! Enjoy! O3O
The Mishima Bloodline: Façade Play
Chapter 04 : First Day of School
Today was a special day for Chaolan, it was one of those most awaited and most exciting days that he had been waiting for. Today was to be his first day at school; the first time after months of being locked away inside the Mishima mansion - he was finally allowed to go out and see Japan. Well, see school first of course but, it was something that gave a widespread grin to appear on Chaolan's lips as he clutched tight at the school bag he was given.
A clear of his Father's throat caught the silverette's attention first though, as he saw his Father, a stern look evident on his features as he looked over to his son "As it is your first day, I don't want to hear anything from the school. Do I make myself clear Chaolan?" Heihachi asked in a demanding tone of voice.
The silverette quickly nodded his head in affirmation; he was finally able to prove himself to his Father about going to school with Kazuya. And it was something that heightened the thrill and adrenaline that was coursing through him at the moment. He was so excited that he could barely contain himself in one place. He wanted to prove to his Father just how worthy he was, and that he will never regret ever adopting the silverette and taking him into their family; he was going to make the older Mishima proud.
Minutes passed by, probably around 5 minutes before the ravenette made himself visible; and both him and Chaolan made way to the doors of their mansion, maids and butlers tailing just behind them as well as Heihachi, who was a well two feet ahead of their servants.
The limo lay in front of their porch, awaiting for the two brothers. Their chauffeur had the door opened for them. Kazuya stepped inside first, then Chaolan.
Chaolan turned his attention towards the window of the car, his eyes gazing at their Father as he watched them both drive away and off to school. A wide smile was still plastered onto the silverette's lips as he seated himself properly then, looked to his side to see his brother putting on a serious, yet bored expression upon his features "What's school like? I'm excited, how many people will be in one room? Do you think they'll like me?" Lee rambled off a series of questions towards the older.
He only received a grunt of annoyance from Kazuya, the other not tearing his gaze away from what was in front of him as his arms were crossed against his chest, the ravenette had decided to ignore his brother. Chaolan pouted, not at all happy with the usual silent treatment Kazuya was giving him; the silverette decided to scoot closer to his brother, on purposely settling his body right beside him, their skin touching one another.
"Kazuya-nii~" He said in a sing along voice, looking over to the other as he was contemplating on whether or not, he should poke the older's cheek or not "Talk to me~" He chirped up, elbow lightly nudging against the ravenette's arm.
Kazuya let out a growl of irritation, feeling a vein pop from his head as he tried as hard as hard as he could to not punch the younger.
Seeing as the other would not bulge, a sigh escaped the younger's lips - though he kept on irritating and hitting the other's shoulder or arm against his own, muttering off the ravenette's name over and over again like a mantra or chant.
To Kazuya's relief, their school was only about a 15 minute drive away ( Who would have thought he would be able to bear a 15 minute hell of Lee annoying him? ), given if there was no traffic at the streets. Once their limo had stopped, he kept repeating in his mind for the driver to hurry up and open the damn door for him and Lee, for he couldn't stand another minute of the younger's nagging and yapping on and on about school.
As soon as the door opened, Chaolan hopped off the car. His eyes wide and his jaw dropped as he gaped at the size of his new school. It wasn't nearly as big as their mansion but, hell it was still big and hellishly good looking for the silverette.
Kazuya stepped out of their limo, straightening out his uniform at first before he started walking off to school, leaving his overly-awed brother alone. Chaolan's attention was quickly averted when he saw the familiar mop of raven hair, which was his brother's walking away from him.
"Kazuya-nii! Wait up!" He said in hopes for the older to stop and wait for him; Lee ran up to Kazuya, walking side by side with the ravenette as a smile was still dancing on his features, which only made the frown on Kazuya's lips elevate to a more pissed off look on his expressions.
Lee tried as hard as he could to not turn his head and circle all around the place as he wanted to take in all of the things that were in school. It all seemed too normal; their mansion was designed and looked way more intricate than, school. But, what really intrigued the silverette was the crowd of people that were inside. He smiled and tried to be friendly with a whole bunch of them, but a good amount of students were staying away - which made Chaolan think, but quickly getting the reason as to why there were a lot of other kids who seemed to get easily scared as both him and Kazuya walked through the halls.
The silverette had been beside or more like tailed behind Kazuya the whole time, he was supposed to follow the ravenette anyways - since they were both assigned to the same class.
As soon as Kazuya had seated himself to the third row, center aisle. Lee immediately sat to a chair next to him, a smile on his lips. The murmurs and whispers didn't actually pass by Lee, he could hear every single small chatter and glares that people were giving the both of them.
'Who is that? Why is he with Mishima?'
He heard one voice say, accompanied by another.
'Is that Mishima's butler boy or something?' Alright, that one irritated Chaolan but, he figured to just ignore the rude comments of his new classmates.
'I can't believe it, someone is with Mishima! Who does he think he is?'
'Isn't he scared that Mishima might brutally kill him?'
The rants went on and on; so far, they were successful in making Chaolan feel uncomfortable ' I don't care what they say, as long as Kazuya-nii's here.' He said internally, getting comfortable in his seat before a loud bell rang and everyone immediately started running off to their seats.
Lee took note at the happenings, everyone had quieted down and began to get into a more well-organized condition. Rather than earlier, where everything was rowdy and people were all over the place. His caramel brown hues darted to the room's door when a lady had entered; she was probably in her mid thirties? Chaolan couldn't guess right but, she seemed to look nice and had that professional atmosphere surrounding her.
The room was silent and Chaolan took glances at his brother, seeing as Kazuya was unresponsive as earlier he shrugged it off and just kept his attention at their teacher. The said woman gazed upon her students for a moment, before her eyes fell on the silverette. She blinked a few times in confusion, before a smile spread across her features and she leaned in close, elbows resting on the teacher's desk as she asked in a calm and friendly tone of voice to Lee.
"Chaolan Mishima?" As the said words slipped off the teacher's tongue, a grin formed on Lee's lips and he nodded enthusiastically. The teacher smiled back in appreciation as Chaolan stood up from his seat and the brunette teacher beckoned him to come in front.
"Alright class, I want you all to meet your new classmate." She started off after clearing her throat a little. She laid a hand on the silverette's shoulder, making both of them face the entire class "I want you all to be nice to him and make friends alright?" She said in glee; the entire class nodded and said a "Hello nice to meet you Mishima-san." greet towards Lee, making the silverette smile and bow, saying the same towards his fellow classmates.
"My name's Yokozawa-sensei, I hope you enjoy your stay here at our class Mishima-san." She said and Lee nodded back in reply, a wide grin on his lips.
"I sure will sensei!" The silverette said before he was ushered back to his seat by Yokozawa-sensei.
"If you ever have any questions, don't hesitate to ask."
The day was spent with trying to catch up with the class' lessons, though Chaolan didn't find much difficulty in it since, most of their topics were already discussed by Lee's home tutor. He found it rather easy to get along with class, the people were to his dismay a little too haughty. He was reminded of the kids he used to somewhat hang with when he still lived in the streets. The only difference between them and his new classmates was that backstabbing and keeping up a good image was important in his school.
"Kazuya-nii." Chaolan said off as the school's bell rung again, signaling for lunch break. A whole lot of the students sighed and voiced out screams of sheer joy - were those really screams or was he just exaggerating? -. The ravenette on the other hand, remained quiet and just silently stood up from his seat - leaving Chaolan for himself again.
A pout formed on the silverette's lips, it seems that his brother didn't want to bother with him and was thoroughly focused on thinking that Lee doesn't at all exist. He crossed his arms against his chest, well if that's how Kazuya wants it to be, then that's what he'll get.
Chaolan looked all around him and saw his seatmate who was also talking to their other classmates. The silverette took the initiative to start up a conversation with them.
"Hiya!" He started off, getting the two boys and one girl's attention. They all looked at him for a moment, scanning the silverette before they all smiled, greeting him back.
"Mishima-san, wanna join us for lunch?" One boy asked and the silverette nodded his head in affirmation.
The four of them hanged out, the three introduced themselves. One who was a brunette was named Kurokawa, the other boy who had jet black hair was named Miyato and the girl they were with was Tamura.
"So, Mishima Kazuya is really your brother?" Tamura asked in out most curiosity, her eyes wide and voice dripping with a tone of interest. Kurokawa and Miyato huddled up closer, all of them were seated at one table, eating their lunch that was provided by the school.
Chaolan chuckled in amusement, it seems that his brother is such a big thing in school "Yes, he is. Is it all that shocking?" The silverette asked as he raised his chopsticks and fed himself. The three had surprised expressions plastered onto their features, words of awe escaping their lips as they couldn't believe their ears.
It went on, he started telling them stories - how he and Kazuya would hang out together and practiced and all with their Father; he didn't feel embarrassed at all when he told them that he was adopted and from there on fort, Chaolan didn't actually realize when a crowd has started to form in their table - circling him, giving the silverette more than, just 20 questions to answer.
Students from different levels and sections came to him, all listening to the silverette's words as he drowned himself in their attention. And Lee had to admit, he loved having a spotlight, loved having so many people try to get close to him and look up to him, being a part of the Mishima family and all.
"Aren't you scared of your brother?" One person asked and Chaolan had to arch up one brow, why did it seem as though there were a handful or more like, half of the student body was afraid of his brother? He knew that Kazuya had a temper and was a pretty reserved type of guy, but he didn't know where in the hell his school and classmates got that fear from.
"Of course not." Chaolan replied back with his head held up high. There were lots of murmurs and whispers after that and it seemed that the crowd got noisier and noisier with each answer Chaolan gave. He grunted a little in annoyance, the jumbled and mixed up words from the others giving a rather unpleasant ringing at Lee's ears.
"You're as smart as your brother! I never would have thought that you were adopted! Well, aside from the looks and all.." One girl said as she stood in front of Chaolan, a blush evident on her cheeks and the silverette couldn't help but grin, everything they were saying was just feeding his ego and making him feel more in power. Earlier in class, there was a hard question from the teacher, nobody dared to raise their hands to answer and Lee was picked out randomly, he answered perfectly of course - getting on his teacher's good side as well as making his classmates look up to him.
The silverette went on with perfecting his image at school, he wanted to do an outstanding job at his classes, being his first time and all, he thought he was making himself look like a know it all though, it wasn't his fault that the teachers kept on asking him and Chaolan just can't give a wrong answer now, can't he?
A snort escaped at first, before he glanced back to the girl "Well, I wouldn't be part of the family if I wasn't smart." He said in all honesty, he did think of himself of a smart person and he loved how people thought of him as that as well. He was even flattered that a seemingly large number of girls found him attractive and downright handsome, just like Kazuya.
"If I'm not me, I wouldn't be a Mishima."
Author's Notes: So, how did this chapter go? Comments or anything? I dunno, I'm only half-proud and happy with it I think? Like, for some odd reason I think I messed up on one part though, it's all good.. e.e Anyways! Hope you guys enjoyed~
And oh yeah! Remember when I said before that Kazuya is three years older than, Lee in this fanfic? And hell yeah, I don't know anymore because I just made them classmates when Lee should obviously be in a lower grade. And obviously, since Lee is adopted here, I changed his surname to Mishima *lol* His name something like Chaolan Lee Mishima. I'm thinking that in later chapters, when they're either teenagers or grown ups, Chaolan would bring back his Lee surname O3O Yeah, I'd definitely do that.. OwO
Wait for the next chapter okai? It's still about school and all, I'll try to update as soon as possible! ^^v
