This chapter is going for the Japanese theme because I was reading Manga last night and added a few of my favorite anime characters to my shrine(Wall above my desk) today.

Shout Outs:

            Sapphy-Sama(using the honorific because I love my reviewers): Hmm maybe Caffeine wasn't such a good idea. *Hands Caffeine free soda to Sapphy* Thank you for replying the cast call *bows to Sapphy in the Japanese style* Arigato (thank you in Japanese). Oh and yes you can have Race.

            AngelFish-Sama: Umm I don't know what's happening. See I'm not even planning this out. I just sit down and type. I've got some scenes planned out but that last one was completely spur of the moment. Yeah. Arigato AngelFish-Sama *bows Japanese style*

Chapter 8

            "Da," I muttered looking up at them a wee bit scared.

            Um before I continued I should explain the odd noises I make.

1. 'Da' although it means 'yes' in Russian does not mean yes when I say it, well most of the time. Da however for me is a noise I make in my Stitch (you know Lilo and Stitch) voice and usually comes out when I fall over or trip.

2. As you have probably noticed I growl. It's a back of the throat thing that sounds a lot like an animal growl. You can probably guess when and why I growl and things and or people.

3. The snort noise. This is kind a sharp exhale through the nose that's similar to a snort. I tend to make the snort noise when I don't believe something that someone said or it's surprised.

4. I should also note that I tend to slip into other languages. You have been warned. I will inform you though when I do and there will most likely be a translation.

            Yes so back to my story. I was a little concerned at that moment about my physical safety. Some of these girls looked like they seriously wanted to hurt me. One shot the rest a glare and offered her hand to help me up. I took it and stood up. Once up I backed up a little bit.

            "Thank you Stormy now dat she's up I can soak hah," One of the girls about 5'6" with dark brown hair and milky brown eyes said angrily.

            "Leave de new goil alone AngelFish," Stormy replied sizing herself up. Stormy was at least 5'7" with long practically black that reached a little past her butt. Stormy was gorgeous. Dang I was jealous of her looks from day one.

            "She broke ouh pokah table Stormy," Another girl said clearly irritated. She was about my same height with short dark brown hair. The way it was cut reminded me of a skater guy. She had hazel green eyes with an inner ring of yellow.

            "Whoa chill," I said seeing a slightly higher chance that I might not get pummeled. "I didn't mean to I swear."

            "She didn't mean it," said another. This one had large sapphire eyes and mid upper back length strawberry blonde hair. She had a smile which was odd because everyone else had a serious face or looked flat out angry. "I'm Sappy," she introduced herself.

            "Julie," I replied not sure whether this was the right time for introductions or not.

            "So ya just heah for de night oh stayin' foh a while?" Sapphy asked.

            "Don't know but probably for a while." I replied not sure. Who know I could be here for the rest of my life. I didn't really want to be here for the rest of my life. I didn't want to be here at all.

            "I still say we soak hah for breakin' out pokar table," AngelFish said with her hands already in fists.

            "Did we soak ya when ya were new," Stormy asked AngelFish.

            "Naw, but I didn't break de pokar table," AngelFish snapped in reply.

            "AngelFish ya straighten up or ya in de streets tanight. I won't have ya soakin' anyone in me lodgin' house." Stormy said raising her voice. She was clearly the leader here. I guess it was a good thing that she was siding with me.

            "Julie," John whined slipping between the girls that had gathered at our little face off thing. "Stop talking it's time for bed."

            "Sorry John," I replied as he took my hand. The crowd parted as John pulled me along to my bunk. AngelFish however stood in my way. Stormy gave her a glare and she moved.

            After I left Stormy turned to AngelFish and pulled her aside. I couldn't hear from my bunk what she was saying but I caught the word 'spot' once and rolled my eyes. It was possible however that she wasn't referring to the person but using it as a noun instead which is the proper use. Spot just happened to be nicknamed after a common word; it was also a common name for a dog.

            John curled up on the blankets next to my bunk. He seemed very tired. He probably hadn't had a nap today helping Flame sell. Which reminded me that I'd have to find Flame tomorrow morning so that he could baby sit John.

            "Hey, I'm Merp," The girl with the skater guy hair cut from before said spitting on her hand and offering it to me.

            "Yo, Julie," I replied applying spit before shaking her hand.

            "Yo?" she asked clearly not familiar with the term.

            "Sorry, yo is another word for Hi," I explained. Merp nodded.

            "Oh yo," She replied with a 'you're weird' look on her face.

            "Julie it's sleeping time," John said sitting up.

            "Sorry John," I replied lying down. "It's sleeping time," I said as a kind of go away to Merp, then closed my eyes. Despite the fact that there were a lot of loud awake people around me I managed to fall asleep.

            I woke up to the people around me making a lot of noise. I at the moment got a sudden hatred for the girls around me for waking me up. Then it dawned on me that I had to be at the school by seven. Crap, what time was it. I had to go.

            Since we hadn't gotten unchanged the night before I just had to grab John and go. On the way out I tossed Mrs. Konell a dime and was running out the door. I jogged to the boys LH and found them just getting up. I climbed through the window and handed the still pretty much asleep John to Flame.

            "What time is it?" I asked hoping he had a watch.

            "Hour(Mary said if I had Flame I needed Hour too)?" Flamed asked turning to another boy. "Wut time is it?"

            "Six fifteen." he replied after pulling out a pocket watch.

            "Shucks," I cursed jumping out the window to the fire escape and took off running.

            I ran a good part of the way and stopped once I was out of breath to buy soon bread. I then ate as I ran, or jogged mostly, the rest of the way. The school building pulled into view and I started sprinting. I pushed through the door and ran skidding past the headmaster's office. Doubling back I walked into his office.

            "I'm here," I announced panting with my hands resting on my knees.

            "You're late," he replied not even looking up at me.