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Chapter 3:Pinky and the Brain
Welcome to "Restaurant Le Riku" may I take your order? Not decided yet? Well, then do I have a proposition for you! Please enjoy the third chapter of the epic tale of me, a boy in this second year of High School. Feel the pain, sorrow, and insanity I feel on a daily basis. And considering everything I go through this chapter is nothing! So while deciding upon your order sit and enjoy.
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Well, the day had an interesting start. 'Could things get any more interesting?' I thought as I turned the knob to room number 256, the Chemistry class and walked in. Guess I'd just have to see.
I stepped into the room just as the bell rang. 'Just in time.' I thought, walking and seating myself at the second table in the middle row. I was by myself for the moment but the teacher stood up and walking to stand in front of the class quickly interrupted my thoughts. It was Yuffie and she smiled cheerfully and I thought, not for the last time trust me, how Yuffie could ever had gotten the job as a Chemistry teacher.
"Hi, I'm Ms. Kisaragi and I'll be your Chemistry I Honors teacher. I'll begin by calling the roll." She said and instantly began calling out the names on her list. I yawned in boredom as she spoke.
"Axel Flynn?" She called and looked up quickly to catch his hand as it went up.
"Yo." He smiled.
I gasped, Axel? I thought he had no way of passing Physical Science, but he must have...wait, no, rephrase that the teacher got tired of seeing his face, yep that was the answer. I turned and stared at the redheaded idiot whom I was so fortunate to have as an uncle. Yep, he was my father's younger brother. I hoped he would not catch my stare, but he did not have to as Yuffie called my name.
"Riku Gallagher?" I hesitantly raised my hand and out of the corner of my eye saw Axel staring at me. Does he not know how rude staring is? Well, anyway I wanted to think so that's just what I did, I thought and I doodled. I was not going to allow anyone to ruin my silence...well that was until the door opened and three girls walked in.
"Is this Chemistry I?" The first girl, who looked about seventeen asked.
Yuffie nodded and the second girl who looked about fifteen jumped into the air energetically.
"Yay! We found the room Paine, Yunie!" She cheered.
The third girl who was my age nodded.
I surveyed these wreckers of logical thought critically. How dare they interrupt my thoughts and DOODLING! Yet I was not allowed to yell at them as Yuffie turned and greeted them.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"We...got transferred." The girl my age replied.
"Well welcome to Kingdom High. May I please see your schedules?"
The girls handed them to her and she read each of them.
"All right class. We have Paine."
The seventeen year-old nodded. She had black-gray hair, crimson eyes, and seemed to enjoy leather as a fashion statement.
"Hello." She said.
"Rikku."
The energetic girl jumped into the air again.
"HI!" She giggled. Her braided, blonde hair flew around wildly and the beads in it clanked together. She wore an orange top, a pair of khaki shorts, boots, and a scarf (Interesting fashion statement.)
My eyes narrowed upon her; she had stolen my name. My teeth and hands clenched simultaneously, but once again Yuffie had to interrupt my anger.
"Rikku and Riku..." She laughed. "I'll just have to remember to call you double K." She said to the girl. Two k's...and there went my plan to sue her for copyright infringement. I fumed quietly as the last girl was introduced. Her name was Yuna and something about her caught my attention more than the others. She had shoulder-length brunette hair and she wore a white top and a blue skirt. She looked plain, but she was different.
"All right you three take any empty seat you'd like." Yuffie said and they all came toward me. Rikku sat behind me, Yuna beside me, and Paine next to Yuna. Women surrounded me. Yep, I knew I was irresistible.
Yuffie went back to the roll and I went back to doodling. I heard Axel's friend/lackey's name called. Demyx, a blonde-haired kid whose hair was in a mullet. He was in a band too; "Organization XIII" was its name. They were actually very good and I had every C.D. they had ever made. They were underground, but their success seemed eminent.
After the roll was called I looked down at my artistic accomplishments. There on the paper I had drawn me in a throne with a crown, a cape and all the works. Various other pictures of me taking over Destiny Islands littered the paper and I had also written down my plans for doing such. I chuckled softly and began humming the song to "Pinky and the Brain". Before I could catch myself I sung the last part of the song aloud.
"They're Pinky and the Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain, NARF!" I sang and jumped up from my chair. All the room turned to look at me and even the new girls stared at me strangely. I cleared my throat. "Well, um...Can't a man sing and not be judged for it?" I asked exasperatedly. 'Smooth.' I told myself and sat down, only to be met with giggles from Rikku.
"You're very interesting..." She said and looked at me. "What's your name?"
"Riku...with one k." I said adding the last part quickly.
"Oh, you're the other Riku! Hi!" She said holding out her hand, which I took rather hesitantly.
"Hi..." I said.
Paine looked at the two of us. "Hey." She said to me.
"Hey." I replied simply after letting go of Rikku's hand.
"You're Yuna?" I asked the other.
She nodded. "Hello...What are you drawing?" She commented looking at my paper.
'Should I tell her the truth?' I thought and then decided that hey, honesty is a virtue. So why not?
"My plans to rule the islands." I smiled.
"Why not the world?" She asked.
"I'm starting out small...first the islands then the world. Want to help me?"
"Sure."
I was in disbelief at first that Yuna would join me without any thoughts, but I quickly smiled.
"You can be...MY QUEEN!" I said excitedly.
"That's over-stepping the bounds, Riku." She said in mock disbelief.
"I was joking, unless you want to be my queen, but that decision should be withheld until we are better acquainted."
"Agreed...How about I be second-in-command for now?"
"You have a deal, Yuna. Shall we shake on it? I'll draw up the papers later." I said holding out my hand, which she took and the deal was sealed.
After this we laughed and I talked to her, Paine, and Rikku about other subjects as Yuffie handed out textbook release forms and a syllabus outlining all the lessons we were to learn. Other than that we were to talk amongst ourselves and that is how my new friends met Axel.
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Whoo! The third chapter! Enjoy and now that I'm taking Chemistry I can better write out Riku's Chemistry class, although his Chemistry teacher is better than mine. Well, read and review. Thanks.
-Cloud-Sensei
