Joy, another chapter! And it is confirmed, the ideas that are in this chapter belong solely to me, and I'm not pissing anyone off by using them! I guess that was kind of my disclaimer, have I even done one for this story? Oh well, if you don't know by now that I own nothing then you don't pay very much attention. Hmmm...nothing else to say, I guess. Enjoy!

alpha2nd: Hehehe, you did write a lot. Oh, well, I don't mind! It's okay to be selfish sometimes, but I doubt my job will interefere too much with my writing. Though I will be working from like 5-10, and I have to leave at like 4. So my updates would just be very late at night. Hmmm, that scheme would be very interesting...maybe I could do that, but I think our lovely Eyes is dedicated to Kanone, and it would pretty hard to get that to work. I could give it a shot, though. I tried to make Kiyotaka nice, by demand of my other reviewers, but I also tried to make him not so very occ. Hope I'm doing an okay job with that! And as for the brithday thing, I was planning on just making the day that he came to Kanone's, but you're right, I really doubt he would know when it was if he didn't even know his name! I was initially planning on Christmas, anyway, so I'll just do that. It won't be for a few chapters, though, because Kanone's b-day is in November, and that's still a couple of months away. You should definitely update soon, because I'm doing it right now!

Eyes walked downstairs, and for the first time got a good look at his surroundings. The place was nice enough, but it had more of a classy feel than anything. It felt like he shouldn't touch anything or else it would either break or be ruined, where as at Kanone's it felt like he could run through the house at full speed and not worry about knocking anything over. Not that Eyes would ever do that, but that's not the point; he could if he wanted to. Of course, he didn't feel like he would be beat if he touched something either. Kiyotaka was definitely a middle ground between Kanone and Chase. Perhaps Eyes just hadn't found what upsets Kiyotaka the most yet. Kiyotaka seemed a lot like Kanone in the sense that he could be the nicest guy in the world until you upset him, then he could get extremely scary. Eyes had pushed Kanone's buttons quite a bit, and was very lucky that the older boy loved him so much. Kiyotaka, however, didn't feel that way towards Eyes as far as the boy was concerned, and would probably not be the best person to piss off. Eyes just wished he knew what upset Kiyotaka so he could avoid doing so.

Said man turned to him as they got downstairs and smiled ever so slightly, "Well, eat up. You've got a big day ahead of you." Eyes wondered briefly what Kiyotaka had up his sleeve, but shrugged it off as he laid his blue eyes (which were still shining brightly, but still a little saddened by the loss of Kanone) on the food before him. There was an assortment of wonderful smelling food on the table in front of him, an assortment of colors and flavors that made Eyes all but drool at the sight. Kiyotaka smirked at this, "Don't tell me Kanone's been starving you, though I wouldn't be suprised...you're so small." Kiyotaka commented as he looked the boy up and down. Not that he thought Kanone would ever starve anyone (especially someone he claimed to love), but the boy did looked extremely malnourished.

Eyes drew his attention to Kiyotaka, "Kanone didn't starve me." He said, a bit harshly. Kanone had fed him quite well and Eyes was never hungry when he lived there. From what he remembered of his mother, she was very small and delicate, much like himself. But the main reason for the small boy being so...small was the years he had lived with Chase. During his time there, he never once had a decent or healthy meal, and had hardly any food at all in general. Kanone had fixed all of that, but those years with Chase had done damage that was, by now, unrepairable.

Kiyotaka chuckled, "Of course not, Kanone would never do such a thing." Eyes resented the fondness he heard in the other's voice, but let it slide. Even if he had gotten upset enough to show it, Eyes was simply to hungry to argue right now. The event that Eyes would be angry enough to show such emotion was unlikely in itself. Eyes never showed much emotion, especailly to those he barely knew or didn't trust. To Eyes, emotions were a weakness that didn't need to be exposed to everyone. Pushing all thoughts aside, Eyes walked swiftly over to the food, sat dow, and heistated before picking up his fork. He glance to Kiyotaka, making sure that it was okay to begin eating. At Kanone's, Eyes could eat whenever he wanted, but at dinner and breakfast Kanone perferred to have everyone wait until they were all seated to begin eating. It was a strange rule, but Eyes supposed it made some sense. Kiyotaka grinned at the hesitation, forgetting about the rule that he himself had taught Kanone, "Go ahead, you don't have much time to eat." Eyes glanced at the clock and saw that it was nearly 7, most people weren't even awake yet, what was so urgent? Eyes got that feeling again that made him nervous because he didn't know what Kiyotaka had in store for him, but pushed it aside and ate quickly.

20 minutes and 3 plates of food later, Eyes was stuffed and ready for whatever Kiyotaka could throw at him, though he hoped it wasn't too strenuous; Eyes always got kind of tired after a big meal like that. After putting his plate in the sink and rinsing it off, Eyes turned to Kiyotaka, "Alright, what is it that you have planned for me?" He asked, a bit warily.

Kiyotaka chuckled, "Follow me and I'll show you." The two walked outside and Eyes saw a strange invention sitting on the road, "It's a car. They're pretty new, so I wouldn't be suprised if you hadn't seen one before." Eyes just looked from Kiyotaka to the (very loud) car. It sat there, idling, and a man was standing by the rear door holding it open for someone. Kiyotaka glanced at Eyes, "Well, get in." Eyes glanced to Kiyotaka once more, wondering what exactly this car did (how naiive...hehehehe). He eventually obeyed and climbed in the backseat, Kiyotaka following suit, the door was shut, and the man holding it open climbed in behind the wheel.

Eyes had noticed that the car wasn't stationary, it had wheels, so perhaps it was used for transportation? But where would they be going that they couldn't get to by foot or even in a carriage? Eyes didn't know, but jumped a little as the car started moving foward. Definetly for transportation, Eyes decided. He looked out the small window next to him and saw the scenery flying by. This was the fastest Eyes had ever traveled before, and wondered how safe the car would be if they hit something.

A few mintues later (which would have been at least 30 on foot), the automobile stopped outside a building. Kiyotaka stepped outside and Eyes did the same, eyeing the building and everyone that was crowding into it. The people all seemed to be around Eyes age, 15, and a little older, but not any older than 18 or 19. Eyes looked up to Kiyotaka who only smirked, "Do you know what this is?" Eyes felt foolish for not knowing, but shook his head nonetheless, "It's a school." Kiyotaka exlpained. Eyes only stared, having never heard the term before, "It's where people your age go to get an education. This is a high school, hopefully you'll be able to make it here." Kiyotaka had been uncertain of whether or not to put Eyes in high school or a lower grade. He was afraid that Eyes wouldn't be able to catch up to the classes here, but that didn't seem as big of a deal as having his peers make fun of him because he was uneducated. From the brief discussions he had had with Eyes, Kiyotaka knew that he was mature enough and probably smart enough to catch up. The boy had loads of common sense and he seemed to be a quick learner, so Kiyotaka wasn't too worried.

Eyes looked around once more and saw that all of the people had bags that they carried either around their necks or on their backs, and wondered if he needed one. On cue, Kiyotaka handed him one, "Here, you'll need this for your books." He explained, "Well, let's go get you settled in." Eyes nodded and followed Kiyotaka, wondering if he would stay the entire time. Not that Eyes really enjoyed the other's company, he would have much rather had Kanone there, but didn't like the way everyone was staring at him and was kind of scared to be left here with them all day. As they entered the building, a rush of warm air hit Eyes' face that he was greatful for, it was pretty cold out. It was only August, but it had gotten quite cold already this year and Eyes knew, from living outside for so long, that it would only get colder. They walked through a door that had a label on it, but Eyes had no idea what it said. That was another problem, he couldn't read. Of course Chase had never had any reason to have Eyes read, and he hadn't been with Kanone long enough to have the other teach him much. Kiyotaka talked with the lady behind the desk for a few moments before taking a piece of paper from her and thanking her. He left the office with Eyes in tow, and walked down the small hallway for a minute until they arrived in front of another door, "This is your classroom, think you can remember where it is?" Eyes nodded and glanced at his surroundings. He notcied some numbers above the door, and though he didn't know what they were, he memorized them so he could find the room again. Kiyotaka grinned, "Good, are you ready, then?" Eyes nodded again and they entered the classroom.

The room was fairly large and held about 20 desks other than the teacher's. There was a chalkboard behind the teahcer's desk and a window that had the blinds open so the classroom could be illuminated by light other than that of the artifical ones on the ceiling. The teacher was a man and looked to be in about his mid to late 50's. He was on the short side and pretty chubby, but it fit him well. He had thinning grey hair, and kind blue eyes. They weren't as vibrant or full of life as Eyes', and they were a lighter blue. Still, they reflected the natural light that was pouring in from the window, and there were small lines around them, from both old age and squinting when he laughed, which he did quite often. He smiled a kind but very wide smile as the two walked into the classroom, "You must be the new kid." He adressed Eyes, who simply looked to Kiyotaka.

Kiyotaka nodded, "His name is Eyes." Kiyotaka informed him.

The teacher glanced at Eyes and laughed, "That's a pretty unusual name, Eyes. You got a last name?" The teacher's voice was full of laughter and you could tell by the way he talked that he was a nice man that enjoyed life to its fullest. Eyes simply shook his head and the teacher continued, "Well, my name is Ted Reichenback, and you can call me Mr. Reichenback, Reichenback, or just Mr. R. Anything's fine with me as long as its not asshole." This got a few snickers from the other memebers of the class.

Eyes nodded and finally spoke, "Hello." Was all he said, though.

Kiyotaka smirked and looked to Mr. R, "He's not very talkative, but he's a good kid." The two had already discussed Eyes' situation, and no other explanation was needed, "If that's all, I'll leave him with you." Kiyotaka then turned to Eyes, "Just wait for me outside after you get out, okay?" Eyes nodded and watched Kiyotaka leave and then turned back to the teacher.

Mr. R was still smiling and he motioned to the rest of the class, "Why don't you introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about you?" He suggested. Eyes glanced to the rest of the kids and wondered why they deserved to know anything about him. He looked back to the teacher, silently telling him this, and Mr. R got the hint, "Well, then why don't you just take a seat? You can sit anywhere you'd like as long as it's not on someone else's lap." This earned a few laughs and Eyes went to sit in the back of the room, away from the crazy teacher. That done, Mr. R turned his attention back to the rest of his class, "Alright then, where were we? Oh, yes, the atom contains two basic parts: the electron cloud and the nucleus. Electrons are found in the electron cloud. Now I know this will be hard for some of you to remember," He joked, getting more laughs, "But just think: electron cloud, electrons. Here's a hint, they both start with 'e'. Moving on, the other two particles, the neutrons and the protons are contained in the nucleus. Can anyone tell me what charge the three particles have?"

After a moment a kid named Brandon raised his hand, "The electrons are negatively charged, protons are positively charged and the neutrons have no charge." He answered with confidence.

"Very good, and can anyone tell em the difference between and ion and an isotope?" Another girl, Katie, answered that question. Eyes just stared at them all from his seat, wondering what they were talking about. He now knew a whole lot of things about an atom, except for what it was. He was completely lost, but did his best to pay attention and retain all the information that he could. He glanced to the kid next to him and saw them writing some notes down, but made no attempt to do the same. He couldn't write, and even if he could, he wouldn't have been able to read the notes after he had coppied them down.

A few hours later, a bell rang and everyone got up and left the classroom, at first Eyes thought that the confusing class was over. After Chemistry was over, they had moved onto math, and then english. Eyes didn't understand the written word at all, so he wasn't concerned with proper grammar at this point. As everyone left Eyes heard the words he had dreaded hearing, "Alright, everyone, see you after lunch!"

We'll leave off there. Poor, confused Eyes...and he thought life couldn't get any worse! After lunch we have history and German! Fun, no? Let's see if Eyes can fare any better with German than he can with English. And remember, he's only a freshman, so nothing too complicated in the harder classes. I know Chemistry isn't exactly a freshman class, but I don't remember much from any of my other science classes. And as for math...we'll just stick him in algebra. He should do okay with that, right? I mean it's not like he can add or multiply or anything, but I'm sure he'll do fine! And the teacher's name is pronounced Rike-in-bach (like the composer Bach). He's modeled after my Physics teacher I had last year, he's great! Hope you liked it, review!