[Prequel] Chapter 2: AJ Goes to Kindergarten

"Morning, children."
"Morning, Mr. Discord…" My cheerful act got drowned out by the wimpy classmates.
"Hm… You guys don't sound very happy again… C'mon. Try to have some fun, will you?"

"I'm always having fun, Mr. Discord." I raised my hand.
"That's at least one of you… AJ?" I heard my classmates moan 'Oh no' neath their breaths.
"Yes, teacher?" I batted my eyes.
"Can you teach them fun while I go finish up my paperwork?"

I smiled bigger, but not for the reason he thinks I am. I smile because I heard their souls crush before I even did anything~ "Will do, sir."

"Thank you, for being so trustworthy, you could learn something from her, Lidelle."
"MEEP!"

I laughed at the ugly imp's reaction on the inside. His anger! Priceless.

"You children know the rules. Enjoy some playtime. I'll be back soon to help you guys realize." My teacher left the room. Once I heard the clink of his office doorknob my smirk grew toothy. "Hey, Feeny. Wanna play." I turned and everyone but Raffine ran.

"Uh-Oui. Mademoiselle, A-AZhay." Raffine, like me she has no soul. At least that's what I tell her. Don't care if she has one or not.

"Come on, I'll try to teach you magic again. And maybe then you won't be as useless as ugly greenhorn."

"Hoh! You zink zo?"
"Yeeeaaah." I don't. "Remember the first step, lose the accent. It's A. J."
"But, eets hard. And daddy zays nozing's wrrong with eet."
"Don't care. Come, let's find our Purple Punching bag."
"Uh-uh. Umm… Oui."

Raffine meekly followed me to help me. I'm being kind to her because she's cute. I'm trying to mold her into being a bit tougher and less French. A warlock needs a beautiful assistant. Okay, I want a lackey to take advantage of. And what better than a lackey than a magically handicapped daughter of a rich man?

"Oh, Kluuuuuug~" I lifted the lunch tables cloth, exposing four-eyes trying to cut trying to run. "Oh, no you won't! Feeny." Raffine held him in place, with his hands behind his back like we practiced.

"Oh, no! Please leave me alone!" He tried to wriggle out of it. How cute. I blew a raspberry in his face.

I noticed something on the ground. It's a book… I picked it up. I can't read the covers but still.

"N-No! Don't burn it!"
"Oh, great idea, Klug. Been a while since I burned a book of yours." I cast my favorite spell, Flame, in a way it stayed on my finger. I pointed it at the book. Klug's face is priceless, Raffine's too.

"Wait!" He pleaded. "Pleeeeaaheahease, do anything else! Anything else but that!"

"Hmmm. Oh, hoooo~ Feeny, you make the choice. Burn the book and blame lidelle, or break his glasses and blame Lidelle? 3 2-"
"Guh-glasses!" She reacted to my loud and fast countdown.
"Alright."

"Noo!"
"Yes! It's not your precious book, at least. You should be thankful." I winked as I took off his glasses.

Threw it on the ground, and stomped on it with a satisfying crunch. Raffine and I went to search for that fatty Tarutaru, but he's really good at hiding. I should be nice to him for a bit to learn how he does it. Being as sneaky as him sounds fun.

"Uh, AZhay?" Raffine timidly tapped me on the shoulder. "D-Don't zee Tarootaroo. But zere's Leedelle in ze corner." She's right, I smiled a bit at the scared monster. Lidelle's an accomplishment. We walked up to her.

"I didn't do it. I'm useless. I can't do anything right. I didn't do it. I'm useless. I can't do anything right. I didn't do it." Thanks to me she repeats that a lot. And she was such a cheery kid, poor her~

"Hey, Little." My words made her hide even more in her baggy sweater. It's cute. I didn't even need to kick her this time. "You broke Klug's glasses. I was just kinda wondering what'll you'll say Mr. Discord and the orphanage this time."

"WAAAAAAH! I DIDN'T DO IT!" I laughed.

"Children, I'm back. Oh my goodness! Who broke Klug's glasse- Lidelle!"

"I didn't do it!" She cried from in her sweater. Always fun seeing Mr. Discord doing his best to get that ugly horned imp out into her sweater.

"She didn't." Hrgh, tattletale, how dare you.

"Quiet, Klug. This doesn't concern you!" I love you, Discord.

"I-I really didn't do it! I swear! I can't do anything right! Don't punish me…"
"Please, it's always been you. Ever since you burned Amitie's lunch."

"Yeah!" Raffine nodded along with my call.

"I-I diiiiii-"

"And that time she broke the cookie jar, Mr. Discord." I tugged at his pants.

"Oh, don't remind me, AJ."
"B-But. I-"
"That's what you always say. Where's my dunce cap?"

"Lidelle burned it." I lied with a big smirk.

"B-B-But waaaaaaahh-"
"She's lying!"

He didn't listen to Lidelle or Klug.

This day was awesome.

"Melody, we've gotten this far…"
"I-I know, Honey. It just feels wrong replacing… That thing, we've known it for so long."

"Replace what?"

"AH!"
"AJ!"
"We uh.."
"Replace um…"
"The toaster!"
"Buddy!"
"I-I mean."
"We mean."
"Buddy!"
"The toaster!"

"Both." Amitie answered.

"We were w-wondering what y-y-y-you th-thought of it."

"Didn't know the toaster's broken. And I don't care about Buddy, never have. Replace him all you want. Maybe with a red one." They sighed out of relief. They must eat a lot of toast when I'm gone. "I'm going to my room. Don't disturb me."

"L-like we would ever do that…"
"G-Good night, AJ…"
"Sleep well."

Huh. They haven't said that in a while… Eh. Probably nothing. I'll clean my room, plan things out and go to bed.