I will repeat myself, because of controversy in this chapter. In the universe of the story, God does not exist. In real life, I believe that He does.
Other note:
In order to keep the schedule straight (with "clubs", as will be shown in this chapter, I have provided a list of the days, classes, and clubs, as well as lunch (for 1st semester, 2nd semester is slightly different.) His clubs were not all mine. You do not need to really know this list, but it is more for me…:
A Spanish, Physics, Trivial Pursuit, LUNCH, Computer, History, Geometry, Literature
B Religion, Spanish, Advisory, Physics, LUNCH, Computer, History, Geometry
C Literature, Religion, FBLA, Spanish, LUNCH, Physics, Computer, History
D Geometry, Literature, Media Center, LUNCH, Religion, Spanish, Physics, Computer
E History, Geometry, English Resource (Fay), LUNCH, Literature, Religion, Spanish, Physics
F Computer, History, Advisory, Geometry, LUNCH, Literature, Religion, Spanish
G Physics, Computer, General Resource (Fay), History, LUNCH, Geometry, Literature, Religion
Chapter 5: Secrets Revealed
August 24, 2005
Dear journal,
We had our first mass today—what a joke. We sat down, then stood up, said a few words (many of them so formal and stiff that I thought it weird to hear from the informal people around me), then sat back down again, only to be dragged from our seats once again to pray some more. The priest, Father Mattingly, sounds weird. His voice sounds as though he is so lofty and mighty. Pathetic human: signing himself off to some God, dedicating himself to a large group of misled churches, never to experience a family life.
I could not, and would not, take the Eucharist with the Catholics, though I had the pleasure to go into the line (for traffic control purposes), and declare my non-Catholic beliefs to the person handing out the crazy wafers—I mean "the body of Christ".
At least I didn't have to go to advisory today. Until "club signups", I will have advisory every day during X-hour. Monday starts the planning for the set-ups.
At least today is Friday—I get to look forward to spending "quality time" with my brother.
Lunch is almost over, and I need to get to class. Today is D day, so I have religion next.
August 27, 2005
Today will be the day that I pick clubs during religion. I will be able to actually "sign" up for them tomorrow and the next day during English.
I have heard about a club, "FBLA", or Future Business Leaders of America, and so far that is the only club that has even worth signing up for. I will take resources for the rest of my clubs, unless there is some stupid club like Trivial Pursuit. I would take it just for the fun of it.
At least I only have to sign up for five clubs—advisory is still on B and F days.
I look down at the list of clubs during religion. Halfway down the list of A-day clubs, I see the words "Trivial Pursuit (Phillips)" written. I stop my glancing, and remembering what I had written to myself, I circle the club name. Moving onwards, I circle FBLA on C day, and some resources for the rest of the cycle.
"Choosing your clubs already?" came the voice of the spawn of Naraku.
I give her no reply, but she seems to understand.
"I was going to choose my clubs early, but I heard that all the good clubs are filled up too quickly, by a bunch of people who don't want to be in the club other than to be with their favorite teachers and friends."
"Why do you bother me with such useless information?"
Kagura says nothing at first, but instead grabs the packet out of my hands, reading down the list. "Trivial Pursuit on A day? With that bitch? I've heard several comments about her. From "uniform Nazi", to "queen of the red pen". Why would you want to have a club with HER?"
"I do not feel as though I should explain myself."
"Whatever. Hmmmm, FBLA with Farrell? That suites you a little better. English Resource with Fay? I heard that guy is bi-polar. Another resource with Fay? What, do you just want to annoy the poor man? At least you chose a resource with Mrs. Martinez for history. She is the best history teacher in school."
"Hand that over, Hellspawn, or I will remove your hand in order to retrieve it," I say coolly, mentally patting myself on my back for coming up with the nickname. I put it away for future use. Perhaps in front of a teacher?
"Just because my father's name means "hell" does not mean that you can call me Hellspawn."
"But it does."
"Fine! I don't like you anymore," she grumbles, before turning around in her seat and avoiding me. Not that I care. Besides, her comment means that she must have liked me at some point in time.
I do not have much time to bask in my glory, for Mrs. Mihalec is coming over here.
"What is going on over here?..." she asks angrily, yet with some restraint. She looks as though she will continue, but I can shut her up.
"I was merely showing Kagura what clubs I was signing up for…"
"I heard the word "Hell". Only I can damn people to Hell, so tell me, why did you use that word?"
Seeing the perfect opportunity to use Kagura's new nickname, I reply "Kagura's father's name is Naraku, which means "hell", so I was merely calling her what she is—"Hellspawn" I apologize if you think that I was damning her to hell. The only people I would do that to are my enemies, and no one at this school has made that list quite yet."
While I was talking, I sensed a presence of another human entering the classroom, but I had continued what I was saying. When I finished, I turned to find none other than Mr. Fay, standing in the doorway.
"Mr.---What's your name? ("Taiyoukai", I reply) Look at the house rules, about halfway down." I look. "Do you see the words "Repect is for Everyone?" I nod "You just broke the house rules."
"Sir, it is the truth that Kagura is a Hellspawn, as well as a bastard—her parents were never married. I am only telling the truth."
"Yeah, the truth about me, why not the truth about you, Demon?" Kagura hisses at me. Mr. Fay gives her a look as well, but pretends to have not heard the insult. He takes us out into the hallway, so our conversation goes unheard by the rest of the class. The monk-in-training (the boy who had the rattail) joins us, telling the teacher that he can help the conversation.
I throw the insult back at her, "It takes a demon—at least a PARTIAL demon—to know a demon."
The boy steps in, saying, "Actually, a demon can be recognized by a human as well. I, Miroku, am a Buddhist monk in training, and I am capable of identifying and purifying demons," he assures Mr. Fay.
"That's about what Kikyou said before she tried to kill my little brother. If you try anything, I will win."
"Priestess Kikyou tried to kill your brother? At her age?"
"She thought that she was doing humanity a favor by "removing the hanyou scum from the world". She had fooled all of us into thinking that she was his friend."
"Woah, I am lost," Mr. Fay says, "Are you two really demons?"
"I am, but she is only a quarter demon. But, we are not the demons that you think about. We are more closely referred to in Japanese mythology, and not Christian teaching. But that does not matter. We are not here to take over the world…" Kagura coughs as I say that. I take a glance at her before continuing. "Now, I would prefer it if you keep your nose out of my business. I am not going to kill anyone…". Kagura coughs again, and it is really starting to annoy me. "We just wish to be left alone. I am only attending this school so that I can be fully prepared to help my father with the family business when I graduate."
Kagura interrupts me with words now, instead of a cough. She sill pay for that. "Sesshoumaru, you know as well as I do that you do not require a human education to attend to your father's business. If anything, all you need is a tutor and a hobby that would allow you to spend time with people."
"Hellspawn, I do not try to fully understand my father's reasoning. He has done several things that I will never understand."
"Like marrying your step-mother?" she adds for me. The monk and the teacher are just watching us talk, neither of them wanting to get involved for the time-being.
We continue to throw back insults, until Mr. Fay decides that we should stop it before we start a real fight.
"If you do not mind my asking," Mr. Fay changes the subject, "What DOES your family do, Mr. Taiyoukai?"
"We are landowners," I say simply, as to not confuse the pathetic mortal with the details of the way the world is set-up.
"And???" he asks, as though he saw past my vagueness.
"Humans do not own, and will never own, land," I say after a second of hesitation, "All land is owned by one of the demon lords, all of which are from a Taiyoukai family. The entire eastern coast of the North-western hemisphere is owned by the Inu-taiyoukai family, headed by my father. Of course, we drop the "inu" in the name, as to draw less suspicion with people translating our last name from Japanese, though it still is conspicuous."
"So…..basically humans rent land, and demons are the ones in charge? Sounds like a big conspiracy theory. What are you going to say next? That God is really just a big plate of spaghetti (1), and that Jesus' mother's name was really Wanda (2)?"
"Yes to the first question, no to the others. The reason why my family is so rich as we are is because we get money from each person living on the land: however, it is a very small amount per household, so no one realizes it except for the people high up in the government. But, I digress, enough about my family and our business; I would appreciate it if you never tell a living soul what you have heard here."
"So, I can go to a cemetery and blab your secrets there?" he jokes as I glare at him. "What? You said "LIVING" soul. Unless you are afrain of me accidentally telling the living dead... do zombies exist?
I give him one last look before I reenter the classroom. I do not have the patience to put up with such idiocy.
END CHAPTER
You know, I've had most of this done for a while. :D
Writing as Mr. Fay is SO hard, because I am trying to keep the personality of a real teacher of mine. Random things by Mr. Fay will be posted on my profile, making it even longer than it is now, as well as some quotes by other teachers.
this belief is also called "pastafarianism". It is a made-up religion meant to make all religion seem stupid.
Wanda: the feminine name that Mr. Fay uses whenever he wants to make up a name. the masculine names are Jeff, Bob, Bart, and Popeye (Jeremiah is Jeff, Bob is used randomly, Bart was used once in a description of Mattathius (his name is NOT Bart and he was NOT a juggler, as Mr. Fay put it) and he once called God "Popeye")