Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or its characters; or the book that is mentioned; all I own is the OC(s) and some of the plot. Sorry about taking so long, I had a couple of issues; so it delayed the updating.
Class and Brushes
She spun to face them, staring at the blonde standing there; she raised an eyebrow and looked him up and down. Her book bag rested on her side, the books, including her current choice of reading, within. He titled his head to the side; trying to get a better look at the title of the book. The green and white cover art playing peek-a-boo, a smile on his face; the boy asked, "Is it any good? I know Zane happens to like it and the other one."
So she wasn't the only one; that made a total of three people attending the school. "Yes, it is good, I happen to like the series so far." She answered coolly, she held his gaze until he looked away. Silence hung between them, a smile coming to her face; she said honestly, "I would love to stay and chat some more, but there's somewhere I've got to do; that and your friends are looking for you." Without another word, Kira turned and walked away from the blonde.
She didn't care where she went, as long as it got her away from everyone; so it wasn't a surprise when the sounds of waves slapping against the dock reached her ears. Sitting down, Kira absentmindedly shuffled through her deck, she smiled in spite of herself. Her eyes fluttered close for a few moments, enjoying the sounds of the wind that whispered through the trees. She sighed softly, opening her eyes; she turned to look at the woman approaching her. A smile on her face, her mom slid down next to her and asked softly, "Are you okay?"
Kira laughed under her breath, she put her deck away and turned to face her. "I'm okay; you should know that by now." She teased; her mom smiled at her and brushed back a strand of hair. Kari met her two-colored gaze with her clear green eyes, her mom smiled gently and turned to look at the setting sun, closing her eyes briefly against the glare of it. Shaking her head, the young woman stared at the sea, trying to figure out how to help. "Don't worry about it, I can handle colder weather." Kira said reassuringly, that snapped her mom to reality.
Unable to think of how to help her, Kari hugged her and whispered softly, "I know you can, and I'm worried about that. You have such a gypsy soul, little yadonoshi." She whispered, releasing Kira, she looked at her and added seriously, "You should try to relax; you've got to start classes tomorrow."
Nodding, Kira rose to her feet and walked away, stopping five feet away, she whispered, "Goodnight."
She heard the word said back, and headed for her dorm, cutting through the trees to get there a little faster. Seeing the window open, Kira threw her bag through it and jumped into a tree by it. Hopping onto the windowsill, she slipped through it and looked around her room. It looked like her room at home, the walls were a pale blue and everything was neatly arranged; the blanket spread across the bed was an icy blue. A small wooden dresser sat next to it, the closet was reasonable in size; there was a door on the right wall and another door was on the far left side of the room, leading out into the hall. What caught her attention the most though, were the bookshelves stacked one on top of the other; right next to it was a medium sized writing desk. A smile spread across her face, instantly recognizing it as her mom's handiwork.
Her book bag lay by the window, leaving it there, she turned and shut the window; drawing the curtains closed, Kira spun around and looked around her. She stared at the small radio next to her bed, 'cause it was already turned on. Shrugging it off, she chewed her lip, debating on what to do next; it was decided at the rapping at her bedroom door. "Who is it?" She called; in response she heard an angry huff.
She laughed at the angry sound, taking her sweet time; she wandered over and unlocked the door. No sooner than she stepped back, the door flew open and a white-haired student sprawled onto the floor, causing her to laugh even harder. Glowering at her, the violet-eyed girl pushed herself up into a sitting position. Kira took in her cousin's pale appearance, holding out a helping hand, she helped her to her feet.
Dusting off her school uniform, the girl spun around and hugged her cousin, releasing her, a huge grin on her face. Kira tried not to fidget under the beaming gaze, she asked, "What brought you here, River?"
Laughing, River piped up, "Easy, I heard my cousin was going to be attending this school; and I thought you'd like at least one familiar face. Oh, by the way, did you know Juliet was supposed to be attending too?"
She shook her head, once more questioning how she could be related to this girl. River was totally outgoing and friendly, while she on the other hand, would hide in the corner and pray she wouldn't be noticed. River grinned and practically flew to Kira's bed, plopping down; she tapped the floor lightly with her foot. Kira drifted over and sat down obediently, watching as her cousin pulled out a hairbrush, her eyes brightened as she eyed it. Twisting around, she closed her eyes and focused on the brush strokes, listening to the chatter that came from her cousin's lips. "I swear, for being a tomboy, sometimes you can be such a girl!" River teased lightly.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?"
"Exactly what it sounds like, Kira."
Both girls fell silent, focusing on the task at hand; they listened to the music playing on the radio. She closed her eyes, paying close attention to the things around her; Kira tried to ignore River's quiet counting. While it did annoy her, she could easily block it out; and she did with very little practice. Her mind drifted to random places, and it seemed as if she couldn't shake Zane or that other boy from her mind. Feeling a blush creep up her neck, Kira shook herself mentally, clearing the fog that had started to settle in. River paused briefly, curious about what was up with her, only to decide against it and start brushing once more.
"Thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven..."
She groaned softly, voicing her minor annoyance at her cousin's antics. River rolled her eyes, clearly agitated by her protest, but she stopped counting nonetheless. The two girls sat there silent for several moments, listening to the song drifting from the stereo. She didn't bother relaxing too far, after her hair was done being brushed; Kira climbed onto the bed and brushed River's. She remained silent during the task, not exactly sure what to say to River anyway. During the song's second chorus, the silence was broken when River asked quietly, "You want to talk about it?"
"Talk about what?" She whispered.
Huffing angrily, River said just as quiet, "About whatever's bothering you, of course."
She could feel her cheeks burning, she muttered a quick negative, River being River, although she was curious; left it alone. At nine thirty-five, Kira put the brush down and watched as River twisted around. River held her gaze, shaking her head, the albino girl quickly hugged her and than let go. Getting up, River eyed her cousin and ordered, "You get some rest, hear me? I don't want to hear you up tonight."
Looking at her surprised, Kira barely gave a nod, before River smiled, said a farewell; and walked out of her room. Suddenly exhausted, Kira curled up on the bed, closed her eyes; and surrendered to sleep.
She half-listened to the teacher's lecture, the other half of her concentration was being used up. She'd read his profile, but she still questioned on his gender. With that long blonde hair tied into a ponytail, the frills on his outfit and... Was that purple lipstick? She tried to pay attention, but she was finding it extremely hard to take him seriously. Looks more like a he-she to me, she thought. A paper airplane floated down in front of her, she carefully unfolded the message. She recognized the handwriting as River's; it was elegant and emerald green. Dude or chick? Which one do you think he is?
"Chick, I think?" She mouthed.
"Ms. Catta!" The teacher shouted angrily, jumping a couple of inches, she turned to look at him.
He'd snuck up on her without her noticing, glancing around for some assistance; she wasn't surprised when she didn't see anyone. Steeling herself, she met the teacher's gaze with her own icy stare. "Do you care to tell me why you weren't paying attention?"
She smirked, it wasn't really something she wanted to answer; but he wasn't going to let her stay quiet. "It's none of your business Dr. Crowler."
Furious at the negative, he raised his hand and growled threateningly, "Young lady, answer me this minute or you're in big trouble." She didn't mean to, but her gaze drifted around the room again; forcing herself to meet Crowler's gaze. It was obvious he'd been following her, a cruel smile on his face, he added, "Was it because of a boy? Tell me who it is, now."
She heard various protests, even watched as a brunette, one of Zane's friends; flung a random object at Dr. Crowler's head. Pegging him with it, and temporarily drawing his attention away from her. Before he could start shouting again, River taunted, "Not very much of a man, are you? I mean, picking on students?" He leveled her with an icy stare, and River; not one to be pushed around, met his look with one of her own.
After a couple of jabs being thrown back and forth, mainly on River's part, an annoyed sigh escaped someone. They slammed their book on the desk; causing everyone to jump and turn to look at them. Zane glared from River to Crowler, he snarled coldly, "That's enough you two! Crowler, you're supposed to be the adult, so start acting like it; although I think they're right about their debate. You, River," his gaze snapped to her cousin, "You're smarter than that; so stop fighting with the he-she!"
Everyone stared at him, and obviously he didn't care one bit; 'cause he focused back on his textbook. Dr. Crowler, however, recaptured his attention when he shouted, "Truesdale, Rhodes, Fujiwara, Winterthorn and Catta; you are all to report to my office for detention at seven o' clock tomorrow, sharp!" Zane just rolled his eyes in response, obviously not giving a damn about what Crowler had to say. A couple of giggles drifted from somewhere to Kira's right; catching Crowler's attention, he shouted, "You too Ms. Wolfe and Ms. Ishtar!"
Kira heard a mix of "What!" and "No fair!" from the girls; she sighed and settled in for the rest of her torment with Dr. Crowler. Barely started the school year and I've already got detention, crap, she thought.
After she'd gotten done with her classes, Kira had instantly retreated to her room. Sitting at the desk, she stared at her notebook and listened to the song drifting from the radio; gently pulling the brush through her hair, she tried to make sense of the day's events, with no luck thus far. She'd had dinner with the other students that had detention with her, turned out the boys names were Atticus and Yusuke; while the girl's name was Diamond, and it also seemed like her and Yusuke had some previous history by their conversations. Juliet, of course, was furious about the detention; and River...well, she tried to cheer everyone up by starting a food fight.
"Uh, forget it! I'm way too tired to do anything else tonight," she mumbled, putting the brush down on the desk. Kira walked over and climbed under the blanket, curling up, she was thankfully she already had the light off; closing her eyes, she let sleep steal her away again.
Mend: Okay, hope you guys and girls enjoyed it, please leave a review and tell me what you think. Also if anything could be better, tell me; but please try to do it in a nice way? Also, I'll try to get the next chapter up sooner than this one.
