Ali: The second chapter! Yay!

Rin: I hope it's longer than the last one.

Ali: I think it'll be. I dunno. Should we do the disclaimer for any more chapters?

Sin: We already did it in the first chapter, so I don't think it's necessary for any.

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Chapter 2: Races and Mystery Guides

Syrus Truesdale stood on her tiptoes to scan the crowd she was in for her best friend and roommate, Tyranna Hassleberry (1). Unfortunately, she was a few inches shorter than everyone else. It actually made a difference, who knew?

"Honestly, how can a girl wearing a yellow T-rex bandana be that hard to find?" she muttered to herself.

She stretched up again and spotted the aforementioned bandana. The owner of it was talking to a boy with a cowboy hat.

"Finally!" she breathed then raised her voice. "Hey, Hassleberry!"

Nothing.

She tried again. "Sarge~!"

Still no response. Tyranna seemed absorbed in her conversation. And more than a few people were giving Syrus weird looks.

Growing impatient and a little nervous, the blunette raised her voice to her loudest. "Hey, Tyranna!"

That finally got her roommate's attention. She turned around, caught sight of her friend and waved her over. The hat-wearing boy said something and walked away.

Syrus weaved through the crowd to the bandana-wearing girl.

"What's up, soldier?" Tyranna asked, using her usual army jargon.

"We're getting a new roommate!" Syrus exclaimed.

The tanned female's eyes widened. "Really?"

The shorter one nodded. "Her name's Jaden. I didn't catch her last name, though."

Tyranna furrowed her eyebrows. "I hope she's not a neat-freak."

Once again, Syrus nodded. "So~, what were you and Jim talking about?" she asked with a slight, sly smile.

Her roommate just grinned. "Just the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me!"

The paler girl raised her eyebrows. "What?"

"I'll tell you when we get to the room."

Her response was met with a slight pout. "Why do you always have to torture me?"

Her best friend laughed. "'Cause you're just too easy."

Silver eyes were rolled. "I am not."

"Sure… Race ya to the dorm?"

"You're on, Hassleberry!"

And the two girls were off like rockets.

Jaden once again looked down at the uniform she'd been forced to wear. It was a white sleeveless jacket with a little red, a red mini skirt, and red heeled boots. The only thing that was actually hers was the black tank top she wore underneath the jacket.

She looked around at other students around her. Some were wearing red, some yellow, and some blue. A few were wearing different colors.

That confused her. Why's everybody wearing different colors?

Pushing the thought away, her brown eyes glanced around. Out of all the buildings there, she couldn't tell which one was going to be her dorm.

As she was looking, she didn't notice the boy in her path.

…Until she crashed right into him.

They both wound up sprawled rather unceremoniously on their backsides.

"Oof! Man, sorry 'bout that." Jaden said, blinking. Her large suitcase had skidded off a little ways.

"Naw, I'm sorry, I was just standin' there." the boy confessed. He picked up her luggage and offered a hand to the brunette.

She took it and he pulled her up. She took a look at him. He was a tealet with green eyes. He was wearing a blue vest.

"Hey, you new?" he queried. "I haven't seen you around before."

"Um, yeah. I'm afraid I'm a little lost." Jaden confessed. "I can't find the dorm I'm in."

"Then let me help you." the tealet offered with a smile.

He got a smile in return. "'Kay."

"What dorm are you in?"

"Oh, hang on a sec." Jaden dug in her backpack for the card she'd been given. "Um, the Ishtar Dorm.(2)"

"Oh, I know where that is! Follow me!" With that, he turned around and led her in a direction.

Jaden followed her companion through the crowds of students until they reached a yellow buildings.

The green-eyed boy turned around to face her "Well, this is the girls' portion of the Ishtar Dorm." He grinned. "I'd help you find your room, but I'd get strangled if I set foot in there."

They both laughed.

"Thanks, though. I think I'll be fine from here." Jaden winked.

"'Kay, see you 'round." For the second time in under thirty minutes, the teal-haired turned and walked away.

Jaden took a breath and walked through the door. She was immediately greeted with the sight of girls in yellow bustling about. She dodged girls scurrying everywhere while squeals of joy rang through her ears.

"Omigod, Ka! You so got some sun this summer!"

"Cecilia! It's so good to see you again!"

"My ferret had babies over the summer!"

Shaking her head, Jaden walked up the stairs from the main floor to a corridor that was much quieter. She walked down the hallway, glancing at the numbers on the doors as she went.

When she reached the end, she still hadn't found her dorm so she went up a flight of stairs to the second level. She started walking and looking.

356…357… Ah! 358!

Jaden's dorm was the last on the right. She knocked and waited for an answer.

The white door opened to reveal a short blunette with large silver eyes and glasses. She was wearing a yellow uniform.

"Um, hi. You're Jaden, right?" she asked.

The taller girl nodded. "Yeah."

The bespectacled one smiled and moved to the side to allow the brunette in.

The room was nice enough. Off-white walls, an oak floor, citrus gingham curtains over a window, a small couch facing a TV with a PS3, three desks, three dressers, and three beds. Sitting on one of those beds was another girl.

The girl had her black hair in braids, olive eyes, and tan skin.

"So you're our new roommate?" she asked.

Jaden nodded.

The tanned one grinned. "Nice to meet ya, soldier! I'm Tyranna Hassleberry!" She nodded to her blunette roommate. "That shortie's Syrus Truesdale.

Syrus glared at the blackenette. "I am not that short!"

The two taller teens laughed and rolled their eyes.

Syrus pouted. "Great. My new roommates have already started picking on me."

Jaden grinned. "Aww, c'mon, Sy, we're just messin' with ya."

The blunette rolled her eyes. Then, her eyes landed on Jaden's luggage. "Is…that all you have with you?"

The brown-eyed girl nodded. "Yeah. That a problem?"

It was Tyranna who answered with a shake of her head. "No. Not at all."

A look passed between Tyranna and Syrus.

"Anyway, why don't you get settled in and we can get to know each other better." Syrus suggested. "Sorry, but you're kinda stuck without a choice for a bed." She glanced at the only of the three beds that was bare.

"Nah, I don't mind." Jaden replied. She set her things on the bed and began unpacking.

When the brunette was done, the three girls began talking about things. Likes, dislikes, favorite foods, hobbies, things like that. Syrus and Tyranna looked a little surprised when they found out Jaden's last name was Yuki. Other than that, though, there wasn't anything weird after that.


1: That's the only name change Ali did. If she ever writes Hassleberry as a boy, she'll call him Hassleberry, but she'll use Tyranna when he's genderbent.

2: The whole dorm-naming thing will be explained later. If anyone can guess who all the dorms were named after, they get...something. Just ask and Ali'll see what she can do.

Rin: Well, what do you know? It was longer.

Sin: Rin, do not haze Ali.

Ali: *checks the number of pages* Oh my cards! 4 pages!

Rin: It's definitely longer than the last chapter.

Ali: That's what I was aiming for 'cause the last chapter was so short. Anywho, review if you liked, go away if you didn't.