Dark Master 1988: Well people, as Tsukasa is getting ready for his first day at Sheffield High, I'll have Elk do the disclaimer.
Elk: Got it DM! DM1988 doesn't own neither .hack//SIGN nor W.I.T.C.H. If he did, would he continue living on noodles and instant dinners?
Hay Lin: Yeah, Tsukasa will get to be in art class with me: )
Tsukasa+yelling in distance+ I heard that! DM 1988, Elk, dare I ask Hay Lin, anyone, start the freakin' chapter already!
DM 1988: Geez, fine.
Hay Lin: Looks like someone's crank wanky in the morning. : )
Log Entry 7—Acquaintance
December 2, 2011
Heatherfield, 6:30 AM
"Goooooood morning, Heatherfield! You're listening to KHRK, Heatherfield's number one rock station-"
Tsukasa turned the radio off as he got up, muttering.
"…..damn radio……Better get ready. I mean, my first day at a Western school shouldn't go that bad, would it?" he talked to himself as he got in the shower.
After he got out of the shower, he started getting dressed. He put on a dark brown long sleeved shirt, followed by a bronze yellow shirt over it and blue baggy jeans. After that, he threw on a green and grey hoodie.
He then went downstairs to see Susan enjoying her cup of coffee.
"Oh, you're up early. How did you sleep, last night?"
"I slept okay. I'm still getting adjusted with this, though. Is the hot water on for tea?"
"I didn't expect a kid like you to enjoy such an adult drink."
"Yeah, it kinda helps me get started for the day."
"Oh. Yeah, the water is ready. Now listen, I won't be home 'til late in the evening, around 10. Are you sure you'll be okay?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I'm going now."
"Okay, study hard. : ) "
As Tsukasa headed outside, the freezing cold air immediately alarmed Tsukasa's body. He shivered as he walked to the bus stop.
"M-maybe I should've asked Susan for a ride to school. Oh well." thought Tsukasa.
After a few minutes, he reached Sheffield High School rather early. He looked at the new school he is attending and marveled at the size of the school. As he came from the entrance, he noticed several girls looking at him. They swooned at his white hair and his somewhat pale skin.
"I really need to dye my hair." He thought as groups of girls were following him. "This is ridiculous."
"Oh, you're the new student." An adult woman's voice spoke behind him. "My name is Mrs. Knickerbocker."
Tsukasa tried his best not to laugh at what he just heard. "+snorts+ Knickbocker."
"I'm sorry, what?"
"Uh, nothing.."
"Oh. Well anyways, welcome to Sheffield High School. I'm sure you'll find this to be a very upbeat place. We hear at Sheffield would like to expect you to make yourself feel welcome to the student body and faculty."
"Well, that's nice. Can you please tell me when I can join the psycho circus called a classroom?"
"We were just about to do that……"
As Mrs. Knickerbocker and Tsukasa were on their way to the claaroom, the teacher Mr. Collins was giving a lecture on mythology. As he went on, the class was either taking notes like any person with common sense would do or not giving a crap on what he's saying. Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, Hay Lin, and Elyon were passing notes in class, hoping that they don't get caught. Some of the notes read as follows:
"So Susan finally came back with the new student, huh. Do you think he'll join us for lunch today, just so we get to know him?"—Elyon.
"Hay Lin, if this guy really looks like Soma Cruz, then you owe me a free ice cream."—Irma.
"Maybe this new kid might know a thing or two about what's happening in the World, assuming this guy is really Tsukasa."—Taranee.
"If he is what he appears in my drawing, then I don't know what to say."—Hay Lin.
"I already got dibs on him."—Cornelia.
"What happen to Caleb, star center, huh Corny?"—Irma.
"Damn it IRMY! You're starting to piss me off with this 'Corny' shit!"—Cornelia.
"Or maybe go over to Mrs. Vandom's house after school?"—Elyon.
As the seconds went by, Mr. Collins was continuing droning on, boring the crap out of the students. A knock was heard on the door; Mr. Collins went to open the door to see that the new student has arrived.
"Students, may I have your attention, please. We have a new student hailing all the way from Shimokita, Japan. Would you please introduce yourself."
The student walked inside the classroom.
"…My name is Tsukasa Hikari."
"Okay, Tsukasa. Please choose where you want to sit."
The white-haired teen walked towards the back of the classroom. Many girls wanted him to sit by them, including I.T.C.H and Elyon. Many boys were laughing at him because of the way he looked.
"Yep, I smell a bad year for me." he thought as he made his way to the back.
Tsukasa felt some spitwads being thrown at him, though he ignored it. He decided to sit by Elyon, who later smiled at him. This made Tsukasa a little awkward and uneasy. The other girls look disappointed, but for I.T.C.H, they have bigger things to undertake.
"Sooo, Hay Lin. When are we going for ice cream?"
Later, at lunch.
"So, it's Tsukasa, isn't it?" asked Elyon as the two were making their way down the school hall.
"..Yeah. And you're Elyon Brown?"
"Uh-huh."
While on their way to lunch, someone threw a snowball at Tsukasa.
SPLAT!
Tsukasa looked over at who thrown the ball of ice. He saw a guy with a beanie on and hair in a similar style to Tsukasa's. The guy was laughing as he ran off to the cafeteria.
"Who was that guy?"
"+sighs+ That's Matt Olsen. He's one of the starters for the basketball team. He always treats some kids like this. He also harasses some of the girls, sexually. He caused one girl to move to another school. But without any parents going with her."
"She must have really had it tough."
"Yeah. So, did you really fall into a coma after playing the World?"
Tsukasa stopped and stood silently for a few minutes.
"Did I say something wrong? Tsukasa?" asked Elyon.
"No."
"Then will you go into the World with me soon?" asked Elyon, despite what happened earlier this week.
"…….Sure, okay."
When they entered the cafeteria, Elyon was greeted by her friends. Soon, she led him to the girls. Tsukasa felt strange when he saw the girls. For him, they seemed to look somehow familiar to him.
"Girls, this is Tsukasa."
"Hey, how's it going." said Tsukasa.
"..Fine…Good…How are you.." said the girls. However, each of them looked at him with curiosity. They noticed his gesture, suggesting that something's up with this guy. They saw his eyes turned away, trying to hide his embarrassment.
"So what's up with Soma?" asked Irma.
"Irma, please. It's his first day here." told Elyon as her and I.T.C.H. were eating lunch.
"He seems so worried. I wonder why he's like this." wondered Hay Lin.
"Maybe he has girlfriend back in Japan." answered Cornelia.
"Cornelia, knock it off. Can't you at least think of other peoples' feelings and not just your own?" said Taranee.
"Gee, calm down." Said Cornelia.
As they continued eating, they saw some of the basketball players walking by some of the cheerleaders. Two of the players, Matt Olsen and Uriah, flipped their skirts up and ran off. The other jocks soon followed them.
"+sighs+ What's up with Matt recently. He thinks he's some sort of macho man, pulling off stunts like that." lamented Taranee.
"Yeah, no wonder Billy left him." commented Irma.
"Billy? Is he gay?" asked Tsukasa, only to get confused looks from the girls.
"Oh Tsukasa, I forgot to introduce my friends' names to you.. Say hi to Taranee Cook, Cornelia Hale, Irma Lair, and Hay Lin."
"Uh, hey?" said an awkward Tsukasa. He later thought, "Crap, what am I gonna say?"
As he tried his best to convey his thoughts into words, Matt comes up from behind to talk to him and the girls.
"Why hello, ladies." he said suavely. However, the girls looked at Matt with disgust.
"What are you doing here, Matt." asked Taranee.
"I just came to see the new kid, that's all."
He then looked at Tsukasa, who was at the time fidgeting on how to conduct a conversation.
"So this punk is Tsukasa, the new white haired freak." He sneered at Tsukasa as he spoke to him. "If you do anything to my dear ladies, you know what I'll do to you."
"What? I've only been here today. You make it sound like you own them."
Matt growled at Tsukasa's comment and socked him.
"MATT! What are you doing?!? Tsukasa was only having a friendly chat with us! There's no reason to be smacking some new kid on his first day, Matt!" told Taranee.
Matt realized what he did, and pulled Tsukasa back up to his feet.
"Look, I'm sorry about that. But I'm warning you; better stay away from my prizes, you white haired prick!" spat Matt, with venom in his mouth as he walked out of the cafeteria.
"What's his problem." was all Tsukasa had to say.
Caleb, Nigel, and Martin walked into the cafeteria, looking in disbelief at what their teammate did. Having just seen his act towards Tsukasa, they wonder why his recent attitude kept their team on the losing streak.
"Matt, you better have a good explanation for this. And don't give me any of your bullshit excuses like you have been lately." Caleb angrily thought.
Caleb Edwards is the center and captian for the basketball team. He appeared very athletic as he stood 5 feet 10 inches tall. Though his dark brown hair is slick in the back, his hair in the front is unkept.
Nigel Ashcroft is the forward for the team. He has shoulder length light brown hair and appears laid back. He is 5'8".
Martin Tubbs is the shooting guard in the team. Though he appears somewhat geeky, he actually has a good record of points on his part. He stands 5'6".
As they saw their comrades causing trouble, they looked at the white haired individual with interest.
"Who's that new kid right there?" asked Caleb.
"You mean that new white haired kid sitting by Irma and the girls?" asked Martin.
"Yeah, him. Let's go meet this new guy." asked Nigel.
They all agreed as they made their way to Tsukasa. Though they're usually open to new students in general, this one sparked some interest between the three B-ballers.
"Hey, Irma." said Martin.
"Hey, Martin. What are you guys up to?" asked Irma.
"Nothing much. We just want to see what you guys were up to. So this is the new kid here."
"Yep." Said Hay Lin. "He looks so cute, you could just poke him."
"W-wha?" exclaimed Tsukasa, as Hay Lin started poking him.
"So, new here, huh?" said Nigel.
"Yeah. New and loathing it." muttered an annoyed Tsukasa.
"So Tsukasa, is it?" said Caleb.
"Yeah."
"I'm Caleb, it's nice to meet you. The guy who has glasses on is Martin, and right over by Taranee is Nigel. So how's your day been?"
"Well, other than that Matt guy sucker punching me, I'm fine. Is he your friend?"
"Not exactly. His antics on the students as well as the other team have caused us to have a huge losing streak." said Caleb.
"How bad?" Tsukasa asked.
"1-5"
"Damn."
"How would you like to join our basketball team? We could use some new recruits, and I see a lot of potential in you, kid."
"Really. I don't know."
"Come on, Tsukasa. I watch your every game.." said Cornelia suggestively.
"We could teach you to improve your ball skills, after school Monday." commented Martin.
Soon everyone was trying to convince Tsukasa to join the team. At first, he resisted; but he felt Elyon's hand and her mouth whispering to his ear.
"Please, Tsukasa. Do this for me." She kissed him on the cheek, without him noticing.
After a few minutes, a blushing Tsukasa said, "Caleb, pass me the ball!"
"Uh, okay. That means you will join, right?"
"Yeah. Who knows."
"Okay, practice at Monday. Be there at 5:30, got it?" Caleb said as the bell rang.
"Sure, see ya later then."
As Tsukasa left for his next class, he ponders on what just happened. Elyon soon joined him by his side.
"Hey Elyon. You have the same class as me?"
"You mean art? Yeah. So do you draw a lot?"
"Yeah."
"Can you show me one of your drawings?" asked Elyon.
"Uh, I don't know. It has nudity."
"Come on, please?"
"All right."
Tsukasa showed Elyon his sketch of a scantly clad blue haired angel. Elyon was amazed at the drawing.
"That's pretty good. How long have been drawing?" asked Elyon.
"Uh, I don't know." Tsukasa goofily said.
Elyon giggled at him, causing Tsukasa to think why Elyon was amused at how his voice sounded.
"You're funny. I was wondering if I could walk home after school with you."
"Sure, whatever floats your boat." Tsukasa simply said.
As they went in to the classroom to take a seat, Tsukasa thought, "Maybe it won't be so bad after all. I mean, so far, this day hasn't gone so bad as I thought I have; despite the fact that that dick Matt socked me.. Maybe it'll work out for me."
As he smiled at Elyon, Tsukasa thought this first day at Sheffield High was going to be better than expected. However, he felt someone poking him and messing with his hair. He turned around to see Hay Lin, smiling at him.
"..I……take that back…"
DM 1988: So how do you guys think of this story, so far?
Tsukasa: I think it sucked. Hay Lin kept poking me where I got socked at.
Elk: Dude, I think he means the people reading this. +snickers+ Sucks to be you.
Tsukasa: WHAT WAS THAT?!?
Hay Lin: I think we should end it for today. People, please read and review!