All characters mentioned from the Bloody Roar series are copyright their respective owners.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
Yup, I set the volume on the alarm way too loud again. I fumbled around the top of it, searching for the button to switch it off. Finally I managed to shut the alarm off. I rubbed my eyes and put on my glasses, then fell out of the bed like an idiot.
"Damn school." I muttered. Who on earth decided that high school started at 7:30 in the morning?
I stumbled into the kitchen past my mom, who was getting herself some coffee, grabbed a couple of Nutri-Grain bars, poured myself a cup of milk, and walked into the family room to watch some TV while I ate.
"Part of a balanced breakfast," I said sarcastically as I started on the first bar. I flipped on the TV, knowing that there was nothing but news on. Oh well, I could catch the weather to see whether or not I'd need a four-wheel drive car to get to school. It looked as though I would; the five-day forecast was predicting snow the whole week. "Well that's just terrific." I polished off the last bar and the milk before changing my clothes, gathering my books in my book bag, and heading out the door.
"You be careful!" My mom shouted from the door.
"I was planning on that, mom!" I grabbed my car keys and unlocked my car; a pale blue Trailblazer. It wasn't my first choice for a car, but it got me from point A to point B so I didn't mind. What I did mind, though, was the thick layer of ice covering the windshield. "This is going to be a rough day." I said as I grabbed the snowbrush from the backseat.
Homeroom was incredibly dull as usual; announcements about girl's basketball, a meeting for some random club, blah-bitty blah, blah, blah! I dragged myself up the stairs to get to my least favorite of my classes; English. As I was going up Alex came up from behind me; we were both in the same class.
"So, what happened with the dusty book?"
"It's gone as far as I know. I don't even know why it disappeared. It said it needed some kind of sample to work."
"Assuming that it does work, you mean."
"Good point. Did we have any English homework?" I asked as we walked into the classroom, oblivious to everyone else including the teacher.
"I don't think so."
"Alright class," My teacher, Mrs. Callaway said, "Pass in your questions from The Pit and the Pendulum."
"Good call, Alex." I whispered as I took my seat behind him.
"Um, I don't…well…" I could hear a voice from the opposite side of the room; one that seemed strangely familiar.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Everyone, I'd like you to say hello to a new student in our class. Could you please stand up and tell us your name?"
I know that voice, I thought to myself as I tried to see who was talking, But from where?
The person stood up and my jaw dropped to nearly touching the desk I was sitting at.
"Well, my name is Uriko. Uriko Nonomura." The girl said.
"And when did you move here." The teacher asked.
"Just recently." She replied.
"Everyone say hello to Urito."
"Uriko." She corrected the teacher.
"Hello, Uriko." Half the class mumbled, being both bored and sleep-deprived. I, however, was still in shock. I nervously tapped Alex's shoulder.
"What is it!?" He whispered back to me.
"Dude, she's from the game!" I whispered to him.
"What!?"
"I'm telling you, man! Uriko! She's a character from the Bloody Roar game!"
"Maybe it's just a coincidence."
"Just a coincidence!?" I whispered harshly. "She looks just like she does in the game!"
"I don't know what she looks like."
I gave him a picture of Uriko from the game to compare the two.
"Holy shit, dude." He handed the picture back. "She looks just like her-wait, why are you carrying her picture around?"
"Never mind that, dude. She doesn't just look like her, she IS her!" I said a little too loudly.
"Scott! Alex!" The teacher gave us both an ice-cold look. "Would you like to continue this conversation of yours in detention?"
"We aren't aloud to talk in detention." The words left my mouth before I could stop them.
"Okay, smart-alec. You're both spending today in detention!" She ran to her desk to get a pair of detention slips while the whole class laughed at us. Mrs. Callaway was writing us up when she suddenly looked to Uriko. "And you, missy. That jacket isn't in the dress code. Perhaps spending a day in detention with these two will help you remember that."
That's the thing about Mrs. Callaway; she'd give one detention, then look for anything out of place just so she could hand out another. She walked towards me and Alex and gave us our detentions, then moved to the opposite side of the room to give Uriko hers.
"Looks like you'll get to have a friendly chat with your game goddess today." Alex whispered back to me.
"Don't call her that." I whispered harshly.
"Care to go for two detentions, boys?" Mrs. Callaway told us.
"No ma'am." We replied in unison.
Lunch was simply awful, but it's always been that way. The food sucked, the vending machines were over-priced, and people had to hunt for seats to sit in because there were so many people eating. I, on the other hand, packed my lunch every day so that I could get a seat early. Alex started doing the same a few weeks into the school year. For some reason, though, no one sat at the table with us.
"So what are you going to say to her?" Alex asked as he bit into a ham sandwich.
"I have no clue." I said. "How do you talk to someone from a video game?"
"Just like a normal person."
"Normal person…you think she's a zoanthrope?"
"A what?"
"I explained it to you twice before."
"Oh, right, that transforming thing. How the hell should I know? Why not ask her?"
"Oh that would be a great ice breaker. 'Excuse me, can you turn into a cat?'" The sarcasm was practically oozing from my mouth. I suddenly saw something from the corner of my eye. "Hey, it's her!"
Uriko was standing in the middle of the cafeteria with a tray in her hand, looking for a place to sit.
"Go get her, man!" Alex nudged me. "Do it now before the cheerleaders steal our seats."
"Okay, I'm going." I nervously stood up and walked over to Uriko, then tapped her on the shoulder. "Excuse me. Do you need a place to sit?"
"Well," She answered, "I was looking for a friend of mine, but I suppose it couldn't hurt to find a seat. Oh wait, there he is!" She waved to a boy about ten feet away.
"Oh my God." I muttered.
"What did you say?" Uriko asked.
"Nothing."
By that time the kid was standing in right in front of me.
"Kenji, this is…what's your name?"
"Scott. I'm in your English class."
"Oh, right. Well, this is Kenji."
"How you doin?" I extended my hand and he shook it.
"Do you know where we could find some seats?" Kenji asked me.
"Follow me." I said as I led them back to Alex and my table. There were three chairs left; Alex was sitting in one of them.
"You're lucky I managed to hold on to these two!" He told me with a shrug.
"Oh that's just great." I looked at the two chairs and then at Kenji and Uriko. "You know what? You two take the chairs. I'll just sit on my bookbag."
We all sat down. I felt both like an idiot for sitting on my bookbag at lunch and like I was going insane because there were two Bloody Roar characters sitting at our table. I noticed Uriko making a move towards the coleslaw on the tray.
"I'd stay away from that if I were you." I told Kenji and Uriko as I pointed to the coleslaw. "Last time somebody found ants in theirs."
"Thanks for the warning." Kenji said with a disgusted look on his face.
"So how long have you two been here?" Alex asked.
"Not even a week." Uriko said in between sips of her soda.
"And you're already in school?" I said. "Well that sucks…not as much as a detention, though."
"Yeah." Uriko sighed. "Now I'll have to find a ride home."
If that wasn't a signal for me to jump in nothing was. "I could give you a lift if you need it."
"Thanks." She said. "Why are you acting so nice?"
"Because I'm too damn nice." I told her.
Just then someone walked behind me and threw an unopened soda can at the back of my head.
"SON OF A BITCH!" I screamed as I rubbed the back of my head. It was Jack Farthie, a member of the soccer, basketball, and for some reason gymnastics team. Despite his athletic ability he was a complete ass to everyone around him. He grinned evilly at me as he walked away.
"What are you going to do to him to get back at him?" Alex asked me.
"Three things; Toilet paper, maple syrup, and his car." I said with a smirk. The bell rang and I grabbed my bookbag. As I stood up I glanced towards Uriko. "Well, see you in detention!"