A/N: So...Yeah. I got bored during school. So I started writing chapter one. Cool right? Anyway, I really am sorry but I forgot to mention that I am kind-of-really changing the plot line. Heh heh. *scratches neck* Please don't hurt me.
Kori: Yeah, don't kill her otherwise you all get no story. Anyway, she only owns the OCs and the plot line. The rest is owned by Bisco Hatori.
Kori glared at the rose colored school with disdain. Five minutes of looking at it and it still won't change colors. Damn. Sighing, Kori gave up on trying to get the building to change colors and walked into the building, her sneakers squeaking against the polished (they polish the outside too?) stairs as she walked towards the large oaken doors. It felt weird to walk into such a school while dressed in such comfortable clothing but Kori shrugged the feeling off and held her head high as she tried to walk on through the hall. Of course, her confidence began to drain as she walked as the students took notice of Kori and her...odd attire. Of course, it was average from when she was back at home but here in such a prestigious school, she stuck out like the one rose in a bunch of sakura blossoms. Kori looked down at herself and sighed as she trudged on.
She had decided that instead of wearing that monstrosity of a "uniform" (if you could call that disgusting mess of ugh a uniform...) she would wear her own variation. Sifting through her closet, she came up with navy blue jeans, black combat boots that went a bit above her ankle, a soft yellow polo shirt that was thrown over a black tank top along with one of her brother's ties that she had stolen that was loosely tied around her neck. Kori had a black hooded, zip-up sweatshirt draped on her left arm while her white backpack was draped on her right shoulder and a navy blue fedora with a yellow feather on her dark locks. Tightening her right hand's grip on her backpack strap, Kori pressed on, trying to ignore the stares and leers from her fellow students.
I hate this, Kori thought to herself as she walked through the halls trying to find the headmaster's office. I want to go home and have lunch with Lissa and play guitar with Reese and listen to my brother talk about his new significant other, she almost cried out loud as she continued to walk. Kori felt so alone and the halls seemed to be like monsters, eating her up, little by little. Finally, the nervous girl reached an empty hallway. Breathing a little harder, Kori tried not to panic. It was too early for this. Everyone was just a human being. Normal teenagers. Just with higher allowances. And big egos. Oh shit. Kori sunk against a wall, her knees pulled up to her chest. God, why did she ever accept this.
Alex, I really cannot do this. I really, really need some help here bro, Kori though, her mind racing five million miles per second. Kori alone in a new environment was never a good thing. It always resulted in something wrong. Kori was about to break out into sobs and wails until her phone began to ring.
Sweet Serendipity
I ain't got no car,
And I got one pair o' jeans.
They been stretched too far,
And now they're weak at the seams.
Hearing the familiar song lyrics, Kori scrambled to grab her phone. With shaky hands, the girl attempted to hit the answer button.
"Hello?" Kori said hopefully into the phone's microphone and a cheery voice greeted her.
"Hullo bro? How ya holdin' up?" Kori's best friend Lissa questioned and Kori felt the panic leave her body.
"Well, you did just save me from a panic attack so I guess I'm doing pretty well so far," Kori responded and she envisioned Lissa fist pumping.
"Super Lissa saves the day!" Her best friend yell as Kori pulled the phone away from her ear.
"That's nice Lissa but why did you call me? Not that I don't want you to scream in my ear some more or anything." Kori teased and she heard Lissa huff loudly.
"Nice to hear from you as well," Lissa said and Kori laughed as she stood up. "Anyway, I just want to let you know that your father intends to surprise you with something so cool, your socks will run for the hills."
"Okay, sounds cool bro. I gotta go. I'm already late to the headmaster's office. Bye!"
"Later Chickadee!" The line went dead and Kori breathed a sigh of relief. Thank God for best friends.
"So you're late because you had to go to the bathroom for twenty minutes, Ms. Tanaka?" Headmaster Suou questioned and Kori bit her lip.
"Well, I spilled some coffee on my jeans so I went to clean up. I have one of the those travelling stain cleaner and it works wonders. I also put on some body spray so you can't even tell I spilled anything on my clothes," Kori lied smiling cheekily, hoping her fib was convincing enough. Headmaster Suou's face lit up and he nodded.
"Alright then but don't be late to another one of our appointments again, alright? Your father will be worried if you do," the headmaster said, frowning at the thought of maybe having to explain things to Mr. Tanaka.
"I won't," Kori replied politely as she bit back a sarcastic retort. All Suou wanted was to make a good impression on her father so why worry about her. "I must be going otherwise I will be really late to my class." Headmaster Suou waved his hand at her.
"Of course. They will excuse you today and today only because you are a new student but because you are on scholarship, they expect you to be on top of things by tomorrow.
"Yes sir," Kori said as she turned on her heel to exit the door. After closing it softly, Kori began to walk swiftly towards her new classroom. Sighing, finally came to a stop at her new classroom. Breathing deeply, Kori tried to relax.
Alright Kori, you can do this. So what if this is a new school and country? At least David is coming soon. All you have to do is last another week int his hell hole all alone and then you have big bro with you, Kori told herself as she breathed. She would be alright. Nothing would go wrong at all. All she had to do was avoid any verbal battles and kicking a guy in the crotch. That was all.
After around two minutes of procrastinating, Kori opened the door to her new classroom and walked straight in. The teacher turned to her and his eyebrow rose on his forehead.
"You must be the new student. I am Sensei Yamamoto," the man said and Kori bowed.
"Tanaka, Nokoribi but you can call me Kori," Kori said brightly as she reached into her bag for her papers. "I am sorry for being late but I had an appointment with Headmaster Suou earlier."
"Of course, of course. I hope you are fully aware that you only have today to be late. From now on you must be on time for everything unless you have a completely legitimate excuse," Sensei asked Kori as he read over her transcripts.
"Headmaster Suou explained to me before I left," she replied and he nodded. Sensei Yamamoto then put the papers into a folder and stood to address the class which had taken up the opportunity to start talking about Kori.
"This is the new student. Do any of you have any questions for her?" Several hands shot into the air and Kori felt sweat on the back of her neck begin to form and she just pointed at a random person.
"What is up with you outfit?" Oh God, here it comes.
"I decided that I wouldn't wear what you were wearing. It was unflattering and honestly, I think all of you girls look ten times better in it than I ever would," Kori responded, remembering that in order to avoid getting into a fight. The girl turned a shade of pink and sat down. Kori: One, Class: None. Kori pointed at another kid.
"Are you a scholarship student?" It was a boy. Black colored hair and spectacles. Kori recognized him as Kyoya Otoori, one of the sons she had read about.
"I guess you could say that," Kori smirked at the suspicion on his face as he sat down.
"What do you do in your spare time?" A kid shouted from the back and Kori shrugged.
"I read. I watch movies. I play music. I listen to music." She responded in a dull tone.
"That will be all students," Sensei Yamamoto said and then turned to Kori. "Your seat is in the back near the window to the left of the room."
"Thanks," Kori murmured and then trudged towards the back and sat down, dropping her bag and then plopping down onto her chair. The rest of the lesson was lost to Kori as she mindlessly doodled in her notebook, staining the page with her black ink. Her head was beginning to ache again and she felt so irritated for some reason. Probably because someone is asking a stupid question every five freaking seconds, Kori deduced as she sighed quietly as she plugged an earphone into her ear. Hiding the iPod underneath her desk, she began looking for a song to listen to. If she didn't do anything then she would fall asleep. Fast. Finally finding a song that would interest her long enough, Kori turned her attention back to the lesson. Apparently, she was in the middle of a math lesson. The numbers swirled around on the board and Kori looked away. God I hate having this stupid thing, she moaned inside of her head. It irritated her to a great extent whenever she had math homework. She wasn't even there for math. Kori only agreed to go the school because she was offered a half scholarship on music but of course, she would never get out of taking the math classes.
"Tanaka-san!" Kori looked up and saw the teacher staring at her.
"Yes Sensei?" She asked and the teacher pointed towards the swirling black and white mess of numbers and board.
"Solve the equation." It wasn't a question but a command. Kori's mouth went dry.
"Umm..I..I can't...really...I really can't...I don't know..." Kori stammered, trying to think of a liable excuse to get out of solving the problem without revealing her problem. The teacher looked at her expectantly and Kori began to panic. Come on world, gimme a break. Let a light fixture fall or the one of the students to suddenly become a zombie or the messiah to float down on a cloud of cotton candy. Anything! Luckily for Kori, the world was with her on that one but it wasn't the Messiah on a cloud. Instead, it was voice over the intercom.
Will Ms. Tanaka of class 2-A please come to the office. I repeat, Ms. Tanaka of class 2-A, please come to the office.
The teacher looked quite irritated but nodded his head at Kori who almost ran out of the room. When she made it to the middle of the hallway, she happily breathed in the fresh (hallway air seemed like fresh air to her) and began walking slowly as she tried to figure out what she was needed for at the office. Obviously, it was something her father had to tell her or someone had come to give her something but if it were her father, why couldn't he just wait for her to come home and if it were someone to bring her something, they could have just waited for school to get out; there wasn't anything Kori really needed today since it was her first day at the school.
When Kori finally reached the office, she exhaled a breath of surprise when she saw one of her best friend's smirking at her as she opened the door.
"Cole?!"
A/N Lolololol. I am terrible, I truly am. Just kidding. I AM OVERLORD.
Kori: What are you smoking?
Me: Nothing but the great oxygen that God has given me!
Kori: *rolls eyes* Yeah, let's go with that.
Me: Anyway, sorry about the sporadic updating but I am on the verge of crying and having a stressful meltdown because finals start on Tuesday and I am freaking out. I have several projects due, one of which I haven't even started and another that I have to finish at school because I don't posses a Mac. I also have like four or five finals to actually study for. =_= Two of which are science and math which are two subjects I suck at.
Kori: Maybe if you all review, she'll actually write more during her finals week. Ya' know. For motivation.
Me: Because my self-esteem sucks ass.
Kori: Yeah...
Me: Please review and follow and all that other good stuff. PM me music and anything else cool that might be good for this story. :)
Kori: PS, she has a blog which is at www. thesunnyshadows . com (Get rid of the spaces.)
Me: I will be alerting people ahead of time on that blog about when I will be updating my story! It would mean a lot if you all would go check it out for me!
Kori: Anyway, later guys!
Me: Yo ho mo fo's! (Darian reference)