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The long, black limo pulled up in front of Wammy House's wrought iron gates. The two children inside stared up at the large building in wonder. Mr. Wammy reached over them and opened up the door. Jax finally took out the headphones connected to the CD player Mr. Wammy had given her back at the hospital. She only had one CD, but that was enough to help calm her. Near held tightly onto the robot he had been given with one hand, and grabbed Jax's hand with the other. They crawled out and waited for the man to lead them inside.
"Jax, Near, follow me." The kids were too exhausted to do anything else. They had just been checked out of the hospital in Colorado a mere twelve hours ago, and had suffered a long night before that.
The girl, Jax, had long, bright auburn hair and deep blue, sleep-deprived eyes. She was wearing a simple black hoodie and plan blue jeans. She tightened her grip on Near's hand. The boy had curly, pure white hair, and cloudy, dark grey eyes. His clothes were a set of white pajamas that matched his hair.
Most of the other kids were running around the yard, kicking a soccer ball around. One of the girls stopped running and watched as the new kids walked in. Her face lit up as she waved to Mr. Wammy excitedly. Near stared blankly at her as she ran off, while Jax grabbed tightly on to Mr. Wammy's hand.
"That was Linda. She's your age Near." The boy didn't seem to care.
"Umm… Mr. Wammy?" Jax asked. He looked down at her with a calming smile. "How many kids are here?"
"Including you two, there are now twelve. I'll introduce you to all of them before I leave, don't worry." She thought his last words were pointless, it was impossible to worry about much with his kind eyes staring at you coupled with his cheerful smile.
They made it across the yard and walked into the large orphanage. There was a small boy sitting in the window playing on a handheld device. He also had red hair, but his was much darker, and his eyes were covered with a pair of orange tinted goggles.
"Mr. Wammy!" The boy immediately dropped his game as he ran up to the old man and gave his leg a tight hug.
"Hello Matt. Why aren't you outside with the others?" The boy looked back out the window.
"Umm… I really wanted to beat my game." Wammy sighed at the secluded boy.
"Matt, I'd like you to meet Jax and Near." The girl's eyes went wide at being mentioned. Near continued to wear his blank expression, it was slightly unnerving to Jax.
"Hey! I'm not the new kid anymore!" He said with a large smile. Mr. Wammy gave his hair a found ruffle.
"Would you care to join us? I'm showing them Wammy's House." Matt nodded eagerly and quickly grabbed onto the man's free hand. "How have you been, Matt?"
"Great! I finished the game you had given me, and now I'm trying to beat my record!" The old man chuckled. "Do either of you play games?"
"I have a Pokémon game…" Jax said quietly. Matt's face lit up.
"No way! Me too! We can totally battle each other! I'll definitely win, though." This brought a spark into Jax's eyes.
"Yeah right." Mr. Wammy chuckled at their antics. He passed the staircase on his left, and pointed to the doors on his right.
"My good friend Roger is the Headmaster here, this is his office. This next door is the dining hall, and the one after is the kitchen, though you can't go in there without permission." The group continued down the hallway until they reached a turn. "In front of you are the loo, to your left is the common room, and to your right is the play room."
"I think Daisy and Bridge are in there if you want to introduce them." Matt piped up. Mr. Wammy held open the door for the kids.
It was larger than anyone ever expected it to be. There were boxes and shelves all along the walls that held hundreds of toys; legos, trains, puppets, puzzles, dolls, and crayons to list a few.
"Hello Daisy, Bridge." The man smiled warmly. Jax noticed that he made sure to mention everyone by name, most likely to make them feel important.
"Mr. Wammy!" They cheered, running up to hug him.
"I'd like to introduce you to Jax and Near. This is their first day." He said, releasing the hands he was holding to return the youngsters hugs. "This is Daisy, and this is Bridge. They're the youngest here, both being four."
"But I'm older!" Daisy added. She was a tiny girl, and with her bleach blonde pixie cut and light brown eyes she looked almost like a pixie.
"Aren't you too young to chew gum?" Jax asked suddenly. Daisy shook her head.
"It helps me concentrate and keeps me calm." She responded. "Like strawberry milk does for Bridge!" The boy had short dirty blonde hair, and blue eyes that were slightly lighter then Jax's own. Sure enough, the boy had a cup of strawberry milk in his hand.
"Let's head up to the second floor, shall we?" There was no need to ask; the kids had quickly decided they would do anything the smiling man asked. Daisy waved goodbye to everyone and turned back to the legos her and Bridge had been playing with. Jax and Matt reclaimed the hands they were holding as they began going up the stairs.
Jax had counted eighteen stairs coming up. They were higher than her apartment used to be.
"The loo is right next the stairs over there." He pointed across the staircase. "The two rooms over here are your classrooms, and these double doors on your left lead to the gym."
"You have a gym in here?" Jax stared wide eyed at the door. "You are really rich." Mr. Wammy gave a small chuckle, but didn't deny the comment.
"And the far double doors lead to our library."
"The gym sounds way more fun." Jax turned to the small boy holding her hand. "What do you think Near?" He looked startled at being directly addressed.
"The play room looks the best to me."
"We can go in there once we're done with the tour then, okay?" Jax smiled at the small boy. He gave a slight nod.
"Let's head up to the third floor." Mr. Wammy led them up the next staircase, which Jax noticed also had eighteen steps. The third floor was divided into two hallways, with a large room in the middle.
"The rooms in the middle are the showers. The front two doors lead to the girls', and the back two lead to the boys'."
"There are exactly twelve rooms…" Jax pointed out. Mr. Wammy chuckled.
"Yes, in the original blueprint, I only had ten, but on L's suggestion I added two more."
"Wow, L is really, really smart." Mr. Wammy chuckled again.
"Yes he is. Now, I'm not exactly sure which rooms are open, Matt?" The redhead looked excited at being helpful.
"This first room is open, and so is the room next to mine!" Jax took a step forward, but then looked up questioningly at Mr. Wammy. He released both of their hands.
"Go get acquainted with your new rooms." He said with that smile of his. Jax smiled and pulled Near into the first room.
The three kids stepped inside. It was completely bare. There was a plain white blanket on top of the bed, with matching plain white pillow cases and sheets. A decent sized window with a window seat was against the far wall, and a desk was placed next to it. A dresser was on the wall opposite the bed.
"Look Near! It's decorated for you already." Jax chuckled. Near slowly walked in, releasing Jax's hand in the process. He slipped off his backpack and sunk to the floor. Without saying anything, he began to unpack several of the toys he had in there. "I'm going to go look at the other room, I'll meet you later, okay?"
"I'll most likely be in the play room later if you want to find me."
"Okay, umm… bye." Jax and Matt closed the door behind them as they headed down the hallway. "Who's rooms are these?"
"These are Zeon and Skander's rooms. This is the empty one, that's mine, and the far one is Mello's."
"So it's all boys."
"On the other side is Bridge's room, then Daisy's room," He pointed at the outside of the bathroom walls where, on the other side, would be the rooms. "Linda's, Rain's, Krater's, and Cliff's."
"So only three girls."
"Four now." Matt smiled at her. Jax dumped her backpack on the bed, which was just as plain as Near's had been. "Don't worry, Miss Marie will take you shopping and you get to pick out new blankets and some clothes and a poster or two."
"Who's Miss Marie?"
"She's one of the cooks here. She's really nice!" Matt pointed out some of the smaller details that Mr. Wammy missed as they made their way back down to the main lobby. "The five oldest kids are in classroom A, and the five youngest are in classroom B. Thought I guess it'll be six youngest and oldest now."
"How long have you been here?"
"I got here about a month ago, a little less actually."
"Wow, I figured it had been longer. How do you already know everyone's room?" Matt wrinkled his nose.
"I had a tour from Linda." Jax raised an eyebrow at him. "She's nice, I guess. Just… really… happy. All the time. You'll see what I mean." He put his hands in his pockets and continued walking. "Oh, and Daisy and Bridge are almost always in the play room. Just like Cliff and Krater and always outside, and Skander and Zeon are always in the gym. Linda and Rain kinda just run around wherever they want to. Mello and I just stay in our rooms mostly."
"Are you guys friends?" Matt let out a small chuckle.
"Mello doesn't have friends."
"Oh. So where are we going?"
"I'm taking you outside. That's where all the other kids are. Everyone gets together and plays soccer almost every day. It's the only thing that almost everyone likes." As they made it down to the lobby, a group of kids were already gathering down there. "I guess they were waiting for you…" Jax took step back, placing Matt slightly in front of her.
"Hi! I'm Linda, remember? What's your name? Where's the boy?" She had long dark blonde hair, and soft hazel eyes. Though she was practically bouncing on the spot.
"Jax. Near's upstairs." Linda didn't seem to notice that she trying to hide. But seeing as this was an orphanage for geniuses, Jax guessed that she just didn't care.
"Come on! I'll introduce you to everyone!" She reached out and grabbed Jax's hand, pulling her forward before she could run away. "This is my best friend, Rain!"
The other girl had long, wavy, brown hair and matching eyes. She held out her hand, palm down, expectantly. Jax stared at the girl.
"What? Do you think you're a queen or something?"
"No, a princess actually." Rain smiled at her. Jax let out a snort.
"Whatever."
"Yes! Way to stand up to Rain!"
"Good job!" Two boys came out of nowhere and each wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Don't let her push you around!"
"She's the only who thinks she's special… except for Linda."
"Oh, silly us! I'm Zeon…"
"…And I'm Skander. Pleased to meet you." Jax stared confused at the two boys. Zeon had shaggy brown hair, and deep green eyes. While Skander's hair was black and spiky, with dark brown eyes. Both were dressed in cut-off shirts and athletic shorts, and both were sweaty.
"Why don't you come with us?"
"Yeah, we'll give you a great tour!" Jax ducked out from under their arms.
"Actually, Matt was just about to show me the yard… sorry!" Jax looked back to the redhead. He quickly got off the stairs and stood next to her.
"It's this way." They dodged around the four kids and hurried outside. Just as they opened the door, Matt froze and threw out his hand to stop Jax from going any farther. "He's Mello." He said quietly. Jax looked at the boy in front of her. He had straight blonde hair that was just at his shoulders with bangs that cut straight across.
"That's a boy?" She asked. Matt cringed as Mello turned towards them. His icy blue eyes narrowed at Jax.
"You're the new girl." He walked up to them. "Listen, let's get something straight. You don't talk to me, and I won't break your face, got it?" Jax's eyes widened as she nodded quickly. She and Matt stepped to the side as Mello strutted into the lobby and up the stairs.
"He's pleasant…" Jax mumbled as she followed Matt outside.
"Actually, that was being rather nice, for him."
"How was that nice?"
"He doesn't shove you down or yell."
"I can tell I'm really going to love it here…" Matt let out a bitter laugh.
"I felt the same way." The two walked all the way around the inside of the gates in silence. It was a huge property with a ton of trees and bushes everywhere. Soccer goals had been set up on two ends in and open part of the yard.
The sun had almost set by the time Jax and Matt went back inside for dinner. Two long tables were set up in the dining room. Several adults were sitting at one, while the kids used the other. On the far side of the room, a buffet line had been set up, and Jax could see the kitchen on the other side. Only two other kids were in still eating. The first boy appeared to be a young Asian, with his oval eyes and short black hair. He was folding up paper while he ate, not paying much attention to what he was doing. The other boy was built a little bigger. He was making a card tower, his brown eyes focusing hard. The first boy brought up the paper he'd been folding, and held out an origami frog.
"Look Cliff!" The sudden sound caused the boy, Cliff, to twitch his hand, and all six stories of his card tower fell. "Oops…" Cliff ran his hand through his spiky blonde hair.
"Don't worry about it." He glanced up. "Hey Matt, Jax."
"Hey Cliff. Hey Krater." The Asian boy, Krater, gave a small smile.
"How'd you know…?" Jax started to ask, but Cliff cut her off.
"You're the new kid, everyone knows you now." He let out a chuckle. "And don't touch the potatoes… they're always messed up."
"Thanks." Jax smiled. She and Matt walked over to grab some of the food that was left, avoiding the mashed potatoes.
Hey, you!
Yes, you with the face!
That link right there... yea, that one?
It wants you to click it:)
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