All right, second chapter! Thanks for the nice review! I'm hoping this is okay for now...
I don't own, we went through that last time right?
Chapter 2
"Ryo... Do you have an elastic or two?" Duet mumbled through the ends of his braided hair in his mouth.
"Um..." Ryo searched through his bathroom and came out empty handed. "I guess not, sorry Duet."
The boy shrugged and then pulled out a really long piece of black ribbon, wrapping it from the base of his neck all the way down to a few inches from the tips, and then knotting it.
"Don't worry, just means I gotta bind my hair again, no biggy."
"Where on earth did you get that ribbon? Looks like satin to me." Ryo commented, with out touching the hair. He'd learned his lesson not to touch Duet's hair very early.
"Karnel actually. He gave it to me when he first 'met' me." He fondled the long appendage quietly before tossing it behind his back and standing up.
"Um... You'll notice Bikki right away. He's extremely dark and has pale blonde hair. He knows to expect you, and all you have to tell his is your name."
Duet gulped and nodded.
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"Okay, thanks Ryo."
"No problem, I'm just sorry I have work today, otherwise, I'd help you out." Ryo looked helpless for a moment, but quickly shook it off.
"No, it's okay. Thanks for the lift, see you after school."
"See you."
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"Class, we have a new student today, this is Duet McLean. You can take a seat right next to Bikki."
Bikki raised his hand and waved at Duet. He walked over and took his seat next to the blonde boy.
"Hey, just follow me after class, I'll show you around okay?"
Duet nodded and offered a soft smile.
"And I don't mean to be rude or anything... But are you a guy or girl?" Bikki had dropped his voice into a nearly audible whisper.
Duet nearly choked on air and he snickered slightly.
"You'll just have to find out wont you?"
Bikki glared at Duet and crossed his arms, slumping in the chair and muttering.
"If you turn out to be a guy, I'll never bother Dee again."
Duet just laughed and turned to watch the teacher.
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"Okay, this is the cafeteria," Bikki pulled Duet through the halls by his wrist and quickly gave him the run-through. "The library, the office, and the gyms."
"Where's the music class?" Duet asked softly and Bikki immediately froze in his tracks.
"You play an instrument?" His eyebrow rose.
"Yes, I do."
"Which one?"
"Not telling. You'll find out later."
"Agh! What is it with you and secrets?"
"You'll just have to find out!" Duet laughed and took off towards the gyms, his and Bikki's next class.
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"You know, this totally sucks. Wearing a gym strip I mean. Gym is fine, but god damn the stupid gym strip." Duet complained and pulled on his shirt. "But at least you know I'm a guy now."
"Yes, and I'm never going to tease Dee again..."
"Oh? Why?"
"Never mind. But you still look like a chick with your legs. What's with the gloves?" Bikki gestured to the offending appendages.
Duet looked around quickly before peeling one glove off and holding it in between his and Bikki's face. Bikki gasped and then went quiet. He looked closer at the arm and saw that most of the scars were letters, written into words and paragraphs, but extremely small. The other boy just put the glove back on and gestured to his own legs.
"I can blame falls as a kid on those scars because there aren't too many. But my arms are another story. You seem like some one who'd know about those things, so I trust you."
Bikki just shook his head before hugging the other boy.
"I'm pretty street smart myself... But thank you, for trusting me... It must be hard."
Duet had been tense to begin with, but he slowly relaxed, but didn't return the hug.
"Thank you Bikki. But can you let go now? I'm not too much for physical contact."
Bikki blushed but let go. He started to apologize but Duet put a gloved finger to his lips.
"No, it's okay, and I really appreciate it. Don't be sorry."
"Okay, but if we don't leave now, we'll be late for class."
"Right, then lets go."
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"Alright ladies, I want 100 push ups then sit ups, starting now."
The gym teacher was a tall man, not skinny, but not fat either. He had blonde hair and bright blue eyes. He looked as though he worked out regularly. Half the students groaned, including Bikki, but they got down and started their reps.
Duet got down slowly, keeping his eyes on the teacher and then started with the others. But he didn't stay in time with the others. Instead, he went faster. The teacher noticed a gaping hole that was filled in slightly in the ranks, and saw LONG hair that had more colours than the rainbow. Fairly quickly, they got on their back and started the sit ups long before the others were done. When they finally started push ups, Duet had finished and he sat on his butt, waiting for them to finish.
The teacher, Mr. Tomlin, stared in rapt amazement as this feminine young man just beat his entire class at their own game. He waited for them to finish, then stood at the front of the gym.
"Okay, since it's Monday today, it's a free day. So I declare Dodge ball the sport of the day. Have at her!" He tossed several medium sized balls into the class and they separated into teams on their own.
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Duet couldn't remember the last time he'd had so much fun. It had ended up with him and Bikki, and some Chinese kid whose name he'd already forgotten, beating the rest of the class. They were all rather excited and were speaking a mile a minute as they walked into the change room. And a sudden yank to Duet's hair sent him sprawling on the floor. He whipped his hair around him, and back at the person who'd grabbed it, striking them right across the face, leaving in it's path a thin red cut. He got a better look and saw it was the first person that he'd gotten out of the game.
"You wanna try that again bud? You wont get no free shot this time asshole."
The guy glared at him and then went at him.
"Stupid prissy bastard!"
Duet grunted as the larger boy slammed into him and put his hands on the hulking forms shoulders, his foot in his stomach, and used the momentum to flip the jerk over him and into a wall.
"Dude, stop embarrassing yourself and quit before you get hurt." Duet glared and flipped his hair as he walked out of the gym and into the change room.
"Hey, man, that was awesome! But how the hell did you manage to cut him with your hair?" Bikki was at his side and asking questions in a random succession.
Duet pulled out a thin piece of metal from his hair and handed it to Bikki before taking off his gym clothes and pulling back on his black flared jeans and shirt that showed his midriff. He took off his runners and started to pull on his leather boots, and began lacing them up.
"You have lock picks? Man, that's so cool!"
"Yeah, there a few more things in my hair, but you'll see them if I ever need them. Gimme that back, and don't you dare tell Ryo."
"Right, as if. I took his stunner once, and all he did was smack me once. But no worries, I wont tell him."
"Cool. And now, it's lunchtime. Lets go to the precinct and see what's up. We can sucker Ryo into buying us lunch." Duet grinned maniacally and then grabbed his backpack and making a run for the doors to freedom.
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Heh... Well? It's a start I guess. As you can tell, Duet is the main focus for now, but that will change once I get him properly introduced. Okay, review!