"Why am I stuck in here again..?" Angel slumped down in her desk during break before her next class. Lunch isn't for another hour and she's bored out of her mind. Renzo came over and sat on top of her desk. Usually Angel would be annoyed at that but she didn't particularly care today.
"So Ange, should we get Mikaru to make outfits for us?" Renzo asked.
"Yeah. Why not. Are the other two busy today?" Renzo took out his phone and looked through it.
"Nah. We are all free today. So what style we are gonna go for?"
Angel didn't say anything. "Ange?" She stayed silent. "Ange!"
"Punk or Rock?"
"Rock."
"Yeah, no idea why I suggested punk.."
"Cause it got a nice look."
"True."
"But doesn't Kris like punk?"
" Shit. You're right. Maybe Mika can make us all different outfits?"
"Yeah like a rock punk combination."
"That'll do pig. That'll do."
"You have been watching too many movies lately.."
The class room door slide open loudly. At the door was a girl with dark brown hair and brown eyes. She was of average height and wearing the proper uniform.
"Renzo! Where were you yesterday!?"
"Oh right. I had a meeting"
"Meeting?"
"With my new band."
"What are you talking about?"
Angel looked at the two chatting as they try to not make a scene. As if her loud entrance wasn't enough she has the loudest mouth ever. This person was Seika Kohinata. She was not a very likable person. She pushes people who adore her around. The real kicker is that she's dating Renzo.
"Give it up already Seiki." Angle said.
"It's Seika you moron!"
"You want to be kicked off the cheerleading team?"
"No."
"Then leave Renzo alone. Got it bitch?"
Seika looked shocked and frustrated at the same time. She turned around and left the room still pissed off and shoving people out of her way. Renzo flinched when she slammed the door. He looked over at Angel who was smirking in victory.
"You miss those days don't you?"
"Oh you know I do."
"Hey we are still leaders just not…..as involved."
Angel sighs and looks out the window that's a row next to her. When Angel was in junior high she never enjoyed school. She was bored with it. However, she liked to fight and that it always pissed off Anzu when she was suspended for fighting. When she turned 12 she created a gang called the Emerald Coast. They ruled the school and only the school. Domino junior high was her kingdom, her palace, her masterpiece. Even the teachers were afraid of her back then. She always carried a baseball bat, and so did most of the other members. Her lieutenant was her best friend of the time, Zoe, an american from California. She was fierce and brave, passionate about her work, and was good at listening in on conversations. But across town rose another gang at another junior high.
The Blue Undead of the Domino Remedial Junior High. Sporting Blue jackets, lead pipes, and smoking the occasional joint. They ruled both in the school and that school district. They could get away with robbery, and they did. And their leader was no other then Renzo himself. Back then his hair was completely colored blue and in a ponytail. His lieutenant was Ryuichi Shibuki, one of the upperclassmen. They were...a little more than friends but nothing more than experiments.
The Emerald Coast's expanded their influence to their district but where they took over, the two gangs overlapped. This place was where kids that lived the same distance away could choose which school they go to as the district's overlapped there. Now the Undead's were not happy about an unwanted gang coming in on their territory. And neither were the Coast's. In the middle of this place was a baseball field. One day they both had enough and gathered their members and showed up. That day it was raining like hell. But didn't stop the two leaders from having a battle of a life time.
The two gangs broke out in a fight. All that could be heard is the sound of clashing objects and shouting. Blood over the ground of the field mixed in with the rain. Two hours passed and on both sides all of the members had passed out on the ground. But the two leaders walked up to each other, both had a sharp glares at one another. Renzo and Angel looked at each other, but Angel smiled. She never thought she would find someone the same as she was. Renzo looked a little shocked that she was smiling. Renzo started to laugh lightly and into a full out laugh a few moments later. Angel joined him as both members of their gangs looked up at them and looked at them as if they were insane.
Angel put her hand out in front of her. "Mazaki." Renzo looked at her hand as a sign of truce, he accepted and shook hands with her. "Koyama. What high school are you going next year?"
"Domino."
"Me too."
"Differences aside?"
"Totally."
"We'll leave each other alone."
"Hey you guys hear that? Don't mess with the Emerald Coast! We are working together!"
"Same goes for you guys! Work with the Blue Undead! We will rule the districts!"
Their members shook their head. They knew the next year they couldn't all stay together at the same school so they split them up among the lieutenants. Angel and Renzo aren't as involved anymore but they are still feared as leaders when they need too. It's been a couple of years but they still miss the life they had.
Angel sighed as she returned to reality remembering their past together. She and Renzo agreed to go to her parents place after school to ask Mikaru to make their outfits for them. Soon after they agreed their next class started and the day continued.
It's finally the end of the day and Angel and Renzo are walking to the Game Shop. It seemed weird they are doing there first as it was out of their way. Angel said she had to go and get her measurements from her room. They both made their way into the shop to get inside. To their surprise it was actually a busy day. Yugi was dealing with sales and stuff but he saw both Angel and Renzo and waved at them. They waved back.
They finally made their way into the back and got into the home part of the shop. Angel sighed in relieved that she was out of that packed place. She made her way to the stairs to go to her room when in front of her was Anzu.
"I need to talk to you, Angel."
"Sorry. I'm only here to get something. We can talk later, Anz." She continued to make her way to her room. But Anzu grabbed her wrist. Angel looked back at her and looked a little pissed. "Let go Anzu. I have to go."
"No we have to talk."
"No."
"Angel, now!"
"God! Fine! Renzo just go to my parents place, I think Mikaru knows my measurements anyway."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. Knowing Anzu this is going to take a while."
Renzo shrugged and made his way out back into the shop. Anzu took Angel over to the couch where Howard and Carter were playing in front of. They both sat down and Angel slowly slumped down on the couch as she knew her sister was going to talk her ear off.
"Angel you can't act like this anymore."
"Like what?"
"Well...this stage you're going through."
"Omg! Anzu, I'm not you! I never was! I can choose who I am!"
"What happened to the girl that wanted to be the best cheerleader ever?"
"She's dead. That's what happened."
"Angel..you haven't won anything in years."
"Doesn't mean I'm not the best at Domino High. I'm still the captain. No one dares to take my place."
"But you haven't been going to practice."
"You know what, Anz. Yeah. I haven't been going to practice. You know why?"
"Why?"
Angel stood up and looked away from Anzu "Because I'm done being one of them! I'm tired of the uniform! Tired of the boring sports game! Tired of having to be the one to win all the competitions! I have way more talent than to waste on cheerleading! Hell, I rather give my title to Seika even though she sucks. I rather go down for who I am than who I'm not."
"Angel but you're good at cheerleading! You've trained since you were 8."
"Yeah, well, I'm going a different path. Something you never could accomplish."
"That I could never accomplish?"
Angel looked back at Anzu who was still sitting down. "A star. That's what we are going to be. And it doesn't matter what you say Anz, I'm going to live it….I'm going to my room." Angel left and headed upstairs. The twins still shared a room so she had her own. She had to live with Anzu and her family since there wasn't a lot of room where her parents lived for all three younger siblings. Angel fell on her bed and layed there for a while. She heard a knock on the door. She asked who it was and she heard two high pitched voices. She sat up and said for them to come in. It was Howard and Carter. They opened the door and came in.
"Oh..Hi Howard and Carter….I…..Nope. I still can't tell you apart. God, I suck as an aunt don't I?"
The two of them lifted up a piece of paper to Angel. Angel raised an eyebrow but took it anyway. She opened it. It was a drawing they both drew of Angel playing the guitar. She stared at it a little shocked but then she laughed out loud. The twins looked at each other and then back at Angel. "Oh, you two are a riot!" She ruffles both of their hair. "Now you two go play in your room."
The two boys giggled as they accomplished their mission of making Angel smile. Angel looked at the picture again. She took out a folder which has drawings the twins gave her over the years. She put the new drawing in there and looked at her trophies she had on her shelf. She'll kinda miss the glory but she wanted to do this.
Renzo knocked on the door of Angel's parents apartment. The door open and he saw that Angel's brother Kouji opened the door.
"Oh, hey Kouji. Mikaru here?"
"Yeah. She's in her room."
"Cool." He comes inside and puts his bag and guitar case down. Kouji closes the door. He sees Renzo's guitar case and asks if he can play around with it. Renzo agrees but just as long as he doesn't break it again. Kouji started to takes it out of the case and then starts to play around with it. Renzo made his way to Mikaru's room and knocks on the door. He is allowed inside and comes in. Mikaru is in her chair at her desk working on some designs.
"Hey Mikaru, your sister sent me on a job for you to do."
"A job?"
"Angel wants you to make some outfits for our band. Something like a combination of punk and rock but we don't want to match colorwise or anything like that."
"Hmm I see...Well, I have Angel's measurements but who else do I need besides yours?"
"You wouldn't happen to have Nikoji's measurements would ya?"
"Nikoji Takiyama? Oh yes, I have his. I have made outfits for him before. Who else?"
"Crystal."
"Crystal Hale. I've made a dress for her before. I guess it leaves me with your measurements."
"Alright then. But what exactly do you have in mind for us?"
"Hmm…" Mikaru crossed her legs as she looked at her sketch pad in hands. "A combination of punk and rock. Though they are similar...How about you each wear a specific color? Or at least identified by one."
Renzo sat on her bed. "I see what you mean. Well mine should be blue and Angel's should be green."
"What about Nikoji and Crystal?"
"I was gonna say pink but I don't know which one."
"True they both have pink in their hair."
"Hmm….How about a light pink for Crystal?"
"That could work. Oh! And a fine light purple for Nikoji like lilac or a lighter lavender."
"That'll work."
Mikaru stood up "Okay, I just need to take your measurements and then I can start designing!"
"Let's get on with it then." Renzo stood up and smiled.
