Infi woke up to the sound of a very irritating alarm clock attempting to destroy his poor ears with shrill, shrieking noises, so high-pitched that Knight's girly screams sounded like a tuba in comparison.
He hated mornings.
Rolling over in his bed, Infi reached over to press the snooze button, glancing at the time blearily.
6:30 AM.
He groaned, rolling over to look at Raven, who was sleepily pulling himself out of bed and rubbing the lethargy out of his eyes, his red and black hair sticking up in all directions.
Yawning, Raven trudged over to Infi's bed, poking the male who was still attempting to sleep. "Wake up."
Infi turned over, letting out a yawn of his own. "No."
Raven rolled his eyes. "Wake up, we have class in an hour."
Infi scowled - even though Raven couldn't see it, because he was facing the other way. "Let me sleep for a bit more," he whined, Raven letting out an indignant huff in response.
"Listen up, kid. Breakfast starts at 6:40 and finishes at 7:00. If you don't get your food now, you don't get any until lunch."
Infi groaned, curling up into an even tighter ball. "I don't care..."
A wicked grin crossed Raven's face. "I'll just get you out by force, then."
Faster than what seemed possible for Infi's sleep-addled brain, Raven's arms shot out, hands latching onto the blanket. With a sharp tug, the blanket went shot out from underneath Infi. Said male, being fairly light, went flying off of the bed and landed on the ground with a dull thud. Smirking, Raven dropped the stolen blanket and began to pull on his uniform.
"Awake now?"
Infi scowled, rubbing his head. "I hate you."
Needless to say, Infi would be a grumpy bear for the rest of the day.
Knight had been unable to sleep until very early in the morning. His roommate, Richian, had chatted with one of his friends over the phone until midnight, and after that had to primp himself so he would have 'glowing, dewy skin that will make every sane girl jealous' in the morning (technically that day).
Knight shuddered.
How did he get stuck with him, again?
Even now, he was trying to put on his uniform as quickly and quietly as possible to avoiding waking Richian from his 'beauty sleep' and get swamped by him and his accessories.
As he fumbled with his tie, Richian began to stir. Knight froze. "Unholy dark El," he whispered.
Richian sat up, yawning into his hand, before pulling up his sleep mask and blinking. "Ah, Knight. Awake already? You sill early bird!"
Knight began to sweat silently. "Eh he he he..." Cue awkward laugh. "I didn't want to wake you up, so..."
Richian squealed. "Aww! You're too cute! How sweet of you, sugarplum!"
Knight forced a shaky smile. "P-Please don't call me that..."
Richian tilted his head, eyelashes fluttering (Knight was now scarred for life). "Why?" Knight forced another smile, this one more strained than before.
"I-It's just a bit weird..."
Richian nodded, before flinging off his blankets, exposing his pale purple boxers and white sleep shirt to the world, stretching luxuriously like a cat.
Adjusting his tie one more time, Knight quickly piled his things into his book bag.
Pencil case? Check.
Handkerchief? Check.
Binders? Check.
White ring with a golden rectangle? Che - Wait, what?
Knight did a double-take, whirling around to face Richian while brandishing the ring. "Please keep your things out of my bag, Richian."
The purple-haired male pouted, tousling his hair. "Aww... But it would've looked so good on you!"
Sighing, Knight tossed the ring to a random corner of the room - ignoring Richian's protests the entire time - picked up his bag, and left the dorm.
He had a feeling he wouldn't be there a lot.
Rune was already downstairs eating breakfast - a good, probably very healthy meal of whole-grain break, an apple, and ham. He gazed around the dining area, tables lined up in rows, six black chairs at each table, cream-colored walls filled with windows.
Snickering, Rune glanced at Chung, who was seated across from him. "What?" Chung asked, looking up from his food, a curious gleam in his eyes. Rune took a disinterested bite from his apple.
"Nothing. I just remembered your bed head."
Chung flushed, turning the color of Rune's hair. "Well, sorry for having a lot of hair!"
Rune grinned, effectively hiding a snicker as he recalled Chung's messy morning hair, his 'ears' sticking straight up, long, blond hair so tangled one could've sworn there was a bird's nest in there.
Rune's eyes wandered around the cafeteria again. "There aren't a lot of people here," he said finally, putting his apple down.
Chung nodded sagely, taking a sip from his glass of orange juice. "Hamel Academy is pretty expensive. Plus, only very talented students can get in."
At that Rune perked up. "Talented in what?"
Chuckling, Chung tucked a stray strand of blond hair behind his ear, the russet-colored tip gleaming red in the morning light. His voice was somewhat quiet as he spoke, as if he were divulging a major secret. "Talented in academics, talented in battle, talented in magic. You know, the basics.
"Most of the people here are talented in battle or magic though, what with the huge surge in crime last year and the recent increase in demons."
Rune nodded, absently drawing patterns on the ash gray wood of the table. "I can see why."
After a few minutes of awkward silence, Rune decided to speak, tone clearly teasing. "So, why'd they let you in?"
Chung huffed, mocking hurt. "What, do you think so little of me?"
Rune snorted, punching Chung's arm lightly. "Maybe. No really, why?"
Here Chung leaned back, crossing his hands behind his head as the very image of casualness. "I come from a long line of Seikers, Guardians of Hamel. What do you think I'm here for, dance?"
Rune chuckled. "You never know. Maybe they let you come here because you can fool anyone into thinking you're a girl?"
The blond snorted quietly, whacking Rune's arm playfully. "Just shut up, Rune." Said redhead chuckled quietly.
Best of friends, they were. Really.
A sudden burst of loud, rowdy laughter made Rune turn his head towards a table that was crowded with people, a lone figure sprawled across the floor. Lo and behold, that someone was Knight.
Rune visibly face palmed.
One moment Knight was happily walking along, minding his own business, and the next thing he knew he was on the floor with a large group of boys laughing their heads off at him.
Just great.
Standing up and dusting himself off, Knight turned and fixed a glare on the culprit. "Infi, will you stop that? I'd rather not end up on the floor every morning." Infi smirked from his spot, leering at him.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Knight. Could a little pansy like you not handle being tripped? You couldn't even catch yourself. Pathetic."
Knight snorted, refusing to back down this time. "Please. I'd like to see you try to catch yourself when you're still groggy with sleep. How did you even get up this morning? Normally Sis has to dump a bucket of ice water on you."
Infi scowled at him. "You brat."
Knight huffed indignantly. "I'm older that you," he retorted almost childishly, unable to catch his tone in time.
Infi was about to say something - most likely scathing - in response when arms were draped around both him and Knight. "Now, now; settle down you two. It's way too early in the morning for this."
Knight sighed. "Rune, please remove your arm. You're dragging me down."
Rune grinned. "I'm the taller one, though."
"Not the point."
Infi snorted, shoving Rune's arm violently, growling when it was almost immediately put back. "Sorry for not being a morning person, Mr. Sunshine."
From behind them, a voice called out. "Rune? What are you doing?"
Turing around with Knight and Infi in tow, Rune flashed a grin at Chung. "Am I not allowed to chat with my brothers?"
A look of confusion flashed across Chung's face. "What?"
Rune grinned, mischief dancing through his eyes. "Did I not tell you? These are my brothers."
Chung studied Knight carefully, glancing at Infi with mild bewilderment. "So, you three are..." He trailed off, motioning to the three of them instead.
Knight nodded. "Triplets."
Chung smiled weakly, feeling his knees shake slightly. Oh El, there are three of them. Why me. "I-I see. You three seem to get along well?"
Infi glared at him, finally registering just what he was looking at. "What the hell? Who let a girl into the boy's dorm?"
Rune smacked him on the head as Chung pressed his lips into a thin line. "I'll have you know that I'm a boy. My name is Chung."
Infi just huffed. "Whatever, She-Man. Rune, get your damn arm off of me before I kill you."
Rune promptly retreated, hands up in the air. "Chill out, Infi! It's not like I'm going to murder you." Infi's response was a roll of his eyes.
Raven, deciding that now would be the best time to re-appear after having disappeared, walked up to Infi, tossing his bag at him.
"You left this in the dorm."
Infi's eyes widened comically as he caught the bag effortlessly. "Shit, did I? You're a lifesaver, Raven!"
Knight grinned, mildly shocked and overwhelmingly glad that Infi was finally starting to be serious about school.
"My MP3 player's in here!"
Or not.
Class 1A was filled with whispers of excitement, a dull roar of chatter overtaking the typical classroom as their teacher, Ms. Helen, attempted to calm them down.
The reason for the excitement? That would be the Sieghart triplets standing at the front of the classroom.
"Settle down now, class. Please! We'll never meet them if you don't quiet down!"
No one listened, continuing on with their own conversations, discussing the triplets and their possible talents and first impressions. Helen sighed, before stomping loudly, a frighteningly loud boom rippling across the room, effectively shutting every single person up.
"Do I have your attention now?" The class nodded in unison. "Good. So, as you can see, we have three new transfer students in our class. Their names are Knight, Rune, and Infi Sieghart. Please introduce yourselves," she said with a kind smile.
Knight nodded, fidgeting slightly and smiling gently. "Hello, I'm Knight. It's nice to meet you all. I hope we get along." Bowing slightly, it was easy to see that Knight was uncomfortable under the stares of the classroom.
Rune, in turn, flashed everyone a sunny smile. "Hi there! I'm Rune. It's nice to meet you guys!"
Infi simply glared, eliciting a nervous glance from Knight. The younger scoffed in response. "The name's Infi."
Helen nodded before assigning them their seats quickly. Knight had a seat in the second row, close to the door, while Rune was in the very back. Infi, much to his delight, was seated by a window. It looks like he didn't have to find ways to distract himself now.
Sometime during the next period - English, was it? Infi couldn't care less - a girl with purple hair down in low pigtails, amethyst eyes gleaming, poked him.
Turning his head, Infi glanced at her, before sighing and looking away. She was kind of cute.
No. Stop. She's not. Not cute at all. Nope.
While Infi was arguing with himself mentally, the girl fixed him with a cold glare before speaking. His music was on at top volume, so Infi couldn't hear a word. Looking at the twin-tailed girl, a smirk of amusement crossed his face as he attempted to listen to what she was saying.
"Blef blef blef blef blef, blef blef blef blef. Blef blef blef blef blef, blef blef. Blef blef blef blef blef? Blef. Blef blef blef blef. Blef! Blef blef!"
Casually taking out one earbud, Infi managed to catch the tail end of her little rant.
"-are you even listening to me?!"
Infi's smirk widened. "You done?"
The girl's face turned red with a mix of anger and embarrassment. "You... Class is over, and we need to switch classrooms. Do you even care?" Infi shook his head.
"Nope," he said, popping the 'p' sound. "Look, Grapehead -"
She cut him off, eyes flashing. "It's Aisha, you moron."
Infi shrugged. "Whatever. I don't care about you or this class, so don't bother me. Okay?"
Aisha snorted. "I can't. I might not be the class rep, but I at least respect Ms. Helen and the other teachers, unlike you."
Infi shrugged again, standing up. His chair screeched against the classroom floor, making Aisha wince. Smirking, Infi casually brushed her off.
"Whatever you say, Grapehead. By the way, where's the gym?"
Aisha rolled her eyes. "I'm surprised you're not skipping."
Smirk widening, Infi walked past her and left the classroom. "It's the only subject I like."
Knight simply did not like gym. It was too much running and doing useless sports like soccer and volleyball. He would admit that they were fun to play, but would they help you if you were attacked by Glitter demons?
Absolutely note.
That's why he preferred Hamel Academy's gym program over some regular school's, because instead of your typical badminton and track, here they taught you self-defense as your gym class. Swordplay, archery, all the works. Much better than basketball, you would have to agree.
One thing Knight did not like about this gym program, however, was the gym teacher.
Banthus, the gym teacher, was a big, bulky man who looked like he had taken steroids or too many strength enhancers, his sandy brown hair constantly in his face - most likely an attempt to cover up a long, ugly scar on one side of his face. I didn't work.
Although Banthus was generally a good man he was, for lack of a better term, a pervert. He would 'correct' any girl's grip or stance so he could put his hands on them, and frankly, was more than a little creepy when he stood outside of the girl's change room.
The ringing sound of a slap brought Knight out of his thoughts, turning his attention back to the class.
A petite girl with long, silver hair and golden eyes glared at Banthus, irritation written all over her pale features. Banthus rubbed the cheek that she slapped, the skin turning red. "Miss Eve, what was that for? I'm just trying to help you."
The silver haired girl, Eve, snorted petulantly. "Help me? Please. Do not lay a hand on me again."
Banthus scowled. "Miss Eve, I am going to have to help you eventually."
Eve flipped her hair. "Touch me again and you die."
A smirk was his response as he raised a sandy eyebrow. "Oh? What can you do to me, little girl?"
With a scowl, Eve dashed forward at an inhumane speed, directing two drones - one white, one black - with a graceful wave of her hands. They slammed into the chest of the bulky gym teacher, sending him flying.
An orb of cracking blue electricity materialized in the palm of her hands, and, sliding along the ground, Eve fired it upwards into Banthus. The orb exploded, releasing electricity all over the place in a display of flashing lights and crackling electrons, all of which shocked Banthus with at least a thousand volts of electricity.
Rolling to the side, Eve neatly avoided Banthus, who came crashing down to the ground, slightly charred and smoking, eyes wide with astonishment.
"That," she said smugly, flipping her hair once more before walking away.
No doubt about it, Knight hated gym. Without fail, he had managed to get hit by the display of arcing electricity and had to be carried to the infirmary.
Rune and Infi laughed at him the entire way.
Oh. My. El.
[A/N:] EDITED 2016/02/10
Second chapter edit within 24 hours! Woo! (Even if I got less than 6 hours of sleep because I was slaving over other work -.-) A basic overview of the original A/N:
I'm so excited I could scream! Thank you so much for all of the reviews, follows, and favorites for this little plot bunny of mine!
Classes and ages are as follows:
Aisha - 16, Elemental Master
Eve - 16, Code Nemesis
Moving on, onto REVIEWER REPLIES! (Original responses have been transcribed)
Asian - Enter playboy RS :P Lol, my first impression of Richian was that he was gay, not because he runs an accessories shop, but because of his mannerisms and appearance. XD You won't be able to stop Infi by yelling at him! Here's more~
Tsu-Chan - I think of RS as more of a sunny, cheery guy who likes women but respects them, but... A playboy works better for this story XD YES! LET'S GO WALK IN SLO-MO AWAY FROM EXPLOSIONS! My worst enemy... *hides with the fly swatter*
RevolutionizedWorld - Hey, I've heard of you! I'll make sure that IS does that :) Thank you~
Helringo - I'm glad you found this interesting :3
G123u - I've hear of you! I'm glad you find it amusing, that was the goal :P I know that the 'IP's a girl' joke is old, but I had to XD Thank you~
KoraDora - Thank you! Your compliments made my dat!
supergirl156 - Aisha's an EM, but not class pres. I'm glad you liked it!
Desuchi - Oh. My. El. DID I SERIOUSLY GET A REVIEW FROM DESUCHI?! Kyaa! I'm so excited! Okay, I've calmed down (ish). I'm so extremely happy that you liked this! No more begging, here's the next chapter. Enjoy~
Arisa2342 - He'll only be a player for the first few chapters. I'm glad you liked it!
Yami - NOOO! DON'T DIE! *uses resurrection stone* Lol, I might as well have just put: 'Rune sighed, before winking at Konjiki No Yami who was walking by, causing her to lose her ovaries and die.' XD
Orithia - XD I think I started a trend... Aw, thank you~ Lol, I think Infi will be getting into a lot more trouble... *whispers* Hide your cookies, he might steal them...
anoynomys (Guest) - Why not? Also, you spelled 'anonymous' incorrectly... (Sorry, I'm a spelling freak, I hate misspelled words)
nmhhc (Guest) - Paragraphs would be non-existent if I did that, but I'll keep that in mind.
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Ruby - The best thing since ice cream? Whoa! I just killed you with laughter? XD At least you died in a pleasant way! Let's hope this chapter is just as good :3
Done for now! Once again, thanks for all the reviews! So! Don't forget to R&R, follow and favorite if you want, and see you all next chapter!
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