The Three Way

Chapter Two

By KellyQ

The second day at school went by smoothly. Tori, Bronk, Astral, and Yuma made their way to the cafeteria. Once in the room, the line was long, and people milled about. III, IV, and V were nowhere to be seen, so that left a little less tension in the air. Yuma was the first to notice a student sitting all by himself at one of the tables. He had purple hair that went to his shoulders, and it curled out like a hook. It reminded Yuma of a squid. He had sharp blue eyes, and flawless pale skin. He wore a black tank top, an unbuttoned purple blouse that hung around him like a trench coat. He went by the name of Ryoga.

"Tori, who is that sitting by himself over there?" Yuma asked, getting his friends attention. He was pointing to Ryoga.

"Oh, him? That is Shark –" Tori started to share.

"That's an odd name!" Yuma interrupted.

"That's his nickname," Bronk spoke up, "his real name is …" he paused when Yuma started to make his way over to where Ryoga was sitting. "Oh boy …" Bronk groaned, rubbing his temples.

Yuma smiled as he glanced at Ryoga. "Hi, there! Can I sit with you?"

Ryoga shifted and looked to his right to see Yuma standing there with his two other friends. Ryoga blinked a few times at the new people standing there.

Without hesitation, Yuma sat down. "Hi there, I'm Yuma. This is my cousin Astral, and my friends, Tori and Bronk! You're Shark, right?" Ryoga shifted in his seat and got up. Yuma frowned and watched him walk away. "Hey!"

Bronk shook his head. "You should be careful. He's not friendly."

Yuma smiled, "I think he's cute."

Astral raised a brow, "I had no idea you were gay."

Yuma flushed a little, "shut up, Astral …" he mumbled.

After lunch, the three went to their separate classes. Astral and Yuma went to science class, while Tori and Bronk went to art class. Yuma grumbled about being class as he and his cousin sat down. Other students started to come in a few minutes later. Astral watched one student with bright yellow hair that styled like a strawberry. He had peach colored skin and navy blue eyes that held confidence. He went by the name of Kaito. Yuma noticed him too.

Kaito opened the first book, and started to read through it. Astral watched with interest. He couldn't see what the text was but the picture was a cell.

"Un … excuse me, but I couldn't help but notice the picture is a cell in your body. What cell is it?"

"The Mitochondria," Kaito answered, turning the page.

Yuma flinched in confusion. "The what?"

Astra's eyes widened. He just then remembered that he and Yuma had to read a chapter regarding that subject.

"It's a cell that gives you energy," Kaito answered, turning another page, after reading it.

The teacher came in right then. She was a plump middle-aged woman; she wore a red blouse and a matching skirt. Her rich brown hair was in a bun, and she had on light makeup.

"All right class, we are going to work in pairs and discuss what was read about The Mitochondria." Some of the students groaned. "I'm going to have Kaito work with Yuma and Astral …"

Kaito grumbled and tuned the teacher out. Yum and Astral did too, as they both sat across from Kaito.

"Can you give us the reader's digest version of what you've learned?" Astral asked, getting straight to the point. "Yuma and I forgot to do the homework."

"Like I said, it's a cell that gives you energy. If the mitochondria malfunctions, you end up having all of these health problems," Kaito explained.

"What type of health problems?" Astral asked, confused.

Kaito had a dissent look in his eyes, "you lose the energy to speak. You can't walk, and you end up having tremors."

The teacher cleared her throat getting everyone's attention. "Alright, return to your sets. Everyone got up and went back to their desks. The teacher glanced around the room. "Kaito …" he glanced at the teacher. "Can you come up and give your personal experience about living with The Mitochondrial disease."

Kaito narrowed his eyes and got up. He walked to the front of the class, turned around and glanced around the room. Kaito took a deep breath, ready to tell his story.

To Be Continued …