-Break-

Outside of Nimbasa Academy

One day after Lyra and Silver's…event, school was starting. The five best friends met outside of their school to compare schedules.

"OMG!" Lyra cheered. "We all have the same lunch hour!"

"Yes! I have chemistry with Keith!" Kate punched the air. Iris looked at her oddly.

"How do you know Keith's schedule?" Iris asked. Kate smirked and put a finger to her lips.

"Trade secret. Anyway, I want to get inside before Ursala tries to kill me. Bye!" The girl skipped off.

"Oh Kate…" Zoey laughed and shook her head. Touko fiddled with her skirt.

"Could these be ANY shorter?" She whined. The school uniforms were a little too short for her comfort. The girls were wearing black blazers with the school initials (NA) on the breast pocket. Under the blazers were white ruffled blouses. The skirts were high up over the knees, and matched the black blazers. Naturally, the girls were allowed to pick out their ties and shoes. Touko had picked out ice blue vans and a white tie.

"Meh, at least we don't have to wear maid outfits like the last month's mission." Iris said. She had picked out a pair of grey flats and an indigo tie. Zoey groaned.

"I hated that mission." She had on pink heels and a pink polka dot tie. "I hear the bell. Let's go." Lyra linked arms with Zoey and Touko, who linked up with Iris. The girls marched into the school, with Lyra's blue pumps clicking at their every step (if you haven't guessed, her tie was blue).

"Alright!" The brunette laughed. "Let's do this!" They walked into the auditorium to see Barry waving madly at them. The boys' uniforms were (in Touko's opinion) better than the girls'. They wore the same black blazer, but it was over a white t-shirt. They also were wearing black pants. Like the girls, they could choose their tie colors and shoes. Barry had somehow managed to get his entire shirt dyed pink.

"GUYS! I SAVED YOU SEATS!" Barry shouted. He got strange looks from other students, but brushed them off. "YOU BETTER COME QUICK OTHERWISE THE MUFFIN MAN WILL EAT YOU!"

"Anyone want to sit somewhere else?" Iris asked. The other girls just laughed it off and walked towards their friend. "Fine. Be that way." Iris huffed and followed. They filed in to their seats, passing a grumpy Paul and a hyper Barry on their way.

"You're blocking my view." A voice snapped from behind Iris. "Your hair is ridiculously large." Iris turned around, fuming.

"Shut up you little-oh wait. It's you." She growled. Touko turned to see whom Iris was talking to.

"Hi N!" The girl said brightly.

"Touko, how wonderful it is to see you again." N smiled. He nudged Trip in the side. "Say hello." He whispered harshly.

"I'll say hello when she moves." Trip crossed his arms. Iris clenched her fists.

"You know what? No! I'm staying here!" She said, also crossing her arms. Lyra and Zoey had also turned around, Zoey starting a polite conversation with Kenny and Lyra going into a grudge match with Silver.

"You again." Silver growled.

"You got a problem with me?" Lyra asked, on the verge of snapping. Silver glared at her.

"Of course I do. You ruined my battle yesterday." The redhead said.

"I ruined your battle?" Lyra growled. "I didn't ruin anything! You ruined my day!" She said, jabbing her finger at Silver.

"I'm sorry, how did I ruin your day?" Silver asked. "Oh wait, I know. I kissed you. You're just mad because you enjoyed it."

"Enjoyed it?" Lyra sputtered. "That's disgusting! I would rather choke on my own spit than kiss you again!"

"Good, because I'd rather watch a Gossip Girl marathon than kiss you again!" Silver retaliated.

"I love Gossip Girl!" Dawn jumped in. She and Solidad slid into the seats on the end of the row.

"That show is stupid." Paul muttered. Dawn glared at him. "If looks could kill, I'd be dead by now. Correct?" The purple-haired boy chuckled.

"Gossip Girl is an amazing show!" Dawn said. Lyra shrugged.

"I don't know; I'm more of a Full Metal Alchemist fan." The brunette said.

"Now that," Zoey added, "is a good show." Her friends all nodded. Kenny's eyes lit up.

"You're kidding! I love that show!" He exclaimed. "Alphonse Elric is the coolest."

"The evolution of the characters is astounding." N noted. "You learn a lot from that show."

"Don't even get me started on the animation!" Touko added. "It's pure genius."

"I never really got that show." Trip muttered. Everyone stared at him.

"You're kidding!" Kenny said, astounded. "Even Silver likes Full Metal Alchemist!" Iris pulled out her phone, tapping the keys furiously. A ding was heard, and everyone immediately checked his or her phone.

"FMA party." Solidad read out loud. "This Saturday at 5 p.m, dorm G9. Bring snacks." She shut her phone. "Sounds good."

"Yeah. We need to introduce Trip TO THE CULT." Barry whispered. "First off, we need the milk-" A high-pitched squeal interrupted him.

"May I have your attention?" A tall woman spoke. She stood on the stage, behind a large podium. The initials NA were carved into the podium. "My name is Karen, principal here at Nimbasa Academy. I'd like to welcome you all to another year at Nimbasa!" Students cheered. Karen waited for the noise to die down, and spoke again. "As usual, I have to ask that you all comply with the school rules and guidelines. Failure to do so will result in suspension, and three suspensions will cause expulsion."

"Five bucks says Kate gets suspended within the first week." Lyra whispered to Touko.

"This year, we will be trying something different. Instead of our annual Battle Tournament, we'll be having a dance. This will be the Opening Gala, taking place in mid-October." Karen continued. "I know some of you trainers will be disappointed, so we will also start our Battle club. Anyone interested in joining can talk to coach Lance later. Lastly, classes will start slightly later than usual today, so you can all make it to your rooms in time. Have a good year students!" The woman walked off the stage. Students began filing out of the auditorium. The girls and their male companions stayed in the back of the group, comparing schedules. As it turned out, they all had lunch together. The trainers of the group all had Battle Tech together, and the co-ordinators has Appeal Studies. Lyra and Silver both had Dance (which was odd because neither chose it as a class), N and Touko had Home Ec, and Iris and Trip had Health together. Zoey and Kenny had History of Battle together, Paul and Dawn had Music History, and Solidad and Barry (surprisingly) had Economics.

"Good luck in class guys." Zoey nodded to her friends. Slowly the group trickled off until the auditorium was completely empty.

-break-

"That's interesting." A woman noted. She watched from a balcony in the auditorium.

"What's interesting?" A man asked.

"I've spotted the little brats who broke into our base." The woman mused. "Along with Silver." The man cracked his knuckles.

"Don't you have him in a class?" He asked, smirking. The woman checked a class-list.

"So I do. Soul's in that class too. This should be fun."

-break-

The basic classes kids at NA have are: History, Science, Math, English, Battle Tech/Appeal Studies, an Elective, and Lunch. Each shipping has a certain Elective.

Next update will probably be in a couple weeks. I have graduation this week. Up until the begining of July, I will update every two weeks. Then it will be every week until Agust 12, which is when I start HS. We'll see what happens from there.

Read, review, and have a nice day.