Here's the 4th chapter! Classes start in this one. A special thank you to Awesome Rapidash and Mo12341234 for reviewing my last chapter.

WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS ONE BAD WORD, BUT IT IS FILLED WITH STARS.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, only my OCs.

Chapter 4

Let the Fight Begin

The next morning Akira could slightly hear trumpet sounds from outside of her room. She slowly opened her eyes to find Natalie swimming around.

"Hey Akira, you're a long sleeper," Natalie laughed.

"What time is it?" she asked sleepily. Akira struggled to get up and stretched her arms out. She gave a big loud yawn.

"7:50," replied Natalie, glancing at the clock on her desk. Akira shot her eyes open.

"We have to get to the dining hall for breakfast in ten minutes!" exclaimed Akira. She quickly got up and started to brush her hair. There was a knock on her door. Hanna and Victoria swam in.

"Ready?" asked Victoria.

"I am, she isn't," replied Natalie. Akira quickly, but painfully, got all of the knots out of her light blond hair. "Ready!" She picked up her clam bag with all of her integral needs for the day. The four mermaids went out their dorm and headed towards the dining hall.

"I heard the food is really good," notified Victoria.

"Yeah, and they really treat you like kings!" agreed Natalie. The group noticed other mermaids also heading towards the dining hall.

They opened the door to find it bustling with mingling mermaids. Akira, Hanna, Victoria, and Natalie noticed an empty table. Natalie and Akira sat at one end across from Hanna and Victoria. Unlike yesterday, there were only cups and utensils. There was also a pale blue cloth napkin in front of them. They all spread it across their laps. A mermaid with a periwinkle {1} colored tail and dark blue curly hair in a bun swam over carrying four plates with food. Another one with a teal colored tail and emerald hair came to their table with a pitcher of ice water. The mermaid with the periwinkle tail set the plates of food in front of them. The mermaid with emerald hair started to pour the water into the cups.

"Enjoy your meal," they both chanted. "If you need anything princesses, just ring the bell." They pointed to a small silver bell next to Akira.

"Thank you," they all thanked. Natalie noticed Sakura, Jasmine, and Franchesca swim in. They sat at the table behind them. Sakura smirked and Victoria just rolled her eyes. Suddenly, two mermaids, a little younger than them, one with a scarlet tail and curly dark red tied into a long ponytail, and the other with a indigo tail and black hair in two braids swam over. {2}

"Hi!" the one with black hair greeted. "I'm Katatsu Michiko, the indigo pearl princess and this is my friend Annika Mikhail, the scarlet pearl princess. Mind if we join you?"

"Of course not," Akira smiled. "Please sit." The two mermaids sat next to Akira.

"Hey, aren't you Akira, the white pearl princess?" Annika asked.

"Y-yeah, how did you know?" she replied.

"Your tail, and that you're the most known mermaid out of all of us!" exclaimed Katatsu.

"I am?" asked Akira.

"Of course!" Katatsu practically shouted. "You're the one who saved the oceans from the Pathalassa Clan! We've heard your story millions of times and love the adventure!" Annika made a face to quiet down.

"Thanks," Akira quietly said.

"Your names, Katatsu, do you happen to be Japanese and Annika, do you happen to be Russian?" asked Natalie. Akira was glad she changed the subject.

"That's right," Annika replied. "Katatsu is from the Sea of Japan and I'm from Sea of Okhotsk." {3}

"Wow, that's really far away," noticed Victoria.

"Well, we have our ways," smiled Katatsu. "And feel free to call me Kat, that's what all my friends call me." Akira smiled. She just made two more friends. {4}

Everyone finished their breakfast at 8:30, waiting in anticipation to go to home room. Madame Amaya entered the dining hall. The mermaids quieted.

"You are now allowed to go to home room, but I expect everyone to be on their most princess-like behavior," Madame Amaya told them. The mermaids charged out of the dining hall, not caring a bit about what Madame Amaya just said.

"Not very princess-like, I would say," giggled Annika. They poured out into the dorm square and headed to the large building with the clock.

Everyone crowded into the home room. A woman in her late 40s with sparkling gray hair and sleek black glasses was at the front.

"That must be Madame Tsukiko," Akira whispered to Katatsu. The six sat next to each other in a row in cushioned clam seats. Sakura, Franchesca, and Jasmine sat in front of them.

"Princesses, take your places please," called Madame Tsukiko. Everyone sat down, but continued talking. "Quiet down please!" The mermaids started to hush. Madame Tsukiko cleared her throat.

"It is nice to meet all of you, I am Madame Tsukiko, your home room teacher. In a few minutes I will be giving out class schedules, but first, I will have a role call. We will start each morning with this." She picked up a clip board. {5}

"Lucinda Altuin?"

"Here!" Akira saw a older mermaid with dark purple hair raise her hand.

"Natalie Barbados?"

"Here!" Natalie replied.

"Victoria Barbados?"

"Here as well!" Mermaids looked at them and immediately they knew they were sisters.

"Franchesca Collins?"

"I'm here!" Victoria rolled her eyes as the mermaid raised her hands and waved as if she were in a beauty pageant.

"Sabrina DeMonte?"

"Here." A soft voice came from a younger mermaid with a light purple tail.

"I'm guessing she's the lilac pearl," whispered Hanna.

"Hanna Fortuni?"

"Here!" Hanna quickly replied. Some mermaids started whispering when they heard her name.

Madame Tsukiko went down the list, naming some other mermaids that Akira had never known. She reached her name.

"Akira Marellas?"

"Here!" All eyes were now on her.

"Akira Marellas?" one of the mermaids shouted out. "She's the one who saved us all!" All of the mermaids, except for Katatsu, Natalie, Annika, Victoria, Franchesca, Sakura, and Jasmine, surrounded Akira. Some of them held seaweed paper with coral pencils.

"Can I have your autograph?" a small mermaid asked.

"No I want her autograph first!" another one spat. Akira sweatdropped.

"It's no big deal I'm just a regul..."

"It is a big deal!" the little mermaid exclaimed. "If it weren't for you and your friends, we would've all been captured by Andreas!" There were many more agreements to this topic. There was suddenly a loud bang. Madame Tsukiko slammed her clipboard on her desk.

"Girls, girls, settle down!" she shouted.

"Yes, I agree with Madame Tuskiko," Sakura agreed. She smirked. "She's just a mermaid." The mermaids returned back to their seats. Akria nervously sat through the rest of role call.

"Now I will hand out your class schedules," Madame Tsukiko told them. "Look them over carefully." She took a large pile of papers from her desk and started handing them out. When Akira got hers, she took time to read over the whole thing.

Class Schedule of Akira Elizabeth Marellas

Period 1: Ruling 101

Room 101

Period 2: Etiquette Class

Room 107

Period 3: Responsibility Class

Room 100

Period 4: Cooking Class

Room 102

Period 5: Lunch

Dining Hall

Period 6: Defense Skills

Room 106

Period 7: Mermaid History

Room 104

Period 8: Painting Class

Room 109

Period 9: Handwriting and Lettering

Room 108

Period 10: Sewing Class

Room 103

"Great," Akira thought. "I'll be throwing up during defense class."

"Guys, what do you have first period?" asked Victoria. "I have Sowing."

"Etiquette," replied Natalie.

"Ruling," answered Akira.

"Defense," Katasu replied.

"Painting," Annika answered.

"Ruling!" called Hanna.

"Second period?" she asked. "I have History." {6}

"Ruling."

"Etiquette."

"Same as Victoria!"

"Sewing."

"Sewing!"

"Third? I have Handwriting and Lettering."

"Responsibility."

"Ditto!"

"Same as Victoria!

"History."

"Ruling."

They went over their whole schedule and most of them were in the same classes in the same periods. Suddenly, a bell rang.

"That's the end of home room, you may now go to classes," smiled Madame Tsukiko. The mermaids rushed out of the room. Madame Tsukiko laid back in her chair and took off her glasses.

"Those princesses are like wild animals!"

Natalie, Akira, Victoria, Hanna, Katatsu, and Annika headed for their first period class. Akira was about to head into room 101, when she was stopped by Sakura, Franchesca, and Jasmine.

"What do you want?" challenged Akira.

"Nothing, we're just bothered about something," Sakura replied in her best 'pretend to liker her' voice. "You're getting popular."

"Is that a problem?" asked Akira, being as innocent as possible. Sakura frowned.

"Of course it is!" she screamed. "Everyone knows I'm the most popular mermaid!" Jasmine and Franchesca cleared their throats. Sakura put her hands on her hip and rolled her eyes. "Fine, everyone knows that WE are the most popular mermaids. And you're taking our spotlight!"

"Well sorry to disappoint you, but I don't want to be a mean, popular snob," Akira smirked. Jasmine and Franchesca choursed in a loud "Oooooooo!!!!!"

"Did she just diss you?" asked Jasmine.

"She did not just go there!" Franchesca gasped. Sakura's jaw dropped. She quickly closed it and flipped her hair.

"Look b***h," she sternly said. Akira's eyes widened.

"Excuse me????!!!" exclaimed Akira.

"Yeah, I called you that!" Sakura spat. "Don't mess around with me, or you'll get something that makes you wish you had never been born!" Akira crossed her arms.

"I'm not afraid! And if you do such a thing, we'll see how Madame Amaya feels about that, okay? Just leave me and my friends alone!" She pushed through them and entered the classroom. Excatly when she took her seat, the bell rang. A mermaid with bright blond hair and a pink tail entered.

"Hello everyone!" she greeted. "I am Ms. Nanami, your teacher and the pink pearl princess. I'll first have a role call." There were a chorus of moans. {7} Lucia smiled. "Don't worry, it won't be as long, since there aren't 50 students in class right now!" As she read down the list, Akira noticed a seat empty.

"Sakura Vinvaldi?" There was no answer. "Is Sakura Vinvaldi here?"

"Yes, sorry I'm late Ms. Nanami!" The door swung open. "Sorry I'm late!" Sakura bowed in front of her. In her most innocent voice she said, "I'll never be late again, I promise!"

"That's okay, Sakura, I will allow mermaids to be late on the first few days, but no acceptions during the later weeks," Lucia told her. Sakura nodded and took the empty seat in front of Akira. She turned around and gave her the evil eye.

"In the next three weeks, you will learn how to be the best princess, and later queen of your kingdom," Lucia explained. "There are rules in this class. They are posted on the board over there." She pointed to a bulletin board that had a list attached to it.

Rules of Class

1) No talking when the teacher is

2) You must have all required materials

3) Always do your homework

4) Be respectful of your peers

5) Remember, you are mermaid princesses. Be proud!

"Please copy the list down in your three subject notebook," Lucia told them. " And always use that heading." She pointed to a sign above her desk."And in this class, you can write in either pen or pencil."

Name_______________________________________________________________________________ Date

Ms. Nanami___________________________________________________________________________ Ruling 101 {8}

Akira looked at the heading and took out her dark blue notebook and turned to the first page. Then, she took out a seaweed pen; she started writing her name and noticed the ink was pure black.

"Octopus ink," she thought. After finishing writing the rules down, she smiled at her penmanship. Lucia swam around, gazing at the mermaid's writing. She noticed Akira's handwriting.

"Wonderful handwriting, Akira," Lucia smiled.

"Thank you Ms. Nanami," Akira thanked. As she left, Akira could slightly hear the quiet growl of a jealous mermaid.

{1} Periwinkle is like a very light blue with a little purple, for people who don't know.

{2} Check the characters page, I added two more

{3} This is near the north of Russia

{4} I won't go into detail about what they ate, since I have no idea what kind of seafood is for breakfast.

{5} I know some of the next few characters aren't in the characters list, but they aren't major.

{6} For the next few people who are talking, it's in the same order as above.

{7} When not in dialogue, I'll refer to the original mermaids by their first names.

{8} The lines are just used for spacing it out, since it won't let me do it with spaces

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