A/N: OKay so sorry this took so long but to make up for it i am posting two stories.
Secondly here's the deal i have one more chapter of this story left before i start posting for Feliciano's story That way you only get the story from both perspectives and you don't know what happens to one of them before the other.
So Yeah new character introduced the last character that i should be introducing Well unless you haven't read Feliciano's story then you might meet some new characters but that's it. But Because ninowrimo is coming up i might not be posting very often not like i do anyway. But just thought you would like to know.
"Romano! School!" I hear Meredith's voice call out. I groan and roll over trying to go back to sleep. "Romano if you don't get out of that bed right now I'm going to have Carson come up there and wake you up." She called out I sat straight up in my bed. The room spinning for a bit before it finally came into focus.
"I'm up!" I scream, lazily standing up stretching my hands over my head and walking over to my walk in closet I searched around pulling out my uniform along with one of my many fedora's. Sleepily pulling on my clothes I looked in the mirror combing my hair down and pulling the hat on grumbling at the one piece of hair that just won't stay down. Grabbing my backpack I walked down the grand staircase and to the informal dining room.
"The normal Romano?" Maria asks walking by; I nod as I quickly do the few problems I had forgotten to do this weekend. But just as I finished with them Meredith walked in with what looked like some sort of magazine.
"What are you looking at?" I asked her she looked over the magazine.
"It's a booklet of all the activities in the district. Want to take a look?" She said handing me the booklet I flipped through it not finding any of the Lego classes or football camps interesting. I was just about to flip a page when I saw it, Archery class. I read the little intro getting intrigued by the concept. Turning the booklet around to her I pointed at the class.
I watched her as she read the small passage and then nodded smiling.
"The meeting's tonight but it says that it's okay to bring money to the meeting. You'll have to go to the gymnasium after school. That all right with you?" she said taking the booklet out of my hand, I nodded.
"Okay then-" She pulled a booklet out of her pocket along with a pen flipping it open she started to fill out one of the checks, ripping it out she handed it to me. "Give this to the instructor when you get there" She said taking the booklet with her as she left. Maria came back out from the kitchen with a plate of eggs and pancakes on it.
"What's that?" she asked pointing to the check sitting next to me.
"It's money for archery class." I said just before realizing something. "Where's Carson?" I ask her but it came out more as "mhweres warsan" Because of the food in my mouth.
"Don't talk with food in your mouth! And he's running an errand." I scowled looking in the direction which Meredith had disappeared to. She had tricked me!
"Class today we have a new student!" Mrs. Havelson Said as she opened the door and there stood the girl that I had bumped into at the zoo. Her backpack was just a plain purple one with designs etched all over it. I could see her unease as she stood in front of the classroom. I tried to smile at her but I just couldn't all the came out was a creepy smile.
"Class this is Winifred, I expect her to feel very welcome." She said I could hear the giggles of the girls next to me.
"Winifred, What kind of name is that?" The girl said as they both laughed.
"You can sit next to Matthew, okay Winifred?" She said pointing to Matthew who sat in the back. Carefully she walked back to her seat avoiding a foot that was meant to trip her by walking over it. Though the rest of the day went as planned I was slightly distracted by the new girl Winifred. By the time recess came around I was so curious about her my mind was reeling.
"Recess time!" Mrs. Havelson said and we all rushed out the door except Winifred, Matthew, Gilbert and Me.
"So Winifred right" I ask her as we walk out to our lockers to get our coats.
"Yes but you can call me Winnie though" she said pulling on a basic jacket over her uniform. "What are your names?" She asked looking at us keeping a grip on her notebook.
"I am the awesome-"
"That's Gilbert, and as you know my names Matthew." Matthew said interrupting Gilberts 'I'm so awesome' speech.
"Mattie!" he whined and she giggle shyly.
"My names Romano," I said as we walked into the chilly end of September air.
"You were at the zoo right?" she said I nodded and she smiled as we gathered under a piece of climbing equipment.
"So Winnie what do you like to do?" Matthew said smiling comfortingly but Gilbert's creepy smile canceled it out.
"Read and Write." She said and then her and Matthew going off into a conversation about some books.
"As fascinating as this conversations is, there is much more you should know about the awesome-"
"Gilbert no one cares." Winnie said blushing when she realized what she said as me and Matthew laughed at Gilberts 'deer caught in headlights look'. That's about how the rest of recess went as we went into the building still out of breathe from laughing.
"I now except you into the group of the awesome I's minions!" Gilbert cried out and both me and Winnie smacked him in the arm as Matthew just rolled his eyes.
"Thanks Gilbert that means soooo much to me." She said her voice dripping with sarcasm as we put away our jackets. The rest of the day went smoothly and I ended up in the gym clutching the check in my hand as I walked in.
"Got my money?" The instruction said his hand outstretched I placed the check in his hand and he told me to wait over by the other ten boys that were there. When nobody else showed up, he turned towards us.
"My name is John Gremak, but you can just call me John and this is archery class though be warned if you have no aim what so ever I won't be much help." He chuckled and we weakly laughed.
"Okay let's just start by shooting a few arrows. First of all nobody grabs the arrows until I say so. Do not point any of the arrows or bows at anybody no matter what. Now lets get started!" he said having us line up and handing us a bow then taking the arrows he lead us outside to the archery field.
"First line up with a target!" He called out and we rearranged ourselves so we each had a target. He then walked past us giving us each five arrows.
"Okay now you only get to shoot one arrow at a time. What you need to do is load the arrow like this." He said putting the chip in the end of the arrow in the bow string. "Then line the arrow up and hold it in place make sure when you pull the bow string back that you pull it back with two or three fingers and that you pull it to your ear." He said lining up the arrow and releasing the string letting it hit the target in the center.
"Got it, now you try" he said I went through the instructions just as he said pulling the string back to my ear then releasing it. It flew through the air hitting the center of the target in dead accuracy.
"Whoa! Have you used a bow and arrow before?" John said coming up behind me.
"No" I said wondering what was so surprising I just did what he said to but when I looked around at the other boy's targets only a few had any arrows on them and none of them had the arrows in the center except for mine.
He handed me a slip of paper with a phone number on it.
"Call this if you folks are okay with some private lessons to get you read enough to maybe enter in a competition." He said walking off.
I wished that life was as easy as archery.