Ch. 2

A Whole New Year

After he unloaded the last books from the box, William Dunbar glanced around the class room. "Never thought I'd be back here again. Ah well at least it pays well. The class room had maps of a couple of English speaking countries around the room. It had been a while since Kadic had a teacher who was able to speak English well enough to not only teach it as a foreign language but also a literature based class for more advanced pupils.

"Well I'm surprised you actually got through the interview process," William turned to see Sissi, who like him was now working at Kadic, "I figured your bad record would have made it impossible."

"Well seems that the committee likes the fact that I've turned over a new leaf," he said as he started trying to organize his desk.

"The committee may have hired you but I can get rid of you if don't toe the line," Sissi stated with a hand on her hip.

"Well then I'll just have to make sure I don't do anything to prompt you won't I?" William said turning to her, "You haven't changed a bit since we were younger."

"Watch it Dunbar I mean it. I will not have the students here be corrupted by your pranks, Kadic is fifth in the country academically and I will see it up to the top," she proclaimed, "even if the teachers are people who have no reason to be working in education."

"Alright I get it I get it," William said holding up his hands, "I'll teach English and not bore the students with stories from my own days as a student."

"You better, hmph." Sissi said before leaving the room.

Meanwhile in the dorm rooms at Kadic…

Guy Dunbar opened up the room that was supposed to be his to find his roommate was already there. The kid had brown hair, and was bending low over a desk sketching something on a piece of drawing paper.

"Are you Cedric?" Guy asked as he walked in to the room.

The kid looked up from his drawing, "Yeah, are you Guy?"

Guy nodded setting his suitcase down on the bed. He had to admit the room wasn't bare like he thought it would be. Cedric had already moved in an assortment of things including a TV and a couple of gaming consoles.

He smiled; maybe this wouldn't be such a bad year after all.

In another room…

Akioneko had just finished moving stuff into the room she was supposed to be sharing with her roommate. A girl by the name of Champagne. The other girl hadn't gotten their yet leaving one side of the room completely bare. Akioneko stroked her snake she'd brought from home absent mindedly. 10th place at province. You were lucky to even get to go to province in your second year, let alone place. As it was this would be her first year competing for real against several of the best teams in the area.

Her snake, and albino python moved under her hand glancing up at her. "How am I gonna do it Lichi? I don't even know if I'm good enough to make it to province now, and if I don't I have to quit." The snake was silent but kept gazing at her. "You hungry girl?" Akioneko reached into a freezer and pulled out a box full of dead mice. She tossed them into the tank before covering it up again. "Eat up girl, I know it's not fresh but you'll have to deal with it for now."

"Ugh! Is that a snake?!" Akioneko turned toward the girl who'd just spoken. The girl had short pink hair and black glasses. "Why would you have one they're gross!"

"They're not gross," said Akioneko as she put the ice back into the minifridge.

"Still did you have to bring one to school they're just…ick." The girl shook her head and placed her suitcase, a backpack, and a laptop bag on her bed.

Akioneko rolled her eyes. This was going to be a long year.