miz-k: I know, I know. It took me forever to post this chapter. Hey it's not my fault. Half of that fault goes to the pressure I've been given. But hey, things are kinda getting easier for me. And with that we go on.
Chapter 4 - First Day Surprise Part 2
"Ugh! What the hell is taking him so long? I thought Kenny knew how to follow directions," Karen whispered as she, Ray, and Max ducked for the tenth time.
Ray whispered back, "He does. Probably something came up."
The bell rang.
"Well, then. We'll just have to go find them, won't we?" Karen looked around, then back to her laptop. "Alright guys, let's go."
Karen stood, putting away the computer.
"What about the candy?" Max asked, disappointed.
"We'll get it later. Come on, they're this way."
Karen led them past the main building and towards a shabby-looking 2-story building. The others were staring at where the two guys had put Karen's bag. Karen motioned Max and Ray to be quiet and sneaked up behind Tyson.
"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED? WHY THE HELL IS MY BACKPACK UP THERE? TYSON! I OUTTA KICK YOUR ASS!"
Tyson jumped, scared to death and hid behind Hilary.
"AHHH! I didn't do it, I swear."
Max and Ray, in the meantime, were bursting with laughter. Karen laughs as well but stops when she sees Kai standing by the wall.
He, apart from the others and with the exception of Max and Ray, had seen Karen sneak up on Tyson and scare him half to death. He thought of it as a childish prank. Yet he couldn't help but smirk as Tyson hid behind Hilary, screaming. He saw Karen laughing and then stop when they both made eye contact for that split second and looked away. He couldn't help but wonder why he was blushing slightly.
Karen quickly looked away from Kai and looked back at Tyson.
Laughing, she says, "Chill Tyson, I was only joking. What, you thought I was really gonna kick your ass?"
"Well, you looked like it. Why'd you do that anyway?"
"I wanted to scare you," Karen said as she looked up and saw her backpack.
"Jeez, I hate it when they do that. They're gonna end up killin' themselves."
"You mean they've done this before?" Max asked. Karen nodded.
"Every time I go somewhere and don't come back before the bell rings they do that. sigh "Oh, well. Better go get it."
Karen climbed the tree close to the building and stood on the thin ledge.
"Oh my goodness. Karen be careful," Hilary called out, looking at Karen as she walked slowly towards the bag.
Karen's POV
Oh what good fun this'll be. Hilary already thinks I'm gonna slip and fall to my death. Yup, this is gonna be fun. I kept walking, quicker than I actually started. As I got closer to my pack, I began walking closer to the edge. Eventually, I slipped. Hilary screamed.
Normal POV
"Karen!" Hilary screamed as Karen slipped, almost falling.
"I'm okay!" Karen yelled, regaining her balance and finally reaching her bag. On the way back, Karen loses her balance a second time but does not manage to hold on to the ledge.
"KAREN!" Everyone, Kai included, calls out.
They all run to where Karen fell, next to some bushes. When they got there, they found Karen sitting cross-legged on the ground, laughing behind the bushes.
Wiping a tear from her eye, she said,"You guys should've seen the look on your faces. Ha-ha. Did you guys really think I had slipped and fallen?"
They nodded. Karen looked at everyone and saw Hilary had tears in her eyes.
-Is it just me or is it these guys really do care if I was hurt.-
:It would seem so. You should not have played that prank on them, mistress. I would like to ask you to tell them you are sorry.:
-'Kay, Lumbriel.-
"I-I'm sorry to have scared you guys. Just wanted to have a little fun." Karen laughs nervously.
After an awkward moment, Karen got up and, dusting herself off, began picking up her things. Yet she failed to notice an extra item that had been put in there.
After putting her things in her pack, she turned to the guys and said, "Alright guys, let's go. Kenny, did you get my schedule?" Kenny nods, handing her a yellow piece of paper.
"Oh good, our class is in this building. Come on."
Karen lead the team into the shabby building.
"It's English and the teacher's a real bitch. To me anyway."
Karen knocked on the door marked '29'. A boy with gangster-like clothing opened the door and called out, "Ms. Mason, Ditcher is here. The new students are here, too." Behind him, the class began to snicker.
Ms. Mason, a scruffy-looking woman in her late 50's with a dress the same color as the door and with glasses so thick you could probably use them for x-ray vision, came to the door.
"Thank you Jaime," she said as she turned towards the team, completely ignoring Karen. "I suppose these are the new students. Well come on in and stand right here. I guess I'll have to excuse your being tardy today."
As Karen began to walk in, she was held back by Ms. Mason.
"Not you Karen, the new students. You know the rules. You want to ditch, You're not allowed back in without a teacher's pass. You already started badly and I will not tolerate that. Understand?"
"Yes, miss."
"Good. Well, since I have to sign your schedule I will let you in. But just because I let you in today doesn't mean that I will let you in the next time you decide to ditch class. Do you understand me?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Very well. Get in."
Ms. Mason opened the door wider to allow Karen and the Bladebreakers in. Some students were still snickering, but quickly stopped when Ms. Mason turned her attention to the class.
"Class, these are our new students." Some students cheered, mainly girls. "I guess there will be no use of introductions so you may all sit back in the tables available in the back." As soon as the Bladebreakers sat down in the back, the teacher called on Karen to the front before she reached the tables.
"I have been anonymously informed that you were seen tagging during homeroom today."
"WHAT! Ms. Ma-…" The teacher put up her hand, shutting up Karen.
"Do not interrupt me. You very well know I do not tolerate outbursts in here. Now, empty your pockets."
Karen did as she was told. She took out her beyblade and launcher, along with some pens and pencils, and put them on the teacher's desk. From her back pockets, she took out a wallet and pieces of paper, as well as some keys. After emptying out her pockets (which took a couple of minutes because she had many pockets and a lot of stuff) she showed them to the teacher.
Ms. Mason still wasn't satisfied. "Hand me your backpack."
Karen gave her the bag. She watched calmly as Ms. Mason took out her folder, laptop, and reading book. Ms. Mason dug through the folded pieces of paper until she found… "A spray can," Ms. Mason said as she pulled it out. Karen looked at it in surprise.
"That isn't mine."
"Oh, really. So someone just happened to put it in your bag?"
Karen nodded. "I always have my backpack open. After all, I can't close it because of the folder. But miss, I know that spray can isn't mine. Why would I tag on the wall? The only 'tagging' I do is on paper. Take a look," she said as she pointed to the papers in the bag, folded in half.
"Well, it doesn't matter whether you said you didn't do it. I have evidence and a witness. I can't take your word for it."
Karen bowed her head.
"But what if Karen was with two people at the time?" Karen turned and saw Ray standing.
"And who might they be?" Ms. Mason asked.
"Ray Kon and me, Max Tate," Max answered, standing as well. Ray nodded.
Ms. Mason turned to Karen. "Is this true?"
Karen looked up and nodded. Ms. Mason snapped her fingers at Ray. "Explain."
"Max and I had to go to the restroom, so we asked Karen if she could accompany us," Ray started.
"Yeah and Ray had to go real bad. So as soon as we got to the restroom, Ray was already inside." Max also began.
"Obviously, I was the first one out, just as Max came in. Karen couldn't have tagged because at least one of us was with her at the time."
"Yeah, she couldn't have."
Ms. Mason turned back to Karen. "Is this true."
"Uh…yeah I guess it is."
Ms. Mason gave Karen a look of distrust before saying, "Very well. Take a seat and not a word comes from your mouth."
Karen nodded. She walked towards the only seat that was left. Next to Kai. As she sat down, she looked past Kai and mouthed a silent 'thank you' at Ray and Max.
As she turned to face the white board she thought, -Wow. They lied to get me out of trouble. Now I feel real bad for playing that prank on them. They all really do seem to care. Everyone except…-
Karen turned her head slightly and stared at Kai. He was leaning back on his chair with his arms folded and his eyes closed.
-Kai seems to remind me of someone, but who?- She continued to stare.
"Stop staring at me," Kai whispered, his eyes still closed.
Karen jumped slightly and blushed a little.
"Sorry," she whispered.
"Hn." Kai grunted.
Karen turned around and began to doodle on her notebook, still thinking.
LUNCH
"Finally, lunch. First day of school and already I'm tired. sigh Well, I suppose you guys want me to show you around, right?" Karen said as they walked out of the shabby building.
"Yeah, where's the cafeteria?" Tyson asked.
"Straight ahead."
Tyson starts walking ahead.
"But Tyson, we're not going there yet. We're gonna get some candy."
"Alright, candy!" Max started jumping up and down.
"Come on, let's go." Karen said, turning a corner and going past where Max, Ray, and herself were hiding before.
"They sell the really crappy kind now. Supposed to be healthy and all, but I know someone that'll give me some of the best they got that they only sell to the teachers now."
They reached a building covered in posters of all kinds. Karen knocked and kicked the door twice. The door opened and a woman in her mid-twenties opened the door and looked around before spotting Karen in front of her.
"Hi, Karen. How are you doing? Oh my goodness, what happened to your wrist?"
"I'm fine, nothing serious. How about you?"
"Fine. Oh, these must be the new students. Hi, I'm Shelly."
"Hi," Max and Tyson said in unison. The others, except Kai, who didn't do anything, just waved.
"Uh…Shelly. I was wondering if I can have some candy. So I can share with my, uh…friends?" Karen smiled. "Yeah, so I can share them with my new friends."
"Ok. It's nice to know you have some friends. Here you go and don't worry about paying for it," She hands Karen about forty dollars worth of candy. "Oh, and tell Victor I'll see him later."
"Thanks," Karen smiles, zoning out on the last thing Shelly had said, and happily accepts the candy given to her. "Come on guys let's go."
"Sorry they ran outta food Tyson," Karen said as she led the team towards an empty table on one side of the campus. It was actually the only table not overflowing with students.
"Karen, do you always sit here?" Hilary asked looking at the tagged table in horror.
"Yup, eat here every day. Even on weekends," Karen chuckles and, grabbing a Crunch bar, exclaims, "Crunch bars are mine."
"AWWW. Can I have just this one?" Max asked, grabbing one of the bars.
"Okay Maxie, but just that one. Crunch bars are my favorite."
Just as Karen began to munch on her chocolate, Jen, who was at one of the overflowing tables, called out, "Hey, why don't you guys come hang with us?"
"Ooh, what a great idea. She seems pretty nice. We should go talk to them," Hilary said, looking at the talking girls on the table.
"Alright, let's go," Tyson said, standing up. "Come on, Karen, let's go."
"Oh, no thanks, Tyson. I'm fi…"
"Nonsense. We don't like leaving people behind so come on," Hilary interrupts.
She grabs Karen's hand and drags her towards Jen and the girls, leaving the guys to get their stuff.
"Hi, my name is Hilary," she introduces herself as the guys caught up to Hilary and Karen.
"Hi, my name is Jen," Jen looks at Karen and in mock friendliness said, "Oh, I'm sorry Karen but I think you misunderstood me. I asked the new students to come over. Not hood rats like you."
Karen laughs.
"Me? A hood rat? If I'm a hood rat, then what are you?" Karen smiles, turns, and leaves.
Jen fumes.
"I am the best cheerleader this school has ever seen. I am superior to you, you filthy orphan."
Karen stops walking and slowly turns toward Jen.
"Don't you call me that. Don't you EVER call me that. You think you're better than me. HAH! You're nothing but a stuck-up little slut. You'll never be superior to me. In fact, I'm superior to you." After saying that, Karen turns a second time and begins to walk again.
"You little bitch," Jen goes up behind Karen, grabs her shoulder, and spins her around, forcing Karen to face her.
Karen was ready for and, with the melted chocolate in her right hand, slaps Jen softly but effectively. Jen, astonished, puts her hand and, touching the chocolate, screams.
"YOU FUCKING WHORE! YOU RUINED MY MAKE-UP!"
Jen attempted to slap Karen but she, ready for the attack, quickly dodged it. Unfortunately, someone grabbed Karen from behind, trying to make her fall by pulling her ponytail. Karen, in an effort to regain her balance, grabs Jen but makes her fall as well. The girl, which turned out to be Emely, took advantage of the situation and began to kick Karen.
Karen, in the meantime, was trying to get Jen as far from her face as possible. Jen delivers a blow to Karen's mouth, making her lip start to bleed. They continued to fight until…
"STOP!"
Karen was grabbed by her arms and pulled up by none other than Ray. Tyson and Hilary were holding Jen, whilst Max and Kenny were holding onto a struggling Emely. Kai, on-the-other-hand, was standing off to the side, arm-crossed, looking at everyone. Releasing herself from Ray's grasp, Karen grabbed her backpack and took off towards the football field. The others released the two girls and retrieved their fallen backpacks.
"Well that takes care of that piece of trash," Jen said brushing off the dirt from her pants and walking towards the other students that had been watching and began to fix her make-up.
"You know what, Jen. I thought you were a nice girl. I guess I was wrong." With that said, Hilary turned and went after Karen. The other took one look at Jen and ran after her.
At the football field
Karen climbed the bleachers towards the top bench and sat down.
"Stupid Hilary…Fucking Jen," she said to herself.
"Karen!" Groaning Karen looked up and saw Hilary climbing the stairs toward her.
"Leave me alone," she mumbled when Hilary reached her but was not heard.
"Oh my god, Karen, I am sooo sorry. I guess I was wrong. Jen really isn't that nice of a girl."
"Well now you know. Now will you leave me alone," Karen tried to move farther from Hilary but found there was no other way.
"Karen, why'd you run off?" Tyson called, climbing the stairs to where Karen and Hilary were.
"Leave me the FUCK alone, Hilary." Once Tyson called her, Karen finally managed to get past Hilary and towards the other side of the bleachers.
"Karen. I, uh, brought your candy," Max said softly.
Karen walked down towards Max. "Thanks, Max. I seriously need to cool down." Karen got another Crunch bar and, sitting down on the bench with her legs folded to her chest, began to munch on it.
Max and Ray sat down on the bench below her and began talking. Tyson, Hilary, and Kenny were off to the side, talking as well.
Once finished, Karen licked some of the blood off her now slightly bleeding lip and stretched out on the bench, thinking.
:Mistress?:
-Yes, Lumbriel?-
:This has to stop.:
-What do you mean?-
:You blaming yourself for your parents' death.:
-But, Lumbriel, I could have stopped them. They didn't need to go to that meeting.-
:Yes, they did, mistress. And Fate chose to take their life that day. You could not prevent it from happening.:
-Bull, that was no fate thing. Someone wanted them dead and I knew it. But I didn't stop them. God! I wish I could remember my past. All I remember right know is the pain I went through at the orphanage.-
:Do not worry, mistress. You will remember one of these days.:
-Really?-
:Yes, mistress. I don't know how, but I feel it.:
miz-k: There you go. And I'll try to update as soon as I can. R+R plz.
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