Chapter 1: The New Kid
"Seiya! Wake up!" Amaya called from the stairs. "You're going to be late for school!"
Seiya groaned as he rolled over in his bed. He opened his eyes warily. "Great," He muttered, "Another fun-filled day at school." He sighed and walked to his closet, he pulled out a pair of blue pants and a blue T- shirt. He looked around the room a little while, sighed, and laid back down.
"Seiya are you up yet?"
Seiya bolted up from his soft cotton sheets. "Yes mom. I'm up!" He slid off his bed, grabbed, his clothes, and walked out of his comforting blue room into the bathroom. 10 minutes later he was downstairs in a flash, ready to eat his breakfast.
"Good Morning Seiya. What would you like?" Amaya asked.
"Um, cereal would be fine."
"Alright." Seiya's mom walked to the pantry closet and looked through the cereals. Trix, Lucky Charms, Cheerios, Raisin Bran, and Mixed Oats. She quickly grabbed some Trix off the shelf and went back into the kitchen. "Are these ok?"
"I'd rather Cookie Crisp, but I guess we're all out." Seiya pouted. He looked up at his mother hopefully.
"Sorry hun, we are all out." Just then the doorbell rang. "I'll get it." Amaya went and opened the door. "Hi Andy, Ryan. Are you here to pick up Seiya?"
"Yes." They both answered in unison.
"Okay. He's in the kitchen." She motioned then to come in. Andy walked straight into the kitchen.
"Thankyou." Ryan answered before walking after Andy.
"Hey guys!" Seiya greeted them, through a mouthful of cereal. He quickly gulped down the last of his milk.
"You ready?" Andy asked.
Seiya nodded as he put his bowl in the sick. He gave his mother a quick kiss and was out the door. "See ya mom!"
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Andy turned on the radio as they got into the car. Savage Gardens 'To the Moon and Back' blared out of the speakers.
Ryan sighed. "You know Andy, not everyone is completely awake at 7 in the morning."
Andy leaned over and gave Ryan a quick kiss on his lips before returning his attention back to the road. "Now you are." Ryan blushed as he turned to look out the window.
"You guys are so cute together. I wish I could find someone." Seiya said as he looked from Andy to Ryan.
Andy patted Seiya on the head. "Don't worry, you'll find someone special soon. Some lucky guy is bound to come along."
"Yeah, but will the guy be gay? And will he come along in time for the dance? If not, then I'm screwed."
"Well, you could always work your magic and make him gay, right?" Ryan suggested.
"Hmm, I could do that. Then I should start my hunt today and have a boyfriend by next Friday, just in time for the dance." Seiya nodded in approvement at his idea.
"Looks like you can start now, we're here." Andy parked his car and got out. Followed by Ryan and Seiya.
"Well," Seiya took a deep breath. "Lets go."
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"So, do you think your ready for your first day?" The principle looked at the boy sitting across from him. "Yaten, did you hear me?" She tapped him on the shoulder. "Yaten Kou, are you still alive?"
Yaten looked at the principle and then at the tiny office. "What?"
"I asked if you think your ready?"
"Ready for what?"
"Your first day of school."
"Oh, yeah, sure." Yaten grabbed his books and walked out of the office. He looked at his schedule. "Science first." He murmured. "Now where is that located." Yaten walked along the hall looking at the room numbers. "A165." He muttered looking at the numbers. "A165 got it." Yaten pushed open the door and walked in. Most of the class was already in there and eyed him strangely as he walked in. Yaten just ignored them though and walked up to a man sitting behind a large desk. He took out his schedule and handed it to him.
The teacher nodded. "So, you're the new kid, huh? Yaten nodded. "Well, it's nice to meet you. I'm Mr. Keikan. You're new science teacher. Why don't you have a seat in the back there," He pointed to a black table with two chairs behind it. "Someone else will sit there with you because you need a lab partner. So just sit there for now. We'll wait until more of the class gets here." Yaten nodded again and walked to his new seat. He heard a couple of girls giggling behind him and staring at him.
Yaten twirled around in his seat and glared at the girls who automatically stopped giggling. "I would appreciate if you would STOP staring at me." He then sighed and put his head down on his desk. This was going to be a long day.
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"Hurry up Ryan! We're gonna be late!" Seiya yelled as he and Andy grabbed Ryan's hand and ran off to class. A couple of minutes later they arrived at room A165.
"What do you mean 'we're gonna be late'?" Ryan asked. "It's still 5 minutes before the bell rings!"
Seiya grinned. "Oh, man. My watch must be set wrong."
Andy tapped Seiya on the shoulder. "Hey, I think you got a new lab partner."
Seiya's eyes drifted to where Andy was pointing. Seiya smiled. "Cute."
Andy eyed him weirdly. "You can't even see his face. How is he cute?"
"I'll go meet him." Seiya waved at Ryan and Andy to go sit down. He then walked over to his new and cute lab partner. "Hey, what's up?"
Yaten looked up only to see blue eyes staring at him. He shivered slightly. "What?"
"I asked, what's up? I'm Seiya. You new?"
Yaten nodded and held out his hand, which Seiya took immediately. "I'm Yaten."
"Well, it's nice to meet you." Seiya looked Yaten over. He had long silver hair, electrical green eyes, and fairly pale skin. He was wearing khaki pants, with an orange T-shirt. Under his T-shirt he had a long white sleeved shirt. 'Well, I just might have found some. And I wasn't even looking. He came just in time for the dance too!' Seiya grinned. 'This was easier than I thought it would be.'
"Seiya! Sit down!"
Seiya dropped Yaten's hand, which he had still been holding on to, and looked up. He saw a very angry Mr. Keikan. "Heh. Sorry." Seiya then plopped down in his seat next to Yaten and gave him a little wink.
Yaten stared at Seiya. 'This is supposed to be my lab partner for the whole year?' Yaten sighed. He jumped as he felt someone tap him. He looked over and saw the teacher staring at him. "Sorry, what?"
"I would like you to tell us about yourself. Go stand up in the front so we can all see you."
Yaten stood up and walked to the front. "Ok," He started, "My name is Yaten Kou, I'm 16, and I transferred to this school from Tokyo. Oh and before you start asking questions about my hair, it's silver NOT gray or white. It's been like this all my life and yes, it is my natural color. Just wanted to get that straight. The reason I transferred to this school was because my dad had some big business project. He always gets those so I don't stay in schools very long."
"Hmm, interesting. What does your mom do?"
"She um, she's a doctor so she's never home either."
"Oh. Is that all?"
"Yeah." Yaten got ready to sit down, but the teacher stopped him.
"Just wait one minute." He turned his attention to the class. "As you all probably know by now, Yaten is a new student. Does anybody have any questions for him?" A girl raised her hand. "Yes, Tanaka?"
"Ok, so like Yaten, are you like, free for like a date? With like me maybe?"
"No."
"That's it? Just no?"
"Yeah, that's it."
"Ok, next or anyone else?And lets ask more important questions." Seiya raised his hand. "Seiya?"
"Yeah, um hi."
"Seiya do you have a question?"
"Yeah! Why do you think I raised my hand?"
"Attention." Mr. Keikan suggested.
"Hmm, that too, but I also have a question." Seiya looked at Yaten. "Um, are you an only child?" 'Wow, that sounded lame.'
"Yes."
Mr. Keikan looked around the room. "Anyone else?" Seeing no one, he motioned Yaten to sit down, just as Andy's hand shot up in the air. "Yes, Andy?"
"I have a question."
"Go ahead."
"Ok, Yaten. It's Yaten, right?" Yaten nodded. "Ok, um, don't get offended or anything, but are you gay or well, gay?"
Yaten stared at him. This was not a question he had ever encountered before. Did he come off looking gay? "Why?" That was the only thing he could get out of his mouth.
But before Andy could answer, the teacher cut in. "That is NOT a question to be asked Andy! And you know that!" Andy crossed his arms and slumped into his chair. Seiya mouthed a 'Thanks' to him and Andy winked. "You may go sit down Yaten."
Yaten walked to his seat a little shaky. "Okay, why did he ask me that?"
Seiya turned to Yaten as the teacher began one of his lectures on improper questions. "So what do you have next?"
Yaten looked over at Seiya. "I don't know."
"Then why don't you look at your schedule." Seiya said pointing to a yellow piece of paper on Yaten's desk.
Yaten felt his face get red as he gave Seiya his schedule. "Here, you can look at it."
Seiya scanned over the paper. A grin spread across his face. "Well, looks like you and me are gonna be buddies. We have every class together, including lunch." Seiya gave Andy and Ryan a 'Thumbs up' sign.
Yaten looked at Seiya. "Your not serious about us being buddies, right? That was a joke and I'm supposed to laugh."
Seiya's mouth hung open. Then he crossed his arms. "Actually I was serious."
Yaten just rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to the teacher who was STILL lecturing the class about rude questions.
'So he's going to play hard-to-get.' Seiya thought. 'Well, I'll win at this one.'
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"Seiya! Wake up!" Amaya called from the stairs. "You're going to be late for school!"
Seiya groaned as he rolled over in his bed. He opened his eyes warily. "Great," He muttered, "Another fun-filled day at school." He sighed and walked to his closet, he pulled out a pair of blue pants and a blue T- shirt. He looked around the room a little while, sighed, and laid back down.
"Seiya are you up yet?"
Seiya bolted up from his soft cotton sheets. "Yes mom. I'm up!" He slid off his bed, grabbed, his clothes, and walked out of his comforting blue room into the bathroom. 10 minutes later he was downstairs in a flash, ready to eat his breakfast.
"Good Morning Seiya. What would you like?" Amaya asked.
"Um, cereal would be fine."
"Alright." Seiya's mom walked to the pantry closet and looked through the cereals. Trix, Lucky Charms, Cheerios, Raisin Bran, and Mixed Oats. She quickly grabbed some Trix off the shelf and went back into the kitchen. "Are these ok?"
"I'd rather Cookie Crisp, but I guess we're all out." Seiya pouted. He looked up at his mother hopefully.
"Sorry hun, we are all out." Just then the doorbell rang. "I'll get it." Amaya went and opened the door. "Hi Andy, Ryan. Are you here to pick up Seiya?"
"Yes." They both answered in unison.
"Okay. He's in the kitchen." She motioned then to come in. Andy walked straight into the kitchen.
"Thankyou." Ryan answered before walking after Andy.
"Hey guys!" Seiya greeted them, through a mouthful of cereal. He quickly gulped down the last of his milk.
"You ready?" Andy asked.
Seiya nodded as he put his bowl in the sick. He gave his mother a quick kiss and was out the door. "See ya mom!"
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Andy turned on the radio as they got into the car. Savage Gardens 'To the Moon and Back' blared out of the speakers.
Ryan sighed. "You know Andy, not everyone is completely awake at 7 in the morning."
Andy leaned over and gave Ryan a quick kiss on his lips before returning his attention back to the road. "Now you are." Ryan blushed as he turned to look out the window.
"You guys are so cute together. I wish I could find someone." Seiya said as he looked from Andy to Ryan.
Andy patted Seiya on the head. "Don't worry, you'll find someone special soon. Some lucky guy is bound to come along."
"Yeah, but will the guy be gay? And will he come along in time for the dance? If not, then I'm screwed."
"Well, you could always work your magic and make him gay, right?" Ryan suggested.
"Hmm, I could do that. Then I should start my hunt today and have a boyfriend by next Friday, just in time for the dance." Seiya nodded in approvement at his idea.
"Looks like you can start now, we're here." Andy parked his car and got out. Followed by Ryan and Seiya.
"Well," Seiya took a deep breath. "Lets go."
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"So, do you think your ready for your first day?" The principle looked at the boy sitting across from him. "Yaten, did you hear me?" She tapped him on the shoulder. "Yaten Kou, are you still alive?"
Yaten looked at the principle and then at the tiny office. "What?"
"I asked if you think your ready?"
"Ready for what?"
"Your first day of school."
"Oh, yeah, sure." Yaten grabbed his books and walked out of the office. He looked at his schedule. "Science first." He murmured. "Now where is that located." Yaten walked along the hall looking at the room numbers. "A165." He muttered looking at the numbers. "A165 got it." Yaten pushed open the door and walked in. Most of the class was already in there and eyed him strangely as he walked in. Yaten just ignored them though and walked up to a man sitting behind a large desk. He took out his schedule and handed it to him.
The teacher nodded. "So, you're the new kid, huh? Yaten nodded. "Well, it's nice to meet you. I'm Mr. Keikan. You're new science teacher. Why don't you have a seat in the back there," He pointed to a black table with two chairs behind it. "Someone else will sit there with you because you need a lab partner. So just sit there for now. We'll wait until more of the class gets here." Yaten nodded again and walked to his new seat. He heard a couple of girls giggling behind him and staring at him.
Yaten twirled around in his seat and glared at the girls who automatically stopped giggling. "I would appreciate if you would STOP staring at me." He then sighed and put his head down on his desk. This was going to be a long day.
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"Hurry up Ryan! We're gonna be late!" Seiya yelled as he and Andy grabbed Ryan's hand and ran off to class. A couple of minutes later they arrived at room A165.
"What do you mean 'we're gonna be late'?" Ryan asked. "It's still 5 minutes before the bell rings!"
Seiya grinned. "Oh, man. My watch must be set wrong."
Andy tapped Seiya on the shoulder. "Hey, I think you got a new lab partner."
Seiya's eyes drifted to where Andy was pointing. Seiya smiled. "Cute."
Andy eyed him weirdly. "You can't even see his face. How is he cute?"
"I'll go meet him." Seiya waved at Ryan and Andy to go sit down. He then walked over to his new and cute lab partner. "Hey, what's up?"
Yaten looked up only to see blue eyes staring at him. He shivered slightly. "What?"
"I asked, what's up? I'm Seiya. You new?"
Yaten nodded and held out his hand, which Seiya took immediately. "I'm Yaten."
"Well, it's nice to meet you." Seiya looked Yaten over. He had long silver hair, electrical green eyes, and fairly pale skin. He was wearing khaki pants, with an orange T-shirt. Under his T-shirt he had a long white sleeved shirt. 'Well, I just might have found some. And I wasn't even looking. He came just in time for the dance too!' Seiya grinned. 'This was easier than I thought it would be.'
"Seiya! Sit down!"
Seiya dropped Yaten's hand, which he had still been holding on to, and looked up. He saw a very angry Mr. Keikan. "Heh. Sorry." Seiya then plopped down in his seat next to Yaten and gave him a little wink.
Yaten stared at Seiya. 'This is supposed to be my lab partner for the whole year?' Yaten sighed. He jumped as he felt someone tap him. He looked over and saw the teacher staring at him. "Sorry, what?"
"I would like you to tell us about yourself. Go stand up in the front so we can all see you."
Yaten stood up and walked to the front. "Ok," He started, "My name is Yaten Kou, I'm 16, and I transferred to this school from Tokyo. Oh and before you start asking questions about my hair, it's silver NOT gray or white. It's been like this all my life and yes, it is my natural color. Just wanted to get that straight. The reason I transferred to this school was because my dad had some big business project. He always gets those so I don't stay in schools very long."
"Hmm, interesting. What does your mom do?"
"She um, she's a doctor so she's never home either."
"Oh. Is that all?"
"Yeah." Yaten got ready to sit down, but the teacher stopped him.
"Just wait one minute." He turned his attention to the class. "As you all probably know by now, Yaten is a new student. Does anybody have any questions for him?" A girl raised her hand. "Yes, Tanaka?"
"Ok, so like Yaten, are you like, free for like a date? With like me maybe?"
"No."
"That's it? Just no?"
"Yeah, that's it."
"Ok, next or anyone else?And lets ask more important questions." Seiya raised his hand. "Seiya?"
"Yeah, um hi."
"Seiya do you have a question?"
"Yeah! Why do you think I raised my hand?"
"Attention." Mr. Keikan suggested.
"Hmm, that too, but I also have a question." Seiya looked at Yaten. "Um, are you an only child?" 'Wow, that sounded lame.'
"Yes."
Mr. Keikan looked around the room. "Anyone else?" Seeing no one, he motioned Yaten to sit down, just as Andy's hand shot up in the air. "Yes, Andy?"
"I have a question."
"Go ahead."
"Ok, Yaten. It's Yaten, right?" Yaten nodded. "Ok, um, don't get offended or anything, but are you gay or well, gay?"
Yaten stared at him. This was not a question he had ever encountered before. Did he come off looking gay? "Why?" That was the only thing he could get out of his mouth.
But before Andy could answer, the teacher cut in. "That is NOT a question to be asked Andy! And you know that!" Andy crossed his arms and slumped into his chair. Seiya mouthed a 'Thanks' to him and Andy winked. "You may go sit down Yaten."
Yaten walked to his seat a little shaky. "Okay, why did he ask me that?"
Seiya turned to Yaten as the teacher began one of his lectures on improper questions. "So what do you have next?"
Yaten looked over at Seiya. "I don't know."
"Then why don't you look at your schedule." Seiya said pointing to a yellow piece of paper on Yaten's desk.
Yaten felt his face get red as he gave Seiya his schedule. "Here, you can look at it."
Seiya scanned over the paper. A grin spread across his face. "Well, looks like you and me are gonna be buddies. We have every class together, including lunch." Seiya gave Andy and Ryan a 'Thumbs up' sign.
Yaten looked at Seiya. "Your not serious about us being buddies, right? That was a joke and I'm supposed to laugh."
Seiya's mouth hung open. Then he crossed his arms. "Actually I was serious."
Yaten just rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to the teacher who was STILL lecturing the class about rude questions.
'So he's going to play hard-to-get.' Seiya thought. 'Well, I'll win at this one.'
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