图都是秋苓雨/Lynn Qiu 中文版我等会儿评论 Enjoy! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Hope Academy ~Chapter 9~ The gatekeeper took us to the teacher's office and explained the situation to one of the teachers. He had short white hair and a gentle look on his face. "What a coincidence. You two are in my class for first period. I'll lead you to the classroom. Come on!" He motioned us to follow him, and we trotted behind him. Lynn whispered to me,"Ooh,our teacher looks pretty kind.Lucky us." I shrugged,"Well,usually teachers want to make a good impression on the first days of school. So it's best to not let our guard down so soon." Lynn was staring at me weirdly,"Firekle-chan. Why are you so suspicious of everyone?" I looked her straight in the eyes,"...It's nothing." Lynn didn't pry any further,and we'd reached the classroom after five minutes. Our teacher stepped into the classroom first,and said with a tint of embarrassment,"Hi,guys. Sorry I'm late. I'm your homeroom and math teacher. Call me Siric." "Sheesh." Said a boy in the back. He had neat black hair and his hands were folded behind his head, "So even teachers can be late? But there's no one here who can punish you." Siric lowered his head guiltily, "I am so sorry. My little sister and I got into a fight before school and...anyways, I really am sorry.Instead of a punishment,how about a reward instead? No homework in math for this whole week." Excited voices rang out. "Ooh, neat!" "Our teacher's so nice!" "Thank you so much, Master Siric!" A girl with brown hair splitting into two low ponytails spoke, "Hey, teach! Can we call you Master Siric from now on?" "...I don't see why not. This is my first time getting a nickname." Siric replied with a smile. "Err, sorry to interrupt,but where should me and Lynn sit?"I asked awkwardly. "F-firekle." A familiar voice called out. I lowered my gaze. "Yasushi! Heya!" I called. Yasushi flinched, but motioned to me with her hand, "Firekle...you're sitting beside me. As for your friend,um...I'm not sure." "Her seat is the third one in the back row." Siric answered for her. "Aww, guess we can't sit beside each other,then." Lynn said, then hurried to her seat. I sat down as well. My seat was the first one in the first row, near the windows. Pretty good, if you ask me. Suddenly, a girl with straight brown hair and a side ponytail ran into the room like a whirlwind. "Sorry, I'm so sorry! I overslept." She looked around, "So,what did I miss?" "Arina!" I cried. "Firekle!" Arina cried back,her voice full of joy,"We're in the same class! And Yasushi too!" "Now,now." Siric patted Arina's shoulder, "Let's calm down. Your seat is over here." He guided her to a seat two tables away from me. For some unknown reason,me,Yasushi,and Arina were right next to each other. This was gonna be fun. Siric filled Arina in with what had happened, and she appeared overjoyed to hear that there wasn't homework for the week. "As I was saying..." Siric continued,"Every first day starts with...introductions! We'll go in alphabetical order. Everyone, please tell us your full name, and something you like or enjoy!" "Ame, you go first." A girl from the second row stood up. It was the brown haired girl from earlier who insisted on calling Siric "Master". "Hi, I'm Ame Qi!" She said joyfully,"I'm VERY excited to have enrolled in Kibo. I really like traditional Chinese food like zongzi or tangyuan. Nice to meet you!" After bowing slightly,she sat down. "Thank you.Next, Arina." Siric said. Arina stood up,"I'm Arina Li! I enjoy sports and I hate academic subjects. No offense, Master Siric." She stuck out her tougue playfully. "Alright,alright. Next,Firekle." I hopped up,"Heya! I'm Firekle Yan.As you can see,I'm a cat-bat-human hybrid. I like lots of things,but my faves are desserts,magic,and books! Buuut obviously friends and family stand at the top. I look forward to knowing you all! Hehe~!" With my hands, I struck a "number two" pose and sat down. "Looks like we've got a couple of lively ones this year. Alright,next is Itsume." Siric commented. Oh, her! Dustle's friend! I turned around. Itsume's soft black hair was a bit messy,and she was playing with her pen,looking bored. Upon hearing her name,she stopped and slowly stood up. "Hey.I'm Itsume Su.I like lollipops. Nice to meet you." She said coldly,then glared at Siric,"Mr.Teacher, are we allowed to eat lollipops in this class?" Siric looked surprised,but answered,"I'm afraid not,Itsume. But you may eat them during break and lunch." Itsume simply nodded,but her face looked extremely disappointed. "Next,Kairos." The boy in the far end of the front row stood up. He had neat,short,and gorgeous black hair. I thought that he was the definition of a "yong master" from a wealthy family. "My name is Kairos Zephyr.I detest annoying idiots who can't do anything right. That's all. Thank you." (+)
Everything he did from the start to the finish was perfect and well-trained. Maybe he really was from a rich family?Still...that dislike.... Everyone else was shooting him either nervous, curious, or blank glaces. Most likely because of what he said at the end. "Oh...okay. I'll try my best not to be that kind of teacher. Alright,next is...Kokoro." Siric announced. My ears immediately perked up. I sensed a motion behind me and spun around. It was indeed... "Kokoro!" I shouted,"Hi! Remember me? We fought in the third exam.Oh um...sorry about that,actually..." It had suddenly turned awkward. "..." Kokoro stared at me,speechless,but then raised her head and said,"I'm Riai Kokoro. I like boba tea." After she sat back down, she quietly whispered,"Firekle,I remember you clearly. I could tell from the start that you were much,much stronger than me,so it isn't your fault. I don't know why...I didn't run away." "Ah...gotcha. Well,I look forward to being in the same class as you,Koko! Kokoro simply nodded,then muttered quietly,"A nickname,huh...?" Siric looked at us with amusement,then said,"Lillian,please." The girl directly behind Yasushi stood up and cleared her throat. She had smooth,flowing,beautiful pale yellow hair. Braids were at the sides of her head. She and Kairos might as well be prince and princess. Smiling softly,she folded her hands in front of her and bowed,"Nice to meet you. I'm Lillian Ling.I like...Lily of the Valley flowers. Just like my name,you see." Then she sat down and motioned "finished" with her heads to Siric. However,I didn't see her smile again after that. "Just a few more...Lynn!" Lynn briskly hopped up from her seat,"Finally! I knew hope was right in front of my eyes when I heard Lillian's name. Y'know,cause it starts with an "L". Anyways, I'm Lynn Qiu! I like tang hu lu with all my heart." "Ooh! Me too!" Exclaimed Ame. Lynn grinned back. "So..." Siric looked at Lynn sternly. "Er...did I do something wrong?" Lynn asked nervously,noticing his stare. "I trust that you will not do anything that forbids school rules with that special talent of yours, Lynn." "Er-what?!" Lynn stared at him in bewilderment,"You know my...talent?!" Siric nodded,"That is because my talent,you see,enables me to analyze both living and non-living things. I've already analyzed all of everyone here's talents. Of course,I won't be sharing them out loud." Several people shuffled nervously in their seats.I stayed put,but in my mind I was trying hard to process this information. He can...analyze people. Oh no... I might have to steer clear of this teacher,though I doubt he knew my secret. Still... I glanced at Siric warily. "Alright,for the next student,I'm going to need to introduce her for you. Nene,please stand up." We all curiously glanced at the back. There,a slim girl with brown ponytails stood up slowly. To my surprise,she looked even shorter than me,and that was huge(I was considered way below average in height for my age). "Yes...Master Siric." The girl known as Nene said. She spoke in a robotic fashion. I couldn't help but connect the word "lolita" with her. Siric continued,"This is Yui Nene.An unfortunate accident happened right before school started...and part Nene's memorys were wiped. She had also become rather...sloppy and emotionless. Please,everyone,treat her with care as she tries to recover." Nene sat down,but everyone was murmuring and staring. Her memory was wiped...? My intuition told me this was not a matter to be ignored. "Noyuu,you're up next." "R-right!" A boy in the far back corner said. He had cute light salmon hair, and was nervously fiddling his fingers. He was,again,shorter than me. So are we all lolis in this class or...? "U-um, I love...MuKe." Silence filled the entire classroom. Arina broke it by saying,"Sorry...who in the world is that?" "A-ahh!! Umm...you guys might not have read it but...he's from a Chinese novel series called 'I Became a God in a Horror Game'. And I really,really,really...love MuKe." Noyuu beamed nervously. "Yasushi. Firekle. You guys know what he's talking about?We're all Chinese." Arina leaned left and whispered. "I-I do.I really like that series.And...I'd love to chat with him about it..." Yasushi replied. A fangirl sort of face appeared on her. "Yeesh.Book nerds sure are scary." Arina commented. "So you think I'm scary?" I asked. "You don't count,because you're an exception." Before I could reply,Siric clapped his hands and said,"Okay,thank you,Noyuu! Reinyr!" It was the energetic boy from before who made Siric give us no homework. "'Sup. The name's Reinyr. As for what I like...that's a secret." He grinned mischieviously,"Oh,by the way,by sister named Reina is in the other class. Don't ever tell her what I'm up to in here,alright? She might kill me. It was a miracle we didn't get put into the same class." Voices saying "sure" and "okay" rang out. "Last but not least...Yasushi!" Called Siric. TBC...
