Life and Soul Reunited
by CypherCA
Well everyone. Here's chapter three. Out earlier than expected, but, hey, that's what insomatic nights are for. Everyone knows the disclaimer, and if you don't, well, check the prologue. Enjoy the reading!
Chapter 3: The First Day
Rowan sat dejectedly in his first period class. <I didn't hear Rich's name in the assembly. I wonder if he's sick, or if he changed his mind, or enrolled in the wrong high.....> his thoughts trailed off in this manner until the end of the period bell rang. Then he wandered to his second period class, wondering the same things.
Ryo, Kento, and Sage sat at lab station number two in the chemistry class, waiting for Cye to show up. Right before the bel rang, Cye ran into the class and joined his friends.
"Maybe volunteering to escort an American student wasn't such a good idea," Kento teased.
"Shut up," Cye said while giving Kento a dark look. The bell rang and the teacher came in, followed by another student. It took Cye a moment to recognize him as the boy from this morning. Sage, Kento, and Ryo noticed him too. Especially Ryo. He thought that the face and eyes seemed almost familiar. The student took a seat behind the teacher's desk in front of the computer.
"Good morning and welcome to second period chemistry. My name is Ms. Slocum. This year we are lucky enough to have a lab assistant, Richard." At the sound of his name, Richard turned to the class, nodded, and went back to work. "Richard will be assisting you with class work and labs. You are to treat him as you would me. Now then..."
As the teacher started explaining the course objectives, Cye kept glancing at Richard. <I wonder why he wasn't introduced this morning. And what grade is he in. He looks too young to be a junior. I'll ask him after class.>
"Mr. Mouri, is there a problem?" The teacher's question snapped Cye back to reality.
"No, no problem. Just thinking over the objectives." Ms. Slocum sighed and continued her lecture.
Twenty minutes later, the bell rang and Cye headed toward Richard. However, before he reached the front desk, Ms. Slocum and Richard entered the private office. He sighed and headed toward his third period study hall.
The lunch bell rang, but a certain blue-haired boy didn't notice it until a fellow student bumped into him. He suddenly quickened his pace and his mood improved as a thought came to his mind. <Maybe Rich just arrived late. He's probably in the cafeteria wondering where I am right now.> But as he entered and looked around the lunch room, he saw no sign of his brother. He sat down heavily next to Sage and slowly ate his lunch, ignoring his friends' questions and conversations.
Richard was sitting alone at a lunch table in the corner of the room when a tray suddenly dropped in front of him. Expecting it to be another girl in a class he graded papers in, he said, "No, asking me out will not convince me to alter your grade."
"You're not my type, but that's nice to know any ways." Richard's head snapped up when he heard a distinctly masculine voice respond. He relaxed a little when he saw it was only Cye.
"Hi Cye. I was just about to leave so if you'll excuse me..."
"Hold on," Cye said while holding onto Rich's arm. "I just want to know a few things about you."
"What?" Richard asked with a hint of suspicion and fear in his voice.
"Only your age, what grade you're in, and what classes you're taking."
"Why?"
"Personal curiosity. You don't look like a junior and they don't allow freshmen or sophomores to assist teachers."
"Well, I'm fourteen. I am a junior. And I'm an assistant every period. May I leave now?"
"How are you-"
"Look, I have work I need to finish before lunch ends. I really can't stay any longer." With that, Richard left; leaving Cye with his questions.
For the rest of the day, Cye searched for Richard, but finally gave up once school was out. Richard and Rowan looked for each other, but eventually went home, down fallen at their lack of success in finding one another.
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