Post by Firebird on Nov 5, 2015 21:04:53 GMT -6
So yeah, basically a crossover of Warriors and humans in the form of VWW people. R&R <3 Little editing and anime elements! Pretty long too, all done on mobile.
"I hope you do well today, Onee-chan!" squeaked little Lavender as Fire patted her head affectionately.
"Of course I will! I'm your big sister, am I not?" chided the ginger-haired high schooler before moving into the mirror again and fixing up her outfit. The simple Fire Clan girl's uniform clung comfortable to her skinny body, the red shirt and white skirt somehow matching with everything else. And for her own little trait, a bird feather tied to her high pony tail and the pin of a phoenix clipped to her chest. She loved the mythical bird, and had even slightly named herself after it. For, at the Clan Schools, each student had their own unique suffix to their name they added for an extra flare. She chose the suffix 'bird', making her full name Fire Bird. And to top it all off, she had many similar items that were based off of both fire and birds. Something to set herself apart from the rest of her classmates.
Fire was a pretty average teen. She had long and powerful legs since she was in track, though was about an inch shorter than most people she met. Her eyes a moss-green color and her hair a blazing ginger, her signature look was pulling her long locks back and tying them into a french braid. However, today just seemed like more of a casual day, so a pony tail would do just fine.
Her younger sister who had been held back a year, Lavender, was one of Fire's closest friends. She was a small she-cat that constantly was overworking herself for the Fire Clan Middle School, staying after 3 p.m. to practice archery or help the teachers with their projects. Fire couldn't be any prouder of her younger sister, and the ginger grinned before pulling Lavender into a tight hug. "You be good, okay? I have a track meet after school so I'll be home late. Just make yourself some ramen or ask Moon to cook you something, got that?"
Lavender brightened at that. "Uh-huh! Oh, but Moon Onee-chan said she was going to be somewhere after school...." Her voice trailed off in puzzlement. Fire sighed and pulled away, placing her hands on her hips and looking disappointed.
"Oh did she... hmm... okay. As soon as practice is over I'll run all the way here. Deal?" the high schooler concluded, rushing out of the bathroom to grab her coat. Lavender was right behind her, scooping up a purple bag against the wall and slinging it over her shoulders.
"Okay, Fire Onee-chan!" she said happily, skipping to the door. Fire laughed, grabbing a bright orange bag on the counter as she heard the front door open and close with a faint "Bye!" Peeking out the window, she noted the bright yellow bus parked just at the end of the path with the words Clan School Bus etched into the side, and Lavender pulling up the gate lock before hurrying to get inside.
Once the bus had left, Fire sighed and disposed of a left over juice box from one of her siblings. Her mother had once been one of Fire Clan's students, a woman Fire had little memories of as a child. Snow Flare had apparently been a very important person to Fire Clan's high school, even becoming one of the student staff members! But upon her sudden disappearance after graduation, Snow Flare had left her children the house and whatever money she had. Just... poofed. And so, it was up to Fire and her siblings to take care of the house until the day they would grow up themselves.
The house was a pretty complicated place. As Snow Flare had been a Queen of Fire Clan High School, she had got an amazing job and brought a giant house. It seems Queens were known for owning big houses, seemingly for future children they would have. Since Fire Clan's district accepted children from six to twenty, and the students matured pretty quickly, it wasn't uncommon for the high schoolers to have kids. Which sounds awkward a bit, but they really do mature fast. Fire was about fourteen years now, and it was up to her to keep the household in check. Anyway, the big house provided just enough rooms for all of Fire's siblings, though socializing with them all proved rather challenging. Only Lavender and Moon she was really close to, or could chat with openly about things.
Suddenly, the opening for "Your Lie In April" began to sound from the girl's skirt pocket, and in a frantic panic she dug around for her phone before whipping it out. "Oh!" she squeaked, taking the call and pressing the touch phone to her ear. "Fox-kun! Hi!"
"Hey, Fire-chan!" Fox Claw's voice said happily through the device. Fire Bird giggled before playing absentmindedly with the end of her pony tail, twirling it around her index finger with flushed cheeks.
"You already at school?"
"Mm-hmm. Speck is waiting, too. He's already a nervous wreck though."
Fire frowned at that. Speck Heart was one of her best friends, and was known for being a bit shy. "Just tell him I'll be there before eight." The girl pulled her orange school bag over her arm with her free hand and hurried to the door, prying it open with a grumble before saying bye to her boyfriend. With a click, the call had ended, and Fire shoved her pink phone back into her pocket before calling into the house. "I'm heading out! Lock the door when you leave!" Across the hall, just stepping down the stairs, the ginger thought she saw the shadow of Evening. But with a shrug, Fire shut the door and bounding over to the gate. Her family's house was breathtaking, a beautiful and large complex building with towering stone walls all along the yard and flowers of every kind blooming along the wall. Fire paused to give the lilac bush a small sniff, nearly purring like a cat at the sweet smell, and then exited out the gate and shut it.
Her walk to school took about ten minutes, and along the way she tried to remember if she had finished all her homework and if Lavender had packed her lunch. And then she began to fret that Moon's phone had been on the table even though she had left earlier that morning, but her fear settled when she recalled that the phone belonged to Evening Shadow. So, no worries there.
When she arrived at the Clan Schools, Fire had just passed the long brick wall when it came into sight. The area was giant, a clearing with a huge water fountain in the middle and cherry blossom trees stretching over the paths. This was called the Shared Clearing, a space where students from all four Clan Schools could step into. As Fire stepped closer to the water fountain, she spotted the four paths that stretched to the different schools.
Tree Clan High School was to the left path. A tall building that almost looked like a green house was the main office. It had stairs closed by glass going up into the tall, unknown-named trees surrounding the school, creating all the classrooms and hallways up in the trees, since somehow nature was just like that. Only the main office was situated on the ground floor, which was the only part of Tree Clan that was entirely visible. Every path in the leaves or room was covered and hidden, and since the area was so big, the entire school literally lived up there. It amazed Fire, and yet she was afraid of heights, so she was thankful not to be a Tree Clanner.
Ice Clan High School was to the path straight ahead, a weaving trail that started to escalate into a hill. It was almost like a fortress, situated atop the rather tall cliff and bearing down upon the Shared Clearing. Outside, large expansions of water surrounded the castle which were constantly being swam in. Ice Clanners were quite adept to the water, and seemed to always bring a swim suit with them to school. Fire had never entered the castle before, but she had heard rumors that everything was just like a mirror. With ice floors that could be slid on and slides connecting the place room to room, it was almost like a mythical palace in a fairy tale. Though it did seem a bit intimidating with its cold wind and menacing ice pillars all along the edge, piercing into some of the nearby pine trees.
A large tower expanded out in the path from the school gates to the fountain, and Fire peered up at how tall it was. The tower looked like a dangerous rock pillar sticking into the sky, almost as tall as Tree Clan's trees, and one or two students were climbing it as she watched. This was the entrance to Rock Clan. Apparently, Rock Clan High School existed under all the schools. An expansion of tunnels and caverns, all set up to teach the small population Rock Clan held. Each Clan School had a way of keeping the other neighbors out--Tree Clan for their height, Ice Clan for their swimming and Rock Clan for their climbing. To even get into Rock Clan, you had to scale the tower. And it was no an easy feat at all.
Rock Clanners had even gotten seriously hurt trying to get to class this way, so it was advised they take their time and stay focused. Fire breathed a sigh of relief as the two Rock Clanners, small little shadows at the top, pulled themselves over the edge and made it to safety.
And finally, the last school to the right of the path was where Fire had sworn her loyalty to. Fire Clan High School. It was surrounded by open flames and embers, blazing heat all around the area and quite away from the Shared Clearing. The way to enter was simple, for a Fire Clanner. As the path got deeper into the scorching flames, it began to rise up until the flames were only licking at one's heels. At the top, the path was cut into sections. Small spaces just big enough to hold a single student, and could only be reached by leaping. It sounded dangerous, but really there was a small trick. The flames weren't real. Or, the ones at the beginning of the path were. But not at the stepping rocks.
So even if you did fall, nothing would happen. You'd find the stairs and come back out to the school. And it wasn't like anyone would be watching you that wasn't Fire Clan, since every Clan School's borders were guarded by free classmates.
Once Fire had crossed the flames and arrived at the school, she grinned sweetly at some of the students near the entrance before taking in the sight of it. The school was literally a extremely large hollow in the earth that had platforms and staircases, slides and swings and a lot of large rectangular shaped rooms. A dome covered the sky, open at the top yet able to close in an instant at the sign of rain, but the heat was strong. Fire Clan were very agile, and so it wasn't strange that most of the paths to certain classrooms were blocked by cliffs or slopes. Anything to add a challenge to someone's path. But nothing too dangerous.
Fire squeaked out in alarm as something roughly bumped into her back, and the ginger whirled around to find a few familiar faces. "Oh! Fang Shadow-senpai, Dawn Breeze-chan, and Black Smoke-chan!" she said happily, giving each a friendly hug. She cast a wider smile at Black Smoke, remembering her times training him up as an apprentice.
It was a job given to some high schoolers to train a younger student from the middle school, someone who would need to be taught how to be a good Fire Clanner. And the year before, Black Smoke had been called Black Paw, and had been under her guidance. Training an apprentice was amazing, but seeing them become a warrior was even more of a feeling of achievement. Of belonging to something great and real.
"Hey, Fire Bird-senpai." Black said with a respectful bow of his head. Fire couldn't help but laugh and wave off the gesture.
"Raise your head. Your a 12 year student at Fire Clan High School!" she replied, prodding the small I.D. tag on his chest that explained everything someone would need to know about him. Though it was highly suggested to remove your I.D. once out of school to the 12-years, since they were ordered to clip them within sight for the first year, some forgetful newbies did leave them stuck to the front of their shirt.
Black looked sheepishly down at his shoes. "Yeah, but... your a 14-year." he murmured.
Fire shrugged. "So?"
"Ah! We're going to be late!" Dawn's voice made Fire jump in surprise, and the ginger girl quickly took her necklace with a phoenix spiraled around a clock to check the time. 7:58
When Fire had raised her head, Black and Dawn had disappeared from sight and Fang's figure was faintly spotted ducking down the stairs. The student let out an impatient sigh before hurrying the opposite direction, towards her advisory classroom with quick and easy strides from a track runner.
When she had entered the classroom and started for her chair, the bell went off. With a cry, Fire dived for her seat and fell upon it painfully, landing with her stomach on the chair and her arms dangling over the side once the bell had finished ringing. The teacher gave her a perplexed look, before shrugging and deciding she had made it. Breathing a ragged sigh of relief, the Fire Clan student straightened her skirt and hair before settling into her seat. A few snickers were heard around the classroom, but all abruptly stopped as the teacher began to talk, and then muttered something about study time. Instantly, 14-years moved to sit by their friends, and Fire knew at once who would be seen soon.
"Jeez, you were almost late." Fox Claw's familiar voice made Fire swoon.
"I-It's not her fault, the b-bells were a bit broken." Speck Heart's defensive reply made Fire snap out of her daze, and she lightly slapped her cheeks together a few times before flashing them a wide smile.
Soft Breeze, another best friend, appeared next. She kneeled down in front of Fire's desk before supporting her head on her elbows and smirking knowingly at her friend. "Did Lavender hold you up, Fire Bird-chan?" she asks sweetly.
Fire waved her hands. "No, no. Nothing like that. I just was finishing up a few problems on my homework." she admitted, laughing nervously afterwards.
Fox took a seat beside her, resting his head on her leg and making chills crawl up Fire's spine. "Mmhmm... how is Lavender doing these days?" her boyfriend murmured softly, and Fire was quick to push him off playfully before replying.
"She's fine! Lavender is doing amazing at school, though I think...." the ginger trailed off.
Soft frowned. "She's overworking herself again, isn't she?" Fire only nodded. "She needs to take a break... a real break. Maybe you should set up a movie night for everyone?"
Fire sighed, trying to dispel her sad emotions about the whole thing. "She's just trying to do the best for her school... and plus, she never wants to take a break. And if I force her, she gets a little frustrated and isn't interesting in what we're doing--well, not completely. I think when she sets her mind on something, she has to get it done. And that means helping the whole school, I suppose."
Before anyone could reply, the teacher ordered everyone to their seats, and reluctantly her friends left. Fire set her head against the palm of her hand with a sigh, staring off at the white board and then looking around the room at the painted walls. And then she found her eyes staring out the window, over at the classroom next door, and she saw the newest staff member standing in front of his class and giving a speech. Jackal Frost was a deputy now, replacing the old one called Fox Tuft. Fire hadn't officially met the staffer yet, but he appeared to be doing a good job. She couldn't deny that. Hopefully Fire Clan High School was in capable hands, besides principleMoo Dark Star who everyone loved.
The bell rang, and Fire picked up her things before leaving. She met Soft, Fox and Speck in the hall--briefly teasing Soft about her little crush in the middle school, Rapid Paw--before going on to her class and climbing the stairs with Speck beside her.
Today just seemed like a normal day for her.
•~~~~~*~~~~~•
"I-I hope C-Crow W-Wing d-d-doesn't h-have to h-heal m-me a-a-again." stuttered a soft voice from a tiny figure hiding behind a corner. She peeked out into the Fire Clan Middle School hallway, spotting a few familiar faces streak by. Lavender Paw carrying a stack of books and heading towards the office, Speck Paw surrounded by over a dozen girls and guys all mooning over his good looks and flirty smile, and Red Paw ducking into a classroom. She wished Hazel Claw was here and her mother. But Hazel and Silver Whisker were in the Fire Clan High School now. She wouldn't be able to have classes with them again until her ceremony, but Moon Fur--her mentor and daughter of Snow Flare--had recently finished her assessment. So, any day she would graduate from her school. And then she'd feel safe with Hazel at her side.
E-eep! thought the small girl as a frown-faced student raced by, kicking a soccer ball as they went. She trembled, hugging her text books against her chest and praying no one would find her. She didn't want to be found. She just wanted to see Hazel.
The bell rang, and then Pinyon Paw realized she had allowed herself to be late to class. With a wail, the shaking girl hurried down the hallway. With her dirty blonde hair dyed with darker highlights tied in two buns and her middle school uniform set up to perfection, she was ready for the day.
But not for the fear... anxiety attacks were common with her, and heading all the way to the nurse of the middle school--which rotated between Crow Wing and now a new nurse assistant--was becoming more of a routine for her. It certainly was better than going to class and being stared at, whispered about and terrified of what could happen even if she knew no one was staring at her and no one was whispering about her. It was all in Pinyon's head, and Hazel had been the only one that wasn't her mother to clear things up. She wanted him back already. Things were getting too chaotic.
"Pinyon Paw please report to the office immediately." the speaker made Pinyon scream and trip, throwing her books into the air and face planting on the slick tile flooring. She moaned, hearing the clatter of her things around her, before rubbing her forehead. "Pinyon Paw, please report to the office immediately. Thank you."
The girl sat up, wiped away her tears, and went along to pick up her things. With a sniffle, she started to walk to the office, feeling the anxiety begin to burn a deep hole within her chest. T-they're g-g-going to e-expel me! she whimpered, struggling not to whip around and hide for the rest of the day in a corner. I-I don't w-w-want to be ex-expelled!
Yet at the office, she realized she was not being expelled at all. The Fire Clan staff were standing there, grinning widely--which had completely terrified her--before announcing her graduation. The ceremony would be early that morning, an hour from then, so she had that much time to come up with a suffix name.
She was horrified and happy. Worried and excited. With a now happy skip down the hall back to class, besides the fact she was frowning, Pinyon repeated suffix after suffix inside her head. What fit with her? What did she want to be called?
She'd have to find that out later.
•~~~~~*~~~~~•
"Well, ladies and gentleman, no reason to fuss." Speck purred as the group surrounding him grew wilder. "Even if I do leave to become a warrior soon, I'll never forget any of you. Your my dazzling stars. How could I be so cruel?" He took the hand of one of his favorites, a pretty girl with glittering snow-white hair and sunlight-golden streaks, and squeezed it gently. White Paw's face flushed pure red at the action, and it appeared she fumbled around for her words. "Won't forget about you the most, Star. Plus, you should be a warrior with me."
Some of the students around him squealed, others cast his shining star a mean and jealous look. Speck just smirked and stood up, still holding White's hand, and waved to the teacher. "Gonna head to the library, kay, teach?"
Surprisingly, his homeroom teacher was a pretty kind man, and he didn't hesitate to allow Speck to leave. With a laugh, the handsome boy with the spikey bright orange hair--black tips at the end of each strand--led White out of the crowd around his desk and to the door. Except a few sad expressions quickly crossed some of his lovers, so Speck couldn't help but pause and give them each a kind smile.
"Don't feel bad. Your all very beautiful people. I just need to talk to Star for a second."
Leopard Paw looked saddest of all, and the freckled girl sniffled before wiping away at her eyes. A swift hug soon followed from the popular boy, jolting Leopard's shoulders in shock before she quickly fell into the hug.
Finally, Speck was able to leave without feeling like a jerk to his lovers, and yet he noticed White's expression a moment after breathing a sigh of relief. As the two walked, hand in hand, down the hallway, White continued to look more disappointed until she finally snatched her hand away. "How can you keep leading all of them like that, Speck? How can you keep toying with their hearts?"
Speck was taken aback. But in seconds he regained his cool, balling the hand that held hers a moment before into a fist. "Listen, I do it because it makes them happy. Being called beautiful every day? Having someone always want to he by you? Being in love? That makes them all happy, and makes them want to come to school. How can you not see that, Star?" he tried, though White's expression looked even more hurt. He then knew he'd have to travel lightly on this path until she had settled down.
"Yeah, keep them happy until you break their heart? Until you choose someone that isn't them? Your setting them up for the most terrible experience they could endure! Every girl and guy you flirt with will think they may have a chance with you, that the amazing Speck Paw wants to be with them forever. But that's not how you feel, you just want to make them 'feel better', huh?" White whirled around, hugging her arms against her chest and struggling not to sob. "I don't want to watch you flirt with them when I... I do believe I have a chance with you. I don't want to be... broken hearted at the end."
His eyes were wide as he took in this news. The truth he hadn't even realized. The truth that, someday, all those hearts would be broken because he'd only get one of them. One cat by his side in Fire Clan. One future. And White knew that, and she was hurting inside. Not knowing who that could be, and if it wasn't her, having her heart played with all this time. That had never been his intention. Speck would see a gorgeous cat, crush over them and flirt, and then feel giddy when they would smile or act all flustered. It was how he was, and yet he never viewed the long-term affects for any of them. Not with them being hurt. He figured everyone would be his friend forever, and that they would accept his final choice.
... But he supposed not every lover he flirted with would be like that. Why hadn't he understood that?
"Star, I--" Speck almost didn't know what to say. But this was White, and he knew he could never live with himself if he lost her. "Star... I didn't think about it like that. I'm... I'm sorry. I'm leading them on, yes. I'm trying to make them happy when really I'll only hurt them in the end. But I don't want to ever hurt you, Star. You're the love of my life. I could never forgive myself if your heart was broken." He reached forward, wrapping his arms around hers to take her hands in his. Though he took his right hand to wipe a few tears away. "Star, your mine... if you'll have me."
There was a long stretch of silence that Speck dreaded, besides the fact he was feeling safer with White against him. And then, when her chest moved to speak, the theme song for "Future Diary" came from her skirt pocket and White instantly jumped, startled. He had as well though was thankful she didn't notice or didn't comment on it. Pulling out the touch phone she had, the boy made room for her to take the call, though his eyes narrowed at the name he understood.
"A-ah, hi, Jackal-kun."
Speck slipped away from her awkwardly as White began to speak to Jackal Frost, the deputy of the Fire Clan schools. He hadn't even known the two were friends.
"No, it's okay. I understand. Yeah, I'm free after school. Mm-hmm. Yes, that sounds great. See you at practice then, Jackal-kun."
Speck was already down the hall by the time White had hung up, looking down at his shoes with a frown. Is she hanging out with Jackal just to spite me? Or does she really like him? he couldn't help but feel disappointed. It seemed he had missed his chance with White.
Her sweet voice sounded behind him, and footsteps hurried to catch up. "Speck, wait! Sorry, I just--" White stopped at his side, and Speck gave her a single look. Then he smiled softly. Smile, Star. I always love it when you do.
"You and Jackal, huh? He is a cutie." Speck snickered, trying to cover up his own hurt. Looks like I had my heart played, too. Seems I deserve it.
White became flustered. A look Speck couldn't help but truly laugh at. "W-what? No, he's my friend! And plus he's Clan deputy. He has so much work to do for the Fire Clan schools that he doesn't have time for love." She glanced away at that last word. "I try to help him take the weight off his shoulders. Jackal-kun has his job and is the manager of his sport, but he's still really kind."
"Uh-huh." Speck mused, and then he waved her away. "Bells going to ring soon, Star. Don't make yourself late cause of me."
"But Speck--"
The bell sharply cut her off, causing Speck to grin wider. After a bit more coaxing, the girl gave a light bow and a goodbye before skipping off in the other direction to class. He stared after her, momentarily caught in a daze, before he shook himself off and hurried away.
Apparently, the high schools were much different than the elementary and middle schools. While the high schools had a whole complex area that was designed to show off each Clan's abilities, the middle school was simply four brick buildings that faced each other in a diamond, much like the elementary. Of course there were a few little quirks that set each school apart from the other, it was nothing too dramatic.
Speck Paw found himself now sneaking out of the Fire Clan Middle school, and how no one saw him was beyond him. But he knew what he was doing as he headed in the direction of Rock Clan, passing by the fence of Ice Clan and peering through the snow-white bars. There's Ice Paw. He faintly saw the girl's snowflake-white hair through one of the windows, and couldn't help but smirk. And Sapphire Paw. he added as he then purposely went to look through Tree Clan's vine-covered walls, spotting said student running around near the side of the school.
Though it was Rock Clan he was headed to. And going to the stone wall and finding the large crack behind the bushes, Speck withdrew his phone and madly texted a friend. Within only a few minutes did a shadow appear in the little hiding spot, and someone slipped in beside him. "Hey." said a calm voice that made Speck Paw smirk and wink at the white-haired Rock Clan student. With the Middle School uniform and long wavy hair, resembling White Paw by the color, he had been instantly entranced by this girl. Instantly, the two had clicked. And even found this little spot hidden from sight, where they could whisper and laugh together without a fear of being found.
"Glad you came, Frost Paw." the handsome boy murmured as he lightly poked her shoulder. "I didn't think you would be able to escape class, though. I mean, my teacher is pretty careless about me. But Rock Clan has very few students as it is."
Frost considered that thoughtfully. Then she nodded. "Right. But I guess my excuse convinced her." she replied at last, causing Speck to laugh beside her. "So, did you need something? Or were you just lonely? I may have been able to slip away today, but we should really just see each other after school is out."
Speck knew that, even if no one would find them, they could still get in trouble. And he didn't want Frost to worry too much about their meetings. "Yeah, I'm sorry. Just lonely." He couldn't admit that he felt depressed over White Paw's friendship with the Fire Clan deputy. Especially to a candidate for a possible future with him, if he decided that.
Frost lightly bumped her shoulder against his playfully. "Jeez, make me skip class just to cheer you up? What am I, your wife?" she teased, though the scarlet dancing upon each one's cheeks was ignored. At least, by Frost Paw.
"Looks like someone wouldn't mind that." Speck countered with a wink, causing Frost to grow flustered for only a moment before regaining her cool.
"In your dreams, Speck. If you haven't noticed, I'm Rock Clan."
"A challenge, then. I'll sweep you off your feet and carry you into the sunset."
This made Frost Paw frown a bit, almost as if confused or just disliking his statement. Speck added a soft chuckle to prove he was joking, and instantly her smile returned. "You weirdo." was all she said before both students burst out into a fit of laughter.
When they had finally caught their breath, Frost was wiping tears from the corner of her eyes and smiling as bright as the sun. "The sunset, eh? I'll hold you to your word then." she giggled.
"Then I'll pick you up now and head east."
"West, tomboy. The sun sets to the west." The white-haired girl was covered her mouth to stifle anymore loud laughing. It looked cute. Except that he had completely forgot the sun set to the west like an idiot.
The ginger-headed male rubbed the back of his head with a nervous smile. "Oh. Whoops. Must of been distracted by your dazzling light to the east and mistook it as the sunset." he flirted.
Frost had her eyes wide, before she couldn't help but join in his nervousness. "Wow. Your flirts are way better today. Did you research it?" she asked with a tilt of her head, curious to the answer. Speck shrugged.
"Maybe a little... but maybe flirting just comes naturally in the day time."
"Then that's too bad we only meet at night. We'll have to see about weekends, too." Was that an invitation? Speck couldn't believe Frost was asking to see him on a weekend. Well, he did believe it could happen. He hung out with tons of cuties on the days with no school. But Frost just seemed different to him, like White Paw.
Only White Paw had Jackal Frost, and Frost Paw had... no crush really. So Speck, besides the fact he really loved hanging out with the Rock Clan girl, was inclined to remain her friend. And maybe someday her boyfriend if he was lucky enough.
The two rebels froze moments later. A familiar voice of authority rising from just a few yards away on Rock Clan's side. Frost was quick to gather her things together, fear crossing over her beautiful eyes. "Uh oh...."
"Perhaps we should think about holding a speech in the gym instead?" the older woman, probably a highschooler, said from a now closer range. Speck Paw swallowed a lump in his throat.
"The theatre room is fine, Clover Star. And plus, all ceremonies take place on stage. Just because it may be littered with props from the play doesn't mean it's unusable." Now, that was an older man, probably the same age as Clover Star... Clover Star, who was the principle of all the Rock Clan schools. Though she was the age of the other highschoolers, she was still a leader, and held her place well leading the small school district.
"Hmm...." Clover Star seemed to be considering his words. "I suppose your right, Flame Path. Let's call the ceremony then."
Footsteps led away from their hiding spot, and after a few moments, the two sneaky students breathed a sigh of relief. "I got to go. If I'm not at the ceremony, I'll...." Frost didn't finish her sentence as she went to leave. But Speck's hand flashed out and took her own. The Rock Clan student hesitated in confusion and shock as Speck raised the back of her hand to his lips and kissed it, then let go.
"Good luck, sweety."
With a smack against the side of the head, Frost left, leaving Speck Paw chuckling happily in the small rocky space alone. Always interesting. he mused, standing up himself to head back to class. Time to go, too. Don't want to he caught outside of Fire Clan's grounds.
And so, he headed back to the school with a wide smirk, and the greeting of his large group of lovers in the hallway.
{yay after a week I finished this! Found my bucket of muse trembling under my bed, and I dumped it on the last section about Speck. What do you think about my VWW High school Story... thing...? Heh, these are just my FireClan peeps and their "school life". Next I may to either RockClan or TreeClan, depending on what I really want.}
{Might have got some story things mixed up from reality, and some things just don't make any sense... like age... but... yeah. Sooo, my characters will basically chat with anyone close to them. But if you'd at least want a small mention in the story, say below what character you'd want and their description and Clan. Also, for those I did mention in this story already, any specific description you want changed or things added to your person/cat thing? It would really help for some scenes and characters to know what they'd look like as anime-ish human things. xD anyway, R&R!}
~Rini [ri-nee] spelled that way or as Rinei, nickname Rin.
That's a lot of story... wow.
"I hope you do well today, Onee-chan!" squeaked little Lavender as Fire patted her head affectionately.
"Of course I will! I'm your big sister, am I not?" chided the ginger-haired high schooler before moving into the mirror again and fixing up her outfit. The simple Fire Clan girl's uniform clung comfortable to her skinny body, the red shirt and white skirt somehow matching with everything else. And for her own little trait, a bird feather tied to her high pony tail and the pin of a phoenix clipped to her chest. She loved the mythical bird, and had even slightly named herself after it. For, at the Clan Schools, each student had their own unique suffix to their name they added for an extra flare. She chose the suffix 'bird', making her full name Fire Bird. And to top it all off, she had many similar items that were based off of both fire and birds. Something to set herself apart from the rest of her classmates.
Fire was a pretty average teen. She had long and powerful legs since she was in track, though was about an inch shorter than most people she met. Her eyes a moss-green color and her hair a blazing ginger, her signature look was pulling her long locks back and tying them into a french braid. However, today just seemed like more of a casual day, so a pony tail would do just fine.
Her younger sister who had been held back a year, Lavender, was one of Fire's closest friends. She was a small she-cat that constantly was overworking herself for the Fire Clan Middle School, staying after 3 p.m. to practice archery or help the teachers with their projects. Fire couldn't be any prouder of her younger sister, and the ginger grinned before pulling Lavender into a tight hug. "You be good, okay? I have a track meet after school so I'll be home late. Just make yourself some ramen or ask Moon to cook you something, got that?"
Lavender brightened at that. "Uh-huh! Oh, but Moon Onee-chan said she was going to be somewhere after school...." Her voice trailed off in puzzlement. Fire sighed and pulled away, placing her hands on her hips and looking disappointed.
"Oh did she... hmm... okay. As soon as practice is over I'll run all the way here. Deal?" the high schooler concluded, rushing out of the bathroom to grab her coat. Lavender was right behind her, scooping up a purple bag against the wall and slinging it over her shoulders.
"Okay, Fire Onee-chan!" she said happily, skipping to the door. Fire laughed, grabbing a bright orange bag on the counter as she heard the front door open and close with a faint "Bye!" Peeking out the window, she noted the bright yellow bus parked just at the end of the path with the words Clan School Bus etched into the side, and Lavender pulling up the gate lock before hurrying to get inside.
Once the bus had left, Fire sighed and disposed of a left over juice box from one of her siblings. Her mother had once been one of Fire Clan's students, a woman Fire had little memories of as a child. Snow Flare had apparently been a very important person to Fire Clan's high school, even becoming one of the student staff members! But upon her sudden disappearance after graduation, Snow Flare had left her children the house and whatever money she had. Just... poofed. And so, it was up to Fire and her siblings to take care of the house until the day they would grow up themselves.
The house was a pretty complicated place. As Snow Flare had been a Queen of Fire Clan High School, she had got an amazing job and brought a giant house. It seems Queens were known for owning big houses, seemingly for future children they would have. Since Fire Clan's district accepted children from six to twenty, and the students matured pretty quickly, it wasn't uncommon for the high schoolers to have kids. Which sounds awkward a bit, but they really do mature fast. Fire was about fourteen years now, and it was up to her to keep the household in check. Anyway, the big house provided just enough rooms for all of Fire's siblings, though socializing with them all proved rather challenging. Only Lavender and Moon she was really close to, or could chat with openly about things.
Suddenly, the opening for "Your Lie In April" began to sound from the girl's skirt pocket, and in a frantic panic she dug around for her phone before whipping it out. "Oh!" she squeaked, taking the call and pressing the touch phone to her ear. "Fox-kun! Hi!"
"Hey, Fire-chan!" Fox Claw's voice said happily through the device. Fire Bird giggled before playing absentmindedly with the end of her pony tail, twirling it around her index finger with flushed cheeks.
"You already at school?"
"Mm-hmm. Speck is waiting, too. He's already a nervous wreck though."
Fire frowned at that. Speck Heart was one of her best friends, and was known for being a bit shy. "Just tell him I'll be there before eight." The girl pulled her orange school bag over her arm with her free hand and hurried to the door, prying it open with a grumble before saying bye to her boyfriend. With a click, the call had ended, and Fire shoved her pink phone back into her pocket before calling into the house. "I'm heading out! Lock the door when you leave!" Across the hall, just stepping down the stairs, the ginger thought she saw the shadow of Evening. But with a shrug, Fire shut the door and bounding over to the gate. Her family's house was breathtaking, a beautiful and large complex building with towering stone walls all along the yard and flowers of every kind blooming along the wall. Fire paused to give the lilac bush a small sniff, nearly purring like a cat at the sweet smell, and then exited out the gate and shut it.
Her walk to school took about ten minutes, and along the way she tried to remember if she had finished all her homework and if Lavender had packed her lunch. And then she began to fret that Moon's phone had been on the table even though she had left earlier that morning, but her fear settled when she recalled that the phone belonged to Evening Shadow. So, no worries there.
When she arrived at the Clan Schools, Fire had just passed the long brick wall when it came into sight. The area was giant, a clearing with a huge water fountain in the middle and cherry blossom trees stretching over the paths. This was called the Shared Clearing, a space where students from all four Clan Schools could step into. As Fire stepped closer to the water fountain, she spotted the four paths that stretched to the different schools.
Tree Clan High School was to the left path. A tall building that almost looked like a green house was the main office. It had stairs closed by glass going up into the tall, unknown-named trees surrounding the school, creating all the classrooms and hallways up in the trees, since somehow nature was just like that. Only the main office was situated on the ground floor, which was the only part of Tree Clan that was entirely visible. Every path in the leaves or room was covered and hidden, and since the area was so big, the entire school literally lived up there. It amazed Fire, and yet she was afraid of heights, so she was thankful not to be a Tree Clanner.
Ice Clan High School was to the path straight ahead, a weaving trail that started to escalate into a hill. It was almost like a fortress, situated atop the rather tall cliff and bearing down upon the Shared Clearing. Outside, large expansions of water surrounded the castle which were constantly being swam in. Ice Clanners were quite adept to the water, and seemed to always bring a swim suit with them to school. Fire had never entered the castle before, but she had heard rumors that everything was just like a mirror. With ice floors that could be slid on and slides connecting the place room to room, it was almost like a mythical palace in a fairy tale. Though it did seem a bit intimidating with its cold wind and menacing ice pillars all along the edge, piercing into some of the nearby pine trees.
A large tower expanded out in the path from the school gates to the fountain, and Fire peered up at how tall it was. The tower looked like a dangerous rock pillar sticking into the sky, almost as tall as Tree Clan's trees, and one or two students were climbing it as she watched. This was the entrance to Rock Clan. Apparently, Rock Clan High School existed under all the schools. An expansion of tunnels and caverns, all set up to teach the small population Rock Clan held. Each Clan School had a way of keeping the other neighbors out--Tree Clan for their height, Ice Clan for their swimming and Rock Clan for their climbing. To even get into Rock Clan, you had to scale the tower. And it was no an easy feat at all.
Rock Clanners had even gotten seriously hurt trying to get to class this way, so it was advised they take their time and stay focused. Fire breathed a sigh of relief as the two Rock Clanners, small little shadows at the top, pulled themselves over the edge and made it to safety.
And finally, the last school to the right of the path was where Fire had sworn her loyalty to. Fire Clan High School. It was surrounded by open flames and embers, blazing heat all around the area and quite away from the Shared Clearing. The way to enter was simple, for a Fire Clanner. As the path got deeper into the scorching flames, it began to rise up until the flames were only licking at one's heels. At the top, the path was cut into sections. Small spaces just big enough to hold a single student, and could only be reached by leaping. It sounded dangerous, but really there was a small trick. The flames weren't real. Or, the ones at the beginning of the path were. But not at the stepping rocks.
So even if you did fall, nothing would happen. You'd find the stairs and come back out to the school. And it wasn't like anyone would be watching you that wasn't Fire Clan, since every Clan School's borders were guarded by free classmates.
Once Fire had crossed the flames and arrived at the school, she grinned sweetly at some of the students near the entrance before taking in the sight of it. The school was literally a extremely large hollow in the earth that had platforms and staircases, slides and swings and a lot of large rectangular shaped rooms. A dome covered the sky, open at the top yet able to close in an instant at the sign of rain, but the heat was strong. Fire Clan were very agile, and so it wasn't strange that most of the paths to certain classrooms were blocked by cliffs or slopes. Anything to add a challenge to someone's path. But nothing too dangerous.
Fire squeaked out in alarm as something roughly bumped into her back, and the ginger whirled around to find a few familiar faces. "Oh! Fang Shadow-senpai, Dawn Breeze-chan, and Black Smoke-chan!" she said happily, giving each a friendly hug. She cast a wider smile at Black Smoke, remembering her times training him up as an apprentice.
It was a job given to some high schoolers to train a younger student from the middle school, someone who would need to be taught how to be a good Fire Clanner. And the year before, Black Smoke had been called Black Paw, and had been under her guidance. Training an apprentice was amazing, but seeing them become a warrior was even more of a feeling of achievement. Of belonging to something great and real.
"Hey, Fire Bird-senpai." Black said with a respectful bow of his head. Fire couldn't help but laugh and wave off the gesture.
"Raise your head. Your a 12 year student at Fire Clan High School!" she replied, prodding the small I.D. tag on his chest that explained everything someone would need to know about him. Though it was highly suggested to remove your I.D. once out of school to the 12-years, since they were ordered to clip them within sight for the first year, some forgetful newbies did leave them stuck to the front of their shirt.
Black looked sheepishly down at his shoes. "Yeah, but... your a 14-year." he murmured.
Fire shrugged. "So?"
"Ah! We're going to be late!" Dawn's voice made Fire jump in surprise, and the ginger girl quickly took her necklace with a phoenix spiraled around a clock to check the time. 7:58
When Fire had raised her head, Black and Dawn had disappeared from sight and Fang's figure was faintly spotted ducking down the stairs. The student let out an impatient sigh before hurrying the opposite direction, towards her advisory classroom with quick and easy strides from a track runner.
When she had entered the classroom and started for her chair, the bell went off. With a cry, Fire dived for her seat and fell upon it painfully, landing with her stomach on the chair and her arms dangling over the side once the bell had finished ringing. The teacher gave her a perplexed look, before shrugging and deciding she had made it. Breathing a ragged sigh of relief, the Fire Clan student straightened her skirt and hair before settling into her seat. A few snickers were heard around the classroom, but all abruptly stopped as the teacher began to talk, and then muttered something about study time. Instantly, 14-years moved to sit by their friends, and Fire knew at once who would be seen soon.
"Jeez, you were almost late." Fox Claw's familiar voice made Fire swoon.
"I-It's not her fault, the b-bells were a bit broken." Speck Heart's defensive reply made Fire snap out of her daze, and she lightly slapped her cheeks together a few times before flashing them a wide smile.
Soft Breeze, another best friend, appeared next. She kneeled down in front of Fire's desk before supporting her head on her elbows and smirking knowingly at her friend. "Did Lavender hold you up, Fire Bird-chan?" she asks sweetly.
Fire waved her hands. "No, no. Nothing like that. I just was finishing up a few problems on my homework." she admitted, laughing nervously afterwards.
Fox took a seat beside her, resting his head on her leg and making chills crawl up Fire's spine. "Mmhmm... how is Lavender doing these days?" her boyfriend murmured softly, and Fire was quick to push him off playfully before replying.
"She's fine! Lavender is doing amazing at school, though I think...." the ginger trailed off.
Soft frowned. "She's overworking herself again, isn't she?" Fire only nodded. "She needs to take a break... a real break. Maybe you should set up a movie night for everyone?"
Fire sighed, trying to dispel her sad emotions about the whole thing. "She's just trying to do the best for her school... and plus, she never wants to take a break. And if I force her, she gets a little frustrated and isn't interesting in what we're doing--well, not completely. I think when she sets her mind on something, she has to get it done. And that means helping the whole school, I suppose."
Before anyone could reply, the teacher ordered everyone to their seats, and reluctantly her friends left. Fire set her head against the palm of her hand with a sigh, staring off at the white board and then looking around the room at the painted walls. And then she found her eyes staring out the window, over at the classroom next door, and she saw the newest staff member standing in front of his class and giving a speech. Jackal Frost was a deputy now, replacing the old one called Fox Tuft. Fire hadn't officially met the staffer yet, but he appeared to be doing a good job. She couldn't deny that. Hopefully Fire Clan High School was in capable hands, besides principle
The bell rang, and Fire picked up her things before leaving. She met Soft, Fox and Speck in the hall--briefly teasing Soft about her little crush in the middle school, Rapid Paw--before going on to her class and climbing the stairs with Speck beside her.
Today just seemed like a normal day for her.
•~~~~~*~~~~~•
"I-I hope C-Crow W-Wing d-d-doesn't h-have to h-heal m-me a-a-again." stuttered a soft voice from a tiny figure hiding behind a corner. She peeked out into the Fire Clan Middle School hallway, spotting a few familiar faces streak by. Lavender Paw carrying a stack of books and heading towards the office, Speck Paw surrounded by over a dozen girls and guys all mooning over his good looks and flirty smile, and Red Paw ducking into a classroom. She wished Hazel Claw was here and her mother. But Hazel and Silver Whisker were in the Fire Clan High School now. She wouldn't be able to have classes with them again until her ceremony, but Moon Fur--her mentor and daughter of Snow Flare--had recently finished her assessment. So, any day she would graduate from her school. And then she'd feel safe with Hazel at her side.
E-eep! thought the small girl as a frown-faced student raced by, kicking a soccer ball as they went. She trembled, hugging her text books against her chest and praying no one would find her. She didn't want to be found. She just wanted to see Hazel.
The bell rang, and then Pinyon Paw realized she had allowed herself to be late to class. With a wail, the shaking girl hurried down the hallway. With her dirty blonde hair dyed with darker highlights tied in two buns and her middle school uniform set up to perfection, she was ready for the day.
But not for the fear... anxiety attacks were common with her, and heading all the way to the nurse of the middle school--which rotated between Crow Wing and now a new nurse assistant--was becoming more of a routine for her. It certainly was better than going to class and being stared at, whispered about and terrified of what could happen even if she knew no one was staring at her and no one was whispering about her. It was all in Pinyon's head, and Hazel had been the only one that wasn't her mother to clear things up. She wanted him back already. Things were getting too chaotic.
"Pinyon Paw please report to the office immediately." the speaker made Pinyon scream and trip, throwing her books into the air and face planting on the slick tile flooring. She moaned, hearing the clatter of her things around her, before rubbing her forehead. "Pinyon Paw, please report to the office immediately. Thank you."
The girl sat up, wiped away her tears, and went along to pick up her things. With a sniffle, she started to walk to the office, feeling the anxiety begin to burn a deep hole within her chest. T-they're g-g-going to e-expel me! she whimpered, struggling not to whip around and hide for the rest of the day in a corner. I-I don't w-w-want to be ex-expelled!
Yet at the office, she realized she was not being expelled at all. The Fire Clan staff were standing there, grinning widely--which had completely terrified her--before announcing her graduation. The ceremony would be early that morning, an hour from then, so she had that much time to come up with a suffix name.
She was horrified and happy. Worried and excited. With a now happy skip down the hall back to class, besides the fact she was frowning, Pinyon repeated suffix after suffix inside her head. What fit with her? What did she want to be called?
She'd have to find that out later.
•~~~~~*~~~~~•
"Well, ladies and gentleman, no reason to fuss." Speck purred as the group surrounding him grew wilder. "Even if I do leave to become a warrior soon, I'll never forget any of you. Your my dazzling stars. How could I be so cruel?" He took the hand of one of his favorites, a pretty girl with glittering snow-white hair and sunlight-golden streaks, and squeezed it gently. White Paw's face flushed pure red at the action, and it appeared she fumbled around for her words. "Won't forget about you the most, Star. Plus, you should be a warrior with me."
Some of the students around him squealed, others cast his shining star a mean and jealous look. Speck just smirked and stood up, still holding White's hand, and waved to the teacher. "Gonna head to the library, kay, teach?"
Surprisingly, his homeroom teacher was a pretty kind man, and he didn't hesitate to allow Speck to leave. With a laugh, the handsome boy with the spikey bright orange hair--black tips at the end of each strand--led White out of the crowd around his desk and to the door. Except a few sad expressions quickly crossed some of his lovers, so Speck couldn't help but pause and give them each a kind smile.
"Don't feel bad. Your all very beautiful people. I just need to talk to Star for a second."
Leopard Paw looked saddest of all, and the freckled girl sniffled before wiping away at her eyes. A swift hug soon followed from the popular boy, jolting Leopard's shoulders in shock before she quickly fell into the hug.
Finally, Speck was able to leave without feeling like a jerk to his lovers, and yet he noticed White's expression a moment after breathing a sigh of relief. As the two walked, hand in hand, down the hallway, White continued to look more disappointed until she finally snatched her hand away. "How can you keep leading all of them like that, Speck? How can you keep toying with their hearts?"
Speck was taken aback. But in seconds he regained his cool, balling the hand that held hers a moment before into a fist. "Listen, I do it because it makes them happy. Being called beautiful every day? Having someone always want to he by you? Being in love? That makes them all happy, and makes them want to come to school. How can you not see that, Star?" he tried, though White's expression looked even more hurt. He then knew he'd have to travel lightly on this path until she had settled down.
"Yeah, keep them happy until you break their heart? Until you choose someone that isn't them? Your setting them up for the most terrible experience they could endure! Every girl and guy you flirt with will think they may have a chance with you, that the amazing Speck Paw wants to be with them forever. But that's not how you feel, you just want to make them 'feel better', huh?" White whirled around, hugging her arms against her chest and struggling not to sob. "I don't want to watch you flirt with them when I... I do believe I have a chance with you. I don't want to be... broken hearted at the end."
His eyes were wide as he took in this news. The truth he hadn't even realized. The truth that, someday, all those hearts would be broken because he'd only get one of them. One cat by his side in Fire Clan. One future. And White knew that, and she was hurting inside. Not knowing who that could be, and if it wasn't her, having her heart played with all this time. That had never been his intention. Speck would see a gorgeous cat, crush over them and flirt, and then feel giddy when they would smile or act all flustered. It was how he was, and yet he never viewed the long-term affects for any of them. Not with them being hurt. He figured everyone would be his friend forever, and that they would accept his final choice.
... But he supposed not every lover he flirted with would be like that. Why hadn't he understood that?
"Star, I--" Speck almost didn't know what to say. But this was White, and he knew he could never live with himself if he lost her. "Star... I didn't think about it like that. I'm... I'm sorry. I'm leading them on, yes. I'm trying to make them happy when really I'll only hurt them in the end. But I don't want to ever hurt you, Star. You're the love of my life. I could never forgive myself if your heart was broken." He reached forward, wrapping his arms around hers to take her hands in his. Though he took his right hand to wipe a few tears away. "Star, your mine... if you'll have me."
There was a long stretch of silence that Speck dreaded, besides the fact he was feeling safer with White against him. And then, when her chest moved to speak, the theme song for "Future Diary" came from her skirt pocket and White instantly jumped, startled. He had as well though was thankful she didn't notice or didn't comment on it. Pulling out the touch phone she had, the boy made room for her to take the call, though his eyes narrowed at the name he understood.
"A-ah, hi, Jackal-kun."
Speck slipped away from her awkwardly as White began to speak to Jackal Frost, the deputy of the Fire Clan schools. He hadn't even known the two were friends.
"No, it's okay. I understand. Yeah, I'm free after school. Mm-hmm. Yes, that sounds great. See you at practice then, Jackal-kun."
Speck was already down the hall by the time White had hung up, looking down at his shoes with a frown. Is she hanging out with Jackal just to spite me? Or does she really like him? he couldn't help but feel disappointed. It seemed he had missed his chance with White.
Her sweet voice sounded behind him, and footsteps hurried to catch up. "Speck, wait! Sorry, I just--" White stopped at his side, and Speck gave her a single look. Then he smiled softly. Smile, Star. I always love it when you do.
"You and Jackal, huh? He is a cutie." Speck snickered, trying to cover up his own hurt. Looks like I had my heart played, too. Seems I deserve it.
White became flustered. A look Speck couldn't help but truly laugh at. "W-what? No, he's my friend! And plus he's Clan deputy. He has so much work to do for the Fire Clan schools that he doesn't have time for love." She glanced away at that last word. "I try to help him take the weight off his shoulders. Jackal-kun has his job and is the manager of his sport, but he's still really kind."
"Uh-huh." Speck mused, and then he waved her away. "Bells going to ring soon, Star. Don't make yourself late cause of me."
"But Speck--"
The bell sharply cut her off, causing Speck to grin wider. After a bit more coaxing, the girl gave a light bow and a goodbye before skipping off in the other direction to class. He stared after her, momentarily caught in a daze, before he shook himself off and hurried away.
Apparently, the high schools were much different than the elementary and middle schools. While the high schools had a whole complex area that was designed to show off each Clan's abilities, the middle school was simply four brick buildings that faced each other in a diamond, much like the elementary. Of course there were a few little quirks that set each school apart from the other, it was nothing too dramatic.
Speck Paw found himself now sneaking out of the Fire Clan Middle school, and how no one saw him was beyond him. But he knew what he was doing as he headed in the direction of Rock Clan, passing by the fence of Ice Clan and peering through the snow-white bars. There's Ice Paw. He faintly saw the girl's snowflake-white hair through one of the windows, and couldn't help but smirk. And Sapphire Paw. he added as he then purposely went to look through Tree Clan's vine-covered walls, spotting said student running around near the side of the school.
Though it was Rock Clan he was headed to. And going to the stone wall and finding the large crack behind the bushes, Speck withdrew his phone and madly texted a friend. Within only a few minutes did a shadow appear in the little hiding spot, and someone slipped in beside him. "Hey." said a calm voice that made Speck Paw smirk and wink at the white-haired Rock Clan student. With the Middle School uniform and long wavy hair, resembling White Paw by the color, he had been instantly entranced by this girl. Instantly, the two had clicked. And even found this little spot hidden from sight, where they could whisper and laugh together without a fear of being found.
"Glad you came, Frost Paw." the handsome boy murmured as he lightly poked her shoulder. "I didn't think you would be able to escape class, though. I mean, my teacher is pretty careless about me. But Rock Clan has very few students as it is."
Frost considered that thoughtfully. Then she nodded. "Right. But I guess my excuse convinced her." she replied at last, causing Speck to laugh beside her. "So, did you need something? Or were you just lonely? I may have been able to slip away today, but we should really just see each other after school is out."
Speck knew that, even if no one would find them, they could still get in trouble. And he didn't want Frost to worry too much about their meetings. "Yeah, I'm sorry. Just lonely." He couldn't admit that he felt depressed over White Paw's friendship with the Fire Clan deputy. Especially to a candidate for a possible future with him, if he decided that.
Frost lightly bumped her shoulder against his playfully. "Jeez, make me skip class just to cheer you up? What am I, your wife?" she teased, though the scarlet dancing upon each one's cheeks was ignored. At least, by Frost Paw.
"Looks like someone wouldn't mind that." Speck countered with a wink, causing Frost to grow flustered for only a moment before regaining her cool.
"In your dreams, Speck. If you haven't noticed, I'm Rock Clan."
"A challenge, then. I'll sweep you off your feet and carry you into the sunset."
This made Frost Paw frown a bit, almost as if confused or just disliking his statement. Speck added a soft chuckle to prove he was joking, and instantly her smile returned. "You weirdo." was all she said before both students burst out into a fit of laughter.
When they had finally caught their breath, Frost was wiping tears from the corner of her eyes and smiling as bright as the sun. "The sunset, eh? I'll hold you to your word then." she giggled.
"Then I'll pick you up now and head east."
"West, tomboy. The sun sets to the west." The white-haired girl was covered her mouth to stifle anymore loud laughing. It looked cute. Except that he had completely forgot the sun set to the west like an idiot.
The ginger-headed male rubbed the back of his head with a nervous smile. "Oh. Whoops. Must of been distracted by your dazzling light to the east and mistook it as the sunset." he flirted.
Frost had her eyes wide, before she couldn't help but join in his nervousness. "Wow. Your flirts are way better today. Did you research it?" she asked with a tilt of her head, curious to the answer. Speck shrugged.
"Maybe a little... but maybe flirting just comes naturally in the day time."
"Then that's too bad we only meet at night. We'll have to see about weekends, too." Was that an invitation? Speck couldn't believe Frost was asking to see him on a weekend. Well, he did believe it could happen. He hung out with tons of cuties on the days with no school. But Frost just seemed different to him, like White Paw.
Only White Paw had Jackal Frost, and Frost Paw had... no crush really. So Speck, besides the fact he really loved hanging out with the Rock Clan girl, was inclined to remain her friend. And maybe someday her boyfriend if he was lucky enough.
The two rebels froze moments later. A familiar voice of authority rising from just a few yards away on Rock Clan's side. Frost was quick to gather her things together, fear crossing over her beautiful eyes. "Uh oh...."
"Perhaps we should think about holding a speech in the gym instead?" the older woman, probably a highschooler, said from a now closer range. Speck Paw swallowed a lump in his throat.
"The theatre room is fine, Clover Star. And plus, all ceremonies take place on stage. Just because it may be littered with props from the play doesn't mean it's unusable." Now, that was an older man, probably the same age as Clover Star... Clover Star, who was the principle of all the Rock Clan schools. Though she was the age of the other highschoolers, she was still a leader, and held her place well leading the small school district.
"Hmm...." Clover Star seemed to be considering his words. "I suppose your right, Flame Path. Let's call the ceremony then."
Footsteps led away from their hiding spot, and after a few moments, the two sneaky students breathed a sigh of relief. "I got to go. If I'm not at the ceremony, I'll...." Frost didn't finish her sentence as she went to leave. But Speck's hand flashed out and took her own. The Rock Clan student hesitated in confusion and shock as Speck raised the back of her hand to his lips and kissed it, then let go.
"Good luck, sweety."
With a smack against the side of the head, Frost left, leaving Speck Paw chuckling happily in the small rocky space alone. Always interesting. he mused, standing up himself to head back to class. Time to go, too. Don't want to he caught outside of Fire Clan's grounds.
And so, he headed back to the school with a wide smirk, and the greeting of his large group of lovers in the hallway.
{yay after a week I finished this! Found my bucket of muse trembling under my bed, and I dumped it on the last section about Speck. What do you think about my VWW High school Story... thing...? Heh, these are just my FireClan peeps and their "school life". Next I may to either RockClan or TreeClan, depending on what I really want.}
{Might have got some story things mixed up from reality, and some things just don't make any sense... like age... but... yeah. Sooo, my characters will basically chat with anyone close to them. But if you'd at least want a small mention in the story, say below what character you'd want and their description and Clan. Also, for those I did mention in this story already, any specific description you want changed or things added to your person/cat thing? It would really help for some scenes and characters to know what they'd look like as anime-ish human things. xD anyway, R&R!}
~Rini [ri-nee] spelled that way or as Rinei, nickname Rin.
That's a lot of story... wow.
