[**]Stories High: Where Characters come to Learn[**] ~ STARTS! ~ Student LSUs!

[Roy Karrde]

Stories High: Where Characters come to Learn.

You have defeated monsters, saved worlds, hidden your powers, and prevented countless annihilations. Now when all the dust has settled, its time to pack up the weapons, magic books, and armor. Break out the school books, and prepare for months of study, exams, and dances!

Stories High has been around since the early eighties, a place for young characters of any genre to come and complete their studies between journeys. Many famous characters have thus passed through between the years, and many more still attend, either as teachers or students that are nearing graduation. As a student here, you have taken off time either before your next journey, or having just finished up one. Here you will meet others who look familiar or entirely different, those that you have journeyed with before, or may in the future.

Here though, the adventures take a back seat to more important things, classes based around shooting or swinging weapons, dealing with transformations, and other useful things, not to mention the regular courses of math, literature, and the humanities. Your teachers will be tough but fair, but allowed to deal out punishments in their own special way.

Welcome to Classes, Welcome to High School, Welcome to Stories High.

Class Schedule
This is your Class Schedule for the day; Classes usually take about two posts, or more deemed by the teacher. If a teacher does not post after two or three days after Class has started, and has not called on a substitute, then we will move to the next class.

1st Period- Literature – Leo Mahara – Classy Cat
2nd Period – Futuristic Technology – Shayliino Neruff - Asilynne
3rd Period – Mathmatics – Tohoin Genma – Dark San
4th period – Weapons Fighting – Yahoot – Mystic_clown
Lunch
5th Period – Demon Slaying – Rudy Summers – Master Rudy
6th Period – Transformation – Reserved – Virtual Play

If you want to post for your teacher character, and your class is later on in the day, you can have your character teach NPC students during the off periods, or go around the school doing tasks fitting with your class, from monitoring halls, to slaying invading demons!

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Student
Name: Laura Karrde
Age: 14
Grade: Freshman: 14-15
Gender: Male or Female
Original RPG: Pre Digimon: The Final Exam.
Personality: She’s very shy in a quiet sort of way, keeping to herself as she walks around and not looking up much. She is not the best at fighting and will usually take the abuse rather than yell or fight back. She has been a bit scarred from her time in the digital world as a child and has problems with actually attacking anyone or fighting.
Appearance: She still has the beautiful blonde hair, and button nose, as well as her sea blue eyes that made her so cute in Digimon Digital Sensations. She stands around five foot one, with a slim figure, and pretty small breasts. Wearing a white shirt with long blue sleeves and a blue skirt that reaches half way to her knees. She wears a blue beret on her head, wearing it almost all the time. Due to the meds to supress her memories of the digital world, she shakes alot, especially in her hands.
History: Living a life of mostly poverty, things began to turn around for her after the first trip to the Digital World in Digimon Digital Sensations, afterwards she lived a pretty safe life with her aunt, never having to worry about food or shelter again. Yet she was never able to find Satoshi, her first crush, worse her Aunt did not believe the story about a digital world, and had her see professional and medical help, until even Laura believed it was fake. With the next adventure starting soon, she comes to Stories High to start her studies in hopes of getting her first year done before Digimon The Final Exam begins.
Relationships: Open
Other: Nothing

Laura Karrde
~*~*~*~*~ This is living ~*~*~*~*~

With a trembling hand I brought the spoon full of cereal up to my mouth, taking a large bite out of it before letting it drop down to the bowl. I considered it an amazing event whenever I was able to make it all the way up with out spilling anything. For three years I had been on the medicine, to keep the bad dreams away, to keep the nightmares away. The doctor had told me that it was all in my head, that there was no such thing as a Digital World. I moved the spoon up again, my hand trembling so bad that I dropped the spoon from my hand, sending it clattering to the ground. Wincing in frustration I shoved the bowl across the table of my two small bedroom apartment and rose.

I can do this, I can do this. My stomach grumbled, pained with hunger, but class was starting soon, my first class, my first high school class, my first time to be out and on my own. “I wish you were here dad.” I whispered to myself, grabbing the pink pill off the counter and swallowing it down with a quick gulp of orange juice. That tiny little pill was the cause of my shakes, my trembling, and what felt like constant fear. Yet if I didn’t take it the nightmares would come back.

“Its worth it, that way no one thinks I’m crazy.” I whispered to myself, telling me what my aunt had told me over and over again. So that I’m not crazy. I quickly moved to my book bag, opening it and flipping through all the necessary things for my first day of classes. Leo’s class, the books that we had to have were ‘The Time Machine’, ‘The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe’, and two others, I quickly found the first three, but ‘The Time Machine’ was missing.

Suddenly my heart began to beat faster, my chest tightened, and my shaking grew worse. “Where is it.” I quickly rushed through the apartment, opening up drawers, tossing over books. “Where is it, where is it.” My heart felt like it was going to burst out of my chest. I was missing a book on the first day! The teacher would be mad, he would be so mad.

My watch beeped, signaling that if I didn’t leave that I would be late to my first class. Clinching my eyes shut, I tried to calm my heart, he would understand, or I could just borrow one of the books from a student. I quickly grabbed my book bag, rushing down the steps and across the freshly cut lawn, dew spraying against my shoes as I ran toward the beautifully sculpted two story school. The pillars that lined against the school were supposed to be made out of pure marble, as were the floors inside, inside were hallways, lined with lockers on each side, each few lockers separated by class room doors.

“Leo… Leo..” I gulped, finding the door and opening it, my whole body shaking like a leaf now from fear and the medicine. The room looked like a typical class room with wooden desks with metal bars connecting the desk to a plastic chair. The table in the front of the classroom having some figurines of Legendary Pokemon. “I’m not late.” I sighed, taking the nearest seat and slumping down in it.

Taking a deep breath, I swallowed once and clinched my eyes shut, my heart beating quickly as it dawned on me that I forgot to take my emergency heart medicine with me. “Calm down Laura.” I whispered to myself, “Calm down…” I whispered again.

“Laura..” Another voice finished the sentence.

Alright guys welcome to Stories High! If you guys are not late to class you can get your locker set up, Classy will post soon and start class, if you post before that, then just get ready for class and get there. The Cafeteria will be open to serve breakfast also. The books on the reading list are the two I mentioned in my post, or at least that is what Classy told me! Welcome to school!

[Mystic_clown]

Um, you've got something mixed up. Rudy has Demon Slaying, I'm doing Weapons Fighting.

[Roy Karrde]

Corrected, thanks for telling me Mystic.

[Haruko]

Name:Matsumoto Tenshi. 『松本天子』 Was given the middle name "Shun" from his mother(unconventionally. Middle names are not used in Japan), and although it is not penned in his signature, Tenshi calls himself Shun and will force his peers and teachers to call him the same.
Age: 17 (Birthday: May 15th)
Grade: Senior
Gender: Male
Original RPG: After Digimon: The Final Exam. Sometime before my next one after that.>.>
Personality: Tends to make enemys fast, Shun's always silent unless he's talking to someone he knows; or has something to say. That being said, anything that comes out of his mouth is sarcastic remark; he's a wiseass and tends to think better of himself. He'd rather sit infront of his laptop and hack into the school's mainframe(ask him for a change of grades. )than interact with his peers, but this comes from his childhood; or lack of thereof. Has a short temper and responds to nicknames like "girly" and etc.
Appearance: Standing at around 6'3", Shun's height is from his mother's side of the family; she's born half german and half japanese. That being said; he's been made fun of in school(in Japan) many times for his tall apperance and his teal eyes, which seem to stand out of the typical Japanese crowd. His hair is a coal black and goes down just past his shoulders, typically up in a ponytail that isn't completely tight.("It's going to suffocate my head otherwise."). He typically wears a navy blue longsleeve shirt along with a pair of khaki pants and a size 12 sneaker.
History:
Pre-School RPG: When Shun was only 5, his mother started to die from Leukemia; although his grandfather was a perfect match for bone marrow transfusion, Tomoko(his mother) believed it was her time. Dieing in her only son's arms, Shun's father blamed the death on Tenshi and started to heavily drink, controlling Shun and preventing him from having friendships outside of school. Even using Shun as a tool of sexual pleasure, Shun because emotionally traumatized and withdrew from the world as his fathers grip continued to tighten on him. Shun used the only thing that his father gave him; a computer, for relief and comfort, even though his father would use him for his own computer skills as well.

Before The Final Exam started, Shun's father tried to fix things between his son; with no avail. His son was slowly awakening the Key of Light inside of him, Lumieremon, and found himself sleeping due to the overwhelming amount of energy being released into his system. He didn't need to worry about this in the Digital World due to that this was Lumieremon's home place; and awakening would be much safer there than on Earth. As Lumieremon awoke in Shun, Shun came in terms that it wasn't his fault for his mothers death, and that his father was simply the same way Shun was after Tomoko died; sad and lonely. Although the past was engraved in stone, Lumieremon as able to help Shun see a brighter future.

Now, in the human world after Final Exam, Shun has a better relationship with his father, but he can't seem to overcome his wiseass, loner attitude he loves so much. As he was preparing to buy his senior uniforms for his high school, he got the letter in the mail and decided to give it a shot; if only to piss people off.
Relationships: See's Tajiri-chan as not a pest, but not a friend (he's still not used to having them).
Other: Snuck in a Laptop. Keeps it a secret from everyone, and will kill you if you touch it. Also can transform into Lumieremon at will, or by Lumieremon's will. Continously drinks energy drinks, since Lumi's power overwhelms his body in the real world, and can easily put him to sleep without the energy drinks caffeine. Mostly an insomniac, and underweight due to eating only a bento a day. Keeps a Navy-Blue Vespa out in the parking lot, almost always has its cover on for rain and protection.

Name: Lumièremon.
Nickname: Lumi
Species: Angel
Data/Vaccine/Virus: Data
Personality: Kind and gentle, Lumi is the best digimon/person to ask for advice, as well as just to chitchat. He's a gentlemen to the ladies and even though he likes the progress Shun has made, he dislikes the fact that Shun still likes to piss people off. Lumi will take control of Shun and transform when Shun is in danger, or when he feels it is needed. You can normally tell it is him by the tone of Shun's voice, since Shun's is more deep; yet Lumièremon's has a bit of a french ring to it. Shun also will have golden eyes when Lumieremon is controlling him.
Appearancetanding at around 7'0", Lumièremon has long silvery hair that flows down to his hip; along with fair skin and golden eyes. His clothing tends not to change from Shun's, besides the adding of silvery armor on his legs.Has big, fluffy white feathery wings that rest on his back for flight. He has silver tattoo's all over his body that glow whenever he uses an attack, and a belt on his waist that rests the sword "Hikaru". The sword only materializes outside of school.
History: The Gods of the digital world; although not the creators, the Keys were the absolute beings until the Celestials came into power at around the time of the Human Beast War. They governed the land, bringing peace and prosperity until, one day, one of their officers took advantage of their kindness and slowly corrupted the Keys mind. This digimon, Lucemon, made the Keys paranoid of each other, and soon bought him enough time to distract him. This sealed their fate as Lucemon killed all 3 in one of the keys heated agruments. However, their data wasn't completely killed off, and promising for revenge, they waited for the time where being compatible for their data would come about. Shun was compatible for Lumièremon.
Other: LOVES Sweets. Likes to eat them with Tajiri~chan.

matsumoto tenshi “Shun”『松本天子』
Lesson I: Walkin' on these feet.

The streets were hard to navigate on the first morning of starting high school, the roads in this place were going the opposite way of which I was used to. It was too early for anyone else to be up; of course, but I barely slept myself. Having a bag full of energy drinks and a few packages of shrimp and rice for bentos in the compartment underneath my seat, I raced towards the schools parking lot.

'Don't rush Shun, you have plenty of time.'Lumieremon tried to comfort my unease of the amount of time left between now and my first period, and I rolled my eyes as I turned into the parking lot.
“Like hell thats what I'm worrying about!”I said as I pulled near the bike rack. Being lowered to such a common mode of transportation; this was where they had told me to park it when I had first arrived with my Vespa 2 days earlier. I took off my helmet as I kicked the stand, and locked it near the rack. After taking out my bags from the seat compartment, I took out the cover and locked it over the vehicle, which would keep it safe in the rain.

“Never had to worry about you this much at fucking home.”I sighed as I walked away, looking back a few times until I got to the entrance of the school, placing my keys into my pocket. The hallways and overall appearance of the school was something I never saw before; I was much used to the Japanese style of schools. The floors covered in marble, as so was the pillars that were purely décor. I sighed at it's obsessive whiteness as I walked up to my room, the pure eerie silence of before classes ringing through my ears.

My room, for the first day, was actually clean. Father had practically begged the school keepers for him to come and help me arrange it; but it didn't help that we knew who my roommate was from the start. I leered over to him as he remained sleeping on his futon, snoring as his sheets remained a mess. Takinowa Satoshi-kun, the overly too cheery kid of wind from the last visit to the digital world.

Of course, I couldn't tell him that. In his mind, I never awoke Lumieremon, nor did they go to the digital world for a second time. I was warned not to disturb the flow of time by the head of the school; both by letter and by when I first entered the hallways of the school. Doing as such would ruin a whole mess of things, I'm sure. Even if it would be quite entertainning.

I sighed at him as I placed my goods in the my personal mini-fridge and looked at the clock. It was definitely too early for anyone with the right sense of mind to be awake. Too bad I was probably legally insane, with Lumieremon in me.

'I heard that one!'Lumieremon shouted as I gathered a towel and headed into the shower.
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As the morning progressed, so did people awake. Their motions in the hallway were quite easy to hear as it progressed onwards, and I remained on my laptop, clicking and typing away as Satoshi-kun continued on getting ready for the school day.

“How do you stay up?”Satoshi-kun asked as he used the stove to cook his breakfast. The smell wafted over to me; but I felt no desire of hunger until...pretty much lunch time. I chugged down one of the cans of energy drink I had in my mini-fridge, and leered over to him as he placed his food on his plate.”If you want some..”
“No thanks.”I replied.”I don't eat until lunch.”
“Yeah, your father told me about that.”Satoshi-kun sat down at the Kotatsu, picking up a pair of chopsticks from the middle as he started to down his breakfast.”He told me to make you eat, but..”
“Like hell I would listen to that old man.”I got out of my chair and walked over to the stove, cleaning the pan Satoshi-kun used and slowly poured a tablespoon of sesame seed oil into the pan, along with shrimp and the rice from the cooker.
“You're going to die of a heart attack from all those energy drinks though..”Satoshi-kun laughed as he finished his breakfast; as if he rushed through the whole thing on purpose. I rolled my eyes at him; he knew not the reason why I drank so much of them, so his comments meant nothing to me.

As the shrimp began to turn fully cooked, I seasoned and poured the meal into the plastic bento box, pushing the cover down as the remnants of the pan finished pouring into the pan. I dumped the pan into the sink, making a noise that made Satoshi-kun wince.
“Be a bit more gentle?”
“Maybe.”I replied as I gathered the books from my desk. Japanese soft copies of some english classics, which I placed in my messenger bag. With everything else all set, I leered over to Satoshi-kun, who was already putting his shoes on and heading for the door.
“I'm going to see if someone is here.”He smiled, too widely if I might add.”I have a feeling she is.”He added, then left through the door.

'So, can I come out during Demonslaying and Weapon Trainning?'Lumieremon asked as I placed my messenger bag on, and closed down my laptop. It was by a thin, marginal error in the school's rules that I was able to bring laptop along, and I wasn't going to risk it being found out by others by bringing it to class.
“Maybe, if it's boring enough.”I replied back, slipping on my sneakers.”Transforming should be a fucking breeze though, we have that one nailed.”
'I agree wholeheartedly.'Lumieremon replied as I grabbed the bento, which I placed into a compartment in my messenger bag. With everything all set, I looked at the room. It's window was covered in a bamboo blindset, and my own futon was rolled in a corner; an absolute joke, because I never slept now a days. The kotatsu was still in the middle of the floor, but it was unplugged; since it wasn't winter. Satoshi-kun's futon was nearest the TV set and all messy still; although not as messy as my computer desk.

“Guess this is 'home'”I laughed, jokingly, as I turned the doorknob and left the room, locking it behind me.



Name: Takinowa Satoshi
Age:17.(Birthday: December 31st)
Grade: Senior
Gender: Male
Original RPG: After Digimon: Digital Sensations!, Pre:Digimon:The Final Exam
Personality: An overall friendly guy, Satoshi is caring and very friendly; never second guessing his or another persons actions. Although he does get in a few depressing moods, Satoshi himself also likes to make jokes and seem just be, overall, normal. Satoshi tends to forget things easily; like places and names, and is quite a clutz.
Appearance: Standing at about 5'7", Satoshi has brown hair that he inherited from his mother, and blue eyes. His brown hair is quite messy and seems to be thick; going down to his earlobes before being cut. His figure is slightly too skinny; although Satoshi tends to eat quite a bit, and his skin is fairly light. He likes to wear a variety of dark grey shirts and denim jeans. Always wears a pair of thin, silver rimmed glasses.
History: Having a fairly normal life until he was called into the digital world when he was 15, Satoshi is the son of Akira, who went to the Digital World with the first batch of chosen children. That said; his mom was thrilled that her son was chosen to go, and when he came back, she pampered him galore. However, not everything was right, as he deeply missed the one he cared for deeply; Laura. Laura, now being cared for by her aunt and now out of his reach, was all too much of a distant memory until Satoshi got the invitation to the school. Hoping that Laura got one aswell, he took the invitation and wishes for the best.
Relationships: Loves Laura. Knows Shun due to his father and Shun's father working in the same law firm.Open otherwise
Other: Will turn 18 soon. Is born after the cut off date, and therefore WAS NOT LEFT BACK. >=3 Has a Hawkmon at home, who is helping his mother at the moment.

takinowa satoshi”Satoshi”
Verse I: Beginning of a New Wind.

Why did they stick me with the overall sarcastic, pain in the ass Shun? This was my first thought when I moved into the high school; but it was quickly replaced with:

'Was Laura here?! Did she get a letter aswell?'

That thought plagued my mind when I first got the letter in the mail, and remained with me even when I was eating breakfast before the first class of the school year. If she was here, did she remember me? Our time together? Would she love me still, as much as I did her?

'What stupid thoughts! Of course she does.' I would reassure myself everytime I thought it. This morning was no different, the morning of the first day of classes. As usual, Shun-kun was awake and about on his laptop, and my sheets were a mess. I sighed and rolled off of my futon, grabbing my glasses as I went down.
'I can see her today. If she's here...'I smiled as I got up, reaching for the closet for a set of shirt and pants. A quick shower and breakfast, and I could spend all morning looking for her. Shun gave me his usual leer as I rushed myself into the shower, suggesting that I should've tried to roll up my futon prior to rushing to clean myself. What a hypocrite.

I rushed through the shower like a bat out of hell, and did the quickest shave I ever did in my life; getting a small nick on the left side. The room full of steam, I quickly changed into my outfit, a dark gray shirt and slightly loose on the legs denim jeans. Putting on aftershave and deodorant, I got out of the bathroom and to the kitchen area to make breakfast.

Conversations with Shun aside, I quickly cooked through an Tamagoyaki(fried egg) and ate it. As per usual, Shun was curious as to why I was such in a rush. Leaving out the details, I smiled widely at him; knowing today would be the day I'd find her.
“I'm going to see if someone is here. I have a feeling she is.”I replied, and slipped on my shoes and grabbing my backpack before heading out the door. The school itself was a wonder; I was used to the building structure of Japanese schools. The floors adorned with marble were too shiny at times for my glasses, and it felt overall; too plain. You could say it was culture shock at it's greatest, but neither did I care nor worry.

All I worried or cared about was finding her.

As I turned the corned, all I saw were more and more lockers, and more and more nameless faces. I was looking for a girl with blonde hair, and blue eyes. She would have this cute little button nose, and her face..just, well..
Either way, none of the faces in the crowd were her. I sighed as I looked up towards the clock on the wall, I didn't have anymore time in between now and first period to look for her anymore. I'd have to look for her later. Sighing in defeat, I looked at the room number on my schedule and walked towards the class. “Literature” was the course outline, and it was probably going to be one of those boring classes, even though I had my books printed out in Japanese. I walked slowly to the room, and opened the door.

The room was filled with wooden desks connected to plastic chairs, and it was lined up perfectly in rows and columns. I looked around for a good seat; and thats when I froze in absolute, sheer delight.

“laura..”My mouth worded out, but no words came forth. There she was, near the front row, sitting down. Her eyes closed as if something were troubling her, the instinct that laid dormant in me for so long awoke...that was, to go and comfort her. I walked quickly over to her desk, placing my belongings on the one next to her, and looked at her sheer beauty as she seemed to be whispering:

“Calm down..”She whispered, in a panic about something.
“Laura..?”I finished her sentence, and she looked up me; shy and timid. As if not knowing me, she barely looked into my eyes, and continued to tremble; as if in fear of something, or nothing.
“Do I know you..?”She asked..

and my heart sunk.

[classy_cat18]

Name: Tajiri Hotaru (last name, first)
Age: 15
Grade: Freshman
Gender: Female
Original RPG: After Digimon: The Final Exam -- the same as Shun's original RPG. Before Digimon: Reunion.
Personality: Very bubbly and optimistic is her usual state but she can get serious very quickly. Intelligent but doesn't act like a know-it-all. Also unusually insightful. Uses violence as a last resort but refuses to just back away from danger. She's curious and will sometimes stick her nose in others' business. Always looking to help someone or be a friend.
Appearance: Japanese ethnicity, about 5'4", medium build. Tanned skin and dark red eyes, a temporary leftover from her "partnership" with Enfermon. Her hair is usually in pigtails. She wears T-shirts and jeans normally but occasionally will switch to a skirt when feeling like it.
History: She was living a normal life with her mother up until The Final Exam. While in the Digital World, she was exposed to some life-changing experiences, such as love and close friendships with the other Digidestined. She battled and was nearly killed on more than one occasion. Quickly she discovered that a Digimon spirit, Enfermon, was awakening within her. Enfermon was like a voice of reason, although he seemed rash at times. She didn't seem to change at first but when she returned, others recognized a fire in her eyes at times that showed a certain ferocity. Rei, a girl that she helped rescue in the Digital World, considers her an aunt of sorts. After receiving the letter in the mail, she considered it an opportnity to control the powers that came back with her. Hotaru hasn't seen Shun since she returned home but will instantly recognize him if she was to run into him.
Relationships: Considers Shun a friend but he feels differently.
Other: She has natural fire powers, able to breathe fire, throw fireballs, and throw up shields that can burn upon contact. Another "gift" from Enfermon. A DemiVeemon that she met in the Digital World somehow sneaked back with her and now hangs out in her room...when he's not feeling restless. He can digivolve into Veemon when necessary. On the lighter side, she loves sweets!

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"HOTARU-CHAN!"

I snapped awake and yelled as my "roommate" screamed out my name while sitting on my chest. "DemiVeemon, calm down! I'm not even supposed to have you over here and if someone finds you, they will kick both of us out!" I hissed.

DemiVeemon frowned and looked at me with big, watery eyes. "But I don't want to leave," he whimpered. "I don't want to stay in here either. I want to go with Hotaru-chan."

I slid out of my futon and started changing into my school clothes. "You'll have to stay here for now. I'll come back for lunch and when classes are over. We'll find a way to let you play outside but for now just stay hidden."

"But Hotaru-chan..." he started but didn't say anything else.

I squatted at his level and smiled at him. "I'll fix us a nice breakfast before I go, okay?" He seemed to forget his ordeal and nodded happily.

It was just fried rice with egg but DemiVeemon wolfed it down along with a slice of toast. While he finished I put my school things together, among them the books needed for my Literature class. But I was missing one. "Have you seen my red book?" I asked the Digimon.

He shook his head. "I'll look under the table and you'll look in your suitcase," he told me.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was in my suitcase, which was odd. I made sure yesterday that everything except my clothes was unpacked. I turned around and didn't see DemiVeemon. Thinking that he was still under the table, I slipped the book into my backpack and picked it up. "Oh, it's heavy. I'll see you later, Demi!"

The school itself was beautiful. The builders spared no expense making it welcoming. I actually felt intimidated as my other school was very ordinary. The students, though, looked as un-ordinary as myself. If they were human, they carried a sort of aura that dispelled any initial thoughts. But none of them looked familiar.

"Tajiri?"

"Hmm?" I turned around to meet a very familiar face. "Shun-chan! You're here too? I didn't think I'd see you again!" I prepared to hug him but stopped when he took a step back. Then I remembered his demeanor. My arms returned to my sides.

"Are you headed to class?" he asked me.

"Yeah! Literature with...Muh...Meh...Mahara-sensei!" My attempts at calming down were working; I was no longer acting hyper. I studied his face and noticed that he was looking at me strangely. "What's wrong?"

"You didn't have those eyes before," he said quietly.

"Ne, Enfermon gave them to me. I still feel him sometimes but I think he's sleeping." My face was now somber looking, maybe even sad. I changed the subject before it could get out of hand. "Can you believe our teacher wants us to read these books? I've never read them before." I unzipped the backpack to pull out one of the books.

"HOTARU-CHAN!" DemiVeemon's head popped out, grinning at Shun and me.

"DemiVeemon?" Shun asked out of surprise.

"AAH! I told you to stay in the room!" I picked up the backpack and hurried back to the room without saying another word to Shun.

[Zcade0]

Name: Isaac Sumizone

Age: 17

Grade: Senior

Gender: Male

Power/Equipment: Shadowmancer, Grade Two. This means that while stronger than the average illusionist (a power based in the shadows, though few know it), and even most Shadowmancers themselves, Isaac isn't the strongest. He is, according to the Keepers (basically historians within the Shadowmancer society), the fifty-seventh strongest Shadowmancer ever, the fourteenth strongest since the Elemental Wars, and the sixth strongest alive today (mainly due to the fact that his shadow is made up of some of the Original Shadow from the Creation of the world). Isaac wields the Shadow Saber, though often uses normal blades and weapons as well. He is very capable in the manipulation of the element, and shouldn't be fought at night. Ever.

Original RPG: Curse of Gifts (different site, as I can't remember the actual original one's name, as that site is currently under maintenance).

Personality: Isaac is an all around good guy to his friends, but to most other people he is cynical, pessimistic, sarcastic, borderline insane, and marginally homicidal. All this he appears on the surface, but that is simply a facade he has put up against the outside world. This is the result of always just wanting to help people, but always being pushed away from people because of who he is/how he looks/what he does. Several attempts on his life by various people who think that the world would be a better place without him (read: superstitious people and scared people) have also made him very untrusting. Isaac is an Atheist, and partially believes in an elemental creation myth because "it sounded logical." That said, he refuses to accept that there's nothing after death. He remains firm in the belief that his entire life was useless and there's nothing after it.

Appearance: Pure, Crayola white skin and pitch black hair. BEYOND jet black, we're talking a mile underground black here. This will be explained shortly. Before I explain his eyes, I need to explain a bit about the Curse of Gifts mythology (well, my version anyway. we haven't actually written anything yet, but one of our admins are working on it). Pure Light and Pure Darkness dwell in the same place, opposing forces balancing each other perfectly. Isaac, like all Shadowmacers, draw their power from the infinite plains where these two eternal powers meet. Isaac's eyes are like a window into that plain, mostly various shades of black with a few patches of lighter color that swirl around constantly, yet more so when he focuses his powers. I never said the power source was dramatic, did I? These three changes were caused when the shadows consumed him, body, soul, and mind. Other than these odd little facts, Isaac is fairly tall, right around six foot. A bit thinner than average, yet fairly strong. Isaac usually wears black jeans with a black belt that's interwoven with silver sheets, a black t-shirt with three crossed swords on it, one made of shadow, one of light, and one of wind, symbolizing a organization he belongs to within the Academy itself, and black sandals (SANDALS, not flip-flops).

History: A normal, corn-born Iowa childhood till he was seven. Everything changed at seven. On his seventh birthday, exactly seven years past the exact moment of his birth, as he was looking into a mirror getting ready to brush his teeth, his shadow rose off of the floor. With this paranormal action, his life was changed forever. Isaac was consumed by the shadows, but in a different meaning than average. Instead of him becoming them, the shadows became him. This is evident mostly in his eyes and hair, and to a lesser extent, his skin (which containing a very long explanation on the varying Shadowmancer philosophies). His parents immediately took him to numerous doctors and physicians, and later psychiatrists when he started having extremely detailed discussions with his own shadow. None of them found anything wrong with him, in fact, he seemed stronger, more active, several dozen IQ points smarter (from 123 to 174), and much more open minded as to the world and religion than most children his age. Besides the obvious appearance differences, Isaac was also gone for extended periods of time, sometimes up to three days at a time, then suddenly appeared again. Nothing his parents said could get what he was doing or where he was going out of him, and they stopped worrying and asking after the first five absences.

Five years passed like this, and things seemed to settle into a more normal vibe, yet the townspeople (being stereotypical rural people, suspicious, superstitious, and shunning change and different things) were still weary of the boy, thus he grew up with very few friends, only a strange kid and a man who seemed normal enough, yet never seemed to change at all, Zephyr Kaze and Thomas Legion, both of whom he would meet in later life at the Academy, even though he didn't immediately recognize Zephyr.

When he was twelve, disaster struck, if you'll excuse the overused phrase. Let's explain the absences first. Isaac had discovered he could control shadows, with a bit of advice from his OWN shadow. In a large clearing in the forest (they lived near a lake, thus there was a large forested area), he had been slowly building a massive complex, and it had finally reached above surrounding tree covering, and the townspeople and his parents had ALL gone AT THE SAME TIME, to investigate. His father was the first to get there, and he saw the huge building, completely made out of shadows, with electricity and everything (assumed to be powered by filtered light from the shadows). Stuck to the building at various intervals were pieces of papers with runes on them, taught to Isaac by his shadow as power holders. His dad took one of these off, and an entire wing collapsed, the shadows rushing into the distance. About three minutes later, Isaac came bursting into the clearing from the direction of the fleeing shadow, and the townspeople quickly jumped to the correct conclusion. They looked at the boy with a mix of anger, horror, and fear. Isaac understandably ran.

After two years of wandering as a vagabond, a small, silver dragon came to him with a message. The message was a Harry Potter-style invitation to Whayler's Boarding Academy. Once there, aged 14 years, he met Shiloh Booker and Ekkid Tblekton, who'd just finished the first of many battles with Martio. This began the alliance of the three to defeat him. Ekkid lost his powers, after a while, shortly gaining new ones but being confined to a wheelchair after a deadly battle with Martio. Enter Maria Tomoshibi. Martio's master had raused an Iron Golem, incredibly intelligent and extremely strong. If Maria hadn't been there, they would have all died. Isaac and Maria, a Shadowmancer and a Lightbringer, two warring fractions since the days of the elemental wars, had to put aside ancient amnesty from the Betrayal and fight as only the combined elements could (the People of the End, controllers of Dark, are very scarce since Pure Dark's withdrawal from the world, that Shadowmancers often substituted for them), and the battle was eventually won. Martio went underground after that, trying to find out what he could do to defeat them.

Maria, being an extremely skilled Lightbringer, managed to heal Ekkid with the help of the Academy Staff. Isaac and her worked the next two years to a reunification of the Shadow and Light (with Zephyr filling in some details that neither side knew. It turned out that the Betrayal was a plot organized by the Blood Cult of the time to split the incredibly strong alliance (Darkness, Light, Shadow, and the last remaining Void and Life wielders, who all died out shortly after from the Blood assassins) into several fractions--this is usually the point that is thought that Pure Darkness withdrew mostly from the world.) Because of that, the Wind was drawn into the newly reconstructed alliance, and the three teenagers started an organization for non-adult members of the various elements to belong to till they turned old enough to swear allegiance to the real alliance called the Three Blades.

Before he was "transfered" to this school, he had gained quite a reputation in the Academy, even teaching a few various classes on how to manipulate one's powers to mimic others or to do things not usually thought of for one's gift. And here we are. Longest history I've ever written.

Relationships: None from here. If anyone wants me to add the ones from CoG, tell me. Open to any other ideas.

Other: The Shadow Saber, his own blade (the shadow sword on his shirt), which does not require any of his power to maintain it's shape any longer, so won't disappear in the school's power-blocking field, as well as his own shadow, who is a sentient entity on it's own, being one of the Shadow Denizens. He has also kept with him the last remaining piece of his shadow complex from all those years ago. The last piece is a small wall tile, but it contains most of the shadows from the complex within it, as they were bound together by the runes on the papers and all fled the destruction of the fortress to that one tile. Should Isaac want, he an unleash that power and recreate the stronghold, should it be needed, but his powers would be out of commission for at least a week, probably more.

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Isaac slammed his locker shut, visibly shaking. As he half dragged himself down the hallway, the tremors went off and on. He kept his head down, sweat dripping off of his nose onto the ground. He wasn't shaking out of sadness or anger, not even fear. He was shaking because of the blasted field around the school that shut off the students various abilities. He couldn't FEEL anything anymore. He could barely hear or see, either. He couldn't feel the shadows around him, even as he looked into them. The damned field was shutting off his contact with the shadows.

It's like they ripped out my nerves or something... he thought to himself, trying to keep as calm as possible. He had heard that they sometimes lifted the field in classes, and he hoped to HELL that they did that for most of them. He'd have to find the superintendent soon... He couldn't function like this.

You know, if you'd ask, you'd realize that I'm still here, retard, a voice cut through his thoughts, giving him a tiny moment of clarity, seeing everything around him, realizing how far he'd gotten already by trying to get around blindly.

Isaac looked around, startled. If you had caught his eye, you'd see that it was nearly completely white, like he was blind, with a few tiny dots of black. Isaac let out a huge sigh of relief upon hearing that voice. He wasn't completely out of commission, then.

You get to be a guide dog today. Won't that be fun? Just tell me where to go, I know you saw the school map. I got Reading or something like that first... Isaac thought to the voice, knowing it'd get the message.

Try Literature. Same thing, though. You know it's a classy place when they think up new names for the same old shit, the voice said, laughing. In the moment of light, Isaac could see his shadow making the motions of laughter.

Alright... It'd you then. I was hoping for someone more useful, but beggars can't be choosers... Isaac thought back to his shadow, Anyway, how close are we?

Shad up... You would have been dead on multiple occasions if I hadn't been there... Three more doors, by the way.

Isaac nodded. If anyone had looked at him through this conversation, he would probably have been shipped to an insane asylum within days, looking like he was talking to himself constantly. Isaac started to run his hand over the wall, counting on when it went into an opening was when a door went by. After two doors, he reopened communications with his shadow.

You're going to have to hum or something so I can see during this class, you know. I doubt they'll lift restrictions off for reading... Isaac thought at his friend.

Fine, fine. Just try to listen as good as you can. STOP, you're there. Isaac's shadow shouted as they reached the door.

Isaac went into the room and sat down at the first desk he found, looking around the room as his shadow started to hum. He saw several students were there already, but the teacher wasn't yet.

Good, I'm not late. he thought to himself as his shadow seemed almost to take the seat behind him.

[classy_cat18]

Name: Leo Mahara
Age: approximately 35
Course: Literature
Course Description: Students will study famous works of fantasy and sci-fi, such as The Hobbit and The Time Machine. They will also discuss famous fictional characters in literature. Discussions and class readings will take place daily, and students are expected to write papers and take tests.
Powers/Equipment: He has transformation powers and can use the attacks of a Zangoose in both forms as long as it doesn't require his claws. Although he's now able to maintain a human form, Leo will sometimes teach in his Zangoose form. In both forms he has the ability to turn invisible. He'll have a backpack with the books required for the course as well as paper, pens, stapler, etc.
Gender: Male
Original RPG: Rise of the Chimeras
Personality: Leo usually wears a serious expression but he's passionate about literature so he'll be more pleasant during lessons, even joking every now and then. He doesn't tolerate sleepers and will deal with them immediately. He's concerned about his students' well-being; if something's wrong he'll want to know about it. Violence is something he avoids unless it's absolutely necessary. Then he'll be eager to kick someone's ass.
Appearance: In "human" form, he's a tall, muscled individual with pale skin, spiky white hair and bright blue catlike eyes, wearing a black business suit. A red stripe crosses his left eye. His other form is that of a blue eyed Zangoose. In both forms he wears a blue bead bracelet that was given to him by his daughter.
History: Leo was a normal human living a busy life until he was abducted by scientists and was experimented on using alchemy, making him a Zangoose/Kecleon hybrid. Later the same fate fell on his daughter Ariel and was forced to spend time as a Teddiursa/Pikachu hybrid. The two, along with other "chimeras", were able to change back to a certain extent. Unfortunately none of them can ever be fully human, but a living Philosopher's Stone gave Leo and Ariel the ability to change to human and Pokemon forms at will and let them live a reasonably normal life. Leo then took this teaching job as an opportunity to be able to spend more time with his family.
Relationships: has a young daughter that pops in from time to time, and also a wife
Other: Even though both of his forms usually have the Immunity trait, his brush with alchemy has made that trait unstable. That is, sometimes he can be poisoned.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"For you, Papa. It's for good luck."

I looked down at the blue bracelet that Ariel gave me this morning. Although she was as glad as her mother that I would not be away from home as much, she was worried that something might happen. I was sure it was just because dear Sakura had the same worries and we both trusted her intuition.

As I walked down the elegant halls of marble, something I didn't expect in a school, I recalled seeing Ariel in her human form with her new Teddiursa, Teddy. Both pairs of big eyes watched me walk through the door.

My tail twitched as I stood in front of the door to the classroom. I had taken my things there the previous day to avoid carrying them today. As I reached for the handle I heard someone's voice. "I hope I'm not late! Mohara-sensei will be angry!" the girl exclaimed. She looked down at me and smiled widely. "What kind of cat are you?"

I raised an eyebrow. Although it was very likely that most people didn't know who a Zangoose was, let alone that I was one, her expression surprised me. "I'm a Zangoose. Now, I would like for you to go in and take your seat."

"You're so cute! Are you a student?" she asked me while reaching out to pet me.

I let out a low growl. "I'm the teacher."

Her smile completely disappeared as she took on a look of shock. "Ma...ma...mahara-sensei! I'm sorry!" She bowed low in respect, not daring to look in my eyes.

"Just take a seat," I told her as patiently as possible.

She nodded and rushed in the classroom, gaining strange looks from the other students. I followed and waited for her to sit in a desk before speaking. "I am Leo Mahara, and this is Literature class. In case you haven't found out, I am your teacher for this class."

If there were any students that weren't paying attention at that point, they were locking eyes on my form at that point. I pulled out a piece of paper from the desk. "I can assure you that I will not always be teaching in this form. Now I will like to know your names before we start on The Time Machine. Tajiri Hotaru?"

The girl that I startled on the way in put her head down and blushed. "That's me, sir," she answered.

"Relax, Hotaru. Your grade won't be affected by your mistake." I looked at her face again and chuckled. "Karrde Laura?"

A girl sitting near Hotaru seemed to hyperventilate as I glanced at her. She slowly raised her hand and looked down at her desk. "Mahara, I don't have my book," she gasped.

I sighed and placed a copy on her desk. "I suggest you be more prepared in the future. And that you take deep breaths; you're way too tense for your own good. Do you need to go to the infirmary?" She shook her head slowly. "Please go if it gets any worse."

A boy snorted and looked out the window, clearly bored. I looked down at my paper. "Matsumoto Tenshi," I announced while looking at the remaining students.

"It's Shun," the bored boy said loudly and in an annoyed tone.

Naturally I was put off by his attitude but I gave a small smile. "You don't seem like a tenshi to me," I mused. Our eyes locked for a few seconds but the tension seemed to grow between us. My fur actually stood on end.

"It's Shun," he repeated just as sternly as ever.

My smile grew as I relaxed. "Shun it is. I really don't want to get under your skin, Shun, but I would appreciate it if you would pay attention in this class."

I knew he was thinking of some smartass comment but he decided to switch to a milder reaction. "Whatever," was all he said.

My smile faded a bit. The Pokemon side of me was not liking his defiance. I raised my voice for the whole class to listen. "In case anyone likes to sleep or participate in other activities, I know electric, fire, and ice attacks. Anyone that likes a little excitement should let me know."

[Mystic_clown]

Name: Johann virgo
Age: 17
Grade: Junior
Gender: Male
Original RPG: Digimon: Final Exams
Personality: At first meeting, one would consider Johann cold and emotionless. Although he does speak in a polite manner, he’s lack of emotion makes him come off as slightly creepy. There are however few occasions when he shows a little emotion, such as a small smile or an angry glare. He rarely expresses his emotions to those outside those he cares about (which is very few).
Appearance: Standing at about 6 foot with a lean build and a slightly pale complexion. He has long, violet hair which reaches half way down his chest and brilliant blue eyes, which stand out on his beautiful face.

As for his outfit, Johann wears a lot of black leather, a black leather coat, which is normally done up, a black turtleneck shirt underneath, black leather pants, black, knee high boots and black gloves. Almost all his skin is covered, the only skin exposed being his head.
History: Johann was the son of Gali Virgo, the former chosen of darkness and one of the saviours of the Digital World. However, unlike his father, Johann gained the spirit of lightning instead of darkness. Part way through his time during the Digital World, before getting his spirit, he met and fell in love with Hotura Tajiri, the chosen of fire. After one of her friends was almost killed, causing Tajiri grief, Johann confronted the chosen of darkness, who was currently possessed by an evil being called Shadow. They ended up striking a deal, Johann helping him take over the Digital World in exchange for his friend’s safety. During this period, Johann gained his spirit and eventually betrayed Shadow, leading to its downfall. Johann, along with the other, then saved the Digital World from Lucemon’s corruption.

He was at first reluctant to respond to the letter when he got it, but changed his mind after learning that Tajiri would be attending.
Relationships: Is in love with Tajiri.
Other:

Johann Virgo
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Johann quickly strode through the halls, his pack on his bag and his timetable in his hand. It had been a nightmare getting to school, what with subway delays and all. Hopefully he wouldn't be more than five minutes late.

He quickly checked his timetable. His first class would be Literature. He mentally breathed a small sigh of relief when he spotted the classroom.

"In case anyone likes to sleep or participate in other activities, I know electric, fire, and ice attacks. Anyone that likes a little excitement should let me know."

Before anyone could respond, the door slowly opened, the emotionless, yet hauntingly beautiful Johann stepped in.

"I apoligize for my lateness," he said blankly, giving a small bow.

The teacher raised an eyebrow and looked through the role.

"Johann Virgo?"

Johann simply nodded.

"Well, thankfully we were only just going through the role. You haven't missed anything. Please take a seat."

Johann's blue eyes roamed the room for an empty seat. Much to his delight, htough he did not show it, he saw Hotaru sitting not far from him. She was smiling back at him.

Even better, one of the empty seats was right next to her.

The violet haired boy almost glided over to his seat before sitting down. He gave Hotaru a small look, a ghost of a smile on his lips.

I'll post for Yahoot later.

[Haruko]

matsumoto tenshi “Shun”『松本天子』
Lesson II: Setting the Stage

As I had walked around the pure white building, I came amon many faces I didn't know in my search for the room that was for first period. Some short, some tall, all varied, all each had a aura of mystery about them that made me wonder what each of them was capible of; beyond the school grounds.

'Interested in your peers for once?'Lumieremon asked as I walked through the crowd, towards my first class; Literature.
'No way in hell, I'm just wondering if any could beat you.'I said.
'Oh, so you're looking for a fast ticket to getting expelled..'Lumieremon said and I snickered. I continued to walk amongst the crowd until I came among, finally, a famillar face that wasn't Satoshi. Tajiri-chan.

"Tajiri?"I called from behind, making sure I got the right person. It had been a bit since departing the digital world, and if I had gotten the wrong person, I was going to feel a bit retarded.
"Hmm?"She turned around, looking at me quickly and recognizing me."Shun-chan! You're here too? I didn't think I'd see you again!" As she finished, she came closer for a hug. I stepped back, a bit weary of hugs and the like, and she reminded herself of that, placing her arms at her sides once more.
"Are you headed to class?"I asked her, although it seemed obvious that anyone in the hallways was going to somewhere.
"Yeah! Literature with...Muh...Meh...Mahara-sensei!"She replied, and her overall hyper tone from meeting me seemed to calm down. It was the first good chance I got to study her face; and I noticed her eyes. Red, like fire. An influence of her key?
"Whats wrong?"She asked as I looked at them, and I instantly looked away.
"You didn't..have those eyes before."I replied quietly.
"Ne, Enfermon gave them to me. I still feel him sometimes, but I think he's sleeping.."She replied, with a bit of sadness in her voice.

'Ah, so I won't be able to see brother afterall..'Lumieremon said, with a hint of sadness aswell.'Atleast I can watch over her now aswell!'
'Maybe it'd be better if you were asleep, so I could live normally..'I hinted sarcastically at him, and he laughed.
'My business isn't done, I can't fall back asleep just yet. PLus this world is very interesting!'
'Say that while you pay the bills for my energy drinks.'

"Can you believe our teacher wants us to read these books? I've never read them before."Tajiri-chan decided to change the subject for the better; however things only went more downhill from here. As Tajiri-chan opened her backpack, a blue head stuck out of it...a digimon?
"HOTARU-CHAN!"It grinned from ear to ear, at both Tajiri and me.
"DemiVeemon?"I questioned it, in suprise.
"AHH! I told you to stay in the room!"Tajiri bolted out with the small digimon and the backpack. I sighed and laughed a bit, cynically, and made my way to the room that housed the class "Literature". The sensei...teacher, himself didn't seem to be there yet, but people already started to take seats. I took one closer to the window; preparing for the boring class ahead.

As time went by, the teacher came in; as well did Tajiri-chan, more than likely now Demiveemon-less. He seemed to give off an odd aura himself, one weirder than the ones the students gave off. Besides the fact that the teacher was some sort of cat thing.
"I am Leo Mahara, and this is Literature class. In case you haven't found out, I am your teacher for this class."It spoke, standing at the desk."I can assure you that I will not always be teaching in this form. Now I will like to know your names before we start on The Time Machine. Tajiri Hotaru?"

"Thats me, sir," Tajiri-chan said out of the crowd.
"Relax, Hotaru. Your grade won't be affected by your mistake." He..it, chuckled, then looked for another name for roll call."Karrde Laura?"

'She's here? Great, her and Satoshi are going to have massive lovefests all over the room now.'I sighed, looking out the window in sheer boredom. I paid no attention to the roll call until it was my name, and I knew what was going to happen during that time. It bugged the hell out of me that they wouldn't put "Shun" as an alias or anything.

"Matsumoto Tenshi,"The teacher finally called out after a small, trivial amount of time. Bored, I snorted a little as I continued to look out the window.
"It's Shun." I replied, annoyed. I hated doing this with teachers every year, and this wasn't going to be the same. I wasn't going to be refered by the same name as my father.
"You don't seem like a tenshi to me,"He mused at the meaning of my name. If anything, my mother gave me that name for a damn fucking reason; even if it was my fathers prior to mine. I interlocked my eyes with his, tension rising between us as if a fight could break out any moment.

'Shun, he doesn't know, you know..'Lumieremon tried to defend the teacher, but to no avail.
"It's Shun."I repeated, the tone in my voice deeper and more serious.

"Shun it is. I really don't want to get under your skin, Shun, but I would appreciate it if you would pay attention in this class."He replied, and I would've laughed at the thought of paying attention in a reading class; if I didn't have some manners.

'I'll pay attention when hell freezes over.'I thought quietly to myself, smirking. Although I wanted to say it, I didn't feel like a detention, not on my first day atleast; so I settled for a "Whatever".

His smile faded due to my demeanor, and his voice rose for an announcement; more than likely brought up due to my little "defiant" act.
"In case anyone likes to sleep or participate in other activities, I know electric, fire, and ice attacks. Anyone that likes a little excitement should let me know."He announced to the whole class. Could he actually do that to the students?

"I'd like to see that.."I mumbled, and he shot me a quick look before continuing with roll call. The whole room cast a bout of silence though, as the door opened for a tardy student.

"I apoligize for my lateness," A familiar voice said blankely. As I tried to remember his name; I barely remembered those save for the ones with something important inside them, like a key digimon.
"Johann Virgo?"Leo-sensei asked, and Virgo-san..or-kun, simply nodded.
'He was the chosen one of thunder, remember?'
'Oh yeah..'
"Well, thankfully we were only just going through the role. You haven't missed anything. Please take a seat."Leo-sensei pointed to the chairs, and Virgo-kun seemed to automatically scoot himself towards Tajiri-chan happily.

I looked at the book, The Time Machine, and thought to myself that it could either be a decent book; or a crappy one. If I had a time machine..

I'd just make this class go by quicker. Most probably.

I'll post for Satoshi when Roy posts!

[Zcade0]

((Ah damnit. I misunderstood the earlier posts ><. ah well. gotta edit my post, sorry. Even shorter now >< ))

[Roy Karrde]

Talked to Classy already to start the class ^_^

Laura Karrde
~*~*~*~*~ Out of the Past ~*~*~*~*~

How did the doctor put it? Start with the foot, try and calm it, then calm your legs, up to your hips, and then your fingers, your hands, your arms. All to help calm the shaking by the time that I reached my head. If only those tricks worked now, instead I had a boy standing in front of me, a cute boy mind you, but someone like me, someone who was considered crazy, who took medicine that made her shake, it was hard to think that anyone would want to talk to me. “Do I know you?” I asked, trying to control my trembling voice.

His own voice seemed to tremble in reply, as if he were trying to find his voice, try to regain his confidence. “I..i…Takinowa Satoshi, you can call me Satoshi.” His eyes flashed in pain, I began to feel sympathetic, the pain, it was one that felt familiar somehow, yet long forgotten in the haze caused by the pills.

“It’s nice to meet you Satoshi.” I held out my hand politely, and then slowly pulled it away when I realized I was shaking. Following the greeting up with “How do you know my name?”

Satoshi quickly sat down at the desk next to me, which caused the shaking to increase quickly. I kept my mouth clinched to keep my teeth from chattering. Who was this guy? Why was this cute guy looking at me? How did he know my name? “I’ve known you before, we met…when you were younger.” He explained.

I began to study his face; there was something familiar about it, but the memory seemed all faded, like a picture that was almost completely erased with an eraser. It was at that moment the teacher made his presence known, his look, his fur, taking me by shock, my heart began to beat faster again, pounding in my ears as I remembered the lost book. I could barely hear my name being called; it was only after Satoshi nudge me slightly when I answered. “Mahara, I don’t have my book.” I announced between gasps for air.

The teacher sighed, shaking his fur lightly as he moved to the bookshelf, retrieving a book from it and placing it on my desk. “I suggest you be more prepared in the future. And that you take deep breaths; you’re way too tense for your own good. Do you need to go to the infirmary?” He asked, I quickly shook my head, digging my fingers into my hand to calm myself. “Please go if it gets any worse.” He added, blood trickling down from the wound.

Satoshi quickly noticed the small drops of blood appearing on my desk, reaching over and slowly forcing a finger into my fist, causing me to unclench enough to keep the nails out of my self inflicted wound. “It helps stop the shaking.” I explained, a look of concern all over Satoshi’s face as the teacher explained that we should introduce ourselves and our favorite book.

“Laura, how about you?” The teacher asked, seemingly out of nowhere, my face quickly paling in shock. “What is your favorite book?” He asked, the class’ eyes falling on me.

I quickly searched through my memory, trying to find a book that I had read throughout the last few years. The problem was that everything seemed so blurry. “Tch, I doubt she really reads.” The boy named Shun remarked from his desk, a look of anger passing over Satoshi’s face.

“We read 1984 just a few months ago, right?” Satoshi spoke up with a loud voice, giving me a soft nudge. I quickly nodded in agreement.

“George Orwell’s version of the future, interesting.” The teacher remarked, moving on to the next student as I mouthed a small ‘thank you’ to Satoshi, who seemed to grin ear to ear back. Maybe this Satoshi was a really nice guy.

[Haruko]

WARNING: Dosage of teenage love angst here for your approval~.

takinowa satoshi”Satoshi”
Verse II: Breathless.

"Do I know you?"Laura asked me, a puzzled look on her face. My heart sank, a lump in my throat began to form. Did she forget the whole experiance? Everything that she..we shared there? Impossible..
"I..i..Takinowa Satoshi.You can call me Satoshi."I replied, my own voice trembling at the same tone as hers; but with the unease of a heartbreak. Everything kept on playing back in my head over and over like a broken record; Las Mesa, that temple on the clouds that we met for the first time..did she really..

Forget it all?

"It's nice to meet you, Satoshi"She replied, putting her hand out for a handshake; then retreating it when she noticed that it was trembling. I bowed slightly to return the gesture; my heart racing with anxiety and fear."How do you know my name?"She finished.
What was I supposed to tell her? I overheard it, or that I knew her from the past? If I told her the latter, and she truely didn't remember me; she'd think I was crazy. But I didn't like to lie, and knowingly, no one else her knew her.

"I've known you before, we met..when you were younger"I replied, not looking into her eyes as I told her the truth. She began to study me extensively after I told her this, until the door opened and the teacher arrived. I looked behind me to see something other than a human, a cat of some sorts. The fact that it hecould talk aswell was abnormal; but then again, what was normal in this world? I took a seat closest to Laura, and observed her as she seemed to get more and more nervous.

“Mahara, I don’t have my book.” Laura replied as her name was called out, her voice cringed with tension.
“I suggest you be more prepared in the future. And that you take deep breaths; you’re way too tense for your own good. Do you need to go to the infirmary?”Muhara-sensei replied to her, and as I looked back to Laura after quickly looking at the teacher, it seemed that she was digging her nail into her palm; blood starting to trinkle down it and onto the desk. That..wasn't Laura.“Please go if it gets any worse.”Sensei added as I continued to grow worried over Laura's new habit.

After he finished with her role call and seemed to be very busy with a sarcastic Shun, I leaned over and forced my pointer into Laura's clenched palm; breaking free the hold she had and the showing the small self-inflicted wound.“It helps stop the shaking.”She explained, but that wasn't a good enough answer. Laura; what happened to you after I left?

After what seemed like abit of an eternity of finishing role call, Muahara-sensei gave us a small oral instruction, to introduce ourselves and our favorite book.
"Laura, how about you?"He asked, picking her out of the blue. Looking at her, the color in her face drainned as she searched for an answer. “What is your favorite book?”

“Tch, I doubt she really reads.”Shun said from nearest the window; the comment sending me into a small fit of anger. If there wasn't any desks or a teacher between us, he would've gotten a punch in the face for the remark. I tried to think of a reply, then thought of a book I read myself over the summer.
“We read 1984 just a few months ago, right?”I said outloud, a recover for Laura as I nudged her. She nodded quickly in agreement; wanting to get it over.
“George Orwell’s version of the future, interesting."Sensei replied, and as I looked back at Laura's face once more, she mouthed a thank you. I couldn't help but grin back.

"Now Satoshi, what is your favorite book?"Sensei asked me; as if picking me for defending Laura. This one was easy.
"Of Mice and Men, by.."I said, the name escaping me."Steinback.."
"John,"Sensei finished my sentence."A tale told in the Great Depression, interesting."

I sighed as he went on, and I thought to myself as I continued to examine both the class, teacher and Laura. The feelings of heartbreak that I felt when Laura asked for my name simply could not be told in words, but I knew that somewhere was the Laura I knew and cherished. Obtainning that Laura once more, was my goal for the year.

[Dark-San]

Student sign up here.

** ~ **

“Wake up! Wake up! The teacher is staring at you!”

I felt a sharp nudge to my tummy side, which prompt me to fall off my seat in a shock.

“Damn it, it pains!”

Scratching my head, I stood up only to find myself as the main attraction for the entire class. The total class’ focus on the lesson was interrupted and the whole seriousness affair soon developed into quite a comedy.

“Morito, it looks like your little date with the Queen of Hearts just ended! Why don’t you start reading from Chapter One, Paragraph Six, Line Fifty- six? That would ought to refresh you a bit!”

For once, I became an instant comedian in front of the freshmen class. Nothing like this had happened to me even from my middle school days. It had always been me making others seem like a fool but never myself.

“Yes, Mahara- sensei!”

Embrassingly, I took an immediate nasty glare towards the female classmate next to me before standing up and begin reciting the entire text to the whole class.

Goodness, I had never been this nervous before! It felt as if my whole body is slowly consume by the infinite giggles that had going even as I sat down coolly after finishing up on my obligation.

Tough luck, I guess. I lost out on my only chance to make a cool first impression on my first day. But it looks like lady luck is not on my side, especially when the one sitting next to me is the one responsible.

“See, didn’t I told you that you shouldn’t sleep in class? Look what you got yourself into?”

“Yes I got myself into this mess, thanks to you, Amazon!”

“What did you say, you little brat?”

“Yeah, I did say it! Amazon! What is wrong with that?”

** ~ **

Anyone wants to sit beside this irritating Morito? ^.^

** ~ **

Teacher Sign up here.

** ~ **

“It is so hot!”

Sweating like nobody’s business, I put down my hand carried bag onto my desk as I entered into the staff room.

“Has it been always this hot?”

I speak out from my mind as I looked up to the rest of my colleagues.

“Genma- sensei, you should know this better than the rest of us since you are here the longest!”

“Geez, I always forgotten about this. Hah, forgive this silly old man here.”

Aye, I have forgotten. This semester would be my last of my teaching career afterwhich I would be able to use the pension and savings over the years and retired to the country- side where life there is much slower. But first I had to take care of my health and battle in this early stage of cancer.

I sat down and took a huge breath. The principal had been kind to me since my teaching timetable is not as punishing as those from the younger generation teachers. To date, I am only assigned to teach one subject and that subject would be obsolete by the next semester.

I was told my module would be taken over Shayliino Neruff. A mixed module heh? It looks like time had changed and I probably need to move on as well.

[Mystic_clown]

Name: Yahoot
Age: 24
Course: Weapons Fighting
Course Description: Imagine Gym Class with weaponry. This course will teach you the skills to wield various weaponry, from swords to explosives. WARNING: This class will put people in the nurses office.
Powers/Equipment: He's quite fast on his feet, and his also wields a large hammer and an almost unlimited supply of bombs.
Gender: Male
Original RPG: Originally appeared in LoZ: The Ten Heroes, but has made appearances in other LoZ RPGs.
Personality: Eccentric and one would consider “not right in the head”. Usually with a grin or some kind of smirk on his face. His mood can go from calm, to manic, to depressed in an instant. He also has a great love for money, always eagerly awaiting his check. However, underneath his eccentric behaviour lies a great deal of intelligence, and even more frightening, a great deal of ruthlessness.
Appearance: He stands at 6 foot, with a rather lanky build and a slightly pale complexion. His has pale blonde, tangled hair which falls to his chin and manic green eyes. He wears a red tunic and black pants, but this is normally covered by the old cloak he wears over it. He wears white gloves and black boots which reach up to his knees. He also wears an old, gray, slightly crooked steeple hat with a wide floppy brim and a red band around the base. He also wears an orange scarf around his neck.
History: Yahoot never had much of a notable history beyond the fact that he was a highly skilled mercenary from Hyrule. He was renowned for getting the job done, especially when the job involved thievery and/or attacking something. Despite his love for money, he’s known for charging quite high. However, Yahoot had never expected to be contacted by the school, asking him to fill a teaching position. Wary at first, especially since it’s notorious how low teacher’s salaries were, after learning he was going to be paid quite a high amount, Yahoot agreed.
Relationships: none
Other: His unorthodox and some-what brutal teaching methods have made him feared throughout the student body.

Yahoot
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Yahoot yawned as he swaggered into the gymnasium, where his class would be held. He propped his hammer against the wall as he surveyed the place. It was large, good for a great fight and the walls were also reinforced, probably to be ready for the chaos going to happen in his class.

Yahoot smirked. Getting paid to train/beat up kids. Now this was a sweet job.

He quickly flicked through his timetable. It was currently period one and his victims-I mean, students, wouldn't arrive until period four. He had a few hours to kill.

He sat back against the wall, pulled his hat over his eyes and in a matter of minutes was sound asleep.

sorry for the crappiness folks.

[Roy Karrde]

Laura Karrde
~*~*~*~*~ Next Class ~*~*~*~*~

The bell for the end of class quickly shook me out of my trance; my mind was buried in thoughts and memories, my head in a fog as I tried to pierce through the memories of the past. I could remember daddy dying, and having to leave the house, and then, and then I could remember living in my aunt’s house. Now this boy showed up, one who I never met before, and he said he knew me, he even knew my name. The more I thought about it, the more it made my head throb in pain. “Laura? Laura!” The boy yelled, his name, it… it was Satoshi.

The sound of his voice made me move faster, keeping my head down I pushed through the students. His voice, it just made the pain and the shaking worse. “Laura!” He yelled, catching my hand. With a twist of my arm I shook him off, running into the girl’s bathroom as quickly as possible. Sweat dripped down my face, dampening my hair as I turned on the facet, splashing the water over my face.

I needed one of the pills, I needed it so badly, my head felt like it was on fire. “Ugh.” I whimpered, tears of pain running down my face as my shaky hands gripped the sides of the sink. Taking in one last deep breath, I slid my backpack off my back, opening the zipper and bringing out the pill case, opening it.

“What are those?” Satoshi asked, rushing to my side in shock. Before I could even ask what he was doing in the girl’s bathroom, Satoshi leaned in, trying to grab the pills. “What are these?” He asked in shock.

My hands tightened around the case in anger. “I need these.” I spat back at him, tugging at the pill case. “I need them!” I screamed, the pill case flying out of my hands, sending the little pink pills falling down the drain. “No….no…” I gasped in shock, scraping at the sink.

I slowly slumped against the floor, the pain coming in pulses and throbs every few seconds. “C’mon lets get you to the nurse.” Satoshi slowly picked me up on the floor, helping me to my feet. The warning bell for the next class sounded as I took a few shaky steps forward, trying to get my footing.

“I’m okay..I’m okay..” I told myself, pushing open the door and stumbling out of the bathroom. Satoshi following my every step until we reached the class room, holding my pink backpack in his arms. Even sitting down at the desk next to mine. Deep down, for a second, a small filling, like a warm glow. Told me Satoshi was something special. But that glow came and went in an instant. And a few seconds later I was back in the fog, wondering what I had thought about just a few minutes before.

Time for the Second Class to start

Ariel
~*~*~*~*~ Cafeteria ~*~*~*~*~

With a lunch sack firmly clamped in my muzzle, I scampered along the Cafeteria in my Teddiursa form, making sure to keep out of the sight of any humans, the cold hard tiles rubbing against my paws sent shivers down my fur. “Daddy will be happy I brought his lunch.” I whispered, ducking into the following room where the teacher’s stored their lunches. Daddy was Leo, the literature teacher here. My eyes scanned the lockers, trying to figure out which one was his. “He will be hungry soon..” I took the lunch out of my muzzle and placed it in my hands as I stood up and walked over to the lockers.

“Leo…” I gazed up, noticing the locker was on the top set, and not on the bottom where I could easily reach it. “Ugh..” I jumped a few times, trying to grab the lock, before turning and peering around the room for a step stool. Running off, I returned with a large can that said ‘do not open’ what ever that meant. Quickly climbing on top of it, I leaned my large bear ear against the lock, listening to the clicks of the lock till I got it open.

Extending a claw, I unhooked the latch and swung the door open. “WOAH!” I screamed, grasping the door, my feet paws kicking over the can as I clung to the locker, the lunch sack tumbling to the floor. “Uh oh…” I swung the door around and climbed inside the locker, watching as a thick green slime climbed out of the can and began to inch its way to the door.

“What…is that..” I whispered, the slime eating the tile as it slid toward the door, reaching it and sticking onto the wood, eating through it in a matter of seconds, as it did the slime seemed to grow larger and larger. “I gotta tell daddy.” I whispered, hopping down from the locker once it was safe, and running off in the opposite direction of the screams and the slime.

All off duty teachers, good luck with the blob that eats everything, and grows larger with everything it eats!

[Zcade0]

Isaac started to get up. Luckily, the teacher had somehow missed him. He walked up to the Zangoose and asked, "Erm, can you tell me the way to the superintendent or principle's office? The supression field around the school is making it so I can't feel or see anything... I don't even know what my next class is because of this. Considering the curriculum for the school, this is going to be a serious problem..."

Isaac's shadow rose out of the ground and nodded as well. I'm helping a bit, but it isn't enough. If you've ever been in a sensory deprivation tank, you know about what he's getting at. The teacher was probably a bit taken aback by the appearance of the shadow, now 3-D, if only for a while, and showing how it looked all those years ago. The solid black form was only broken up by his eyes, looking nearly like a human, but different somehow... It was a bit hard to describe.

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((Alright, I know it isn't against the rules here, but all the other sites I've been to don't let you control other people's characters, so I don't know what to do. Sorry))

[classy_cat18]

No, it's alright.

Leo Mahara
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"Okay, that's it for today's lesson. Just do your reading assignment and be ready for a quiz tomorrow," I told the class as they got their things together and started to leave. Shun looked to be in a hurry but I stopped him. "I would like to talk to you."

He rolled his eyes and stood back. "What is it?" he asked me.

"No lectures. Just a proposition." I smiled at him.

Shun raised an eyebrow. "I'm listening."

"How would you like to decide what other two books we read for this class? The Time Machine and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe are essential. But I always like a student's opinion on literature. There's no time for voting so it'll be all up to you."

He didn't say anything but I could tell he was at least considering. He picked up a Lugia figurine and studied it. I continued. "It's optional; your grade won't be affected if you decide not to do it. But if you give me two good choices it will be some good extra credit. Let's say...one test grade?"

"Is that even allowed?"

My tail twitched a little. "Why would you care?"

He started to say something but Isaac interrupted him, stating his concern of finding his way around the school. Then his shadow explained his problem. I scratched my head in thought. "I can take you there myself. Or maybe Shun can..." I glanced at Shun, who narrowed his eyes in annoyance, and then back at Isaac with a smirk. "I'll take you."

"DADDY!" a girl's voice yelled from the hallway. A Teddiursa burst through the door and tackled me to the floor.

"Ariel? Sweetie?"

"What...who is that?" Shun asked me.

"This is my daughter who is supposed to be home with her mother." Ariel looked up at me and smiled sheepishly before getting off of me. "What's wrong, Ariel?"

Ariel took a deep breath and started to explain as quickly as possible. "Daddy I was taking you your lunch because you forgot it at home and Mommy was worried that you would get hungry and start eating small animals and I was in the locker room and I tried to get into your locker but it was too high and it was locked so I climbed on this can to get to it but it tipped over and let out this green slime that's now eating everything and...and that's it."

Shun blinked a few times, clearly not understanding what Ariel had said. But I got the whole thing, considering she talked like that a lot. "Ariel, I would like for you to stay with Shun while I go get help." I nudged her toward Shun. "Isaac, stay with these two until I come back. The teacher will understand if you're a little late."

Ariel looked up at Shun and smiled sweetly. "Hi. You're cute."

Shun shot me a look and looked helplessly at the Teddiursa as she tugged his pants leg. I shrugged and took off to find Yahoot. The psycho would know what to do.

I'll do Hotaru's post later.

[Zcade0]

Isaac nodded solemly. What the HELL are you doing? Go back to 2D. You're going to get dissolved or something if you don't get out of this plane! Jesus, some days... Isaac yelled at him in his head, looking to the two like he was crazy, going through all the physical motions of yelling--what with the arm waving and such--without making so much as a sound. He then turned to Shun.

"I apologize for inturupting you and the teacher, but this is nearly a life or death sort of situation," Isaac said, still sounding very sober and formal. "Unlike, of course, what the walking teddy bear just said." Isaac said, back to a sarcastic voice. They didn't have Pokemon where he was from, but he'd seen weirder, and didn't mention it to anyone. It seemed that when his shadow was on this plane, he gained back a bit of his senses, but it was much, much to dangerous for ANY shadows to be on this plane. They'd be dead in a few hours.

[Haruko]

matsumoto tenshi “Shun”『松本天子』
Lesson III: Two steps forward; three steps back.

As I continued to slightly pay attention to the lecture given in Mahara-san*'s class, time seemed to go by quickly. Well, not quickly as in one, two and three; done. But quick enough that the class I wanted to attend to, Future Tech, was a short few minute interval away. As the bell rang, I placed my books in my bag and headed out, obviously started to feel Lumieremon's weight in me; I'd have to rush down an energy drink before heading into the class.

"Ok, thats it for todays lesson. Just do your reading assignment and be ready for a quiz tomorrow."He said as everyone rushed to put their things in their bags and get on to second period. I tried to rush out so I could drink what I had in my bag, but I was stopped short by Mahara-san."I would like to talk to you."

I stood back and rolled my eyes,"What is it?"I asked.
"No lectures, just a proposition"He smiled at me. How the hell could I be on his good side; when I stood so defiantly against him? I raised my eyebrow, looking at him with curiousity.
"I'm listening."
"How would you like to decide what other two books we read for this class?The Time Machine and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe are essential. But I always like a students opinion on literature. There's no time for voting, so it'll be all up to you."He proposed, and I thought it over in my head. I wasn't a big reader; but I could always research a book or two. I picked up a figurine off the teachers desk; a white one, and examined it. As I did, I wondered..was what he proposed allowed?

"Is that even allowed?"I asked.
His tail twitched slightly in annoyance to my question, "Why would you care?" He replied. I started to feel a good bit tired, and knew I had to end this soon before I ended up passing out and ending up in the infirmary.
"So then.."I started to say, but was interupted by Issac-kun; who seemed to have some problem with the magical barrier around the school; something that Lumieremon complained about on day one. I too, could feel it, but it wasn't enough for me to complain to the officals about. I listened in as much as a half awake person could, until my name was mentioned.
"I can take you there myself. Or maybe Shun can.."Mahara-san said, scratching his head in thought. I sent him a sharp glare, and he smirked as he looked back to Issac-kun."I'll take you."

It seemed like there was atleast a minute of silence until a voice barged in. A innocent, sugary sweet voice that could send you into a diabetic coma; if you wanted.
"DADDDY!"The voice yelled, running through the door and tackling Mahara to the floor. It got a small chuckle from me, until I noticed its figure wasn't human. Like a teddy bear of sorts, it seemed to be pure and innocent; sickening.
"What, who is that..?"I questioned. It seemed to know our cat-esque teacher as a father; yet it didn't resemble him at all. Another mutant freak?

'Remember Shun, there are other worlds that attend this school. And our world was not perfect either.'Lumieremon chimed in, and I sighed.

"This is my daughter who is supposed to be home with her mother."Mahara-san replied as his daughter replied with a sheepish smile; trying to get off free with it."What's wrong, Ariel?"

The next few sentences was too much compressed english(**) for one too understand, and I threw my head in circles trying to comprehend it.
"Ariel, I would like for you to stay with Shun while I go get help."Mahara-san talked to her, and I shot the sharpest glare I had in a while. I wasn't the best at all with children; and it'd mean I would be late with my next class. He nudged the small fry towards me and added, "Isaac, stay with these two until I come back. The teacher will understand if you're a little late."

The squirt looked up at me, smiling with the most diabetic smile I've seen in a while."Hi, you're cute."

I shot a look of helplessness as Mahara-san left me with Issac-kun; who seemed to be blind, and the Teddy bear brat Ariel-chan, who seemed to be on sugar. I looked at Issac-kun, who seemed to go for a chair. I placed my bags down on a desk in the front row, as Ariel-chan continued to hang onto my pant leg much like a parasite.

"What's your name?"She smiled as I placed it down, grabbing the energy drink out of the leftside compartment. I looked down at her as I opened it, and sighed.
"Shun."I replied, walking back to the front desk. She promptly followed; as if like a stray dog.
"I'm Ariel!"She responed, then looked up."You're really tall."
"You're really furry."I glared back, provoked. I could tell Issac was atleast a bit entertainned by me and the kid.
"You have long hair like me!"She replied, and I shot a sharp glare at her.She backed up, towards by messenger bag.

'Maybe I should come out and deal with her, I'm better with small children..'Lumieremon sighed. I ignored his words completely though.
"furry..little thing.."I mumbled to myself as she seemed to sniff around my bag, and opened it up to find my bento box, opening it up.
"Yumm!"She said, looking at it. I rushed over and closed the lid quickly.
"Thats my lunch, squirt!"I told her harshly, stuffing the box back where it belonged.
"I'm not a squirt!"She replied defensively.
"You're small."I glared at her, and she glared back devilishly, sending a small bue charge from her teddy bear hands, to my body. In an instant, my body lit up in pain, much like an attack from the Digital World.
"small children."I replied, catching my breath."should behave."
"That makes you a small child too!"
"No.I behave much more than you."
"Nu-uh"
"Yes."
"Nu-uh"She continued childishly, and I glared, stopping.
"Behave or I'll tell your father."I told her, and she sat down, defiantly. I sighed and drank the last sip of my energy drink; when suddenly, my body lit up in pain once more. My eyes instantly lit up in anger as I looked at the small teddy bear, who put on a sweet face.
"It wasn't me!"She replied to my look, and I sighed; completely fustrated. I placed the can in the garbage and we continued to sit in the room for a few more minutes until a sound came from outside; yells of students and something unworldly.
'I sense something extremely wrong, Shun.'Lumieremon said, and confirmed the thought as a huge, green blob seem to slowly crawl closer to the doorway.'Transform into me and we can fly Issac and Ariel out of here!'
'Can we just leave the bear here?'I asked.
'Now is not the time to kid!'Lumieremon replied, and I sighed. Concentrating on penetrating my energy through the barrier, my body lit up as wings grew out of my back, shielding my as my body grew in height; my hair changing into a silvery color and growing down to my hips. His eyes a true hue of gold and my clothing being magically altered to fit him; I transformed into my alter ego; Lumieremon of Light.


"Great, Hikaru cannot make it through the barrier."I looked onto my waist. I quickly rushed to Issac and ushered him to piggy back; telling him of the situation. Ariel, the teddy bear, already seemed to be in my arms; in amazement of the transformation.
"Cool! You can transform like me!"She said, amazed as I opened the window. I narrowed my wings as the green blob seemed to look at us; wanting a snack. I perched my feet on the windowsill and took off, flying a good few feet into the courtyard of the school; landing safely away.

Shun's transformation allowed by Roy. He's still Lumieremon(in persona aswell, so he'll be much nicer.XD)

takinowa satoshi”Satoshi”
Verse III: Always So Worried...

After class left, I quickly rushed out and followed Laura, wanting to talk to her. But it seemed that she didn't want to talk to me, no matter how nice I was. She truly did seem to forget me; something that rang throughout me. Why..how would she forget? I didn't do anything to her, did I?

"Laura? Laura!"I yelled her name through the crowd of students rushing to their second period class. She kept her head low, trying to rush herself. I kept my pace to hers, and quickened it to where I catched her hand.
"Laura!"I told her, trying to look her in the eyes. But she twisted her wrist out of my grip; rushing into the girls room. I slowly walked to the door, knowing it wasn't allowed to go in. But she could keep herself hidden in there for the whole time as well; knowing that. I opened the door when no one was looking, and rushed myself inside. It seemed like she was grabbing a pill case; trying to take some sort of medicine. I rushed to her side, what would she need medicine for? Was she sick!?

"What are those?"I asked in shock, trying to grab the pills."What are these?"
"I need these."She snapped back at me as we played tug of war over the pill case."I need them!"

It was at the end of her sentence that the lip flipped open from pressure, and little pink pills fell out; dropping down into the drain. Laura's face instantly drainned of color from shock, and she tried to fit her fingers into the drain; as if to try to get one or two of them out."No..no.."She said, slowly dropping to the floor.

"C'mon. Lets go to the nurse."I helped her to her feet. Why did she need those pills so badly? Was she really sick; or were they hiding something from her? The warning bell rang after she took few steps, and we slowly walked out of the bathroom. I followed her each and every step; completely worried. Laura was never..ever like this in the digital world. Her sweet, innocent self was replaced with one that relied on medicine, one that seemed to be nervous and jumpy. Something..definatly was up, I thought to myself as I held her backpack as we walked into the second period classroom. I took a desk next to her, placing her backpack besides her desk, and smiled at her; trying to hide the worried me.

But it was written all over my face. I doubt I would be able to shake it, even with classes.

[Mystic_clown]

Yahoot
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Yahoot was roused rathe abruptly from his nap by someone shaking him. And it was such a lovely dream too.

He opened his eyes to see a pale, white haired man shaking him, possibly one of the other teachers.

"What?" He growled, still partially drowzy.

"Locker room. Now!"

Yahoot was still drowzy as he was pulled along the hall.

"Ok, what the hell is going on?"

"Apparently some green slime is eating everything in the locker room," the man explained, "And since you're so experienced with killing things, I'm sure you'd be crazy enough to think of something."

Yahoot began thinking as they reached the locker room.

Ok, so it's slime, hence, it has no solid form, so my hammer is out of the question.

A small, crazed smile spred across his lips.

But then again, that's why I have my bombs!

They reached the door to the locker room.

"Let me handle this," Yahoot grinned smugly as he stepped in.

Indeed, it was as the man described it. A big blob of green slime, appearently consuming anything it touched.

Yahoot seemed unphazed as he rummaged through his cloak.

"Now where are you?" he murmed to himself. He smiled when he found it. He pulled out a red and black bomb.

"Let's see how you like my fire bomb ya big blob of goop."

Lighting the fuse, he waited a second or two before throwing it at the slime.

[Roy Karrde]

Laura Karrde
~*~*~*~*~ Off in a World of my own ~*~*~*~*~

I had been woken up by my head slowly touching the soft cold ground, the night sky twinkled above, and soft music played off in the distance. I arose to watch Satoshi walk off, or some one looking like Satoshi, he had red eyes and was missing his glasses. He held the hand of a girl about the same age of Satoshi, wearing a crimson silk Chinese dress. “Where are you going?” I asked, my voice soft and childlike, almost harmonious from not having to deal with years upon years of stress and pain.

“I’m just going to talk to Aoi in private for a couple of minutes, I’ll be back.” He smiled softly, touching my shoulder before walking off. I followed them with my eyes, watching them walk off into the distance before they disappeared behind a giant oak tree. Immediately I rose, walking in their direction curiously.

Just as I turned the corner to see what was happening around the oak tree I blinked, finding myself surrounded by loud noise and almost blinding light. “Did you drift off asleep?” Satoshi asked, sliding down next to me as I sat in the bleachers, my hair matted from sweat. I had gone up there to watch the Dodge ball game after we had been evacuated to the Gym in the middle of our Future Tech Class.

“Yeah I guess I did.” I yawned, the trembles a lot lighter after sleeping for almost an hour.

Satoshi remained silent for a few seconds before looking at me; his blue eyes a stark contrast to the red eyes that I had seen in my dream. A contrast that reminded me that it was just a dream, a dream created from my crazy mind. “Do you want to talk about it?” He asked, sweat dripping from his hair from playing the dodge ball game.

I shrugged softly, rising as the Principal came in and told us to report to our next class. “You would think I was crazy if I told you.” I replied, my back to him as I walked down the stairs to our next class.

The dream though seemed so vivid, so etched into my mind that I couldn’t help but think about it. The way the music sounded, Aoi’s dress, Satoshi with the red eyes. Speaking of which who was Aoi? It wouldn’t hurt to ask right? I mean if I phrased the question correctly maybe he wouldn’t think I was crazy. “Satoshi you said that you knew me before right?” I asked as I made my way through the crowd.

“Yeah..” He responded, his voice a bit unsure.

I paused a long moment, a drop of sweat running down my face. “Did we ever go to a dance with a girl named Aoi?” I asked.

We will either have Mathematics or Weapons Training next depending on if Dark PMs me back, In the mean time we had Dodge Ball in place of Future Tech due to the Blob outbreak!

Ariel
~*~*~*~*~ Quick Change ~*~*~*~*~

The birdman had landed us near where I had stashed my clothes, allowing me to jump down ever so slowly and change back into my human form. “You’re not peeking are you?” I asked, glancing back at the Bird Man as he kept his back to me, I quickly pulled my pink shirt on with a Teddiursa on the front.

“Of course not little princess.” The bird man responded.

I gave out a quick sigh and turned around, looking at him as the students began to walk into the school building. “So you cannot transform back with clothes on?” He asked, looking back at the students before offering me a hand to walk me in. “We should go in too.”

I gave him a happy nod and took his hand. “Nope, when I get all furry, my clothes get all big.” I made a large movement with my hands to show off what I meant. “Will you play with me later?” I asked.

The birdman nodded, turning back into Shun, but keeping his pretty gold eyes. “How about if I show you how to transform with clothes?” He asked, I gave him a big hug in response as his golden eyes dimmed and slowly changed.

“What the…hell..” He asked, looking down at me, before I could respond I saw daddy, running over and telling him about how a big bird man saved me from the evil blob!

“It sounds like you had quite a adventure.” Daddy responded, patting me on the head. He turned, looking at Shun. “Thank you for saving my daughter.”

Shun glanced down at me, his eyes narrowing into a glare before walking away in disgust. “He’s my boyfriend.” I whispered to daddy.

[classy_cat18]

Tajiri Hotaru
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Johann was nice enough to wait for me outside the classroom as I got everything together. I took his hand in mine as I left the room and turned to see him there. "It's great to see you again," he told me while we walked to our next class.

"I didn't know that you would be here," I said softly. I was afraid how he would react. "Or maybe I just forgot. I haven't really been myself sometimes."

Our eyes met and I was once more amazed by the brilliance of his blue eyes. My red eyes, however, seemed to worry him. "Tajiri? What happened to your eyes?" I tried to look away but he gripped my chin and maintained eye contact.

"Enfermon is still here," I whispered to him. My finger tapped my chest. "He's sleeping now...but sometimes..."

An awkward silence passed between us until I forced myself to smile for him. He shouldn't worry about me, not when he probably has his own worries. "It's Hotaru," I said brightly.

"Huh?" he asked me.

"What happened to calling me Hotaru? Tajiri's too stiff!" I giggled and pulled on his arm, urging him to hurry. "We have Weapons Training next; you should be excellent at that! Shun-chan should already be there!"

When we got to the spacious room, we found most of the students were very nervous to be there. Except Shun-chan, of course. The bored look was still there, but it seemed to be more subtle. "Is the teacher here yet?" I asked Shun.

BOOM!

"He is now," he answered calmly.

[Mystic_clown]

Johann Virgo
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It had been a long time since Johann had last held Hotaru's hand. He had almost forgotten how soft it felt.

He took a quick glance at her red eyes. It wasn't the fact that they were red that had worried him at first. It was more the fact that they had changed colour since he last saw them. They were actually quite pretty in his opinion, like rubies.

It was almost a strange sight to those who didn't know them, an almost emotionless studant walking hand in hand with a very bubbly girl. It was like the Odd Couple or something.

The two arrived at the gym. It was definately larger than he had remembered. Lots of space and it almost seem reinfornced.

Still holding eachothers hand, Hatoru walked over to Shun, the chosen of light.

"Is the teacher here yet?" she asked.

Before Shun could respond, a loud explosion could be heard nearby.

"He is now," Shun replied calmly.

As if on cue, our teacher pushed his way through the doors. He was dressed in an odd fashion, a steeple hat, a brown cloak, an orange scarf. Something about his face gave Johann the impression that there was something very wrong with this man. He had a large hammer over his shoulder and he was covered with what seemed to be charred slime. He was also muttering something about slime as well.

When he noticed us, he put down his hammer and leaned on it as if it was a cane.

"Well class," he spoke, "Welcome to Weapons Training...I guess. Now, before we begin, I'd like to inform you this will not be an easy class. I don't care how athletic you are, I garentee that all of you will end up in the infirmery at least ONCE during my class. In fact, I will make sure that you do! So afer this, you may want to take out some health insurance."

A number of students were getting nervous now. There was something seriously wrong with this teacher, and quite frankly, noone wanted to be on the business end of that hammer.

The teacher reached into his cloak and pulled out a sheet of paper.

"First of all," he said, "My name is Yahoot, and I will be the bane of your existance for the next hour or so. Now, when I call out your name, I want you to respond and state the weapon of your choice.

Johann Virgo."

"Here," Johann replied, "Kunai."

[Haruko]

matsumoto tenshi “Shun”『松本天子』/lumieremon
Lesson IV: Jack of all Trades.

As Shun took control of the body after I agreed to helping Ariel-chan with her transformation technique, he looked down upon her; unaware of her surrondings.
"What..the hell"His mouth uttered, but before Ariel-chan could reply, she saw her father and ran for him in delight. Shun walked over to him as Ariel-chan ran, and Mahara-san looked in relief that her daughter was safe. Ariel-chan quickly babbled on about how I saved her from the magical blob; and as she finished, he patted her on the head.

"It sounds like you had quite an adventure." He said, then turned around to Shun."Thank you for saving my daughter."

It was probably really directed towards me; but my presence had to be hidden here. That was hard enough..

Shun nodded, then quickly glanced down at Ariel-chan, who was clinging onto her father. He narrowed his look at her into a glare and walked away in disgust, sighing as Shun walked back inside. Shun walked past both rooms for the two next classes after Literature; Future Technology and Mathmatics. Both seemed to be canceled; much to his dismay. It was Weapon Training now; one of the classes I could come out.

'You'll behave, no silly bullcrap right?'He asked me as we walked to the assigned room
'I will.I replied to him; all I wanted to do was to have a bit of fun. He arrived into the gym; which housed a bunch of jittery and nervous students. As I felt myself gain control of the body, I smiled in subtleness, and waited as I watched everyone bite their nails; or grit their teeth, hoping the teacher would be ill or held up. I waited by myself until Tajiri-chan, Enfermon's chosen one, came over.

"Is the teacher here yet?"She asked, but her question seemed to be answered the moment after she asked it. A large explosion was heard as what seemed to be our teacher pushed through our doors. He was dressed in a weird human fashion, covered in a slime that seemed to belong to that blob beast. He held a huge hammer in his hand, an odd weapon; maybe a weapon that could channel magic? Either way, the teacher enticed my interest as put down his hammer and leaned on it like a cane.

"Well, class. Welcome to Weapons Training...I guess. Now, before we begin, I'd like to inform you this will not be an easy class. I don't care how athletic you are, I guarantee that all of you will end up in the infirmery at least ONCE during my class. In fact, I will make sure that you do! So after this, you may want to take out some health insurance."He forewarned; but I had a good bit of confidence in my abilities in this class. I smirked at this fact as others got more nervous at the warning. In light of this, he took out of his cloak, a sheet of paper.

"First of all," he said, "My name is Yahoot, and I will be the bane of your existance for the next hour or so. Now, when I call out your name, I want you to respond and state the weapon of your choice."

He then went through names, and as he reached "Tenshi Matsumoto", I had to play up Shun's routine.

"It's Shun."I replied, not giving a damn."And Swords."

takinowa satoshi”Satoshi”
Verse III: Past and Future

“Did we ever go to a dance with a girl named Aoi?” She asked, and I froze up. She was remembering..but that? Why that, of all things? It didn't seem as if she remembered what happened exactly there; which was a relief, but still.
"Ah..yes. She is a childhood friend of mine."I told her.
"Oh,"She replied."Where was the dance, what happened?"She persistantly asked; she didn't truly remember the Digital World after all. If I mentioned it now, she would run off, probably.
"The dance was in this huge park."I kept it widely open."The dance itself was for a festival of sorts, me, you and a whole bunch of others went there."
"Others?"She looked up, curious.
"Yeah, like Aoi."I replied. She thought for a second, then asked another question.
"What...What happened behind the tree?"She asked, and I didn't want to answer. It was all a dim memory, but I remembered kissing Aoi behind there. I didn't want to start my 'new' relationship with this Laura like that. Not at all.
"Aoi had wanted to give me a present she bought at the festival,"I lied, and it seemed that the questioning was over as we settled into our desks. It seemed that Shun; who wasn't present at all for the 2 period dodgeball-fest, was here now, but with golden eyes...Contacts? Either way, a strange man came through the door, carrying a huge hammer; both covered in a disgusting slime. Laura looked frightened as I looked at the teacher, both interested and a bit grossed out.

"Well, class. Welcome to Weapons Training...I guess. Now, before we begin, I'd like to inform you this will not be an easy class. I don't care how athletic you are, I guarantee that all of you will end up in the infirmery at least ONCE during my class. In fact, I will make sure that you do! So after this, you may want to take out some health insurance."He warned the whole class, leaning on his hammer like a cane. He then pulled a sheet of paper from his cloak.

"First of all," he said, "My name is Yahoot, and I will be the bane of your existance for the next hour or so. Now, when I call out your name, I want you to respond and state the weapon of your choice."

He then read off names of people, and in response, they gave what weapon they wanted to train in for the year. I looked at Laura in concern, but when I was called, I looked at the teacher seriously.

"Halberd, teacher."

[Roy Karrde]

Laura Karrde
~*~*~*~*~ Million and one Questions ~*~*~*~*~

Inside of my head I had so many questions that I couldn’t count them. How did Satoshi know so much, when did we meet in these past few years, where did this take place like a real location, was he dating Aoi? These were the questions that were prevalent in my mind. My eyes drifted over to Satoshi, studying his eyes, his face, and then his arms and shoulders. He turned and gave me a quick grin, and I had to advert my eyes. Looking over a guy who seemed to know so much about me, it was really embarrassing. My face started to warm when the teacher called my name and asked me to name a weapon. “Halberd.” I replied, using the same weapon Satoshi had said.

Speaking of whom, he leaned over, whispering. “Are you sure you want to use that? It’s a heavy long weapon.” He explained, sweat building up on my forehead at the thought that I had just made a huge mistake. I tried to dash the thought away, so that it wouldn’t cause a panic attack.

“Can I ask you some questions?” I whispered back.

Satoshi nodded, leaning closer so that he could hear, meanwhile the teacher continued to name off students. “How old was I when we met?” I asked curiously.

Satoshi waited for a second for the teacher to call out another name. “Ten, almost eleven.” I nodded, struggling to try to remember that age, but all I could get was pain, and a bunch of clouded memories. As if I were looking through a foggy window.

I began to wonder if he was dating Aoi, but that was such a personal question. Besides if he wasn’t he would be dating some one else soon since all the girls were eyeing him during the dodge ball battle. “How did we meet?” I asked.

Satoshi’s face flashed with a bit of worry as he seemed to struggle with the question. Before he could even answer the teacher spoke up. “Laura and Satoshi, both of you up and front of me, standing tall.” He snapped, both of us slipped out of our chair slowly as the teacher walked to the cabinet and withdrew two long poles with axes on the end.

“I do not abide with talking in my class while I am talking, you two will be the first to demonstrate your weapons, the demonstration will be over when one of you is in the infirmary.” He snapped, my heart began to beat faster with worry, my shaking began to go into over drive as I tried to handle the axe. The weight of it so bad that I struggled to even keep upright.

“Don’t worry, just nick me during the battle okay?” He asked.

“And if it isn’t a true injury, or if you fail to attack, I will injure you both until I believe the injury is acceptable.” The teacher added, his voice shook with authority, so much that it chilled me right down to my bone. I hated this class, I wanted out of here, I wanted out now.

The two of us stood in front of the desks, my halberd so heavy that I had to drag it along the ground. As we squared off I was the first to strike, my blade traveling along the ground in a low spin, my hands trembling so bad that I had problems just holding on to the handle. Satoshi jumped back, easily dodging the blade. “Ugh.” I groaned, shifting the weight in my arms to pick up the blade end of the sword.

“I can’t do this.” I whimpered, tears of embarrassment and fear filling my eyes.

“Attack Satoshi.” The teacher barked.

Satoshi looked at me with sympathy in his eyes. “Just back up.” He whispered, spinning the blade around and bringing it in a slow arc that would have it come in contact with my staff. I let out a scream of fear, dropping the halberd from my trembling hands. Satoshi’s blade continued along its path, slicing through several fingers on my right hand.

My right hand immediately went cold, my eyes looking at my bleeding hand in shock. “Oh my god.” Satoshi whispered, dropping the blade as Shun stood up from his desk in shock. My knees game way, dropping me to the ground as blood squirted all over my clothes.

“Take her and her fingers to the infirmary before she goes into shock.” The teacher responded as Satoshi scooped me up into his arms, pressing me close to his chest. Meanwhile the teacher seemed to look over at the class, seemingly to ask who was next.

[classy_cat18]

Tajiri Hotaru ~ Feeling strange
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My hand clung to Johann's as they carried Laura over to the infirmary. "This teacher is ruthless," I said breathlessly. "I'm not sure I'll be able to get through it in one piece." I might've been through the Digital World fighting but I had never used a weapon, except as Enfermon. Even then, I wasn't him.

Then let me out.

I froze. For a brief moment I felt another presence in me, something I haven't felt since...

"Who's next?" Yahoot was getting impatient.

Shun-chan stepped forward with confidence. I wanted to wait so I could spar with Johann. But whatever I felt a minute ago was only getting stronger. I felt my lips move of their own accord. "I'll give this a shot," I heard myself say.

"Tajiri, you have yet to choose a weapon," Yahoot told me.

"Naginata." If I recalled, Enfermon knew how to handle one very well. My hand slipped out of Johann's and grasped the bladed weapon as it was handed to me.

Shun-chan and I faced each other, both of us in an attack stance. My muscles were twitching. My other was more than ready. I could feel his anticipation, and annoyance that he was still in my body. He made me smirk and speak again. "Lumieremon. I know it's you. This body may be inadequate but I'm sure the changes I made to her will make up for it."

He woke up. But can he change?

"Begin," Yahoot commanded.

Enfermon moved my body forward in a sprint, the naginata pointed at Shun-chan. A foolish move on his part, especially since we both knew of Lumieremon's skills. His/mine naginata was easily knocked aside.

Enfermon smiled again, unperturbed by his disarming. Hm. I still have other tricks up my sleeve. I could sense his intentions.

No! You'll get me in trouble.

"Take this!" Two fireballs formed in my hands and were thrown at Lumieremon. All I could do was sit back and let Enfermon fight the battle his way.

[Haruko]

matsumoto tenshi “Shun”『松本天子』/lumieremon
Lesson V: Reunion of Brothers.

"Lumieremon. I know it's you. This body may be inadequate but I'm sure the changes I made to her will make up for it."Hotaru-chan..no, Enfermon said through Hotaru-chan's body. I was sure he was sleeping quite well when we first arrived, but me being out here; or this class, must've made him want to get out.

Either way, this was bound to get interesting.
"Begin," The teacher commanded as we stood in the beginning of the classroom, my right hand grasping firmly a sword; and Enfermon grasping his Naginata. However, his first move was foolish; as always, as he sprinted towards me, his weapon aimed at me directly.

With my right hand still grasping the training sword, I hastily hit the blade of the Naginata with enough force to knock it out of his hands, letting it hit the wall and out of his reach.

"Always the rash one, little brother."I sternly looked down at him, our eyes meeting as his(well, her, but you know!) lips twisting into a smile. He seemed undistrubed by being unarmed, and moved back as two fireballs formed in his hands and were flung at me.

'Magic, in this barrier! He's going to put a strain on himself and Hotaru!'

There was no way to dodge, as the fireballs seemed to come from both sides. I, myself, would have to put on strain as I quickly placed my left landed out, chanting a small code to form a ring of light around my waist, encasing me in a ball of light that absorbed the fireballs. I took it down as the fireballs disolved in the light, and glared at Enfermon.

"The barrier in this place will put strain on both of our bodies if we use magic here!"I yelled at him, using my voice and not Shun's. He looked back at me with a snide look, he didn't care.

The teacher, looking at both of us, backed off as we seemed to go back at it. Enfermon sent off fireball after fireball that I dodged, or placed a little bit of magic into the sword and deflected the fireball to a part of the wall where no one would be harmed. I slowly walked over to him after each and every fireball, and he backed up onto the wall until there was only room for me to point my sword at him. I shouldn't..no..but...

I closed my eyes and wings erupted from my; no Shun's back as his body glew in light, transforming from himself into myself. The only thing missing was the armor; that formed itself in the digital world, and Hikaru, which was kept outside of the gate. I looked down at him, now in my native form.

"Brother, stop this at once."

[Mystic_clown]

Johann
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He felt the blood drain from his face as he watched what was happening. Did Infermon have no regard for anyone's safety, especially Hotaru's!? Surely he must know that using magic in this barrier would drain him?

Or more likely, drain Hotaru.

He took control of her, made her go into this fight and was willing to put her at risk and for what? His own pride?

Thankfully, lumieremon had a bit of sense and was trying to deal with th situation, hopefuly without having to send Hotaru to the infirmary.

Yahoot
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So, those two have spirits in them huh?

Yahoot watched the fight curiously. He never expected them to resort to magic. Constantly throwing the fireballs would drain the girl, while that transformation may take its toll on Shun.

In a way, he was dissapointed. It wasn't them fighting, it was the spirits inside them. They may as well have gotten someone else to do the fighting for them. He would definately have to bring this up with them after this, if they were still conscious that is.

He didn't mind the two beating eachother up for now, if those two were going to damage his gym, heads were going to roll, especialy the girls haphazard aim with the fire balls.

He shifted his weight, making himself comfortable, while ready to jump in and bust some skulls if the need arose.

Let's see how this turns out.

[classy_cat18]

Tajiri Hotaru/Enfermon ~ Fighting for control
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This wasn't how I pictured my first day at the new school. I had no idea that my spirit would wake up at all. Maybe he had been waking up the whole time and I wasn't noticing it until now. Either way, Enfermon was now trying to decide how to get even with Lumieremon. The good thing was that I could feel his indecisiveness; he knew that any more magic would put both of us out of commission.

This was worrying me. Enfermon was always rough around the edges and a bit harsh towards his fellow spirits (as well as myself), but this was way out of line. It went as far as affecting his fighting skills.

He tilted my head up and glared at the other spirit. He spoke in his voice instead of mine. "You always did like looking down on me. Fine, I'll stop. I tire of this anyway. And tell Tenshi that I will be back."

But I knew better. Even as he said this, he was gathering more energy for one last shot at Lumieremon. Not willing to spend the rest of the day in the infirmary I mentally shoved him away just as he was raising his hand. The force of the action surpised both him and me. All everyone saw was me lurching over with my arms out. Enfermon might as well been physically standing in front of me. I silently thanked whoever had Lumieremon put down his swords before I got stabbed.

"Brother..." Lumieremon started.

I felt a sudden drop in energy and dropped to my knees, too dizzy to recover quickly. Before my sparring partner could say anything, my own voice came out. "Lumi, it's me. It's okay." I held up my hand but stayed down so I could rest.

Yahoot approached the two of us with a stern look on his face. "You two. Learn to stand on your own two feet."

I looked at Lumieremon, who was now back to looking like Shun-chan. Or maybe he really was Shun-chan. "Stand? I'm surprised I'm not knocked out," I weakly joked.

"No help," he said in a louder voice.

"Yeah, we heard you," Shun/Lumi responded.

The slightly amusing moment quickly passed as another strong feeling passed. It was like someone hit me in the chest with a sledgehammer. However, it passed as quickly as it came. "I'm sorry, sir. If you can give me a minute or two..." I started to say.

"Tajiri, to the infirmary," he interrupted.

No! Not on my first day! "You can't!" But that little protest was all it took for the feeling to come back. I fell flat on my face, my eyes still open but having trouble focusing.