Clear Minds Chapter 2
CHAPTER 2
Sora: New Student
*Bzzzzzzzzzz....Bzzzzzzzzz* I slapped down on my alarm clock. It is always too early for school, especially today since I haven't had much sleep to prepare me for hell. No know one knows that I'm attracted to guys, at least I don't think so. I get up and stretch my body with a big yawn. I grabbed the clothes I set out least night and head for the shower. Nothing could get me to stop thinking about yesterday, not even the joke Mom tells me. She looked concerned but I managed a fake smile. When I got done eating my cereal I grabbed my back pack slipped it over my shoulder and walked out the door. The sun was coming up the horizon at a lazy speed and the air smelled like fresh rain and trees. I was lost in a trance the whole way to school. The crickets were playing their fine tune and wind seemed like it was dancing in the air. Fall was on its way, with each leaf that hit the ground and every gust of wind that bit my skin through my fur, I knew it wouldn't be long.
I snapped out of the daze when I realized I was walking up the stairs to the school. Before I got to the doors I took a deep breath and waited....one.....two.....three. I exhaled and pushed the doors opened to quickly walk to my locker and put my stuff away. I grabbed my first, second, third, and fourth hour binders and headed straight to the Cafeteria to wait for the bell to ring.
I was sitting in the Cafeteria with my head down for at least 10 minutes before I noticed someone that doesn't go to this school walk in. I kept my eye on him and watched what he did. From the looks of it, it seemed he was a husky that had a purple coat that covered his back down to his legs. The purple on his legs covered the knee to his foot while the rest was white with the purple covering half his thigh backwards and on up. His face was a little bit lighter shade of purple that covered most of it except for part of his muzzle. He had on a hoodie that said Kiss Me! and white shorts. He looked around and noticed me sitting by myself. He started to walk over to me and I was thinking to myself "Oh shit! Why me? Why not sit over there by Tom or sit down somewhere by yourself!" Next thing I knew he was sitting directly across from me with a smile on his face. Now that I got a closer look at him I notice his beautiful purple eyes. They shined look a million fireworks exploding at once. I was blushing so I turned my head quickly.
"Hi, um? My names Kaleb and I saw you sitting here by yourself so I um, came to talk..with you." Kaleb was obviously nervous.
"Really, me? Out of anyone here you picked me? Why didn't you pick Tom over there? I thought I heard him calling you over." I had no patience to talk right now.
"Well you see I'm sort of new here and I don't think I'll do well with a group yet. So I saw you by yourself and decided to talk to you." Kaleb was now talking with more courage this time. All I could think of was "Why not give him a chance?"
"My name is Sora and why did you change schools here?"
"Nice to meet you Sora! Well it wasn't my choice to move here. My Mom got transferred over here by her company. So this was an ideal place because it has a School, a Police Station for my Dad, and it isn't that far from my Mother's work. If I had a choice to move I would have stayed in Harbour, Veroumont and not have moved to Raelies, Mishihan." Kaleb was upset about the whole matter, but I didn't want to push him on the topic any further.
"Well Raelies isn't that bad of a town. The only thing bad about it is that it's quiet." Which isn't really a bad thing to complain about but it has its moments. "So what's your schedule? Mine is Chemistry I, English 11, Algebra II, Anatomy, Art, History III, and Gym." If Kaleb has any classes with me I would love to help him out, which is weird because I don't help people much.
"Well my class schedule is History IV, Physics, Algebra II, English 12, Art History, Health, and Chemistry II. Are you a Junior this year?"
" Ya' I'm a Junior, but why are you a Senior with Algebra II?" This is very strange Algebra is a really easy subject everyone passes it, right?
"Well at my other school Algebra II wasn't mandatory and I suck at math! I'm so much better at Art!" Kaleb's head wondered to the clock. "What time does the bell ring?"
"Well the bell rings in five minutes and I'll help you at Algebra! It's my best subject!"
"Great thanks!" We spent the last five minutes talking about what we wanted to do when we're done with high school and learning more about each other. Kaleb said he wanted to become an Artist because he loves Art so much. He wants to go to Scoperta College and get his masters but his Dad wants him to be a cop. He was telling me that his Dad says Art is for little girls with no dreams and a real man becomes a cop. I swear I haven't heard so much shit come out of person mouth before. Kaleb's Dad and I would never get along, not in a million years. The subject was getting to depressing so I was about to tell him what I wanted to do but the bell rang.
The rest of the day all I could think about was Kaleb and when I get to see him next. I was actually excited to go to Algebra for once. Even though Algebra is my favorite subject the teacher is an asshole. His name is Mr.Gringe and he is a mean crocodile. I'm surprised he can walk around because he is so fat and not only that he's the football coach. That's not why I hate him, I hate him because he tells me every day that I don't fit the male standards. It is also really annoying how he calls me Princess. All that doesn't matter today because there are no seating charts in his class room and Kaleb can sit next to me. I enter Mr.Gringe's classroom and sit in the back. Waiting here is exciting because for some reason I feel like Kaleb is a lot like me in a way. Kaleb enters the classroom and I instantly shoot my hand up and wave it around like I know the answer to the universe. He walks over to me and sits down.
"Someone is excited to see me." Kaleb is giggling and I can tell that he is happy to see me too.
"Ya well..." I quickly change the subject because I could feel my face is turning red. "So did you make any friends besides me?"
"Well who said you were my friend?" He is smiling and looks like he wants to laugh. "Ya' just one other person, her name is Jamie and she's a sophomore."
"Great I wish I had that much luck in my first day-" I was interrupted by Mr.Gringe.
"So what do we have here Princess, a new student?" Mr.Gringe is staring at me with an evil smirk. Kaleb looks at me in confusion and I look back and roll my eyes at him.
"Ya' my name is Kaleb, I just transferred here." Kaleb was trying to be nice, but I could tell that he was annoyed already be Mr.Gringe.
"Really? Well do you play any sports? What do you bench?" Mr.Gringe was starting to interview Kaleb. The only question I like to know the answer to is how much he benches, Kaleb is in good shape.
"I don' play any sports because I think they are pointless, except gymnastics that takes skill. I don't really bench much, maybe 100 lbs. 10 times every once in a while. I like to jog a lot though." Kaleb just locked himself in Princess position with me.
"Oh so you're a Princess like Sora over here. Should have known, anyone who sits next to him is a sissy." Mr.Gringe started to walk away but Kaleb snapped back at him.
"Sissy? Me? Oh I think you're mistaking because I can do back flips in repetition can you Mr.Gringe? Or will it be a _big_problem to do that?" I couldn't believe Kaleb just said that! "If you keep messing with me or Sora I'll let the office now about you and your homophobic ways." Mr.Gringe snorted and walked back to his desk, Kaleb looked at me "Hey Sora I don't care if you're gay I-"
"I'm not gay!" I shouted at him. The whole class was looking at us and Mr.Gringe was smiling.
"Sora I didn't mean to-" I cut Kaleb off again.
"Don't talk to me! Leave me alone...." I put my head down. I was in shock that he thought I could be gay. No, no I must have been too friendly with him. I started to silently sob.
After school was over I rushed out of there. I was already hearing rumors of my homosexuality and I didn't want anything to do with it. I was speed walking all the way home when I heard my name being called.
"Sora! Sora! Wait up! Hey, let me try to explain! Please!" Kaleb was running to catch up with me.
"What do you want Kaleb? Haven't you messed with me enough?" I started to walk away again.
"Sora I'm sorry I really thought you were gay! I only said that because I thought you were, please I'm sorry" Kaleb was not really helping his case.
"You know what Kaleb? How does it feel being called gay, hunh? Yeah that's right your gay and you love to suck dick! How does it feel?" I was at the point where I wanted to cry.
"Sora that doesn't bother me!" Kaleb was trying to calm me down, but I was to mad at him to calm down.
"How doesn't it bother you?" I couldn't take anymore I started to cry but I was fighting it as hard as I could.
"It doesn't bother me because I am gay Sora. That's why it doesn't bother me." I was stunned when he told me he was gay. I didn't know what to think, I was confused. I began to cry and started to move backwards.
"Y-you...... faggot! I'm not going to be like you, I won't, and I can't!!" The tears rolling down my cheeks were like waterfalls. I ran straight home confused, angry, and sad at myself. I know deep down that I like Kaleb but I don't want to face it. I didn't dare to look back at Kaleb because if I did I didn't know if I could take the pain.