Boarding School

Chad~ Parents Day *skipping ahead a bit*

I couldn't find Maria anywhere and she wasn't picking up her cell. My dad and Bonnie were in my room now. I wanted them to meet her but she was no where to be found, and her car was gone.

"Are you sure you didn't imagine her son." My father said.

I looked at him irritated. Bonnie was fingering her pregnant belly.

"I didn't imagine her." I said.

I left them in the room to see if any of her friends knew where she was. I found three people out side her room. A man, a woman, and a boy about my age. The two adults definitely had many characteristics of Maria so assumed they were her parents. I went over to greet them.

"Hello, are you looking for Maria." I extended my hand to them.

"Yes we were, young man." He shook my hand.

I looked at the boy. "Maria never told me she had a brother," I said.

"She doesn't said the boy. I'm her fiance." The boy said.

I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I couldn't breathe. She was engaged. This was her future husband.

"Who are," The boy asked.

I was about to lie. I didn't want to get Maria in trouble. She had lead me on.Played with my heart like a toy, and was was now ripping it out, but I didn't want the boy to find out that she was cheating on him. He didn't deserve to have his heart broken too.

Unfortunately Seth came up beside me. "This is her boyfriend Chad."

Marianne

My mind wondered what was happening at the school. I breathed in, fresh air running into my lungs. Chad probably had found out. Oh God... Tears filled my eyes with uncertainty of what he would think. I have only met Ethan once or twice and talked to him like for two to three hours. We were nothin' alike.
I breathed in again, and turned my car around. I was not very far. I speeded to school.
If he had to know, it should have been from me! My cowardliness disgusted me.
I was more of a friend of Ethan's childhood friend than himself. I used to go to school with her. She told me Ethan did not wanted to marry either. He was struggling with his father, too. I heard he had a girlfriend some months ago.
The road seemed endless until I reached the school gate and parked the car. I swallowed soundly, in fear, and I walked into the school building.
How can this get worst?

*Sorry for the delay, I had a touch of writers block on here.*

Nick~~

My dad really was going to kill me. He only let me come here if I wouldn't date. I thought it would be easy, I would just get a date abandon and then repeat that over and over again. But then Lei came, and I had to stay. To bed, but really good at the same time.

"Look Lei, I got to go but before I do I need to tell you something," I told Lei as we walked to breakfast.

"What?" Lei responded.

"When my dad is here I can't be with you, he told me I could come if here If I wouldn't date. So I need you just to not come to my room, and if you do try to come with someone else. Okay," I asked Lei and looked at her.

She looked away but nodded.

"But hey I'll still meet your mom when she comes." I told her reassuringly.

"Okay." She said.

"So there anything I should no about her." I asked.

Shannon

I got to school as quickly as possible. My dad was only coming at lunchtime so I had plenty of time. It was 9.30 a.m. I went o Adam's room and knocked at the door
"Good morning." I said while he opened the door, he was still in pyjamas I kissed him and gave him the keys.
"Here are your Porsche keys. Go and see him wend you have time. Bye" I quickly go out of there. He was so sleepy that is face was pure "what's happening?". I went to see Maria. I ran to the auditorium where they were meeting the parents, there were already some parents there. I saw Chad and some too other guys: Seth and other strange guy. I approached.
"He's her boyfriend" I heard Seth say.

Oh shit, this isn't happening. Where is she???
I quickly called Maria
"Where are you? You fiancee is already here and Chad just found everything about you two!" I exclaimed.
"I'm in the entrance. Oh shit, now what?" She was half crying, half scared.
"I will wait for you, now come QUICKLY!" I said and cut the call.

*haha thats ok. its her dad coming though.*

Leighton

Now that I think of it, I'm not sure if Dad would like Nick either.

Dad wanted me to date but it had to be a nice Christian good mannered guy. He's always wanting me to be "normal" as if that equates to being a "goodie two shoes". I guess he just wants me out of trouble which is understandable I guess.

Nick is a little bit of a trouble maker though. I hope my Dad doesn't do a whole history search on him. Then, he would find out that he got expelled from his last school.
It was almost like Nick read my mind when he asked if there was anything he needed to know about my Dad.

"Not really. He's a nice guy, I guess. Just..." I didn't know how to say it really. It seemed like both our parents were going to have some trouble when it came to our relationship.

"Just?" Nick raised his eyebrow.

"Just don't do anything that might give him the silly idea that you're a trouble maker, ok?" I said, trying to smile.

It was almost as if this whole thing was planned. My smile washed away when I saw my Dad walking in the cafeteria.

"Hey, Leity poo!"

I could feel the color drain out of my face and out of the corner of my eye I could see Nick straighten up a little.

"You-you're early." I managed to get out.

"Nah, not early. Just a little surprise." He said, cheerfully. Then, he looked at Nick.

"So, who is this young man?" He said, eyeing Nick from head to toe.

"Uh, this is Nick. Um, a friend." I didn't know if to say boyfriend or not. We hadn't really touched on that. Of course, he did give me the locket. But still.

Nick stood up and shook my Dad's hand.

Dad smiled and looked back at me.

"Nice locket." He said, flinching a little.

"Did Nick give it to you?" He asked, looking straight at me.

"Yeah, I did." Nick said for me.

Dad looked back at Nick. I couldn't read the expression on his face.

"So, why are you here?" Dad said.

My stomach did a belly flop.

"Why I'm here at boarding school?" Nick asked.

"Yes, just wondering. I want to know about all Leighton's...um, friends." He said.

Why was he being so nosy? Had I really screwed up at my last school that he had to be a detective on every little thing?

*long post...*

*god I haven't posted in a while that's strange*

Adam

I shut the door and walked back into my room were my Uncle was sitting with his two sons and my sister. "who was that" my Uncle asked "the ghost of Christmas past who do you think it was" he stood up quickly and gave me a slap "now play nice Adam or we'll bring you home now I don't really give a shit about your education cause I know and you know your gonna be a con artist the only reason you have an education is cause your mum wants you to have one and the only reason I listen to your mom is because she dosen't charge but I'm paying a lot of fing money so appriciate it" I nodded Uncle was a nice guy but he could be violent. Such kind of made him an asshole.

Hmph, I have no where to fit in. Tony isn't posting, so no Alyse there ... *sigh* I'll make room some way or another.

MATT- Parent's Day

When my Dad stepped I ran over and gave him a big hug. We did a little wrestling match, which I lost, but barely, after a couple of seconds. When I stood up I dusted off and gave my mom a hug. She looked like she was crying.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing," She must have realized that I would insist so she said, "It's just... it looked like you've grown a couple of inches."

I laughed, "Nope. I think you might be getting shorter though."

My dad patted me on the back, "So hows school? Got any friends?"

I told him about the group and right when I was about to start talking about May she jumped off the roof. She rolled on the ground and came over to us.

"Hello!"

My dad laughed and looked at me, "Who's this?"

"That'd be May. She's my girlfriend." I stuttered a little bit on the last word but they didn't notice.

"Oh..."

"Yeah, don't be alarmed by the building thing. I think she knows what she's doing."

May walked up and shook my mom's hand, then my dad's.

"That was Parkour right?"

She looked very happy, "Yup."

"I've met David Belle. He told me a little bit about how it's done but I could never really get it."

"Your son seems to be grasping it pretty well."

"Your teaching him?"

"Yeah. He was mad that he couldn't keep up."

I laughed with my dad on that one. We talked in the parking lot for a while and then we went to town, May stayed at school. We ate lunch and then drove back to school.

On the way back I brought up my car, "Hey mom, I was wondering if I could borrow your Audi for the rest of the year."

"What's wrong with yours?"

"Nothing, It's just that I'm one of the few people with a license so I have to drive people around, and I could use the extra seats."

"Oh, Ok then."

When we pulled up at the school May was waiting for us. She grabbed my hand and lead me to meet her parents. I couldn't tell what emotion was portrayed on her face.

May~~~

Matt was no where to be found and I sighed, I told him I was staying behind but at the rate I ran into him I thought it wouldn't be long. Today I would be meeting his parents, great, and as his girlfriend, double great. I had never met my boyfriend's parent, probably because they were all high school drop outs with a ton of awesome piercings whom had never met a bar of soap. I smiled at the thoughts because Matt wasn't like that at all, he was what my exes would have called too clean, he was also sane which was a nice change. I smiled at the thought of Matt and then propped my head up on the side of the roof, yes I was on the roof again, the one for our dorm. I was now leaning face forward watching kids greet their parents in a normal manner. I got a text,

"Babino! we are herrrreeee!!!!" Of course my father attempting to be cool by texting I sighed, and lept off the roof with ease. I noticed some people suddenly move into my spot so I had to ungracefully land a few feet away.

I introduced myself and noticed how cool his dad was. Then I was off dragging Matt along the crowded hallways and such to the front parking lot, the reserved parking lot for those really rich kids whose parents are too good for the genera public. It was surrounded by bushes and I stopped suddenly.

"How do I look?" I asked worried.

"Fine, like you always do except-" he motioned to my eyes, "Are you wearing eyeliner?"

I mumbled something inaudible and we walked slowly into the parking lot.

"La mia piccola bambola! Il mio bambino! Oh come lo ho mancato! " A man ran towards us, his curly hair bouncing. The skinny man jumped on May, bringing her down to the ground and rolling.

"I didn't know you had a brother.." Matt said dumbfounded, the man and I stopped rolling.

"Matt this is my papà, Arturo Kurenai."

"I like you already young son," My tall and skinny father leaned back on his heels.

"Nice to meet you si-" matt leaned forward extending his hand.

"AWWWW YOUR SO CUTE!" My father spun him around and stopped leaving the Matt dizzy and dazed. My father took notice and chattered happily in italian.

"Darling stop that," A prim and proper voice came and my father moaned childishly.

"Hi Mum," I said politely and I quietly and mentally dived toward Matt, grasping his hand tightly.

The blond lady looked me over and sighed and then looked over at Matt and then sighed again.

"Zoe Maxwell Kurenai," The blond lady sighed again and pulled out her mirror.

"My mum," I smiled flatly.

"And we know you too, no need for introduction," Arturo smiled at Matt, a smile which I inherited.

"Are we done now?" she flipped her hair back and smoothed it with her hands.

"I thought you might wanna go onto the tour with the other parents," I smiled again at my father who mirrored his carbon copy.

"No I will not embarrass myself like I did last time, where is that boy by the way?" a silence ensued and both me and my papa stopped.

Matt was about to attempt to break the silence and Arturo interrupted.

"Hunny, Aug is gone." he said gravely.

"It's her fault isn't it?!?" my mother demanded and pointed at me. A tear rolled down her cheek and then was followed by more, Matt grasped my hand tighter.

"No it is not May's fault," my father said and then the woman charged at me full force.

Matt pulled me back and jumped in front of me, Arturo lept and grasped her raised hand. My father whispered something in Italian and she turned, sobbing into his chest. His arms raised about her, like her might be cradling a porcelain doll. He gave me a sharp nod and Matt a wink then quickly walked away.

"What was that all about?"

*I really just have nothing to say to that...*

*sorry i'l change if you want..."

*Nah, I just dont want to mess up your plans, so just keep on writing*

May~~

"Are you ok?" Matt gave me a worried look.

"Just chipper!" I looked away so he wouldn't see my face, "I mean, I'm used to it."



*there ya go rider*

Nick~~

"Well sir. See I am in all gifted programs, Honors everything in the grade above what I should be. And he wants my intelligence to prosper, and the schools in the town I'm from are not the best. So he sent me here for better education. Plus the reason I'm here at this school, is because I love to surf and ski and stuff like that, and this school have great programs on stuff like that," I lied through my teeth. Everything but the last part was a lie, but the truth was really bad.

"Advanced classes, and a grade up. That's very impressive." the father told me.

"Why thank you sir." I old him, and then my phone rang. I took it out and saw my dad was calling. "Oh I have to take this, my father is here now."

"of course go see him." Lei's dad told me.

"Thank you sir." I told him then limped away. When I got to my room I found my dad at my door.

"Hello Nick." He said. "So what happened this time."

"I got in a bit of a skating accident." I said honestly.

"Well at least you didn;t lie," He told me.

"Well I couldn;t think of anything believable."

The next hour my dad told me about what was happening at home, then I told him about what happened here, minus the lei parts. Then I took him on a tour of the school. When two came he set off and I was alone. So I was going to head back when I saw Lei passing by with her dad and hobbled over to them.

"Hello. Mind if I join you my dad went to see my teachers."

"You know I hate it when you do this."

"I know..."

I grinned, "I'll let it go if you'll come to my game tomorow, and promise that you will try not to do it again."

"How about if I try to go to all of your games, and I say I'll try to do it less."

"We'll see."

I grabbed her hand and walked her to her room. We layed on her bed but then I got a text from my dad. He wanted to hear me play guitar for mom.

"You can come if you want." I said.

"Sure." She seemed a little more animated than she had before.

I got my guitar and portable amp out of my room and went downstairs to the music room where my parents were already waiting.

"So what do you want me to play first."

"How about my song?" My mom said.

"I can do that."

I turned on the distortion and strummed out a long note. As the note began to fade I started the song. It was the Kill by 30 seconds to Mars.

My mom started singing along, and after a minute she was banging her head. A while ago I would have been embarassed, but now I was fine. My mom was just a rocker inside, and this was how we bonded.

I played a couple of other songs and then I said, "Hey, I've got a new one that I made while I was here."

I started the song. It had been plauging me for weeks, and I hadn't gotten it right. I started playing without distortion, like it was an acoustic, but it didn't sound right. I turned and looked at May, to apologize, but then I realized something. I was playing it in the wrong style.

I turned up the distortion and started playing faster. The notes blended together and I could feel it coming together. It was probably the best piece I had done, and I was working mostly off of memory. After a couple of minutes I realized that the song would have to end, but I didn't want it to. I slowed down to a melody, and then finished it.

Dead silence followed the last note, then May said, "Wow. What was it?"

I thought for a second, "At first I wasn't sure, but now I know what it is. It's your song."

"What?"

"Its a song that illustrates who you are. I started writing it when I met you, so I guess it makes sence."