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Chapter 004-School

Monday morning rolled around, finally, and Rai woke up like he did every morning, by falling out of bed. Mina just twitched an ear at the thump, from her spot near the computer.
"Ugh..." Rai muttered. "Sunday was so boring. I didn't even SEE Artemis, for crying out loud. Nothing at all happened."
"Why're you up so early?" Mina asked, yawning widely.
"School." Rai replied. "You and Artemis have to come with me."
"School!? I don't need any schooling!!" Mina protested. "I'm smart as I am!!"
"And you think that sort of thing actually MATTERS to the high-ups in the government and stuff? It's the law, you have to come with me." Rai replied, shrugging. "Don't worry, I'll make sure nobody bothers you."
"Thanks." Mina muttered, yawning. She got some clean clothes and went to the bathroom to change, while Rai put on some clean clothes in the room itself. Several moments after they were finished, both went down to the breakfast table. Artemis was already there, eating.
"O-oh!" the girl said, looking up. "Um... G-good morning, Rai. Mina."
"Morning!" Mina said. "I want some tuna now."
"Again?" Rai asked, taking a can from the cupboard to toss to Mina. The catgirl easily caught it and opened it with her teeth, which were very hard and strong.
"Thank you!" Mina said, her full attention now on the Tuna. Rai watched the catgirl for several moments, then shrugged and sat down at the table, pouring himself a bowl of cereal. It didn't take him long to eat it. Rai was a very speedy eater, after all, and liked it very much.
"So, um..." Artemis began.
"Hm?" Rai asked, looking over.
"W-what's this school we're going to like?" Artemis asked curiously. The girl was secretly hoping that it was a very nice place, not full of loud, obnoxious idiots.
"Well... Most of it's full of loud, obnoxious idiots, but there's a good amount of decent people there." Rai said, thinking. "The lessons tend to be interesting, and the teachers are okay. But if I were you, I'd stay away from the jocks. They're a little... Aggressive... sometimes."
"Oh." Artemis said, nibbling on some toast.
"Girls, I got your schedules!" Rai's mom said, coming down the stairs. She handed both Mina and Artemis a piece of paper each, their schedules printed on them.
"Let's see..." Mina muttered, looking at it shrewedly. "Hmm... Doesn't look so hard. I can do it just fine."
"Can I see your schedule?" Rai asked. Mina handed it to him, and a grin tugged at the edges of Rai's mouth.
"What is it?" Mina asked.
"Your schedule... It's exactly the same as mine." Rai explained. "I would bet anything my dad pulled a few strings to get that to happen. I would bet everything I own Artemis has the same."
"Let's check." Artemis said, taking Mina's schedule. "...Yup. Identical, except for different names at the top. That's good, right?"
"Oh yeah." Rai said. "The people in my classes... Well, let's just say they've learned to leave me alone."
"How'd you do that?" Mina asked curiously.
"Well... First week of school, I got somebody else suspended when he picked a fight with me. I don't think his arm's really healed yet, but that was mostly his fault. He was charging at me, and I sidestepped, and he fell straight down the stairs. It was pretty funny, really, if you saw the look on his face." Rai said, with a look on his face suggesting that he enjoyed that memory very much. "Anyways, people left me alone after that, since almost nobody saw the fight. All they knew was that I had broken his arm without touching it."
"Was he okay?" Artemis asked.
"Of course. Except for his arm." Rai said, shrugging. "But he was the sort of guy who deserved a lot worse. You done yet, Mina?"
"Yup." Mina said, putting the spotless tuna can onto the counter.
"Good. Grab a bag and let's go." Rai said.

About ten minutes later, the kids arrived at school, pretty early. Rai quickly showed them around, taking care to point out all of their classes. More then a few of the boys they passed in the halls shot Rai a jealous look, the girlfriends they'd managed to get weren't half as good-looking as the two girls Rai was walking around with. Not to mention he was doing it with an air suggesting he actually knew them.
"Okay... And that's everywhere of importance." Rai said, looking at his watch. "Class starts in about five minutes--" 'BBBBBRRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!!' went the bell, "--So we should head to class now."
"Okay." Mina said, proving she had remembered the location of at least one class by leading them to it, drawing many glances, mostly at her tail. A few of the other people kept their eyes on her ears, though, which were also pretty interesting. Rai found two more desks set up by his normal single place in the back of the room. With a shrewd glance at the teacher, who Rai was SURE of by now had gotten information that his two new students were friends of Rai's, Rai sat down. Predictably enough, Artemis and Mina sat next to him, Artemis a little closer then one might consider normal. The rest of the class came in by ones and twos, many of them staring at Mina until the next person in line nudged them alone. "I'm a little nervous... So many people're staring at me..."
"You'll be fine." Rai said consolingly. "Just introduce yourself to the class when the teacher tells you to. Be bright and cheerful, try and get them to approve of you. It'll be fine."
"'Kay." Mina muttered, trying to see if she could roll up her ears by sheer force of will alone. The bell rang again a minute or so later, and the teacher promptly moved to the front of the room.
"Class, as many of you will have noticed, we have two new students joining our class. They will be with us for at least the rest of the year. I expect all of you to be very polite. Well, girls, come introduce yourselves."
"R-right." Mina aid, moving up. Artemis followed after a nudge from Rai prompted her into action.
"Well?" the teacher asked. Mina thought for several moments.
"Um... I'm Mina, and I like eating Tuna. I really hate chicken, and Anime is good to watch." Mina said. Several people started to snicker, but were silenced by those sitting next to them.
"My name's Artemis." Artemis said, nervous."And, um... That's about it, I guess."
"Good enough." the teacher said, sighing. Mina and Artemis quickly sat down, and the teacher began to explain what they were learning today.

At lunch, Rai and the two girls who were now a part of his life sat down at a table towards the entrance of the room. And it's not like their lunch was completely peaceful. Not by far.
"And so yesterday I was playing something Rai calls an RPG, and I found a character who looked sort of like me." Mina was saying. "It was a little shocking at first."
"Mmm..." Artemis said, quietly munching on her sandwich. The girl swallowed a moment later. If I saw a character who looked like me in a game, I'd probably freak out."
"Hey." another boy said, standing behind Artemis. The girl quickly turned to look at him. "I'm--"
"Tak, head of the basketball team, the football team, the baseball team, the men's volleyball team, the breakdancing club, and under the impression I'm going to get this girl to go out with me." Rai finished, earning a laugh from Mina.
"Rai, shut up!" Tak said fiercely. "You've never had a girlfriend, so you're not one to talk!"
"I don't need one." Rai replied, shrugging. "Haven't you read the newspaper recently? Oh, wait. I forgot... You can't read. Tsk tsk, such a shame."
"Shut up already!" Tak snapped at Rai. "Anyways, girl... You're new here, right? Rai may be important in the government, but he's got no real life. I'd be glad to introduce you to people who are REAL people."
"Um... T-that's all right." Artemis said. "You don't need to bother."
"Oh, it's no problem." Tak said, while Rai looked on in annoyance.
"Hey, Mina." he whispered to the girl.
"Hm?" the catgirl asked.
"Here's a prime chance to show that you aren't to be messed with." Rai said. Mina understood that as Rai's way of asking her to drive off Tak, and get her some practice.
"Okay." the girl whispered back. She tapped Tak on the shoulder.
"What?" Tak asked, without turning around.
"I want you to leave my friend alone. My claws are really sharp, and I've been itching for a chance to use them. So scram before I hurt you." Mina said, glaring at Tak. The sports enthusiast looked at Mina, eyeing the spots on her hands where the claws would supposedly pop out. "They're an inch and a half long." Mina said, smiling evilly. Tak took the hint and left. "How was I?"
"Excellent." Artemis said. "I-I'm not so good with dealing with people like him. Thanks."
"No problem." Mina said, grinning. Rai chuckled and proceeded with eating his lunch. A thought occured to him while he was eating, which was wondering why people hadn't been crowding Mina. The answer provided itself a moment later in the form of a teacher saying that he and the other teachers had been instructed to tell their classes to not bother Mina. Rai was very thankful for this, and suspected Mina was far more so.
"So, what did you think of the classes so far?" Rai asked the two girls.
"Geometry was kind of easy, Health was boring, Info Tech was interesting, and Science was out of control." Mina said.
"Yeah... What do we have after lunch?" Artemis asked, not remembering.
"Well... That would be English 1 and then Tech Theatre. Then we get to go home." Rai said.
"Er... What is Tech Theatre anyways?" Mina asked.
"We paint the sets for plays and stuff. It's a very easy class." Rai said. "That's why you don't want to wear especially formal stuff on school days."
"Oh." Mina said. "Makes sense, I guess."
"Yeah." Rai said. "It's a fun class."

Some time later, school ended for the day, and the three kids were on their way home, chatting animatedly. Even Artemis, who was obviously a pretty shy girl, was talking a bit openly.
"Hmm..." Rai muttered, rounding the bend towards his admittedly large house. "So, what now?"
"We can eat Tuna." Mina said, sniffing the air. "Fish!!" With that, the girl was off like a bullet, streaking towards the house.
"Um... Rai?" Artemis asked, watching Mina jump onto the porch.
"Yeah?" the boy asked.
"I.. Um... D-do you like her more then me?" Artemis asked.
"Nah, you're equal." Rai said, shrugging.

Several minutes later, the two entered the house, and found Mina devouring a large bowl of Tuna that somebody had made, obviously for her.
"There's got to be five cans in there." Rai said, looking at the bowl, then the counter. "...Wow."
"I'm hungry." Mina replied, her face in the bowl.
"...Obviously." Rai said, staring at aforementioned bowl.
"I guess... I'll go read now." Artemis said. She gave Rai a quick hug and dashed away. Mina didn't even notice. Fish was, after all, a whole lot more important. After a great amount of eating, Mina pronounced herself satisfied, put the bowl in the dishwasher, and followed Rai to their room. Rai instantly turned on his computer and checked his e-mail, finding a message from Tor, which the boy quickly opened.
"To Rai. Knowing your father, Mina has already had her first day of school. Anyways, I have some advice for her, and that's to pretend like she still has her claws if somebody bothers her. Also, I found some information. Check out this website. Tor." Ra said, clicking on a link.
"Hey, Rai, can I go play a game?" Mina asked.
"Sure." Rai replied, scanning the website.
"Thank you!" Mina said, bounding into the closet. Rai grinned, until he heard a crash from inside the closet.
"What did you do!?" Rai called.
"Something fell on me!" Mina said, coming out of the closet covered in soot.
"...Oh. Somebody must have decided to play a trick on the next person who went in there." Rai said. "You should probably wash that off."
"Okay." Mina said, heading out of the room. Rai quickly checked the rest of the closet for any other buckets or whatever, then resumed working on the computer.
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