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She watches him leave the class, a bit disappointed, but still glad that he up-showed the teacher. Even as enemies, they made something of a good duo when it came to taking down others.

The bell rang, signaling the end of calculus. "Thank you Lord...." she closes her books and packs it up, leaving the room, heading to her break. Some of the girls from class followed, which she knew was coming, and the part she didnt expect was Thrie's new friend to approach her.

"Hey, there!" he rushes up to her. "Are you headed outside? I have break now too!"

"What do you want? Go after your friend."

"Ah, he wouldnt want me around..."

She cuts him off "and what makes you think I do?"

"Aw, dont be like that. I was just curious about some stuff. Like how you two know each other. And how you two just know all that math when it hasnt even been taught yet! And how those codes---"

"Shut.... the ******** up. One more word out of you and I--"

He opens his lap-top to her and sets it down on the table showing her the data he'd typed in. "Wanna see something cool?"

"What the hell do you want from me?"

"I found out that the top militaries use codes like the one you blurted out.

"I dont blurt out squat."

"No, honest to God. I wont lie to you about this. My father works for the KTIC. But dont tell that to anyone, it could have me severely punished or even worse."

"and why should I care?" she acts well.

"Look, I know no one likes those guys... but... please keep this secret for me? I recognized the code you used on Thrie. I know you guys must have some connection to KTIC. "

"Well, we dont. It's just random codes we used when we were young to pass notes without getting caught during classes. Dont get your hopes up."

"Oh." he replied, really disappointed. "Sorry. Just promise not to rat me out?"

"Dont worry about it. I'm not on any military's side, so I could care less."

"Thank you so much!" he attempts to hug her, but she pulls a knife on him. "Dont... even... think about it."

O_O;;; "uhm... no problemo.... ^^;;; eheheh... I know I shouldnt let myself get caught between friendships...but I do like the two of you. You have a certain spark." He pulls out his sandwich and eats away at it.

She looks through his laptop at the stuff he'd gathered. Hah... this is all false to begin with. As I thought, everyone is still relying on the old decryption codes... "Why are you so interested in all this?" She asks.

He talks in between chews, which disturbed her a bit, but she'd lost vanity after setting foot in school. "Like I said. My father. He's part of--"

"Yeah, so what?"

"Well... once I finish school, I was hoping I could move out and sign up for their recruit training programs."

"If you dont mind me asking, what's your father's name?"

"Sergeant Ken Jorgenson. He's with their air force."

"why do you feel the need to entrust me with all this information?"

"You're something else, is why. And I guess I was hoping since you come from their lands, that you'd be more on my side."

"I'm not on anyone's side. I could care less about politics."

"Still... it's nice to have a smart friend."

She glances over at him, still keeping her ground. "It is... just dont get too clingy. They all leave when you learn to trust them."

"I see. Thrie?"

"No. An old friend of mine. Doesnt matter. Want some pocky?" She offers.

"Sure!" he replies, gleefuly. ^^

She closes Jayce's laptop and slides it, looking around the school. It was really nice. Students were chattering everywhere, and she couldnt help but feel the need to relax just a bit. She glanced up towards the roof and saw someone walking out the emergency exit door, followed by other people. "Stupid punks..." she sighs.

"Looks like they've cornered themselves some bait." Jayce adds.

She stretches a bit, standing up. "Well... whatever." She sits up on the table, but not helping but feel bad for whomever those assholes were after. "So who are those punks anyways?"

"They're the school's toughest gang. I'm surprised they made it to AP Calculus. Well, except for that one guy. His dad's a mathematician. But the rest are dumb as rocks and only know how to pick fights."

"I see. Rebels...heh."

"Yeah. Pretty much."

The bell rings once more, signaling the end of that period. She picks up her suitcase and walks back into the halls of the school, accompanied by Jayce and a few other girls who wanted to know if they had the following class with her.

She walked down the hall which she recognized to be her homeroom hall, and walked into the same room she was in this morning. "AP Biology...joy =_=; " she never did like biology...but she did know it more or less.

She picked a desk by the window this time, setting down her suitcase and leaning on her desk, not wanting to sit down just yet. She noticed Thrie standing there, in an almost awkward stance. "Uh..." she shrugs it off and sits down for class.

She smacks her forehead thinking at what the hell he was doing showing off like that. She sighs, resting her head on her hand watching him repeat the sentence as the teacher started the lectures.

A paper ball flew across the room and hit Thrie on the shoulder, as Leon snickered. The teacher turned around and started yelling at Leon, who ever-so-kindly just decided to spit on the teacher's shoe to show his version of a sign of "respect".

"This... sucks..." she bangs her head on her desk, the girl in front of her turning around to comment on that. "Yep. That's bio for ya. We never learn squat, but somehow manage to pass it with flying colors. Odd how the system works, huh?"

"Yeah, no kidding. So this class is a free-be?"

"Oh, you bet. This guy cant teach. They just needed some random looser to cover for the last accident."

"Last accident?"

"Yeah. Last year the teacher we had got in the gang member's faces so bad, he came home one night to a trashed-up car, and his apartment had been completelt looted, his bank account ran dry, and his pin number stolen."

"Reminds me of old times." she laughs.

"Name's Mae. And you?"

"Alyson. You can call me Aly for short."

"That smart-a** fella with no brains is kinda hot."

She wasnt paying attention, as she watched Leon try to pull off another stunt on the teacher, as well as a few other students. "Hmm?"

"I said that new kid. With the silver hair. He's a cutie. ^_~"

"WHAA?!!" She scrunches up her face in something of severe disgust.

"Sssshhh!" she giggles. "Dont you agree?"

"Not in the least. He's a major jerk. I've known him for a really long time. Trust me, looks can be decieving."

"Aww... dont you like bad boys?"

"Mae... I've lived around "bad boys" all my life....it gets boring quickly if they become too arrogant."

"Well... alright. But he's still cute, aint he?"

"Whatever." she laughs, looking back out the window enjoying the scenery.

"Hmmmm..." she sighs deeply. Some things never change. ^_^;; The second bell signaling the end of the block rang. "Yes!" Mae and her high-five each other.

She remember something. She walks up to Thrie and hands him her lunch. "Here. I know you havent had your chance to eat this morning, and I didnt feel like eating. Just return the cutlery and the box to me tomorrow." She hands him a nicely-packed sushi lunch with a fruit drink and a snack and walks out with Mae, Mae crediting her for her "boldness." rolleyes

She walks out of the girl's locker room dressed in her gym clothes. O_o;;; "This doesnt feel right. I dont wear civilian clothing." gonk She stand there, trying to loosen the white t-shirt that was already a bit too tight. "Geezeeee...."

"You'll get use to it. ^^ You look real cute."

"That's the problem. mad " She continues trying to stretch the shirt... "and these shorts are too small!" gonk

"We're playing dodgeball! Woohoo!!"

"Ah, Christ... =_=;;;; you gotta be kidding me..." she sighs, knowing they're bound to find out something is fishy when she starts dodging the balls as if they were bullets.

She ties her sneakers and puts up her hair in a high pony-tail. "Fine... bring it on." she sighs, finally giving up...still trying to stretch the shirt.

"Will you relax?!" Mae laughs and pulls Aly's hands to her side. "Keep your hands at your side, now will ya?"

=_=;; "Yes ma'am...."

The gym teacher blows the whistle. "Alright, you've had your few minutes to stretch! Let's see how prepared you came! It'll be boys vs. girls...may the last standing emerge victorious!!"

She picks up a green ball. "Holy crap....these weigh almost as much as bowling balls... O_O what do they fill these with? ROCKS?! And--" a ball whizzes towards her, she alertly dodges and snaps back her wrist and fires a ball back at the person who threw it, it hits two. "Bastards.... come and get me! Haha!!"

"Wow... you're really into this, huh?" Mae responds, surprised.

"You dont know the half of it." She grins slyly and starts shooting balls at the players as if it were a poor imitation of target practice back at KTIC.