Highschool Fantasies

Ryu

I've been studying in the same school for over 5 years now, this year was my last. Even so, throughout my junior and sophomore years, everything was normal, despite all the lines of 9 on my report card, I have lived averagely and untouched. Sometimes I wonder what my exact purpose in this world is, was I supposed to study hard just to graduate and find a job quite swiftly? So, am I just a pawn in a game of chess of God? Was that my destiny? I hope not.

I am Ryu Dammuan, half Japanese half Filipino and I'm quite an airhead sometimes but I do get along with people quite well. I love drowning myself with devastating loads of schoolwork because I'm nothing but a low self-esteemed masochist. Yeah, that sounds about right, until I have panic attacks, which leads me into a crying mess. I also write stories not for money but for self-satisfaction, although I've recently been lazy and can't cope with the stress we have with last year's subjects.

Today is the first day of 12th grade, Senior Year, my last year in Naka Vito Institution, or for short NVI. I never really understood the meaning behind our school's name, but our former seniors did say that Naka meant "Vault Of Heaven", "Sky", or "Take Notice". While Vito meant "Full Of Life". I know it also still quite confuses me since the time I studied here there seems to be no life at all, it's just you going to school every day just to study. Just thinking about it, maybe the school is not at fault here, maybe it's just me since I tend to be boring and be bored.

I sighed and had gone out of bed before going downstairs and starting to cook breakfast, I usually stay up late around 1 am, and wake up around 4:30 am or 5 am. It's not healthy I know but I'm still trying to fix my sleeping schedule. After cooking breakfast, I woke up my siblings telling them to eat breakfast already as I take my morning bath, after stepping out of the shower I dried myself with my towel and another towel wrapped around my waist. I went into my wardrobe to find myself a nice fit for the first day of school.

A pair of black jeans, a black shirt, a black and red checkered jacket, and a pair of red converse high. I also wore my rings one on each pinkie finger. I went back inside the bathroom to try my towel put it on the towel bar before exiting the bathroom and immediately wore my socks and shoes before grabbing my bag and leaving my room.

I didn't eat breakfast since I usually get morning sickness if I do eat. I called out to my siblings asking if they were already done eating and brushing their teeth. I walked to my car outside our house and my two siblings came running and heading inside the car, I couldn't help but snort as they both fought over the front sit but end up being won by my younger brother Shun, Aoi was the back sit glaring at our younger brother.

Soon I stopped the car at an elementary school called Cheriton Elementary School, I dropped off Shun waved him goodbye and If things got out of hand on his first day of school let him call me with the smartphone, I bought him yesterday. Aoi soon sat next to me in the car as we head on NVI. I sighed glanced at him and can see him fiddling with his fingers. I carefully placed my bigger hand on top of his small ones and gently caressed it to reassure him. "It's fine, you'll be fine. I know you're scared at first and feel so nervous, but it's nothing to be scared of. You'll make new friends and find people with the same interests as you. You should be delighted. And if something happens, you'll know where my classroom would be." I said as I fully faced him and smiled before moving my hand on his hand to his hair and ruffling it.

On an empty path is where I drove, my brother felt anxious at first as if thinking if I know where I was going. Of course, I do. I've known the whole school like the back of my hand. A white silvery gate soon was in the clearing, and it was opened, I drove a little fast and soon we were at the back of the school. Behind the school is a parking lot, but usually, the ones who are allowed to park here are the senior students. most senior students though don't own a car, not like me, they own motorcycles and bicycles.

Today is also Aoi's first day of school after so long of being homeschooled. He gets to be friends with his peers, learn to socialize, learn to communicate with people from the outside world.

As I was about to step out of the car, my brother held on my hand. I looked at him in confusion until he pointed at something from the distance. It was a group of guys most of them were covered in tattoos some have dyed their hairs, they all looked like fighters and they were all vaping and taking a swig of alcohol.

"It's my first day of school and seeing those scary guys...what if we get beat up?" He looked at me with a pleading look as if asking me to just start the car and use the front gate of the school. I chuckled at his helpless gaze and ruffled his hair. "You've read far too many manga and webtoons lately, I think you need a break from that." I told Aoi. He looked away embarrassed before i left the driver's seat and went to open the door on his side. I told him to hop off and so he did as he clutch on my hand while we walk away from the car, but of course I have locked the car before we left.

I can feel his hands shake every step we take towards those group of guys. "What are you doing? Do you have a death wish?" I heard Aoi whisper beside me. I smirked as I didn't tend to stop walking, I do love teasing my siblings so much.

The group of guys heard our footsteps thus made them look our way. "Hey who the fuck are you?" One of the lackeys said. They looked like 2nd years, way to pick kids huh? I ignored the kid and just made way to their leader with Aoi still gripping on my right arm hiding his face, awe ain't my brother cute?

"Hey if you don't say your name we'll beat you up--" another 2nd year student was cut of by a guy who's ahead taller than me, he was masculine but not much and has few tattoos on his arm, he looked cold and uninterested. He was holding a shot glass filled with alcohol.

I've now stood right in front of him taking the shot glass swiftly from his hand and chugged the alcohol which left him dumbfounded. That seemed to irk all of his men as they started cussing me out.

I ignored their yapping as I watched the guy Infront of me stare at his now empty cup. "That's your last shot for today. It's too damn early for you to drink, do you want to ruin your kidney?" I scolded him. The lackeys sure we're confused why their leader was letting some average looking guy scold him just like that.

"Sorry..." He soon looked like a kicked puppy. A giant one. I sighed and smiled. "Caine. I want you to meet Aoi, my brother. Aoi, this is Caine. One of my bestfriends." Caine who you now know as my bestfriend looked at my brother with jealousy.

"You're lucky you have someone like Ryu. Always nice and takes care of our group of friends. Cherish him forever...since i don't think I have a chance to do that. Too much rival." That irked me so I punched him on the gut.

"Guuh!-- w-what was that for!?" He whined as he clutched his stomach. "For talking nonsense. Now come on, we still have student orientations. And mind calling your kids? Director doesn't like tardy students after all." I exclaimed, he only nodded and signaled his lackeys to come with us.

Those students new and old pretty much don't know about me. They're most likely confused, not that I want to be involved with Caine's gang or anything. Students needs to study too.

I can't really hear much what Caine and Aoi are talking about, but I do know that it's about me. They keep on eyeing me and giggling like some highschool girls getting a glimpse of their crush. I shook my head and snorted stuffing my hands on my pockets.

Now...what does this year bring us?