Forbidden Protege

Ch. 2: Class and Field (Part 2)

"So what did the principal want?" Kuramochi asked as he leaned against the wall between Miyuki and Alexia's desks.

Alexia fell into her chair with a sigh. "I'll give you one guess," she growled as she pulled her hair out of it's holder. She fluffed it around her shoulders and ran her fingers through it.

"Could it possibly have anything to do with you blatantly breaking the dress code?" Miyuki asked teasingly. He was sitting sideways in his chair and his signature smirk was accompanied by a cocked eyebrow.

"Gee, what gave you that bright idea? The fact that every damn teacher gave me a look? Or maybe the fact that half of this class already thinks I'm a fucking delinquent?" Alexia groaned. "I don't look any worse than Mochi-san."

"Oi!" Kuramochi exclaimed. "At least I don't have metal in my ears and cuss every other sentence."

Alexia gave him a blank stare. "Congradu-fucking-lations." She smirked, noticing the uncomprehending look in both of their faces. "For the record, yes, I did just cuss."

Miyuki chuckled. "Maybe fixing your colorful language would be a good start."

"No way in hell," Alexia declared, smiling. "Ain't my damn fault y'all are a bunch of stuck-ups. Breaking the rules is damn fun!"

Kuramochi laughed loudly. "Kyahaha! Now you're just doing it on purpose. You probably caused a bunch of trouble back in America, huh?" Miyuki scrunched his brows together. 'Did Kuramochi actually understand her,' he thought to himself. He had caught most of the words but couldn't fully understand.

"Actually, believe it or not, I didn't," Alexia said as she collected her hair at the back of her head. She swiped up loose strands and pulled her hair tight out of her face. "I was considered one of the more mature and reliable ones on my team. I mean, some people still thought I was a gangster, but most recognized that I wasn't a bad person." She twisted her hair tie around her hair, redoing her original hair style. "Having fun is different than being irresponsible."

"So, what did the principal say? You're earrings are still in, so did you just runaway or did you win?" Miyuki asked crossing his legs. He propped his head on his hand, curious as to how that conversation went. Based on last night at dinner, he knew she wouldn't go down without a fight.

Alexia shrugged and crossed her arms over her chest. "I told him that I understood that I was breaking the rules, but that my earrings were more important than my attendance at this school so if he had an issue to just expel me now." Kuramochi felt his jaw go slack. She had told the principal what?!

Miyuki broke out in laughter, earning the trio some awkward glances. He gripped his stomach and tried to recompose himself. He hadn't thought he'd laugh that hard but then again he hadn't expected Alexia to tell the principal to expel her, either. He was learning fast to expect the unexpected with this girl. "So I take it he didn't expel you?"

Alexia smirked and tilted her head back a little with pride. "I'm still here, aren't I?"

"Kyahahaha! Damn, you are fearless!" Kuramochi praised her. He stuffed his hands into his pockets and continued snickering. Alexia reminded him a bit of himself from before he joined Seido, but at the same time she seemed certain, not arrogant, and that amused him. "And the principal just accepted your demand?"

"Not quite," Alexia admitted. "He said that he'll allow me to wear the ones I currently have, but that I can't be changing them and I definitely can't get any more piercings. Not like I planned on it, but still. He also said that I can't go parading them around and bragging about them, but I mean, I think the entire school knows at this point anyway." Alexia cast a glance about the room. With the way everyone had been acting towards her since she got here, she was no doubt the topic of several hushed conversations and rumors.