Makai Academy (Darkstalkers High School)

The unstoppable force and the inmovable object: Zabel and Lei-Lei

"FINALLY! I was startin' to think that old hag would nevah shut up!" As the final bell rang signaling the end of the day, the loud Zabel Zarock ran through Makai Academy's halls in order to get out of that wretched building he dreaded so much. Every time he has to listen to any authoritarian figure he is almost brought to tears out of pure boredom. Why would he want to listen to some old bastard instead of working on some new songs for when he becomes a legendary rock star?

He finally reached the front gates, and turned right, having only one thought in his mind: arriving at his favorite spot to hang out after school. "I can't wait! The only thin' left is Le Malta gettin' there, and it's gonna be a PARTEH!" The spot was just a specific bench in his preffered park that he liked because there was a small guitar with a lightning bolt behind it carved into the seat. He thought it was kickass and it reflected his personality perfectly. But when he arrived, he watched indignantly as two girls chatted away while eating their bento boxes right on his favorite bench.

"Yo, ladies, sorry to break it to y'all, but this here is MAH territory, so ya'd do good if ye did like a ball and bounce." The guitarist placed his foot in a small space between the two girls just as one of them shot back, "This is a public zone, it doesn't belong to anyone, you moron." The girl with purple hair looked at Zabel dead in the eye, a frown painted on her face.

"C'mon Lei-Lei, no need to make such a fuzz, let's just go elsewhere..." The girl with the orange beanie tried to reason with her company, only for her words to fall on deaf ears. "Ya bettah lis'n to yer friend here, lass." "Why should I? I bet you're all bark no bite, you walking piece of-"

Suddenly, a kid with dark skin and ridiculously thick lips yelled at the guitarist, cutting Lei-Lei off. "Zarock! Sorry I'm late!" The girl with the beanie took her chance and dragged Lei-Lei away while everyone was distracted. Zabel noticed the two girls walk away and yelled "YEAH, YE BETTAH NOT COME BACK, YE PANSY!"

A few minutes later, Zarock and the boy sat on the bench the former fought so stubbornly for, sandwiches and sodas in both their hands. "What's the deal with ya Le Malta, why did ya get here so late?" "Sorry Zabel, Uncle Ozom gave me a few more chores than usual." Le Malta hastily excused himself, but Zabel didn't mind. "Nevahmind that, but did you see Malta?" "See what, Zabel?" The boy asked, not sure what he was even referring to. "That lass, the one with the funky hair." Malta only got a glimpse of her, so he limited his response to "Just a little, specifically the part where she chewed you out..."

Malta knew how this story went: Zabel would ask him about something that bothered him that day, he would respond with a vague answer, and the guitarist would go on and on about how much he disliked that thing. But today was a different day, it seems. "I KNOW! The fire in her eye, her burnin' determination, her EVERYTHING! It was the first time a lass didn't cower in fear against mah awesomeness, it was invigoratin'! What's this feeling in mah heart, Malta?!" Being completely taken aback, Malta didn't know how to answer. "Don't botha' answerin', I already know what this is! It's love, I'm in love! What was that chick's name again?"

That part Malta did have some resemblance of, "Uh... I think it was something like "Play-Play"..." "Now I remembah, it was Lei-Lei! LEI-LEI, MY SWEET, I'LL MAKE A HUNDRED SONGS ABOUT YAH! YEAAAHH!!!!" Malta couldn't do much but stare at his best friend yelling about his newfound infatuation with this Lei-Lei girl, but he was happy: it was quite rare seeing the guitarist in a good mood. He finished his sandwich while Zabel began to write a song about Lei-Lei's defiance-filled eyes.