Chapter 6: Old Memories
The year is 2171.
9 year old Gemmy was walking home from school, feeling bad as always.
(Yes, Gemmy is 13.)
Slumping, he thought about his average day at school.
Things stolen, Homework copied, wedgied, yup, pretty average.
He sat down behind a brick fence that was his usual brood spot.
plop.
He sat down, thinking of ways to get expelled so he wouldn't get bullied by those kids.
"Hey, why so down?" A voice called from on top of him.
He looked up.
There was a girl his age, looking down on him.
She had dark navy hair, and her head was covered with a white bandana, and she wore a Hatsune Miku shirt that said 'Green Onion' on it in Japanese, with white and red shorts.
She jumped down, then landed on her feet.
"C'mon, why are you being such a bore-bore?"
She offered Gemmy a hand, and he took it.
She forcefully threw him up, almost making Gemmy trip.
She gave Gemmy a jaunty salute.
"Pleasure to meet ya, dude! The name's Akari."
"Oh. I'm Gemmy. Good to meet you."
Gemmy bowed, as Japanese/Korean culture had you do.
Akari giggled. "I ain't your Bachan, you don't need to bow."
Gemmy blushed. "Oh. Ok."
"So, watcha doing here?"
"Oh. I was just, um, hiding."
Akari frowned. "From who?" She said like bullies didn't exist.
"Bullies." Murmured Gemmy.
Akari put her hands on her hips, huffing.
"Tch. C'mon, dude. You can't get hurt by THOSE guys."
"I sure can." Murmured Gemmy.
Akari punched him on the shoulder. "C'mon, man, put yourself back on that neosteed!"
"The only thing a neosteed would do to me is kick me." Grumbled Gemmy.
"That's not true, it would also use its photon lasers to decimate you!"
Gemmy softly smiled at the joke.
"C'mon, ya big lug, I'll buy you a CryoPop."
So the two newfound friends walked away, grinning.
Gemmy grinned.
He made a friend.
That was nice.
