The GATE Academy

A Day At The Lake

  My eyes fluttered open and I found myself tucked away in my bed. My head was pounding because of a headache. What happened to Tyr? Why wasn't I in the hallway? I glanced over at my alarm clock only to discover that it was 9:00 A.M. Weird. It was the late afternoon when the confrontation with Tyr occurred. I had multiple questions, but I guess they won't be answered.

My bathroom door suddenly opened and out came Mizu. "Mizu..? What are you doing here?" I asked, staring at him as he got closer to my bed. "You're finally awake." He said as he sat down in a chair he must have placed beside my bed.

"Please explain to me what happened. The last thing I remember was someone interrupting Tyr and then everything went black." I said quietly, looking at Mizu. He smiled a bit, shifting in the chair as he started to explain the whole situation. "I was taking a short cut through that hallway when I saw Tyr had you pinned up against the wall." I could tell by Mizu's tone of voice that he was angry by the situation. " To summarize, Tyr wouldn't release you, and so it led to him and I fighting. Although right before the fight, Tyr lashed out and hit you. Which is why you blacked out." I nodded, listening to him explain. "I kicked his ass easily and took you back to your room...I hope you don't mind, but I've been here since last night when I brought you here." He had a small smile on his face.

"Thank you, Mizu. I appreciate it." I tiredly said as I shifted around to get more comfortable in my bed. I just realized that if Mizu brought me to my room, that means he had to carry me. Of course I had to be unconscious while a moment like that took place.

"It's no problem at all. I'm going to go ahead and go. You seem to be good now, and I have some errands to run before the day is over." Mizu lifted his hand to wave goodbye as he smiled a bit. He left my dorm and closed the door behind him. My ear were pricked up and I could clearly hear his footsteps as he went down the hall. When I was completely sure he was gone, I rolled over, dramatically sighing into my pillow.

That was so..awkward? How could I let Mizu see me like that? He also saw my dorm. All of it. I had just finished changing into a fresh outfit considering that I was previously still in the one from yesterday. I had on a white tank top, a stylish black vest over it, black shorts, and my converse. I went ahead and left my dorm. I didn't have any plans today, so maybe I could just wander around until I find someone I know or something to do.

  I no longer had to be tortured by boredom. I spotted Iris as I was exiting the girls dormitory. "Hey Falen." She said with a smile on her face as I approached her. "Hey. Can I hang with you? I have no plans today so I figured I could socialize a bit." I said, my tail swishing as I spoke. "Yeah, of course. I was just on my way to meet up with Kane." Iris said with another smile. I followed her to where Kane supposedly was. As we turned a corner, I could see Kane leaning against the wall. "Oi, Kane!" Iris called out to him after spotting him as well. He looked up from his phone and gave a small wave. He immediately noticed me and greeted me as well. "I see you brought Falen." He said as Iris and I stopped in front of him. "Aw..you say that like it's a bad thing." I said, joking with him. "Maybe it is." Kane added, returning the joke.

The door at the end of the hall opened and Kane and Iris turned their head to see who entered the building. I didn't have to look. I could already sense it was Shizuo. "Oh look, Shizuo is finally back." Iris said, turning back to Kane and I. "Didn't he go to DH Academy?" Kane asked, looking to Iris and I for an answer. I nodded. "He did That's why he wasn't here for the teamwork project." I was about to add more when Iris interjected. "Guys, topic change he's coming."

"Hey guys." Shizuo said, grinning as he stopped in front of us. "Hey, nice of you to join us." Iris greeted him, a small smile on her face. I lifted a hand, my ears pricking up as I waved at Shizuo. "We were just talking about you, Shizuo." Kane simply added. Iris and I glanced over at Kane, mentally face-palming. "Way to make it sound like we were gossiping, Kane." I said before turning my attention to Shizuo to explain. "We just noticed that you returned from DH." Iris then spoke up. "Yeah, it sounded like a cool mission. Would have been nice to go with you. We're tough too, Shizuo." Kane and I nodded, agreeing with Iris.