Unlike Others (1)

Tuesday

"Well. I'm sure we all had an interesting day yesterday, but, those events can't delay our training anymore. We missed a whole day yesterday. A day that could've been used as a test day but I guess we'll use today as a test day." Mr. Norio walks around the classroom laying packets of papers on every student's desks.
"You will have an hour to complete this test. Once you are done, you will bring it up to me then exit the room and head to the weight room where you will lift and stretch until I tell you otherwise." He walks back up to the front of the classroom and sits at his desk.
"Go ahead and begin." The whole class opens their packets and begins working. Half an hour in, Takeshi stands up and takes the test up to Mr. Norio's desk. He hands it to his teacher, walks back to his desk, grabs his backpack, and then heads out the door. Maiman sat in the hallway waiting for him and as soon as he walks out, she trots up to him.
"Hey girl." Takeshi smiles lightly and pats her head as he makes his way towards the weight room. A half an hour later, the rest of his classmates were in the weight room. Takeshi had been lifting weights the whole time he was in there without a break.
"Takeshi, you should take a break and get some water. You're doing a good job." Mr. Norio walks over to his as he was doing some pull ups.
"Thanks, but I'm good. Just hot with this shirt on." Takeshi sighs, continuing to do pull ups as he talked about his shirt. Maiman looks down at his jacket he had taken off then looks back up at Takeshi.
"As long as you keep your shorts on you can take that off." Mr. Norio sighs and walks off. Takeshi stops his pull ups and drops to the ground then works his shirt off of his chest. He drops it down next to Maiman then continues his pull ups. A little while passes and a few girls by one of the bench presses were giggling quietly as they watch Takeshi finish pull ups. He starts to walk over towards them with Maiman carrying his shirt and jacket.
"Are you girls using this station?" Takeshi stands by them and points at the bench press.
"All the other ones are full." He sighs as a few of them giggle. "No. We aren't using it." One of them smiles and looks him up and down.
"Mind if I use it?" He doesn't really look at them.
"No, we don't mind." Another girl smiles with a small giggle. "Ok. Thanks, I guess?" He puts a 50lb weight on both sides of the lift.
"No problem." The girl glances at the other girls as they move towards the wall a few feet away from the bench press Takeshi was using. He lays down and picks up the bar. A
while passes and Mr. Norio blows his whistle.
"Ok everyone. Lunch time." He yells. Takeshi puts the bar back and puts the weights away like everyone else then pulls his shirt on and makes his way to lunch.
He sits down at a table then opens his bag and gives Maiman a raw steak. He pulls a sandwich out and starts to eat. Once he finishes, he looks up at the headmistress who stood talking to Mr.Norio across the lunch yard. The two look over at Takeshi for a few seconds then they go back to talking. "Being here is annoying." He sighs and mutters to Maiman. She gives him a tired look.
"I know. You're not the only one who barely slept last night ya know." He chuckles and lightly pokes her.
"At least Ren isn't around. I haven't seen her all day." He chuckles as Maiman nudges him with her nose. Takeshi yawns then pulls on his jacket before getting up and heading back to the classroom.