Beyblade Burst Adventures

The Sound of Silence

In which, years after that horrible day where Shu lost his voice after being attacked by a feral dog, he's finally getting to go to public school again for the first time in six years. Unfortunately, Valt won't be there to help him out, so he'll have to manage on his own... Or will he?

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It's 7:15 in the morning, and my first day of public school since the incident. I'll finally get back into the swing of attending classes, working on homework, coming out of my shell, being more independent, and socializing with kids my age and my peers. The thought of it all...

Makes me so nervous that I'm bound to throw up.

After all, there's a lot that can go wrong, and probably will go wrong. What if none of the kids there know any bit of sign language? What if my teachers resent me because I'm too quiet (even though I literally can't help it)? What if someone sees my scars? Oh gods, if anyone sees my scars...

I swallow hard, shaking my head quickly before I can start imagining that horrible scenario and pushing myself up off the couch. I walk to my room, looking over the outfit I have laid out for a moment before I pull off my night clothes.

I begin to get dressed in my day clothes, pulling on my black pants, my collared, pink shirt and my black vest with the Beyblade logo on it. I smooth out my shirt and grab my fingerless white gloves that go up to my elbows and tug them on, then I grab my white scarf and wrap it around my neck. When I finish I look in the mirror, making sure my whole neck is covered before I drape the long tails of the scarf down my back.

There. Now no one will see the scars...

I take a deep breath, heading back out into the hall. Even though I'm not hungry, I make breakfast anyway. Once I've finished eating, I brush my teeth again and grab my satchel and open it up, grabbing my Beyblade belt and tucking it in. My launcher and Bey are already safely stored in it, so all I have left to grab are my keys and my phone.

Since it's already 7:33, I go ahead and grab those items, putting my keys in my bag and my phone in my inner vest pocket. After that, I shut off all the lights and leave the apartment, locking the door as I step out.

I begin walking to school, tugging the strap of the bag over my head and onto my other shoulder, trying not to focus on how sick I feel.

I know if Valt were here with me, I would feel a lot better, but the Aois went to go spend time with Kento on vacation. They'll be back in a few days, and by then I'll hopefully have enough independence in school so I won't be clinging to Valt the whole time. In fact, that's probably why my parents chose this very week to start me.

They're sick of me only leaving the house to practice Blading. They're sick of me never hanging out with anyone my age but Valt. They're sick of me clinging to them for help... And I can't blame them, because I know it's hard on them, having to look after me all the time...

Truth be told, when they asked me if I wanted to go to public school, I wanted to say no... But I also wanted to make them happy- and that's exactly what they were when I said yes. It felt nice to see them proud of me, and I want to keep making them proud.

Unfortunately, my motive for going doesn't make it any less nerve-wracking. By the time I finally reach the school, I really do feel like I'm going to throw up. To remedy it, I just keep breathing steadily and keep my mouth shut as I go inside.

The halls are crowded with other students, all of them chattering to each other at various energy levels. Some kids look bright-eyed and bushy tailed, ready to take the day. Others look awake enough to get through the day, and the majority... Well, the majority of kids look like they wanna go back to bed.