A Musical Battle - First Hours - |Ch.1|

          Kazumi is in her favorite attire. The 17 year-old gal was in her golden leather blazer, silver neck tie, plain white shirt under her blazer, knee socks, silver sneakers, and her gold and silver plaid skirt. A perfect match for her golden blonde hair with light yellow highlights and wearing her favorite blue-violet moon necklace. Crossing her legs and rocking the tunes in her silver wireless headphones with built-in Mp3 player. Sitting in the school bus, beside her is her best friend, Cynthia. She and Kazumi are in the same age. Cynthia was wearing her black leather blazer, with plain red shirt behind it, black denim pants, and red boots with tangerine pearl earrings. Surfing the net in her sea green laptop with a golden sun icon behind the screen which serves as design. Her shoulder-level flawless brown hair with stylish bangs at the side gleamed in the sunlight. It's hard for Kazumi to hear background noises, and Cynthia's making art in her laptop. However, to their left, four mean girls were sitting. The other two at the back. The first one is Vivian, an 18-year old student with a light pink blazer, with indigo shirt behind it, golden belt, indigo short inserted with an almost transparent light pink stocking and high-heeled indigo boots and a spiked hairband. Her icy blue eyes were as gorgeous as her. Sitting beside Vivian is Miranda, with spiked pink bracelet, hot pink collared shirt, hot pink skirt, and light pink laced-boots. Behind them, is Cordelia and Agatha. Cordelia was wearing green sleeve-less blazer with torn design and plain white shirt behind it, violet-pink jeans and dark pink boots. She has beautiful blonde hair. Beside her is Agatha, with short black hair, black shirt, black tight half-jeans, black leather strapped shoes paired with a white knee sock. The bus stopped, they arrived in school. Kazumi and Cynthia peeked in the window, their school is painted white and silver. Big corridors and wide open school grounds. It has a beautiful garden at the back, like a forest but somewhat a park. The driver, Rad, opened the bus door open. 
         "Welcome to your first day of class, students. You may now get off the bus." He greeted. It was nice of him.
          Shanira got off the bus first, followed by Agatha, Vivian, Miranda, and Cordelia. The others went down as well. All were graduating 4th year high school students. Kazumi and Cynthia got off the bus last. Kazumi took off her headphones, letting it hang around her neck, pleased to see her old school again. Astonished by it's great change. Cynthia tucked her laptop case in her bag, 
         "Do you think they repainted the old comfort rooms and replaced their toilets that don't flush and stink?" Cynthia asked. Kazumi moved forward, walked up the stairs ahead of her, happily skipping around.
                      "I think so." Her voice was quite vague for Cynthia to hear downstairs. She stopped, looking at Cynthia from upstairs.
Cynthia slowly walked up to catch up with her. Kazumi kept talking, 
                 "I mean, if they didn't, how come they made such great improvements but the comfort rooms. Right?" Kazumi stopped talking to greet the other student behind Cynthia, Victoria. Who was wearing a stylish violet collared shirt and skirt with black sandals and a small Victorian hat which serves as accessory.
             "Oh, hi Victoria!" Kazumi greeted. Cynthia turned to see the 'fashionista' at school.
             "Hey Victoria. Coming for Math class?" Victoria stared at her touch screen phone. "Yeah, hi guys, and yes I'm heading for Math class." She walked pass by them. Outside the lobby is a storm that started to form, the rain beats down hard and thunder was heard from a distance. "Storm." Cynthia uttered, grabbed her earphones and grabbed Kazumi by the hand.
             "Come on, we are going to be late for Math. Hurry!" Forcing Kazumi to move, Kazumi grabbed her headphone from her neck and walked with her. Knowing Kazumi finally followed her, she dropped her hand and both happily rocking the music across the corridor.
          Cynthia opened the door, and hid her earphones. So did Kazumi. The whole class stared at them, the professor seemed annoyed and tapped his fingers consecutively in the table. Standing, Professor Black scolded them.     "You're late!" He yelled. 
       Both of them hanged their heads, eyes pointing at the newly polished floor. The four girls giggled, interrupted the whole class's test. 
                "I deserve a good explanation of your tardiness. Hmm?" Hearing these words, they looked at each other, then at him. "Professor, we just arrived. We were the last ones to go down. I think you are the early one professor. When we arrived maybe you already have started your lesson." Kazumi reasoned out. 
Cynthia just stared at everything that had just happened, speechless. Professor Black looked at them suspiciously, thinking she may or may not be lying. 
                "Ah, well then, have a seat and be attentive in class." The girls sat down to their seats. Kazumi is seated at the first row and Cynthia at the 3rd row. What's worse, Vivian sat right next to Kazumi and Miranda. Agatha and Cordelia sat right next to Cynthia.
            "Students, we will have a pre-test. Bring out all your papers." Professor Black announced, sat down and prepared his notebook with the questions he had prepared. Kazumi looked in her bag, "Why did I forget to bring my paper?" She thought.
         Her eyes lured to Vivian't brand-new paper. 'I can't ask from that brat' She turned to Cynthia, but Victoria blocked the view.
            "What do you want?" Victoria raised her other eyebrow, a bit annoyed. 
    "Uh, I wanted to ask--" 
         "NO asking of papers!" Professor Black interrupted.
    "First day of class without papers? Such students!" Everyone stared at Kazumi, Vivian laughed,
            "Like a soldier without a gun." The three other girls giggled at her. 
    "What are you going to do now, hmm?" Agatha glared at her, while Vivian grabbed her sparkly white tumbler, snatched a piece of paper and wet it.
       Handing it to Kazumi, "Here Kaz, remember RECYCLE?" Vivian teased, holding a wet and soggy paper.
                     Kazumi stared at the paper in disbelief,
               "Did you just gave me a piece of wet paper?" 
      As she raised her voice, Professor Black slammed his notebook on the table, demanding silence.
    "SOMEBODY hand her a paper! This time's considered. The next time you're ever going to leave an empty bag, no mercy on you."
    Cynthia tapped Victoria. "Psst! Give this to Kazumi." 
Victoria grabbed the paper and handed it to her, "For you. From Cynthia. Bring paper next time." She reminded her.

          After the test had ended, he collected all the papers. Cynthia looked at the clock. "Five minutes to recess." She uttered. Sensing to her left Kazumi hanging her head down, still sitting on her desk. Cynthia picked her bag up and walk towards her. "Why did Vivian humiliate me again?" The last student had left the room except Kazumi and Cynthia. "She thinks she's so 'popular' that she could stomp on anybody like that." Cynthia replied, Kazumi banged her hand on her desk and stood up, picked her bag to let it hang on her shoulders. "It's the first day of school. Stop worrying about that piece of dirt bag. She's filthy." She continued, walking towards the door, held the knob. Waiting for Kazumi and ready to close it. Kazumi followed with the weak look in her face. Cynthia closed the door and they both walk across the corridor. Cynthia reached out for her bag, unzipped the zipper and let out a bread with peanut butter spread. "Want some?" Handing it to Kazumi, but it still seems like she's not hungry. "Cia, you know what, I have complete breakfast and full energy. I don't want some peanut butter bread. Thank you anyway." She gently pushed the bread away from her a bit. Cynthia shrugged her shoulders, "Hmm, if you say so." She took a large bite at the sandwich. Almost at the lobby's exit door, Kazumi took her headphones, trying to take her mind off Vivian and Professor Black. "What's our next class, Cia?" She asked her, Cynthia looked at Kazumi. "Hey, Professor Black told us that the next two periods will be in the library. We will be spending the hours there." She finished her bread, threw the wrapper in the nearest trash can. "Oh yes, I completely forgot about that." Kazumi and Cynthia opened the door leading to the outside of the school building. The building is empty and drop dead silent, but they just headed towards the garden.

          The garden was filled with a few butterflies, brick cemented road, and many plants and trees. The corner most of the school garden is full of trees. They entered its gates, Kazumi's enchanted by it's beauty. Cynthia's in awe, she could barely take her eyes off these place. In the corner of the fence, they found Ria and Divine. "Hey gals!" Divine called out, Walked towards them. "What are you doing here? Should you be going back?" Ria asked, remaining in her place, coloring her fingernails into bright yellow. Ria was wearing a white sweater and white pants. With a yellow sun hair clip and yellow nail color, and pale yellow sandals. However Divine was wearing jet black sweater and black denim pants, white bracelet and royal blue anklets. Her golden blonde hair has matching white sparkling high heels. Kazumi stared at Ria in horror, "Wait, classes are already starting. How come you guys are still down here?" Cynthia rushed towards the gate, "Come on Kaz! We're late!" She cried out, "We're going on patrols. We stay 20 minutes more down here." Cynthia nodded and grabbed Kazumi by the hand, making her desperate attempt forcing her to run her two feet into the classroom before the teacher give them a good scolding again. Kazumi took a good grip at the floor and refused to go. "Why could it be time? Hey, we just walked out of the classroom, down the stairs, in the garden, for one minute! Don't tell me break time is just 30 seconds!" she opposed. Then Divine walked towards Kazumi, placed her hand on her shoulders, "Kaz, it's not recess. You still have one period before you get your break time, got it?" Cynthia who heard this words, felt the tense in her legs, and shouting at Kazumi begging and pleaded to go upstairs. "COME ON! You heard her? Get your legs moving and go! Please! If you are not coming I'll go myself." She ran ahead. Kazumi finally obeyed her and followed. 

          They ran to utmost speed, swung the lobby door open and ran upstairs. Cynthia's eyes focused on the path to the library, while Kazumi had the hard time lifting her bag on both shoulders as the books almost fell of grabbing make-up earlier before the 'no break' incident. Seconds after, they finally made it to the lobby. They hastily opened the door without hesitation. Kazumi breathed heavily of tiredness and dramatically fell on the floor to rest while Cynthia stared at them. It was Ms. Yuri's reading class. They learned how to used library computers and how to find books using the classification systems. Basically also discussing the history of certain authors and the library. "I suppose you're late again?" She scolded. "Take a seat and try to cope with the lesson, please." Kazumi was almost dead asleep near the entrance door when Cynthia grabbed her arm to great that made her squirm. "Hey! That's hurts." Cynthia rolled her eyes and took a seat at Victoria and Adalyn's table. "Why don't you sit there and shut your mouth. Okay, hun?" Cynthia groaned, Victoria and Adalyn looked at them, the confusion is unbearable. "Why are you gals late?" Adalyn asked. Victoria's face expressed the same question. "Well, long story short: We thought it's break time and went down to the school gardens." Victoria smirked a little, "You nearly forgot schedule." It made Kazumi alive, "So I'm not the only girl who forgot." she scoffed. Cynthia looked really ticked off and left a grumpy face, reaching out for her book. "Next is you can either type the authors name, or the call card numbers... If you know it." Yuri continued to discuss. Kazumi yawned. It isn't quite amusing, as always. Her interest isn't in it. Cynthia carried her head in the palm of her head, feeling kind of drowsy. Same feeling Victoria and Adalyn had. "Then you click the search button. This is the new system of finding the books than the call card numbers..." she continued again. Kazumi tried to find her music notebook, filled with empty music sheet templates on every page and composed a song rather than listen to the boring old lessons. Cynthia did nothing but peel her eyes out, as she was bored out of her skull. Yuri's voice echoed in her ears as they come in every word. She took her visual aid of a sample book shelf. "Why does she need a visual aid that in fact we are in the library, could she just point it out?" Victoria moaned. "Well, smart people be like." Adalyn huffed. Took out her sketch pad and drew an electric guitar of her style. Victoria tried out her cute new hair clips she bought from last Tuesday. Suddenly, the library door slowly opened, Ria and Divine showed up. "Welcome to class, you are excused for being late, as you had patrol jobs to do. Have a seat in the last table." Yuri pointed out their table, with Kazumi, Cynthia, Adalyn, and Victoria in it. Divine excitedly hurried to her seat right next to Adalyn, and Ria regally walked towards an empty seat in front of Cynthia. Kazumi was in the end side of the table. "Hey! How's it going?" Ria exclaimed, feeling a bit too happy around. "We are in boredom world." Replied Victoria, who now was coloring her fingernails into vibrant red. "And now to continue our discussion, may we call on Vivian to please come forward and discuss." Vivian's eyes peeled. "Why me, teacher?" She concealed her fear, acting completely innocent. "You are not paying attention, you kept on staring at your phone. For goodness sake, please listen." Vivian gulped, "Yes, teacher." The six on the last table giggled Vivian and the three to shame. That's when Cordelia's temper exploded, charged for their table. "Oh, since when were all of you became as good as us?" She clenched her teeth, Cynthia stood up against them, defending their group. Calm and assertive, "And since when were you so jealous of our awesomeness?" She smiled, trying to hide her negative feeling against her. "Girls, stop it." Yuri demanded, but Miranda added the flames for the fire, "Are you girls good in music like us?" Miranda raised her voice, "Of course we are!" Victoria exclaimed back, Kazumi thought of battle of the bands, thinking it should showcase their skill for the art of music, her group and Vivian's thought the same.