Words From My Heart

Chapter 13

"Len, this just isn't fair!" Miku yelled, and everybody sighed. I raised an eyebrow. "Why are you so smart?" "I like to learn new things and problem solve, I guess." I replied, kind of irritated by her stupid question.

"Okay, you guys ready?" I asked, looking around my little group. "If this doesn't work, could we get thrown in jail?" Gumi asked, probably sure of the obvious answer. "W-well, y-yeah, I think so…" I weakly replied, sticking out my hand as everyone but Gumi put their hand on top. She hesitated, and then put her hand in. I smiled. "Thanks Gumi." She blushed and looked down. "No prob, Len."

We ran up to the front gate, which was guarded by a short, fat man with a thick black mustache. "Who are you? What do you want?" he snobbily asked, as Gakupo cleared his throat and tried talking in an extremely low voice. "We're on a-ahem-field trip, to take a look around your school."

"What school are you?" he asked, looking down at me. "Uh, the-um…" I stumbled. Perhaps I could have thought this through more. "The, Survey-chiel Academy?" Gakupo tried helping me out. Survey-chiel Academy unfortunately doesn't sound too convincing. "Pff. New Kid." Miku said, shaking her head. I scowled at her to keep it realistic, and she scowled back. "Hatsune! Kagamine! Settle down!" "Yes Sensei." Miku and I said, trying to sound sorrowful.

"Whatever. Here, I'll get you someone to give you a tour of this stupid place. Eh! Ayaka-Chan! Get over here!" The young girl, who was apparently called Ayaka-Chan rushed over and asked, "Yes?" "Give these people a tour of this stupid place, so I can go nap." Wow. Is that really the best guard for the front door? More like a guard for the bathroom. I rolled my eyes, as the guard walked away, scratching his armpit. "I'm going to pretend like I never saw that." I told everyone. "Yeah…" everyone agreed, as Ayaka-Chan led us in.

Ayaka-Chan must have decided it was the right time to start the lecturing. "So, this school has been here for 40 ye-" "How old are you?" I rudely interrupted. "Eleven." I stared at her. "You're eleven, and working?" Teto asked. She nodded, with a sad smile. "Why?" Miku asked. "So I can make money." We all stared at her now. "And yet you chose to work here?" Gakupo asked. "It was the only job I could find!" A frown now spread across her face. We all shrugged as she continued her boring tour. I tuned her out until I heard her say the word, "Punishment."

"What?" I asked. "I said, this is the room they punish the students who apparently, "don't behave"." She told me. I took a peek in as I saw two teenage guys, beating up a little girl. She screamed, and then I almost did myself. Because that scream was familiar. And I knew, it was Rin.