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Gakuen Romance

Chapter One: The Delinquent

In a small island secretly owned by a rich Italian man, there is a town and in that town is a large high school and college. These schools will only take in one student per country each year, along with anyone born on the island. These students from other countries are chosen by their grades, in other words, the smartest child from each country will be brought to this island whether they want to be or not. The chosen students are then placed in their own special classes, while the students from the country are placed in normal classes.

This does not create much hostility between the two however, because they all know their intelligence and those from the island have witnessed the other student's curriculums and would never wish for it. There are, however, still children who fight. While all the children from the other countries are intelligent, not all of them, in fact very few of them, act like it. Looking at half of the children in the special classes you would think they didn't belong, until you saw their grades.

This lovely island, and this school, are the home of one Icelandic boy named Týr Stoltenberg. He lives here with his Norwegian brother, who was also accepted, Tore and some other people from the Nordic countries. This includes Tore's boyfriend Mathias from Denmark, who Týr still doubts is intelligent, and two graduates of the high school and college Berwald and Tino. He has lived there for two years now, a sophomore in high school, yet he can't really speak of any friends.

There's a Turkish man who is from the college that he's met and befriended, along with his Greek boyfriend, but he never sees them. They're in college after all. Aside from them, the only people he talks to are his housemates, who don't count since Tore is his brother, Berwald is his cousin, and the other two are said relatives boyfriends. Those aren't friends, those are family.

He's fine with not having friends, though. It doesn't bother him to be completely honest, less people to do stupid things around him. However, he can't deny the fact that it would be nice not to wander the school alone all the time. Like now, he's going to the library which is his favorite place, and it would be nice to have someone to talk to about an interesting book he finds. But those things will have to be kept for Tore or Tino after school, if they aren't busy.

Opening the door he peers in and sees no one but the librarian's assistant, a young girl from Monaco. She's a really strict girl, but still pretty. Part of her brown hair is tied into a long side braid with a large hair bow, while her bangs are held back on the right side by bobby pins. Her bright blue eyes shine behind the thin rimmed glasses she wears and her clothes are always elegant and pretty.

Her name is Caroline, named after a princess of Monaco or something, Týr doesn't pay much attention to that stuff to be honest, and she has a very commanding presence. Despite that, though, she's actually quite small. Slightly shorter than the young girl from Liechtenstein named Lilly. Týr and her do not really talk unless he needs a specific book, but overall she seems like a good person. Even if she is a cousin to that perverted French guy Francis Bonnefoy.

He walk past her, seeing that she is making a detailed list of late books, and heads to the back of the library where he usually sits. Why the back? It's nice and isolated so he can read without much interruption. Walking over to his usual seat he come to an abrupt stop when he sees an unfamiliar boy. He's not someone Týr has seen before, which makes the boy a bit uneasy.

"Are you going to stare or sit down?" The teen asks and Týr twitches a little.

"…No one sits back here." Týr says, unable to come up with anything else due to his lack of interaction with people.

"You were coming to sit back here, weren't you?"

"…Yes…"

"Then I guess people do sit back here."

The Icelandic teen twitches a little. "Uhuh…but no one else does."

"I'm here, aren't I? So I guess someone else does."

Týr glares down at the brunette and wonders if he could slam his book over the teen's head without getting in trouble.

"What's going on back here?" Caroline asks, coming over annoyed and Týr stares at her surprised. She must have sense the impending pain Týr was about to bestow upon the other teen. Impressive.

"Nothing's going on, librarian." The strange teen says and Caroline glares.

"Caroline. I've told you my name a thousand times you delinquent." She points out and he shrugs.

"I guess it just isn't important to me then, if I can't remember it after a thousand times." He says casually and Týr turns to leave.

"Where are you going, Týr?" Caroline asks and Týr looks back over, noticing a strange smirk come to the other boy's face.

"So it's Týr, huh?" He mumbles and Týr frowns.

"Why can't I go?" Týr asks Caroline, completely ignoring the smirking teen.

"I need you to keep an eye on him. If he's back here I can't leave him unattended. He'll hollow out another encyclopedia and put firecrackers in it."

Týr looks at him shocked. "You did what…?" As much as the thought of a book being destroyed pissed him off, he must admit that what he did was pretty impressive.

"They have no proof it was me. Shouldn't you be up in the front Caroline?" The brunette asks and Caroline rolls her eyes.

"Watch him, Týr." She orders and Týr nods, afraid of the problems that could arise from getting on Caroline's bad side.

"A-alright…" Týr mumbles before she leaves him alone with the strange delinquent.

"I'm Li Xiao Wang, Týr." Li Xiao says, extending his hand out to a confused Týr.

"Um…I'm Týr Stoltenberg…" Týr mumbles, keeping his hand on the table. It isn't that he's afraid or anything, he just doesn't shake hands. With anyone. Shaking hands is too close to holding hands and Týr is not big on ANY form of physical contact.

Li Xiao quickly gets the hint and instead snatches Týr's book away from him. "Hmmm…you're reading this one, hm? It's something from a famous British writer, right? William Shakespeare?" He asks, although Týr can tell he already knows the answer.

"That's right. It's hamlet. My favorite one of Shakespeare's work." Týr answers and Li Xiao looks at him.

"Why would that be? Like foolish main characters?"

"I like ones that don't focus on love, and rather focus on more interesting relationships between people such as deceit, hatred, etc." Týr answers and Li Xiao leans back in his chair.

"Not a fan of romance, hm?"

"Not at all, it makes people stupid and weak."

Li Xiao flips through the book nodding. "It does, it does. Ophelia would be a great example of this, wouldn't she?"

Týr nods. "Most women in Shakespeare's works would be good examples of it."

"That's true…but then again, most of his works are tragedies and no one is exactly smart in them." Li Xiao says and points to a bookshelf nearby. "I prefer sci-fi more though."

Týr smiles a little, reveling in the fact that for once he has someone to talk to about books that isn't forced to listen due to familial relations. "Like what?"

"Hmm…No.6 is interesting. Along with a series called Kuroshitsuji…and a bunch of mecha manga." Li Xiao says and Týr's smile falters.

"…Manga?" Týr asks and Li Xiao smirks. "Those Japanese comics?"

"They are far more than that, Týr. Read one." Li Xiao says, tossing a book at Týr. The smaller teen looks at it and twitches. On the cover is a girl with pink hair and big boobs.

"…I think I'll pass."

"You can't."

"And why the hell not?" Týr asks annoyed and Li Xiao rolls his eyes.

"Because if you do I'll hollow out another book for firecrackers."

The Icelander glares, silently fuming. "That's blackmail."

"You'll live. But if you don't read the book and one of Caroline's precious ones gets destroyed…you might not."

"She'd hurt you first." Týr says and Li Xiao shakes his head no.

"I'll make sure you are taken down with me." The brunette says and Týr groans.

"Fine! I'll read your stupid book…then leave it with Caroline to give to you." Týr mumbles.

"Where's the fun in that? Come back here at the same time tomorrow and you can tell me how amazing it is and how I'm right." Li Xiao says and Týr frowns.

"Whatever, I have class." He mumbles, getting up and heading out.

"Wh-where are you going?" Caroline asks and Týr points out the door.

"Class."

"D-don't leave him here!"

Týr twitches a little. "He's not my responsibility." He mumbles and runs out of the library to avoid a long rant from the girl. Once he's in the hall be begins flipping through the book and seeing the girl naked before blushing and slamming it shut, hiding it deep in his book bag. How is he going to bring this home without them thinking he's trying to sneak smut in? Despite the problems this stupid book has a chance of causing, though, he can't help but feel ever-so-slightly excited at talking to someone knew again.

A/N: New story...I'm putting off the other one 'Disillusioned' for a while because I have NO! IDEAS! for that one. so...yeah.