I do not own anything of Dead or Alive.
Hey Guys! I am on the verge of finishing off another DOA story and I really liked writing it so I just started this new one. I love when all the characters are together so I am doing this one as if they are all going to a private high school. It is basically from scratch so nobody knows each other except for families like Hayate and Kasumi. I hope you like my rendition of a DOA High School and I am always open to suggestions so let me know what you think and if you have any ideas. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 1: Giving It A Chance
Rain hit the window pane with a heavy force as thunder joined in and splattered across the skyline. It had timidly been raining for an hour now but it had just started to get heavy. Hitomi walked the hall way to get to her room and wrapped her arms around her body as to protect her from the thunder.
Ugh, she though, what is with this weather? My first night here and it's already raining. What am I doing here anyways? It was my entire father's idea of wanting me to go to a private high school for a better education. All this school will be filled with is probably rich kids with attitudes.
She looked down as she walked the hall ways seeing as it was pretty late at night and she could not get any sleep. She hurried back not wanting to get into trouble with the head mistress but it was too late as she ran into someone.
"Oh My God! I am so sorry" she said and looked up.
"Oh no it was my fault" he said smiling but Hitomi was frozen just looking at him until she finally recollected her thoughts and said,
"Okay well have a good night"
"Hey, wait. What's your name? I am Hayate"
"Hitomi" she said, "I am Hitomi" and she thought a little about what was happening and said,
"You are not supposed to be on this side of the hall, this is the girls' side"
"I know but I was just visiting someone" he said quickly.
"Oh right just visiting, okay well see you later" she said turning around to leave when she heard the voice of the head mistress down the hall.
"Hayate! Hayate! What on earth are you doing on this part of the building?" she demanded.
"Hey Head Mistress Mount" he said smiling.
"Young man! That smile will not help you this time, now answer the question" she held her ground.
"Umm well you see…" he could not continue until Hitomi stepped in.
"It's my fault Head Mistress" Hitomi said and they both looked at her with a puzzling look.
"Oh?" she said.
"Yeah, you see I was not aware of the rule so I asked Hayate to walk me back to my floor because I could not remember how to get here from the gym. You know with the whole being new to the school and everything so I am sorry" Hitomi lied.
"Well if that's the case then Hayate was quite the gentleman but don't do it again" she said.
"I will not, I promise" Hitomi said.
"Good" Headmistress Mount said, "Now Hayate walk back with me" she finished as she walked away.
Before Hayate caught up with her, he turned around and mouthed a thank you to Hitomi and she smiled back as she turned and headed for the door of her suite. When she walked in the lights were out and she noticed her other three roommates were asleep so she quietly brushed her teeth and lay down in her bed. She breathed deep and prepared herself for tomorrow's orientation day and hoped that her roommates were normal.
Just give it chance she thought to herself.
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7am
Kasumi breathed deep as she ran around the woods surrounding the school. The woods were familiar to her having visited her older brother, Hayate here many times. She kept running until she reached her dorm room and get ready for orientation. When she walked in all her roommates were up already.
"Hey guys" she said making her way to her section of the very large room with floor to ceiling windows.
"Good morning" a girl with long blonde hair said as she sat by her dresser and carefully drew a thin black line on her eye lid.
"Ugh, what is so good about it" a girl with jet black hair said throwing her pajamas on her bed.
"Well, I am Kasumi; it's nice to meet you all" Kasumi smiled at them.
"I am Helena" the blonde girl turned around from her mirror to face them, "It's nice to meet you girls"
"I am Kokoro" the girl with dark hair said.
"I am Hitomi" Hitomi smiled at them.
"So do I have to worry about you girls bringing guys over here?" Kokoro asked laughing as she brushed her teeth.
"You are ridiculous" Helena said.
"Hey, listen we all know that when restrictions are put on who can be over here, people like to break those but you guys don't have to worry about me, for now" Kokoro said laughing as she walked into the bathroom.
"Oh God" Kasumi giggled, "Yeah but you don't have to worry about that with me, I am here to study and make myself and parents proud and of course have a little fun"
"Oh let me guess you are going to have fun with your math or science books" Kokoro said pulling her hair into a high ponytail.
They all shared a laugh.
"No, but I am not here to be like those boy crazy girls who only focus on finding a boyfriend besides my brother would probably flip out if I ever got a boyfriend"
"What does your brother have to do with anything?" Hitomi asked.
"Well he goes here as well so it would just be unnecessary awkwardness" Kasumi explained.
"Who says your brother has to know?" Helena said.
"Oh well well, who is the inappropriate one now" Kokoro said.
"I am just saying that speaking from experience, living with my very controlling father I had to find ways to sneak out and entertain myself" she laughed putting on her high black boots.
"Touché" Kokoro said, "So is your brother hot?"
"Umm that is gross; I don't like to get involved into that part of his life besides I have never liked his girlfriends. He tends to pick those pretty girls who don't have much happening up here" Kasumi pointed to her head.
"Oh so he is sexy!" Kokoro teased Kasumi, "If you say that he has had multiple girlfriends and I can pretend to be stupid".
"Oh My God, stop" Kasumi said smiling.
"So Hitomi, where are you from, do you have a significant other?" Kokoro asked.
"Wow, I feel like I am getting interrogated" she smiled, "I am actually from Germany and no I don't have a boyfriend but I am here because my father was concerned that all I wanted to do was train my karate and not go to school so here I am"
"Oh damn, so nobody mess with her then" Kokoro said slightly laughing.
"So I know you have not done much yet but how do you like it so far?" Helena asked.
"I mean, it's obviously a great school and I am happy that you guys are so friendly but I guess we will see how it goes" she said.
"Well, we should all go to orientation since it starts in 10 minutes" Kasumi said.
They all stood up to head for the door when they heard yelling in the hallway.
"Oh My God! You are such a bitch Christie" a girl yelled as she slammed the door across the hall.
"Lovely" Kokoro said opening the door and stepping out in the hallway when they saw a girl with black hair and a slender figure walking away.
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The girls walked down to the auditorium and most of the students had already arrived and Kasumi noticed Hayate sitting on the right side with all his friends and she also saw him sitting there in silence. He had gotten a haircut over the summer so now it was short and made his strong bone structure even more noticeable. She kept looking until he turned around and she looked down as she took her seat but he could clearly see her. Her hair color did not help in hiding her in the crowd.
Kasumi get yourself together she thought, you have known him since you were a baby and if he wanted to date you or like you in that way then he would have done something about it. Besides Hayate would not take me dating his best friend very well and Ryu already has a girlfriend.
She glanced at Hayate who was lazily sitting in a chair with his girlfriend's arm around him.
"Ugh" Kasumi said as she sat down.
"What's up" Hitomi asked.
"Nothing, just my brother being himself" she said.
"Oh okay" Hitomi said looking in the direction that Kasumi was and noticing Hayate.
"Okay children, settle down!" Head Mistress Mount yelled and everybody quieted down.
"Now, welcome back to school and to those of you joining us this year welcome to Barton Academy and we will all do our very best to make you feel welcome. Now if you don't remember me, I am Head Mistress Mount and I am you go to girl for anything you may need" she cheerfully said.
"Oh really, anything?" Jann Lee said to Hayate laughing and Hayate laughed with him as Ryu shook his head.
"Boys please" she said looking in their direction, "Now a few rules and guidelines for you children to follow because I would not like you to have a bad time here. As you have seen there is only one large dormitory building so when you walk in the left side is boys and right side is girls. Let me say now that boys are strictly forbidden to be on the girls' part of the building and the same goes for the girls. If you are caught where you should not be then immediate action will be taken and might even result in expulsion from this academy. Also there are curfews; on weekdays it is 10pm and on weekends it is 11pm. Now just because you have a longer time on weekends that does not mean going on and doing illegal things such as drugs or drinking alcohol that means having safe fun with your friends".
"Is this when she passes out condoms for us to be safe" Jann Lee said and Hayate smiled and even Ryu laughed a little.
"You are too much" Ryu whispered.
"If you are found outside doing things you should not be or even found outside after curfew you will be in deep trouble. There will be dorm inspectors walking the hallways so do not think that even if you find a way to sneak past the guards that you will easily get back to your room. Now that I have told you the basic rules or living here I don't think that I need to tell you to respect your professors and elders as well as your peers. If you have issues with your roommates or your living situation please let your resident director know at their desk in the lobby of your living hall. However I strongly urge you to try to get along with your roommates and respect each other and try to make it work because we only have about 300 students here so you are stuck with each other and seeing each other every day" she smiled brightly, "As for the rest of this day, there will be guides of the school for those of you who have not seen it yet and lunch will be served in the dining hall and enjoy your day off before school starts tomorrow. I look forward to getting to know all you new students. Have a wonderful day!" she cheerfully smiled and people got up to leave.
"That is what we got up at seven am for?" Kokoro asked them.
"Well it was some important info for you Kokoro since you plan on having boys over" Helena said laughing.
"That is true but looking around here I don't see that many cutie, but then again I still have not seen Kasumi's brother, maybe he can fix this disappointment" Kokoro said.
"Oh my God, no. We are getting out of here" Kasumi said but she heard her name being called out.
Most people had left the auditorium so Kasumi waited to see who was calling her name.
"Hey little one" Hayate said rubbing the top of her head.
"Ugh, stop" she said.
"Aww, what's wrong?" he asked smiling while holding hands with his girlfriend.
"Hey Kasumi" she said.
"Hi Amber" Kasumi faked a smile, "Oh sorry how rude of me, this is my brother and these are my roommates, Hitomi, Kokoro, and Helena" Kasumi introduced them to Hayate.
"Hello girls" he said looking at Hitomi the longest.
"Hey, Hayate you ready to go?" Ryu walked up behind them and Kasumi caught her breath.
"Yeah let's go. I will visit you later" he said smiling, "Nice to meet you girls" he said as he was leaving.
"Well then, I guess your brother is sexy" Kokoro said as they walked back to the room.
"I saw your brother last night" Hitomi said and they all started at her.
"I guess somebody beat me to the punch" Kokoro said giggling.
"Oh my God, not like that!" Hitomi said, "I bumped into him when I was getting back from the gym last night and he was on our side of the building and the Head Mistress came there and asked him an explanation and I did not want him to get into trouble so I said he walked me back from the gym and that was it".
"Ugh, of course he was on our side, he was probably with Amber" Kasumi said.
"What is with her? She looks like she has something up her you know what" Kokoro said.
"Who knows, her father is some sort of rich real estate mogul and she thinks she does not need to do anything because her father has money. Again nothing up there" Kasumi said pointing to her head.
"Who was that with your brother?' Kokoro asked.
"Umm, that was Ryu, he is a family friend. We all grew up together and the two of them are like brothers" Kasumi said feeling her throat getting dry.
"Well both of them grew up very well" Kokoro said.
"Is that the only thing you notice?" Helena asked.
"Well you know…" Kokoro laughed.
They all got back to the room and started to decorate the room for the fall season. Kasumi lit a pumpkin flavored candle and they listened to some music while decorating and putting up pictures by their corner of the room.
"Aren't candles illegal in the rooms?" Hitomi asked smelling it and smiling.
"Yeah but what the Head Mistress does not know will not hurt her" Kasumi said and Kokoro laughed.
"At least there is a little rebel in you little miss goody two shoes" Kokoro said.
There was a knock at the door before Kasumi could say anything and they all jumped for the candle thinking it was the Head Mistress. As soon as they hid the candle, Kasumi went towards the door and opened it to her surprise to find the girl, they had heard yelling earlier, standing there.
"Hey" she said, "I am Leifang, I live across the hall and I was wondering if I could just come in and hang out for a while"
"Umm, yeah, I am sorry please come in" Kasumi said sympathetically.
"Hey everybody, I am Leifang, sorry to barge in on you but one of my roommates is a total bitch and I just needed to get away".
"I am Kokoro and that is Hitomi and that is Helena" Kokoro introduced herself and the girls.
"Nice to meet you all" Kokoro said sitting on the couch by the wall opposite the window.
"So what is with this roommate of yours?" Helena asked.
"Well her name is Christie and not only is she super rude but she also brings over guys like all the time. I mean it was the first night last night and she had somebody over. Its super awkward and she is also super mean to my boyfriend" Leifang said.
"Why is she mean to your boyfriend?' Kokoro asked.
"Well he is very shy and quiet and the guys she brings over look like criminals"
Kokoro laughed out loud and they all looked at her.
"I am sorry but it was funny" she said, "But I am sure your boyfriend is very nice".
"He is and he treats me very well and my parents approve which has never happen" Leifang said.
"Oh sweetie, well if he means that much to you then you should not let some negative person like her ruin it for you" Kasumi said.
"Thanks for talking to me and not thinking I am crazy or anything" Leifang said.
"Honey, your love life is the most exciting thing happening right now" Kokoro said.
They all laughed a bit and Kasumi pulled out the candle they had just hid and lit it again.
"Well anytime you need to talk, we are right across the hall" Helena said.
"Thanks" Leifang said smiling and she stood up to help Kokoro put up a decoration.
Hitomi walked toward the window and looked out at the forest and mountains. The colors of the trees were softly changing and she knew that it was not going to be so bad after all.
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