Spirit Fighter

First Day at School

Rita rode her bike to school, ugh I hate first day of school and in a new town. Well I'm thankful none of the teachers asked to introduce myself twice. Crazy how few teachers ask to write your name and three things you like and dislike to do and read it from your seat. Great it's that boy from the arena. "Well now I'm pairing you up for this project. Wade and... Rita, partners." Great I get stuck with an obnoxious partner. The teacher continued pairing, Wade and Rita said nothing not until they saw their lockers were next to each other. "Rita is it? I'm busy everyday after school, so can you finish the project?" "No way, I'm not doing it all, you better pull your weight or expect a low grade." "What! you're so-" "I don't care what you say or think I'm not some robot maid person that will sit about doing what you command. Bye!" Wade just watch Rita leave, unsure what else to say.

"So how was your first day of school?" "Fine and no friends. Where's dad?" "Oh. Your father might have work to work late so it'll be just us for dinner." "Okay." At Wade's house he was talking to his mother about the project and Rita. "I told her that I'm busy everyday after school and she says that I better pull my weight or expect a low grade. She got be crazy. Aside from that she goes to Al's Arena, shooting some arrows, which is a guys sport." "Sweetie I know you have a lot on your plate: spirit fight lessons, fighting to protect, school, downtime, and chores. That girl though is right about pulling your weight it's disrespectful to dump all this work on her and you get credit as well without helping. It's the twenty first century girls can nearly do anything that boys can, also it's her life not yours." "I know you're right, but how can we work on a project when I'm usually busy?" "You said after school, so why not before school?" "Great idea, I'll ask her tomorrow! Oh and maybe during study hall." "Wade you best get to bed." "Goodnight mom."

The next day Wade arrived early to school waiting by Rita's and his locker. "Can you move? You're blocking my locker." "Hey it's me." "I know." "Sorry, uh what's your name again?" "Rita." "Rita I'm sorry what I said yesterday. Now I'm still busy everyday after school, so why not work on the project in the mornings and during study hall?" "Fine by me. You're still blocking my locker." "Oh, sorry. See you in science for study hall and class." "Mhm." Science class came and the teacher asked the students to sit next to their partners and decide on a topic to present to the class. "So what kind of project do you want to do to show what we remember from last year?" "Don't know." "Well then how about a tri-board with maybe different topics." "Yeah, but what topics? And how will we equally work on it?" "What were you good in science? For me it was mostly earth/ weather related science." "Um.. I suppose I was alright with the solar system and genetics." "Alright then I'll do the one side you'll do the other as for the middle we both can work on the middle. The middle will be the solar system." "Fine." For a few days the tri-board was coming along, the day of the presentation came and it went smoothly as we took turns talking and such. "Well we did it. Hopefully we'll get a good grade." "Yeah. Got go, bye." Wade left before anything could be said.