Okay, breath in, breath out as practiced. Their just people Harry, good people, its just highschool, beside's I've already been a year with them-"Hi Harry!"
"MOTHERFUCKER!"
"Oh sorry Harry, forgot your a scary cat. And shhh the whole school probably heard that."
"You don't think mister Hero heard that?"
"Nah he's worse then before, summer must of ruined his hearing aide. Got him for art class, he can't hear the kids at the back playing their muisc all day. Well maybe he just doesn't care anymore, my grandma said she stopped caring about her neighbours side of the lawn after she got old and cemented it when they stopped as well. Although she did do it without permission and the day before she came to live with us."
"Huh?"
"What? Your family doesn't have cool backstories?"
I wanted to explain that her grandma and mine have nothing in common when I saw Brook's cousin wheel himself out of the elevator. Tilting my head a little so that Casey would notice that a Brook was appearing. She saw him from the corner of her eye and got the que that we needed to leave when he spoke. And me, being me felt too scared to face the consequences of angering a Brook.
"Beg your pardon, could you repeat that?"
Preparing for an insult I was suprised at the simple response, "Do either of you know where the photographing club is?"
"Um-"
This time Casey answered for me, thankfully my bestie knows how I always trip over my words. "Yes its at the end of the hallway, room 305."
We both looked at eachother curious why a Brook is interested in our club, "What for?"
"To join? Duh?"
"Oh."
We stared at each other as if their was something odd with the other until he went off to room 305, "well thanks I guess?"
Both me and Ae-cha watched as he left, "should we just do our own thing this year Harry?" I thought it over for a couple of seconds, "no I'm sure we won't be paired with him."
With that being said we walked towards the club room not saying a word in case I jinxed it. I let out a breath of air seeing the room not full, but at least not alone with the Brook. That's when the teacher in charge of the club came up to us smiling, "Ah Harry and Casey, lovely seeing you two here. How's your summer been?"
"Great Mister Hero, and yours?"
"Good. Now back to club business, oh my all the students here are new to highschool none of the higer grades came back. I must guide them all for the competitions. Are either of you interested, miss Casey your art is incredible afterall and you! Mister Harry your art is always something new. Would either of your reconsider it?"
Wining one has always beeen Mister Hero's dream as a teacher. Last year and probably every year he dedicates to training the new members to hopefully win one during their stay in school. Now that they left I guess he has to start over, "Sorry Mister Hero but we have no interest other than as a hobby."
With Casey's answer he straightened his back and removed his smile becoming serious, "thats fines it's not an obligation. I trust you two can take of yourselfs this year afterall, I trained you myself."
"Yes sir."
"Good, very good. You'll teach the Brook the art of photographing, it would be odd for him to partner with the younger grades. Afterall!"
He said loud enough for eveyone in the room to turn their attention, "the poor boy is in a wheelchair and I can't dedicate my time to one indvidual, luckly my best students can show him the ropes this year. Can't leave him alone to his own devices that would be cruel."
I wanted to excuse myself from helping the Brook but Mister Hero kept speaking, "Well Mister Brook would that be fine with you?"
"Yes sir."
"Perfect, feel free to show me your work, I'll give you my input." And he walked away to group up the other students while leaving us to introduce ourselves, again.
"I suppose it's too late to backout?"
Casey whispered in my ear, "if he's an asshole we'll just ditch him every day."
I nodded and made my way to the corner of the room he was at and moved two desks to make our little group table while evading eyecount. Casey followed soon after and sat next to me as we faced the Brook. Breaking the silence, she introduced herself once more, "well hello again I'm Casey."
I spoke right after she finished, "call me Harry."
He extended his hand for a handshake with us, "name's Louis."
We shook hands and waited for mister Hero to speak about the club, yet I was also surpised when Louis chose to be quiet. He was far different from his cousin. All of us short of just gazed at what Mister Hero was saying to the other students while I waited for an excuse to leave.
Perhaps from the boredom Louis decided to talk, "so do we get a camera or is it up to us finance?"
I answered, "no, each group gets one. And theres enough here for every group to have one. Last year we had to share, it was horrible."
"Horrible?"
Casey spoke or more like yelled remembering the struggle, "Ugh, we had to share with one of the older group of childeren! Each time we got the camera for the week they would leave the memory full of photos of their asses. Everytime we complained to mister Hero he would 'speak' to them. Bet he never did anything so they would stay for the competitions held nation wide."
"Damn, you should have printed their asses for the whole school to see when the teach didn't do anything."
"We did! placed them all at the entrance for the school to see." We both said out loud.
"What happened then?"
"Well we got a 'slap' on the wrist by the princple and they got their asses kicked out of the club."
He chuckled, "glad to be on the wining side then.I promise their won't be any ass pics coming from my side of the lens."
"Dude, Eww." Said Casey.
We laughed at her facial experssions until Mister Hero came by our group, "Ahem, heres the camera. Would you kindly go outside while I explain things for those who are interested." He said annoyed.
"Yes sir, we'll get our asses outside."
We barley surpressed the urge to laugh at the inside joke but a chuckle came out and a pissed off mister Hero locked the door on us for revealing the pass. Seeing the time on the clock on the wall I decided to wait till Monday to explain how the camera worked which Casey agreed to and waved goodbye to the Brook, well Louis when his brother came for him.
"You know it's nice meeting a Brook with a sense of humor. Think his brother is the same Harry?"
I stared directly into her eyes, "not at all girl. He's just like the other Brooks, cruel at heart. Honestly, I waited till monday to explain to him the art of photographing just like good old mister Hero showed me for that reason."
"Why? Is his brother that bad?"
I raised my shoulders, "maybe. Just more of the same. We'll see monday if Louis turns a new leaf after his brother talks to him I guess."