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"A lot to see, eh?" Will commented as they reached a stop. "That's a good attitude, Noel." The blonde grinned. "Well, settling in first and then straight into training. We work hard here, but we play hard too." Funny thing for someone to say when that someone was supposed to be in class somewhere else. Will waved nonchalantly toward the door of the vehicle and past it to the entrance of the girls' building. He was about to get off the vehicle when...

Sh*t.

One of Will's teachers was talking to one of the female instructors. That teacher would no doubt know that Will wasn't supposed to be in the area.

"Straight through those doors is where your new life begins." Will said with a smile without getting off the vehicle. "Ladies first for registration. I'll be around later."

((Feel free to control whether or not the teacher sees Will and yells at him.))

Will nodded with a smile as Noel ran past him and into the building. Luckily, she wasn't around when Will's teacher spotted him and called him out. Hopefully, she wouldn't hear any of this and would be busy registering and settling in. He jumped off the vehicle with a grin.

The difference in height between Will and the large man didn't seem to faze Will even though the man towered over the blonde. "The vehicle was heading to the same city, so I caught a ride," he explained matter-of-factly. He grinned slyly. "Jealous? I don't see the girls fawning over you..." Yes, he had just said that in the presence of the female teacher. Will really didn't feel like going to the men's class at the moment. It was going to be a boring study session, probably on historical events and tactics. "Besides, you know I know the material. I'd be more useful helping the others." The blonde smiled again at his teacher and then at the female teacher. "I'd be happy to help out, if you'll have me." Being around girls for a session or two sounded more interesting than being stuck in some boring history class. Well, even if he got shooed back to class, he'd sneak back some time later, with or without some of the other guys from his class. They'd get a kick out of it.

Will grinned and shrugged. No, he didn't particularly want to be on laundry duty forever, but he had his ways of dishing out the work to others if the penalty came down. "No, sir, but.. at least I can do laundry properly." He chuckled and began a light jog toward the men's quarters to drop off his belongings.

He'd have to remind himself to prank the slightly chubby tall teacher later. The man's emotions were like an open book, and it was highly amusing embarrassing the teacher in front of anyone and everyone.

Still, Will wasn't planning on going to that history class. He'd drop his stuff and go fool around somewhere. Little did he know history class would be switched with combat for the day. It would end right before lunch, and Will would probably stay for that when he found out.

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Meanwhile, it happened that one of Will's classmates was also skipping class. He was actually also at the girls' building, and had seen Will get yelled at. The boy snickered, but clapped a hand over his mouth. He had to stay quiet. He made his way to a window and peeked in from the side. Noel's back was toward him as she changed, and when she left the room, the boy followed the girls' trail while staying on the outside of the building until he let out a cry upon stubbing his toe on a rock and crashing to the grass.

((If you don't mind, I'm just going to put some random interruption for Noel.))

((So, I guess I'll make up interruptions for Noel. If you want, you can do the same for Will. I can't think of any set friends for him yet off the top of my head. I'll try to think of other characters for both sides. Sorry, I wasn't sure what to write.))

The boy had black hair and was sort of slender yet well toned. He sighed, his face slightly red from stubbing his toe and falling on the floor flat on his face. "Ahh... no, I wasn't following you. You're new? Welcome to the military. I'm in it too. What do you mean by not belonging here?" The boy suddenly had a light bulb flash in his head. He knew Will. It was a chance to outmatch Will in something by being in the girls' place and asking them out somewhere instead of class. "Oh, hey, I can show you around if you're new."

The black haired man smiled at Noel's response...well, the former part of it anyway. "I'm Tatsuya. Nice to meet you, Noel." He chuckled sheepishly in his mind. It wasn't such a good idea to get caught. It wouldn't be much if he ended up being caught as Will did. However, he put up a strong face for Noel. "Well, I should be going then, but would you like to meet up for lunch?"

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Will hadn't even noticed the rave hair kid until the kid bumped into him. The blonde raised an eyebrow at the kid's words. "Interesting?" What could possibly be so interesting about a boring history class. "Heh. What's so fun about history? We're just going to be sitting learn listen to the old man lecture." At least the old man wasn't the teacher that had caught him before.

Tatsuya smiled back, but that smile stiffened when he heard Will's name. "Great. Well, I look forward to meeting both of you. See you then." Did that mean the blonde had already gotten to Noel and gotten a date from her? An instructor? What a lie! He'd expose that lie at lunch then. So much for trying to get the girl alone...


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"Oh, really?" Will grinned. The blonde paused before following the raven haired boy. He wouldn't be missing class so far. Ancient fighting styles... probably more ancient than that history teacher.. "Alright, I'm coming, Rave." Will had just randomly called the boy "Rave" out of the blue. It wasn't necessarily the boy's name. Anyhow, fighting wasn't something Will was going to flat out turn down. It beat those history classes hands down. In the meantime, he was scheming how to get back over to the girls' later. It seemed lunch would be the earliest he could get out.

The female teacher that had been talking to the towering male teacher that had yelled at Will was watching the girls train and instructing them. Upon seeing Noel, she looked at a piece of paper in her hand. "Noel Anderson, you are late. In the military, we honor punctuality and do not tolerate tardiness even on the first day. Discipline is key. Run five laps around the field."

There was some silence from some of the other girls, and one black haired girl noticeably had a smirk on her face.

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Will smirked. Not much of a punishment for being late. Fine with him. "It'll be our honor, sensei." He bowed slightly. The teacher, though elderly, could still kick his a**. Will's technique just wasn't as refined as the teacher's. So, the teacher had Will's respect. The man wasn't pranked as much as others. He took a scroll from the teacher and began to read it. "Well, Rave, you up for a good spar?" He raised an eyebrow as he read the scroll. It seemed to be more of defensive style, but not something too hard to integrate or improvise into current styles. Ancient styles were often the bases for more modern styles anyway.

Tatsuya would later arrive in the middle of Rave and Will's sparring.

((I'm just making stuff up.))

((Eh, I tried. I figured Noel needed some rivalry to make her life more interesting. This is my last post since I have to get going.))

The female teacher looked at Noel sternly and began to direct the other girls in some exercises. She noted Noel's running though. The girl was fast, faster than expected, and possibly one of the fastest in the girls at the military training. The female teacher just looked at Noel sternly when the girl apologized. It was custom not to show softness to the new recruits. It would only hurt them.

The smirk on the black haired student's face had lessened. The girl was Aya, and she prided herself on her speed since she came from a ninja background. It looked like she was going to have competition.

But the female instructor apparently had a certain view on particular topics. "You girls are a team. Work together. Work hard. Later when you have undergone enough training, there will be a tournament. Your rankings will determine your future progress. In addition, as tradition, we will be ..." The teacher paused before continuing with a small smile. "...showing up the boys and show them that they're not the best they think they are."

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Will let out a low chuckle as Rave flew at him. He shifted himself to avoid Rave's kick to his head. The three jabs came fast, and as Will was about to instinctively send in a counter punch of his own, he thought he could feel the instructor staring him down. ... great. He wants me to restrict myself the stroll's contents. What a pain. Heh. More challenge then. That meant no direct attacking yet and more use of his opponent's actions. Because of his hesitation, Will wasn't able to block the first two jabs. They were jabs, so he wasn't pushed back by much, but they still hurt. The last jab, Will avoided by redirecting the jab with his arm to open air. He then grabbed onto Rave's arm with his other hand and tried to pull Rave to the side and throw him over Will's shoulder.