The Beginning (Open to Many)

[Silver Kinzoku]

It was her first day on campus, the temp for this class had been dismissed and so Silver had arrived early. No need for the box that negated powers so she stowed it away and turned to the white board to delicately write her name upon the board. Silver Kinzoku. The letters were swiveled, the penmanship beautiful even as she capped the marker and started to walk around the room and exam some of the motivational posters on the wall. Her closed toed black flats tapped lightly on the floor, black slacks were neatly pressed, and her white button down blouse was modest against her skin. Her flowing silvery white hair was pulled up and spun into a bun with every hair in place. She was neat and proper to say the least as she returned to her desk and sat down for a moment.

The first day of her teaching was crucial to her. Many of the students here had dealt with a temp who truly never understood what it was like to... lose control. She was here to show them the various forms of control, and how to manage and coexist with a gift that was not always believed to be a gift. But Silver knew well the feeling of a fluctuating ability... an ability that would reach out and grasp others by their throats and wring them of their power. She shuddered at the thought and drew a deep breath as she sat back in her chair, letting her head fall back a bit. She knew there would be students that could control themselves though... a select few that had already managed to get their abilities under control and now only sought how to better use them. Her golden eyes slid shut and she let her mind go to her travels, remembering beautiful scenery as somewhere in the background the bell rang.

A bell.. the bell to signal children would be filing into the room soon enough and fill up her seats. Was she truly ready for this? one on one was something she had often done but now this wasn't one on one anymore. It was twenty to twenty five of them focus on her. A group in which she would need to guide and control at the same time. A loose firm grip... a firm grip that knew when to let go? She shook the though from her mind and rose, going to her door and opened it up. She drew a deep breath and knew... she was ready for this as she smiled to the first few students who slunk into her room, the first morning period was usually the tired kind and Silver understood that well since she herself had once sat in these seats all those years ago.

[Aiden Darkstrife]

It was getting colder and colder in the mornings as Aiden was making his way to his class, First Period was always Ability Control. He would like to say that he was getting more control over time but controlling the ability wasn't the problem for him, it was unexpected surprises and once he gets shocked he teleports away. His problem wasn't ability-based but it was more confidence than anything else.

So when he walked into the room seeing the tall silver haired woman sitting in the teachers seat, he gasped and found himself in the desert lands of Wadi El Natrun in North Eastern Egypt. He grunted loudly in frustration kicked the sand under his feet, it was dark and raiders were sure to follow. Not that he knew that for a fact but it was a high possibility that something could be lurking in the desert. He took off his backpack and pulled out a long scarf and covered his face to prevent wind burn. He flopped in the sand and concentrated, Aiden had to think about the school, the noise of the students in the halls, the smells of cleanser from the janitors, the faces of the staff and students. It took him twenty minutes of full concentration and he was back in the halls of the school.

Thought Aiden was tracking a small not quite visible path of dust into the classroom. He pulled his scarf off his head expelling more sand revealing red and wind burned eyes. He bowed to the teacher and apologized to the teacher for his abrupt exit and entrance, there was only minutes left before class would officially start. "Please forgive me but once class is over I will ask the janitor for a vacuum to clean up my mess." He was slowly turning into a shade of red that a tomato would envy. Aiden turned quickly and found his seat in the back corner putting his bag and scarf down next to him opposite of the path.

[Apollodorus Damascus]

Apollodorus was rushing through the halls passing between the trailing students, he had been in the library taking notes regarding the Winter Dance he and Canary of the Student Council were planning, the planning go so late that he was running to make sure he wasn't late for his Controlled abilities class. If it wasn't for the noise the students were making in the library he wouldn't have made it. He was a mess, hair wasn't combed, his clothes were wrinkled but clean and his shoelaces tucked into his shoes under his feet.

He was passing Mr. Robertson, the Computers Teacher, with a strong gust of wind. "Mr. Damascus, please slow down in the hall. We don't want an accident like we did last week." Apollodorus tapped his head towards the teacher, "Will do, Mr. R!" He said as he seem to have found another gear, kicking himself into a faster gear completely disregarding what his teacher said. The teacher just shook his head and walked into to his own class to start it up.

The racing student on the other hand had finally had it to the classroom seeing a stunningly pretty silver haired woman in the room. She had that aura about her like she wasn't to be messed with. He convinced himself that she was Ms. Kinzoku, a cousin or sister of his Principal. Thought he was winded and disheveled, he bowed low to her and greeted himself with all respect he would give to anyone of higher authority than his own, his hair snow white hair falling forward over his ears. With a standing motion, he raised his hand to his head to give a casual salute he swaggered off to his desk in the middle of the room. He fulled calmed himself and cleaned himself up so he looked fairly presentable for class.

[Daisuke Matsuda]

"Ok,let's get ready for our first day meru" Daisuke said as he threw on his jacket before adjusting his glasses. "Lets see what our new students have to offer." Daisuke was excited to start his new position as ability control teacher,he hoped that his experiences in the Fey and survival knowledge would be something the students would be able to make use of throughout their lives. He threw his backpack full of notes and supplies,along with some treats for Meru over his shoulder and jumped from the ledge of his house and onto his crotch rocket. "C'mon slowpoke! Were gonna be late if ya don't pull the lead out!" Meru growled,then lunged out of the front door landing beside him. Meru was his best friend, and she hated being called slow. Understandable considering he'd be following her on his bike. He gave her a quick pet and the revved the gas before burning out and flying out of the forest. Meru, a good 5 yards ahead of him, was still picking up speed. As they neared the edge of the forest Daisuke drifted the last turn before merging with traffic on the interstate. "You do know the way right?" He asked Meru. He had received his acceptance letter in the mail, but being new to kumorai he had no idea the location of the address. Luckily for him Meru liked to explore and wander while he's busy. While he was busy building his log house,Meru was out orienting herself with the city. She gave a high pitched growl,a "yes dammit " in Meru speak. "Ok lol,let's get to it!" Dai put his bike into full throttle, making a full blitz for the school.

Within a few minutes the school was in sight. Dai slowed down considerably as did Meru as she now followed beside him as he turned into the parking lot. "We're here" he said with a smile as he dismounted his bike,petting Meru on the head as he did. "Lets head inside shall we?" Meru gave a strong purr, Dai knew was she was excited as he was to see what was in store for them. As Dai entered, holding the door for Meru, He was prepared to greet any students or teachers he might see. But upon entry he saw the halls where empty. "Classes must already be starting." He said with a worried looking is face. He didn't want to be late his first day of class. "Lets hurry and find our room" Meru agreed and flew off down the hallway quickly,but not so fast so that dai couldn't see where she was going. After running through about 4 hallways,passing the auditorium and tearing through the cafeteria he finally slowed down as he saw Meru sitting contently next to a classroom door. He look as he walked up to peek through the window to double check. "This is it! Thanks Meru,great job." He pet her with his left hand as he opened the door with his right,Meru closing the door behind them with her tail. He paused for a moment as he took note of the room. There where two students already seated in their desks, as he turned to look towards the front of the classroom he noticed a stunning women with silver locks. He instantly turned to Meru as he put his hand over the right side of his mouth. "You didn't tell me there was going to be another teacher in here!? Not to mention a pretty one!" Meru rolled her eyes and strolled up to the silver haired women and sat next to her before she tugged on her shirt and looked back at me to let her know I was here. "What are you doing you mangy cat!?" He thought to himself. He was totally unprepared to work with another teacher,not that he minded the idea. But he wasn't great at first introductions....especially when it came to women knew Nothing about. Dai was methodical and strategic minded,which meant he liked to be prepared for everything. But now his cat just put him on the spot without any chance.

All he could think to do before she noticed him was adjust his glasses and smile.

[Samael Mishra III]

People were really rushing around today, weren't they? Samael quirked an eyebrow at all of the folks running through the halls, a few of them almost knocking into him in complete disregard from their frenzies. He didn't think much more of it, though. It was almost time for class, after all, and he should probably have been more concerned with his timing, yet here he was, trotting away at his normally slow pace and taking his time meandering through the crowds of people and towards his classroom. If he was late, it wouldn't really matter to him, but at least it would make him stand out from the crowd. Unless there were other late kids, and then he'd just be one of the many.

None of that seemed to matter, though, because he trotted into the room a few minutes early and didn't so much as glance around the room before finding a seat in the back as far away from the other students as possible and flopping into his desk. It was only then that he surveyed the room, taking in the sights around him. There were a few kids in the class as well as two teachers and some sort of cat-like creature that was demanding attention from the female professor. Nothing truly exciting yet. He stretched his arms above his head, baggy sleeves falling to expose a multitude of tattoos covering his pale arms before folding them behind his head and kicking up his legs onto the chair in front of him, almost securing that spot for his booted feet.

[Silver Kinzoku]

Silver smiled at the the young man as he came back into the class, giving him a slight nod and continued to watch as her class room filled up. "It's alright, with a bit of practice I'm sure you'll get that under control." she assured the young man, her voice was caring and soft. However when the teacher walked in she paused at the sight of him. Aurelian had forgotten... either that or he was making her do his dirty work. She would need to remind him later of why she was really here and remind him that his position was supposed to handle this type of bull. Perhaps she would remind him of just why she was in this class... a small prank on her brother to bully him sort of.

Rising to her feet she headed over the male teacher and once again a smile spread over her soft pink lips. "Good morning there. My name is Silver Kinzoku, Aurelian Kinzoku's sister. I suppose he must have forgotten to tell you that the classes will be divided for teach ability control. You have the three classes in the afternoon and I have the three classes in the morning to teach. Sorry you woke up early for nothing but if you have any schedule conflicts I'm sure Aurelian could work something out." her tone was polite and nice but it was clear that her words meant morning classes were hers. She had way too much on her plate to do the afternoon classes even if she would like to help more students out.

[Ayumi Nataki]

The bell was annoying and the noise always made her hate it. She missed the school in Japan who's bell was a chime. But she supposed with how loud the school got sometimes they had to use the really annoyingly loud bell. She was so sleepy as she walked down the hall, slipping past the two adults to hear the tone of Silver's voice. She shivered and headed over to a chair and flopped down in it. Strange... no sneezing with a giant cat standing there in the doorway. But again... this was Kumorai and who knew if that cat was really even a cat. Her long hair was slightly messy, dark blue eyes blinking tiredly as she laid her head slowly down on her arms and folded them beneath her hair. Slowly her eyes drifted around the room, gazing at the students already there.

Her eyes landed on the tattooed young male and her eyes went slightly wide. Was that against school dress code? in Japan no student was allowed a tattoo showing but... America was so different and Principal Kinzoku was very different. That's when the words on the board caught her eye as well. Silver Kinzoku. She blinked, remembering a conversation with Canary about a sister of Aurelian's coming to the school. She had thought it had been copper but apparently not. The plan had changed it seemed and her eyes turned to the woman standing at the door with the other ability control teacher. She didn't really look like Aurelian... perhaps a little in the eyes but that was about it.

[Daisuke Matsuda]

"M-my apologies..." he murmured as he replied. "I didn't mean to offend you. I'm Daisuke Matsuda,or mister M. For short." He said as he also looked at the students in the class. "Its nice to meet you." He said with a smile. "Um... in light of recent events would you mind having a word with me in the hall before class starts? " he said with a sleight shiver in his voice,nervous about the situation.

[Silver Kinzoku]

Silver's smile became more gentle, her shoulders dropping back slightly since it was obvious that the man got the hint. "It will be no trouble at all." she glanced back to the class, her face went serious before the smile yet again swept over her face as she headed into the hall. It was clear she was the no nonsense type of woman and the classes were about to become a bit more difficult.

As she reached the hallway she turned back to him, eyes gazing into his own as her back stayed straight and her shoulders squared. Her hands were clasped together in her lap as she drew a short breath. "What did you want to talk about, Mr. M?" she was at least laid back enough to call him by a nick name instead of his full name, her light golden eyes baring down on him as she didn't pay much mind to the pet of his. She had never really been a fan of pets, and while the cat was very pretty she wasn't sure why Aurelian was allowing it in the school.

[Aeka Kamachi]

Aeka walked up to the room and glanced at the number to be sure she had the right one. She was used to the school after being there a year but always wanted to be sure she didn't get too lost in the huge campus. She checked inside and walked in, looking at the two teachers thoughtfully. She shivered a bit at Silver's tone, ducking her head a bit. She slipped past them and took a window seat, pulling out a book to bide her time. It wasn't that she was ignorant to the class, but rather the opposite. However, she was pretty sure her ability was a specialized case. A normal class couldn't teach her much unless something happened.

[Daisuke Matsuda]

Daisuke smiled when she accepted, taking a great amount of stress off his shoulders. He kept his gaze focused on her posture,trying to get a read on what type of person she was. Though she was stern,she also seemed warm hearted and caring. " I fully understand who's class this is in the am and wholeheartedly respect that." He said with an assuring tone. " but I'm new to the fundamentals of teaching. True, I believe I have a lot to offer the students in terms of knowledge and experience. But it's how to convey it that I'm struggling with." He fixed his glasses as he gazed onto Meru through the half closed door. " If you wouldn't mind I was hoping to sit in on your classes, learn from your teaching technique and also assist you in anything you may need should you need it." His voice getting calmer from before as he continued to speak to her. "Also" he gestured to Meru,who came and sat by his side after seeing him. " This is Meru, my animal companion. She's closer to me than my own blood and refuses to leave my side for anything. But don't worry,she's very loyal and can do a great many tasks when required and I'm sure she can be an asset to the class" His Irish accent now coming out more smoothly as he became more relaxed around miss silver. "So what do you say?" He smile as he and Meru both offered their hands/paws for a shake. 

[Silver Kinzoku]

Silver's light golden eyes went down to the cat and then back up to the man in front of her as she drew a very slow and deep breath. "Mr. M this is my first day of teaching here at Kumorai. I grew up here... attended theses classes all my life before even coming to the high school. While I do accept you coming in to watch how I conduct class in no way do I want you interacting with my students during my class. Since this is my first day these students need to understand that I am in control and that I do not need assistance or that I am in any way unsure of myself. If you watch my class you will take a chair in the very back, and you and your..." her eyes shifted down to the furry creature extending its paw and for a moment... the both felt it. A waver in control on their Fey abilities and Meru showed her true moment for just a second before all went back to normal.

"Companion will stay seated unless you choose to leave. In which case if you should leave you will do so calmly, quietly, and with no interruption to my lesson. Is that understood?" she tilted her head slightly, again the words were stern with a hint of ice but there was a soft smile on her face. She was hard to read... was she caring or was she simply putting on a mask so she wouldn't offend him? Either way she placed her hand out to him to see if he would accept this deal or not. She didn't care either way... it was almost time to start class and she needed to get back in there to check on the students and start introduction.

[Daisuke Matsuda]

Dai paused for a short moment,both out of curiosity and caution. This women was intimidating to him,he'd never met a women he felt could surely be more dangerous than something he had met in the fey before.

"Understood, I promise you we'll both keep to ourselves while we're here on your time block." Dai's face was straight and serious. He had no intention of getting in her way,or making waves with her. He accepted her hand shake and then motioned to Meru to sit in the back furthest corner.

"Thank you for understanding and allowing me to watch." He then bowed to her. He usually never did this,even to his superiors. But he could tell she was a women worth her salt. At least, if he couldn't quite read anything else about her. He gave her a smile as he rose then turned and made his way to his seat,grabbing his materials to take notes as he sat down and waited for her class to commence.

[Silver Kinzoku]

Her hand shake was quite firm and yet her skin was as soft and warm as a ripe Georgia peach that had been sitting in the sun all summer. After they shook hands she moved back into the class room, and as the bell rang she turned to the students and a smile spread across her face. "Good morning, class. Now I know it's early and you're probably all a little tired, but we will get through this with ease." she assured them and moved to put her hand on the board, palm out as she showed off her name. "My name is Silver Kinzoku, and I'm Principla Aurelian's sister... though not by choice." she teased softly, a good natures smile on her lips as she moved to stand in front of her desk instead.

She clasped her palms together, keeping them at her belly button level. "You can call me Miss Kinzoku or Miss Silver.. and to be honest I prefer Miss Silver as we are going to get to know each other very quickly in this class. We will not be doing any book study, I find that reading about ability control is a useless past time. It takes effort, practice, meditation, and concentration to conquer your inner self. So.. let's go around the room and introduce yourself along with your ability, and then once you've said it please form a line near the door. We're going to complete the rest of this class outdoors." she explained, a smirk coming over her face as she knew this was going to get even more interesting.

[Aeka Kamachi]

Aeka looked up at Silver once she came back in, closing her book and tucking it away as she was talking. She smiled at the thought of going outside for class, then took the initiative to stand up first and smile at her and the rest of the class, including Daisuke. "Hello! My name is Aeka Kamachi. I'm a healer." She didn't go into specifics, figuring she'd leave that to discuss with Miss Kinzoku later. She grabbed her things and went to the door to wait.