rakuen | Courtyard [open]

Characters: Romeo and people
Format: I'm writing prose but you can write whatever you feel like :D
This log is: open
Location: Courtyard
Summary: Books are not fun when you can't read them.
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Why couldn't he read! He had learnt, he had worked so hard at learning to read, he could even remember managing to read Moby Dick so why couldn't he read now! He could even read when words came up on the magic walls but trying to read this book! Romeo turned another page and stared at it, it was no good all the letters just melted into squiggles that melted down the page and...

In annoyance Romeo through the book to the ground but then instantly regretted it and jumped up to pick it up again. "I'm sorry Alfredo, I know I shouldn't throw books but... They said this one was important and had the rules in it and I can't remember the letters!" How could he have forgotten how to read? After everything the doctor, Alfredo and Angeletta had taught him. Now he was at school he couldn't even read!

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Kuchinawa had just moved in to the school. He had brought all of his stuff to his supposedly empty dorm room and decided that he should give those who decided to use that room as a meeting ground the privacy they deserved... after he figured out who was in there, of course. It wasn't so hard to do. He'd encountered Sora and her friends before.

So he decided to take a walk around the school. It wasn't so different from where he came from. The towers were there, the cafeteria, the courtyard--

Did that boy just throw a book to the ground? Wow, that's not how you're supposed to treat books. Kuchinawa stopped on his tracks and decided to approach him.

"Is something wrong?" He smiled.

Romeo looked up and saw an adult talking to him. He clambered to his feet clutching the book to his chest and blinked at the man. "No sir! I was just reading!" He gave a smile and hoped that the man would not tell him off. He didn't even know if children were meant to be in the courtyard.

He hummed to himself as he sat next to the boy. He wasn't averse to sitting on the floor. The Student Council office didn't have tables and chairs. He was used to it.

"And was it a very moving tale?"

Romeo blinked as the man sat on the ground, he sat back down. All the adults in this school were so strange, they had all been kind to him. Maybe that was what it was like in schools. Romeo frowned at the question.

"It's those rules they told us to read, but I think they are in some strange writing because I can read! I really can! But I can't remember any of these letters!"

His tone was one of annoyance, after all he had been so proud that he could finally read, and now he couldn't.

"You can read but you can't read that book?" He holds out his hand as if asking for the book to be given to him. What if he couldn't read to? It was something worth checking.

Romeo smiled and handed the book over gladly. "I could read, and I can read things on the magic walls, but I can't read this book, and the book they gave us in class!"

Kuchinawa leafed through the book. So there was Exaclan in this school, but it wasn't the same Exaclan that he played. Women could wield weapons now? Men could have weapons with them? Strange, definitely strange. He wondered if this was still the work of Iwahijiri.

Ah, but he was having a conversation with this boy, wasn't he?

"Then maybe you can't read books.

Romeo bit his lip and then shook his head defiently. "But sir I can read books! I read Goldilocks and the Three Bears! and the Three Little Pigs! I even read Moby Dick!" Alright so he hadn't understood a lot of words in the last one but he had still read it.

Still for some reason now he couldn't. "What does the book say, sir?"

Moby Dick, huh? That was something most boys his age would claim to touch, let alone read. This boy was either really troubled by his sudden inability to read or was a very convincing liar. Kuchinawa would react the same either way.

"It's Exaclan's rulebook, a must-read for every player of this game, especially if they want to avoid certain penalties."

Romeo frowned, that wasn't good, if there were rules he needed to know to be here. He didn't want to have to leave school just because he couldn't read the rule book. "I don't want to get into trouble sir!" He peered at the book again over the man's arm, "Are there lots of rules? Can you tell me? I'm good at remembering things!" He realised he was talking to an adult and his eyes widened slightly, he sat ready to run if the man got angry.

"It's a whole book of rules. I'm afraid I can't tell you much about it since I haven't had the chance to read it myself." He handed the book back to the boy. He noticed how wary the boy was, as if he was afraid that he was going to get scolded at. Kuchinawa had to stifle a laugh.

"Why don't you read it with someone you trust? Or why don't you ask someone to get a memory charm for you?"

Romeo nodded just glad that the man hadn't got mad. However he didn't actually know anywhere in this place yet, it was full of adults and they where scary to talk to.

"I don't..." He trailed off, he did know someone kind, someone who he had promised to help. "I can ask Miss Sora! Maybe she will help me remember how to read, do you know her? She's very nice." He grinned, Miss Sora would definately help him!

"Do you mean Sora Himoto? Yes, I have met her before." The circumstances of their meeting, however, was a bit fuzzy to Kuchinawa. He remembered being called out by Shoujou. He remembered having to carry someone out of the playing field. But he could not remember who. Still, this wasn't the best time to contemplate on such things too deeply.

"She's gained quite a reputation for helping girls out."

He nodded, at least he guessed that was who Miss Sora was, he didn't know anybody else with that name. He tilted his head slightly and grinned, he was glad that this man had met Miss Sora. "Miss Sora said she would save everybody," he still wasn't too sure of what she was saving them from, but he was prepared to help her help people. "She helps everyone not just girls," She helped him after all, and she had said she wanted to help the angry man at the front gate.

"I see." His belief in her was almost endearing. Almost. "So she's helping everyone out now? The last time I saw her she was still declaring that she would save princesses."

He tilted his head slightly. "Not everyone could be a princess so I suppose she's changed since then."

Romeo nodded, "It's nice that she is saving everyone now, because everyone needs help sometimes not just princesses" He grinned up at the man again.

A bell ringing in the distance made Romeo jump to his feet, "Sir that's the bell for class, I have to go. Can I have my book back please sir?"

"Okay." He handed the book back. Kuchinawa didn't move from his spot. He figured out that the light was good enough for some reading.

"Good luck with class."

Since it would certainly be hard for him, having lost his ability to read.

"Thank you sir!" Romeo grinned again and took the book back before running off to get to class, even if it was very difficult being in class and not being able to read he loved learning and so enjoyed class a lot.

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