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Chapter 3: First Day Part 1

The first two weeks went by rather quickly for Milo. They were both intriguing and annoying, sometimes at the same time. He found a 24-hr grocery store a few blocks from where he lives after going for an early morning run. He went back that evening to pick up a few things though he wasn't surprised when heard a few of the other customers whispered and pointed at him. He was glad that the cashier was a robot, which he found interesting and on his way home he noticed a few Cornerian kids playing across the street from his house and when got close to his home they stopped what they were doing and just stared at him. Not wanting to scare them he just simply continued walking and went inside. Now he was groggily getting out of bed for his first day at the academy. After twenty minutes he was showered, dressed, and had a decent breakfast and was now waiting outside waiting for his chauffeur to pick him up. Milo checked his watch and saw that it was on 0545am. So he was up a little early, one of his many "bad" habits, nobody's perfect. It wasn't till around 0600 when he saw the limo arrived; of course he couldn't take his bike till he was three weeks into the semester. When the chauffeur got out Milo was surprised to see who it was.

"Hey kid how are you doing this fine morning?" The chauffeur asked with a smile as he wagged his tail.

"Jake?! You're my chauffeur?" Milo asked instead of answering.

"Not just me, Jarred and Nichole will also be keeping an eye on you." Jake answered.

Milo just pinched the bridge of his nose and just sighed.

"Fine, let's just get going before I'm late." Milo answered getting into the back.

After driving for a few minutes Jake decided to start up another conversation.

"Why were you up so early today? Classes won't start till after the opening ceremony at 0700 and classes will only be teacher /student introductions. The military training will just be basic evaluations." Jake asked looking into the rear view mirror.

"I was always raised to get up early and be on time. Plus I prefer getting to class before the crowds get in, it always gave me a chance to catch up on some reading." Milo answered looking out the window.

"I take it you didn't have very many friends growing up?" Jake asked as he stopped at a red light.

"Actually, I had a lot of friends and I was very popular in school. But, not anymore." Milo answered with a sigh.

Jake decided to shut up after knowing what he meant and after a few minutes of silence he decided to try again.

"So, were you a ladies man back then?" he asked with a smile across his muzzle.

Milo just laughed a little and shook his head.

"Yeah, I was actually. Trust me it was hard keeping them away even when I told them no." Milo answered with a smile.

"Ha! I believe it! You actually remind me of a certain fox back when I was attending the Academy." Jake said chuckling.

"A certain fox?" Milo thought.

After thinking about it for the next few minutes of thinking, Milo didn't even noticed them pulling to a stop. He looked out the window and got a good look at the Academy. The building was quite large; it was about four stories, large outer windows, and if he had to guess it was about as the length of if not more than three football fields. Milo grabbed his bag and got out if the limo and closed the door behind him and found Jake leaning against the hood.

"The opening ceremony should be in the grand auditorium, just follow the signs and you should be fine. Also Jarred or Nichole will be here this afternoon waiting to pick you up." Jake said taking off his hat and scratching his head.

"Thanks, I'll make sure that I get out as quickly as I can." Milo said starting up the sidewalk. Jake just laughed and got back in the limo.

"I'll see you tomorrow kid." Jake said driving off.

Milo just shook his head and continued up the sidewalk and headed through the double sliding doors. The floors were tiled a dark green and the walls were white. After a few minutes of walking and following signs he found the doors to the grand auditorium. He walked in and saw that it was similar to the auditoriums back on Earth. Rows of desks with desks and steps that lead down to a center stage with a podium. Milo noticed he was the only one there so he looked at his wrist comm and saw that it was around 0620. So he decided to go down a few steps about hallway and sat at the seat farthest near the wall. He then reached in his bag and pulled out a worn out journal and a Cornerian medical textbook and started writing medical notes in the journal. After about twenty minutes he started hearing voices and decided to look up and saw that several Corneria students were making their way into the auditorium. He could hear them whispering but pretend that he couldn't hear them and continued writing notes.

"Is that a human?" a female raccoon whispered to her puma companion.

"I think so; I've never actually seen one before. Where's the rest of its fur?" her companion whispered back.

Milo didn't mind a little talk behind his back but being called an "it" didn't real sit well with him but he decided to ignore them.

"Dude, look! Is that a human?!" a male weasel practically shouted to his raven friend.

"Be quite it can probably hear you!" He friend whispered.

"Please, can you see the size of that thing's ears? I bet it couldn't hear me even if we talked normally. Look I bet it'll flinch if I throw this paper ball at it." The weasel said crumpling up a piece of paper.

Milo decided that this was enough; he decided to put an end to this before it gets worse when more Cornerian students arrive. He decided to wait till the weasel was about to throw the paper ball to make his move. He then heard the weasel grunt so he quickly pretended to reach for something in his bag and he heard the paper ball fly past him and landed harmlessly on his desk. He then sat back up and saw that it had landed on his journal. He heard a few gasps as he picked it up and looked back at the weasel and raven.

"Rick, I think we're screwed." The raven whispered to his now named friend who remained silent.

Milo couldn't help but find this amusing and decided to tease with them some more to make an example of them. He then unraveled the paper and wrote something on it before folding it up and started walking up to the weasel named Rick.

"What do you think it's going to do to them Angie? The female puma asked her raccoon friend.

"I have no idea, but those idiots brought it on themselves Bell." Angie answered.

When Milo was close to the two he got a better look at them. The weasel had brown and white fur and wore dark pants with a yellow shirt and the raven was all black and wore an orange and white striped shirt with light pants. Milo also noticed that they were shaking like leaves in the wind.

"My name is Milo Pax. I am a he, not an "it" or "thing" and my ears can hear just fine. Also, I believe this belongs to you." Milo said handing the folded the piece of paper to Rick who hesitantly took it.

Milo just nodded his head and went back down to his seat and continued his work.

"Rick what did he write?" his raven friend asked.

Rick slowly opened the paper and saw that what was written was written in perfect Cornerian.

"If you don't know a person and their appearance is different from yours, don't assume that you know anything about them. Just be polite and say hi." Is what was written.

"Whoa, that's deep." The raven said.

"Remind me never to do that again Paul." Rick asked which Paul agreed to.

After that things went smoother but Milo still heard a few more students talk about him but after his confrontation with Rick who no doubt spread word that he wasn't to be messed with. But Milo also heard that he wasn't the only way being talked about from some guys sitting behind him.

"Hey Aaron isn't that the new transfer student from Cerinia?" a male Labrador retriever asked his tiger friend.

"Cerinia, isn't that the planet outside of Lylat that got destroyed? And is her fur really blue and white Dave?" Aaron asked.

"Yeah, I heard that only the royal family and a few others were able to escape before it was destroyed and that they're staying on Corneria for the time being. Plus I also heard that she's part of the royal family." Dave answered.

Milo was curious about this so he looked out the corner of his eye just in case she decided to sit further down and it turned out she did. He saw that she indeed had blue and white fur as well as short dark blue hair. She wore a white blouse, a pair of jeans, sneakers, and two silver bands on her tail and wrists. Milo was surprised at how beautiful she was, for an alien. He noticed that she appeared nervous and that she was looking around the room like she was looking for someone.

"Who are you looking for?" Milo thought.

And as quickly as he thought it she looked his way shocking them both.

"Whoa no way, that was just a mere coincidence. She's probably just as scared at seeing a human for the first time like the rest of the students here." Milo thought to himself.

She did look scared but she then squinted her eyes at him almost like she was concentrating. Then for some strange reason she didn't look scared anymore in fact she looked a little concerned. Milo then was surprised when he saw her walking his way. He would have panicked but he remained calm and remembered that he wasn't looking directly at her, so he focused on his journal.

"She probably just found the seat that she wanted because no one wanted to sit in the same row as me. No big deal just relax and stay calm, she'll probably stay as far from me as possible." Milo thought to himself more confidently.

Milo then heard several gasps and then heard the most beautiful thing that he had ever heard.

"Um excuse me, but is this seat taken?" a female voice with a British accent asked right next to him.

He ended up looking her way and was able to get a better look at her. What caught his attention were her eyes. They were a mixture between blue and green which was quite attractive but he quickly pushed that thought out of his mind and focused on her question.

"Uh no, it's not." He answered making a small gesture towards the seat.

She smiled and nodded as she sat down next to him which earned them both a few more whispers behind them. So he just went back to writing notes in his journal.

"So, what's your name? I'm Krystal." Krystal said addressing herself to Milo.

"Um Milo, Milo Pax. Pleased to meet you." He said extending a hand to her which surprised him when she took and shook, again causing more whispers.

"Milo, that's a nice name." Krystal said to him with a smile.

"As is your name, Krystal." Milo replied with a smile. "Wait did I just flirt with her? God she probably thinks I'm a creep now." He thought to himself.

"I think it's sweet, actually." Krystal said to him.

"What's sweet?" Milo asked a little confused.

"I also don't think you're a creep. You were just being polite." She whispered to him.

Okay now she was starting to scare him a little.

"How did you...?" he started to ask but she leaned over and interrupting him.

"I'm a telepath." She whispered quickly whispered to him and then quickly sitting back straight before the rest of the students started talking.

And again before he could speak she interrupted him again.

"Don't talk; just think what you want to say." She said to him but he noticed that her lips weren't moving and her voice was in his head.

"Um like this?" He thought trying to be calm.

"Yeah that's it but, let keep talking normally to not draw attention." She thought back.

"So what are you writing?" she asked normally.

"Just some basic medical instructions for when out in the field of for emergencies. Cornerian biology may be similar to humans but they do have a few parts that humans don't have. So, might as well make a few notes when I have to treat my future comrades. Is your biology similar to theirs?" Milo asked politely.

"So why tell me you're a telepath? Isn't that something you'd probably want to keep to yourself?" Milo thought.

"My people's biology is similar to the people of Corneria. So you don't have worry." She answered with a giggle.

"Because you're like me, you're on a new world that's not your own and when I glanced into your mind I saw how lonely you were. And because I feel the same way, I thought it would good if I was around someone that felt the same way I did." She thought.

"When you looked, what all did you see?" Milo thought as he gripped his pencil harder.

Krystal hesitated to for a minute but spoke.

"Yes, I saw a few things. But you don't have to tell me if you don't want too and I won't read deep into your mind at all I swear." She thought.

Milo just stopped writing and took a deep breath and sighed.

"Fine and I appreciate it that you won't invade my privacy. Now, can we talk about something else?" he thought.

"Of course!" she thought happily.

And for the next few minutes Krystal and Milo talked about all sorts of thing, favorite hobbies, favorite foods, even favorite music and it wasn't long till the auditorium was filled with students. Milo wasn't surprised when he heard numerous whispers centered on them which was expected. Milo noticed most of them were in groups. From what he's read this is called a pack, a tight-knit group of friends that work well with one another and end up being assigned to the same squad. One pack stood out the most to him. It was rather large, four guys and four girls about nine in total. The girls were a white cocker spaniel with a red bow in her hair, a hot pink and white cat, a minx with a ring in her left ear, and a fennec fox with red hair. The guys were a grey husky/bulldog mix, a green frog, a blue and red falcon, and the last male surprised Milo. The last male was a tan and white fox with a fro hawk and looked just like James.

"That must be James's son. No doubt James asked him to keep an eye out for me." Milo thought.

Milo also noticed that he was looking directly at him so he just focused on his book.

"Do you know him?" Krystal whispered.

"Maybe, but if I'm right he'll come over after the ceremony." Milo answered reading.

The auditorium got quiet quickly so Milo looked up just as the lights dimmed.

"Room Ten Hut!" A voice shouted.

Everyone in the auditorium stood up at attention including Milo though he quickly hurried Krystal up to attention which she thanked him for. The lights then focused on the stage as a figure walked out which turned out to be General Pepper who the put them a ease.

"Greetings, students and cadets! I would like to formally welcome you to the Academy. For the students who will be taking both the last two years of your public classes and military training to become officers and elite squadrons, I have this to say! Study hard, train hard, and aim for the stars! Now for those attending to join the military. Always remember that you are the ones that are one the front lines protecting our way of life. Without either of you we would not survive. Now remember why you joined and keep it in your hearts! I hope to see you all at the end of your training and out on the battlefield! You are dismissed!" Pepper shouted.

As he started to leave Milo noticed that he looked his way and gave him a wink. The room was called to attention as Pepper left but he put them back at ease. The students started talking and headed off to their classes.

"Well I guess we should be heading out ourselves?" Milo asked Krystal as he put his books back in his bag.

"Yes, so which class do you have first?" Krystal asked.

Before he could answer he noticed James's son with his pack head their way.

"Hey you're Milo right?" He asked slinging his bag over his shoulder.

"Yeah I'm Milo, Milo Pax and this is Krystal. And who are you?" Milo asked after introducing them.

"Fox McCloud. My dad has told me about you." Fox said extending a paw which Milo shook.

"Really? A fox named Fox." Milo thought.

"Oh, let me introduce the rest of these guys. This is Falco Lombardi, Slippy Toad, Bill Grey, Fay Spaniel, Fara Phoenix, Miyu Lynx, and Katt Monroe."

"Should really be thinking about making a pamphlet, Fox." Falco said sarcastically.

Fox just glared at him but ignored it.

"Hey you're the new girl right? Wow your fur is beautiful, what brand of dye do you use?" Katt asked.

"It's my natural color." Krystal answered shyly rubbing her arm.

Katt just had her mouth hung open before saying " Really!? Wow I'm so jealous!"

"This is Krystal, by the way." Milo said introducing her.

"So what class are you heading to?" Fox asked.

"Um... Mathematics." Milo answered looking at his schedule.

"That's where I'm heading as well." Krystal said looking at her schedule.

"Cool same here, wanna head there with us?" Fox asked with a smile.

Milo thought about it and looked to Krystal who nodded and he ended up saying yes.

Fox's smile just grew wider as motion for the group to follow him.

"Not a bad way to start the day. Hope that it's like this the rest of the way." Milo thought as he looked to Krystal who just smiled right next to him as the followed the group to their first class.

A/N: And that's it for this chapter. Sorry it took so long, I intend to go even further but decided to stop here and make it two parts. I'll try to be quicker with the next one. Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Read and review. Till the next chapter.

Howls!

Kaymin