It was the middle of August, the start of the school year. Sparkle never thought she would be in her Junior year already. Summer already seemed to pass so fast for her. But arriving to the school where she knew how the district would try and make the school look pretty on the outside and somewhat as nice on the inside. Though she remembered how some teacher had either already decorated their room for the start of the year and as welcoming, or still be in the process of it all. At least they had their agendas planned for the year.

Students from the ages of 15 to 20 years, were being dropped off by parents, walking from their homes and onto the grounds, or drove themselves and maybe their friends or siblings. Either way the grounds of the school be from the front or sides, chilling amongst those who they got to see again, reminiscing of their summer vacations or something like that. Rocking new fashion trends that were as school appropriate as possible, as well as new hair styles. For Sparkle, rocked whatever she had and stuck with it. You could say she was rocking the school girl that had parents that afford what they could and she would wear it as long as she could. A backpack that she had last year and showed it was well used. A dark purple with a slight glitter to it, black that consumed most of it.

Ducking her head, seeing alot of who she may not recognize or new, Sparkle had her objective. Pulling out her schedule, she began looking for her first class, her shoulders slumped down. Biology. She wasn't too happy about it but at least it would be out of the way therefore the rest of her classes would be and hopefully more exciting. However she needed to head to her locker, go ahead and have everything she brought put in besides what she was going to need for a few classes. Dodging and weaving through what few people littered the halls she had to go through, Sparkle entered her combination, opened it and set what needed to go in. With the shut of her locker, the blonde went to to take a stroll of where her classes were to be, and so plan her routes of how she was going to get to each on time. While she walked she saw many hand made to printed out papers and posters of clubs that decorated some of the walls. With this she started thinking about making writing a song for the start of the year, or at least the year and seemed excited about it. However as she started thinking about it, Sparkle wasn't feeling much inspiration like she always have. While roaming the halls and seeing the mass of students, in the commons, nothing seemed to click. Sparkle seemed to think that maybe that with the start of the year, things were going to be a bit buggy with figuring things out as well as come up with something so quick.

With the time flying, the bell for the classes to start sounded and Sparkle was off towards her first class. With a usual sit at a random seat, the teacher giving introductions and getting to know their students, Sparkle seemed to just let herself blend it, make sure not to stand out too much. With the spent time of knowing what supplies that would be needed for the class, a book to go ontop of it for that was of course the most important. By the end of the first class, Sparkle on her way to her second class. Didn't seem so bad already. But that was because all first days were introductions, supplies of what was needed for the students and class as a whole. All she had to make sure was the potential bullies that might be lurking. Like most students who were weary off and rather avoid.

The usual school days at high school were the last thing that Raiza needed on a first day. Summer was fun, but school was always in the way of her fun. Her education life was the usual every day: get up, get ready, get breakfast, walk to school, first class, then second, then third, lunch, then fourth, and finally dismissal. Nothing was going to change...yet.

Her alarm going off, Raiza literally fisted the top of it. Walking to her brother's room, that next to her own, with fatigue still in her eyes, and she threw a pillow at his head playfully. "Get up, Knocks. One day ahead of us", she told him before strolling back to her room to get ready. Putting on some bell-bottom jeans, with a sleeveless crop top, Raiza thought about how this year would turn out. Hopefully, it wasn't like last year, where they lost their last singing competition. Today, they are starting fresh.

Putting in some earrings, a necklace, and a tight bracelet, she fixed her hair by brushing it through before clipping it up. Grabbing her over-the-shoulder backpack, she jumped down the stairs to grab an apple. She leaned against the counter to wait for her older brother. As soon as he finally slid down the stairs with the railing he grabbed his fancy shades before they left the house quietly. Handing the apple to him, she let him take a bite of it, not really bothering her.

The school came into view where they would usually get their schedules, they went their separate ways. Going to her locker, she did notice next to her a blonde haired girl with brown eyes. She gave her a smile with a small lift of her head, just to a sign for "hello". Grabbing what she needed, Raiza made it to her first class, Physics. Once she got there, she saw her friend, Sideswipe, sitting near the back, an he seems to have saved a spot for her next to him. They went about their first period that quick before Raiza and Sideswipe went their separate ways.

Right before she was about to leave the first hallway, she notices the school's egocentric bully, Starscream, approaching the blonde girl whom she just met at the lockers. He pushed the girl against the locker, so her back collided into it. Her books knocked out of her hands, is what triggered Raiza to spring. Tapping on his shoulder, one look of her narrowing eyes, made him leave. "You alright?", she asked the blonde while she was picking up her books, and handed them to her.

Knockout was never exactly the morning person when it came to school. Getting up early as early just to go 'learn' something. With summer, he wouldn't wake up till about 10 in the morning if not slightly earlier. Though when you have your alarm go off in the morning, turn it off only later your sister come in and wack you with a pillow playfully. Knockout couldn't say no to getting up. He liked his sister, those rare siblings that got along. With a stretch that was almost cat like, the brunette made his way out of bed to get dressed. His eyes wondered around his room to see it neat as ever. Getting dressed in a black long-sleeve button up shirt with two top buttons undone, red suit vest with the sides of it were black. Black boot-cut jeans that were perfectly ironed out and shirt tucked in, followed with his black combat boots that were for comfort, all weather conditions and long-well used, yet taken good care of. He knew first impressions were the most important but looks werent always everything.

Walking out of his room, grabbing his, as his sister Raiza calls them 'fancy shades'. He calls them lucky. Heading out with his backpack drawn on with his loving expertise of a 2011 Stryker-Z that he used fabric Sharpie paint on his backpack. Having some of Raiza's apple for breakfast, which wasn't bad, going through a routine of which he never minded in the least. New things happened and therefore Knockout was content. However knew that his sister never liked for it was something that never would change till she graduated.

Knockout's locker was within the same hallway and just on the other side of it, so if anything was needed from one another, they could. Saying his somewhat farewells to his sister before heading towards History for the first class. Class coming and going, Knockout went toward his next class when he heard a slam from the way that he was about to go into, walking on to almost run into Starscream who seemed to be to be in a foul mood. Waiting till he passed, looking around to see a small gap. Knock decided to go check the commotion.
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Being slammed into a locker was not so fun and was quite unexpected. Sparkle feeling a sudden shove and forced to a locker of which feeling some pain at her back from hitting the knob of sorts that opened the locker. With a wince, she looked down to see her book everywhere, no knowledge to her that the school bully, Starscream was there. Her mind on the pain she felt and the books all over the floor. Seeing someone however come to help her was a sight and looked to see a girl that she remembered seeing at the locker next her own. Hearing if her ask if she was okay, Sparkle though rubbed her back a little. "I think so. Thought they would have possibly done something about the those lockers with the knobs sticking out." With the help of the gathering of her things, checked her notebook where she had specifically for her songs before looking to the girl. "Thank you for the help." Man was the girl pretty, probably a upperclassmen, but still pretty. Sparkle seemed to feel her shoulders hunch a little.

Though not long after, she saw a male come up, looking toward them both. "Hey, everything alright? I saw Screamers go by and in a foul mood. You guys okay?" He asked, looking over Raiza to see if she was hurt, seeming to relax. Sparkle however looked confused. "Screamers? What's that?"

Raiza gave a smile on her glossy lips as she heard the girl speak for the first time. "Yeah, the knobs get an arousing feeling whenever someone is pushed against them", she gave a thinking face along with the nodding of her head. She looked at the blonde in front of her as she hunched her shoulders a little bit. "It's normal, don't worry", she shook her head with a smile while her hand made a dismissing movement with her hand. She looked at the blonde in front her, scanning her quickly with her dark brown eyes. She did look a little fashionable with a touch of makeup on her face, her wavy twirly-like blonde hair, and her almost-glittery clothes. She did know a thing or two about fashion, but in Raiza's eyes, she looked fair, instead of fine.

Hearing Knockout approach them from behind Raiza, he would usually look his sister over whenever a conflict springs in the daylight. She knew that she wouldn't get into too much trouble unless it is really necessary. But, his eye for detail will be an addition to his "checkups" all over her. "Don't look at me over again", she said quickly in a neutral tone, knowing that he will do it. "If it was anybody in this school that needs a checkup, it's her", she told him with a nod of her head towards the blonde in front of them. "Screamers", Raiza groaned in annoyance. "School bully. He does that all the time when he feels like it. "His real name is Starscream. Kids call him 'Screamers', because they scream in panic whenever they are confronted by him", she explained with a softer voice for only the three of them to hear. "What's your name?", she finally asked in a curious tone.

The Burgundy haired male looked over toward the blond once Raiza told him about her. He didn't know what happened, but looking over the blonde he could see that she was hurt a little, taking note that she was one that was shoved into the locking making that bang. He did note her fashion style and had to admit that she was decent. He stayed quiet as his sister explained Starscream and his nickname. Sparkle nodded slowly. "I see." She though was shifting her weight a little when asking what her name was. "My names Sparkle."

Raiza allowed her older brother to gaze over at the newcomer. The little sister didn't blame him to be born with the condition of OCD. It was just him. She didn't mind it, but sometimes he could go too far when it comes to looking at detail. Clothes and furniture are on the top of Knockout's list of detail, but he could sometimes go through her clothes to make sure they were organzined the way he wanted them, but she had to bust him in the act. "Sparkle. I like it, since it explains all of the glitter", Raiza echoed the girl's name before looking over her attire. "I'm Raiza, and this one is Knockout. My older brother", she had to roll her eyes a little bit at him playfully when she introduced him. "What's your grade? Classes?", she turned her focus back to Sparkle.

Sparkle's cheeks reddened at the compliment of her name and seeing how it fit with the glitter on her clothing. Though having snapped back to the female now known as Raiza and then the male that came to check on them, now known as Knockout. Her brother it seemed. Knockout noticed the roll of her eyes when introducing him, knowing it was playful but it still urked him a little. This resulted later in him bumping his arm against her's in a playful manner as well, his attention back on Sparkle who, when asked about her grade as glasses, the blonde shifted a little. "Well, I uh...I'm a Junior this year. And I just had Biology...So I have...." Her sentence trailing off as she tried to look her schedule that she found in her pocket, pulling it out and unfolding it. "....Algebra second hour, um....P.E Third hour, Literature fourth, World History fifth with lunch after, then I have Free-time sixth and Culinary II last hour." She read off though some of it sounded a bit fast for she felt nervous as she read it.

Knockout managed to hear all that she said near the end about her classes. He thought about this list he heard before he noticed on of the familiar classes. "I have free-time sixth hour as well as Literature fourth." He commented. Looking to his sister then.

Raiza tilted her head at her brother and gave a playful smirk to him, before slowly snaking off his "lucky shades", and placing them on herself over her eyes. Eventually, she tilted them up so they sat on her head. She stared at him and waited for him to react. She loved doing these things to him, and watching his reaction. It was a little thing they had between them: deviousness, and to a fault, it was the one and only emotional thing they had in common. They were like twins, except for them being a year apart.

Hearing Sparkle say her schedule, Raiza lifted her eyebrows in a hint of happiness. "Free-time, after lunch? Same!", she exclaimed, excitedly. She looked at her brother and smiled, giving him an invisible hint at what she was thinking of. She looked back at the blonde. "Hey, we wanna show you something, after lunch", the little sister said with a smile. "Meet us at the upstairs stairwell, okay?", she told her before turning to Knockout. "I...I need to talk to you, alone", she said in an almost cracked way, before turning to the blonde. "Meet us there", for that, she turned around and walked away to the locker room that was near them for P.E.

Knockout noticed his sister's playful smirk, only then to see her pull his sunglasses before his every eyes and placing them over her own. He gave her warning look with a raised brow, only to then snatch them off her head and place them back in their rightful place, over his own sleeked Burgundy hair. He gave a sassy huff before noticing how excited Raiza was about how they had the same free-time. As he continued to watch his sister, he noticed the look he was given. Sparkle looked confused, wondering what Raiza wanted to show her. She seemed nice and friendly. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea. "Oh, I uhh-Okay. I'll be there." She said shyly.

Knockout had looked to the blonde as his sister spoke about meeting her somewhere after lunch. Though he hadn't exactly expected her to look at him saying she needed to talk to him. He nodded anyway. "Alright." Waving toward the Sparkle when they left, Sparkle doing the same and heading to her next class. Knockout followed his sister toward the locker room nearby. "So what's up, sis?" He asked curiously.

Raiza was standing in front of a mirror within the locker room, leaning against the sink in front of it with the palm of her hands. She gave a sigh of exhaustion before putting her backpack on the floor from her bare shoulder. "Knocks, I am sick of the zero-harassment policy they ignore, on and on. They don't give a damn', she spoke once she noticed her brother entering the room. Taking out her personal lip-gloss, the little sister slicked it on her lips delicately. "What do you think of this new girl? You think she's the one?", she curiously asked her brother, while still looking at his reflection in the mirror before her.

Knockout looked to his sister as he leaned his back against one of the numerous lockers. Listening to her vent about how Screamers and his lackeys were of course having no regard for the Zero-harassment policy. Though watching her apply her lips gloss, then hearing about her wanted to know his thoughts about the girl, Knockout shrugged. "She seems okay. Shy of course. If you are talking about joining our little band of misfits, then yes. I think so." He told her with his light-hearted wit and small smile.

Raiza gave a sigh once she heard her brother's opinion about the new girl. "She was pretty, even", she added to Knockout's observation and point-of-view. "Like me", she piped up with a smile curled on her lips as Raiza turned her body around to face the eldest sibling in the distance. "And you, of course", she joked with a smirk.