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"My name is Gene Andrews. You will forgive me if I keep my seat; to bow is not customary in my family. Mizu." Gene repeated the name more to himself than anyone else. It seemed like an odd nickname to have. He had never heard it before, that he could remember. Searching his brain for any memory of it yielded no result and so he had no choice but to pry his way into the conversation once more. "What does it mean? Your nickname, Mizu. It is not familiar to me." Gene looked curiously at Michella. Her behavior seemed suddenly strange to him. Why was she pretending not to know what Mizu spoke of? Maybe she was suspicious of him? No, that did not seem likely. She was leaned toward the boy; that was hardly a suspicious action. Gene just did not understand people. They were entirely too difficult.

Gavner looked around and went behind a tree, he changed back. Gavner brushed himself off and picked up the possum. "Aw, whats the matter? Sorry lil guy." He petted the possums head and went back up to the roof.

"Hm, of course it is. It's just ironic how it has so much to do with the situation that took place many years ago. They even had a newspaper article for all those missing children who were mysteriously returned to their family. Shame, they should of cover the monstrous part of the story. But you two would know about that now, wouldn't you?" Stretching my arms outward, my right hand automatically covers my gaping mouth as I yawned tiredly. "Or maybe you don't. I sure don't have a clue as to what happen such a long period of time ago."

Looking down where my duffle bag laid, I unzip and searched through for a notebook of random gibberish and a mechanical pencil from one of the side pockets. Opening to a clean page, I start scribbling four words down, human, animal, mutant, and monster. "But the big question that I believe to be most helpful is. What is the border that separates these words? Can family or friends make any difference in it?" Putting down my pencil, I look at the two once more. Sighing, I rest my head down on my left hand, elbow resting on the table. "It's nice having someone to talk to when one is bored."

Elaine smiled, "Thank you," She replied softly. It was hard to tell if Alice had any recognition towards the drawing's true meaning. If she did, she kept it hidden. But, Elaine was horrible at reading faces after all. She gave up, and sat back in her seat, doodling on the page she was taking notes on. Right now she knew Richard was like herself, as far as Alice was concerned she still wasn't sure. Elaine decided not to question it for now. She yawned and softly tapped on the underside of the desk. Math always seemed very dull.

"Because our genes were changed. They have to have been for any of it to make sense. I had not thought of my name in that way before. I just prefer it to Eugene." Gene frowned slightly at the four words Mizu had written on the page. Human? He had to believe he was still that. He was not entirely animal. Animal? He supposed that he may as well stop denying that, too, was a part of his identity. Mutant? That went without saying, did it not? Monster? Was he a monster? Only because of something done to him against his will? Were Richard, Rae, Michella and Mizu himself all monsters? By whose standards? What monstrous crimes had they committed? The monsters were surely the ones who would take children and mutate them. And why? For science? Because they just could? Suddenly and inexplicably angry, Gene took his own pencil in hand, reached over Mizu's desk and drew a single line through the last word. The anger dissipated as quickly as it had built up but he still gave Mizu a defiant look, not moving from where he had extended his reach over the other boy's desk. "The border is willpower. I am not a monster."

I looked Gene in the eye after his display of action. A smile crept out as I replied back slowly. "I never said you or anyone for that matter is a monster." Looking at the door way, it seems, I wasn't going to get much of a nap in this room. Getting up and facing the two once more, I bowed a little and gave my farewells. Leaving, I went to the music hall. Landing myself on one of the open pianos and played a little piece from what I could recall from the internet. song

'I am a hedgehog....' He thought to himself, putting his quills back down as he was petted. 'well what am I going to do now... he cant see me change back... but there is nowwhere where I can Hide and change on the roof...' He thought to himself as he was carried up to the roof.

I hugged Gene, "I don't care what our geneic coding is, we're going to get you more friends, okay." I smiled at him

I became bright red, once again, "Uhhhhh.... I think I have to go..." I ran out of the class, a bit embarressed. The teacher followed, but I payed no attention. I burst into doves, and landed as one on my sister's shoulder [[twin- michella]]. I looked around the room, I think my small birddy cheeks were still red as a postbox, it wasn't that bad, but I think I should have left the girls alone, as I wasn't sure if she was flirting or not.