Fifth School Daze

Rolly awakened that bright Saturday morning by opening his eyes when his alarm clock chirped out to him. He sat up from his futon and streched his arms over his shoulders and yarned. The needles of sleep were still poking at his brain but today was a large day for Rolly and he was eager to be away from his bed and therefore awake. His mind made up, he lay back and rolled out from under his covers onto his hard Japanese Flooring. He stood up then and stretched in his pujamus.

He wanted to look his best for his meeting with Sugizio so he started the shower, running. He changed into his showering clothes and got in, taking care to wash extra well. His mother walked passed the bathroom and smacked the wall of it to let Rolly know that water was not free and that had been quite long enough of a shower by now. He turned the water off and removed himself from the shower and began to do what people do when they get out of the shower. He dried off and brushed his teeth and felt his wet hair. He opened the door to the bathroom and walked through the doorway. He entered the hall in a towel and walked acrosst it to his room which took seven steps.

Once in his room Rolly, he went to his wardrobe and picked out his clothes that he would wear to Sugizio's house. He lied out his best black pants that were pressed into submission by a hot iron and a crisp white shirt. He added a new jacket that he had bought because all the kids were wearing them these days. When he was satisfied with their matching capabilities he applied the clothing to his body in a way that he was wearing them. He looked in his full-length mirror and nodded when he saw he looked as good as a Rolly could look.

He moved his feet over to his vanity which wasn't very far because his room was tiny. He sat in front of it. He stared into his medium-sized but humble mirror and took a good look at himself. His wide eyes stared back at him through square framing glasses. His eyesight wasn't very bad, but he felt a need to wear glasses because he was unpopular and that's what unpopular students wore to distinguish themself from the well-liked school-goers. His eyebrows were naturally thin and curved above his glasses, black against his yellow skin. He smiled and his straight and almost non existant lips curved upwards in a frightening smile underneath his straight pinched nose. His now dry hair lay atop his head, black as an exploded ink bottle. He combed it in the regular bissness man like way and nodded. As he looked into the meer he applied some foundation so that his skin would be a nice even yellow for Sugizio.

He was excited to see Sugizio and his home, but he was nervous about what he was going to learn or if he'd be able to learn. Sugizio was frightening and sometimes unfriendly but Rolly couldn't help feeling that there was kindness in Sugizio's heart, even if he was quick to criticize and maim. Rolly smiled to himself and pushed his glasses up, standing in his room. It was almost time to leave, but he walked over to the small aquarium near his bed and looked in.

"Ah, looks like you're out of food, Benjamin," Rolly said, noting the empty dish. He got some rice pellets and dropped them into the dish. "Your a good boy," he smiled, petting his pet rock. Benjamin was silent but seemed to enjoy the attention from Rolly. Rolly felt comforted by his pet, and put in a special rice cake as a treat for Benjamin. He gave him a final pat on the head before he closed the small aquarium, making sure to close it fully so Benjamin wouldn't escape and wander around Rolly's room and possibly hurt himself.

Rolly took a lasting look into the mirror before he headed out of his room, walking. He got to the kitchen and told his mother he was going out for the day and she merely said nothing while he applied his shoes to his feet. He finished velcroing his shoes and left the house through the doorway. He jumped onto his bike and looked at Sugizio's busniess card before heading off in the direction that the card suggestion Sugizio's location was resident.

It was a bright sunny day and Rolly noted this as he pedated his way toward his goal. A soft breeze blew through his black hair and he closed his eyes to enjoy it. He sped downhill through a red light, smiling as the wind tickled his cheeks. He came to a flat area and cruised along the streets. He saw a dog biting a homeless man's hand and smiled. The hobo yelled out in anguishing pain, and Rolly rung his bell joyously as he passed. As he pedaled down the freeway, Rolly saw a business man stripping for change on the overpass above. He could hear an empty techono beat rattle down to him, and a shirt the man had discarded fluttered down onto the speeding traffic lanes below. Rolly swerved to avoid it, causing a car to swerve to avoid Rolly and crash into the side barrier.

Rolly wondered at the time and looked down at his watch, causing his bike to wobble back and forth. He swerved in front of a bus and saw that it was 1:56pm. He had for minutes to get to Sugizio's house or he'd be late and Sugizio might not let him in at all. He pedaled harder, causing him to breathe more actively and move from the buses trajectory driving destiniation.

The wind was no longer tickling his face but biting it, and as his feet circled the bike's parts furiously, his pink and purple streamers glittering violently in the current of air from the clouds. He nearly crashed into a soba cart, but instead zoomed past it with agility, catching a brief sniff of Japanese Food. He thought of Benjamin and decided he'd buy him a treat on the way home. Benjamin was a picky eater, though. Rolly knew not to give him carrots or celary because they gave him awful stomachaches and sometimes gave him diareah. He knew chocolate wasn't good for him, too, so he settled on dried fish biscuits, knowing that those were his favorite. Rolly nodded against the gale current and took a sharp turn down an alley. He slowed now that he was in a residential area and near his destinaytion. He looked again at the card he'd so fondly slipped into his chest pocket. 74 Spanko Alwy. He looked up and saw Homo-sin Lane and saw that Spanko Alleyway was perpendickilar to it. He bicycled down to it and looked at the numbers. 68...245...90...15...5634....ah, 74! 74 Spanko Alwy rested at the end of the Lane. There were small and humble houses along the lane, but number 74 was a grand spectacle. There was a large gate in an imposing stone wall. Rolly admired the traditional architeckshure. He could see the tops of some Japanese Tries over the top of the wall. He approached the gating figure slowly, dismounting his bike and walking it to the entrance.

He looked up at it, uncertain as to if he should knock himself upon it or shout over the top, "Hello, I'm at the gate!!" But before he could embarrass himself either way, the gate opened suddenly with ease and dileberation. Rolly looked around to see what had caused this sudden strain on the hinges and saw a prose butler standing straight ahead.

"Sir Rolly, I conjecture?" the butler postulated, looking at Rolly with his eyes.

"Ah...Ah, hai! Rolly desu," Rolly spat out nervously.

"Yes, yes. Come along," said the buttler, waving Rolly inside. Once inside Rolly saw the bottoms of the trees he had seen the top of. But that was not all he saw. He was astounded to see a great lot of peroperty, which had been artfully landscaped. There was a zen garden in the corner and a path of sand and stone around it. A small pond made trickling noises which reached Rolly's sculpted ears. The grounds were filled with beautiful Japanese trees and trained cicadas could be heard singing their winter song. Rolly stood in awe at the sights, but it was nothing to see this then see the estate which stood before Rolly. He looked to it and saw it was an amazingly traditional Japanese Seigneury. From the tiled roof too the Japanese Style it was Japanese to a tea. He jolted from his admiration as the butler renched his bike from Rolly's stark fingers, sliding it into a bike holder beside the entrance.

The butler directed Rolly inside the house, where he entered. The house was even more splendoured inside. Paintings and plants were littered about the room with taste and conneisance. As Rolly walked in admiration, the butler guided him to a small room with a table and tea set out. He was told to sit by it and he did. The butler told him that Sugizio would be with him shortly and that he was to wait patiently for him. He did this and sat, waiting for Sugizio to be with him.