Transitions

* Prologue
* Chapter 1

Kaii shuffled through the hallway in the crowd of teens. They didn’t want to be late to their next class. The ball rang and Kaii was only halfway there.

 “Kaii! We can be late buddies!” said Micheal, Kaii’s bestie.

 “We’re almost to Mr. Gennis’s class!” Kaii responded.

 “Well well well. Mx. Williams and Mr. Blancashi, YOU’RE LATE!” Mr. Gennis said slamming his fists on the desk, “I see, 3 tardies for both of you this week. Detention after school.”

 Kaii and Micheal took their seats. They had sat next to each other the past months.

 “Micheal switch spots with Kenna please, thank you.” Mr. Gennis said.

 Kenna was a popular girl since 3rd grade. She had long brown hair, green eyes, and designer bags.

 Kenna passed Kaii a note. Kaii read the note and it read “what’s your sexuality”. They looked at her and then back at the note. Kaii turned the note over and wrote “non-binary and pansexual- why?”. Kenna read the note and blushed. She wrote something else down and passed it to Kaii. They read the the note and it said “I’m pan and I like-like you”.

 Kaii balled up the note and threw it away after class was over. Their one and only true love was Aaron, their pansexual girl-friend.

 Kaii walked with Micheal to the track for girls track/field/gym. Aaron was waiting there for them.

 “I can’t wait for next school year, I can finally be in boys track/field/gym. After I go on hormones, that is.” Micheal said to his besties.

 “Ann! Run the 400 meter dash! Micheal an Jessica 200 meter dash! Kaii, Kenna, Gemini, an Charlie 4x100 relay!.” Coach Landa said.

 “Bad asthma day Coach Landa! I bet Sadie would love to take my place!” Micheal said.
 “Finally!” Sadie exclaimed with joy.

“Na Sadie. Micheal ya still runnin’.” Coach Landa said, “Sadie’s a terrible runna! This is gurls track & field team! Not ya asthma relief or horrible runna team!”

“Karma bites...” Kenna said.

“Anyway! Kenna ya down for long jump still? Yah I assume so. An Kara, Nancy, Jazde, Katze, an Jemini for long jump. High jump Kenna, Miia, Nancy, Katze, an Emersyn.”

“Skyah Willams, Emersyn Ida, Kaitlynn Jeggings, Payton Robinson, Miialyn Darcy, Jazlyn Kolre, Jemma Lisabeth, Kara Kemp, Sadie Kelpy, Anita Howard, and Elenor Landwehr to the office to collect state medals for track please!” the loudspeaker said.

“See ya later, Kaii, Emersyn, Katze, Micheal, Miia, Jazde, Jemini, Kara, Sadie, Charlie, and Aaron.” Kenna said.

“Hi everyone! I’m Mrs. Dainels and I will be your 7th grade homeroom this year! seating arrangements! Cameron, Skyah, Payton, and Henry table 1. Nala, Makenna, Emersyn, and Elenor table 2. Kaitlynn, Anita, Miialyn, and Zoe table 3. Kara, Kolzie, Kimberly, and Mitchell table 4. Kole, Colton, Kasey, and Lacy table 5.”

Skyah shot Payton and Henry a happy look.

“So for todays clas we will be going outside to just talk with your friends.”

“Cameron!” Kasey yelled, “and Henry, Kolzie, Mitchell, and Nala come here!”

“Why Nala?” Kolzie said, “She’s not one of the boys.”

“So? I’m with with her!” Kasey said, “and besides its not like Miialyn and Emersyn didn’t sit by us...”

“They were different! Nala is actually cute!” Kolzie said defensively, “And Cameron didn’t invite Skyah over here today did he?”

Cameron was stopping in his tracks because he was going to yell to her. Kolzie smirked at Kenna. Skyah knew something was up between Kenna and Kolzie.

“Kolz? Let’s go over here!” Kaitlynn said, “and also don’t flirt with Kenna...”

“Oh it looks like Mx. Jordann’s class is coming outside.” Ms. Dainels said.

“Hi! My class would love to sit outside with you!” Mx. Jordann said, “I will have you guys 5th or 8th hour today for writing and reading!”

“Kolzie! Come over here!” said Sadie Kelpy, one of the other seventh graders, “I wanna talk!”

Kolzie was stuck in the middle of this triangle of Kenna, Sadie, and Kat. He had dated all the following: Sadie, Kaitlynn, Lucy, Kara, Kenna, Eleanor, Emersyn, Miia, Nala, Laura, Kriston F, Christen G, Khristen K, Chrissie O, Jennie, Paizlie, and Hannah.

Before Skyah could blink all of the seventh grade classes were outside.

Chrissy G, Krissy F, Krissie K, Chrissie O, Krisee P, and Crissey A were all in the same class. And 4 out of 6 of them dated Kolzie.

“Skkkkkkkkkkyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” Krissie K said, “I’m out of the Chrissy G’s group. So I’m Khristen now, not Krissie K...”

“But’s it’s going to be hard not to say Krissie K.” Skyah said calmly, “Let’s go by Cameron, Krissie K, I mean Khriston.”

“After thinking maybe Khris is a good nickname.” Khriston said, “Khris is more gender-neutral-ish. And Krissie well- isn’t.”

“Oh Okay Khris!” Payton said budding into the conversation, “They/Them?”

“What in the is a “they/them”?” Khris said confused.

“It’s like a person that isn’t a boy or a girl, just in the middle.” Payton explained.

*Just in the “middle”?* Skyah thought, *that sounds a bit like me...*

“I think it’s called non-binary, my sister says it all the time.” Kasey said, “and Krissie K, I broke up with Nala. Do you want to be my girl?”

Khris smiled and blushed and then looked like she was going to do the heart in sign language, but, instead gave him “the finger”.

“No. You and Kolzie are a bunch of bimbos.” Khris said pridefully, “I only like non-binary people.”

“Skyah? Do you still like me?” Cameron asked, “I still like you... so do you?”