This is a story I already uploaded on to this site under a different pen name. (Sweet Temari of the Sand). It has been edited and I'm now re uploading it and continuing it on this pen Name!

I slowly looked out the car window. Why'd we moved so far away, so far from my friends, so far from my family? I understand my mom wanted what's best for me but what's best for me is to stay by my father. I don't understand why they split and most likely never will.

Cars and homes passed by the window, so many faces I didn't know and didn't wish to. Why had my life been so hard how come it seemed as if no one loved me am I really that bad of a kid my mom seems to be the only one who cares. Well not the only one…there was one other but he's gone now and it only causes me pain to think of him.

Star light snuggled close to me and seemed to be trying to reassure me everything would be alright. Star light is my cat, a beautiful creature snow white with a little gray star on her left side. That's how she came upon the name. It was the perfect name for my little companion.

"Rose, that will be your new school" my mother said her auburn hair casting a some what curious glow in the late afternoon sun. She reached in front of me and pointed out a tall building. Does my mother really think I care where I would be tested and teased? "I know you won't like it at first but the uniforms are cute"

"Uniforms who said any thing a bout uniforms mom" I said looking at my mother in her charcoal eyes, so full of life unlike my own dead soulless eyes.

"Well you see sweetie all schools here have a dress code, and uniform policies"

Let's just say I was mortified. Uniforms like every one wore the same thing and girls had to wear skirts. O god I hope there not pink or… or ….

"Mom please tell me my uniforms not plaid"

"No, no nothing like that honey"

"Thank god" I said to myself Relieved maybe this wouldn't be all bad.

A few minuets latter we arrived at my new house it seemed nice but so did the old house. It was a quiet neighborhood not much seemed to be going on. There was a boy around 11, 12 on a bike going around the block .being chased by a pink haired girl. "Pink. " I thought "what a disgusting color"

"Come on honey looks like the movers already were here" my mother's voice rang from inside the white 2 story building. Slowly I walked to the front door, taking in my surroundings. It was smaller than it looked and seemed some what familiar.

Taking off my shoes I walked down the hall and up the stairs. I reached my room well I think it's my room considering all my things are in it. A small bed is close to the window, while a night stand sat beside that. The floor was white not to my liking as were the walls. It was to plain, boring. How could I stay in this room it was to plain, it would drive me insane. I collapsed on the bed, moving was so tiresome. But I suppose it had its good points as well. New school, new people I can be whatever, who ever I like. But with uniforms that seemed pointless. Giving up I walked back down stairs and found Star light napping on the floor by the table in the kitchen / dining area / living room. Most of our things had already been unpacked and set up by the movers earlier. So there wasn't much to do now. I went to the kitchen and grabbed two bowls in one I poured water and in the other star lights cat food. Setting the bowls on the ground by the stove I walked back into the "living room". As I sat down on the coach my mother called from upstairs.

"Rose darling, there's one box left out side could you get it"

"Sure mom" I said oh so enthusiastically (sarcasm)

As I walked out the front door sliding my shoes back on I saw the last box it was labeled sheet music, Blank CD's ECT, in bold print. This was one box I was happy to find and unpack as soon as possible. So quickly I grabbed it and dragged the bronze colored box upstairs. When I reached my room my mother was inside unpacking my clothes and placing them within my dresser and closet. As she did that I couldn't help but feel that she was watching me out of the corner of her eye. I sat on my made bed - she must have done that as well - opening the box with the bright red letters. I slowly unpacked the boxes content and placed them on the desk on the far side of my room by the door. It was so frustrating with her watching me, like she was expecting me to break down crying or something. I couldn't take much more of this she had done it on the plane, and in the car, and now at home. Well could I really call this home when it didn't feel like home… that's beside the point, my mom is seriously freaking …

"Honey your clothes are all unpacked so I'm going to unpack my things now" she said before I could finish my last thought. She left the room, but the feeling I was being watched didn't go away with her. What was going on, why am I so paranoid? As I stood by my desk lost in my thoughts something rubbed against my leg making me jump. But soon I heard Starlight Purr; I saw it was just her. My heart seemed to be trying to keep up with the pace of a humming bird's wings. Something was wrong but I couldn't put my finger on it. I gave up on trying to think of what it could picking up starlight I went down stairs and placed her by her food and litter box. So she could see where they were. Now I took off back up the stairs and to the bathroom at the end of the hallway. I walked back in and jumped in the shower. The warm water felt good against my body. It loosened muscles I didn't even know were tight. The feeling wasn't leaving, I still felt like I was being watched even in the bathroom with no windows. Slowly I turned off the water when it started to get cold. I rapped in a towel and headed to my room. When I stepped in side the feeling was much stronger. Quickly I changed into a baggy black t-shirt and a pair of dark purple boxers. I was so tired I didn't care if it was an alien who would kidnap me to a different planet watching, I was going to sleep. I turned out the light by my bed as I lay my head down on my purple pillow case darkened with age. Under the blankets I curl up and slowly drift to sleep. Just as I see starlight come in and lay by my head.

In the morning I woke early, around 7:00 considering it was Saturday that was early. I sat up in my bed and stretched almost falling off onto the floor. I got on my feet walked down the hall to the bathroom there I looked into the mirror; my ebony hair was a rats nest. The usually naturally curly strands were tangled around one another. Well this is what I get for going to bed with my hair wet. Slowly I brushed through my hair it was agonizingly painful. When I was done I sat the brush down and began to brush my teeth. Mom was fast that's one thing I'll give her see already unpacked everything and it was only our second day in the house. When I was done I looked in the mirror once more, my hair was wavy now not that uncontrollable nest of rats and curly strands. My eyes they were soulless I could tell they no longer shined like my mothers the lacked the will to carry on. My eyes were a light blue today. Notice I said today. That's right my eye color changes from day to day. The color I found depends on the weather. Since my eyes were light blue today I suspect clear skies. My broadcast was always better than the TV weatherman's. I went back to my room looking around at it once more, It. Was. Really. Plain. I slid over to my closet and pulled out a pair of faded blue jeans along with a lime green tank. As I changed the familiar feeling of last night crept back into my mind. Was I really being watched or was I just going insane. Witch ever it was it was annoying as hell. I put a pair of plain white socks on and headed down stairs. I saw my mom sitting on the couch, watching the morning news and sipping a cup of coffee.

"Hey mom" I called.

"Huh?" she responded not even glancing away from the TV.

" I was wondering if I could go and walk around town for a little…you know get a feel for the area" I saw she wasn't buying it "there's an arcade not to far from here, I saw it when we were driving in and thought I'd go play some game's or something' "

This time she turned away from the screen and looked me in the eyes.

"This is an unfamilure place for you. I don't know if I want you out there by yourself"

"Mom I'm 16 I am not a little girl anymore and besides I know not to talk to strangers and I'll take my cell phone" I explained. She seemed to think this over for a minute

"Fine but don't be gone for to long."

"Thanks mom" I said as I grabbed my black zip up hoodie and headed for the door. Sliding on my shoes I grabbed my cell phone and ran out of there. The truth was I did not care were I went I had to get out of that house. I felt like a thousand eyes were on me in there. Out side in the cool fall morning air I felt a little more relaxed but I still felt like something was watching me. Something, someone, it, them, did it really matter all I knew was it creeped me out. And having no one to tell this to, no friends, no one I was all alone. Sure there was my mom but if I told her this she would lock me up in the funny Farm.

As I walked down my street passing many houses I once again saw the pink haired girl she was looking out the window of her home looking completely bored. I know how she felt, I to was bored. Just as I passed the house I heard a scream from inside. It sounded like a girl yelling …

"MOM WHY DIDN'Y YOU WAKE ME UP! RAY'S GONNA KILL ME IF I'M LATE AGAIN!"

I laughed a little to myself at least I wasn't a scatter brain like that person. Soon I saw a blonde girl run out of the house with the smaller pink haired girl on her arm. I turned back around and walked toward the arcade. It most likely wasn't open. If it was then hey score if not maybe I'd just explore a little. Suddenly I stopped and turned back around I don't know why I just did. I saw the pink haired girl and the blonde girl yelling at each other as they walked the opposite way. The blonde seemed about my age, and if she lived this close maybe we'd go to the same school. It wouldn't hurt to try and make friends with her could it? But somewhere in the back of my mind a little voice was saying "no stay away from her, stay far away"

I ignored the voice and decided to find out where they were going. Slowly I turned around and followed them. They turned left down the deserted street, still yelling, arguing and I fallowed, then they turned right about five blocks later. It was weird, staker-ish. But no I kept fallowing them down the rest of the street and then they sat on a bus bench. That was it I was not fallowing them on a bus. That's were I drew the line. But why'd I fallow them to begin with. I said I'd try to make friends with the blond girl, not stalk her.

As the bus pulled up I was about 25 steps from the bus bench and couldn't hear what they were talking about any more at the beginning it had been the blonde yelling at the little girl saying "why didn't you wake me up, it's all your fault" and many "were going to be so late" and a few "I wish I could just go to the arcade". The pink haired girl was quiet the entire time except for screaming once or twice saying " calm down Serena We have 20 min" and a "your such a cry baby" but other than that I couldn't hear much of there conversation. But I was not fallowing them on the bus, that I was sure of. I passed the bench and kept walking forward.

I tried the rest of they day to get them out of my head, but I couldn't. I went to the library, then an ice cream store. With my ice cream I sat on a park bench and watched boy's still they were on my mind finally I headed to the arcade. As I walked through the doors I saw many games thank god, maybe they could get my mind off of this. It wasn't that crowded and I was thankful for that. I walked down the isle of game machines and decided on an old favorite of mine. Well to be fair it was new in America but here it was probably 2, 3 years old. But I didn't care; it was the Sailor V video game. As I played I thought to myself, maybe it was a distraction, it being them the blonde girl and the pink haired girl. My mind was trying to find a distraction to drown out the "I'm being watched feeling". And now that I thought of it I still felt like I was being watched.

I hadn't even noticed the crowed start to form around me as I reached 50,000 point's it grew over time I started to notice, 10 people grew to 20 in no time then to 30 until there was almost no room to breath let alone play. When I was 5 point's to the high score the light's flickered on and off a few time's then the power went off all together. I herd a few "what the hell's", and "damn she was so close", along with the occasional "Aw". I wasn't disappointed at all I stood up and slid my way through the crowed to the doors. When I exited the arcade I could see it was getting dark I had spent most of the afternoon in there and should probably head home. After all I was starting school tomorrow.