Sora passed his way through the crowds of people in the cafeteria. His lunch tray almost fell out of his hands as a girl rushed passed him on her cell phone. When he finally reached the lunch table where Kairi, Riku, he, and other friends sat, he slammed the tray on the table.
"What's your problem?" Kairi asked as she munched on a chip.
"Nothing." Sora replied to the red headed girl.
"So, did you guys hear about the nerd?" Riku suddenly spoke up, while poking at what looked like meatloaf.
"Yep, I heard she got another A on her science test." Kairi munched on another chip before wiping her mouth.
"I never met her." Sora spoke.
"You haven't? How could you not? She's the smartest person in the school. Everyone knows her." Kairi slammed her hands on the table.
"Well, what is her name then?" Sora said as he picked up his fork and poked at his green breadstick.
"I heard it was Talia something." Riku said as he picked up his meatloaf and smelled it. "How come this smells like a brownie?"
"It is a brownie." Kairi giggled as Riku instantly dropped the brownie and pushed his tray away from him.
"So… what does she look like?" Sora asked, suddenly getting interested in the school's smartest girl.
"No one knows for sure. She goes to class when no one is looking, and inside the class she's so quiet that no one notices her." Kairi said.
"I heard she was bald." Riku sipped on his fruit punch. "This doesn't taste right."
"It's milk." Kairi laughed as Riku spat out the reddish milk.
"I'm going to find her." Sora eyes sparkled as he thought of a diabolical plan.
"Good luck with that. Everyone at least tried to find her once. The only ones who actually know her are her friends." Kairi said as she pointed at a table with 3 boys and 1 girl sitting at it.
Sora looked at them and thought he saw another girl. He saw a glimpse of blue hair but it quickly disappeared as he blinked.
Kairi stood up and brushed herself off. "Well, I'm going to get to class before I'm late."
"Yeah, me too." Riku grabbed his backpack off the back of the chair and walked behind Kairi towards their next class.
Sora glanced back at the table and saw everyone was gone. He best better get to class before he was late too. He threw his lunch away and left the once crowded now empty cafeteria.
Ring!
Sora's eyes widen as the late bell rung. He couldn't afford to be late again. His teacher told him next time he was late it would lead to a detention. Sora ran down the hallway, his vision blurry from the wind as he ran. He didn't notice a girl bent down tying her shoe. His books flipped out of his hands as he tripped over the girl. Instead of feeling the hard hallway floor, he felt something warm against him. He opened his eyes and saw he was in an awkward position with the same girl. She froze in place and stared at him. He looked at the girl too.
"Um… can you get off please?" She asked in a sweet but demanding voice.
Sora scrambled to his feet and offered her a hand to help her up. She lightly pushed his hand away and stood up on her own. She grabbed his books and handed it to him.
"Thank you." Sora nervously said to the girl in front of him.
She had blue hair that was brushed to the left side of her, half covering her left eye. She wore a short sleeve white blouse with the sleeves rolled up. The first button was unbuttoned, revealing part of her chest. She wore a blue tie that hung loosely around her neck. She had on a light blue skirt and black tennis shoes. Sora had to admit she was very beautiful, but how come he has never seen her before.
"Are you okay?" The girl asked him, taking notice he was staring a little too long at her.
"Oh, sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going." Sora apologized.
She waved her hand to tell him it was okay. "No, it's my fault. Olette told me I should stop tying my shoe in the middle of the hall."
Olette? That name sounded too familiar to Sora. Wasn't she that girl that always hung out with Roxas? She also had an obsession with flowers didn't she?
"Oh it's okay. By the way, I'm Sora," He held out his hand for her to shake.
"I'm Talia," She nodded his head to him.
Sora froze and stared at the girl. Wasn't Talia the school nerd? Maybe this wasn't the Talia Kairi and Riku were talking about. Didn't nerds usual have big glasses and wear sweaters and overalls pulled up all the way to their armpits?
"Talia!?" Sora said surprised at the girl in front of him.
"Ugh, you're one of the guys who think just because I'm a smart I'm geeky and stuff. I hate people like that. You shouldn't judge people by their looks or smartness." Talia yelled, half talking to her.
"No, I'm sorry. I just heard about you from my friends. They told me you were barely ever seen around the school." Sora quickly said to her.
"Just as I figured. People think just because I'm quiet I don't have any friends or anything." Talia held her head while shaking it.
"I guess I better get to class, um, see you later I guess." Sora ran down the hallway to his class.
Talia turned around and stared at the running boy.
He would definitely see her again.