The first day of college can be a tedious one, but for some odd reason, I treat is as any other. That is, if nothing unexpected happens. So, here I am, gathering my belongings from the trunk of my sister's car. Honestly, I was lucky that she drove me. Otherwise I'd be listening to country from my dad or extremely slow songs from my mom. Good old rock-'n-roll and acoustic prevails! Of course, I like music more to the verge of screaming, but… it will do.
Now for the hard part: Not getting lost. Reasons in why that's hard? One. No map. Two. Never visited, tested online. Three. It's huge here! Pardon my ranting. Rambling is one of the many habits that get me in trouble.
~Time Lapse~
"Finally!" I muttered as I found the building including my, and a few strangers', room(s). Strange… is that base I hear? Ugh, I really hope I don't get trapped with party animals. Fearfully, I opened the door. And… of course. There stood two, giggling girls. Both blonde by the way. Wait… two? What about the last one?
To answer my question, a red-head stormed in, tripping and on me in the process. She doesn't seem that girly. We might get along. "I'm sorry, yes I am!" she spoke in a raspy voice as she stood. "I-It's quite alright!" I reassured her, putting on my innocent, shy girl act. I don't want to act like a know-it-all for first impression after all.
After a short period of silence, one of the girls by the now silenced I-Home coughed for attention. 'Red-Head' and I both turned to look at her. "Hello, I am Misa-Misa! You sorta'v ruined the party mood, guy…."
"Misa!" the other Blondie started, "Be nice, I think they're our other roommates!"
"OHH?" a loud clap from her hands echoed in the room as she fake-smiled, "Than welcome! Join the party! Wait… we should get to know each other first…. Right, Liz?" "Right. Everyone into a circle!"
How I hate preps, but still determined to continue the shy act, I obeyed as did 'Red-Head'.
"The rule of this game is for you to say something about yourself and have everyone else say the same, but, how it is for them…. I'll start! Counter clockwise by the way. I am Misa Amane."
"Elizabeth MiddleFord."
"Mey-Rin (last name unknown?)."
Oh, so that's the 'Red-Head's' name. I never trust anybody with my name, so I gave them a prepared alias. "Brooklen Lennle." [Pronounced Leh-nell-ee] For some reason Misa smiled at me.
"Because Misa started that round, I start this one. Next round Mey-Rin. Last, Brook! Um… in love."
Mey-Rin hesitated. "I don't think I am, no I'm not." So her shyness isn't an act. Yes, I definatly am liking this girl. Oh, my turn.
"No." This time all of them looked at me strangely. How come they didn't look at Mey-Rin strangely, too? Ugh, people..."What? I-I'm just not the type to fall that easily."
She looked down, blushing again while Misa let out a sigh and Elizabeth nodded.
"Well, I guess that means you won't attempt to steal my Light-o." "W-Why would I even think of doing such a thing, Misa? We're roommates; let's trust each other." Remember my rambling habit? I learned how to sweet-talk from it.
Luckily, she ate it up, and her face practically glowed. "Okay! Misa trusts you. I'll show you to him and his friends later!" Third person? Weird. At least I got her trust. You never know who will be useful later-on.
"Oh it's my turn?" 'Red He-' no, Mey-Rin asked, embarrassed for making us wait for five seconds. Note to self: Overreacts. "I-I'm," another blush, "bi-curious?" Some gasps came as I just widened my eyes.
"Same."
"WHAAAAAT?" no emphasis, Misa and Liz's' "whats" were really that long. Misa finally continued the game after an unintentional staring contest with Mey-Rin and I.
"Straight."
"Straight." Lizzy also answered. "Kay, Brook, your turn."
"America." Simple Q/A, right?
Meanwhile, Misa was pretty excited from getting a text. "Girls," Ugh, I hate being called my gender, "Light-kun wants me. His friends are there, too. You are all coming, no buts. Oh, and I'm from Japan. These two are obviously from England. Let's go!" With that, she charged out the door and into another. "Light-o!" Her squeal made we winch, but I tried to hide it. Oh gosh. I just walked into a room of attractive, college guys. Wait… is that blonde, leather-wearing one a man? He said something about hot girls in a deep voice. Yup, he's a guy… somewhat.
A foot nearly hitting my face got me out of my trance, and from reflexes, I grabbed it and flipped the source. At first glance, I saw black, messy hair, pale skin, baggy eyes, and a rather casual outfit. He was calm, almost emotionless when he spoke.
"Why did you flip me?" "W-Why did you almost kick me?" "To snap you out of whatever you were thinking so intensely of." I narrowed my eyes, helped him up, and sat next to Elizabeth. "Ever hear of shaking a person?" Apparently, I didn't mutter softly enough and Light started laughing slightly. Again, Misa glared at me which caused me to look at my feet.
I wonder how long they've been together. I mean… it seems one-sided. Light always looks rather uncomfortable with her. Maybe it's foreshadowing! Another habit of mine is to think of life as a long book that some readers never want to end while others skip to the end, too impatient to wait. Ugh, again, rambling. Sorry! I really have to work on that….
Hm, what was that? …There it is again! I decided to look up. Oh, a red-haired guy this time. I'm meeting a lot of blondes and red-heads today, aren't I? "Why le poke?"
"Same reason as L—Ryuzaki's!" So, Ryuzaki is the one who failed at kicking me. Actually, he was close…. I'm losing my edge!
"Great, another habit discovered." The sound of Link finding something came as did my thought aloud. 'Red-Head Guy' started laughing, and I couldn't help but smile. It was ironic timing. He stopped his laughing after a while and spoke.
"Sorry, I'm a bit of an otaku." Otaku? Haha, got to love the memories. "Actually, me too."
His face suddenly got serious, and the 'Gay Leather Man' sent me a good-luck-but-this-amuses-me-look.
"Place you wish you could live." Otaku trivia? Okay, really? Fine, I'll play along.
"Japan." "Why?" "Why the hell not is more of a question." | "Hello Kitty character other than Hello Kitty, and you can't say Goodbye-Puppy." Wow, now that's a manly question. "Choco-Cat." | "Link's enemy?" "One is Ganondorf, but a prefer Granna-dork." I give credit of that nickname to my sister. We really don't like having to go against him in Super Smash Bros Brawl. | "What is anime in a book form?" "Manga, baka." He eased up, which is weird considering I called him an idiot. "Konichiwa. Doku wa desu ka?" "Oi, lie." Ah, the very little Japanese that I somewhat know. He smiled then glomped me. My face: ._.'''?
"Matt, off." Again I looked up. Oh great, my rescuer: 'Leather-High Chocolate-Junky Gay-he she. I've got to stop looking up! Once I regained my balance 'Gay-Guy' was found only a few inches away from Elizabeth, smirking. I tilted my head while trying to figure out what I was… looking at. Eh, too much thinking in an hour. I decided to ask Matt.
"Hey, is dude-looks-like-a-lady with Elizabeth?" He stared, scared. "No…."
"Did you just call me a he she?" 'Leather' barked out as he marched away. "Well, bitch?" He pulled me by my shirt. "Do I look like a lady to you?" Well, obviously yes, thus the mistake of calling you that. Sigh… one reason not to wear fancy clothes. You never know when a gay will come and practically threaten death.
I remained silent. He, meanwhile glares daggers, no, bullets, straight into my eyes. I'm getting tired of this. I grabbed his arm and tried to pry him off. No use? 'Gay-Guy' smirked as a gasp escaped my lips.
Lizzy's turn to try to stop this. "Guys! Stop it. Fighting is so not cute!" Misa nodded. He let go. Woah! Girlies have power over gays? Good to know. Oh, and I'm not making fun of gays, I respect them. I was just making fun of… "Mello." She... fine he, said as he sat back down, fuming still. I was just making fun of Mello.
"Gosh that name is ironic, yes it is." Mey-Rin stated quietly, yet loud enough for us to hear. Almost everyone, including Mello, nodded or let out a sound of some sort. For the rest of the time, I sat back next to a childish guy, playing with toys. I studied everybody in the room. This is what I found within the four, long hours of sitting there.
Near: white hair, normally calm, twirls hair while thinking, best friend- Mello, enemy-Mello, role model- L…, or the toy he kept staring at. …I'm not sure. Mello: blonde, hot-headed, has a rather disturbing thinking face, best friend-Matt, and enemy-Near. Poor Near.
Matt: red hair, lazy, possibly smokes to think or plays video games, best friend-Mello, and enemy-Mello haters. I'm glad that there is a no-smoking rule, although others, like Matt, may disagree.
Light: auburn hair, cocky, smiles or laughs when done thinking, best friend-Ryuzaki, and enemy-Ryuzaki. Frienemies! Oh, and "Light-o" is Misa's boyfriend.
Ryuzaki: black hair, awkward, sits vital-style and/or bites his thumb to think more efficiently, best friend-Light, and enemy-Kira. I wonder who Kira is. Ryuzaki explained of his murdering styles, but… I'm not sure if I'm Team Kira or Team L. Now to think of it, a few people had called Ryuzaki L…. This could be quite an interesting college life.
Alas, curfew came. Eleven. Everyone splits- us, back to our dorm.
"Don't you just love them?" Misa asked followed by excited chitter from Lizzy, a bit from Mey-Rin, and a nod from me. What? I was writing it all down. You know the thing you're reading currently? 'Tis my journal. Who knows what you'll find in later chapters? Love? Hate? Trust? Betrayal? I'll leave you clues along the way as I already have. After all, I am studying to be a mortician after all. I need to know how to be nice to some people, and you dear reader, seem like the person. Did you spot the foreshadowing? I made it fairly easy. Good luck with the rest!
Sorry if people seem a bit OOC or Mary-Sue-like. It will get better. Promise! Oh, and it get more interesting later on, too. Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji characters will be coming in the next chapter. Tell me who you want the OC to be with and the highest one(s) will get alternative endings/an alternative ending!
