Yep, this is a Flippy x Flaky story! Be warned, later on there will be romance, drama, violence, suggestive scenes, and language!

Hope you enjoy ^.^;

~Infinity Guitars


When Opposites Attract - Chapter 1


I sighed, looking out the window of the moving truck, irritated that I was stuck in traffic. The glare of the sun made it hard to see outside, and instead, I saw my reflection. My long, spiky red hair tumbled down to my back, and I attempted to keep it under control with a few clips here and there. Some of my friends envied me for it, I had no idea why, it was almost impossible to tame. They also liked my light red eyes. I hated them, I looked like a monster. Or a bad picture with the red-eye effect.

The honk of an aggravated driver jolted me out of my thoughts, and I quickly started to drive the car again, a blush flooding my cheeks. I managed to keep my hands steady on the wheel, knowing I was driving a huge moving truck with the ability to wipe the other cars out of existence with one mistake. I had decided to move out of the city, tired of... well, everything about it in general. It was too noisy; I could barely hear myself think (I thought to myself a lot) and it wasn't the safest place for a clumsy person like myself to live anyway. That and I had a major case of anxiety.

So for the sake of the others around me, and myself, I moved to a nice small town. Where it would be quiet, and most importantly; safe. I turned off the highway onto an exit, and smiled lightly as I read a sign indicating the town was only two miles away. I felt myself allow the car to accelerate, and I quickly made my way down the surprisingly empty exit. It was strange; the town, Happy Tree, in the pamphlet looked wonderful. Who wouldn't want to live here? Or at least visit? I thought, pulling onto a residential street. I stopped the truck in front of a white house, which had a red door, window shutters, and roof... in fact, every accent and decoration it bore was red. That was why I decided to buy the house; red was my all-time favorite color.

I stepped out of the truck, and sighed, heading to the back to begin unpacking. It would take a while. I slowed my movements as I took the first box, glancing around. I had the oddest feeling that I was being watched-

"Oh my goodness! A new girl!" a voice squealed.

I screamed, dropping the box and quickly turning around. An extremely happy girl with pink hair and a red bow sitting atop her head stood in front of me, smiling from ear to ear. She was wearing a frilly white and pink polka dot dress, and it bounced as she hopped up with excitement, clapping.

"Oh, I'm sorry for scaring you! Do you need help unpacking?" she giggled, peering over at me curiously with bright pink eyes.

"Ah... I-It's alright." I mumbled, picking up the box again. "Sure, I could use some help."

This girl was insane! I had never met anyone as... happy as she was. She picked up three boxes at once with surprising strength, and hauled them into the house. I followed after, and set the boxes in the rooms they belonged to, remembering the picture I drew of what belonged where.

"My name's Giggles! What's yours?" she asked, setting the last box on the floor.

"I-I'm Flaky." I said quietly, opening up the box.

"Nice to meet you!" Giggles noticed me struggling to open the box, and she swatted my hand away with a laugh. "Oh, don't worry about that! I'll get Handy to unpack for you!"

"Handy...?"

She was already out the door, calling at the top of her lungs. I followed nervously; worried we'd get in trouble for making so much noise on a residential street.

"Handy! Get over here!"

A guy I didn't notice before stopped walking down the sidewalk, and he crossed the street toward us. He had bright orange hair that matched his eyes, and wore a perfectly white wife beater, jeans, and a tool belt. He raised a slightly muscular arm to wave, and I blinked in surprise. Both of his hands were bandaged.

"Hey, nice to see somebody new in this town." He laughed, and Giggles nodded in agreement. Handy looked, and sounded a few years older than us.

"Hi... I'm Flaky." I mumbled.

"Handy, can you unpack everything for her?" Giggles asked politely, despite the request being absolutely outrageous.

"Oh! Giggles he can't do that all by himself!" I protested, only to be interrupted by Handy.

"It's alright, today's been absolutely boring anyways. Nobody needed any help." he shrugged.

"O-okay... can you just follow this guideline?" I asked nervously, handing him the picture I drew of the individual rooms. "All the boxes are in the right rooms, I just want everything to be unpacked this way"-

He took the paper with a smile, and I immediately stopped babbling.

"Don't worry." Handy said simply, and he walked inside my house.

Giggles poked me, and nodded back over to her house across the street. It was identical to mine, only everything was pink. I noticed a bubblegum pink Smart Car in the driveway, gleaming in the sun.

"Now I can show you around! Happy Tree may be small, but it's easy to get lost here." she laughed, dragging me over to her car before I could object. I uncomfortably tried to settle into the miniscule space I had, bunching up my knees. I felt my hair brush up against the car ceiling, and I inwardly groaned, knowing I was too tall for this car.

Giggles slid into the driver's seat no problem, and started the engine, pulling out of the driveway slowly. For such an energetic girl, she was a safe driver; almost as safe as I was.

"Agh... I hate driving this slow." she whined.

I take that back... I thought, clutching onto the seat.

"Alright, this is the school, Happy Tree Academy. The campus is small, but that makes it easier to walk to class." she laughed.

"Are those dorms?" I mused, noticing separate buildings off to the side.

"Yeah, but nobody uses them. Everyone just has their own house."

The university buildings themselves looked like they were straight out of an Ivy League college pamphlet. The brick seemed brand new, and ivy grew intricately up the sides. The walkways were clean, and kept clear from the leaves starting to fall off the trees, a sure sign fall was on its way. I knew instantly that I wouldn't mind attending tomorrow.

Giggles drove past the school, and pointed out the grocery store, the mall, the movie theater, a few restaurants and cafes, the flower shop, the library, the bank, the postal office, and everybody's houses- even though I'd only just met Handy and Giggles. I was surprised. For a small town, it had a lot inside.

She drove in a circle, quickly ending up on our street again since the tour was over, and she was allowed to drive as quickly as she wanted. Once the car stopped, I unclenched my hands from the seat, my nails leaving marks in the leather.

"That's pretty much Happy Tree! You'll meet everyone else in school tomorrow. Oooh, I'm so excited to show you around school too"-

"Ah, I think it'll be better if I found my way around myself." I blurted, exiting the car.

Giggles blinked, and shrugged happily. "Well, alright! See you!"

She gave an enthusiastic wave as I crossed the street, and I hesitantly entered my house, gasping in surprise. Handy got everything exactly as I wanted it to be. I double checked every room to be sure, and sighed in relief, heading upstairs.

"Oof!" I winced, tripping over a box near the entrance of my room. I looked down at it, and checked the label. "Undergarments." I blushed madly, quickly unpacking the box in my drawer. Handy was a gentleman too, it seemed. After I finished, I quickly changed into a tank top and sweatpants, flopping onto my bed. I wanted to get a lot of rest for tomorrow.

My first day of school.