No one knows exactly what went on in Arthur's head. No one cared to know. He was just an exchange student from England who still has imaginary friends. Some rumors had spread about him and what exactly it is he talks to.

"Did you hear? Arthur can talk to the dead. They say he sees ghosts and guides them to the other side."

"Really? I heard that someone in his family died and that he copes by pretending to be able to talk to ghosts."

"I heard the same thing only instead of spirits they were weird made up creatures. Flying Mint Bunny was one of them, I think."

Arthur was never not the topic of a conversation in the halls. People would always talk about him and never to him. They were all scared. Scared of the truth.

"I hear he leaves school during lunch and goes down to the basement to perform black magic."

"I heard that he goes behind the school to smoke weed."

"What? He doesn't even look like a druggy!"

"You never know what the the power of makeup can do."

All these rumors surfaced about a month or so after he came to America and started high school.

"Why can't people just understand?" Arthur cried to himself. "They're real."

"Don't cry, Arthur. They just won't understand. They don't have the special powers you do." Flying Mint Bunny popped up and flew around him.

"I don't want it. I want... friends. Like, human friends."

"Are you saying you don't want us anymore?" FMB stopped flying around and landed in Arthur's lap looking sad.

"I... I'm not saying that. I just don't want to be viewed as completely bonkers by the whole school." Arthur explained getting up from his seat.

The library he sits in during lunch is always empty. Or at least at that time. No one knows he goes there to get away from all the judgmental eyes that would stare him down if he even dared to enter the lunch room. He sits there till the bell rings and 7th period starts. Because the class is so far away he ends up being late to his class and that's why they thought up those rumors. Because he's always late to 7th period.

When the bell would sound for everyone to leave. Arthur learned that it was best to be the first one to leave. Before the bell would even go off he would get his things ready. What needed to go in his locker and what needed to go in his bag. Right when the bell ring he got up and ran. Quickly getting to his locker and throwing the books in there. But, his classroom is right next to Arthur's locker.

"Well, well, well, look at the weirdo with a beard-o." Asshole A said

"I don't have a beard." Arthur corrected him. "Smart ass..." He muttered under his breath

"Shut up! It was the only thing I thought of that rhymed." Asshole A pushed Arthur into the locker while Asshole B laughed and started recording it.

Arthur wanted nothing more than to beat the ever loving shit out of him but he was too afraid that he would get caught beating up the Assholes instead of the other way around. It's happened many times before with more minor issues but he still couldn't take the chance. The teachers and the principal don't take "it was self defense" as an excuse. A crowd formed so a teacher must see... right?

Arthur didn't do anything while Asshole A was pummeling him. A teacher finally showed up and got Asshole A off of Arthur. They were both dragged to the principals office. Asshole A got a week of suspension because it was the first time he was caught doing that. If it happened again he would get expelled. Asshole B just got 3 days of detention and his phone taken away by his parents though. He didn't really do anything other than watch.

"About fucking time." Arthur said getting up and wiping the blood off his face.

All the people dispersed so they can go hang out. It was a Friday after all. Arthur just scurried home, however. Home was the complete opposite of school. While school was a constant avoidance from Arthur, home was a constant avoidance from others. It's not because anything bad is happening at home it's just that his family is overly obsessed and overly protective of him.

If he came home all bloodied and looking like hell then his parents will first fix him up and then find the person who did this and practically kill them. They'll be so messed up they will wish they were dead and he doesn't want that. So he waits. He waits until his parents leave and then sneak in so he doesn't catch the attention of his brothers. They're tattle-tales.

If his parents ask where he is he'll simply reply at a friends house. He doesn't want his parents knowing about the happenings at school so he lies to them.

After he sneaks by his brothers he goes to the bathroom to fix up his wounds. Luckily they aren't that bad. He can just cover it with makeup. They'll never know.

I know It's short but this is only the beginning so calm down. ((Also I fixed this chapter so it's slightly different but it's still the same. So yeah...))