"Honey, I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at myself for not noticing sooner..." Mom sighs sadly "I'll be back to visit in a few weeks, get better soon ok?" she walks away, leaving me in this supposed "Teen's rehabilitation center". I grumble I'm led down a hallway, I don't know who's taking me, I'm not really paying attention, but I know she has pink hair. I'm taking to a room, on the highest floor, and she tells me to stay and unpack until supper. Angry and tired, I just sit one of the beds, the one that doesn't have all the books on it, and rest my head in my hands. My head is starting to hurt, and I feel really dizzy- Which is no surprise, considering the fact that I haven't eaten in three days. The most I've had is a piece of chocolate, which doesn't fill you up much. What makes matters worse, is that I feel like I'm going to pass out any second now.
"Hey! You're the new girl right?" a cheerful voice asks as the door flies open. I look up to see a tall girl, with short green hair, and two long strands falling onto her shoulders. And she's- Never mind… Mom wants me to get better, and saying stuff like that isn't gonna help. "Well, its dinner time now, so you can come down." she smiles at me.
"No thanks, I'm not hungry…" I mumble, turning to my suitcase. She looks at me for a second, contemplation written all over her face. Eventually, she shrugs, and walks off, probably to the cafeteria.
Ugggh! How am I supposed to get over this when there are probably a ton of beautiful, skinny girls here, and I'm just fat and stupid!? Sometimes I don't understand how my mom thinks…
The doorknob jiggles and the door clicks open, revealing the woman who took me up here earlier. Oh great, just what I need…
"Hey there! Judging by what your Mom said earlier, I really think you should go eat."
"If you know why I'm here, why did you think that would work?" I growl tiredly
"I didn't, but it's worth a try, right?" she sighs sitting next to me "Can I at least get you one thing, like some bread or something? You can eat up here, but just eat something. I don't want you passing out in the middle of conversation."
"Say what now?" I twitch. Conversation? They want me to interact with people? I hate my luck. "Fine, fine. But only one thing." I grumble, crossing my arms. She sighs and gets up
"Well, it's a start…" she mumbles walking out the door.
One microscopic bowl of macaroni later, I'm heading down the hall to the rec-room, because I supposedly need to be "social" and make new "friends." I honestly don't see how this is going to help my situation anyways. I walk into the pastel blue room, and am immediately greeted by a flurry of yellow and red as three kids roll past me, wrestling with each other.
"Hey new kid!" the green haired girl from earlier calls out to me, and I slowly make my way over to her. "How's your first day goin? I'm Gumi by the way."
"Ah, good enough, I suppose, already got in trouble, but hey, that's me." I sigh "Oh yeah, my name's Neru."
"Nice to meet you Neru! What'd you get in trouble for?" she tilts her head to the side
"Not goin to dinner. The doctors are the only ones who know why I'm here, so one of them told me off, and brought me something to eat." I yawn, half conscious
"Oh! You're the other person she up food for!" Only one person here is allowed to eat food in her room, because she has severe social anxiety issues. Though, she does come to group therapy sometimes." The green haired girl yawns also, apparently just as awake as I am. "Did I mention we share a room?" I shake my head "Well know you know!" she smiles, stretching.
"Hold on, did you say group therapy?" I groan, annoyance lacing my voice
"Yeah, you're never a part of our messed up family until you've been in one session. Basically, everyone talks about their week, and how they're feeling. But, if you're new, you get to learn why everyone else is there, and they get to learn why you're there."
"Sounds fantastic!" I grumble sarcastically.
I said goodbye to Gumi, and went back up to our, room, where I lied down on my bed closed my eyes.
Well, it's not so bad I guess, I'll find a way to skip meals somehow. Probably run off somewhere, away from all the doctors at mealtimes.
I sigh as I feel myself slipping in and out of consciousness the lack of proper food catching up to me. Shaking and shivering, I get up and quickly change into my yellow pajamas and take out my ponytail, before falling onto the bed, and blacking out.
"Neru~ Come on, wake up~" I hear Gumi say in a sing-song voice while shaking me awake. I force my eyes open and sit up, rubbing the sleep out of them. "Man, I thought you'd never wake up!" she giggles as she pulls me out of bed. "Come on, it's breakfast time!"
"No thanks, not hungry…" I yawn, not really paying attention to what I'm saying.
"Oh come on, you have to be at least a little hungry!" she pouts
"Yeah, I'm starving, but I'm not gonna eat." I slap a hand over my mouth. Crap! What did I just say!?
Gumi frowns and walks up to me. Being much taller, she towers over me, with an intimidating stare. "Oh, I see." She huffs, beginning to walk away. But quickly turns around and throws me over shoulder.
"Gaaahh! What the hell are you doing!?" I yelp, trying to get out of her grip.
"Going to breakfast, kidnapping someone, the usual." She hums happily. Still shaking a little, I give up and let her carry me down to the cafeteria.
We pass a bunch of people, none of whom give a second glance, except one girl. She's tall, and has long silver hair tied in a sloppy ponytail. Her striking red eyes are confused and a little fearful, and she's shaking too. God she's looks so beautiful, I wish I could look like that. Our eyes meet for a second, and for a moment, the fear in her eyes seems to disappear, replaced with curiosity and a warm aura of friendliness. All of which disappears as soon as our gaze breaks apart.
"You seem awfully quiet for someone being dragged somewhere against their will." Gumi shakes me out of my thoughts.
"Ah! Sorry, just thinking. Say, who was that girl with the silver hair?"
"Her? Her name is Haku; she's the one I was talking about yesterday." She lets me down and grabs my arm, dragging me into the cafeteria. She sets me down at a table with those two blonde kids and a boy-at least I think it's a boy- with platinum hair. "Rin, Len, Piko, this is Neru, my new roommate!" the three wave at me "Make sure she doesn't leave while I'm gone ok?" They all nod, two finger saluting her.
"So! What are you here for?" the blonde girl asks excitedly
"I suppose you'll find out soon enough, there's a group therapy session after breakfast right?" I reply, looking down. I really hate telling people about it.
I wait until they start a conversation between themselves, before trying slip away. I successfully manage to escape the cafeteria, but Gumi saw me, and is currently charging over to me. Now would be a great time to run. I make a mad dash for the stairs, running up to the second floor, before running off to the left. I end up catching my breath next to Ms. Megurine, the doctor who brought me my dinner last night.
"Hello Neru, how are you doing?" she asks cheerfully
"There you are!" Gumi looks at me from the other end of the hallway. I gulp and start running again, heading towards the stairs and sliding down the rail. "I swear Neru, I'll get you to eat something, or I'll die trying!" Gumi laughs, chasing me down the stairs. I take a look at Ms. Megurine, and I can tell by her facial expression that she's thinking the same thing I am.
"I must really be horrible if I'm willing to run like this to escape eating…"
Yay! That hospital fic I was talking about! It will have a lot more people later, and next chapter you get to learn who and why everyone's there.