Angel Lawliet Chronicles: Freshman Year

I woke up at five o'clock that morning, already dreading the day. I got out of my bed and looked around my new, bare room. I could hear Nate downstairs, cooking breakfast, which I could smell from upstairs. I threw on some jeans, a T-shirt, and my black cloak, putting the hood over my head before going downstairs and sitting at the new dining table, Nate setting a plate of eggs and cheese in front of me.

He sat down in front of me, looking at my cloak with disdain. He didn't understand... No one did. No one understood what it was like to be... different.

"I really wish you wouldn't wear that to school Angel... How are you going to make friends this way?" He asked me, trying to get me to look him in the eyes.

I simply shrugged my shoulders, and signed 'Guess people will just think I'm weird.' I looked down at my plate, suddenly not hungry anymore.

I heard a sigh coming from his mouth... It was a soft, quiet sigh, but I could hear it. "It's bad enough you won't talk to anyone now you won't let them see you either? What's next Angel? Huh? Are you going to be single for the rest of your life? Not get married? I mean Angel, I know it's been hard on you... But you have to live your life. You have to..." Nate said, desperation and sadness in his voice. But it just made me angry... Very angry.

I got up and left the house without eating breakfast, walking to school. It was kind of a hot day, but I didn't care. At that moment, I was angry enough to ignore the heat. I saw a few people walking on the sidewalk, I walked around them in a hurry. They were holding hands, and talking about someone named Gaara and how they couldn't believe he was dating Sakura. The girl says "They won't last. He's too brooding, and I hear he's got a huge temper."

Their conversation faded away in my rush to get past them. The walk to school wasn't long, only about fifteen minutes. I passed a lot of houses on my way there, praying to Kami no one would notice me. When I finally got to the school, I went inside and stuck to the shadows of people so no one could see me. After some circling around and a few weird looks as people started noticing me, I finally found the office, and I went and sat in a chair that was tucked away in a corner, waiting for someone to notice me.

Tsunade's P.O.V

"Where the hell is the new student?!" I yelled out of my office. It was already first period, and I've been sitting here waiting for this damn girl for two fucking hours! I swear these people don't know how to do their damn jobs! I sighed as I poured myself a glass of my sake... It was my little pleasure, keeping me from killing these fools.

Finally, after another fifteen minutes, Shizune walks in with someone wearing a cloak... I sighed and shook my head. "I'm sorry but you're not allowed to wear that hood over your head." I said, feeling a bit disrespected.

The girl looked up at me and signed, 'I'm allergic to fluorescent light.' I felt like she was lying... So, I had a look at her records. It was a lie, of course, but she had a note from a psychiatrist. Why didn't she just say that? Doesn't want anyone to know she's been in therapy? Story of my life, kid. I sighed heavily and handed the file to Shizune. "Send her to Itachi. He knows what to do." Shizune nods, "Yes, ma'am!" She says as she hurriedly scooted Angel out of the room, leading her to Itachi's office. My job was to meet them. That was it. Itachi handled the paperwork and buddy system bullshit. Something nagged at my mind just then as the girl walked out of my office...

There was something off about that girl... I couldn't quite put my finger on it, but there was something extremely off about her. I'm going to have to keep a closer eye on her. I tapped my fingers on my desk in thought. Wondering why this girl was plaguing my mind... Aside from the cloak, and being mute, she seemed normal. But why the cloak? Why was she wearing that cloak?

Itachi's P.O.V

The second I saw her walk in, I knew who she was. I had already read her file before she got here, including the psychiatrist note. "Thank you, Shizune." I told her, looking straight at Angel. I smiled at her as Shizune left, closing my office door. "Good morning, Angel. Why don't you sit down while I go over your file again and call your guide. How are you this morning?" I asked her. She signed that she was fine. This is going to be a very interesting day for everyone... We've never had a student here that only communicated through sign language. Not only that, but that cloak was going to limit her social ability greatly... "That's good. So, there are a few things I have to go over with you about your guide, Gaara. See, Gaara is kind of anti-social, and a bit sensitive. So just be careful what you do, or say. I would appoint you another guide, but Gaara is the only one in this school that speaks sign language." I explained to her. She just shrugged at me.

'It's okay, I don't talk much. I can just follow him around until I know my way.' She signed to me. I nod to her and called Gaara's teacher to send him up here. Hopefully, she'll be okay. Maybe they'll be good friends... The Anti-social 'monster' and the Cloaked Mute. I sighed softly as I waited for Kakashi to answer.

Gaara's P.O.V

I came into the school holding Sakura's hand for the first time. I sighed heavily... I didn't want to touch her. But I didn't want to lose her either. I finally found someone to put my trust in, I can't screw up now. Sakura eventually let go of my hand while I was in deep thought, I watched her enter the library, waving a bit, not that she noticed. I didn't care. I went to homeroom, Kakashi's class.

"Well! Good Morning Gaara!" Kakashi said all too happily, as usual. I waved at him and sat in the back of the classroom. Kakashi was one of the few teachers I actually liked. He actually left me the fuck alone. I rummaged through my bag looking for my notebook and pulled out a book that I needed to return to the library, so I got up from my seat and wrote a note for myself that Kakashi signed. I knew Kakashi wouldn't care if I was late... I was going to go outside for a little bit before returning to class. I left, heading towards the library, feeling anxious for some reason. I knew everyone was talking about Sakura and I, but that wasn't why I was anxious... I was used to everyone talking about me. Why did Sakura go into the library? Probably for a test or something... She talks so much that I tune her out, so she probably told me why already and I just ignored her or something.

I was so fucking wrong.

When I entered the library, I put my book in the return slot, and as I was about to leave, I was met with the sound of slapping, and moaning that sounded oddly like Sakura... My curiosity got the best of me, so I followed the noises. in the back of the library, on a table, there was Sasuke, fucking my girlfriend, Sakura. They both looked at me, looking like they were about to orgasm, I just stared, shocked, horrified, and my heart hurt so bad I thought I was dying... Unfortunately, I was wrong. I watched as they climaxed together, then turned around and left the library, slamming the doors open. I could hear Sakura and Sasuke laughing... Everyone in the hallway was laughing. At least... I thought they were. I went straight back to Kakashi's classroom, completely forgetting to go outside and slammed the door, cracking the window, and scaring any students already in the classroom.

"Gaara! What the HELL is wrong with you?! That's sch-"

He immediately stopped talking when he looked at my face.

Kakashi's P.O.V

I was about to yell at Gaara for practically breaking my door, but I could tell that something had just gone terribly wrong. The look on his face was absolutely psychotic, eyes wide, pupils small, teeth clenched so hard I thought they were going to break. I haven't seen Gaara this angry since middle school...

"Gaara..." I said softly, as I locked the door to keep any other students from coming in. "You need to calm down. Breath." I looked around at the other students, they all had terrified looks on their faces that said 'This is it, he finally broke, we are all going to die.' Blah, Blah, Blah.

"I CAN'T FUCKING BREATHE!" He screamed at me, looking at me with murderous eyes. I sighed heavily, thinking that this wasn't going to be a good day for anyone. Gaara was definetly out for blood, if even one person messes with him today, I won't be able to stop him from killing anyone.

"Gaara. Start by telling me what happened... Do you need me to get Sakura?" I asked, and he punched the wall, putting a hole in it, hand now bleeding. "I FUCKING HATE HER!" He screamed again as he kept punching the wall. I had to stop him... I grabbed his hands and made him look at me. "GAARA! Enough! Tell me what the hell happened!"

Gaara's P.O.V

I was so angry. I was so hurt. I was... I was... Someone is touching me...

I looked up to see Kakashi, who kept asking me what happened. So I told him. I told him what happened between Sakura and Sasuke. He sighed heavily and sat down at a desk. We both ignored the constant knocking by the other students, and the shocked looks of the students in the room. He shook his head at the whole situation.

"What a fucking whore." He said bluntly. I nodded... Then, the phone rang. We both looked at it with equally annoyed looks on our faces. He answered it with a long sigh. "Hello? Oh, hello, Itachi. You need Gaara? For what? Now isn't really a good time... Oh. I see. Okay, I'll send him your way then. Sure. No problem." Kakashi hung up the phone and then looked at me. "Itachi wants to see you in his office. Apparently, you are someone's guide." he gave me a concerned look.

I groaned, unlocking and opening the door, shoving past the rest of the students. I knew they were looking at me, talking about me. And I didn't fucking care.

Angel's P.O.V

The door opened with a loud bang, Itachi-Sensei and I both jumped a little bit. A red-headed boy came into his office, looking very angry. He really is brooding... I slunk into my seat a bit... He was a lot scarier than I thought he was going to be...

"Itachi! I'm NOT in the mood for you FUCKING BULLSHIT!" He yelled. Itachi sighed softly. "Gaara, I'm sorry but you're the only person who can be her gui-" he tried saying but was interrupted by Gaara's yelling. "NO! THERE ARE OVER FIVE HUNDRED FUCKING STUDENTS AND OUT OF ALL OF THEM YOU CHOOSE ME?!" Itachi tilted his head at Gaara, and asked, "Who the hell pissed in your cheerios today?"

The look plastered on Gaara's face was pure fury. "Itachi. I am NOT in the mood to tow around some new student that's going to ask me TEN THOUSAND FUCKING QUESTIONS! Okay?!" He said, voice getting loud, then back to normal and through clenched teeth, as he was obviously trying to keep his temper in check. Itachi sighed softly, looking at me with slight worry in his eyes. "Gaara, you are the last person I want guiding this student. But, you are the only student in the entire school that speaks sign language. You're not only her guide Gaara. You're her interpreter." Itachi says softly, looking back at Gaara with a small smile on his face.

Everything went silent. Gaara's eyes widened a bit, and he looked over at me. Every fear and doubt I had disappeared when I looked into his eyes... which were filled with so much pain. So much, that I actually felt bad for him. Because I knew what pain felt like... I heard a dripping sound in the silence and looked to see a few drops of blood on the floor. His hands were dripping blood, and it didn't seem like Itachi noticed...

"Now. Gaara, this is Angel, Angel, Gaara. Angel here is a mute, much like you when you were younger. So, be nice, okay? I'm sure you two will get along just fine." Itachi says with a smile on his face. Then he gives us a dismissive wave of his hand.

I decided to take this opportunity to communicate with Gaara... 'Hello, Gaara. How are you?' I signed with a small smile. He shrugged. "Fine, I guess. Let's go, we are already missing first period." I blinked, and nodded, standing up, bowing to Itachi-Sensei, and following Gaara. I caught up to him quickly and tugged on his shirt. "What?" He said, still walking, looking like he was deep in thought. I kept tugging until I annoyed him enough for him to stop and look at me. "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" He yelled. I cringed a bit, and sighed, taking his hands...

Gaara's P.O.V

I just wanted this day to be over already! First, my fucking dad, then Sakura, now I have to tow around a mute for the rest of my days in high school... WHY IS SHE FUCKING TOUCHING ME?! "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" I yelled, turning around so I could see her. She took my hands, I snatched them away, but she took them again. 'Your hurt.' She signed. I looked at my hands and sighed... I didn't even notice I hurt myself... Angel set her bag down and pulled out a medicine kit. She cleaned my hands and bandaged them up, then put her stuff away. 'Let's go' She signs. I nod and lead her to Kakashi's class. A new feeling entering my heart. A... unfamiliar feeling...

Angel's P.O.V

When we entered the classroom, everyone stared at us. Wondering who I was, why I was wearing a cloak, why Gaara was my guide. A white-haired man shooshed the class and looked at us. "Gaara, welcome back! Hello, miss, why don't you introduce yourself?" The man asked, looking like he was smiling. I couldn't tell from the mask. I turned to the class, and signed 'hello' and what my name was. Everyone, including Kakashi, looked completely confused.

"She says... Hello, My name is Angel." Gaara sighed in annoyance, it was obvious he didn't talk much. He couldn't stand being my interpreter. Everyone began talking again, saying how weird I was. "Why doesn't she talk? She deaf or something?" One student asked.

Gaara sighed with annoyance and looked at Kakashi. "You're supposed to know about this shit aren't you?" He asked. Kakashi sighed and shook his head. Gaara groaned and responded, "She's a mute."

They began talking again. We both took this opportunity to sit down, in the back of the classroom. Naturally, I sat next to Gaara.

I suddenly realized as everyone was whispering about me, that he may be my only friend for the rest of the year...

Hello everyone! A few of you may recognize the title of this story, although it's different. I decided to rewrite 'Angel Lawliet Chronicles' Because I didn't like the other story anymore haha! So. I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter, I know it's kind of blah, but most first chapters are. Please write me a review and tell me what you think, what your thoughts are, what you would like to see happen. I will upload a chapter every Friday.

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Angel Lawliet