Chapter 1

Different


A perfect morning had to consist of a sun partially covered by the clouds, and the birds still sleeping. At least, what Chiharu Akane expected.

It was the same weather as the day before. And Akane liked it.

So far, it was peaceful. The sun was in the perfect placement as she had liked, and no sound. Just the way she liked it. Always the same, and no change. Anything less would make her head explode.

The noise level had been at just the right volume too. No sound, and no nuisances. Her family wasn't that big of a problem. They had moved to another part of the city. And Akane expected no less. Just the same.

All in all, this was the perfect day for Akane.

Unfortunately, for Akane, the peacefulness didn't last.

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She walked through the school campus, earning stares from other students. It was like any other old day. Nothing bothered her. There were no disruptions for her perfect morning. Everything was in place. Nothing different.

Too bad she thought too soon.

"Nya! Watch out!"

The sudden shout caused Akane to turn around, only to be met with a face. More specifically, a boy's face. And the ground. The dusty old ground. Yes, she spoke too soon.

"Eiji! I thought I told you to stop running around the school campus like that! Its dangerous!" A boy with a slightly, ever so slightly, shaved head, and olive green eyes scolded the red-head.

The said boy stood up, and dusted himself off, held out a hand, and closed his eyes. "Hoi-Hoi! Sorry, I hope I didn't hurt you!"

Seconds passed, and there was no physical contact.

He opened his eyes to see that the girl had already walked off, a visible scowl on her face.

Her day was ruined, and it was so early in the morning. Why couldn't God pick on her another day?

The red head turned to his friend, who was as equally as confused. "Oishi! Who's that?"

He shrugged. "I don't know. Why?"

Kikumaru stuffed his hands in his pocket, and started to wonder away, a big fat grin on his face. "I dunno! She's interesting though!"

Oishi face palmed at his friend, and followed him to their next class.

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Her perfect day was ruined. And it was all that red head's fault. He bumped into her. So he clearly had to take responsibility.

Akane scowled at the memory.

She didn't mind getting her school uniform a bit dirty, so that was alright with her. No major change in her day. But what really bothered her, was the fact that a boy bumped into her.

That wasn't scheduled on her agenda.

She quietly walked into her homeroom, her eyes closed. She already knew where her seat was. That was no change.

Again, she spoke way too soon.

The classroom was louder than usual.

Akane opened her eyes to immediately regret she hadn't. Right across from her was the same boy that bumped into her earlier. He seemed very popular, considering that girls were surrounding him. Wait, since when were they in the same class? Whatever.

Next to him was that other boy.

She concluded him as that red-head's best friend. They seemed really close, seeing as every second, the red-head was pouncing on him, and or riding on his back.

Akane overheard some of their conversation. She knew eavesdropping was bad, but who couldn't resist? His voice was annoyingly loud, and you would hear him throughout the whole classroom.

But if you could hear him so clearly, why hadn't she noticed him before? Maybe today wasn't her best day.

She rolled her eyes, and huffed out a quiet sigh. What a weird day it was.

When the teacher walked in, everybody got into their seats, slowly bringing the noise level down to dead silent.

Akane learned that the red-head sat diagonally across from her. Was he that close the whole time? Yup, today certainly wasn't her best day.

Usually, Akane never listened to the teacher. It was usually some boring crap about... she didn't even know. English?

But this announcement caused the teacher to get her full attention.

"Today, we're exchanging seats."

This was a big change.

Akane never liked the idea of being changed. You are who you are, and you can't do anything about it. That's what she always thought, and it always worked out.

She hoped that she wouldn't be in too different of a seat. Akane liked in when she was around the same area. It made things a lot less troublesome, and helped shut down all the new nuisances.

A box was placed on the teacher's desk, and in it were numbers. Numbers that indicated where you would sit.

When it was her time to go, she prayed that she wasn't next to anyone new.

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God just had to pick on her this day, didn't he?

Her previous seat had been number 22. Now, it just had to be seat number 15. That was a big difference in her placement. A whole 7 seats, and Akane did not like it.

Akane mentally sighed. Today officially sucked. Why were changes happening now?

She sat in her new seat, adjusting to the new area. It really was different.

Before, she would've seen the board clearly, seeing as though she had sat in the middle row. And now she's on the side, where she has to see from an angle.

Whatever, she thought, scowling, you can't change reality.

Suddenly, Akane heard footsteps. It had to be her new seating partner.

Hoping that it was the same person, Akane turned to see who it really was.

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Red-Head.

It just had to be red-head.

It was going to take a lifetime to get used to an idiot sitting next to you. Hell, it took half a year for Akane to get used to her old seating partner. And she was dangerously quiet, never speaking a word.

Yes, this was a dramatic change, and Akane didn't like it. Not a single bit.

He noticed her staring, and flashed a smile in her direction. "Nya! You're the girl I bumped into earlier today!" He shouted, not realizing how loud he was. Not to mention how much he was irritating her.

"I'm sorry, nya! I wasn't looking where I was going! And Oishi warned me too..." He muttered that last sentence.

She merely nodded, hoping that an answer would shut him up.

But it didn't.

God was probably laughing at her right now.

He extended his hand, hoping for Akane to take it. "I'm Kikumaru Eiji! What's yours?"

She stared at the extended hand.

Akane didn't take it, much to his disappointment, but she answered anyways.

She frowned, and then muttered, "Chiharu Akane."

Kikumaru beamed at her answer. "Ohoho~! Chiharu Akane-chan! Nice to meet you!"

Hearing what he had called her, she glared. "Don't call my name with the honorific '-chan'. Its annoying."

This was supposed to scare him off, like all the other's would do, but he didn't budge. Not even his stupid grin. "Okay! You're weird. Most girls like it when I call them like that, but alright, Akane!"

Normally, hearing people calling her given name seriously pissed her off, but when he called it, it seemed different. Something was wrong here. Something really wrong.

Akane chose to ignore it, and let him call her that. What can she do to stop him from calling her that? Not much.

When everyone was in their new, given seats, the teacher started her lecture.

Everything certainly was different. But why didn't it bother her like it usually would?

All the thinking caused her to flick her eraser off her desk on accident. She mentally scolded herself for being so absent-minded. Akane was about to pick it up, but a hand stopped her. She looked up to see Kikumaru. He looked at her confused face, and said, "Don't worry, I'll get it!"

He handed her the eraser, and smiled. "Be more careful, ne?"

Akane turned away. She felt her nose scrunch up, and her face getting warmer by the second. That stupid cat-like grin.

What was going on?

She glanced at the boy next to her, who was just doodling random drawings instead of taking notes.

Whatever this is, she thought, it has to do something with this boy.


A/N: A new story! Yay... and an OC fic! I don't really write these, but I decided to give it a try. I was gonna write KaidohOC first, but then Kikumaru suddenly popped in my head. I hope I'm not going fast...

Here's some facts on Akane's appearance.

Chiharu Akane~

She has jet black hair, but as it starts moving down to her tips, it slowly turns a dark shade of red. By the time it actually reaches her tips, its bright red. Her hair reaches a bit past her shoulders, and stops around her chest.

She has really beautiful black bright red eyes, and long eyelashes.

PM or REVIEW for some more information on her. I'll be glad to provide it! ^^

Don't worry, Akane WILL NOT be a MARY-SUE! She has flaws that'll make the best of people hate her. So don't worry on that.

There'll be a lot of development over the course of these chapters. :D

Oh, and criticism is really appreciated. I write here to improve, and to have some fun. :)

Flames are welcome, I guess... I can't really do anything to stop it. So, they're welcome. They make me laugh anyways.

Reviews are appreciated! BYE!