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I sat in the back of my mom's car, fidgeting. It would be my first day at Crypton High School, and I was extremely nervous. My hands were clammy and shaking like mad. I looked at my mom with a pleading face.
"You'll do fine, Teto," She said with a semi-comforting smile. "Why are you so worried?"
There was no use trying to explain it. She was a mom, her high school days were far behind her. How could she possibly understand the constant struggle for popularity?
I tried to give her a reassuring smile, but I'm pretty sure I ended up looking constipated in the end. "Thanks, Mom," I replied. "I'm just worried about finding friends."
Which was true. It wasn't the only thing behind my tension, though.
"Oh please!" She laughed. "You had tons of friends back at Yahama! I'm sure you'll have at least five by the end of the week!" We pulled up to the front of the school and I opened the door with a sweaty hand. My mom and I exchanged a quick I love you before I slammed the door shut. As the car drove away, panic began to rise in me.
This is it, I thought, adjusting my tie and bag. I scoped out the entrance to the school. Social cliques were hanging out everywhere near the front yard and on the front steps. I wonder if I'll belong to one anytime soon, I thought, making my way to the front steps. As I walked by, a few people's voices dropped to whispers, and I assumed I was the topic they were quietly discussing.
When I entered the school, I noticed a sign labeled Front Office plastered next to a door to my immediate right. I went in and asked who I suspected was the secretary for my schedule.
"My name is Teto Kasane," I explained. "I'm starting school here from Yahama High School."
"Ah! So you're the new student Principal Megurine told me about!" She smiled. "I'll get your schedule for you!"
As soon as I received the schedule, the bell rang out and kids came rushing in through the front doors.
"Good luck!" The lady said with a wink, and I stepped into the sea of kids to look for my first class.
The first half of the day breezed by easily. Enter a class, get assigned a seat, sit through class, repeat. This went on for five periods until first lunch, which was the freshmen and sophomores. This was the part of the day I was dreading the most, because it was when I would more likely be branded as a loser.
I clutched my brown paper lunch sack and strolled into the cafeteria with as much confidence as I could. My act quickly faded when I entered, looking around desperately for somewhere to sit. I stood there, twirling in circles, for what seemed like forever, searching for an empty table.
"Yo. Twin tails."
My head swiveled to the source of the voice. A girl with sheet white hair pulled into a purple and black bow was staring directly at me with piercing red eyes. My eyes grew wide and I pointed at myself as if asking, me? She nodded and I made my expression look cool and collected as I walked towards the table. Inside, though, I was bursting with joy.
I sat down in the only open seat at the table, which was across from the girl who called me. She stared at me, and so did everyone else at the table.
"Uh… Hi. I'm Teto," I spoke, breaking the silence. "I'm starting here from Yahama."
White Hair nodded with acknowledgment. "I'm Haku," she said before popping a tater tot into her mouth.
After swallowing, she cleared her throat and gestured to the girl sitting next to her. The girl's hair was pulled into a side ponytail and her golden eyes were glued to her phone.
"This is Neru, and she's addicted to her phone," She explained. At the mention of her name, Neru looked up and nodded in my direction before going back to her device.
Haku rolled her eyes and continued on. "That's Uta sitting next to you, but we all call her Defoko." I looked to my right at a girl with short, violet hair who was staring off into the distance.
Geez, so far this table seems like a bunch of depressing squares… I thought.
"The girl sitting across from Defoko is Luna," Haku continued, and I looked over to a girl with light blonde hair and bright green eyes. She smiled shyly at me, and I smiled back, relieved that at least someone at this table was showing a little hospitality (other than Haku, of course).
Haku took a sip of her vegetable juice before continuing. "Over there is Tei." I peered my head over Defoko to see a girl staring dreamily towards another table. I glanced in the direction of her gaze to see a table crowded with people who had an authoritative air about them. My first inference was that they were the popular crowd, but I wanted to ask just to be sure. Just as I opened my mouth to speak a small, timid girl piped up.
"And my name is Momo!" She squealed with a huge grin. Then she looked to Haku with a sad look in her eye. "I can't believe you forgot me, Haku..."
"I didn't forget you!" Haku argued. "I was just saving the best for last!" She smiled gingerly at the light pink-haired girl, who giggled before turning to talk to Defoko.
Haku shook her head and looked to me. "That's everyone," she concluded. "Any questions?"
"Yeah," I replied, gesturing to before mentioned table. "Who are they?