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Chapter 1

Maybe this year will be different

All my life I have never fit in. I have always been ostracized. When I started High School it got worse. Maybe the 11th grade would be different. My life at home wasn't great either, my mom was always drinking, and my father is also a drunken idiot. He hurts me, emotionally and physically. I cut myself to make the emotional pain go away. Sometimes I wish I could just disappear.

My name is Danielle Warnes, I am 16, and I go to Central High School. I hope that my junior year will be different. Today is my first day, I just got assigned my new locker, and I don't really like the people I am by, nor do they like me. But there is one face that I did not recognize, He had long golden hair tied back in a braid, and golden eyes to match his hair. He was the most handsome guy I have ever seen, but surely he wouldn't notice me.

The first class of the day, of the year. Art. My teacher is an old man, to me he looked like a rapist. He had name tags on the desk to tell where we were seated, I looked the seat on the right of me. "Edward" it said. Who was Edward? I looked to the left of me "Derek" God how I hate him. Just like the bunch of other people in the school he picked on me too. He was fat and obnoxious.

Everyone took their seat, I was anxious to see who this "Edward" was. It was him. It was that handsome guy I had seen at my locker. "Hello" He said as he smiled. "Um uh Hi" I replied, not being used to people talking to me.

"I'm Ed." He said sticking out his right hand for me to shake.

I looked down at this hand it was fake. But I didn't want him to think badly of me so I shook it immediately.

"Hi I'm Danielle" I said.

"Ew don't talk to her new kid" Derek said. My smile quickly faded.

"And why not?" Edward replied.

"Because, she's just not cool, nobody likes her."

"Really? Why don't you try getting to know people before you judge them."

"You know what Shortie-" Derek was quickly cut off by "WHAT DID YOU SAY!"

"Edward Elric would you be quiet, we're about to begin class" Mr. Hoffmann retorted. Followed by a grunt my Ed.

"Thank you" I whispered to Edward.

"No prob."

The next few classes were all the same, except Ed wasn't in any of them. But then computer class came and we where allowed to pick where ever we wanted to sit. I sat all the way in the corner and to my surprise Edward came and sat next to me.

"Hi, again" He said with his beautiful smile on his face. I smiled back in response. I have never smiled so much in one day in a long while, and the day wasn't even over yet. Maybe, just maybe this year will be better.

"Thank you Edward" Mr. Wallace said while marking something on his clipboard he always carried with him.

(A/N: All the teachers in this fic will be based on my teacher that I had, and yes this teacher always carried around a clipboard taking off points when we disrupted the class.)

"But class didn't even start yet!" Edward said. Just as he said that the bell rang. "Thank you again"

"WHAT?"

"Another point taken away, oh, this is going to be an interesting year Mr. Elric."

Next was the worse part of the day. Lunch. Everybody sitting with their friends having a good time. Me sitting by myself, no one even bothers to talk to me. "Hey Danielle!" a voice called out, I turned around and it was Edward. "Do you mind If My brother and I sit with you?"

"Um, no not at all." I said. We found a table with the fewest amount of people.

"This is my brother Al, he is a year younger than I." Ed said

"Hi Al." I said

"Hey, nice to meet you." Al said. "I hope my brother hasn't been giving you any problems."

"Oh no, not at all" I replied.

"Hey Al!" A male voice called from behind him. "O hey Derek!"

"Why is one of the coolest sophomores sitting with these losers?"

"HEY! You sure and hell better not be talking about us!" Ed retorted.

"Who else would I be talking to Shortie?"

"GAHH! I'm not a shortie!"

"Oh, Go cry to your mom" Derek said. (Bad move)

Edward grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and punched him in the face. "You don't know what I would give to cry to my mother."

"Then go and do it" Derek said. He tried to punch him back but was easily blocked. "My mother dead you moron." an angered Edward said. He then punched Derek in the face again. "Ah god damn what is your first made of metal or something?" Edward then took off his glove ( Which was against the dress code but he could care less)

"You little cheater, it really is made of metal, take it off so we can have a fair fight"

"Okay" Edward said as he grinned.

"Brother don't" Al said.

"Your kidding me, this pipsqueak is your brother?" Derek asked.

"Yeah He is!" Al exclaimed

Edward took off his tie and unbutton his school shirt. To reveal his white beater.

"Brother, you know how much it hurts when you put it back on!" Al said trying to convince him to stop, but his brother was to hard headed to listen to Al's advice. The whole school had now gained interest, but I was too mesmerized by his muscles.

Edward took off his arm and threw it to Al.

"You really are a freak" Derek said, but was met by a punch to the face. After this some teacher came and broke the fight up. They where both sent to the principals office. I later learned that they where suspended for the next three days.

Ed and asked to walk me home that day. That made me the happiest I had ever been in a long time. Maybe I finally met someone I can trust.

"Nice Ed, you got suspended on the first day of school, and by the way your arm is in my book bag."

After about ten minutes of walking we reached my house, my god awful house. I heard glass breaking and arguing from the inside. My parent where fighting again. Both probably drunk. I hated when they did this, after the were done fighting they would take out the rest of their drunken anger out on me, or at least my dad would.

"Well, I'll see you guys later" I said as I walked toward my home. But Edward grabbed my arm with a look of concern on his face. "Are you sure your gunna be alright?" Edward asked.

"Yeah" I said as I flashed him a smile and walked away.