Hope scurried across the courtyard clutching his books like they were a life support. It had been 5 minutes since the bell rang for morning class, "Gonna be late, Gonna be late!" He whispered to himself, Hope was 14 years old and acting like someone in junior school, He had short-ish silver hair and cerulean blue eyes, High school had always been tough for him, he'd always had trouble with bullying and whatnot. But that day changed his life, the day he met Snow Villiers and Oerba Dia Vanille.
Hope stumbled into the classroom tripping over the bin, "Late again Mr. Estheim?" His teacher, Mr. Katzroy mumbled, holding up a book, Hope looked up and nodded, a few laughs arose from the classroom. He walked over to his seat in the middle of the classroom and slumped into it. He looked around his classroom, Room 138. The room was full of different aged teenagers, from around his age to about 20. He drew his attention to a new girl in the class, she seemed upbeat and peppy. She was making new friends faster than the last girl in his class, Serah Farron, who was said to be getting married, but she left and was never seen again. "Alright, everyone seems present, register..."
After a few names were called out, "Vanille?"
"Here!" The girl Hope was looking at suddenly shouted.
"And, Snow Villiers." Mr. Katzroy finished.
"Here and wanting to leave..." A man with blonde hair mumbled from the back of the class.
Hope smiled, People who didn't want to be at school and made jokes about it amused him. "Right, take out your books on Eidolon history and we can get started." Mr. Katzroy ordered. The class took out their books and started to read, Hope, on the other hand, wasn't paying attention at all. He was daydreaming instead. "Mr. Estheim!" Mr. Katzroy shouted, Hope awoke from his dreams and fell off his chair; the class erupted with laughter, "Ouch... Sorry Sir..." Hope sighed; He looked around to see everyone laughing, He went redder than a tomato being crushed by a meat tenderizer. He grabbed everything and dashed out the classroom crying. "Now look what you've done..." Mr. Katzroy mumbled, running out after him.
"Hope! Wait!" He shouted, Hope turned around from the end of the corridor, "I can't do this anymore Sazh! When it was you, me, and Lightning, Things were fine, but Lightning left to find her sister, my mom died and I had to come to this Crap-hole... And you became a teacher to keep your family fed!" Hope cried, Sazh looked at the floor and sighed, "Those days have gone Hope, You need to make more friends, you look so alone during lunch breaks, why don't you go talk to some kids in your class?" Sazh explained, Hope looked up, "You expect me to make friends with morons who probably couldn't work out what reluctant means? No chance Sazh!" He shouted, "I'm going back to class... I can't continue with this conversation..." He sighed, wiping tears from his eyes. "Fine, But promise me you'll at least talk to someone for once." Sazh mumbled, Hope nodded and walked back to the classroom. What happened after that changed his look on making no friends entirely...