Lovely Angel
Okay, high school romance PEINxKONAN….PLEASE R&R! :D
CHAPTER ONE:
PEIN
Looking at her new high school, Konoha High, Konan closed her eyes and sighed deeply. She could still see sunlight, even from behind the eyelids that covered her amber orbs. Konoha was too sunny, too dry without rain. Amegakure, however, was always raining, water falling from the heavens to cleanse the village. Shifting the black backpack that was located on her right shoulder, Konan opened her eyes and stepped into the air-conditioned school.
She tried to quickly walk to the office, ignoring the ringing bell that signaled everyone to class. Her mind was so focused on making her way to the office that she didn't notice a red-haired girl put her foot in Konan's path. She tripped over the girl's foot and fell flat on her face, her black backpack sliding down the hallway. In a moment, snickers and gossips were being passed among the crowd of teenagers. Konan looked up through her indigo hair and glared at the red-head.
"Awww, look at the new girl! Did you have a nice trip?" The red-head mocked, giving her hair a toss.
"Totally! You rock, Karin!" A blonde girl in a pony-tail high-fived Karin.
Silently, Konan stood up and walked to where her backpack had landed, only to have it handed to her by someone. Surprised, her head shot up to see a teenage boy. He had a unique hair color, like Konan's own indigo shade. His hair wasn't blonde, nor brown. Not quite red either. It was orange-auburn. Brighter than auburn, but darker than orange, it was in the shadows at least. The color suited him quite well with his peach skin. Her bright, amber eyes moved to his and she found herself gasping in wonder. His eyes were tainted purple and there were layered swirls around the pupil. Konan had never seen anything so beautiful before in her life. She would have loved to gaze at him forever, but something else took her attention away.
Piercings.
There were so many of them compared to the one stud in her own bottom lip. Six were in the bridge of his delicate nose, two under his bottom lip, another six around each ear and a bar that was going through each one only added to the wild collection. Still, he was charming.
"Umm…you dropped your backpack." His voice was deep but soft, like velvet.
"I think I know that already." Konan smiled up at him.
"Here." He handed the backpack to her, but didn't return her smile.
"Thank you." She took it from him and drew her hand back when his skin brushed against hers.
"Your welcome….Do you want me to walk you?" His eyes stared at her intensely.
"No." Konan turned and bolted to the office, still feeling his gaze on her.
What did he think she was, a weakling? The office wasn't so far away, she could make it on her own. She may be new, but one day, her authoritive personality would take over the school. Sighing, Konan opened the door to the office.
"Hello! How may I help you?" A fair, pink-haired girl looked at her with excited, green eyes.
"Are you a teacher?" Konan wondered.
"No, I'm an office aid for first period class. My name is Sakura. And you?" Sakura smiled.
"I'm Konan, and I'm a bit late. Some girl named Karin tripped me in the hallway. A boy with auburn hair and piercings helped me though." Konan explained.
"Konan…you're the new girl! And don't worry about Karin and Ino, they bully everyone that they can get their filthy hands on. Pein, that piercing-full monster…leave him alone. I'm surprised he even helped you. He doesn't care about anyone around here. Besides, he's hideous with those eyes and piercings. Okay…back to business. Here are your classes and I'll take you to the first one. Here's a map of the school." Sakura handed Konan a few papers.
Pein, so that was his name. Konan decided that Pein wasn't as bad as the pink-haired girl told her when Sakura grabbed her wrist. She led Konan out of the office and down the hallway. Sakura stopped in front of a door and peeked in through the small opening.
"Your first period will be a math class. Sadly, you have all the same classes as Pein. Just follow him around." Sakura grimaced and with a flip of her short pink hair, knocked on the door with a slender hand.
The door opened as a man with a bulbous nose and a cigarette in his mouth stepped out.
"Hello, Sakura." He blew out a puff of smoke.
"Hello Mr. Asuma. This is the new student, Konan. Konan, this is Mr. Asuma." Sakura introduced them to each other.
"Hello, Konan." Mr. Asuma greeted the indigo-haired teenager.
"Hi, Mr. Asuma." Konan responded.
"Thank you, Sakura. I'll take it from here." Mr. Asuma put a hand on Konan's shoulder and lead her into the small classroom.
"Class, this is Konan, the new student." The smoking teacher turned to her. "Konan, introduce yourself."
"My name is Konan. My hair is a natural color, I didn't dye it or anything. I'm sixteen and I like origami, the art of paper folding. I moved here from Amegakure." Konan introduced herself without expression.
"WOOHOO! Art is a blast, hmm!" A blonde boy that resembled Ino stood and announced.
"Sit down, Deidara. And be quiet." Mr. Asuma ordered and Deidara automatically obeyed.
"Konan, you can sit down next to Pein, the boy with piercings. He's a bad influence to new students, but there's no other seat in here. Your paper also says that you'll be following him around all day, having the same classes as him." Mr. Asuma said with a disapproving frown.
'I'm fine as long as he doesn't stare at me like that.' Konan thought to herself.
"Okay." Konan muttered and walked over to the back of the classroom where Pein was sitting quietly.
"Hey, Konan." He looked at her.
"Hey, Pein. Sorry about earlier, I was just nervous." Konan whispered as she sat down in her seat.
"No problem." He replied and turned his attention to the teacher.
Throughout the class, Konan could feel his gaze on her. When her eyes met his to tell him she knew, he kept staring without an expression.
Staring with those ringed eyes.
After a class of boring numbers and creepy staring, Konan sighed happily as she packed her things and followed Pein out the door. He slowed down until his steps were in rhythm with Konan's.
"So, you're from Amegakure, huh?" He asked, turning his swirling eyes to look at her sideways.
"Yeah." Konan replied plainly.
"I'm from Amegakure too. I hate how it's so bright here. I'd prefer rain to this any day." He stated.
Class after class, Konan silently followed Pein everywhere she went. She wished he would stop his intense staring. It was burning a hole through her. Every move she made was tracked by his eyes. He didn't talk to her anymore and she didn't say anything to him. After all the dull classes, the bell signaling that school was over finally rang. Pein turned and left the room without a word. Finally, no more staring. Konan felt as if a weight was lifted off her shoulders. Quietly, she packed her things away and strolled out of the classroom. Konan bumped into Sakura, who was followed by Tenten, Hinata, and Temari.
"Hey! How was your first day of school? You can hang out with Hinata, Tenten, Temari, and me instead of that stupid Pein!" Sakura exclaimed in delight.
Konan really didn't feel like talking. She still felt a bit betrayed after Pein left without a word.
"What's so bad about Pein?" Konan asked innocently.
The girls grimaced.
"He's a monster! He's hideous…Those eyes…" Sakura listed.
"There is something that bothers me...I hate the way he stares at me. It's like I can't have any privacy." Konan shuddered.
An outburst of chatter and quarrels broke out. The teenage girls argued all at the same time, but went quiet went a voice sounded behind them.
"Konan."
Stunned, Konan spun around and was relieved to see the red-haired Sasori with a blonde Deidara.
"Konan…" Sasori repeated.
"Did you hear…?" Konan tensed, she already knew the answer to that.
He heard.
He heard them gossiping about his best friend. Sasori gave Konan a brief nod."Come here." He ordered her.
"Konan…" Sakura was silence by a glare from Sasori.
Konan obeyed Sasori without a word. She had no idea what would happen to her. Sasori stopped in his tracks as soon as the other girls were out of earshot.
"Konan, you really shouldn't be so harsh on Pein." Sasori paused, giving Konan a chance to answer.
"I-I'm sorry." She looked at the ground shamefully. "Why does everyone hate him?"
"His eyes, his hair, his piercings. That's what everyone says. He isn't that bad of a person. Everyone just rules him out. You know, he's never talked to anyone outside his circle of friends until he met you. He doesn't have a home. He won't take any offers from us either. Pein's had a harsh childhood. You should give him a chance. And besides," Sasori continued. "Pein doesn't just go around and help people. I was surprised when he stepped out of the crowd this morning to hand you your backpack."
Silence.
"I never knew." Konan whispered, eyes wide.
"That's all I have to say." Sasori turned and began walking away.
"Wait!" Konan called after him.
Sasori just turned around and smiled, making Konan blush slightly. Then, he left, followed by the silent Deidara.
"Maybe he isn't that bad of a person." Konan murmured to herself. "Pein."
She liked the way his name rolled on her tongue.
"Pein."