This is going to be fun...
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"All those unboarding, we have now reached the town of Cross Academy. Please exit safely, and have a nice day."
The woman's voice was a distant droning in my ears. Beneath my music, it didn't matter. But considering it was my stop, I stood up and departed my company of a creepy blond man dressed in a suit, and a sleeping (or dead) old woman. I say the blond man was creepy not because he constantly looked at me funny, but because he lacked any human flaw. His eyes, his hair, his face... Everything was perfect. I could go on for hours about how much that creeped me out. But nothing I had ever experienced had prepared me for when I stepped out of the train and into the town's perfect train station, which lead to the town's perfect town square, with vendors that lined the town's perfect streets. I had stepped into some sort of dream land, that much I was sure of... Talk about "somewhere over the rainbow".
Speaking of perfect, here came my welcome wagon. Whoopee, right? I turned my music up extra loud and pretended I didn't see the brown-haired chick waving like a mad woman and her morose silver-haired buddy. His get-up, which was all black and uniformed, didn't help make him seem any friendlier.
Love me cancerously
Like a salt-sore soaked in the sea.
'High-maintenance' means
You're a gluttonous queen
Narcissistic and mean.
"Bryn! Bryn-chan! Bryn Ari?" Damn these headphones. I cursed myself for forgetting my better ones back home. The girl kept calling my name, so I felt it necessary to look in her direction and nod. She smiled bigger and ran up to me. Her silver-haired partner took his sweet time.
Kill me romantically
Fill my soul with vomit
Then ask me for a piece of gum.
Bitter and dumb
You're my sugarplum.
You're awful, I love you!
"Hello! I'm Yuki!" Her huge brown eyes showed more than her dopey smile. They intrigued me. She acted happy, but her eyes told otherwise. She was extremely self-sacrificing... Interesting. She was very pure, which fit her name perfectly... I nodded again, and gave her my crooked half-smile.
She moves through moonbeams slowly
She knows just how to hold me
And when her edges soften
Her body is my coffin
I know she drains me slowly
She wears me down to bones in bed
"Bryn Ari. Call me Bryn though, kay? No chan or san shit." I said. Her eyes widened, shocked by my words. I guessed I should watch the language. The boy came next.
Must be the sign on my head
That says, oh...
Love me dead! Love me dead!
"Zero." He muttered, his body stiffened as he came closer. Something was not right about this boy. He was too perfect, like the man on the train. There wasn't a single flaw. His body, ridged, made me shiver. Yes, he was wrong some how. His eyes showed no emotion. Leading me to believe he liked to keep his mind blank. Possibly keeping back painful memories and cutting himself off from the world. Also interesting.
You're a faith-healer on T.V.
You're an office park without any trees
Corporate and cold
Gushing for gold
Leave me alone.
"Bryn." I said, just as monotonous. He was staring at me in the same way the man on the train had... I felt a chill run up my spine, but I kept my eyes emotionless. His expression made me feel like... He wanted to eat me...
You suck so passionately
You're a parasitic, psycho, filthy creature
finger-bangin' my heart
You call me up drunk
Does the fun ever start?
You're hideous and sexy!
"Well, let's get up to the school, alright?" Yuki said pleasantly, her smile as big as ever and completely oblivious to Zero's stare. He and I nodded at the same time in her direction, and moved to follow her.
She moves through moonbeams slowly
She knows just how to hold me
And when her edges soften
Her body is my coffin
I know she drains me slowly
She wears me down to bones in bed
I fixed my music so it was blaring again. I couldn't remember when I had turned it down. These two enticed my interest so much, it was almost hypnotizing. I hoped the rest of the school wasn't this interesting, or my head would undoubtedly explode.
Must be the sign on my head
That says, oh...
Love me dead! Love me dead!
We stopped at the base of what I would call a mountain, and what people who weren't nearly as lazy as me would call a large hill. There was a stone path leading through the forest that went all the way to the summit, where a few huge buildings stood. Oh go figure. A perfect town had a perfect hill with a perfect school at the top.
Love me cancerously
Brrrot-dot-da-d-da-da!
How's your new boy?
Does he know about me?
You've got the mark of the beast.
You're born of a jackal! You're beautiful!
"Alright guys! We'd better start walking! It's a bit of a hike, and we don't have much time before curfew!" Said Yuki, very joyously. I, however, felt my jaw drop.
She moves through moonbeams slowly
She knows just how to hold me
And when her edges soften
Her body is my coffin
I know she drains me slowly
She wears me down to bones in bed
"You want me... To walk up that?!" I almost yelled, while almost losing my composure. I looked at the little road, then the buildings, then the road again. It was then I decided I hated Cross Academy.
Wha' 'bout that sign on my head
That says, oh...
Love me dead!
"Well, yea... We need to get there some how!" Yuki exclaimed, giggling.
"Er... How about a car?" I asked. Surely a rich school like this... I saw Zero fight a smile.
"Walking's good for you. Let's go." He said, all snide and what not. I sighed dramatically to let them both know I didn't approve, then sulkily began to follow. It was going to be a long walk... And wouldn't you know it?! My ipod had just died! I adjusted the strap of my laptop bag and began my slow climb. Yup, definitely the worst school I had ever decided to go to!
20 minutes later...
"PLEASE SAY WE ARE ALMOST THERE!" I exclaimed, fully exhausted. Athletics was never my strong suit. I had tripped at least twice. The first time, Zero had caught me. I was quick to show him his help was unnecessary and very much unwanted. But for a moment, he was close enough to me to smell. Now, it could have been my imagination, but he didn't smell very... Human...
"How can you be so tired? You know, for someone so small and skinny, you aren't very muscular..." Yuki wasn't trying to be so insulting, I knew. But I still flashed her a death glare while she nor Zero weren't looking. I didn't want to upset her with my glance, and well... I'd observed the way Zero had looked at her the few times she'd let her guard down... He probably would have waited until Yuki wasn't looking and taken my head off.
"As you two can probably tell, I'm not good at staying on my feet... So I don't do sports, and try to keep walking to a minimum." I said. My composure kept slipping up. I was trying very hard not to start screaming at my stupid life as Zero rolled his eyes.
"Oh hey! Your shoe's untied..." Yuki said. She had been doing most of the talking the whole walk. She was slightly annoying, but in the endearing sisterly way. "Well, we'll just wait until you're done."
"No, no... You guys go on without me. Didn't you say you had to be back a while before curfew to detain the masses of crazy girls?" Yup, she had been doing a lot of talking. She told me all about her life with Zero at the school. How great it was. How much I would love it. Blah blah blah.
"But... We can't leave you alone... What if you get lost?" Yuki asked, all innocent. Jeez, could her eyes have been any bigger, browner, and pure?
"There's only one road! Besides, I'm just slowing you down. Get going. I'll see you up there later." I glanced towards the sun, which plenty high enough. I would make it there before dark. But at least, if they went on ahead, I could walk leisurely and actually enjoy the scenery. Their fast pace was too much... I watched Yuki contemplate but could tell Zero had already made up his mind.
"Let's go, Yuki." He said, eyes cold and hollow. He didn't even look at me. Well, I didn't like him either. She jumped to obey him, like a loyal little puppy.
"Okay! I'll see you later, Bryn! Make sure you're up here by nightfall..." Her voice faded as Zero dragged her farther away.
Ah! Peace at last! I sat down in the middle of the road and took out my ipod and laptop. After plugging my ipod into my lappy's little slot, I put everything back in and began my trek once more. I took my time, taking in the beautiful scenery. I was glad for finaly being in an imperfect place... Everything was normal here. But then, I had always felt comforted surrounded by trees and away from civilization. I was sure I wouldn't be going into the oddly perfect town any time soon. Lost in my own thoughts, I stumbled over my own feet and fell face down on the stones. Although the stones were smooth, I guess there were some rough spots. I felt my skin slightly sting with the fresh scrapes on my hands. There was little blood, but I still became dizzy from the smell of copper they gave off. I sat on my knees, blowing on my hands as i had done since I was a child. It was another comfort, I suppose.
As I reached for my spilled possessions, my eyes caught on something glittering on the side of the road. I packed everything back into my bag neatly, and moved for the shimmering object. I bent down, and picked it up. It appeared to be some sort of stone... Blood red with a streak of black across the top... My reflection stared back at me, as perplexed as I was. But where I had brown hair and jade green eyes, my reflection was as crimson as death... The black streak cut through my face and down my neck. The image made me shiver. The stone was unnatural... It felt like a bad omen. A bird took flight suddenly, as if frightened, from a tree nearby. I looked up quickly, feeling just the smallest bit scared.
A path of dirt and seemingly rarely walked lead off of the road and into the forest. I hadn't noticed that before. I decided a detour couldn't hurt. I could always follow the path back to the main road. There couldn't be any harm in following the path, could there?