Chapter 1: I Get Asked Out
A/N: This is my first fan fiction, sorry if it's a little strange
The ground was glazed with frost; there was a chill in the air. I was thankful to have the scarf that Michael gave me, it definitely helped keep out the December air.
"Chi! Over here!" cried Meridy. Meridy was an interesting person; she never seemed to be warded off by me, like everyone else. I ran over to the petite brunette.
"Chi! Check it out! The campus looks beautiful!" she said.
"Yeah, maybe it'll snow," I said. It hasn't snowed in a very long time, I blame global warming.
Meridy and I both study environmental science; we shared the same dorm room in Hikari Hall. We have the exact same schedule, so it was easy for us to become friends.
"Soo, Chi, has a certain Taiwanese adoptive brother of mine asked you to tomorrow's winter dance?" Meridy asked. I did not like the knowing smile she had on her face.
"No Mer, your brother has not asked me and I have no idea why he would." I replied. Michael was nice, funny, and the perfect gentlemen. His adoptive sister, Meridy, was the exact opposite. She was wild, insane, boy crazy, and a heavy drinker, maybe that's why she wasn't fazed by my own strange nature. Michael had a thick head of black hair; he had large dark brown eyes, and skin a few shades tanner than mine. He looked a bit Polynesian instead of Taiwanese. Meridy had short caramel colored hair. It fell down her face in perfect ringlets; a perfect heart shaped angle face, and was about a head shorter than me. Her hazel gaze burned into my plain brown eyes with annoyance.
"Aww, come on Chi, how long are you going to make my poor brother wait? Do you know how much he moons over you? Remember when I first introduced you guys? He rammed himself right into the flagpole!" she laughed
"Come on Mer, you and Mike both know I don't date," I said.
"Is this about Haku?" she asked?
"W-W-What are you talking about?!" I asked.
"That Haku guy in your story. The one you're always drawing?" she asked.
"First of all, it's just a story, and second of all, none of you business. I just don't date, never have never will." I stated.
"I get the feeling that it's more than a story..." she said.
It's true; I never dated back in high school. Everyone thought I was crazy, always talking about the Spirit World, drawing strange creatures and people in my notebook, and to top it all off, going to therapy. The boys in my school naturally avoided and tortured me. I still had several of the cigarette marks on my skin, and a few scars from where they cut me. They never raped me, but they did humiliate me. To this day, I hate wearing dresses, swimsuits, and skirts; there were too many cuts and burns on my legs and shoulders. Meridy or Michael knew nothing about it.
"Well Chi, that's about to change." said Meridy. She nodded to her left. A tall figure walked over.
"Hey Chihiro, hey squirt," he said. He rested his arm on Meridy's head. Michael is about 10 centimeters taller than me.
"Don't call me squirt," said Meridy, as she walked out from under Michael's arm. She walked next to me and stuck her tongue out at Michael.
"So," she continued "Dear brother is there anything you wish to ask our dear Chihiro? May I remind you that I act as Chihiro's best friend demand you review your intentions with me and ask her with the most polite gestures," she winked. Michael groaned.
"Fine," he said. He bowed "Lady Chihiro of Kyoto, would you honor this humble man by allowing him to escort you to the winter dance tomorrow evening?" I had to cling to Meridy, he actually asked me to the dance.
"Umm, I-"
"I approve! She agrees!" yelled Meridy.
"I do?" I asked. But it was too late; Meridy was dragging me back to our dorm room.
"You will pick her up at 7:00pm sharp!" she screamed back.
At the dorm room, Meridy started excitingly jump up and down.
"Oh my gosh Chi! I am going to make you the second most beautiful girl at the dance after me!" she said.
"Mer, you know I don't date," I said.
"Oh come on Chi, you'll look so pretty in one of my future dresses!" She said. Meridy as a supply of 'future dresses' for when she grew taller.
Meridy rummaged in one of her boxes, she pulled out a knee length, green, spaghetti strapped dress. I looked at in horror; this seemed like the best time to tell Meridy about my scars.
"Mer, I can't wear that," I stated.
"Oh come on Chi, you'll look fine, you never wear anything that shows a little skin, think about how Mike's eyes will pop out of his head!" she said.
"Mer, look at me," I said. I pulled down my collar to reveal my shoulders, and then rolled up my long jeans to my thigh. The burns were a dull red; the cuts were faded to pink, but still noticeable against my pale skin. Meridy's eyes widened.
"Oh Chi…I-I didn't know…did the boys in Kyoto…" for once, Meridy had no words.
"Yeah"
"H-How, w-why" she said, tears rolled down her eyes. I pulled her into a hug.
"It's okay Mer, I don't mind." I stroked her hair and began my story.
"High school was ruff, everyone thought I was crazy. I went to therapy because my parents thought I hallucinated. I always talked about that story about the Spirit World, always having my mind wander off. So sometimes the guys in my school would hurt me, they would burn me with cigarettes, or cut me with their pocket knives, I was always too afraid to talk, so they kept it up. Now I have the scars, and I never like people to look at them. So I can't go to the dance in a dress, I don't want to." I said.
"D-D-don't worry Chi! I-I can still make you beautiful!" she said.
A/N: please review