A Thorn In My Side
My name is Arthur, I'm 17 years old. I go to a normal school, act like a normal human and have a somewhat normal life. Except when it comes to family. You see, my family isn't what you call normal. What I mean by that is that they are forest sprites, very protective and obnoxious forest sprites. So protective that a few of them go to my school just to watch over me. God, those little pests are always getting up to something.
I was woken up this morning by their damn whining again! Are they not capable of waiting until 6:30 a.m for me to water them? I guess not since they woke me up at the crack of dawn!
I swear I'll kill you all one day, you damn weeds!
You must be wondering why I'm cursing bloody plants to hell. Well, these plants aren't exactly normal. You see, forest sprites have bonded with the flora and are able to communicate with me. They also are able to take on a human form as long as their host plant is healthy and well taken care of.
Sadly, they are all well taken care of and screw around the house whenever they feel like it. I would burn them all if I had the heart to do it, but they are my only friends after all...
Glancing over at my alarm clock I groaned, 6:00. School would be starting in one hour. Pushing back my chair I left my place at the desk and slowly shuffled over to my closet.
After I dressed myself I started making my way towards the bathroom when a string of curses and other noises erupted from the kitchen.
I rolled my eyes, abandoning my previous plans of using the bathroom and now found myself staring at Gilbert, Alistair and Femke trying to extinguish a flaming pancake. I sighed, it's too early for all this.
Turning around I walked down the hall towards the garden. With a yawn I pushed open the back door, entering the beautiful garden my family called home. I passed the daffodils and violets before reaching my destination, the statice. Bending down in front of the flowers I whispered to them.
"Hey Matthew, you may want to help a couple of idiots in the kitchen. They seem to have set fire to a pancake."
It only took him a few seconds to appear beside the statice. I looked up at Matthew, surprised to see a glint of amusement in his blue-purple eyes."Was it Gilbert or Alistair this time?" Matthew asked.
I smirked, pushing myself up off the ground. "Both actually."
Matthew covered his mouth with his hand in attempt to muffle the chuckles that had escaped past his lips. I smiled, Matthew's soft laughter was always soothing to me. I rested a hand on his shoulder, "we should probably get moving, school starts in 40 minutes."
Matthew nodded, walking beside me as we entered the house. Before going our separate to get ready Matthew gave me a warm smile, "I'll go take care of Gilbert while you finish up. I need to make him pay for murdering that innocent pancake. We'll meet you out front."
I gave him a curt nod and headed over to the bathroom. As I brushed my mop of blond hair I snickered, hearing Gil whining about how it was all Alistair's fault that the pancake died.
This was going to be an interesting day...
~oOo~
When Matthew, Gilbert and I got to hell- er I mean school we were instantly bombarded with kids urging us to join their club and all that rubbish. The first week of school was always the worst.
I glanced over to my right where Matthew was, only to find that he had disappeared. I franticly scoured the mass of students, that's when I heard that God awful laugh. Quickly I turned around to see a terrified Matthew being dragged through the crowds by Gilbert towards the front entrance. I growled, trying to force my anger down. I will burn that bloody cornflower!
I didn't care about being polite as I pushed my way through the sea of students. All I cared about now was getting my hands on that albino twat, but before I could start my search the bell rang. I scowled, you got lucky this time, Gilbert.
~oOo~
When I entered my homeroom an evil smirk worked its way onto my face when I saw the familiar sight of white hair. I walked up to his desk, a sinister smile on my lips.
"Gilbert, what a coincidence! I didn't know you would be in my English class," I said with fake enthusiasm. Gilbert refused to make eye contact, I knew he was intimidated. I leaned forward so I was right next to his ear.
"Next time you pull a stunt like that I swear that those precious cornflowers of yours won't last much longer." I could see Gilbert cower slightly as I straightened up, "are we clear?" Once he nodded I patted him on the shoulder, "Good."
I then took my seat next to him just as Matthew entered the room, taking the seat on the other side Gilbert. The bell then rang and class had now officially begun.
~oOo~
It was now finally time for lunch, the three of us sitting down at a table in the back corner of the cafeteria. We had all packed our lunch since no one wanted to risk trying the slop they call food in this hellhole- I mean school.
Femke had apparently prepared us waffles for lunch, which didn't really surprise us. Gilbert started bitching about how Matthew's pancakes were "awesomer" than the waffles. Besides his deteriorating vocabulary I couldn't help but side with him, the statice's pancakes were indeed delicious. Although, Femke's waffles are good as well.
As we ate lunch some obnoxious brute, going by the name of Alfred joined our table. I had seen him in the halls before and had already decided I didn't like him.
Alfred was loud, annoying, and rude, not to mention his grammar was simply atrocious! I was relieved to hear the bell, signaling the end of lunch and my suffering.
~oOo~
When we got home that day I was completely exhausted. I can't really remember anything after I sat down on the couch. Although, I vaguely recall hearing a gruff voice wish me goodnight. When I opened my eyes the next morning I found myself tucked in my bed. I smiled, it's nice to know that my family is looking out for me, no matter how much I yell and insult them or lecture them on their behavior. They are always there for me...
A/N: Here's something I wrote today because I was bored... I will continue this since I find it interesting. Tell me what you guys think :)
Here's what kind of plant each sprite is...
Alistair – thistle
Femke – chrysanthemum
Gilbert – cornflower
Matthew – statice
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