A/N:: Soooo I just recently re-discovered MCL...and started a new account since I couldn't remember the user and pass for my old one...my new one is Hakirii if any of you want to add me, I don't mind! But yeah, I decided I was going to write a fanfic for it featuring my all-time favorite boy on there, Castiel! Woo! Anyways, on to the chapter!
Chapter One: First Day
I had heard about Sweet Amoris High before. It certainly seemed like it would be an interesting school to attend. I just never thought I'd get the chance to do that.
My mom and dad were sending me to Florida to live with my Godmother. They couldn't handle such a "problem child". So, of I was going. I didn't really have anyone to say goodbye to, just my best friend, Tannith. That was a farewell I wasn't really looking forward to. Tannith tended to be extremely overdramatic about things like this. So, I called him, asking if he could come over for a little bit.
While I waited for him to arrive I decided to start packing. I was leaving the next day after all. I packed all my clothes into two huge suitcases. When I say huge, I mean H-U-G-E. I have a lot of clothes. As I zipped up the second suitcase Tannith came barging into my room.
His face became confused when he saw me sitting on top of an overstuffed suitcase. "Are you going somewhere?" he asked, his sky blue eyes darting to my empty closet and open, empty dresser drawers.
"Yeah, that's why I wanted you to come over. Mom and Dad are making me move to Florida to live with my godmother." Bring on the theatrics.
"What? They can't do that! Florida is on the other side of the country! I won't have anyone to talk to, to be my friend! I'll be all alone!" And on came the tears. The salty water streamed from the corner of his eyes and he threw himself at me, dangling from my shoulders. Let me tell you, that is a difficult thing for a guy who stands a good six inches taller than me to do.
"Come on an, it won't be all that bad. I mean, we can Skype and call each other." I patted his head, between the fake, silver cat ears that he wore. It always amazed me how soft his platinum blonde hair was.
"It won't be the same! We won't be able to hug each other or go shopping!" Tannith let out a loud wail and began sobbing uncontrollably.
I sighed, knowing there was nothing I could do to stop the melodramatics. I very carefully disentangled myself from his muscular arms. I gently rubbed his back, glancing around my room.
Tannith looked up at me, our twin gazes locking. There was a determination in his eyes, and the tears had all but disappeared. Uh oh. He was planning something, I could tell.
"When do you leave?"
"Tomorrow."
"What time?"
"5:30 in the afternoon, why?"
"I'm coming with you."
"Oh, okay." I didn't think too much on that. I didn't really have a reason to. "You want to stay for dinner?" I asked. He shook his head.
"Nah, my mom is making fish. You know how much I love fish." I laughed and nodded. That guy would kill for fish.
"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow then?" It was more of a statement than a question.
"Yup, bye Hakirii, love you girl." Tannith kissed me on the cheek and left. It really was a shame he wasn't interested in girls. I would have been all over that if he'd been straight.
I turned towards my cd case. I knew I was going to have to leave some things behind, to be sent later, but there was no way I was leaving my music. I would be miserable if I didn't have it. I put all two hundred and fifty-two CDs in their own individual bag. I walked over and ran my fingers along the neck of my black Epiphone Les Paul Prophecy guitar. Yeah, I loved my baby. It shined with high gloss, including the crimson flowers adorning the edges.
I took the instrument from the stand and sat down on my bed with it, pulling a silver guitar pick out from my pocket and strummed a few chords, my voice filling the room.
"Love isn't the answer,
It's not the only way.
Look inside yourself,
Not to another."
"It's your life,
Live it how you want to!
Don't look to another,
Just believe, believe in yourself!"
I let the melody of the guitar drift off as I closed my eyes. My whole life revolved around music. I had this crazy dream to one day have my own band, or at the very least to be in one. There was no way I was going to leave my baby behind either. I placed the guitar into the case, along with the pick I had been using.
Next up were my notebooks that held all of my songs, poems, and sketches that I'd done in the past few years, about ten in all. The final thing I packed away were my books, magazines, and art supplies.
"Hakirii, dinner!" my mother, lovely. Just what I wanted to deal with, a family dinner. I rolled my eyes and pulled my long, black hair into a high pony tail, leaving my bangs to hang right above my eyes and frame the side of my face.
I stepped out onto the thick, off-white carpet of the upstairs hallway and headed down. My mother, father, older sister, and younger twin brothers were already at the long, mahogany table. I cringed at the smell of tofu burgers. I should have asked Tannith if I could go to his house for dinner, at least I would be having real meat.
There was something off about my plate though. My burger didn't smell like tofu, in fact it smelled a lot like McDonalds. I hadn't had fast food in weeks.
"We figured that since you were leaving tomorrow, we'd let you have actual meat. Just for tonight," said my father, scratching the back of his head as if he were nervous about something.
I couldn't keep the huge grin off of my face. I was the only member of my family who wasn't a vegan. I took a drink from my dark cup, my eyes widened once again. No way, they'd even gotten me a milkshake. I wouldn't have been more surprised if Hailey Williams showed up at the front door bare-ass naked.
After dinner I headed back to my room, my mind still in complete shock. I stared at the different things I was leaving behind. Nothing I'd actually miss. I lay down on my bed, hands behind my head as I stared up at the ceiling.
What was my godmother even like? All I knew about her was that she was my aunt on my mother's side. Other than that, I had no idea.
I got up off of my bed, which was really comfortable, to shed my clothing. I hadn't slept in clothes since I was 13 years old. It felt more comfortable to sleep in the raw. It didn't take me long to fall asleep after I crawled back into bed.
I woke up to hear Disturbed jamming out on my alarm clock, which let me know that it was 10 in the morning. I groaned and covered my face with a pillow. My cell phone rang. It was Tannith, I knew because he ringtone was Gay Boyfriend by the Hazaards. So, of course, I answered the phone.
"Hel-"
"We're going shopping."
"But, I'm lea-"
"No buts, we're not leaving for another seven and a half hours. I'll be over in ten minutes." He hung up the phone. Well, that had been…different. What in the world had he meant by "we"?
Great, I had to get dressed now, if I didn't he'd come barging into my room and rip my blankets off, revealing my naked state. Thus, more theatrics and then he'd insist on picking out my clothes and come up with the girliest, frilliest thing I owned, and I couldn't refuse to wear it because then Tannith would give me the saddest puppy dog eyes ever and I'd end up wearing it anyways.
And that babble to myself took up about three minutes of my time, crap! I threw the covers off and opened my suitcases. I really should have left out an outfit for today. I ended up pulling out a pair of black skiny jeans, red dark martens, and a baggy Disturbed shirt. I put a black choker around my neck and a gold band on both of my upper arms and wrists.
My next stop was the bathroom so I could wash my face, brush my teeth, and do my make-up. Dark red gloss stained my lips, dark shadow went on my lids, and I lined my eyes with thick black liner.
As I came out of the bathroom I saw Tannith slowly opening my door to peek in. I crossed my arms and arched a brow. "What in the name of the gods are you doing?" Tannith jumped and turned around.
"Oh…Hawk…I…I didn't see you there." Hawk, the nickname that he'd given me not long after we'd first met each other.
"Obviously. You were hoping to catch me still in bed, weren't you? You perv, and here I thought you were interested in guys." I laughed as I spoke. An amused gleam entered into Tannith's eyes.
"Oh yes, Hawk. My being gay is all an act so that I'm allowed to spend time alone with you. I guess since you've found me out I'll have to tell you that I've been I love with you since the moment I laid eyes on your gorgeous, voluptuous body." We stared at each other for a moment before we both burst into laughter.
"You ready to go shopping?" I asked him, stretching my arms over my head. He nodded and I followed him downstairs, where I let my dad know I was going shopping and that I would be back in time to catch my flight. He waved his hand, letting me know that he had heard me and didn't mind.
For being such a "problem child" my parents sure let me have my way a lot. They basically let me do whatever I wanted. It did help that this was the weekend, so I wasn't skipping school or anything. To be honest I'm surprised they let me go anywhere after catching me smoking with someone over the age of 21. That had been the real fiasco.
Anyways, out the door Tannith and I went. His tiny, light grey Prius sat behind my mother's SUV. It wasn't that far to the mall, half an hour with Tannith driving, 15 if I were behind the wheel.
The mall was pretty big, after all it was the biggest mall in America. We shopped for close to six hours. All the new clothes I bought would have to be sent to Florida. That was when I realized that I had forgotten to repack the clothed I had unpacked while searching for an outfit.
"Shit, I have to get home to repack! I only have an hour and a half before my flight leaves!" I started to do sort of a running walk towards the door, Tannith close on my heels.
There was an hour left before my flight left. It took thirty minutes to get to the airport. Unloading and security took up about 15 minutes, which left me with another 15 to get this done. Luckily, I had Tannith with me, who's a master at speed packing. He had everything repacked for me in five minutes.
I, along with my best friend, headed downstairs with my luggage, only to see my father packing more luggage in the back of Mom's SUV. Who the hell did that luggage belong to?
"Oh! I forgot to tell you. I talked to my dads and they agreed to let me go to Florida and attend the same school as you! Isn't that absolutely fabulous?" Seriously? He was going to be coming with me? That really was fabulous. Oh, my day just got a hundred times better. I literally bounced up and down in excitement. I gave him a huge hug after I squealed for a moment.
"That's so freaking awesome," I said as I got into the front passenger seat and Tannith into the back. Dad got into the driver and pulled out. The ride to the airport wasn't very eventful, neither was the flight there. Tannith and I slept most of the way to Florida.
The stewardess, who had been flirting incessantly with Tannith, woke us up by shaking our shoulders lightly. Yeah, I know I said we slept most of the way, but we did wake up for snacks, drinks, and bathroom breaks.
The woman slipped a piece of paper into Tannith's pants pocket. He pulled it out as he walked off the plane and read it outloud so I could hear what it said.
"Call me, sweetheart: 444-555-6666. Man, why does this always happen to me? I always get older women giving me their digits." He pouted and I rolled my eyes.
"Could it be because you're extremely hot, don't look underage, and don't look gay?" I nudged him in the shoulder and we kept walking off the plane.
We headed towards the luggage pick up, where all of our stuff already was. Shocker, I usually had to wait about an hour for all my stuff to come through.
Tannith poked my shoulder and then pointed behind me. I turned and…oh my gods…what the hell was that? Standing about ten feet behind me was a woman with long pink hair and a…fairy costume….and holy gods…the sign she held up had my name on it. No…she couldn't be. She was not my god mother. No way. I would not accept that.
Tannith and I walked over to her. "A-Aunt Agatha?" I was really afraid to ask. Please say no. Please say no.
"Hakirii! Oh my gosh, you've grown so much since I last saw you! You were only a teeny tiny baby, just born. Oh, and who is this handsome young fellow?" Nooooo. My life was so going to be a pain in the ass now. My god mother was a cosplayer. Great, just flipping great. Exactly what I needed.
"This is my best friend Tannith. He's moving here with me…obviously."
"Oh! Yes, your mother told me there was going to be a boy coming with you! I didn't think it was such a good idea, but she assured me you were safe. Why is my sister so sure you won't put the moves on her daughter? I see the way you have your arm around her shoulders." Wow…she was giving Tannith the third degree. Okay, maybe she wasn't so bad after all. His face, as she was saying that, it was absolutely priceless.
"It's a completely harmless gesture, ma'am. I'm safe because I'm gay." Hey…I didn't know someone's face could turn that red, that face. That was interesting to know. It looked especially funny on Aunt Agatha's face.
"W-Well, I suppose we should go get you two settled in. Tomorrow is Monday and your first day at SAH. I know you'll just meet lots of friends while you're there." Right, me make friends. Not bloody likely. Tannith was special. He understood me in a way no one else did.
So, I refused to get in her car at first. It was hot pink…with fairies along the side, and blue sparkles following after the fairies. Yeah, hopefully she was close to the school, I'd just walk then. I was eventually convinced to get in, and off we went, in the fairy mobile.
Mine and Tannith's rooms were right next to each other and were practically mirror copies of each other. Both had a window, balcony, bed, mirror, dresser, and closet. Oh, as well as hard wood floors. So, we separated to unpack our own things.
I was done in pretty good time, so I decided I'd go to my balcony and play my guitar a bit. I strummed the chords from yesterday and began to sing once again.
"Love isn't the answer,
It's not the only way.
Look inside yourself
And not to another."
"It's your life,
Live it how you want to!
Don't look to another,
Just believe, believe in yourself."
"I know at first it's hard,
After having something for so long,
To only have it ripped from your hands.
But it's for the best, it would have hurt you in the end."
"Take your life
By the horns
Don't let anybody control it!
You are the queen of your world!"
And once again I let the chords fade away slowly as I let out a sigh and looked down at the road. I hadn't realized I was so close to it. I'd drawn an audience, which made me turn bright red and run inside. I head cheering and clapping, as I slid the glass door shut. Oh my god. I was never doing that again.
I shut the curtains and just lay on my bed, waiting for sleep to overtake me. It was kind of late, and I'd had a long day. I was exhausted. I was asleep before Aunt Agatha called us down for dinner and didn't wake up until the morning.
A/N: Just want to clarify a few things before anyone asks.
I do NOT know how to play the guitar.
Hailey Williams is the lead singer for Paramore.
Yes, I wrote the song that Hakiri sings in her bedroom and balcony.
My gay best friend says that Gay Boyfriend is our song.
Bah, I keep trying to write this in third person. Stop it fingers, this is a first person story so just..staaaahhhp.
I also thought I'd add the list of songs I listened to while writing this. So, here they are;
You're gonna go far, kid – The Offspring
Headstrong – Trapt
Blow me Away – Breaking Benjamin
Savin' Me – Nickleback
Lithium – Evanescence
Cassie – Flyleaf
In the End – Linkin Park
There were more, but I forgot to write them down.
