Why am I still here? "Class, this is Lilandra, she will be your new classmate." A tall, slender girl of 5'7" loomed over the class. Her skin had a light tan and her waist long brown hair was bombarded with streaks of red, black, and deep purple. Why did I run away? "Hello Lilandra." The class monotonously replied. Lilandra's form was clothed in black baggy pants and black combat boots. She wore a long black trench coat that was tight to her waist then flowed out. Under this she wore a tight black shirt that said "The voices in my head hate you" How could this have happened? "You can sit next to Chad. Chad raise your hand please." A very tan, tall boy raised a large muscular arm over his long brown hair. Why are they dead instead of me?...
"HI! What's your name?!"
"Idiot, if you were listening you would have known."
"Well do you know her name?" An argument broke out next to Lilandra as two ugly guys tried their best to hit on her.
"You can call me Lilly." A deep, melodious sound flowed through Lilandra's slightly pink mouth and the boys that were arguing fell over with stars in their eyes. Rolling her eyes Lilly turned to Chad, on her right. "So you're Chad, right?" Up closer Lilly could tell that he was a lot more than a strong arm, his whole body screamed masculinity, even his face which was oddly beautiful. She looked into his eyes as he grunted in return, they seemed to hold more knowledge and wisdom than was right for one so young. "Well, it's a pleasure to meet you Chad."
"Pleasure to meet you as well Lilly." He did not smile as he said it which gave Lilly the impression of a lack of social skills. "Time for lunch." Chad raised himself from his desk as a shrill bell went off.
"Would you like to eat lunch with us Lilly?" Lilly looked up to see a pretty boy with a prize winning smile looking down at her.
"Uh….sure…why not." When Lilly stood she felt as though she was on a merry-go-round gone psycho and that there were large hammers attacking her head. She began to sway a little, then a lot and just as she started to fall backwards two strong arms engulfed her and her back was leaning against a very muscular chest.
"Careful." Chad let her go, making sure she was alright before walking through a door leading to a staircase.
"Are you okay?" Asked the pretty boy. His brown eyes were concerned and covered by beautiful black hair.
"yes, I'm fine uh—what was your name?"
"OH! My name is __"
"MIZUIRO!!!!!!!!! Come ON! We have to go!" A boy with chin length brown hair screamed as he ran over to his friend.
"That's Keigo, and yeah, my name's Mizuiro. We eat with Chad on the roof."
"Nice to meet you both." Lilly said to them as Keigo stood, staring at her.
"He…he….hi…." Keigo drooled.
"um…hi?....again?" Lilly followed through the door that Chad had gone through. The stairs led to the roof of the school. Lilly stood on the edge of the roof and spread her arms, enjoying the fresh air on her face.
"AH!!!!!!!" screamed a voice behind her. "MISS LILLY! DON'T JUMP! I'LL SAVE YOU!" Lilly turned to tell Keigo that she wasn't jumping, but as she did so she felt the air rush out of her body and she was flung over the side of the building. "LILLY!" After thirty seconds of hanging for dear life onto the side of the roof Lilly recomposed herself and assessed the situation, replaying what had happened.
"YOU IDIOT! YOU COULD HAVE KILLED ME! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!" Three pairs of feet pounded on the roof above her as people came to enjoy the show.
"S-s-s-sorry…." Keigo coward in the corner of the roof.
"Would you like some assistance?" Chad's quiet, deep voice calmed Lilly.
"No…I can do this….back up every one. " As everyone moved Lilly flipped back up to solid ground. "Don't you move….I'm not finished with you." Keigo froze in his retreating tracks. "Turn and face me like a man." He did so reluctantly. "Now please….explain to me WHY YOU PUSHED ME OVER THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING!"
"I didn't mean to! I thought you were going to jump!" Lilly sobered up.
"Normally when trying to save someone from jumping…you pull…." Lilly looked to the sky sadly. "Aiya….I need to sit." She leaned over to sit when something knocked her over onto the concrete.
"Hehehe."
"Didn't your mother ever teach you not to hit a girl?!" A kid with orange hair and Chad stood in front of Lilly in fighting stance.
"Oi!" Everyone looked at Lilly who was rubbing her head in pain. "What did I do to you?!"
"I don't like your eyes. You think silver contacts make you so hot?"
"Hey you said it not me….but they're not contacts so get over yourself, poser."
"Lilly, you're new so maybe you haven't heard of this guy….he's Reiichi Oshima. He's super tough!" Keigo looked as if his head was getting ready to explode, or wet his pants, maybe both.
"He can't be that tough if he's picking on a little girl like me. Go ahead, hit me…I dare ya."
"Lilly—" the boy with orange hair started in. Lilly decided to call him strawberry because that's the color his hair looked.
"Shut up. I know you macho guys can handle him….but I wanna see what he's got for myself. So go ahead. Hit me…if you can." Lilly studied Oshima as he got himself ready to fight. He had the ugliest bleached hair and a pierced lip. She wanted to say he looked like a pig, but then decided it would be best not to insult animals. Oshima cranked his arm back and attempted to strike Lilly in the face with his fist but he didn't get too far before she high kicked him in the head. "Ooh…I'm sorry…was that your attempt…oh okay. Go ahead and give it another go." Oshima was steaming from the nose as he tried to kick her in the stomach. Lilly caught his leg and twisted it, causing his whole body to flail and hit the ground. "Must be difficult knowing that a bad boy like you is loosing to a girl huh?"
"This isn't over. I will get you for this."
"Thanks for the warning." Both groups turned their backs on each other,
but Oshima decided he wasn't completely done with Lilly. Lilly's eyes widened and her mouth spluttered blood as Oshima's hand drove into her side. The gang turned and Chad had a look of deepest hate as he moved to stand in the way of Oshima, but Lilly reached him first. "Why you dirty little snot nosed mamma's boy! You can't even face your opponent like a true fighter you cheating punk! How would your mamma feel to know she raised a boy who punches a GIRL when her BACK was turned?!" Lilly stopped fighting when Oshima hit the ground. After spitting on him Lilly sulked to the wall and fell over.
"You alright?" Chad moved to sit in front of her, blocking her from anymore attacks that might come.
"I should be fine…" Lilly coughed up more blood and Chad turned to the gang.
"Someone call an ambulance."
"NO! That really isn't necessary! You don't have to call an ambulance. I'm fine see?" Lilly smiled but soon coughed more blood.
Chad looked down at her, amusement playing in his eyes. "Where did you learn to fight like that?"
"Not many people like it when you have abnormally colored eyes. Being different is a tough business, I suppose it's the same for you and strawberry over there. Fighting isn't a good or bad thing, it's a survival skill." Keigo came over and poked Lilly in the side. "AIYA! IT HURTS STUPID!"
"Keigo, back off." Chad growled at the boy next to him.
"Why don't you wear the uniform like everyone else?"
"Um….uh….I….don't know?" Lilly looked up at Chad and newly found Strawberry. "You guys are really going to make me go to that icky hospital?" They both nodded and Lilly shooed everyone else away. "Fine…since I really don't feel like getting arrested or anything, Here." Lilly opened her trench coat to reveal knives and lighters galore.
"HOLY—"
"SHHHHHHH!" Lilly glared at strawberry. "What is your name by the way?"
"Ichigo."
Lilly laughed before coughing up more blood. (Ichigo means either one life or strawberry) "Never mind. Since you two and the girl over there are the only ones that look like I can trust well enough, you guys keep these till I get back…actually…one of you come with me?..." Ichigo stared obliviously at her. "As tough as I seem, I'm deathly afraid of doctors and hospitals. Not so good experiences with them."
"I've got to work tonight. Dad will kill me if I skip out."
"I've got no obligations…I'll do it." Chad's quiet voice rang.
"If you will…you're going to have to be someone important to me."
"I know. It's fine." Paramedics rushed to Lilly's side, shoving and jostling everyone around her. Lilly screamed in pain as one of them pressed her ribs to find out where it hurt.
"IF I TELL YOU IT HURTS THERE IT MOST LIKELY HURTS THERE! THERE IS NO REASON IN GOD'S NAME FOR YOU TO POKE THERE! MY RIBS PUNCTURED MY LUNGS! THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG!" Lilly's new found friends cringed as her reaction was to punch the new paramedic in the nose.
"Hey!" Chad pushed the incompetent guy off Lilly. "You okay?"
"Uh-huh…" They loaded Lilly onto a stretcher and hurried out of the building with Chad following.
"Sir, you need to stay here." Said a white coat.
"Sorry, but no."
"Are you her long term boyfriend?" Chad grunted. "Fine."
Chad got into the ambulance after the men poking his new friend. "Chad?...." Lilly's shaking voice was so soft he almost didn't hear it.
"I'm here…" Chad glanced at the men inserting needles into Lilly. "What will you have to do?"
"Well, it seems that her ribs have punctured her lungs and she will soon drown in her own blood.—"
"Well DUH! I just told you that but nobody would listen!" Lilly's outburst startled the paramedic.
"We'll have to go into surgery and—"
"WHAT! I NEVER AGREED TO THAT!!! You can't do that without my approval!" she tried her best to wiggle free of the wires and needles.
"Lilly…calm down." Chad looked at Lilly nonchalantly.
"We have to place her rib back into place, get all the blood out of her lung then sew her lung together." Lilly's hand groped for Chad's and he reached out to soothe her.
"Some first day huh?" She smiled crookedly. The ambulance screeched to a jolting halt and the paramedics were immediately put to work as they took her out of the vehicle and into the looming hospital. They headed towards two giant metal doors.
The lead doctor joined them immediately and turned to Chad momentarily. "Sir, wait out here. We'll come get you when she can have visitors."
"What? No…NO! CHAD! NO! GET OFF OF ME! YOU PEOPLE KILLED MY SISTER! GET OFF! CHAAAD!" Lilly's sobbing and agonizing screams rang through the stunned hospital and nearly broke Chad's gentle heart.
Be safe.