-Miku-
"Failed again," I muttered, looking down at my test, which had a big, fat F on it. I clenched my jaw. I'll definitely get an earful from my parents. Because they expected me to have straight A's, pass all tests. They say that I needed to try my hardest, but what's really insulting is that I am. I'm doing the best I can, and yet, it still wasn't enough for them. The bell rang, and the teacher dismissed us from class. I wasn't sure if I should be glad that it was the last class of the day or not, since I'd have to go home to my parents and tell them about the failing grade I'd received on my math test. Still, nonetheless, I stuffed the paper in my backpack, swung it over my shoulder, and began my journey home.
"Hey, freak," An all too familiar voiced sneered. I gave a small sigh and turned around to find Tei behind me. Her long white hair was up in a ponytail and her red eyes seemed to glow maliciously at me. "Did you fail the test again? Well, of course you did! You're a failure!" She giggled. I said nothing; talking back makes it worse. They'll just keep harassing you more frequently if you talk back.
"Aw. Cat got your tongue?" She asked, shoving me. I stumbled, but regained my balance, and stared at my sneakers. I knew that I should be walking away, or even fighting back. But I knew I was no match with Tei. "Hey, why is your hair so ugly? It's so long and probably full of tangles! And it's such a strange color. Why, I wouldn't be surprised if it was fake!" She said, pulling on my pigtail. Hard. I hissed in pain, and she just laughed.
"Does that hurt?" She giggled. I stared at her, feeling a very strong urge to bash her face into my knee. "Well? Aren't you gonna talk, bitch?"
"I..." I muttered under my breath, "...fuck you." I said, under my breath. She growled, and she narrowed her blood red eyes into a seething, malicious glare. She punched me in the stomach, and I was sent flying into a wall. Now, if you're wondering how she could do that, and how I didn't get seriously injured, the high school I'm attending, Crypton high, isn't any normal high school. People with powers of some sort came here, usually bearing only one or two well-known powers, like super strength, speed, etc. However, not everyone had powers. Some people just possessed a natural talent for something, but didn't have any supernatural abilities. Only about a quarter of the school's population had powers.
Tei had super hearing and strength, and I could talk to animals and could heal life-threatening injuries. Not very threatening. I curled up into a small ball as soon as I hit the floor. She snickered. "You're so weak. You've always been so weak. Look at me when I'm talking!" She yelled, yanking my hair. She grabbed my arm and pulled me up, and raised her hand.
"Scum like you don't belong on the Earth. You should go die and make everyone happy," She snarled. I flinched. I supposed that she was right. I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for the impact of the slap.
"Oi! The fuck is goin' on here?" A male voice yelled. There was the sound of something that sounded at least halfway empty hitting flesh, and a disgusted gasp from Tei. I was pretty sure that I felt something wet splatter on my face when I heard something hit her, too.
"Wha- ew! Ugh! Damn it," She snarled, shoving me back down. I heard the sound of retreating footsteps, then someone else approaching me. Someone tapped my shoulder gently.
"Hey, you alright?" The mystery person asked. I opened my eyes a bit. The first thing that I saw was a pair of black sneakers and jeans. I slowly looked up. A boy was standing, looking down at me. His messy blonde hair, seemingly spun from rays of sunshine itself, was kept back in a ponytail, and he studied me with curious and concerned eyes. The thing was, they were the prettiest eyes I've ever seen. It looked like it was changing colors constantly. One second they were sapphire blue, then the next they were lime green. Pretty, I thought dumbly.
"Oh. Wow. You're beautiful." He said. I blushed.
"I'm…not. Um, thanks for interfering." I mumbled. He blinked, and he scratched the back of his neck, chuckling nervously, his cheeks dusted with pink.
"Ah, I said that out loud, didn't I...oh well." He said. "And don't bring yourself down like that. Also, no problem!" He chirped. He extended his hand, smiling warmly. "I'm Len Kagamine. Er, I don't have any super powers like some of the kids around here, if you're wondering. I probably just got in here because of my singing or something." I stared at his hand blankly, then took it and he pulled me back up. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't suspicious. I've never seen this guy around school before, because surely, I'd remember somebody this good-looking. And why was he being so nice to me? He must be a new student or something, I decided, nobody would be this nice to me unless they were new and ignorant of how this god forsaken school works.
"O-Oh. I'm Miku H-Hatsune. Nice to meet you." I said. There was a slight breeze, and I shivered. Len seemed to notice this. He took his jacket off then draped it around my shoulders. The jacket was pretty warm, and I looked up at him. He had a long sleeve white shirt on.
"You still cold?" He asked. I looked down.
"No. Thank you." I mumbled. He grinned.
"No problem!" He said.
"Um, I think I heard something hit Tei...what was it?" I asked. He chuckled softly and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Well, um, I was drinking a soda and, I dunno, I think it was kind of an impulsive, spur of the moment decision but I just threw it at her, and..." He looked down at a Coke bottle on the floor. The brown liquid was slowly pouring out of the can, creating a small river of soda running down the concrete. "...yeah." He finished awkwardly. His phone rang, and he picked it up.
"Hello?" He said, pausing. There was a annoyed look in his eye, but that quickly went away. "Yeah, sorry. I know. Mm-hmm. Uh, I dunno, go to the store? I'm not your loyal servant, Rin. Ah! You wouldn't dare! Jeez, fine. Okay. Bye." He said, and he hung up. He smiled at me apologetically.
"I'd ask to walk you home, but I need to run. So sorry. Can I borrow your phone for a sec?" He asked. I nodded, and gave him my phone, which had a leek-themed phone case. He did a few things, then handed it back to me.
"If you need to talk or anything, I put my number in there. Okay? Bye!" He said, and he began sprint off. I felt more than a little confused at this. Why would he put his number in some random girl's phone? He didn't even know me as far as I was concerned, so why was he being so kind? Was it all a trap?
"What about your jacket?" He turned around, and grinned.
"You can keep it!" He told me. "Anyways, cya tomorrow!" With that, he waved, turned around, and ran around the corner and disappeared. I blinked, standing there for a bit.
What was this strange feeling? Again, I didn't even know this 'Len' guy, and yet I already felt fond of him. No, I thought. Don't get attached. Rolling girls don't get to have friends. I sighed, and began to walk to my home. I pulled Len's coat tighter around me, biting the inside of my cheek. Did I really want to blow this? I mean, this having-a-friend thing already seemed pretty nice, even if all he did was give me a coat and prevent me from getting hurt.
Maybe, just this once, I can make an exception…
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