Hello, this is the introduction to my new story. If it sounds familiar that's because I wrote a story like this a few years ago under a different pen name. Long story but I had to abandon it. If you liked that you'll probably like this too. Anyway, read and review!

My name is Azami. Azami Tokyo.

Today is my first day back at school. As usual I'm late.

My normal routine goes something like this: wake up. Go back to sleep. Ignore the alarm. Wake up again. Look at the alarm. See that school has already started. Scream. Jump out of bed. Have a shower and brush my teeth at the same time. Throw on whatever I can find, odd socks included. Put my black hair into messy buns as I run down the stairs using whatever I can find to keep them in place. This time it's pencils. Grab my bag. Grab the bagel my mother thrusts at me as I run out the door.

I run for one block. Remember I hate physical exertion. Collapse. Walk very slowly for the rest of the way. By the time, I get to school I'm twenty five minutes late. This is practically early for me. I'm nearly proud of myself.

I run into my homeroom and take my seat.

I know the jerk is staring at me. I know he is smirking at me with his damn know it all sneer. I turn around and practically scream at him, 'WHAT?' The boy rubs me up constantly all the time.

Hiwitari stares at me for several seconds, an innocent look plastered across his face. Then he looks away, he turns back still looking as if butter wouldn't melt. Yeah right. I've never known anyone less innocent in all my life. He leans forward. 'It's just that' he glances around again, 'you're not in this class'

I freeze. I glance around. Everyone is staring at me, confused, there are some cheerleaders, Mai's groupies no doubt, tittering at me. The teacher, I don't even know his name, is staring questioningly. I sit frozen for another few seconds.

Then I get up and run for my life. Hiwitari's amused expression stuck in my mind. He'll never let me live this down.

I HATE that boy. I really do.

I do manage to find my way to my own homeroom. I slip in, now thirty five minutes late. Still, it's better than my average. Ms Richardson doesn't even say anything. I suppose they've learnt to just block it out. What else can they do, aside from making me live at the school.

There's only one seat left, and I frown when I see who it's next to. But he grins at me forever, unfazed. Tala Volkov. One of the most popular, and therefore rich as these things go hand in hand round here, guys at our school. He also happens to be the best friend of Kai 'the bane of my existence' Hiwitari.

I sit next to him begrudgingly. 'Early as usual Az' he grins at me. He's never put off by my attitude.

'So' Tala begins casually, too casual, 'Where's Mads?'

I roll my eyes. How predictable. Mads is Madoka. Although if you call her by her full name, you probably don't want to live a long and healthy life.

Mads is my best friend. She has been since we were eight. She is also the girl Tala has been chasing since he realised girls were more than boys without penises. Then there's the twin sister, Nami who could not be more different from her sister if she tried. Most horrifyingly of all as far as I'm concerned, Mads is the cousin of Kai 'the bane of my existence' Hiwitari.

I told you it was a small town.

First days back are always lame. Each subject feels the need to go through, the dos and don'ts again, as if in the last two months we've forgotten all common sense. I have long since come up with a system of naps and toilet breaks to deal with days like this. The morning passes like so; in Science, thankfully a Shark free class, I have a refreshing nap. By nap I mean I sleep through the whole lesson until my snoring reaches the teacher and he tells me in no uncertain terms to get the hell out of his class. And by Sharks I mean a member of the school's elite little gang. Johnny, Bryan, Tala and of course their leader, Kai. My next subject is Maths. Maths is a no-go zone for me. We're in ability groups. I'm in the thick one. They don't call us that, but I'm well aware that half of us can barely do our times tables. I'm in that half by the way. Mariah is with me at least. Tyson too, but that's not a benefit to be honest.

Then it is mercifully break time. I run to the same spot, my friends always congregate at. Our bench. Everyone is already there. I throw myself at each one of them, in a big hug. Well except for Mads. She is not big on hugging or any physical contact really. Ray, Mariah, Max, Tyson, Lee, Mads. I have a huge rush of affection for them all.

She's sitting on the bench in the middle, but seems somehow distanced from everyone else. A conversation is playing out, something about what a pig Tyson is, while he whines and protests. It's a conversation topic I would usually join in with relish but I carry on watching Mads instead.

I've always been jealous of Mads hair. She has this incredibly dark blue hair. But when it catches the light it's a deep sapphire blue. Her eyes are green. Not emerald green like mine, but a dark almost hazel colour. I follow her gaze, and I'm surprised to see it lands on her sister. Nami, is unmistakeably Mads sister in looks. The same shaped face, willowy figure, the same nose, the same mouth and cheekbones. But as Mads hair is a dark blue, Nami's hair is the lightest shade of blue imaginable, almost silver. Her eyes are a sea green colour with flecks of blue. They're also unmistakeably from Hiwitari stock. The kind of beauty that turns heads and transfixes people. Almost sucking the air out of a room when they enter like some sort of supernatural species. Not that Kai Hiwitari was attractive or anything. Not at all really,

I shrug off such disturbing thoughts, and try and catch Mads attention, but before I can, Tala has joined them and Mads attention immediately shifts.

'Hey' Tala says them all in an offhand voice, as if he usually approached them out of the blue.

'What are you doing with us civilians?' Ray comments but his tone of voice is more bemused then cold.

Tala smiles, 'Oh you know, thought I'd just come and say hey'

Mads frowned, 'Well you've said it' she responded, sounding bored.

Tala smiled at her but made no effort to leave. You had to smile at his persistence.

'So, where's Kai?' I ask, breaking the silence.

'Why do you care' Tala responded at once, although he didn't take his eyes off Mads who was staring determinedly into the distance.

'I don't' I splutter, 'like I care where that arrogant pig headed-'

Tyson interrupts me. 'Don't you like Kai, Az?'

Along with everyone else, I stare at Tyson a little dumbfounded. Not even he was this dense.

Max laughed, 'Are you serious, Ty? Az spends most of her time reminding us she hates Kai'

Tyson shrugs unperturbed. 'I always thought Azami and Kai had a thing for each'

I froze. Wait? What? What was he about to say? But before he finished his sentence, Mariah made a random high pitched squealing sound. I turned to look at her sourly, as she flushed a deep pink to match her hair. I also couldn't help but notice the matching smirks on both Tala and Mads faces.

Tala turned to look at me, answering my earlier question, and relieving the awkward tension. 'Kai's away somewhere, with his girlfriend'.

Did I not mention Hiwitari's girlfriend? Mai. The school's head cheerleader. Cheerleader captain or whatever you called them. The biggest bitch at this school. And there were a lot of bitches around here. She also happens to be Nami's best friend. She's been dating Hiwitari for a month apparently. In Hiwitari dating land, they were practically married.

'Well, I had better go' Tala began, 'The girlfriend has probably gone to practice making letters with her arms or something'. Even Tala didn't like the cow, and Tala liked all girls.

Before he left, he looked straight at Mads. 'So about our date tonight' he stopped for effect and everyone gaped at him except Mads who stared at him coolly, 'What time should I pick you up'

Mads didn't skip a beat, 'A quarter to never?' she responded coolly.

He smirked, 'Maybe next time then' he replied brightly, and walked away with a casual wave.

'I'm pretty sure I'll be busy watching paint dry' Mads responded, and looked around daring any of them to say anything. Mariah closed her mouth hurriedly.

Then the bell went, and it was time for the torture to continue.

As I walked back to the building, I saw Tala catch up to Kai. I directed a glance at Hiwitari's back that can only be termed as one of pure loathing. He must have sensed me or something because he turned and waved at me cheerily. I gave him one of Mads patented death glares. Unfazed he turned to Tala and after a few moments they were chuckling together. They were such wankers.

That afternoon I was the second person into History. Incredible I know. Mads was already sitting down, staring out of the window serenely. I made a bee line for her, when someone grabbed my arm. I whirled around.

'What are you doing?' I hissed. Hiwitari ignored me, but he didn't let go of my arm.

What was his game, Mads seemed to be wondering the same thing, she raised an eyebrow at him. Kai just grinned.

Then the question was answered as Tala bounded in and sat down next to Mads. She looked at him, and then back at Kai. I nearly chuckled, Kai was gonna get it later. There weren't any other spare seats.

'The witch is sitting with me today' Hiwitari commented still gripping my arm. Witch? That was just one of his many nicknames for me. That's the problem with having jet black hair and emerald green eyes. That and the Harry Potter jokes. Right that was it. I did the first thing that popped into my head, which is the story of my life really. I bit him. Hard.

He exhaled sharply, and then shouted, swearing profusely. Served him right.

That was when the teacher walked in of course.

We were herded to the Principal's office. As we left the classroom, Tala was still laughing hysterically. Then I heard a yelp. I grinned. Mads so punched him.

Hiwitari and I had to sit side by side outside the office. I looked at him slyly out the corner of my eyes. You could see my teeth marks on his arm. I grinned.

So that's how I ended up in detention for two weeks. Even worse was when Mariah asked me in all earnestness whether I had really gotten a detention for giving Kai a love bite in class. That put killing Mads on the to do list.

Of course, as my traitorous best friend told me much later in an oh so comforting voice, at least I would have company.

Oh yeah Principal Turner wasn't exactly thrilled when Kai announced seriously that the massive bite on his arm at least proved that I wasn't a witch at all but rather a bitch.

Two weeks of detention with Kai Hiwitari.

How am I going to survive?

Part two coming soon.