"Ew ew ew ew ew!" i shouted as i hacked on the coffee which i had just made. How horrible can one cup of liquid taste?

"Sis, what's wrong!?!" Collin had obviously just gotten in and was probably concerned about why his sister was hacking and spitting into the sink with a water hose spraying into her mouth. "Did you slip or something?" he asked, pulling me away and turning off the water.

"No... rank coffee." i stated quickly before he sighed and smiled at me.

"So no emergency?" i managed to get a look around the kitchen and noticed a load of hot male's standing, staring at me in either disgust, confusion or, in Brady, Collin's best friends' case, just blank expression.

"No emergency. But one question my dear brother, why are there a load of half naked guys in my kitchen?" Since our parents had died a few months back, Collin and i had been living together in a slightly bigger house on the rez which we'd bought outright with some of the life insurance money.

"Erm... i didn't think you'd be in today." I frowned but soon my smile lit up my face again.

"Ah, yes my dear twin," i always seem to alternate between the two in public conversations so that i could illiminate any confusion, for example one girl had previously mistaken me for Collin's girlfriend and it was not pretty. "I was gonna go get some stuff from Port Angeles but in my better judgement thought against the idea... There've been reports of hikers going missing in the forest and i couldn't pass up the opportunity to stumble across one unlikely good looking young man who had walked for hours to get to safety." Collin just stared at me and i looked away quickly. "Erm... you know, because otherwise it would be unfortunate." Enter nervous giggle.

"Yeah... whatever. anyway, the guys and me were going to watch the game. Do we have any snacks or stuff like that?" He asked down to me... when had he gotten so tall? Anyway, i shook off the instant shiver as i glanced at Brady once more and reached into the cupboard, taking out some chips. "That it?"

"Well i could go down to the store but i wouldn't want to venture out at this dark hour..." Collin's face showed that his mind had gone blank. "Ergo, you have to go if you want stuff eejit." i stated, smiling to myself as he glared and i turned, pushing through the two guys framing the doorway and walking into the hall.

After making my way to my bedroom unscathed, i decided to turn my music on loud and sing along to it, dancing with my toothbrush. I may be weird, have fantasies and fancy my brother's best friend and watch the disney channel, but there was one thing i could say made me akin to all seventeen year olds i knew, i loved to dance... Albeit extremely badly... but lets not dwell on the insignificant.

The next dreary but somehow beautiful day.

Another day, another school... i thought as i walked towards the wonderful red wood building which i called my expressway to learning... Well, it wasn't exactly a new school, i had attended it the day before, and the previous friday, and all of the mandatory days before that but i liked to think that as i was now a junior, i could imagine that every day was a fresh day. You know, being the optimist that i am.

"Hey Cassandra." i smiled as my name was called and turned, hoping that Brady had finally realised that i was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with... not that i would just say yes straight aw-

In the split second before the sluchy hit my face and neck with an icy fresh impact, i remembered the reason why every day is a fresh day. Slushy face.

I should probably explain what slushy face is. It's when the lowest young pupil in the school, that would be me because of my all around weirdness and smarts, is subjected to daily humiliation by an ice cold slushy being thrown over their face and upper torso by a 'popular' albeit extremely idiotic seeming senior or, in this case, a freshamen who wanted to become a member of the 'jock' crowd.

"Thanks." i uttered as i wiped the slushy from my eyes and readjusted my bag on my shoulder as i walked calmly into the school, and headed straight for the bathrooms before my usual calm and happy exterior once again broke down for the few minutes it took me to wash and dry my top and hair.

"Hey Cassandra." my eyes widened in disbelief as i was slushy haired. This is basically when they slushy you from behind as well. this was not the first time i had become aquainted with the blues of having an assailant who doesn't like to eat slushies and so has one spare on Two for Tuesday's buy one get one free day at Slushie world, which resides down the road from our school.

Chin up, stride perfect, smile politely through it all... i told myself as i walked quickly and purposefully towards the toilets once more.

*

At lunch, four lessons into the day, i wished i had brought my waterproof jacket with me. Not because i had been slushied throughtout the day, but because i had been given note after note that because my Twin brother had decided to return to school that day, lunch would be murder. And so, walking quickly into the lunch hall, i grabbed what food i could and walked as fast as i could to Collin's table.

"Hey." i said as i looked down at him, he was sitting with his friends and i wouldn't usually have interrupted but at the moment i fully blamed him and so had decided to have a little protection.

"Oh... did you want to sit with us?"

"Don't mind if i do. Thank you Collin." i heard a groan and looked at Jared quickly, silencing him with a stare of disgust. "So, how's your day been?"

"Fine. Brady was a bit annoying and had to go before lunch but apart from that..." i could tell he didn't want me to sit with him but i could see the bullies approaching and so tried to change the subject before he asked me how mine was. No need to bore. Hopefully the bullies would-

"Hey Cassandra." the smile dropped off my face as i looked up, pleading with them. One of them raised an eyebrow and i sighed, standing. They produced the cold drinks from behind their backs and threw them over me, expertly missing everyone else at the table.

"Mmm, strawberry and blueberry blast. See you tomorrow guys." they just nodded and i picked up my tray. "So much for a little protection. Thanks for letting me sit down Collin. If you'll excuse me, i'm going to go to the office and get a slip to go home. They know me there."

"Wait. Cassy? does that happen a lot?" I smiled sweetly and turned back to Collin.

"It's cool Collin. They're just having a bit of fun. I expect it'll grow old when i finish high school... Hopefully." Frowning, i tried my best to walk through the laughing crowds and tried to keep my head held high as usual when i walked in to the office.

"H-Hey Cassy." i groaned and looked up to see Brady towering over my 5'9" form, which wasn't easy.

"Oh, hey Brady, how are you?" The smile on his face brightened my day no end and i almost forgot about my wet hair. He just stared at me for ages until he was interruted by Gladys telling me i could go. Considering i'd already read all of the books in my english class and dne all of the assignments. Part of having no life was that i managed to do a lot when i was alone.

Like faking smiles.

Hope you liked it, i was in a slushie mood and This is a sort of story for me :P anywho, reviews would be nice... :)