Meconopsis

By EternityRoze262

Prologue

~Love blossoms like a meconopsis flower. Its beginning seeds are difficult to grow, its simplicity is admired by those who are willing to look at it, but when it blooms, its entity brings about a spring of hope.

~Drew~

"Nine down. One to go," a teenage boy shouted with laughter as he ran down the school hallways. Two other boys ran behind him with grinning faces, and the three of them gave each other a look of excitement before stopping by a large glass door.

"Alright Dan, you got this door."

"Sure thing, Drew," Dan answered as he opened a bottle of vegetable oil and poured it all over the entrance of the door.

The three boys snickered as they finished their job. Drew, who was the leader of their little mischievous group, gave the two boys a nod of approval, and then they ran off. It wasn't long before they met up with a girl about the same age who approached the group with a flirtatious smile.

"Did you finish oiling all the exits?" the girl asked quickly.

"We got them all, Tiff. It's time to put part three into action," Drew replied and then casually walked up to the nearest fire alarm. Without any hesitation, he pulled the alarm, causing a blaring siren to go off throughout the entire school.

~May~

"So what's this place you want to show me?" asked a high school girl as she walked alongside her best friend.

"It's a surprise, May. I can't tell you," her friend answered with a smirk.

May whined at the response she received but retained herself from showing any signs of disappointment.

The two high-schoolers continued to walk at a steady pace admiring the scenery before them. It was an early school morning just as the sun was beginning to rise. May and her best friend, Misty, had set out earlier than before because Misty had wanted to show May a special place she had known for a while now.

As they strolled down the streets of the city, May suddenly broke out into a starting conversation.

"When did Mrs. Winters say the foreign exchange students were coming again?"

Misty thought about it for a second before replying back, "I remember her saying it was next week."

"I really hope it's next week. I'm so excited to see who I get!" May exclaimed.

"You have that one girl from Kanto, remember?"

"Yeah, but I can't wait to see her!" May found herself suddenly thrilled about the foreign exchange students that she almost tripped on her own two feet. Luckily she caught herself, but a light blush came across her face as she looked around to see if anyone else had seen her stumble. Misty let out a small giggle from beside her.

"I heard you have that girl from Sinnoh. I think her name was Dawn?" May said quickly to avoid any more awkwardness.

"Yep. I'm really excited to meet her too!" Misty replied. She glanced at the area they were at before taking a sharp turn into a small alleyway. "This way," she said in a low voice.

"Where are we going?" May asked in confusion, but continued to follow Misty.

"To the place. Where else?"

"Well, it doesn't look like there's anything here."

"That's what everyone thinks," Misty said raising her eyebrows and then stopped before a small door on the side of a tall building. "We're here."

May examined the place where "here" was. It didn't look like a formal place or anything. And judging by the place they were at, she wondered where exactly Misty had taken her to. What was behind those walls? She was going to find out soon enough.

"What does this place look like to you?" Misty questioned with a smile.

"It looks like the alley of an apartment home?" May responded hesitantly.

"In a way, you're correct," Misty replied before turning the knob of the door. A jingling noise was produced when it opened, and May cautiously peered inside to see what was in the building.

"May…" Misty started slowly. "Welcome to the Meconopsis."

Author's Note: I really wanted to try to write a high school drama. Yes, I know; it's so cliché. We'll see how that turns out with this one. These ideas have been in my head for such a long time that I just needed to do something with them! It was driving me crazy! So I'm posting up just the prologue for now until I finish at least Ordinary Girl. I also created an opening theme for this story that you can watch; the link is on my profile. And I personally made up that quote in the beginning just to have it as a sort of introduction. Hope you enjoyed it so far!