I sat down at my desk. I was glad to be put into back. I whipped out a notebook, not to take notes, but to draw anime. I was a loner, so anime was my expressions. Two guys next to me were talking. I thought it might be a good story I listened.

"Are you pumped or are you pumped?" Randy asked.

"I pumped for the new GRAVE PUNCHERS!" Howard almost screamed.

"Man, do you want to get us juiced?"

"Nah."

"Then shut up."

I giggled. I continued to work on the male character's hair when the person in front of me past a paper back to me.

"Now class, you will be in groups of three." The teacher read off a list. I zoned out until I could barely hear my name be called. "Wilkins, Cunningham and Weinerman." Howard and Randy hi-fived each other. I just sighed. "Now your topics." Again I zoned out. "Wilkins, Cunningham, and Weinerman, you have the wonderful topic of Romeo and Juliet." This time, Howard and Randy sighed. I sat up right. "Now, this projects are due in one month. Everyone group up and plan. You have the entire period."

"This is so Bruce to be in the same group." Randy said.

"I know! Right?" Howard laughed. I turned to my right to see Randy's back. Way to include everyone, I thought. I rolled my eyes and went back to drawing.

"Hey, don't do nothing, help!"

"With?" I didn't glance up.

"The mega huge project."

"Way to be redundant." I giggled. I wiped out a small box about the size of an iPod shuffle. I opened it and pulled out the single earpiece. I put it into my ear and pressed the small button. Music started playing. It was Close Your Eyes by Circ. I smiled slightly. It was a good song to listen to when I draw.

"Have you been listening?" Randy's face became red with angry.

"Hey, don't become a robot." I pressed the button again, but left the device in my ear. "What do you need, master?" I said sarcastically.

"Everything." Randy calmed down a bit.

"Well, don't make me do the project." I put away the box and my notebook. "What have we come up with so far?"

"How to distribute the work."

"Cool. How is it distrusted?" I smiled. They showed a crappy sketch of a pie chart. About ninety percent was supposed to represent my part. "No. I'm not doing like all the project myself." I sighed. "At least you started something." I took the paper. I flipped it over. I made four different aspects to focus on. "I'll give you two the easier ones." I pointed to an aspect. "Randy, you get this one." I pointed to another one. "Howard, take care of this one." I gave back the paper. "Can you do that?"

"Uh huh." Randy nodded.

"Good." I smiled.

I walked home. Randy and Howard walked the same way. I walked into the street and kicked a rock. It skidded a bit. I kicked it; it skidded. I did that until a car came zooming up the street. I went the same way the driver pulled the wheel. The car hits brakes, but it still hit with a lot of force. I squeezed my eyes shut. Time slowed. I felt the car hit my legs. I felt the glass cutting my arm, the cold metal roof under my stomach and, finally, the hard asphalt under my hands. I heard yelling. Time sped back up. Soon, sirens were heard. I stared at the sky. The clouds drifted as I was loaded into an ambulance.

Two weeks later, I was able to go back to school. The only thing on my mind was how I hadn't died. Even a car fifteen miles per hour can do a lot of damage. I knew that I had been spared by whatever because of one thing or another.

When I came into my first period class, some new girl was sitting in my seat, so I sat next to Howard. At least I could lean my crutches against the wall now. As I sat, a robot gorilla smashed the wall next to me. I couldn't escape. Everyone already left. I tried to block the swing arm, but that's when I felt time slow. My arms glowed a grayish hue before gray cloth had covered it. A green belt appeared, as did green ring appear on the gray cloth as it covered my ankles and wrists. A gray feather fell next to me feet. Time sped up. I looked at the confused robot. I charged at the robot, but a someone else got the robot first. Something that sort of looked like a ninja wearing red and black got cheered on.

He shouted, "SMOKEBOMB!" before disappearing a cloud of smoke. I flew uneasy for a moment and landed where the ninja once stood. Everyone looked at me for a moment, stunned.

"It is I." I said, trying to be confident. "I am the one you is replacing your precious Ninja." Everyone stood still for a moment, before laughing. I flew up onto the roof. I sat in the gravel. I pulled at the cloth, until a mask came off. "Stupid mask." I muttered as I threw it a few feet away.

The red and black ninja appeared and removed his mask. It was Randy.