Chapter One- The Thing About the Two

Piper

It was seven in the morning. Her alarm clock blared as she lazily sat up and rubbed her eyes. It was Monday, the most dreaded day of the week. She slowly walked to the bathroom in her slippers and began to get ready for another day of school.

Going to Lady Leila Academy was tough. Especially since it was a boarding school. You can't look forward to seeing your family after a long school day. You have to stick with yourself the whole time.

It was now promptly seven fifty and Piper was back on her bed, trying to put on the knee high socks that was part of the school dress code. After putting on the bright white socks, she slipped on her ebony black ballet flats. Piper looked into the mirror which reflected a beautiful but messy looking girl. Her chocolate brown hair was damp and all over the place and her eyes still had the groggy look. Even after a quick shower, she was still tired.

"I hate school," She muttered as she put on her grey flannel jacket. She ran her fingers through her hair, only for them to get caught into the tangled mess. The teacher would surely yell at her again for coming to class with the school dress code not obeyed. "Neat hair and clothes, my gosh," She grumbled as grabbed her book bag and walked out of her dorm. She already missed the breakfast bell, which was at seven thirty. It was eight o' clock right now, meaning school would start in twenty minutes.

As soon as Piper made it to class, her friend, Marlin caught up to her.

"Monday, isn't it?" Marlin asked.

"Yep. Hey, did you do your science homework?" The two sat down in their seats.

"Yeah. Why?"

"I didn't. I need to copy yours."

"Ooh," Marlin teased sarcastically. "Piper didn't do her homework. It's against the rules."

"Shut up and just give me your book," Piper grumbled and snatched her friend's textbook. Marlin pouted. "A please and a thank you would be nice, you know," Marlin said. Piper took out her pencil and began to jot down the answers. "Please, thank you," She muttered under her breath and Marlin smiled happily. "Oh, and I have to tell you something at lunch. It's really exciting!" Marlin squealed.

"What? Another gossip story?" Piper asked monotonously, not even looking up from the two books.

"You know me too well, Pipes! And guess who it's about!"

"Who?" It was the same monotonous voice.

"Pi-per, I said guess," Marlin whined.

"Fine. Some popular kid."

"Yep! It's about Jason!"

Piper's pencil froze. She slowly looked up at her friend's bright green eyes. Marlin was smiling gleefully, knowing that she hit a weak spot.

"I...I d-don't want to kn-ow," Piper stuttered out. She blushed fiercely since she was a terrible liar.

"Really? Why are you embarrassed then, Piper?"

"I-I'm not. Just surprised." She looked back down at her book and picked up her pencil. She slowly resumed copying the homework. Marlin smiled smugly as an idea entered her head.

"Hey, Pipes! It's Jason!" Marlin shouted.

Piper put down her pencil and stood up, making her chair creak and groan. "Where?!" She asked, looking back and forth at the room looking for Jason. Marlin broke out into laughter as Piper slowly sat back down with everyone's eyes on the two girls. "Marlin, you're cruel," She grumbled as the copied the last question.

"Piper," Marlin mocked her while stifling giggles. "You're gullible."

"Shut up." Piper slammed her book shut and sighed. She looked at the clock. Class would be starting in three minutes. "You're mad at me, aren't you?" Marlin asked. Piper turned to her. "Maybe," She replied.

Then as revenge, Piper held Marlin's book about her head. Marlin reached up to get it, but before she did Piper flung the science book. The book flew across the room, hitting a blonde head before plopping onto the wooden floorboards. Piper's cheeks flushed as the blonde bent down to pick up the book. The blonde slowly walked to the two girls' desks and handed Piper the book.

"S-sorry," Piper apologized as she looked up at the blue eyes of Jason Grace.

"It's fine. Kinda funny actually." He smiled nervously which made Piper's heart melt.

"Yeah..." She smiled gently. Jason was being so nice.

"And um...you throw pretty hard. Maybe you should join the softball team?" He walked off.

Piper's face was hot and she felt dizzy. She had just thrown a thick book at her crush! She put her head in her hands and sighed. Why am I such a stupid idiot? Marlin snickered at her friend's misery before taking back the book.

"Yeah, karma strikes and it sucks," Marlin tucked a few strands of her reddish brown hair behind her ear. Piper looked up and shot her an angry look. "What?" Marlin asked. "I basically did nothing."

"Other than piss me off!" Piper scolded her best friend who shielded herself with the science book. "Jeez, Pipes. You just got angry for no reason. All I did was prank you. And I always do that."

Piper shrunk down. It was true. Her best friend practically did nothing wrong. "I'm sorry I reacted too fast. Sorry, my fault." She sighed and looked out the class window. It was raining, another gloomy April day.

Marlin nodded. "Yeah, it's your fault."

Piper continued staring at the falling raindrops. "Don't rub it in."

The bell rang, meaning that first period was beginning. Miss Torren marched into the room with the soft thumping of her shoes. "Okay, class. Good morning," She said, flashing an ugly smile. She began to teach English. Marlin attentively took notes while Piper drifted off to sleep. Her peaceful slumber was interrupted by the intercom. "Um, excuse for the interruption, fellow teachers and students," The vice principal's nasal voice rang across the school. Piper grumbled to herself, "You better be excused."

"The Mask Ball dance committee will be having a meeting today at lunch. Just a quick reminder. Once again, the meeting will be held during lunch today. Thank you." The intercom beeped, meaning the announcement was over.

After about fifteen minutes, the intercom went off again. "I'm sorry. Once again, excuse me. The meeting will be held at Mrs. Gina's room. Thank you."

Miss Torren continued writing on the chalk board. Piper stared lazily at the fat women's back. The dance...we'll be wearing masks. I might get to see Jason in a mask...

Marlin ushered Piper to a table that was filled with their friends. As soon as everyone settled in, Marlin motioned them to lean in. "So, guys," She whispered looking at everyone. "I have something so exciting! It's gossip!" A couple of the girls perked up eagerly while Piper just rolled her eyes.

"It's about Jason..." A few girls gave excited squeals. Piper leaned in a little closer. So this was what Marlin wanted to tell me.

"...and Piper." Everyone oohed and gave each other excited glances. Piper leaned in a little more, listening intently.

"So," Marlin continued. "I heard that Jason likes Piper! I mean, Todd is best friends with him and he told me. I'm not kidding! I swear!" Everyone gasped. "Oh my gosh!" One girl, Jessica squealed. "Piper and Jason would be so cute together!" Some nodded in agreement with the chorus of, "Oh my gosh, yeah!" Piper was blushing fiercely.

"So, Pipes," Jessica nudged her with an elbow. "What do you think about Jason?"

Piper's face flushed as she looked down at her lap. "W-what do you mean by think?" She croaked nervously as she clutched her grey skirt.

Jessica twisted some black strands of her curly hair. "I mean," She said. "Do you like him?" Piper swallowed nervously while Marlin leaned in closer and closer to her. "N-no," Piper replied, making her answer sound like a question.

"Oh, you're a terrible liar!" Marlin teased and slapped Piper's shoulder. Piper glared daggers at Marlin, whom which completely ignored the stare. "Of course she likes him! Whenever she sees him, or even talks about him, her face becomes totally red! It's so cute!" Marlin burst out. Everyone gave friendly laughs while Piper stood up angrily. The chair groaned against the dining room tile floor when she stood up abruptly.

"Marlin's lying," Piper grumbled before storming to the lunch line. The girls snickered while Marlin looked down in half regret.

I don't like him, She thought to herself when she grabbed a tofu burger and a soda. It's just that...I used to like him. Not anymore, though. Of course not. Well, maybe I do...I don't know. Like is too weak of a word yet love is too strong. Maybe I do like him. So what? What does it matter? Why would it matter? It's not like we're dating anymore.

Jason

Here's the thing about Jason.

He had amnesia when he had gotten into a car accident.

Before that, he was a normal fifteen year old. He was smart, strong and good looking. He went to Lady Leila Academy. He had a girlfriend. He had an older sister who loves him.

But that all changed once the accident happened.

Jason slipped into a coma right after the car hit him. The coma lasted for forty-two devastatingly slow days (A/N: If you watched the k-drama you'll get the reference!) When he woke up, he remembered nothing. Didn't know how old he was, where he was, and sadly, even who he was. He forgot about all the times he spent with anyone. All memories had left him.

That was two years ago. And guess what? Nothing changed. Sure, he made new memories and reconnected with old friends. His sister would visit him and hired a tutor for him to catch up with studies.

But there was that one girl who kept looking at him sadly. Piper. She was pretty, with chocolate brown hair and kaleidoscope eyes. Jason thought he saw her somewhere before, but couldn't remember. That was the first few weeks when he came back. Afterward, whenever they made some sort of contact, she would blush and look like she was about to faint.

Today, Piper had hit him in the head with a textbook. Well, not actually hit. She threw the book and it hit him in the head, on accident of course. His head still hurt even though school was already over. He was lying in his dorm, shirtless on his bed.

"Why does she throw so hard?" He grumbled while rubbing the blonde spot that was aching. "Ow..."

Jason stood up and fluffed the covers, only for him to plop down again. He was bored. His homework was finished and dinner wouldn't be until an hour. With nothing to do, he decided to take a shower.

As we all know that the shower is the best place to think, he started to think about what happened today, mainly about when Piper threw the book at him. Why do I keep thinking about her? She just threw a book at my head. Big deal.

When he finished showering, it was five thirty-eight. There was twenty-two more minutes until dinner. His stomach growled. Hungry, he checked his cabinets for some snack bars he always kept. After sliding the last cabinet open he found the box of the snacks. Empty.

"I'm hungry and I don't know what to do. Great," Jason said aloud to himself. He put on his watch and left his dorm to search for something to do during the last ten minutes of waiting time.

After locking the door, he slipped into normal sneakers that would be acceptable only during dinner and other after school events. Maybe I should go to Todd's dorm and we can hang there, he thought. Then he shook his head. Oh, right, he's probably making out with his new girlfriend. What's her name? Mary Lynn or something...

With nothing else to do, Jason decided to go to the dining room. It was already five fifty-four anyway. His sneakers scuffed against the carpet as he walked down the hallway. The dining room shouldn't be far from now.

"Yo, Jason!"

It was Todd catching up with his girlfriend by his side.

"Hey." Jason stopped walking for his friend to reach him. "Hi, Jason," The girl singsonged as she waved her dainty fingers. "Hi Mary Lynn," Jason replied.

"Mary Lynn?" The girl laughed. "I'm Marlin." Jason nodded apologetically. He shoved his hands into his pockets and walked away.

"Hey! Jason!" Marlin called before skipping up to him. She grabbed his arm and whispered into his ear, "Piper likes you." She let him go and skipped back to her boyfriend who was glaring in jealousy.

"Don't do that again, Marlin," Todd scolded her and while she pouted. "I'm sorry, Todd. I just had to tell him something." She leaned into her boyfriend's ear and muttered, "It's about Piper."

Meanwhile, Jason was getting to conclusions in his head. That's why she threw the book at me! She wanted my attention. But she aimed wrong or something and the book hit my head! This reminds me of the time we kissed under the apple tree and a branch fell on my head. He frowned in confusion. What? We didn't kiss under the apple tree. We didn't kiss at all. It was probably in some book we read in English.

He hadn't realized that the memories were slowly coming back to him.

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