Part I: Notes and Teeth

I always knew that there was something strange about that new student at school. But I was never sure what. Every time I got around him I felt this ominous cloud hanging over him and his surroundings. If you got within five feet of him you started getting depressed. And those weird contacts are freaking people out. I guess that's what he wants. He never talks, I honestly think he's mute, and he's as pale as a…vampire. You'd never know the difference between the two. But unfortunately vamp-boy is my lab partner and we do dissections about everyday. So I get this weird feeling that he's going to start licking his fingers in the middle of class.

I had been absent the previous day and had to get caught up with all of my notes so all day I had been asking to borrow people's notebooks and now it was time for science with vamp-boy. I was going to dread this, having to ask him for notes. We've been learning about the human body for the past few days so who knows what he's got going on in his notebook? I took my usual spot on his right and we had ten minutes to do a warm-up and refresher so I had time to copy notes. While doing our warm-up I asked, "Um, Sasuke? Could I please borrow your notes from yesterday, I hate being behind in my work. Do you mind?" He put his pencil down and set a black notebook on the desk and tapped it. I nodded and opened up to the most recent spot and started copying his notes. He had very neat and tidy handwriting.

Chapter 11 Section 2

3 jobs of the circulatory system: transport food and oxygen to all cells in the body. Helps rid the body of waste. Fights off disease.

Blood vessels- network of tubes that carry blood to all parts of the body. Lined with smooth muscle

Arteries- carries blood from the heart to the rest of your body. Blood is under very high pressure. Artery walls are very thick contains oxygenated blood.

Veins- carry blood from the body back to the heart. Less pressure on blood. Contains no oxygenated blood cells

Capillaries- connects arteries to veins. Very small. Walls are so thin that gases can pass through.

Diffusion- movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration.

Heart- the pump of your circulatory system. Blood pumped is responsible for collecting waste and removing it. Four chambers. Aorta- the largest blood vessel

CPR- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation- used when the heart is slow or has completely stopped. To imitate a hearts pumping action.

Pacemaker- reign in the right atrium. Small tissue. Makes sure beat is regular.

Blood- important tissue in the excretory, digestive, circulatory, and respiratory systems. Blood transports food/oxygen to the body and brings back CO2, carbon dioxide, and other gases.

Parts of blood-

Plasma- yellow/clear liquid that contains solid parts of blood.

Platelets- cell fragments that clot blood.

Red blood cells- responsible for transporting oxygen. Have no nucleus and die when they're three months old. Dead cells are destroyed by the liver/spleen.

White blood cells- fight infection. Many different kinds. Some viruses destroy white blood cells.

Anemia- disease that causes a low red blood cell count.

Lymph- last resort for nutrition and energy transport.

Parts of the heart- Right atrium, inferior vena cava, right ventricle, mitral valve, pulmonary vein, left atrium, pulmonary valve, tricuspid valve, superior vena cava, septum, aorta, left ventricle, pulmonary artery, and arterioles.

At the end of our ten minutes I was finished and whispered, "Thanks a lot Sasuke," and handed him back his notebook. He nodded and we went through the rest of the class wordless and silent like usual. But when I went to go to lunch he pulled me aside for a minute near the end of the hallway. He slipped a note into my hand and walked off. I opened up the note and it said:

Akiza, sit with me in the back of the bus. I have something I want to tell you. And if you haven't figured it out yet, yes, I am mute…for the most part.

-Sasuke Uchiha

During lunch I was sitting by myself until one of my best friends, Kira sat down with me. She started chatting away, "Hey, Akiza, what were you and lover-boy doing in the hallway a minute ago?" I made up a half-excuse and said, "Nothing much, I asked him if I could borrow his science notes and he let me so I thanked him." She and I ate our lunches and talked about various things like why Sasuke wore contacts, what Kiba was planning to do this weekend, and what we were going to do. "Yeah, I think I'll just sit at home and draw or something, what about you Kira?" When I asked her that she went off the deep end, "OMG Pein! (My nickname) I'm going to have the best weekend! My mom and I are going out to the movies, getting lunch, and going…SHOPPING!" I just rolled my eyes, "Wow, sounds like hell to me." She poked out her bottom lip and tried to give me a puppy look, which never work on me. I said, "Kira, I'm called Pein for a reason."

That afternoon I was headed to the bus and subconsciously remembered, "Sit with Sasuke." I looked to the back of the bus and saw that tell-tale-trade hair and walked to the back. I said, "Hey, you wanted to tell me something?" and he nodded. I sat down and pulled out my music like always, "Do you want to?" he shrugged and took the headphone. I turned it to one of my favorite songs, break away by Kelly Clarkson, and stuffed the device in my front pocket on my bag. It was about five minutes before I said something, "Well, what would you like to tell me Sasuke?" He looked over and placed his pale hand on my jaw line. I made a tiny gasp and he leaned over and pressed his lips on mine and gently brushed his teeth along my lower lip. I inhaled a little again and he pulled away whispering, "Did you feel them?" and the bus driver was waiting for me to get off. I got off in a daze and looked back up to the window. I saw him there and he pressed his middle and index finger to his lips and made a slicing motion across his neck with his thumb. And then he winked like it was a comical remark.