A/N:

I originally typed up an apology to readers for "lack of lingual depth" ^^; but then I got typing and the depth brought itself in, so... huh.

Though I do type most of my works as the dialogue being in "script" format for my and other's clarification on who's speaking and their mood/ motions as they speak. It tends to annoy those who prefer "storybook" format.

You have been warned ;)

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~story title~

"Change is Good"

~chapter 1 title~

"The War of Diamonds has been Decided"

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A bland-natured blonde girl fingers the cold metal of her locker door with one hand and slides her books into the thin compartment with the other. On either side of her, two girls chattered on like mindless birds over her head about nothing.

-red head with freckles: "He was totally checking you out at gym!"

Nothing important, at least.

-black girl wearing lipstick: "Fer real?"

English... history... biology...

-red head with freckles: "I swear! total 'OMG' moment!"

Algebra didnt want to cooperate... it wanted to go in horizontally, but if it did, she'd never be able to close the door.

-black girl wearing lipstick: "O! MG!"

Their brainless laughter was silenced by the blonde closing the door and turning around. "I take it you two wanna sit at that table agai-" a blur behind her two friends caught her breath. In the same instance, it was gone. What it was, however, was unmistakable. Those colors...

"Better believe it, girlfriend! Right next to the hot spot if ya catch my..." the look on her blonde friend's face erased her train of thought. Her other friend was one step ahead,

"Hey... you feel okay? If you're not up for lunch you dont have to eat anything... but if you dont at least sit with us, you know who's gonna be awful disappointed that he cant gawk at ya! The dude is the hottest spot at the boy's table~!"

"second hottest spot~" almost as if their blonde friend's blank trauma wasn't an issue.

The red head with freckles replied in ahalf whisper, "hey-! She doesn't feel well!"

The blonde jumped in. "No-I'm fine!" throwing on fake smile, "I just remembered something I forgot in Mr. Greenburg's classroom. If I leave it there, I'm in a lot of trouble!" she went trodding off down the hall, grinning back at them, "Save me a seat!"

They watched her jog around the corner, but didnt make any promises to save her seat. Perhaps they would have if they werent so caught off guard by her unusual energetic behavior. They shrugged to each other and headed in the opposite direction. The cafeteria food and the horemones awaited.

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She ran faster, beginning to smell the rain from earlier that day wafting from the open windows in the empty classrooms she passed.

Why would he be here now? Was it really what she thought it was? Maybe... maybe she was wrong and... he'd just be gone forever...

In turning the final corner, she faced an empty courtyard. Not a soul in sight. Friendly or other...

But she felt him behind her. She didnt have to look or even hear anything. It was as if he had always been behind her and it was just that no one could see him all day every day. From the moment he first laid eyes on her so long ago, she had never been free.

He said nothing. He didnt have to.

Frozen in place, she closed her drying eyes and felt them sting. Too dry. As they moistened behind her heavy lids, she let their weight cause her head to sink forward.

With him he always brought a world of chaos. Inside her chest was a war of beween the urge to run away and the deepset desire to run towards it all, eager as a bee. It was a conflict that was pointless. She had lived that war time and again in her "former life", and in this one she had realized her place. The only place she could be truly happy...

Slade's voice was slick as ever."Are you ready to come home, Terra?"

The blonde finally found her voice when he said her true name. "Yes... at last... yes, Master."

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~end chapter; to be continued~

~next chapter title~

"Calm Before the Storm of Hearts has Ended"

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A/N: I hate that ffic site makes us say what media the story takes place in. It ruined the surprise that the blonde was Terra... but I get why they do it. It makes the search for desired pieces easier... I assume ^^; ((are we allowed to have chapter titles that long as "Calm Before the Storm of Hearts has Ended"?))

I'm normally a deviantART injun over an ffic buckaroo, so I'm not usually very "attentive" to my ffic account. sorry bout that... but I figure not many people care about my stories, so no one gets to feel gyped by my not being here ;p

(y-eah, I'm JUST that lame that I refer to dA as being indian-esk where ffic-net is more cowboy-esk 9_9 dont ask me why, IDK, I just HAVE the insanity, I dont UNDERSTAND it!)

But yes! This short chapter is about Slade and Terra (nothing sexual XP ever) and soooo many other canons yet to be dragged in *evil grin*

Idk yet on whether or not all chapters will be this short. Proly not ;)

*note: the "script format" was used for the recognition of the voices and nothing else. Flamers mind your own. I use it when I need to.