*Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Pucca: Funny Love.

That Fair Maiden

Chapter 2

Estelle's POV

I listened to the girl called Pucca as she showed me all the rooms of the school. I don't think she needed to know that I was arrested for underage drinking. I don't think anyone needs to know. The gym here is way bigger than the one at my crappy old school. The school where IT had happened…I don't think I can nor will EVER relive IT again. I still feel horrified about it. It was such a scary time for me. My family life was a total and complete mess. My mother is an abusive alcoholic and my father abandoned my mom and me when I was born. I tried to forget about what happened. I let my mind wander back to what Pucca was trying to tell me.

"…And this is the cafeteria. That's pretty much it for Sooga High. Any questions?" Pucca smiled at me but all I could do was keep my face straight. That was the only way to hide the pain. I shook my head slowly and coldly at her. Pucca looked strangely at me. "Ok then…Why don't you tell me about yourself?" Pucca suggested. I sighed and decided that to keep the suspicion low; I would have to say something.

"My name is Estelle Willow. My dad left me and my mom beats the crap out of me. I was once arrested and I hate the world. Anything else you wanna know?" I asked. Pucca's expressions was somewhere between surprised and hurt. I rolled my eyes and leaned against the wall. Without a single word, Pucca handed me a schedule.

Back to the book.

Pucca did not know how to react when Estelle had told her everything. She was in utter shock. She was arrested?Thought Pucca. Pucca walked back to her class with Estelle trailing behind. She opened the door and sat down in her seat. Garu gave her a look that said "How did it go?" Pucca mouthed out "Terrible."

"Oh, I see we have a new student! Why don't you stand up in front of the class and introduce yourself? Tell us your name and some interesting facts about yourself. For starters, I'm Mr. Chang." Mr. Chang smiled warmly. Estelle slowly drifted to the front of the class and leaned against the chalkboard. "Well, my name's Estelle Willow and I like to scratch myself until I bleed a little." The whole class just stared. They were mortified. Mr. Chang looked unsure of what to say. "Uhm…anything else?" He asked hesitantly. Estelle shrugged her shoulders and walked to the back of the classroom and took a seat at an empty desk. Mr. Chang looked at the clock and dismissed his class.

Estelle slipped a piece of black liquorice gum into her mouth and headed to the cafeteria for lunch. While chomping on her gum and listening to her metal music, she didn't realize where she was going and ran head long into Garu. "Ow! Watch where you're going you—" Estelle was cut off when she saw the handsome face of an angel. "I'm sorry. Are you okay?" asked Garu.

Estelle snapped out of her dreamy daze and that cold, mean expression returned to her face. "Yeah, you're just lucky I'm not." She said with a scoff. Garu smiled half heartedly. "My name's Garu. You're Estelle, right? You were in my class this morning." Estelle cocked an eyebrow and crossed her stick thin arms over her chest. "Yeah, I'm Estelle. I'm gonna go grab lunch."
"Wait! Let me come with you. I'm starving." Said Garu. Estelle lifted up one corner of her mouth and headed to the cafeteria