A/N: Stupid name, I know. Oh well :p! Okay, more code-y thingies.
Bold italics in quotations mean someone singing, bold text is a text message. Disclaimer; this is where FMA comes in, and as we all know, I don't own that! ;)
~Chapter Two: Adapting~
That night I laid in bed and thought over the friends I have made.
Sakura, double thumbs up, Syaoran, thumbs up, Tomoyo, thumbs up, Fai, double thumbs up, Kurogane...? I rolled over and thought, I don't know about him.
I woke up to the sound of my iPhone blaring out my favorite song. I forced myself out of bed and sang along.
"I don't wanna be like Cinderella,
Sitting in a dark old dusty cellar,
Waiting for somebody,
To come and set me free!
I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting
For handsome prince to come and save me,
On a horse of white, unless we're riding side by side,
Don't wanna depend on no one else,
I'd rather rescue myself!" (1)
I walked into the bathroom, undressed, and turned on the shower.I waited for steam to come from the water then stepped in. I reached for the shampoo that took out hair dye, then stopped.
"Whoa," I remembered Tomoyo saying, "your green and blue hair is beautiful!"
I smiled, then reached for the normal shampoo instead.
I finished up then got dressed. I went into the kitchen and poured myself some cereal, and after I finished eating I wrote a note to Emily. I taped it on my bedroom door then left. I walked down to the apartment Sakura lived in and asked her to walk to school with me.
Why am I always the late one? I thought, I have to be in the music room like... now! It was the eighth period. I was in Chorus with Tomoyo and Sakura, so I had to be down in the music room. As I walked down to the classroom, I ran into, I mean, literally ran into, Kurogane.
"Watch the hell out!" he cried.
"Sorry," I answered, and I continued down the hallway.
"Hey!" Kurogane called at me, "You the new kid?"
"Yeah," I replied, "I met you yesterday."
"Huh," he said, then disappeared.
What was that? I asked myself.
I walked into the music room where Sakura, Tomoyo, and a blonde haired girl sat waiting for me. The blonde was wearing a white tank top in a black skirt. Her blonde hair was tied into a ponytail, and her blue eyes sparkled.
"Hey, Evelyn!" Sakura said waving, and I waved back. I sat in the empty seat next to her. Tomoyo bent over Sakura to talk to me.
"This is Winry," she said, "she's part of the Pep Squad."
"Nice to meet you," Winry said smiling, and I answered the same thing back.
"Did you hear that the Pep Squad has three places open?" Tomoyo asked, "We should sign up!"
"Yeah!" I cried.
"How was your day?" Emi asked as we drove to the apartment.
"Good," I answered.
"Hey," Emi said, "I have a gift for you. It's in your room."
I nodded.
When we got home, I walked into my room. And there it was. Made of cherry-red wood and covered in prints of beautiful sakura pedals (2) and a light pink ribbon around the neck was a guitar, just my size. I have been playing guitar since I was six, but the guitar I first learned was the only one I had, and by now, it was too small. But now, a new, beautiful guitar was in my possession. I strummed it, and the beautiful sound echoed through the room.
Can I still play?
I began playing the chords to a song that I loved.
"I had a way then,
Losing it all on my own,
I had a heart then,
But the queen has been overthrown..." (3)
The song echoed through the apartment, and by the time I got to the chorus of the song, Emily was in the room.
"You show the lights that stop me
Turn to stone,
They shine them when I'm alone,
So I tell myself that
I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone,
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home,
Calling, calling, calling home,
You show the lights that stop me
Turn to stone,
They shine me when I'm alone!" (3)
The next day after school, Sakura, Tomoyo, Winry and I stood among all the girls there to try out for Pep Squad. Winry wore a orange miniskirt and an orange and white long sleeved shirt with the words "Tsubasa Eagles" printed across it. Standing almost in the middle of the gym was Riza Hawkeye, the hottest girl in the school. She was wearing the same uniform as Winry, except the fact that she wore a orange jacket with the number twenty-seven on the front. On the back it had the name "Roy Mustang". A few girls gathered around her, and it looked as if they were asking her embarrassing questions. By the expression on Riza's face, I could tell what they were asking.
"Do you have a crush on Mustang?"
Riza changed the subject. She said something to one of the girls and that girl walked across the gym and got a megaphone. Riza took the megaphone as she flipped the blonde hair from her face and said, "Hey Tsubasa High!"
Her brown eyes sparkled as she was answered by the cheers of almost every girl in school. There were two girls there, though, who weren't cheering. One had jet-black curly hair that framed her face. She had light violet eyes that one could easily call pink, and her lips were covered in dark red lipstick. She wore a black hoodie and black sweatpants (4). The other girl had deep violet eyes that where a deeper color than my eyes (5). She wore a normal sports outfit; a Havenbrooke Coyotes basketball jersey and brown volleyball shorts, and her brown hair flowed all the way down her back.
"Who are they?" I whispered in Winry's ear.
"Those are Raven Parkhurst and Juliet Douglass (6)," Winry answered, then added, "I'm surprised Raven is here." She said the name "Raven" with venom in her tone. I looked at the girls. I guessed that Raven was the one in black. She was Goth, I could see that.
"And it seems she lured Juliet into it to," Sakura said. I knew she hated Raven by the way she said the sentence. Even a girl as sweet as Sakura couldn't hide hatred for Raven.
"What's wrong with them?" I asked.
"Oh," Sakura said, "the only thing wrong with Juliet is the fact that she hangs out with Raven."
"Ed and I don't trust Juliet either," Winry said. I didn't see anything wrong with Juliet.
"And Raven?" I asked.
"She's a murderer!" Tomoyo whisper-shouted jokingly, shaking my shoulders. Sakura laughed.
"She's crotchety," Sakura said, "not to mention a spoiled rotten brat."
"He is sensible
And so incredible
And all my single friends are jealous.
He says everything I
Need to hear and it's like
I couldn't ask for anything better." (7)
I sang as all of my friends gathered around me. It was Saturday, and Emily allowed me to invite them to stay the night after the Pep Squad.
"He opens up my door and
I get into his car and
He says,
'You look beautiful tonight,'
And I feel perfectly fine
But I miss;
Screaming and fighting and
Kissin' in the rain and
It's two a.m. and I'm
Cursing your name!
You were so in love that you acted insane and
That's the way I loved you,
Breaking down and coming undone,
It's a rollercoaster kinda rush,
And I,
Never knew I could fell that much and
That's the way I loved you!"(7)
"Wow," Tomoyo breathed, "you're amazing."
"Thanks," I smiled.
"Hey, Tomoyo," Winry said, "where's your stuff?"
"Oh," the black-haired girl said, "it's with Kurogane."
"And why is it with Kurogane?" Sakura asked.
"Because Mom's at work," Tomoyo said, " He still has it." she spoke so quickly that her words were strung together and came out in a blur.
"An you said that so fast I could barley understand you!" I cried as she smiled.
"Speaking of 'bags' and 'stuff'," Sakura smiled, "I forgot mine."
"I'll go with you to get it," I offered. Sakura thanked me, and we stood up to leave. "Oh hey," I paused to say. I turned to the blonde and her friend. "You girls want a snack?"
"Yes," both girls said in sync.
"Okay, I'll tell Emily to pop some popcorn to snack on and I'll order a pizza."
"Yay!" Tomoyo cried, "Pizza!"
I gave Emily our order and Sakura and I rushed out of the room. We made our way down the hallway, then Sakura stopped.
"The elevator's out of order," the auburn reminded me.
"Ah crud," I replied. I lived on the seventh floor, and Sakura lived on the thirteenth. We practically flew up the six flights up stairs and down the corridor to Sakura's room. Sakura pulled a key out of her jacket pocket, unlocked the door, and ran in.
"Hey guys," she said as she ran in, then she turned to me, "why don't you come in?"
I accepted the offer, then stepped inside. Syaoran, Kurogane, and Fai all stood in the room. (copy & paste)
"Alright."
"Hey, Tomoyo," Kurogane called, "here's your stuff."
"Oh," Tomoyo replied, "thanks." Kurogane dropped the bag then turned to leave.
"Wait, Kurogane," I said, then froze. What was I doing?
"Huh?"
There was what felt like a rock lodged in my throat, keeping me from speaking.
"Thanks for helping me," I managed to say. Our eyes locked. My light violet eyes stared into his crimson colored ones.
"Yeah…" he said finally, then he left. My eyes remained were he was just standing, until I heard him close the door. Then, I managed to look away. I felt my face heat up as I stared at my feet. Tomoyo giggled.
"Eve," she said, "you're blushing."
"Am I?" I asked, my large eyes turning to stare at hers.
"You can't like him," Sakura said, "I don't really… well… he's not as bad as Raven but…"
"You don't trust him?"
"It's not that!" the auburn cried, "It's his anger issues!"
"I get it, I try to fix those, and it just makes them worse."
That night, when I was lying in bed, the question I asked about Kurogane the night before was answered.
Kurogane… I like him more than I will show.