Alright, here's chapter two. I think I mucked the tenses here. Some characters have been included now. I hope I got their personalities. A review would be nice too. Enjoy!

Disclaimer

I do not own Life is Strange nor any of the characters that appear here except my OC John Carter.

Chapter 2

Nothing much happened today. Every class just did their intro's and it was basically free time. Didn't meet anyone that interested me yet. Most of the class had their own group of friends already. Not that I minded much. I prefer to keep to myself anyway.

I look around the almost-empty cafeteria, which was pretty big but still looked like any old cafeteria, my head on top of my hand. A couple of students looks to be loitering since they aren't eating anything. The sun was setting already, casting an orange glow to the inside of the building. Time to go I guess. I had a bit more time before dark so I guess I could walk around town for a bit and see what it's like. Plus, I need to do a bit of grocery.

Passing by the activity board, I was mildly disappointed I didn't see that cute girl yesterday. Damn, and I wasn't even able to take her picture. I pout a bit and quickly switch back to a blank face. I don't wanna look like a weirdo on my second day here. Geez..

I stand by the Blackwell bus stop just outside the campus grounds and flick through my Facebook page as I wait for the bus to arrive. Let's see.. A message from mom. Seven.. Seventeen? Holy crap that's a lot. I didn't check my page for what, two days? I quickly check what my mom messaged me and replied before looking at the notifs.

I was broken from my reverie as I heard the distinct sound of a diesel truck. Bus is here. I enter it and see that most of the seats were available so I headed to the back of the bus and took a seat near the window.

Took me a while to find my way around town. It seemed small at first but there were small roads that led to all kinds of back roads and small shops. Thankfully, that waitress at the diner I ate at was super nice. Blue Whale or something. So I eventually was able to buy what I needed. Some pomade, air fresheners, some LED's to hang in my room, extension cables, and some other miscellaneous stuff.

With that out of the way, I decide to go wander some more. Hopefully run across a bike shop or someone selling theirs for cheap. I needed another way of transportation but I didn't have enough to buy even a beat up car.

I found a couple of promising ones. They were mostly below 200CC but that should work just fine. Gas mileage and maintenance would be pretty cheap. I also have to look for a part time job. Maybe that diner has a free spot. I made a mental note to return to it on another day. It was getting pretty late.

Walking to a bus stop to wait for one again. Hopefully, they don't take too long. "..The buses here sure do take their sweet time.", I heard from behind me. Welp. There goes that. I resign myself to waiting and take out my phone. Hopefully, I can distract myself enough not to be bored. I wasn't able to.

The next morning, while walking towards my next class, I bump into an attractive short haired blonde, like holy shit she was hot. Kinda tall, sharp looking features, great fashion sense. And now I'm a sputtering mess. Well.. Internally. What's up with this school and hot chicks?

"Watch where you're- Oh, you're the new guy.", her frown quickly turns into curiosity but I could still see some irritation in her eyes. Wait, what? Words spread that fast here? Well I shouldn't really be surpr-

"Uh, hello? I'm talking to you retard.", she snarks, the two women behind her, also pretty hot, laughs at her insult to me. Not so much now I guess? "Er.. Uh, yeah. I am. Sorry abou-"

"Yeah, okay. Whatever. Next time, watch where you're going. I ain't gonna be as nice so you better remember that.", she cut me, not even facing me anymore. DAFUQ. NO. SRSLY. DAFUQ. For a pretty lady, she was such a bitch. Yeah, okay, well fuck you too.

The trio proceeded to go down the hall, the two hang arounds giggling all the while.

With my good mood out of the window, I trudge to class with a frown marring my face. But hey, guess who's in my religion class? That's right. It's that cutie from last Sunday! My mood just went one-eighty on me. Good heavens this girl is precious.

She instantly spots me as I make my way into the room and she suddenly goes all awkward. She's gonna be the death of me if she doesn't stop. I feel the need to punch something. I thought to myself as I made my way next to her seat. Now how do I explain what happened last Sunday? I put on a small smile and shyly wave at her as she looks at me with uncertainty.

"Here goes nothing.", I mumble to myself. I take a seat and turn to her. Still a few minutes before classes start. "Hey! Uh, you were the one from two days ago right?", she ducks and nods a bit, looking at me in her peripheral. Welp. There goes my kokoro again.

"Yyyyeahh. Sorry about that. I was uh.. Taking a photo- Of the campus I mean! I'm uh, new." I cringe at the end, earning a small smile from miss QTPIE. She's turned to me a bit. I can see she's getting more comfortable.

I crack a smile myself, feeling accomplished. "Um, it's okay. You don't have to lie. It's no big deal really.", she says softly, looking me under her eyelids, head tilted down a bit. God, this girl. Can I keep her? I'm definitely grinning now. "My name's John Carter.", I introduce myself and offer my fist; she looks at it for a second.

"Kate Marsh.", she says a bit louder before lightly tapping my fist with hers. There's an easygoing smile on her face now.

The class passes by in an instant as I ended up bugging Kate half of the time earning me an angry glare from our professor and a few suppressed giggles from my seatmate. I gave a cheeky grin to my prof, further angering him, making some of our classmates laugh at my expense; Kate included. I think I made a friend. Kate quickly vacates after class though hurriedly apologizing and saying she has another class and she didn't want to be late. I guess I'll be seeing her around then.

My other classmates took her place and were quick to get to know me. Apparently, I looked intimidating so no one really wanted to step up and approach me. Huh. So that's the reason why nobody wants to talk to me huh. I guess Kate did a great job breaking the ice in this class. Ice breaker. Brekker. Heh. I hide my snort at my own joke.

Saying goodbye, I leave the classroom, then the campus. I got me a bike to look for.

Taking the bus again and all that jazz. Eventually, I get to a more secluded area somewhere at the back of the town. A scrapyard to be specific. The ground's unpaved and had lots of junked cars littered around the area. I spend no time wasting as I immediately look for the person selling his bike. I wander around the scrapyard until somebody grabbed my shoulder. JESUS CHRI-

"Hey man, what're you doing here?", a girl, Another girl. What's up with me meeting chicks man?, "Dude! Don't do that! You scared the shit out of me!", I say hotly as I spin around to face her. She looks amused as she continues to look at me, waiting for an answer.

"Uh.. You wouldn't know anyone here selling a bike do you?", I sweep my fingers through my hair in an effort to calm myself.

"Oh, that bike.", recognition flashes through her face. I take in the girl in front of me. First thing I notice is her shocking blue hair. Huh, weird hair color choice. She's wearing a tanktop and I see some tats going down her right arm. "Yeah, the guy selling it moved away some time ago already. The bike's been left to rot. Somewhere around here. You're free to take it if you want. If it's still running that is.", she shrugs her shoulders.

I let out a sigh. "I guess I'll go look around then.", she sweeps her hand, sort of like saying go ahead. I do so in a moment and start to wander the yard.

Eventually, after almost an hour of looking around, I do find it. Aaaand cringe at the sight of it. First thing I notice is that it's got rust. ALL OVER. I'm gonna have to replace the gas tank, the fork, the handlebars, and most of the engine too by the looks of it. "That does not look like it will start." Oh hey I didn't even notice you following me tats.

"Well, one way to find out.", I mount the bike and kick the starter. It took me a few tries as blunette just continued to watch me struggle, grinning like a Cheshire cat. I swear when this bike sta- VROOOM!

"Aha! Tis alive!", I proclaim giddily, a shit eating grin on my face. "Tis? Seriously? Wow, what a dork.", blunette says as she snickers to herself. My victory was quickly dashed by this punk chick and there goes my grin too. Well damn.

I deadpan her as she continues to snort. She's not even hiding it. Well, least she's having fun. "Ah.. Yeah.. Okay, sorry about that. You just remind me of a dweeb I used to know.", she smiles fondly then it quickly shifts to annoyance. Sensing the tension, I think it's time to bail. I'm curious but I have no right to ask.

"Alright well, I guess I'll be going now.", I awkwardly say to her as I continuously rev the bike, fearing it would stall the moment I let it idle.

She looks up to me and tries to give me a lopsided grin, "Alright man, have fun with your piece of crap.", she says playfully, arms crossed and legs shifting. I crack a small smile before taking off; waving a bit before going out of the yard completely.

So that's chapter two. I hope you enjoyed!

Look here if you're having trouble understanding some terms

Notifs - Notifications
200CC Bikes - Pretty much 2~4 stroke motorcycles. An example would be a Honda CB250
Welp - Well
DAFUQ - The f***
SRSLY - Cereals. I mean seriously. :)
Hang arounds - People who tails other people wherever they go
"..mood just went one-eighty.." - Turn your frown upside down!
Kokoro - Is the Japanese for Heart
Brekker - Sounds like breaker. It's that Kamaka Brekker prank call on Youtube. SEARCH IT.
Tats - Tattoo's
Blunette - Someone with blue hair