A YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL
I am really sorry for not posting soon. I will not lie, I was actually on a vacation to my hometown so, you get it. Anyways, here's the first chapter to my first high school fic. Sit back, and enjoy…..
WESTCHESTER COUNTRYDAY HIGH SCHOOL
The sleek black metallic board with silver engravings greeted Misty as she stepped inside for what seemed like her residence for at least a year. The reception area was a cross between a casual street food corner and a posh 7 star hotel. The walls and floor were decorated by wooden flooring, with comfy armchairs and sofa in the middle. The reception was situated at the far right corner, beside which there was a glass door leading to the auditorium. The left side had the sick bay with another glass door, this time leading to the pool. The lobby itself was decorated by a television, a large piano and various potted plants. The far central wall had large, sleek double metal doors which were a passageway to the classes. As she was stifling through the strings of her bag, an elegant lady walked up to her. "Hello, how may I help you?"
"I am actually looking for the notice board," Misty confessed, gazing into the emerald eyes of the pretty woman in front of her. "Do you know where it is?"
"Of course, just go beyond the metal doors. The notice board is just a few yards away from it" she replied cheerfully, while brushing a stray strand of hair with her palm. "It's in a bright shade of green, you can't miss it"
"Thank you" the redhead replied politely, walking towards the way which the lady had pointed. As she was about to put her hand on the handle, she heard her name being yelled. "MISTY!"
As she turned around to face the speaker, she found herself face to face with her bluenette best friend. "Dawn?!"
"Hey, how've you been?" exclaimed Dawn, as she came over to give a hug to the water Pokémon trainer. "I haven't seen you in ages…"
"I've been great, what about you?" Misty replied as she hugged her best friend tightly. She had missed her so much.
"Uh, you know the same old stuff. Oh, and Kenny is joining here too!"
"Really? But you didn't tell me that day."
"It must have slipped my mind. Anyway, let's see our classes."
They reached the notice board and started shuffling through the names until they saw theirs. Both the friends compared their classes together.
"Oh my, we've got the same classes. Awesome!" Dawn exclaimed, giving the redhead a high-five.
"Yep, except the last period that is" Misty observed the sheets carefully. But that doesn't matter, since we are sharing the same room in the dormitory."
"You said it girl, now let's just go the lab for the lesson on water Pokémon" the bluenette said, while dragging Misty along with her but was rudely interrupted by a certain blonde and her hanger-on's.
"What's the rush, girl-friends? Looking a place to hide your ugly faces?" Serena sneered, provoking a giggle from Melody and Macy.
"Really Serena, we don't want you to recite what you do every morning and then slap it on others." The redhead replied, rolling her eyes at that girl.
"Be careful Misty Waterflower! And don't you dare cheat in the competitions this year. I still remember the time when you and your stupid Pokémon snagged the trophy in the annual display of arts. That move was so amateur, you should've been disqualified for that! There was no talent in that stupid aqua ring show. The real talent was in my Braxien's flamethrower mashup. I can easily tell it because I've got an eye for it!" the blonde gritted her teeth, as the memories came rushing back to her. Plus, she was angry with the redhead as she was the only one who actually stood up to her. Practically, other that Misty and her friends, everyone had bent before her.
"Please, you wouldn't recognize talent even if it came in front of you with a name tag and slapped you right across your face!" the water Pokémon trainer blurted in frustration. She was really getting fed up with her constant blabbering, and she knew that the only way to get rid of the drama queen was to tell her off real bad.
"Excuse me?" Serena tattled, mouth wide open in stun. Melody and Macy gave Misty an evil eye and started blurting whatever they could to help the bruised ego of their 'friend'.
"Just shut up, we know that Serena's way better. She will not bend to someone like you" Macy babbled, folding her arms and smirking.
"Yep, if she would bend, wouldn't it break her little backbone?" Dawn asked playfully, and both the redhead and bluenette started sniggering.
"Stop it, you little coordinator. You wouldn't have said it if you knew what's good for you!" Melody interjected, speaking in a harsh tone.
"I spoke it for the exact same reason" Dawn replied sarcastically, rolling her eyes at that evil trio. She then glanced over at Misty, who in turn gave her a thumbs up and a wink. Then both of them folded her arms and glanced at Serena, waiting to see what she was gonna do now.
"Enough of this!" the blonde shrieked, putting her hands on her hips. This quieted down Macy and Melody, but on Misty and Dawn it had no effect as they were used to the drama queen's usual tantrums. "You will regret this Misty Waterflower!"
"Please, I don't care for you enough to get affected by your threats." It was the last thing the redhead said before walking away from them, her best friend on her trail. They both glanced at each other, their eyes twinkling. Then the duo broke into simultaneous giggles. While the bluenette and the redhead were giggling hysterically, Serena was simmering with rage and anger. How dare someone be so defiant towards her!
"Stop, you runt!" the blonde shouted in the hallway, where there was no one except those five. She knew if someone heard what she was saying, she would be in deep trouble. But now that they all were alone, that gave a high rise to her spirits.
At this abuse, Misty turned around and faced the evil blonde. She couldn't believe she would actually say something so insulting. This girl was getting on her nerves, and she was barely controlling her rage. Her eyes were showing pure anger and the redhead was trying really hard to fight the urge to slap the blonde right across her face.
"You are such a phony; I can't even believe something like you existed. You are such a master manipulator that you manipulate people to give whatever you want. You don't even deserve anything you had, and I won't stop at any limit to get you out of my hair! Permanently!" she ranted on, not noticing the change in the redhead's mood. I hate you Misty waterflower! You are nothing but a pathetic runt!"
The fire in Misty's eyes told Serena that she had said way too much. In a moment of gloating and hate, she had said the thing that Misty hated being said, 'runt'. Under the redhead's penetrating gaze, she was growing very nervous and started fiddling with her perfectly curled tresses. The fear was not of realization, but because she knew that Misty in her bad temper was not safe for her. It didn't help matters when Dawn started giving her the evil eye, glaring at her with hate and disgust. The brunette's and the auburn-haired girl's eyes were as big as saucers as they looked at their leader. They didn't know she was capable of this. They had seen her telling off a couple of kids before, but never so vicious.
"If you value your lives even the tiniest bit, you'd better be off" Dawn whispered in a vicious tone, glaring at the three. This was their cue. Even after this, Serena had the ability to sashay past them towards the area of classrooms.
After the evil trio had left, the coordinator rubbed her best friend's arms gently, hoping to calm her down. That helped a lot to calm Misty's mood. She glanced over at Dawn and gave an approving nod. She smiled in return. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I just didn't think that's he would actually say something so cheap" she said, rubbing her hands together. "She isn't worth the trouble. Come on, let's go to the lab."
"Kay" Dawn replied as they went to the water Pokémon laboratory for their first class at WCD.
"And did you see Alex's face when Mr. Wake announced that in the next class we are going to interact with Gyarados while inside the tank!" Dawn giggled hysterically while remembering her classmate's bewildered face. "He was like he had seen a Darkrai"
"He was opening and closing his mouth like a Magikarp" Misty laughed back, holding her books more close to her. She had picked them up while coming to the 'Cleffairy Cafeteria'. "Anyway here we are finally! I was dying of starvation."
"You always say that, but when it comes to actual eating, you peck at the food like a Pidgey" Dawn sneered, and gave an eye roll.
"Whatever" Misty said, looking unamused but eyes twinkling.
While still talking, the two best friends joined the queue for taking the lunch tray. The boy before them was Ron, a quiet nerd, but good by heart. He had a small crush on Dawn in middle school, and they had become good friends. "Hey girls!" he greeted, waving to them.
"Hey Ron! How you doing?" Dawn greeted back, flashing him a smile.
"I'm fine. Just super bored by Ms Sabrina's lecture" he said, rolling his eyes to show his point.
"I know right! She like, doesn't even know what she's saying" Misty interjected, thinking about that time when she and Dawn were forced to listen to her speech as a part of detention. They were texting to each other all the time, which made the lesson a lot more bearable.
"Yeah. One time her colleague asked her 'Sabrina do you start talking with a point in your mind, or do you hope to find one on the way?' I was quite surprised actually." Ron replied, guffawing loudly.
"No way! Are you serious?" both Misty and Dawn exclaimed at the same time.
"Yeah, heard it on the latest news site. Some chick posted it while I was reading the feed." The boy said, flipping a hand through his brown hair.
"Wow, never thought you to be the gossip guy" Dawn said playfully, elbowing him in the ribs.
"I am not! My sister was reading it so I took a teeny-weeny peek" he stuttered, face flushed with embarrassment.
"Okay, geez. Why are you getting so defensive?" Misty whisper-shouted, frowning playfully.
"Nothing, I gotta go. Catch ya guys later." Ron said, walking away from.
"See ya" Dawn replied, smiling. After he left, Misty turned to her best friend with a smug look on her face. "Hey, you remember that boy had a crush on you last year."
"Hey, it was past. It was just a small crush, not like he loved me or something" Dawn said, heat rising in her cheeks.
"So you wished he loved you?" the redhead asked smugly. She could never let any opportunity of pulling her best friend's leg, go down the drain.
"What? No! That's not what I meant" the bluenette stuttered, unable to control her emotions.
"I know, just chill girl!" Misty replied, taking Dawn's hand by her own. "Come on now, let's just find a table. I can't hold this tray AND books any longer."
"See, there's one at the far end" the coordinator pointed to an empty table. "Let's go"
As they walked past the other snobby girls at the school except Serena and her bffs, glared at Misty. The duo saw their eyes following them, but ignoring them was the best choice. Finally they sat down and started having their meal and chatted through the whole time. The time ticked by slowly, and after a while, it was almost time for the next class.
As they dumped their trays, Dawn couldn't help but ask something. "So Misty, why do you think she did this?"
"I don't know why Serena was acting that way, Dawn. But I don't care. As long as she doesn't get in my way, I don't give a damn about her." She said, gathering her books properly.
"But still, what she did was very cruel." Dawn suppressed her anger.
"Yeah, she really needs to learn some manners" Misty commented, and started to make her way towards the gate.
"And you need to learn how to talk to people" came as shout from behind the table of jocks. After a few moments, he came out to present himself. He was a fairly built boy with black, raven-hair with a tanned complexion. His brown eyes were showing anger. Misty turned to see him, and was confused about what he was saying. "Excuse me? What do you mean?"
"You are so pathetic. You do wrong to people and then forget about it" he shouted, walking towards her.
"What wrong did I do to you?" she said, her voice rising.
"You did wrong to Serena! How did you even dare?"
"I didn't do anything to Serena! And who told you that? The drama queen herself?"
"Hold your tongue!"
"I won't! Make me"
"You called Serena a runt!" the boy lashed out at her.
"Are you out of your mind? Cause it certainly seems so"
"How dare you say such a thing to Serena?"
"I didn't. She was the one who said it"
"So you are not only a bad-mouthed freak, you are a pathological liar too?"
"Shut up and don't come pouncing upon people if you don't actually know what happened. She WAS the one who said that to me."
"She didn't. You were the one who said such an insult."
"Did you hear me say it?"
"Um….well….err…."
"Did you?!"
"Err….No"
"Then how can you say it was me?"
"Serena told me so, and she never lies."
"She is lying! Snap out of it, mister!"
"She can't lie…."
"She IS a pathological liar. She insulted me in the hallway when no one was there and then started the rumor about me. Classic Serena move!"
"She didn't start anything. It's true"
"Do you even hear yourself? It's like saying Ekans doesn't bite"
"Whatever. You have to apologize to Serena for your behavior."
"Who do you think you are to tell me what to do? My mother?"
"I am Serena's friend"
"You are not her friend. She is using you as a pawn in the chessboard of her life like she does with many others. And what surprises me, is that you let her!"
"She…she is my friend. Don't say anything bad about her or…."
"Or what? What can you do?"
"I will make you regret it!"
"Your threats don't scare me!"
"They should. You'll pay for this!"
"Whatever. Free things aren't reliable anyways" so saying, Misty gestured to Dawn, who joined her, and they went towards exit door. They were just a few meters away when something stopped Misty in her tracks.
"You are such a bitch to say that!" the boy yelled after her. The entire cafeteria had heard this conversation and were quite shocked to hear him abuse like that. The people who knew Misty well hoped that the boy would actually survive this ordeal.
Misty calmly turned around and started walking towards him. As she came more closer to the boy, she took a peek at his ID card. She stopped a few steps away from him, her eyes penetrating into him. She extended her right hand and grabbed his shirt collar, dragging his face towards hers, so that there were only centimeters between them. Not taking her eyes off him, she spoke in a soft voice but harshness and disgust was visible in it.
"Listen mister, I didn't do anything to your drama queen master who treats you and others like her pawns and who you've given your reins of your life to. She is an arrogant witch who manipulates people to get them to do her evil bidding. Say anything nasty like this one more time, you'll not live enough to see the next day, Ash Ketchum."
So saying, she let go of his shirt and the raven-haired boy staggered backwards. After glaring at him for a moment, she turned around and exited the cafeteria. Many boys were checking her out and some even whistled when she made her killer exit, but this one boy was left motionless. He was completely paralyzed by the bold move of that redhead. He had thought that she would easily bend before him and do his bidding. But this girl right here stood up to him and even held his collar in the front of the entire cafeteria. Something was different about this girl he knew, but she was his supposed enemy and he was loyal to his friends, so he pushed any thoughts he had about her and focused on how to support his 'friend' Serena.
THE END
A/N: So that's basically it guys. I'm sorry it took so long but I hope that the length will make up for it. And this fic is not recommended for armourshippers. The next chapter will have more characters. FEEDBACK IS HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
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