BOOK I
.IVY.
"A Modern Myth"
Chapter I – Drowsy
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I rubbed my eyes wearily as I rolled out of bed, not having slept at all. I slowly put on my clothes- black and purple Skelanimals skinny jeans with chains, a long-sleeve black fishnet shirt with a fitted black wife-beater over it (so as not to expose anything), a neon purple Slipknot hoodie, and old, drawn-on, gray Converse lo-tops.
My ears were still ringing from the Slipknot concert the pervious night, and my throat hurt from screaming so much.
I yawned lazily and scratched my head; something I do when I'm in thought. I was in the mosh-pit, inches away from one of my favorite bands, with my best friend Selina.
I slowly put on my makeup, consisting of black eyeliner and bright purple shadow and dark purple lipstick. Since I'm already as white as a ghost, face paler is not necessary. As I slightly teased my espresso hair, I was thinking about nothing in particular: Slipknot, what the day was going to be like today, etcetera.
I sighed and looked at myself in the mirror: I had, once again, successfully hidden the bags under my eyes; courtesy of genetics, I am insomniac. I don't sleep. Mum has to give me sleeping pills in order to force me to sleep, but I didn't bother taking one last night, since I would be up all night thinking about the concert anyway.
I grabbed my newly washed PE clothes and shoved them in my school bag: a hot pink Andy Warhol tote with the picture of two cars colliding and a traffic sign reading "DEAD STOP." On the straps was a quote by Warhol reading "Sometimes I have to break things to remind me of just how fragile life is."
For what seemed like the one-hundredth time this morning, I sighed as I shoved my overstuffed sketchbook, my Algebra textbook, and a few volumes of the latest Naruto: Shippuden into my bag. I was very excited that the time-skip had finally come to the Americas.
The newest ones had my favorite character, Kakuzu, in it. I had come to possess every volume of Naruto, Hana-Kimi, FullMetal Alchemist, Death Note, One Piece, Gunslinger Girl, InuYasha, and Yu-Gi-Oh!. I also have an extensive collection of DVDs, plushies, soundtracks, and more from the above anime.
Being a sophomore in high school, I can safely assure you that high school IS as difficult as everyone says it is. Academically, I have a lot more trouble this year; Anyone who takes AP courses can sympathize. Socially, I'm a very shy person, but I've managed to make quite a few friends, along with the ones I already had. So, in general, I'm pretty happy with my life.
I snapped out of my thoughts once again and realized that it was already about 6:50AM, so I brushed my teeth, grabbed my bag, and after locking my front door and turning on my iPod, I began my journey to school.
