School, Traitors, and Voices

School, what a pain. I woke up at what seemed like the but crack of dawn, and was incredibly tired. God I wish it was not Monday, any day but Monday. Staring in the mirror I looked my self over once more. My hair fell in loose curls, my eyes were dark blue, almost black….damn rain, just what I needed on my first day of school. The uniform wasn't that bad. My mom had left yesterday when I was at the arcade, and picked it up. The uniform was white, dark blue and had a little red on it, not much, just a little. The only thing that bugged me was the big bow on the front. I hate bows, with a passion, a deep festering passion. I finished getting ready by brushing my teeth. Always a good thing to do. Despite my hatred of bows, the 100 % chance of rain, the knowledge of being a future social out cast, I felt ok. The 'I'm being watched feeling' hadn't accord today… yet. I sighed; ok here I go a new school, a new chance at being normal. Ha, what a joke who was I kidding me normal…nah never. With that I smiled I was to cool to be normal. Laughing out loud I thought 'Wow I was cocky this early in the Morning I hadn't felt like this in a long time. Since the divorce …and Jake', and as soon as the feeling came it departed, just like that. 'Great'.

The walk to school was so boring. I was half way there, and I was falling asleep. The only thing that saved me was…

"Hey, you" I heard a voice behind me.

"Me?" I asked as I turned around, to see the blonde girl from yesterday. And before you go getting all 'how do you know it's the same girl on me'. Her hair was styled incredibly weird. It was like spaghetti and meat balls ok. This translates to same girl. Got it, good.

"Yes, how come I haven't seen you before" she asked walking next to me. And as I thought, same uniform. She was in the same school as me.

'Well here I go be nice, cheery, make a friend.' I thought as I responded with the truth.

"I just moved here Saturday."

"Oh really, that would explain it"

"Yeah…oh my names rose" I said extending my hand.

"I'm Serena, nice to meet you" the happy blonde girl said shaking my hand. "

"So what class are you in?"

"Um… class 3C"

"Me too. Sweet, were in the same class, you know what I think there's an open desk next to me to."

"Cool" I said not really caring but trying to sound excited. She may be my first friend after all. And there it was again the little voice in the back of my head whispering. 'run, stay away from her, don't trust her, she's not your friend.' And for some reason I think I believed it. The next ten minuets passed quickly, with pointless blabber. We reached the class room and I headed to the front where the teacher was, while Serena sat at her desk and talked with the people around her.

"Um hi I'm um Rose Charlotte; I'm new here and…"

"Oh yes I was told about you. There's an empty seat behind Serena, she's the one with the blonde pigtails that look like bunny ears."

"Thank you" so that's what she was going for, bunny ears glade some one got it, because I sure as hell missed that one. I sat just as the bell rang. The teacher a tall twig of a man announced me as a new student, had me say a little about my self, and then went on with the lesson. It was English, yes a langue I knew. The day passed by with a blur, before I knew it, it was lunch.

"Crap" I said just realizing I had forgotten my lunch this morning, and had no money had me.

"oh forgot your lunch, I used to always do that" Serena said looking back a pink bag with little rabbits on it in hand. "Here you can share my lunch"

"Thanks" as I said this Serena stood up. "where are you going?"

"Oh every day at lunch I go and eat with my friends out side" she stated blankly. "care to join"

"But its raining"

"What no its not it was clear this morning" as if on quee a loud clash of thunder was heard. "how'd you know that, the weather said clear skies"

"Just a hunch"

"Well in that case I guess were eating in the gym"

"The gym?" I asked

"Yep" I got up from my seat and fallowed Serena down the hallway and down a flight of stairs to the gym. There seated on the bleachers were three girls, a blonde, a brunette, and a blue haired girl. As we entered they waved toward serena and we continued on toward them. "hey guys this is Rose, she just moved here. Rose this is Mina" she pointed to the other blonde with the red bow in her hair. My only though was…

'Me and her, yeah were going to have a problem, if she where's that bow everyday' I thought as in the back of my mind the voice said "back-stabber"

"This is Lita" she motioned to the girl with the brunette hair held in a ponytail.

'Her, she seams ok' then again the voice "a deadly threat"

"And this, this is Amy" she said sitting next to the blue haired girl. Who I must admit seamed pretty smart.

But the voice had something to say about her as well "to smart for her own good"

"Hi" I said faking a cheery smile. Waving to them as I sat next to Serena.

"Hi" the three of them said back.

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Here it comes the never ending questions, of where you from, how do you like it here so far, what's your favorite subject, ect. That I had been hearing all day.

"so" it was Mina who spoke first "see ant guys you like yet?" that was a new one.

"um not really" I said taking a sand which from Serena's box.

"oh come on not even one"

"not one" I reassured her, taking a bite of the ham sand which. Mina sighed. Lita Amy, and Serena giggled. I had to be missing something. I gave them the I'm confused as hell look, it was Lita who answered.

"well you see Mina's what you'd call a romantic"

"I think you mean a girl who has nothing but boys on her mind" Amy said "when she should be studying" I was right Amy = BOOK WORM = HOMEWORK HELP. Yes.

"Well I did have a boyfriend before I left America" I confessed. Now all three of them looked interested. "well his name was Jake, we met in science class and we kind of hit it off right away. But he moved before me a few months in fact, he said he'd stay in contact he never called me not once. So I kind of gave up on him"

"So sad" mina said whipping away an invisible tear.

"Yeah I don't know what I'd do if Darien ever stopped calling me" Serena said while chewing an octopuses dumpling.

"Who?" I asked

"Serena's boyfriend of what 3-4 years now" Lita answered for Serena.

"Yep that sounds about right, Lita" Mina responded, taking a bite of a rice cake.

"Wow, that's a pretty long time for high school kids"

"Well you see Darien's in college across the ocean in America." Serena said once again stuffing her face.

"Oh" with that I finished my sandwich in silence as I drifted in and out of the fours conversation. The rest of the day, just like the morning, flew by. Before I knew it I was walking besides Serena on my way home. The cars and sounds of the city passing by.

"Are you ok? You seem a little I don't know quiet." Serena asked

"I'm ok" I lied in fact I was feeling a little I don't really know...was the word scarred. I hadn't felt the eye's on me all day. So why was I now surrounded by people and with my new friend scared. Could it be the voice who all day had been commenting on everything I did, and everyone I met? Or was I just paranoid again. Either way I just wanted to get home.

"Hey later tonight around 5:00 I'm going over to my friend Ray's house, along with the others to study and do our home work. You want to come?"

In fact that actually sounded fun. Because now I realized when I was with Serena and the others, no matter what the voice said, I never felt the eye's, I felt safe. "Sure that sounds great"

"Ok then I'll meet you at your house around 4:30 so we can head over ok" she said as we parted and she headed inside her house.

"Ok" I said as I continued down the street. When I reached my house, I entered to find my mom cooking dinner or should I say trying to cook dinner. "hey mom" I said as I entered the hallway, dropping my bag by the door and taking off my shoes.

"Hello Rose how was your first day honey" she asked draining the not done noodles.

"Ok I made some new friends" I said taking a seat at the table. As I did so the eyes reappeared.

"What are there names, tell me about them"

"Well Serena lives two doors down, and then there's Mina, and Lita, and Amy. Oh Serena going over to her friend Ray's house latter and she wanted to know if I could come. I told her yes. Were just going to study and hang out. Can I go?"

"Sure honey, I'm just glade you're making friends" she said throwing the noodles in the trash… "So do you want pizza?"

"Mom why don't you just let me cook, for once"

"Nonsense Pepperoni ok" she asked grabbing the phone her charcoal looking for the phone book.

"Yeah Pepperoni's fine" I said heading for my room. As I reached my room I heard my mom's voice saying "there's the phone book". I laughed to my self only mom could find anything in that kitchen. As I entered my room the feeling of being watched once again grew. Damn why did I feel this way. I laid down on my bed, feeling exhausted. Maybe a little nap. Just a little one. I reached over and set my alarm clock for 4:00. Then feel in to a deep restless sleep.