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Like a bat out of hell

Hazel's POV

Even though English is my favorite class it was different without Seth there, I feel so alone that it's not even slightly humorous. The fact that the class is filled with a number of other students, all of which are older than me I'm an outcast. The upper classmen treat me like a piece of gum on their shoe. They've avoided me for the entire class and refuse to even pass me the papers the teacher sends back, rather they toss them on a random desk and say 'fetch' like I'm a dog.

The class won't be over for another fifteen minutes, which has caused me to almost groan aloud.

We're discussing Romeo and Juliet which is one of my personal favorites, the only problem is I'm sitting in a class filled with students who barely know who Shakespeare is, let alone one of the plays he wrote.

"Does anyone here know what Juliet is often referred to as during the play?" I glanced around me to see that everyone was watching Miss Summers like she was insane. I cautiously raised my hand, she seemed completely relieved that at least one student knew what she was talking about.

"Juliet is often referred to as a light, something bright and shining, even the sun at one point." I stated, sinking lower into my seat as the others turned to watch me squirm.

"Yes, that is exactly correct!" I just nodded as she watched me with excitement. She looked as if she was going to say something else but the bell rang, cutting her off.

"Well, looks like that's it for today, we'll continue our discussion tomorrow." I leaped out of my seat and stuffed my copy of the play into my bag before practically running out the door, avoiding the carefully placed bags and legs that littered the floor. The second I was free of the aisles I walked quickly towards the door, my hands already beginning to tremble more. At my desk in the back of the room I could hide, now I'm out in the open in front of everyone.

"Hey, how was class?" a familiar voice called, I turned quickly to see Seth leaning against the wall smiling at me. I think I surprised him by running over and giving him a tight hug.

"That was horrible!" I shouted, he rolled his eyes and smiled at me again before standing up straight,

"How was it horrible?" he asked, I shuddered at the thought,

"Well let's see, I'm the youngest in the class, and then they told me to 'fetch' my papers-"

"Wait, they told you to 'fetch' the papers, like you were a dog?" he asked, I only nodded and watched him carefully. He looked angry about it, but his eyes showed laughter, almost as if he was thinking of a private joke.

"Yeah…" I waited for him to say something but he just rolled his eyes and started walking, I followed him outside. I'm thankful that the rain has stayed at a mist, it's hard enough being the new girl when your dry, it's harder when your soaking wet.

"Biology is in the building over there, you're going to be getting a work out walking around here all the time." He stated as we walked towards another building, whoever designed this place apparently didn't have the students in mind. The thing that's caught me off guard is the way that Seth said I was going to be walking it seems to have held a hidden message. As if for some reason only I would be walking around…

We walked through the door together in silence, I tried to avoid my nagging conscience something's going to happen, you're the one who will get hurt. The thought has flooded my mind for the duration of the walk and it's starting to scare me.

The building is almost an exact replica of the one I was previously in, it seems as if the layout was the same for every building but they just held different rooms. I walked into the Biology room quietly, ignoring the stares sent my way. Whether it's from the fact that Seth had walked me to class or the fact that I'm the new girl I'll never know.

"Hello, you must be…Hazel. Welcome to La Push High School, I hope your enjoying it here." the teacher greeted, he's not as young as the other teachers, his hair has already started to turn a silver color, but unlike most adults, he didn't try to hide it, rather he seemed to embrace it. He smiled at me happily, his eyes twinkling with laughter and happiness.

"Hello Seth, is she…" the question was left to die, I glanced up at Seth to see him firmly shake his head no.

"Aw, so sad she seems so sweet maybe someone else." I just stood there dumbfounded as they spoke about me as if I wasn't there. I grabbed my paper from the desk the second after he signed it, the hastily scrawled signature stated that his name is Mr. Blackwater. I huffed as I walked towards the back of the room, avoiding the glares and stares directed my way, the whispers as well plagued me as I walked to a secluded seat.

I gazed out the window and saw nothing out of the ordinary to my disappointment, there's no reason for me to see anything though, there's nothing special about these woods. I can't believe I have to tell myself this so I won't think there's a giant panda bear walking around out there that will magically appear and wave to me.

o.O.o

No one tried to sit beside me during the class, as it turns out some of Seth's friends are in biology too, and no matter how much it hurts to come to the realization, I'm not interesting enough to be with them. There are two people he's sat with, their names I don't know, but by the way everyone's eyes follow them they're popular, as popular as freshmen can be at least.

The sound of the wind whistling through the slightly ajar window helped to calm me during the lesson, I focused on it whenever someone chose to turn around in their seats and watch me. To my surprise and pleasure, no matter how often they turned I was able to remain calm. My hands shook yes, but I wasn't scared to the point of wanting to cry.

I guess this would be the perfect time to think, apparently Mr. Blackwater thought we had enough work for today so he gave us the rest of the period to do whatever we wanted. Which for everyone else it meant gossip, for me it meant hastily grabbing my IPod out of my bag and practically thrusting my ear-buds in.

One of my favorite songs by Maroon 5 came on, 'She Will be Loved'. I let myself melt into the song as I began to write on a spare piece of paper, not bothering to watch the words that imprinted themselves into the paper, I just let them flow.

Look for the girl with the broken smile ask her if she wants to stay awhile

In no time at all it seemed, someone began waving their hand in front of my face. I glanced up to see a girl watching me steadily. Her hair is in hectic curls that look quite a bit like mine, the result of not straightening my hair this morning. The difference is that her hair, just like all the others here, is as black as coal. Her skin is the same bronze color, while mine looks as white as snow, the consequence of not being in the sunlight in a long time and having annoyingly fair skin that prefers to burn rather than tan. Her eyes were different from everyone else's though, they're a vibrant green. They're not the type of green someone with hazel eyes would claim to have, but actually green.

I pulled my ear-buds out of my ears quickly and gave her my attention,

"Class is over." She stated simply, by her tone I can tell she's shy like me, just a little more outgoing, outgoing enough to talk to the new girl who she knows nothing about.

"Oh, thanks." I said quietly, I couldn't help myself, I glanced around the room to see that Seth had in fact left me here alone. So much for him being my friend.

"He left." She said quietly from beside me, I turned to glance at her, her eyes seemed to harden after she said that.

"Oh."

"Yeah, what class do you have next?"

"Not a class, lunch actually." I whispered,

"Me too, let's head over to the cafeteria." I nodded and followed her out of the room. Even though she might prove to become a good friend, I can't help but wonder what happened with Seth. I'm to scared to think that he actually left me to fend for myself. But then again, why wouldn't he? There's no reason to stay.

"Ok." I whispered, she sent me a sad glance before walking with me towards the large room that harbors the hormonal teenagers, giving them their only break of the day until school lets out. What they chose to do with the time is obviously their choice, not many teachers bother to attempt picking a fight with the students, it's a waste of their energy.

"So, you were hanging out with Seth." The girl stated, I looked at her from the corner of my eye and nodded slightly.

"I might as well introduce myself, my names Anna. And I'm going to tell you something, don't bother with them, they're not worth your time and in the end all you are given is heartache and a mind full of regret." My eyes widened as I watched her, she seemed lost in her own thoughts as she told me what she wanted to.

I walked with her towards a secluded table near the back of the room, not many people bothered to even look at the poor deserted table. I took my seat across from Anna and smiled at her slightly.

"How do you-"

"See the one over there, his name is Brady, I dated him for a little while, that is until he decided to push me in the ocean in the middle of a date to get a good laugh out of his friends that had convently been standing in the middle of the forest." I gave her a sad glance and shook my head.

"I'm so sorry."

"It's fine, I've realized that I was just a joke, I meant nothing to him." I shook my head and had to fight the urge to jump to my feet and hug her, I feel horrible for her.

"Please tell me you knew how to swim." I mumbled, she gave a small, bitter, laugh.

"No, I didn't. But I will assure you, I learned fast." I shuddered and watched her carefully. There's no reason why she deserved that, even the worst person in the world shouldn't have that happen to them by someone they trust.

"Did he know?" I asked,

"Yeah, he knew. He used to help me whenever we went to the beach. It was bonding in a way, he'd help me swim and I wasn't afraid of the water for a long time. That is until he almost caused me to drown. My mom died from drowning." She muttered lowly, she's someone who hasn't had anyone to talk to in a long time, if ever, she needs someone to tell her thoughts to and I understand completley.

"What happened after?" I asked carefully, I don't enjoy intruding, but with her expression I can see that this is something she needs to let out.

"He left me there, I ended up wandering home in the middle of the night. I will admit it's not something I will soon forget." I nodded and glared at the boy, there's no reason why he should have done that, especially because she seems so kind.

"Did you attempt to confront him after?"

"Yes, he mocked me in front of the entire school and ended up telling them all half of my secrets. The only reason my entire life wasn't revealed is because Jared stopped him for some odd reason. But I think his girlfriend Kim made him interfere." I just shook my head, I don't know any of these people, but if I ever meet Kim or Jared I'll have to thank them.

"Oh no, no, no, no, no, no." Anna whispered, I saw her eyes widen and her body go rigid, she seemed focused on one point in particular. I watched her as she shook her head no slowly then faster as time progressed.

I turned around to see her watching Brady as he watched her with the same reaction. Except he looked like he was experiencing bliss while she looked like her greatest horror had been realized.

I did the first thing that came to mind. I jumped to my feet, grabbed Anna's arm, and ran like a bat out of hell.

I have always wanted to use that last sentence in a story! Haha, well I'm really sorry for the late updates…well I hope you enjoyed it! And to everyone who has read this story please review! And I hate it when people do this, but I won't update until I get 3 reviews. See? I made the number small :)

~HunterofArtemis1136

One more thing, if you would like me to write more about Anna and Brady tell me! Basically it would be a new story that told about their relationship, and why Brady…well, you know.