This in my character's P.O.V. and it's going to go on for two chapters. I want to remind everyone that I do not own any Degrassi, just my characters Angel and Elliot. Oh… words that are in Bold are some else's thought, and words that are in Italic are the character's thoughts for the Chapter. Enjoy the Chapter!

Chapter 4: A Light Shines in my Hell of Darkness pt. 1

Angel P.O.V.

Beginning of the day…

I have to say that so far, today didn't turn out as bad as I thought would be. This morning when I walked in I tried to keep my face and left arm hidden. My face isn't normal, not in the slightest. My marks gave me a name, they told me what I am. My life is a living hell, and I mean it. Today is going to be one of the worst days in my lifetimes. I thought to myself as I walked into the office. "Your name?" asked the lady at the front desk. "Angel."

'She must be pulling my leg, and she didn't even say her last name.'

"No I'm not pulling your leg miss. My name is Angel and I… I can't remember my last name. So I don't have one." I lied.

'How did she know what I was thinking about!' the lady thought.

If only you knew. If only you knew.

"Well go into Mr. Simpson's office, right there." She said pointing to the farthest door to her left. "Thank you." I turned and walked into Mr. Simpson's office.

"Hello. You must be Angel. I'm Principal Simpson." He said holding out his hand, Oh thank you God for making my life easier, and I shook his hand. "Hi. Nice to meet you." I said. That when I noticed the boy staring at me and smiling.

"Angel. I'd like you to meet our other new student, Elliot." The so-called Elliot, then stood up and held out his left hand. Damn it! Thank you God for ruining my day! Alright, time to suck it up. I thought to myself as I slowly lifted my left hand, exposing my marks. He won't touch me now. He won't touch my han… My thoughts were cut off when I felt his hand shake mine.

"Nice to meet you, Angel. I hope we can be friends." 'She looks really nice. I hope she likes me and doesn't think I'm weird. I really want to be her friend.' He thought. His thoughts were so gentle and so caring I forgot to let go of his hand. "Oh, sorry… spaced out."

"No problem." He said still smiling. Mr. Simpson cleared his throat and told us to sit down. For the next 30 minutes he started about the school rules, why the rules where there, why there are uniforms, and no PDA. Then he said "Your uniforms haven't arrived yet, but they will be here tomorrow. And here are your passes to the Special Needs bathroom." I then looked to Elliot whose face had turned completely white.

'Oh God! She's going to think I'm weird! She's going to question me! I can't let her know my secret!' he then turned to me with a nervous/scared look on his gentle face.

"It's okay. You have your reasons, and I have mine. I won't question you." I informed him. He then displayed a number of emotions. There was shock, confusion, sadness (which was kind of weird), and finally pure happiness. "I'm glad you two are so comfortable with each other. It will make your time here more enjoyable." Mr. Simpson said cheerfully. After that, we were set free and since we arrived an hour before school started and we had 30 minutes left. So we sat down, and talked about what we like and dislike. He's basically a lot like me. He doesn't like hurting people or people hurting others, mentally and physically. He's a martial-artist and a swordsman, yet he's a pacifist. Who knew? We were then told to head to our first class, which was Advanced English. We actually had every class together. So using out handy school map, we were able to find Ms. Dawes classroom. She was waiting outside the classroom. "Hello I'm Ms. Dawes. Welcome to Degrassi." She said holding out her right hand.

I shook it and Elliot shook her other hand, as we both said "We are honored to be here." We then turned to each other and quietly laughed to ourselves. Wow. We both have really good manners.

"Well wait out here, until I tell you to come in. I want to surprise the class. They aren't expecting new faces, so this should be fun." She said with a devilish grin. It's decided… she's my favorite teacher. She walked into the class room and 10 minutes later the bell rung. She then gave us the signal, telling us to come in. Here we go, time to face the music. We both walked in and turned to face the class. As soon as I turned, the students gasped. Of course they would.

'What a freak!'

'What the hell is wrong with her!'

'Why does she have only one eye!' Their thoughts scattering across the room. I looked down at the floor. I already knew what kind of expressions they were showing. I've seen them many times. "Hey!" Everyone's thoughts and voices suddenly come to a complete stop, as their attention turned towards the speaker. "That wasn't very nice! I think you should apologize to Angel. It's the right thing to do." I turned towards the location of the voice, and found myself staring at Elliot.

Elliot was standing up for me. Me! I just met him this morning! No one has ever stood up for me before. Suddenly I heard someone stand up. I turned to see a boy who looked the same age as me. The original me. He also kind of looks like… a girl. But I didn't judge him. The first thing that I noticed though… was his blue/green eyes. I wish I had eyes like that. He had short hair and his hair was brown with a hint of red in it. The kind of hair I use to have. "Your name is Angel, right?" he said.

Oh shit! I spaced out! "Y-Yes." I said nervously. Is he going to make fun of me? Hurt me?

"Angel, I'm sorry."

…Wait… did I hear him right?

"I'm sorry for the way I acted. It was rude, I hope you can forgive me." The boy said. I could tell right away, that he was telling the truth. I didn't even have to read his mind. But the only thing I could manage to say was "I…I…I forgive you… um…"

"Adam. Adam Torres."

What a nice guy. I think he and I could have a nice friendship. "Thank you Adam Torres." I said smiling. It's been awhile since I smiled. It felt nice. Then another student stood up. It was a girl this time. She had the most beautiful blue eyes. That color blue is my favorite color. She had short hair, not as short as Adam's though. Her hair was the same color as Adam's, except slightly lighter. She then said "Angel I am also sorry. I shouldn't have been so rude. I didn't mean to offend you. I hope you will also forgive me."

I felt my smile get a little bigger. Her case was the same as Adam's. She was telling the truth, no mind access required. Well at least I have three new friends… that is if they want to be friends with me. Elliot and I then proceeded to our empty seats. Elliot sat behind Adam and I sat in front of the girl, known as Clare. As soon as I sat down, and class started, I could feel that Clare was feeling depressed. So looked over my shoulder and saw that she turned slightly white. Her thoughts were jumbled. Something about a guy named Eli crashing his car and deceiving her. I got worried so I whispered "Hey Clare, you okay?" Her thoughts suddenly stopped and the color came back to her face.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She said.

This girl is a terrible liar. She shouldn't bottle things up like this. It's not healthy. I thought to myself. "No you're not, I can tell. You can talk to me after class… If you want." I offered. I turned back to Ms. Dawes, to look like I was paying attention. I already learned this, so I just listen to Clare's thoughts.

'Wow, I didn't except that out of Angel. No offense to her, but she seems like the kind of person who doesn't like to talk about feelings. Let alone, talk at all.' I smiled a little at this.

See Clare, you can't judge a book by it's cover. Besides, you were nice to me, so I should be nice back.

Class ended and by that time I had learned two things about Mr. Torres and Ms. Edwards. 1.) Adam is in love with Clare. But won't ask her out, because he doesn't want to betray his friend or get rejected. 2.) I think Clare is in love with Adam and just doesn't know it.

Clare needs someone to help her realize her love for Adam, and Adam just needs someone to boost his confidence level. Being who I am, I have to put their minds at ease. So I thought to myself I'll deal with Adam first. The class started to pack up and go to lunch, that's when I decided to make my move. But when I got to the desk in front of Adam, Elliot was already talking to him about Clare. Well that's good, less work for me. I quickly and quietly sat in the seat in front of Adam, and heard "Dude you lie like a rug. Now tell me the truth." Elliot demanded. Wow, Elliot's persistent!

"I do." Adam sighed.

He probably gave in to Elliot. Okay… My turn "Thought so." I said. I swear Adam almost jumped out of his skin, when he spun around and saw me. He was about to say something, but I cut him off. "Don't worry I won't tell her."

"Or anyone?" 'Please say you won't!' his thoughts screamed.

Wow. He likes her that much huh? "Or anyone." I assured him.

He sighed with relief. 'Thank God!'

I couldn't help, but chuckle at that. His thoughts are so dramatic! When I looked back at him, Adam was glaring at me. Not the mean kind of glare, but a friendly one. He looks so adorable! Like a fluffy teddy bear that's mad at me! I couldn't help, but laugh hysterically. Once I calmed down, I made my move, and told him "Why don't you go talk to her? She looked a little sad during class." Elliot picked up on what I was doing, and helped Adam decide to buck up and ask Clare out. When Adam walked over to Clare, I tuned into her thoughts to see if she really did like Adam. I hope it turns out good.

A Few Minutes Later…

Adam's the biggest coward I have ever met! I was thinking that because, he left the room without even coming close to asking Clare out. I was thinking of chasing him and knocking some sense into his thick skull, but Elliot beat me to the punch. Well, it looks like Elliot's got Adam under control. So that leaves Clare to me.

I started picking up my stuff, when I heard Clare think 'Adam. The goofy, happy, weird, kind, generous, loving, understanding guy I know and think of as my best friend.'

Dude! She isn't getting it! Hmmm… Why don't I give her something to think about?

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