Woo-hoo! Fourth chapter! Thank you Love667 for reviewing. Yes, it really makes me happy :D. Heehee, I am desperate, aren't I? lol XD Well, hopefully I'll get more reviews on this chapter, and hopefully I don't seem so desperate. R&R! Enjoy!

Chapter 4: What Goes Around Comes Back Around

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Ever hadn't gotten much sleep in the past week. She was snow white pale, with dark circles under her round, green eyes. Her hair was never combed, and was tangled in random spots. Maybe it was the fight she and Miss. Perfect had, or the fact that midterms were coming up, even though school work had already fallen in a downpour.

As Ever dragged her long, skinny legs towards the bathroom to take a shower to untie the knots in her back. She was about to turn the knob of the bathroom door when she heard two obnoxious giggles.

"Ooh, and can you believe how terrible her skin is?" one voice said.

"Oh, yeah. It's, like, completely pale. Who's as white as a polar bear?" another voice said.

Ever gripped the silver knob in embarrassment, as she tried to fight the tears that were threatening to fall. Suddenly, she heard a third voice.

"Well, her skin's not that bad. I mean, it could be pretty if she had color-"

"Yeah, but you see, Avery, it could be pretty if it had color. Unfortunately, she has no color anywhere."

Ever stood in shock. 'Avery?' she thought in doubt. 'Seriously...?' She shook her head, trying to shake off the feeling of hope and doubt, and walked in the bathroom, finally being able to take the relaxing shower she had been longing for since yesterday.

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"Can I sit here?"

The girl with straight, layered light brown hair reaching her mid-back looked up from the book she was reading.

Ever gripped her lunch try nervously, inwardly biting her lip, hoping that girl (what was her name? Mandy? Sandra? Luna?) would say yes. She didn't want to suffer from the wraths of insults, and dealing them alone. Not that Mandy- Sandra- Luna had been made fun of.

At least, that's what Ever thought.

The girl blinked her almond-shaped gray eyes. "Um, okay," she said quietly. Her voice was soft, but it wasn't musical or lovely. Her looks were, almost as lovely as Avery's. Maybe even a bit more, if it were possible.

Ever released the breath she didn't know that she was holding and said, "Thank you." Her voice came out more relieved than she had aimed for. She set her tray down, and was about to sit on the white plastic chair when all of a sudden she felt something hard hit her back. She turned around in shock and gasped at the pain. She narrowed her eyes as she saw Rose and Sage (the girls that were ridiculing her before), and Avery. The twins were giggling, but Avery just offered a smile.

Ever sighed as she sat down and began unwrapping her bagel sandwich.

"Do they always treat you like that?"

There came her voice again. It wasn't exactly like Avery's, but still as soft and caressing. Maybe not as much, but it still seemed like it.

"Um, yeah," answered Ever. The girl offered a small smile as she extended a hand.

"I'm Ana," she introduced.

'Oh, so that's her name,' thought Ever. Ever shook it, giving Ana a smile as well.

"I'm Ever. Nice to meet you San- er, Ana," Ever stammered, mentally slapping herself for being so stupid and shy to new people. Ever had never seen her before. Maybe Ana was a newbie?

Ana returned to her book while sipping a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice. Ever sighed and ripped a small piece from her bagel sandwich. It had cream cheese with spinach. It sounded disgusting and unappetizing, but it was actually really good.

"So, how come I've never seen you before?" Ever asked, putting the piece of the bagel in her mouth.

Ana looked up and fingered the page so she wouldn't lose it as she closed it. Ever saw the title of it in gold. Eragon. Ever knew that book. She had read it before and loved it.

'Hmmm,' she thought, 'maybe she's not all that bad after all.'

"You like fantasy books?" asked Ana, noticing Ever stare at the book.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. A lot. It's basically the only books I read." The girls both shared a giggle.

"Well, anyway, I'm kind of new here." Ana answered Ever's question. "I came here about a week ago."

That was no wonder Ever never saw her. She barely kept her mind wide open, or left her room for that matter. She laughed silently, and her mouth formed an 'o' shape.

"Oh, I'm sorry I hadn't got the chance to meet you," apologized Ever. Ana smiled.

"It's alright."

Suddenly, Mello strolled towards Ever's and Ana's table, munching loudly on a large chocolate bar. Ever tried to calm her breath, trying to relieve it to normal.

"Are you alright?" asked Ana, noticing her nervousness.

"Y-yeah, yeah," Ever stuttered. "I'm f-fine."

Ana looked at who was approaching them. She opened her book and began reading, brushing strands of her naturally honey brown highlighted hair. There was one thing about Ana: she didn't pry, unlike Avery. If anything wasn't any of her business, she was totally fine with that. Ever was really starting to like Ana.

"Hey, Ever," came Mello's voice. Ever looked up from her solid bangs.

"Hey....Mello."

Mello sighed. "Look, if you're angry by what I said. Well, I'm...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

Ever smiled. "It's okay."

Mello smirked. "Hm. Everything's okay with you." Ever's smile went from happy to a bit melancholic.

'If only he knew,' she thought sadly, thinking about the drama that's been going on with Avery.

"So," Mello said, pulling a chair next to Ever. "How have you been?"

Ever was confused. Mello was so...nice at the moment. Was there something going on?

"Fine," replied Ever.

'Liar,' Mello thought. Nontheless, he brushed the feeling off like dirt on a shoulder.

"Well, you know that basket I got for my birthday last year?" asked Mello. Ever nodded without hesitation.

"Yes," she replied.

"Well, I just wanted to say....thank you."

Ever's eyes widened, as her eyes travelled around the room. Her eyes settled on a pair of brown ones. They were Avery's. Avery smiled at her. Ever knew. Avery was the one who told Mello. Avery was the one who asked Mello about how he felt about Ever. Ever then knew that Avery was trying to help her, even though she very much failed.

"Y-Your welcome."

Mello smirked. "How did you know I loved Lindt chocolate?"

"Um...well...I-"

Mello rolled his eyes. "As jittery as usual." He got up, not before leaving a feather-light peck on Ever's cheek.

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Okay, so I feel kinda cruel *coughnotreallycough* just leaving it there, but I'm really tired at the moment, and have absolutely no time to update tomorrow or the next day, or this whole week. Yeah, that's how my life is. I thought that kiss was a it much, but at least Mello has a soft side. Don't worry, I'll try not to make as much OOC moments like this one. But it was cute, wasn't it? Too bad I ended it before Ever got a chance to react. Heehee. I'm really cruel, aren't I? Anyway, please leave a review! I'm Little Miss Desperate over here! lol.

-Michikoooooooo =)