Chapter One:
Night sighed, tumbling out of bed groggily. It was Thursday, and the first week of school had begun. Being in high school was rough, especially since she had been switching from family to family lately. But, at least she was still in the same school with people she knew.. Even if some of them were jerks.
Once Night had gotten ready, she headed out the door and walked to the bus stop, which was only a few blocks away. It was fall, and the warm colored trees shimmered in a light breeze as morning birds chattered about.
PSHHHH
Before she knew it, the bus had arrived. Night lowered her head and stepped on. Her bus in particular, 412, was very rowdy compared to the other ones. Walking down the aisles, a few people shot glares at her. She felt as though the bus always got quieter when she was on it.
Night looked up, a rush of relief washing over her when she realized that her friend May was sitting alone in a seat, arms crossed. Hurrying over to her, Night sat down and the bus started going.
"Hey," May greeted.
"Hi May,"
"You wanna have the window seat?"
She nodded, and swapped with May. Night loved the window seat. Not only was she away from the judging gazes of her busmates, but she also enjoyed the scenery of the outdoors passing by. Night reached into her backpack and fished out her headphones and MP3 player (One of her favorite items, considering it's expense).
The chatter and noise was immediately muffled when the headphones covered her ears. Turing on her MP3 player, Night let herself be absorbed in the music, laying back her head and closing her eyes.
…
About halfway into the bus ride, Night was alarmed by someone screaming near the front of the bus. Looking up and taking off her headphones, she saw a teal hoodie sleeve flailing around from one of the front seats.
"BITE THE SUGAR AND THE SUGAR BITES BACK!"
Uh oh. Night recognized that voice! It was Sugar cane- she must have gotten into a fight.
"LET GO OF ME!" Someone yelled.
May seemed disrupted by the ruckus as well; she opened her mouth as if to yell something, but the bus screeched to a stop on the side of the road before she could.
Everyone fell silent as the bus driver- an old man named Patrick- got up from his seat.
After walking over to them, he said, "Would someone care to explain this?" He folded his arms.
"This girl is insane!"
A few of the kids around him nodded and cringed, but they didn't speak.
Sugar cane looked up at the bus driver with sad puppy eyes. "He was choking me, and I didn't know what to do, so I-"
"Liar!" The kid shouted, "I was talking to you and then you just started biting me!"
"Hey, now!" Patrik said, "Young man, did you strangle her?"
"NO!" he cried. Sugar cane pretended to tear up, and the bus driver saw it.
"Well, I'll see you to the principal's office when we get to school," he said, "Then we can settle this."
Before the kid could object, Patrick turned to the rest of the bus.
"I don't want any more drama for the rest of this ride!"
…
Night stepped off the bus, looking up at the highschool. The incident on the bus had caused her to be a bit late, so she had to hurry to first period. Night rushed along the halls, up the stairs, and into her class just as the bell rang. She had made it.
Night's first period was math- a subject she wasn't too fond of. Though during it, one student kept getting everything right while the rest of the class was still half asleep. Night looked at him. He was wearing a grey hoodie and jeans. His eyes were red, similar to hers but not quite the same. Though he had horns and a strange demon vibe, he seemed to be cheerful.
Maybe he just likes math, Night thought.
Soon the class was assigned classwork- but it had to be done with a partner. Night inwardly groaned. No one ever partnered with her. This would be awkward.
She counted the kids in the class, hoping there was an odd number so she could work alone.
18, including her.
The class stood up and started partnering together, while Night quietly stood up and looked around. Someone tapped her shoulder, and she jumped, turning around.
"Oh, haha. Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you!"
It was the demon-kid.
"So, you wanna partner up?" He asked.
Night nodded, surprised that he had actually asked that.
"What's your name, by the way?" He asked.
"N-night," she tried not to stutter.
"That's cool! I'm Bendy," Bendy introduced.