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Author's Note: Well, that last chapter was fun. See, what did I tell you about shorter wait time? It's not even a whole day! Woo-hoo! I'm loving this system! Okay, this is going to be what was actually going on during that last chapter. So, in case you missed what was happening, here's your chance to see it. On to the story!
Chapter 5:
He's Weird
"Aeris, come on! Let's go before someone else gets the swings!"
Aeris looked back at her friend. Lily was a nice girl, and she was fun to play with. Everyone liked her. Of course, everyone liked Aeris too.
"Okay! I'm coming!"
She ran towards Lily, and together they ran out into the playground. Recess was Aeris' favorite part of the day. She loved being outside, letting the air come around her, and pretending that she was above the plate. She wished that just once she'd be able to see the sky. The planet told her that it was very nice, and it wanted her to see outside of the plate. But she knew that it wouldn't happen. So she settled for pretending that she could see the sky.
Recess was over all too soon, and the teacher called them back inside. When Aeris walked back into the classroom, she noticed that boy from before.
He was standing in a corner again, and his eyes were closed. She felt bad about not inviting him to play with her, so she went over to talk to him. Before she could get there, Lily stepped up to her.
"Don't talk to him, Aeris."
Confusion made her nose crinkle. "Why not?"
Lily leaned closer and whispered, "He's weird."
Aeris stepped back. "So?"
"So you can't talk to people that are weird."
Aeris blinked. "You can't?"
"No. You might catch it."
Aeris giggled. "Lily, that's so funny. You can't catch weirdness. He's not even that weird."
"Yes, he is!" Lily insisted. "He doesn't even go outside for recess!"
"Well, maybe he will tomorrow."
Lily just shook her head. "I don't think so."
"He will if we ask."
Lily shrugged and went back to her seat. Aeris walked to the corner and started to say hi, but he turned around and bumped into her.
His eyes were still closed, and he shook his head a little. Aeris frowned. Was he feeling alright? She put a hand on his shoulder and felt him jerk away from her.
"Sephiroth?"
He opened his eyes a little, then closed them tightly. His head was shaking again. She frowned.
"Sephiroth, are you okay?"
He still didn't answer her. Was he mad at her for not playing with him? Well, he should have asked. Was it her fault that he stood in the corner all day long instead of asking to play with them? No, it most certainly was not. If he was going to act like this, then why should she try to be friends with him? But the planet had told her that he really was a nice person, and that maybe being friends with him would help him. How would it help him? But the planet hadn't said. She sighed, then looked back up. His head wasn't shaking anymore, but he had his hands up and his face was contorted.
Aeris frowned. "Do you have a headache?"
"No."
Aeris raised her eyebrows. He had answered her. But he still didn't look good.
"Do you want me to get the teacher?"
"No."
Aeris looked at him closer. He still looked like he was hurting.
"Are you sure? You don't look good."
He didn't answer her. Had he heard her at all?
"Sephiroth?"
He still didn't answer her. Well, fine. He wanted to be like that, fine. But when she turned away, she saw him wince. Was he really in pain?
Maybe he was just faking it. Lily had said that he was weird. But did weird people do things like that? Aeris didn't know. She had never met a weird person before. Maybe all weird people acted funny. She didn't know.
But she didn't think Sephiroth was weird, and most non-weird people would want to go get some aspirin or something for a headache. Was that what it was? Oh, well. She could at least try.
"Umm, excuse me? I think Sephiroth needs to go to the nurse!"
The teacher looked up and studied him. "Alright. Do you remember how to get there?"
Aeris nodded and put her hand on his shoulder again. "Come on, Seph. Let's go."
His eyes opened slightly and he smirked. "Seph?" he asked.
Aeris smiled at him. "Yea! Seph! Or… do you like Sephy better?"
He closed his eyes for a moment and shook his head. "Seph is fine."
"Let's go!"
He nodded. "Okay."
She smiled and led him out of the room. He wouldn't be able to find his own way with his eyes closed like that. But he probably couldn't open his eyes, anyway.
She led him to the nurse's office, and told the nurse that he had a headache. Sephiroth didn't say anything the whole time. Well, he hadn't said anything before either. She left him there, and walked back to class.
Aeris hoped he would get better soon. She had a feeling that he was important, somehow.
Author's Note: Well, that last chapter was fun. See, what did I tell you about shorter wait time? It's not even a whole day! Woo-hoo! I'm loving this system! Okay, this is going to be what was actually going on during that last chapter. So, in case you missed what was happening, here's your chance to see it. On to the story!
Chapter 5:
He's Weird
"Aeris, come on! Let's go before someone else gets the swings!"
Aeris looked back at her friend. Lily was a nice girl, and she was fun to play with. Everyone liked her. Of course, everyone liked Aeris too.
"Okay! I'm coming!"
She ran towards Lily, and together they ran out into the playground. Recess was Aeris' favorite part of the day. She loved being outside, letting the air come around her, and pretending that she was above the plate. She wished that just once she'd be able to see the sky. The planet told her that it was very nice, and it wanted her to see outside of the plate. But she knew that it wouldn't happen. So she settled for pretending that she could see the sky.
Recess was over all too soon, and the teacher called them back inside. When Aeris walked back into the classroom, she noticed that boy from before.
He was standing in a corner again, and his eyes were closed. She felt bad about not inviting him to play with her, so she went over to talk to him. Before she could get there, Lily stepped up to her.
"Don't talk to him, Aeris."
Confusion made her nose crinkle. "Why not?"
Lily leaned closer and whispered, "He's weird."
Aeris stepped back. "So?"
"So you can't talk to people that are weird."
Aeris blinked. "You can't?"
"No. You might catch it."
Aeris giggled. "Lily, that's so funny. You can't catch weirdness. He's not even that weird."
"Yes, he is!" Lily insisted. "He doesn't even go outside for recess!"
"Well, maybe he will tomorrow."
Lily just shook her head. "I don't think so."
"He will if we ask."
Lily shrugged and went back to her seat. Aeris walked to the corner and started to say hi, but he turned around and bumped into her.
His eyes were still closed, and he shook his head a little. Aeris frowned. Was he feeling alright? She put a hand on his shoulder and felt him jerk away from her.
"Sephiroth?"
He opened his eyes a little, then closed them tightly. His head was shaking again. She frowned.
"Sephiroth, are you okay?"
He still didn't answer her. Was he mad at her for not playing with him? Well, he should have asked. Was it her fault that he stood in the corner all day long instead of asking to play with them? No, it most certainly was not. If he was going to act like this, then why should she try to be friends with him? But the planet had told her that he really was a nice person, and that maybe being friends with him would help him. How would it help him? But the planet hadn't said. She sighed, then looked back up. His head wasn't shaking anymore, but he had his hands up and his face was contorted.
Aeris frowned. "Do you have a headache?"
"No."
Aeris raised her eyebrows. He had answered her. But he still didn't look good.
"Do you want me to get the teacher?"
"No."
Aeris looked at him closer. He still looked like he was hurting.
"Are you sure? You don't look good."
He didn't answer her. Had he heard her at all?
"Sephiroth?"
He still didn't answer her. Well, fine. He wanted to be like that, fine. But when she turned away, she saw him wince. Was he really in pain?
Maybe he was just faking it. Lily had said that he was weird. But did weird people do things like that? Aeris didn't know. She had never met a weird person before. Maybe all weird people acted funny. She didn't know.
But she didn't think Sephiroth was weird, and most non-weird people would want to go get some aspirin or something for a headache. Was that what it was? Oh, well. She could at least try.
"Umm, excuse me? I think Sephiroth needs to go to the nurse!"
The teacher looked up and studied him. "Alright. Do you remember how to get there?"
Aeris nodded and put her hand on his shoulder again. "Come on, Seph. Let's go."
His eyes opened slightly and he smirked. "Seph?" he asked.
Aeris smiled at him. "Yea! Seph! Or… do you like Sephy better?"
He closed his eyes for a moment and shook his head. "Seph is fine."
"Let's go!"
He nodded. "Okay."
She smiled and led him out of the room. He wouldn't be able to find his own way with his eyes closed like that. But he probably couldn't open his eyes, anyway.
She led him to the nurse's office, and told the nurse that he had a headache. Sephiroth didn't say anything the whole time. Well, he hadn't said anything before either. She left him there, and walked back to class.
Aeris hoped he would get better soon. She had a feeling that he was important, somehow.