Hey Renee! Of COURSE I remember you! You were like one of the first people
who ever read any of my stuff. Hehe. Glad your baq.
Sorry for not updating...Xmas and all...
"Crusher"
"I've picked out partners for everyone to study for the Geography test coming up," says Mrs. Goldleaf, Leanna's mom.
"But we already have partners," says Legolas, glancing over at me. Legolas and me HAD been partners, but if Leanna has anything to do with this, we're no longer partners.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Greenleaf, but I'm changing that. Now, Leanna and Mr. Greenleaf, please pair up," she says. I groan, hearing Leanna trying to hold back the giggles, but failing miserably. "Emthiel and Rome, the newest kid. Rome, would you raise your hand for us?"
I turn to see some new kid that I don't know how I missed when I came in. His hair is some how held up in BIG black and green spikes and eyeliner smeared under his eyes.
He raises an arm and I try not to let my mouth fall open. I'm really not used to people like this, being elvish and all...even if I were human, I don't think I could be used to this.
"Do you go by Rome?" asks the teacher, looking at something written down on her paper with names.
"I prefer Crusher," he says in this gruff, throaty voice. Lots of the kids start laughing. I don't blame them, but since I'm his partner I should probably be extra careful and avoid any chance of getting crushed!
I glance at Leanna and we meet eyes. I glare, but she gives me back this innocent look. Yea...RIGHT. Nice going, Leanna. I do catch Legolas's glance and he looks nervous for me, looking at "Crusher". "Are you sure that we can't keep our old partners?" Legolas asks.
"Of course, I'm sure," she snaps as if him not wanting to be with Leanna was an insult.
The teacher starts pairing other people together, but I hardly notice. I look back, pretending to be watching, but I'm really watching Leanna and Legolas pairing up. I hardly notice that Rome and me are the only ones in our seats. "Emthiel, ROME, are you going to pair up or are you just going to sit there?"
I get up and take the seat in front of Rome's with my Geography book in hand. "H-Hi," I stammer, suddenly a little more freaked out when I get a closer look at the drippy-looking eyeliner.
"Hi," he says, with this surprisingly warm smile. I try to smile, feeling a little uneasy, opening my Geography book. My arms start shaking as I flip the pages. He frowns. "You don't have to be scared of me. I'm not going to bite you."
I sigh, trying to feel a little relaxed. "Sorry, I'm just..."
"Not used to people like me? Most people aren't. And I wasn't at some point."
I decide to ignore the stupid geography book. "What made you start spiking your hair like that and wearing eyeliner?" I ask, hoping he doesn't mind me asking.
"People like you," he says, looking at my clothes disapprovingly. "You're a prep."
I nod. It's the truth, I guess.
"In Rohan high people always ignored me because I didn't have money to buy name-brand clothes and my parents died a long time ago and I got stuck living with my GRANDMA. And She's dying, so needless to say I never got too much attention from anyone, so I decided if I wore..." He pauses. "Why the hell am I telling you this?"
"I'm sorry," I say. "It wasn't any of my business to ask."
He still looks a little bit angry with himself. "I never tell people stuff like this. With the guys back home I always act tough, but I'm feeling a little whoosy right now."
I smile. "It's okay."
"I'm not a mean person," he says. "I just try to avoid people like you most times...no offense."
"You're sick of people ignoring and judging you when they don't know you, yet here you are judging me. You don't really know much about me. If I give you a chance, will you give me one?"
He pauses, looking a bit stunned, then I see a smile. "Yea, I feel you." We slap hands. Wow, now I really do feel bad for judging this guy. He's not so bad after all. "So what kind of bands do you like?" I ask. That's a question you can ask anyone. Everyone likes music, right?
"Emthiel, are you studying?" asks Mrs. Goldleaf.
"Yes, ma'am," I lie, flipping though the pages of my Geography book again. Rome and me laugh a little bit and get to studying.
My friends and me sit down at our regular lunch table. "So, Emma, is that 'Crusher' guy totally a freak?" asks Talim.
I frown. "No, I like him."
Legolas frowns. "Huh? Him?"
I look over at Rome eating lunch all by himself. I frown. "Yea, he's really cool. I've gotten the chance to talk to him."
"I think he looks like an evil clown," Faramir says. "Look at me, I'm so punk! Look at my clown make-up!" he tries imitating Rome.
"Either that or a beat up dog! Check out that spiked bracelet!" answers Eomer. "What's up with the green and black hair? Who does he think he is?"
Eowyn nods. "Whatever he looks like, it's pretty dang scary. Horses probably run for the hills when he gets close."
I cross my hands over my chest. "Why are all of you guys being so freak'n snotty? I was a looser too ya know. Why do you guys have to give him a hard time when you don't know anything about him?"
"Emma is just crushing on clown-boy," Boromir says mockingly at me. My eyes go wide. What kind of faggot friends do I have? Ha! I grab my tray and stomp off to Rome's table.
Legolas doesn't like what Boromir just said. "Shut up, jackass! Just cause she's more considerate of other people, doesn't mean you have to make fun of her!" he snaps.
"Sorry, man. It's funny!"
"Shut your face!" Legolas growls, getting up and walking up to Rome's table right behind me. I smile. I love Legolas. He really cares when someone makes me mad.
"Hey, man," Legolas and Rome grab hands in their own manly way. "I'm Legolas."
"Rome," Rome answers, nodding.
"I just wanted to introduce myself. Emma here tells me you're pretty straight, so I was just gonna way sup."
"Sweet," says Rome as Legolas gets back up. "Thanks man."
"Yea, Later," Legolas says and gives me a pat, then winking at me.
I smile as Legolas goes. I guess that was pretty thoughtful of him. "It's cool that your friends are tight," says Rome.
"Yea, well they're not being so tight, actually...except Legolas."
He nods and seems to understand where I'm getting at, glancing over at my table where my friend's stare at us. "Well it's cool that you don't care what they say. I like people who stand up for what they think. We're tight?"
I laugh. "Yea, we're tight." Then I look at him hard and notice that he's actually not so scary looking. Something about him is actually pretty cute...not sexy like Legolas...but cute. I guess I've learned something today: don't judge people who are different. They're flesh and blood too.
"Maybe we could hang out somewhere sometime," he says. "You are the only one who's been nice to me so far...besides Legolas."
"Yea we could hang, but it would totally be just as friends," I say.
"Oh, yea of course!" he says.
I'm glad we're friends. The only thing I'm kinda bummed about is how my friends could not trust my judgment about this guy! Why were they making fun of me? I sigh just thinking about it.
"You okay? You're not going to get lost out there are you?" he jokes, seeing how I quickly got lost in thought, staring out in space.
I laugh. "I'm fine."
That's all for now! I'm writing more right now so I'll have more to post tomorrow!
~LAUREN~
Sorry for not updating...Xmas and all...
"Crusher"
"I've picked out partners for everyone to study for the Geography test coming up," says Mrs. Goldleaf, Leanna's mom.
"But we already have partners," says Legolas, glancing over at me. Legolas and me HAD been partners, but if Leanna has anything to do with this, we're no longer partners.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Greenleaf, but I'm changing that. Now, Leanna and Mr. Greenleaf, please pair up," she says. I groan, hearing Leanna trying to hold back the giggles, but failing miserably. "Emthiel and Rome, the newest kid. Rome, would you raise your hand for us?"
I turn to see some new kid that I don't know how I missed when I came in. His hair is some how held up in BIG black and green spikes and eyeliner smeared under his eyes.
He raises an arm and I try not to let my mouth fall open. I'm really not used to people like this, being elvish and all...even if I were human, I don't think I could be used to this.
"Do you go by Rome?" asks the teacher, looking at something written down on her paper with names.
"I prefer Crusher," he says in this gruff, throaty voice. Lots of the kids start laughing. I don't blame them, but since I'm his partner I should probably be extra careful and avoid any chance of getting crushed!
I glance at Leanna and we meet eyes. I glare, but she gives me back this innocent look. Yea...RIGHT. Nice going, Leanna. I do catch Legolas's glance and he looks nervous for me, looking at "Crusher". "Are you sure that we can't keep our old partners?" Legolas asks.
"Of course, I'm sure," she snaps as if him not wanting to be with Leanna was an insult.
The teacher starts pairing other people together, but I hardly notice. I look back, pretending to be watching, but I'm really watching Leanna and Legolas pairing up. I hardly notice that Rome and me are the only ones in our seats. "Emthiel, ROME, are you going to pair up or are you just going to sit there?"
I get up and take the seat in front of Rome's with my Geography book in hand. "H-Hi," I stammer, suddenly a little more freaked out when I get a closer look at the drippy-looking eyeliner.
"Hi," he says, with this surprisingly warm smile. I try to smile, feeling a little uneasy, opening my Geography book. My arms start shaking as I flip the pages. He frowns. "You don't have to be scared of me. I'm not going to bite you."
I sigh, trying to feel a little relaxed. "Sorry, I'm just..."
"Not used to people like me? Most people aren't. And I wasn't at some point."
I decide to ignore the stupid geography book. "What made you start spiking your hair like that and wearing eyeliner?" I ask, hoping he doesn't mind me asking.
"People like you," he says, looking at my clothes disapprovingly. "You're a prep."
I nod. It's the truth, I guess.
"In Rohan high people always ignored me because I didn't have money to buy name-brand clothes and my parents died a long time ago and I got stuck living with my GRANDMA. And She's dying, so needless to say I never got too much attention from anyone, so I decided if I wore..." He pauses. "Why the hell am I telling you this?"
"I'm sorry," I say. "It wasn't any of my business to ask."
He still looks a little bit angry with himself. "I never tell people stuff like this. With the guys back home I always act tough, but I'm feeling a little whoosy right now."
I smile. "It's okay."
"I'm not a mean person," he says. "I just try to avoid people like you most times...no offense."
"You're sick of people ignoring and judging you when they don't know you, yet here you are judging me. You don't really know much about me. If I give you a chance, will you give me one?"
He pauses, looking a bit stunned, then I see a smile. "Yea, I feel you." We slap hands. Wow, now I really do feel bad for judging this guy. He's not so bad after all. "So what kind of bands do you like?" I ask. That's a question you can ask anyone. Everyone likes music, right?
"Emthiel, are you studying?" asks Mrs. Goldleaf.
"Yes, ma'am," I lie, flipping though the pages of my Geography book again. Rome and me laugh a little bit and get to studying.
My friends and me sit down at our regular lunch table. "So, Emma, is that 'Crusher' guy totally a freak?" asks Talim.
I frown. "No, I like him."
Legolas frowns. "Huh? Him?"
I look over at Rome eating lunch all by himself. I frown. "Yea, he's really cool. I've gotten the chance to talk to him."
"I think he looks like an evil clown," Faramir says. "Look at me, I'm so punk! Look at my clown make-up!" he tries imitating Rome.
"Either that or a beat up dog! Check out that spiked bracelet!" answers Eomer. "What's up with the green and black hair? Who does he think he is?"
Eowyn nods. "Whatever he looks like, it's pretty dang scary. Horses probably run for the hills when he gets close."
I cross my hands over my chest. "Why are all of you guys being so freak'n snotty? I was a looser too ya know. Why do you guys have to give him a hard time when you don't know anything about him?"
"Emma is just crushing on clown-boy," Boromir says mockingly at me. My eyes go wide. What kind of faggot friends do I have? Ha! I grab my tray and stomp off to Rome's table.
Legolas doesn't like what Boromir just said. "Shut up, jackass! Just cause she's more considerate of other people, doesn't mean you have to make fun of her!" he snaps.
"Sorry, man. It's funny!"
"Shut your face!" Legolas growls, getting up and walking up to Rome's table right behind me. I smile. I love Legolas. He really cares when someone makes me mad.
"Hey, man," Legolas and Rome grab hands in their own manly way. "I'm Legolas."
"Rome," Rome answers, nodding.
"I just wanted to introduce myself. Emma here tells me you're pretty straight, so I was just gonna way sup."
"Sweet," says Rome as Legolas gets back up. "Thanks man."
"Yea, Later," Legolas says and gives me a pat, then winking at me.
I smile as Legolas goes. I guess that was pretty thoughtful of him. "It's cool that your friends are tight," says Rome.
"Yea, well they're not being so tight, actually...except Legolas."
He nods and seems to understand where I'm getting at, glancing over at my table where my friend's stare at us. "Well it's cool that you don't care what they say. I like people who stand up for what they think. We're tight?"
I laugh. "Yea, we're tight." Then I look at him hard and notice that he's actually not so scary looking. Something about him is actually pretty cute...not sexy like Legolas...but cute. I guess I've learned something today: don't judge people who are different. They're flesh and blood too.
"Maybe we could hang out somewhere sometime," he says. "You are the only one who's been nice to me so far...besides Legolas."
"Yea we could hang, but it would totally be just as friends," I say.
"Oh, yea of course!" he says.
I'm glad we're friends. The only thing I'm kinda bummed about is how my friends could not trust my judgment about this guy! Why were they making fun of me? I sigh just thinking about it.
"You okay? You're not going to get lost out there are you?" he jokes, seeing how I quickly got lost in thought, staring out in space.
I laugh. "I'm fine."
That's all for now! I'm writing more right now so I'll have more to post tomorrow!
~LAUREN~
