Okay! This is a longer chapter! Yes, yay! Hehe. I hope you guys like it ^^. And hopefully, I'll get more reviews. =\

A New Encounter
[Chapter 4: Rumors]

"Hi, Miki!" Her best friend smiled.
"Good morning, Meiko. Wah, I'm so tired today!" Miki rubbed her sore eyes as the sun shone through them. She was sleepy, especially with only seven hours of sleep. Chiding herself for talking on the phone so late, she tried to stay in step of her energtic buddy for life. She always envied Meiko. Meiko was beautiful and had such long blonde hair. How Miki wished it was attached to her own head! She glared evilly at her short hair, wishing she had never cut it. All because of Yuu. She hated it and how her bangs always escaped from her ponytail. A trivial and minor annoyance. But still. Everyone said she looked nice, including Ginta O.O;;, though. And no one said a word about Yuu. Secretly, she missed him. The him before. Before he got all strange. And heartless. Her blood curled at the thought. Actually, the more she thought about it, the more she got angry at him. She knew she did nothing wrong. He left her without an answer.without a reason. He lead her to believe that he would love her.forever. I hope he goes to hell. She frowned as a cold wind chilled her bones and suddenly, Meiko's voice broke her chain of thought.
"Wow, you look so dead! Look at the bags under your eyes!" Meiko struggled to find the mirror in her bookbag. She cried with success and thrusted it to the black-haired girl. Miki gasped. She did look dead.dead as a doorknob.or a mouse caught in a trap. Under her eyes, she saw how gray it was and her hair was a mess; it was everywhere. "You weren't.thinking of him. Were you?" Miki just shook her head.
"No no. I was on the phone with.uh. a friend."
"But you don't even use the phone at all! You never call me! ;;"
"I'm sorry! I'll call you if you want me too! It's just that the person asked me to so I did. It's not my fault!" Should she tell her about that Eric guy? Maybe I shouldn't. Everyone would think I like him and that I'm moving too fast. I don't want the reputation of a playboy! She winced. She would probably die if rumors had it she went from guy-to-guy. She hated people like that. Popular people. With always a gang of friends around them. Disgusting. They think they are all superior. And pretty. Or cool. They are not. Just wannabes. So she definitely didn't want to be labeled that at all.
"Oh my gosh. Did I tell you??" Meiko stared at her friend. "Ah! I didn't!" She smiled brightly. "Well, Namura and I decidec that. I should go live with him. So I guess." Her smile quickly faded to a low whisper but Miki saw through it. She didn't need to say anything. Miki just looked ahead and forced a smile.
"It doesn't matter. I'm just happy you guys are together again. You better visit me at least once a week. Or I will hunt you down. With a cleaver." They laughed but deep inside, Miki was crying. Her best friend was leaving her. Sure, she was truly happy for the both of them; they seemed inseparable. But how could she explain about her moving off? And not seeing her everyday? The two girls fell silent as they walked towards their school. Their eyes looked ahead; one pair was filled with life and joy, the other pair was gloomy and dark. Yin. Yang. Suddenly, Armini was at Miki's side, walking along like they were a pack of four friends.
"Hey, Miki! How are you doing? Going to school? Ha. We have the day off." Flashing a smile, she looked like a model on tv.
"Hi, Armini. What's up?"
"Nothing." She looked at Miki. "You know Eric? That is so cool! He is my homeroom, ya know? Well, you know he was been talking about you so much today! He said that you were so cool and you really understood him and all when I met up with him at the park. How'd you guys meet?"
"Oh, online. He IMed me and we just began chatting on the phone. Are you sure he said that about me?" Miki's heart stopped. He couldn't have said all that.
"Wait. Hold up. Who is this Eric?" Meiko furrowed her eyebrows.
"Some guy." Her friend mumbled.
"He says he likes you."

--- SORRY IT IS SOO SHORT! SCHOOL HW SUCKS!!!! xT