Chapter 1: New Girl
*home*
The first thing I did was look in the mirror- at my red eyes and short silver hair. No one liked it... You could tell...
*school*
'I can't believe my luck,' I told myself silently. 'No math! I can't believe the teacher was sick four days in a row! Advanced calculus sucks! And in 7th grade... '
"Hey, D!" I heard three sets of footsteps coming toward me.
'Oh no, it's the three stooges. Van and his brothers are such a handful' I sighed. They just wanted my money. I threw my head back, and said, "Shut up and leave me alone, you jerks."
As usual, they grabbed me and twirled me around to face them. "You know what I want, Dilandau. Now, give it to me!" He raised his arm into a fist, and repeated; "GIVE IT TO ME!"
"NO!" I shouted back, and punched him in the face. Then I turned and ran down the hall.
I ran into the boys' bathroom and locked the door behind me. Then the bell rang. Fourth period– English... I hate English...
Slowly, I opened the door and walked to English. As I walked to my seat, I noticed someone sitting in my chair. It was a girl, and I didn't recognize her. "Sorry, Dilandau," the teacher said, "I gave your seat to Shade. Would you mind stand-"
The girl stood up and said, "I'll stand, sir."
The teacher looked at the girl, confused. "Are you sure, Shade?" he asked.
She nodded rapidly, and went to the back of the class. Shade...
I sat down. Why was she so kind? She didn't even know me. Her hair was silver, like mine, and her eyes were bright red. And that name... It was beautiful, and so mysterious.
She leaned against the wall and listened to the teacher as he continued his conversation.
After English was over I left, forgetting almost completely about the girl...
*home*
The first thing I did was look in the mirror- at my red eyes and short silver hair. No one liked it... You could tell...
*school*
'I can't believe my luck,' I told myself silently. 'No math! I can't believe the teacher was sick four days in a row! Advanced calculus sucks! And in 7th grade... '
"Hey, D!" I heard three sets of footsteps coming toward me.
'Oh no, it's the three stooges. Van and his brothers are such a handful' I sighed. They just wanted my money. I threw my head back, and said, "Shut up and leave me alone, you jerks."
As usual, they grabbed me and twirled me around to face them. "You know what I want, Dilandau. Now, give it to me!" He raised his arm into a fist, and repeated; "GIVE IT TO ME!"
"NO!" I shouted back, and punched him in the face. Then I turned and ran down the hall.
I ran into the boys' bathroom and locked the door behind me. Then the bell rang. Fourth period– English... I hate English...
Slowly, I opened the door and walked to English. As I walked to my seat, I noticed someone sitting in my chair. It was a girl, and I didn't recognize her. "Sorry, Dilandau," the teacher said, "I gave your seat to Shade. Would you mind stand-"
The girl stood up and said, "I'll stand, sir."
The teacher looked at the girl, confused. "Are you sure, Shade?" he asked.
She nodded rapidly, and went to the back of the class. Shade...
I sat down. Why was she so kind? She didn't even know me. Her hair was silver, like mine, and her eyes were bright red. And that name... It was beautiful, and so mysterious.
She leaned against the wall and listened to the teacher as he continued his conversation.
After English was over I left, forgetting almost completely about the girl...