Hitomi sat in the farthest and darkest corner of her first period classroom
writing down notes while the teacher went on and on about pollution. She
pulled up her black sweater and looked at her wrist. The cuts had gotten
better from last night. She looked at her hand and remembered that morning.
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Getting into the car, Hitomi still had last night clear in her memory. Her father turned the ignition and began to drive. Halfway to school, he took Hitomi's hand into his own and gave her a smile. Hitomi returned his smile but on the inside her head was screaming for her to pull away. Her head was screaming in pain as the simple touch from her father burned her skin. 'How can he pretend as if nothing happened the night before?' she thought. She wanted to hurt him for hurting her.
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The bell rang just as Hitomi realized that she had ruined her notes by scribbling all over it with her pen. She told herself that she would get new notes later. Walking to her second period class she met her best friend Yukari and gave her a cheerful smile. Yukari was perfect. She had a nice smile and she was popular. No one thought she was crazy. She received straight A's every year and had a GPA of 4.33 and above. She had a nice figure and she was number one in her class. Not only that but she was also class president. She was everything that Hitomi wasn't. 'There's a girl that's perfect for dad,' Hitomi thought bitterly.
"How are you?" Yukari asked as she walked with her friend to second period.
"Fine," Hitomi lied. Hitomi and Yukari had a close bond where they could tell each other anything and everything, but Hitomi didn't want Yukari to worry about her. Yukari was always there for Hitomi when things would go wrong. That didn't mean Hitomi was never there for Yukari, but Yukari just seemed to have less problems. Hitomi didn't want to complain either. Yukari does so much for her, Hitomi began to feel that she was becoming a burden.
"Did you study for the chemistry test?"
"Yeah but not as hard as I should have."
"Oh. Well we have chem sixth, so we can study at lunch. How about that?"
"All right," Hitomi said as she and Yukari walked into their second period classroom. When Hitomi was with Yukari all of her problems seemed to go away and things would go back to being normal. 'Great we have to sit in the front,' Hitomi thought. The bell rang again signaling the end of passing period and many students walked in just as the bell was ringing.
"Someone needs to exhibit more strict rules and punish the students that don't follow them," Yukari sighed as she watched the last of them come in.
"It's not that the rules aren't strict enough, there are just too many couples at this school," Hitomi murmured disgustingly. The teacher began writing on the board indicating that class had started. Right in the middle of class, the principal walked in with a boy. The whole class turned to look at who walked in, while Yukari woke Hitomi to see. Hitomi turned and looked at the boy as he looked at her.
"Class I would like you to meet a new student. His name is Van Fanel and he just moved here. Please treat him nicely and why don't one of you show him around the place," the principal said with a smile as he left the class. The teacher pointed to the seat next to Hitomi. Van walked over to the seat and sat down.
"Hitomi?" the teacher said.
"Yes?" Hitomi responded.
"You will show Van around the school and take him to all his classes."
"But . . ."
"Oh and have him sit with you at lunch so that he can make some friends."
"Okay," she said sighing. Hitomi was very conservative. She never tried to make friends, or even introduce people to a new student. She was antisocial or so she thought. Her only friend was Yukari and yet she was loved by everyone. 'The Nice Girl' is how everyone knows her. Hitomi sighed again and closed her eyes. She needed some peace and quiet. But she wasn't to get it because just when she was drifting off, someone abruptly shook her and it didn't feel like the nice and gentle shake that Yukari usually gives. It was a sudden and hard shake. She opened her eyes and saw Van's face looking into her own.
"Aahhh!" she yelled.
"Sorry, but the bell rang and that usually means we go to our next class right?" he asked with his raven black hair swishing in his face.
"Yeah, I just fell as . . ."
"I know. You must have been up late last night. Either that or you couldn't sleep."
"I wasn't up late. I just couldn't sleep. Nightmares."
"Me too." Hitomi looked into his eyes. She was amazed and at a loss of words that this new strange student was similar to her. 'No,' she thought, 'He doesn't know what it's like being me. No one does.'
"So uhmm . . . can you show me to my next class?" he questioned breaking the gaze between Hitomi and himself.
"Yeah. Give me your schedule," she said as she watched Van search through his pockets.
"I know it's here somewhere."
"Can we hurry up the pace. I mean I have class too."
"Sorry," he said and gave her a nicely folded piece of paper. Opening it up she groaned a little bit.
"Looks like we're stuck together. You have the exact same schedule as me, except for p.e.," Hitomi said getting her stuff together and leading the way to the next class, Mythology.
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Throughout the whole entire day, Hitomi tried to ignore Van, but he was the type to keep asking questions about her life. Fed up with him for ruining one of her favorite subjects, Hitomi tried to ditch him at lunch. 'Why won't he leave me alone? He's like a little puppy dog. I mean I know he's new and all and he probably has no friends and he's probably a nerd too,' Hitomi sighed, 'He's so pathetic. That's going to get him into big trouble.' Hitomi turned around as Van almost bumped into her. Looking up, Hitomi caught his eyes and was enraptured. His eyes were so soft and gentle looking, but at the same time they looked so innocent. 'Dammit why'd he have to be so good-looking?' she thought.
"Uhmm . . .," Hitomi started. She couldn't let him down. It was those eyes that made her change her mind. They made her feel warm and kind inside. She was at peace when she looked into them. But then she also felt like her insides were churning and a hundred butterflies had entered her stomach.
"Hitomi?" he questioned with his soft smile.
"Uhmm . . .," she said snapping back, "If you want, you can uhmm . . . eat lunch . . .wi . . "
"VAN!" someone yelled. Hitomi and Van both turned around and looked at who had shouted. A girl came running up to them and suddenly threw her arms around Van. The girl had short pink hair and a nice body. Hitomi recognized her at once. 'Well if it isn't Miss Popular herself. Merle . . .,' Hitomi thought.
"Merle?" Van said with surprise. Merle let go of Van and gave him one of her award winning smiles.
"I heard that there was this handsome new student here at this school and I knew that I just had to go and find him," she said giving him a seductive smile. Hitomi watched Van talk to the girl for a very long time. It was making Hitomi feel a little jealous inside. 'What am I thinking!? I can't like this guy. I mean I just met him and I don't even know him. Besides, I can't feel love . . . even if it hit me in the face,' Hitomi thought as her face became stoic. Feeling uncomfortable Hitomi backed away slowly and began to walk in the other direction, leaving Merle and Van alone. Noticing this Van tried to break away from the conversation, but he couldn't get away from Merle and watched Hitomi walk away from him.
A/N: yay another chapter is done! Don't forget to review . . . suggestions and other things are allowed, but please no flames . . . (
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Getting into the car, Hitomi still had last night clear in her memory. Her father turned the ignition and began to drive. Halfway to school, he took Hitomi's hand into his own and gave her a smile. Hitomi returned his smile but on the inside her head was screaming for her to pull away. Her head was screaming in pain as the simple touch from her father burned her skin. 'How can he pretend as if nothing happened the night before?' she thought. She wanted to hurt him for hurting her.
* * * * * * * *
The bell rang just as Hitomi realized that she had ruined her notes by scribbling all over it with her pen. She told herself that she would get new notes later. Walking to her second period class she met her best friend Yukari and gave her a cheerful smile. Yukari was perfect. She had a nice smile and she was popular. No one thought she was crazy. She received straight A's every year and had a GPA of 4.33 and above. She had a nice figure and she was number one in her class. Not only that but she was also class president. She was everything that Hitomi wasn't. 'There's a girl that's perfect for dad,' Hitomi thought bitterly.
"How are you?" Yukari asked as she walked with her friend to second period.
"Fine," Hitomi lied. Hitomi and Yukari had a close bond where they could tell each other anything and everything, but Hitomi didn't want Yukari to worry about her. Yukari was always there for Hitomi when things would go wrong. That didn't mean Hitomi was never there for Yukari, but Yukari just seemed to have less problems. Hitomi didn't want to complain either. Yukari does so much for her, Hitomi began to feel that she was becoming a burden.
"Did you study for the chemistry test?"
"Yeah but not as hard as I should have."
"Oh. Well we have chem sixth, so we can study at lunch. How about that?"
"All right," Hitomi said as she and Yukari walked into their second period classroom. When Hitomi was with Yukari all of her problems seemed to go away and things would go back to being normal. 'Great we have to sit in the front,' Hitomi thought. The bell rang again signaling the end of passing period and many students walked in just as the bell was ringing.
"Someone needs to exhibit more strict rules and punish the students that don't follow them," Yukari sighed as she watched the last of them come in.
"It's not that the rules aren't strict enough, there are just too many couples at this school," Hitomi murmured disgustingly. The teacher began writing on the board indicating that class had started. Right in the middle of class, the principal walked in with a boy. The whole class turned to look at who walked in, while Yukari woke Hitomi to see. Hitomi turned and looked at the boy as he looked at her.
"Class I would like you to meet a new student. His name is Van Fanel and he just moved here. Please treat him nicely and why don't one of you show him around the place," the principal said with a smile as he left the class. The teacher pointed to the seat next to Hitomi. Van walked over to the seat and sat down.
"Hitomi?" the teacher said.
"Yes?" Hitomi responded.
"You will show Van around the school and take him to all his classes."
"But . . ."
"Oh and have him sit with you at lunch so that he can make some friends."
"Okay," she said sighing. Hitomi was very conservative. She never tried to make friends, or even introduce people to a new student. She was antisocial or so she thought. Her only friend was Yukari and yet she was loved by everyone. 'The Nice Girl' is how everyone knows her. Hitomi sighed again and closed her eyes. She needed some peace and quiet. But she wasn't to get it because just when she was drifting off, someone abruptly shook her and it didn't feel like the nice and gentle shake that Yukari usually gives. It was a sudden and hard shake. She opened her eyes and saw Van's face looking into her own.
"Aahhh!" she yelled.
"Sorry, but the bell rang and that usually means we go to our next class right?" he asked with his raven black hair swishing in his face.
"Yeah, I just fell as . . ."
"I know. You must have been up late last night. Either that or you couldn't sleep."
"I wasn't up late. I just couldn't sleep. Nightmares."
"Me too." Hitomi looked into his eyes. She was amazed and at a loss of words that this new strange student was similar to her. 'No,' she thought, 'He doesn't know what it's like being me. No one does.'
"So uhmm . . . can you show me to my next class?" he questioned breaking the gaze between Hitomi and himself.
"Yeah. Give me your schedule," she said as she watched Van search through his pockets.
"I know it's here somewhere."
"Can we hurry up the pace. I mean I have class too."
"Sorry," he said and gave her a nicely folded piece of paper. Opening it up she groaned a little bit.
"Looks like we're stuck together. You have the exact same schedule as me, except for p.e.," Hitomi said getting her stuff together and leading the way to the next class, Mythology.
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Throughout the whole entire day, Hitomi tried to ignore Van, but he was the type to keep asking questions about her life. Fed up with him for ruining one of her favorite subjects, Hitomi tried to ditch him at lunch. 'Why won't he leave me alone? He's like a little puppy dog. I mean I know he's new and all and he probably has no friends and he's probably a nerd too,' Hitomi sighed, 'He's so pathetic. That's going to get him into big trouble.' Hitomi turned around as Van almost bumped into her. Looking up, Hitomi caught his eyes and was enraptured. His eyes were so soft and gentle looking, but at the same time they looked so innocent. 'Dammit why'd he have to be so good-looking?' she thought.
"Uhmm . . .," Hitomi started. She couldn't let him down. It was those eyes that made her change her mind. They made her feel warm and kind inside. She was at peace when she looked into them. But then she also felt like her insides were churning and a hundred butterflies had entered her stomach.
"Hitomi?" he questioned with his soft smile.
"Uhmm . . .," she said snapping back, "If you want, you can uhmm . . . eat lunch . . .wi . . "
"VAN!" someone yelled. Hitomi and Van both turned around and looked at who had shouted. A girl came running up to them and suddenly threw her arms around Van. The girl had short pink hair and a nice body. Hitomi recognized her at once. 'Well if it isn't Miss Popular herself. Merle . . .,' Hitomi thought.
"Merle?" Van said with surprise. Merle let go of Van and gave him one of her award winning smiles.
"I heard that there was this handsome new student here at this school and I knew that I just had to go and find him," she said giving him a seductive smile. Hitomi watched Van talk to the girl for a very long time. It was making Hitomi feel a little jealous inside. 'What am I thinking!? I can't like this guy. I mean I just met him and I don't even know him. Besides, I can't feel love . . . even if it hit me in the face,' Hitomi thought as her face became stoic. Feeling uncomfortable Hitomi backed away slowly and began to walk in the other direction, leaving Merle and Van alone. Noticing this Van tried to break away from the conversation, but he couldn't get away from Merle and watched Hitomi walk away from him.
A/N: yay another chapter is done! Don't forget to review . . . suggestions and other things are allowed, but please no flames . . . (
