Summary: Akasha is feared by most students and bullied by others,
what will happen when Ponyboy begins to talk to her.
A/N: I do not own anybody or anything besides the ones you do not know of.
Chapter One (Akasha)
I walked into the school, my head down and avoiding everyone's eye contact. I am different and that is why everyone hates me. You have to be the same or else you will be hated, like me. Just because all I wore was black and I liked black make up, I was different and hated. I hated this school.
"What do we have here? Oh, it's the goth!" Nicole sneered. I walked past her, ignoring her. Nicole tripped me and my books spilled out everywhere. I held back my tears as I collected up my books. Someone reached down and helped me to pick up all of my books. I looked up to see Ponyboy. Ponyboy was in my class but he was very quiet and he never even acknowledged me. I didn't know whether to trust him or not, but I smiled non-the least.
"Why did you help her?" Nicole questioned Ponyboy. Ponyboy looked at the ground,
"Because he isn't as heartless as you," I said to Nicole, walking away. Ponyboy went in the other direction. I think I could trust Ponyboy because Nicole didn't seem to like him all that much. Mind you she was a Soc and he was a greaser. I was a greaser myself. I lived with my cousin and my Uncle. My Uncle was nice enough except he had a hard time making ends meet. I loved him for trying so hard. He had two jobs and my cousin had one at the corner shop. They both cared for me even if I did act and look different. I walked to the class and sat down the back, ignoring the sneering comments directed at me. The teacher walked in and the comments died down, forgotten until tomorrow morning. At interval I packed up all my stuff slowly so then all of the other students would be out when I left. I slung my bag over my shoulder and walked out of the class. I let the fresh cool air cool me off before heading towards the library. No one would sneer at me in the library. The library was my refuge, even if the people in it looked at me sideways. I placed my bag on the bag rack outside the library. Bags aren't allowed in the library. I pulled out my book 'Gone with the Wind' and to a vacant desk and started on my book. Somebody sat next to me. I was surprised; no one took the desk next to me unless they really had to. The library was practically deserted so there was no need to sit next to me. I looked up to see Ponyboy. Ponyboy smiled and I saw he was doing an assignment, probably the History one. He looked at my book,
"That's good isn't it?" I smiled and nodded,
"I'm nearly at the end," I said showing him. He nodded and then went onto his assignment. I had finished the assignment a week before for lack of anything better to do. I went back to my book. Twenty minutes later the bell rang. I sighed and got up. I walked over to the room that had all the bags in it and placed my book into my bag. Pony did the same with his assignment. I was about to walk off when Pony turned up next to me,
"What do we have?" He asked me.
"English"
"Tuff enough" I nodded and we walked to the room in silence.
"Why are you walking with me? After two years of knowing me you suddenly decide to be nice to me, why?" Pony looked flushed,
"I dunno, I just decided to" He said and walked into the class. I walked in and sat down in my usual seat, Pony sitting a few seats in front of me. Ok well that was great probably ruined the one friendship that I might have had. I sighed and kept down my head, writing all I had to and doing the exercises given to me. We had Maths after that. It was Algebra, I quite enjoyed Algebra, and I was better with numbers than shapes. I got all my answers correct and was kind of disappointed when I heard the bell ring. I packed away all my items and then again went to the library. Pony had bet me there, I noticed his bag. I pulled out my bag and sat down at the desk that I sat at interval. Pony was in the seat next to me,
"Sorry if I offended you, but I am not used to people willingly talk to me" Pony smiled slightly,
"Well apology accepted. What part are you up to in the book?"
"Just at the end, where Scarlett realises that she loves Rhett, but Rhett doesn't want her. I'm not surprised either, I mean Scarlett is a real.well she gets around and she marries men for their money. She reminds me of Nicole"
"Except Nicole will never find a guy she loves because she will be stupid to see it" I laughed and closed my book. I had finished. I stood up,
"Well I'll be right back, I need a book to read" I smiled and went to the desk, returned Gone with the Wind and then went searching the shelves for another one. After ten minutes I went back to Pony and sat down,
"Who are you doing your assignment on?" I asked Pony.
"Jack the Ripper"
"Are we allowed to do it on someone so.brutal? I'm not sure if the school will accept something that is so different" Pony grinned,
"I asked the teacher and he said we could so yeah. Who are you doing yours on?"
"I've done mine on Caesar. I asked the teacher for approval and he said it was fine"
"Have you already done yours?"
"Sure. I did it a week ago, you have time for it when you have no social life" Pony laughed, but I did not think it was funny, it was just the truth. I turned to my book and read while Pony did his assignment. I noticed movement in the corner of my eye and saw Nicole with a friend, behind the shelves. Nicole acted as if she was always in the library. I ignored it but then stood up as Pony started making gestures at her.
"I knew I shouldn't have trusted you," I said before grabbing my bag and moving out of the library. I sat down at a deserted table. Maybe I was too hard on Ponyboy, maybe he was just trying to get Nicole out of the library so then she would not upset me. I sighed, you never know with these people.
"All alone are you?"
"Aren't I always?" I said to Mr. Simon, my teacher. He sat down next to me and smiled,
"Don't know why, you are smart and nice"
"People look at the exterior, not the interior" I replied plainly. Mr. Simon smiled kindly at me,
"Come on, the bell's about to go, let's go to the room"
"Ok then" I said, standing up and following Mr. Simon to the room. I sat down at the back, as per usual but this time Mr. Simon came and sat down next to me,
"Anything interesting happen at lunch?" "Well I do not know but I think Nicole might have set me up" I shrugged, "Or Pony could have just been nice to me" Mr. Simon nodded sympathetically,
"It is hard to tell isn't it? Especially if you are. . . different" I smiled just as the bell rang,
"Well if you need somebody to talk to, the door is always open"
"Thanks!" I said, gratefully. Mr. Simon was one of the most liked teachers at school. One, because of his looks and two, because of how nice he was. He had wavy blonde hair and nice light blue eyes that always seemed to dance in their own way. Everybody started to pile in and the room become like a bee's hive for the next hour.
I walked out of the class and Ponyboy was waiting for me.
"Uh. . .hello" I said as Pony started to walk next to me.
"Hey. I just wanted to say that I don't know what you thought at lunch but I'm sorry for what you thought it meant" I smiled,
"So you aren't with me because of Nicole? She most probably would do something like that to make me look like a fool" Pony smiled and shook his head. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions so quickly,
"Sorry I jumped to conclusions" Pony shrugged,
"I suppose you can't help it"
"Well I have to go this way, see you at school tomorrow?"
"Sure" He said walking to his house and me to mine. I had finally made a friend, a real good-looking one as well.
A/N: Ok first chapter done.like it?
A/N: I do not own anybody or anything besides the ones you do not know of.
Chapter One (Akasha)
I walked into the school, my head down and avoiding everyone's eye contact. I am different and that is why everyone hates me. You have to be the same or else you will be hated, like me. Just because all I wore was black and I liked black make up, I was different and hated. I hated this school.
"What do we have here? Oh, it's the goth!" Nicole sneered. I walked past her, ignoring her. Nicole tripped me and my books spilled out everywhere. I held back my tears as I collected up my books. Someone reached down and helped me to pick up all of my books. I looked up to see Ponyboy. Ponyboy was in my class but he was very quiet and he never even acknowledged me. I didn't know whether to trust him or not, but I smiled non-the least.
"Why did you help her?" Nicole questioned Ponyboy. Ponyboy looked at the ground,
"Because he isn't as heartless as you," I said to Nicole, walking away. Ponyboy went in the other direction. I think I could trust Ponyboy because Nicole didn't seem to like him all that much. Mind you she was a Soc and he was a greaser. I was a greaser myself. I lived with my cousin and my Uncle. My Uncle was nice enough except he had a hard time making ends meet. I loved him for trying so hard. He had two jobs and my cousin had one at the corner shop. They both cared for me even if I did act and look different. I walked to the class and sat down the back, ignoring the sneering comments directed at me. The teacher walked in and the comments died down, forgotten until tomorrow morning. At interval I packed up all my stuff slowly so then all of the other students would be out when I left. I slung my bag over my shoulder and walked out of the class. I let the fresh cool air cool me off before heading towards the library. No one would sneer at me in the library. The library was my refuge, even if the people in it looked at me sideways. I placed my bag on the bag rack outside the library. Bags aren't allowed in the library. I pulled out my book 'Gone with the Wind' and to a vacant desk and started on my book. Somebody sat next to me. I was surprised; no one took the desk next to me unless they really had to. The library was practically deserted so there was no need to sit next to me. I looked up to see Ponyboy. Ponyboy smiled and I saw he was doing an assignment, probably the History one. He looked at my book,
"That's good isn't it?" I smiled and nodded,
"I'm nearly at the end," I said showing him. He nodded and then went onto his assignment. I had finished the assignment a week before for lack of anything better to do. I went back to my book. Twenty minutes later the bell rang. I sighed and got up. I walked over to the room that had all the bags in it and placed my book into my bag. Pony did the same with his assignment. I was about to walk off when Pony turned up next to me,
"What do we have?" He asked me.
"English"
"Tuff enough" I nodded and we walked to the room in silence.
"Why are you walking with me? After two years of knowing me you suddenly decide to be nice to me, why?" Pony looked flushed,
"I dunno, I just decided to" He said and walked into the class. I walked in and sat down in my usual seat, Pony sitting a few seats in front of me. Ok well that was great probably ruined the one friendship that I might have had. I sighed and kept down my head, writing all I had to and doing the exercises given to me. We had Maths after that. It was Algebra, I quite enjoyed Algebra, and I was better with numbers than shapes. I got all my answers correct and was kind of disappointed when I heard the bell ring. I packed away all my items and then again went to the library. Pony had bet me there, I noticed his bag. I pulled out my bag and sat down at the desk that I sat at interval. Pony was in the seat next to me,
"Sorry if I offended you, but I am not used to people willingly talk to me" Pony smiled slightly,
"Well apology accepted. What part are you up to in the book?"
"Just at the end, where Scarlett realises that she loves Rhett, but Rhett doesn't want her. I'm not surprised either, I mean Scarlett is a real.well she gets around and she marries men for their money. She reminds me of Nicole"
"Except Nicole will never find a guy she loves because she will be stupid to see it" I laughed and closed my book. I had finished. I stood up,
"Well I'll be right back, I need a book to read" I smiled and went to the desk, returned Gone with the Wind and then went searching the shelves for another one. After ten minutes I went back to Pony and sat down,
"Who are you doing your assignment on?" I asked Pony.
"Jack the Ripper"
"Are we allowed to do it on someone so.brutal? I'm not sure if the school will accept something that is so different" Pony grinned,
"I asked the teacher and he said we could so yeah. Who are you doing yours on?"
"I've done mine on Caesar. I asked the teacher for approval and he said it was fine"
"Have you already done yours?"
"Sure. I did it a week ago, you have time for it when you have no social life" Pony laughed, but I did not think it was funny, it was just the truth. I turned to my book and read while Pony did his assignment. I noticed movement in the corner of my eye and saw Nicole with a friend, behind the shelves. Nicole acted as if she was always in the library. I ignored it but then stood up as Pony started making gestures at her.
"I knew I shouldn't have trusted you," I said before grabbing my bag and moving out of the library. I sat down at a deserted table. Maybe I was too hard on Ponyboy, maybe he was just trying to get Nicole out of the library so then she would not upset me. I sighed, you never know with these people.
"All alone are you?"
"Aren't I always?" I said to Mr. Simon, my teacher. He sat down next to me and smiled,
"Don't know why, you are smart and nice"
"People look at the exterior, not the interior" I replied plainly. Mr. Simon smiled kindly at me,
"Come on, the bell's about to go, let's go to the room"
"Ok then" I said, standing up and following Mr. Simon to the room. I sat down at the back, as per usual but this time Mr. Simon came and sat down next to me,
"Anything interesting happen at lunch?" "Well I do not know but I think Nicole might have set me up" I shrugged, "Or Pony could have just been nice to me" Mr. Simon nodded sympathetically,
"It is hard to tell isn't it? Especially if you are. . . different" I smiled just as the bell rang,
"Well if you need somebody to talk to, the door is always open"
"Thanks!" I said, gratefully. Mr. Simon was one of the most liked teachers at school. One, because of his looks and two, because of how nice he was. He had wavy blonde hair and nice light blue eyes that always seemed to dance in their own way. Everybody started to pile in and the room become like a bee's hive for the next hour.
I walked out of the class and Ponyboy was waiting for me.
"Uh. . .hello" I said as Pony started to walk next to me.
"Hey. I just wanted to say that I don't know what you thought at lunch but I'm sorry for what you thought it meant" I smiled,
"So you aren't with me because of Nicole? She most probably would do something like that to make me look like a fool" Pony smiled and shook his head. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions so quickly,
"Sorry I jumped to conclusions" Pony shrugged,
"I suppose you can't help it"
"Well I have to go this way, see you at school tomorrow?"
"Sure" He said walking to his house and me to mine. I had finally made a friend, a real good-looking one as well.
A/N: Ok first chapter done.like it?