More than Existing
Author's Note: All right, feel free to laugh at my complete and utter stupidity. When I originally posted this story, I was at work, so I was rushing and I accidentally put in the Teen Titan section (because I usually write TT fics). I'm sure that all the TT fans probably hate my guts, but hopefully everyone will be able to overlook my temporary stupidity. A huge thank you goes out to x-RAVEN-x and RavenForever for telling me that I posted it in the wrong section. Blushes
Anyway...about the story, this is my first fic for X-Evo, so sorry if it sucks. Also, if you've read any of my other fics, you know I like to keep the reader a little lost until I pull it together in the end. Please enjoy.
The inspiration for this story came from Oscar Wilde, who once said, "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Chapter 1 – "Meet and Greet"
Janine sighed as she looked down the empty hallway. She hated changing schools. Making new friends wasn't exactly her specialty. She wasn't a very open kind of person. She often kept to herself because she was afraid of what others would say if they knew. They always pretended to be nice after they found out, but she could see it in their face that they were afraid. She hated the looks she got when someone found out; she hated those looks even more than switching schools. Unexpectedly, Janine was pulled from her thoughts as someone ran into her from behind. She fell to the floor, but turned around quickly to see her attacker. The other girl was also on the floor; apparently the collision had sent her to the ground too. The other girl spoke first, "Oh, sorry. I, like, wasn't watching where I was going." The girl began to get to her feet. "Are you okay?" she asked as she offered her hand to Janine. Janine took the mystery girl's hand and quietly replied, "Yes." The other girl had apparently noticed Janine's confused look, or maybe it was the class schedule in her hand that tipped the girl off. Either way, the other girl said, "You're new aren't you?" Janine nodded, and the girl continued. "I'm Kitty. Do you need any help finding your classes?" Janine nodded again, a little afraid to speak. "I can help you if you want." Kitty said in an energetic voice. "What's your first class?" Janine looked at her schedule. "My first class is Chemistry with a Mr. Masters." Janine was feeling a little relieved that someone seemed like they wanted to help her.
"Mr. Masters is upstairs in Mr. McCoy's old classroom. Come on, I'll take you there." Kitty said, grabbing Janine's hand. Kitty lead Janine to a set of stairs and began ascending them. Kitty seemed really nice, and while they were walking, she began to ask Janine questions. "So, what's your name, where you from, and what's your favorite subject?"
"I'm Janine Strong, and my favorite subject is art." She replied
"Cool, I like art okay too, but I'm not really good at it. I really like computer science, though I sometimes get in trouble with Mrs. Smith for crashing a computer or two." Kitty said with a giggle. Janine could tell right away that this girl was going to be fun to be around. "So where did you say you were from again?" Kitty asked.
"Do you want to know where I was born, or my most recent place of residence?"
"Both, I guess. Do you guys move around a lot or something?" Kitty asked
"Yeah, my dad's in the military, and we move almost every year. I was born in Hickory, North Carolina, then we moved to Columbia, South Carolina then to Atlanta, Georgia and then to Miami. After Miami we went to Oregon and after Oregon we moved to Illinois and then New Mexico...or was it New Mexico and then Illinois? I can't remember, well then after that we moved to Kansas, and then France, and then to Missouri. Then we came here..."
"Wow. So you actually lived in France? Like in Paris?" Kitty asked
"Um, not Paris exactly. We lived in the upper part of France, in a providence called Nord-Pas de Calais."
"Oh, well that's still cool. Can you speak French?" She asked
"Mais, bien sûr." Janine replied, a little giddy from all the attention she was getting. Her smile was growing larger by the minute. It was so nice to have someone welcome her. This had never happened in any of her other schools. She was beginning to really hate the fact that she was going to have to go to class in a moment. Just a she thought it, Kitty stopped in front of a door. "This is Mr. Masters' class. He's pretty nice, but Mr. McCoy was way cooler." Kitty said.
"Thanks for showing me to my class, Kitty. It was really nice of you." Janine said as she began to open the door, but before she walked in, Kitty said something. "Hey, do you want to eat with me and my friends today? You know, since you're new and all?" Janine was flattered by the invitation. She'd only known this girl for a few minutes, but this girl was already asking her to eat with her at lunch. It felt almost like she'd began making friends already. "Yeah, I'd like that." Janine said, "I guess I'll see you at lunch."
"Great! Bye!" Kitty said enthusiastically as she began walking down the hall. Janine watched the girl leave. She smiled slightly to herself, and started into the classroom.
Author's Note: All right, feel free to laugh at my complete and utter stupidity. When I originally posted this story, I was at work, so I was rushing and I accidentally put in the Teen Titan section (because I usually write TT fics). I'm sure that all the TT fans probably hate my guts, but hopefully everyone will be able to overlook my temporary stupidity. A huge thank you goes out to x-RAVEN-x and RavenForever for telling me that I posted it in the wrong section. Blushes
Anyway...about the story, this is my first fic for X-Evo, so sorry if it sucks. Also, if you've read any of my other fics, you know I like to keep the reader a little lost until I pull it together in the end. Please enjoy.
The inspiration for this story came from Oscar Wilde, who once said, "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Chapter 1 – "Meet and Greet"
Janine sighed as she looked down the empty hallway. She hated changing schools. Making new friends wasn't exactly her specialty. She wasn't a very open kind of person. She often kept to herself because she was afraid of what others would say if they knew. They always pretended to be nice after they found out, but she could see it in their face that they were afraid. She hated the looks she got when someone found out; she hated those looks even more than switching schools. Unexpectedly, Janine was pulled from her thoughts as someone ran into her from behind. She fell to the floor, but turned around quickly to see her attacker. The other girl was also on the floor; apparently the collision had sent her to the ground too. The other girl spoke first, "Oh, sorry. I, like, wasn't watching where I was going." The girl began to get to her feet. "Are you okay?" she asked as she offered her hand to Janine. Janine took the mystery girl's hand and quietly replied, "Yes." The other girl had apparently noticed Janine's confused look, or maybe it was the class schedule in her hand that tipped the girl off. Either way, the other girl said, "You're new aren't you?" Janine nodded, and the girl continued. "I'm Kitty. Do you need any help finding your classes?" Janine nodded again, a little afraid to speak. "I can help you if you want." Kitty said in an energetic voice. "What's your first class?" Janine looked at her schedule. "My first class is Chemistry with a Mr. Masters." Janine was feeling a little relieved that someone seemed like they wanted to help her.
"Mr. Masters is upstairs in Mr. McCoy's old classroom. Come on, I'll take you there." Kitty said, grabbing Janine's hand. Kitty lead Janine to a set of stairs and began ascending them. Kitty seemed really nice, and while they were walking, she began to ask Janine questions. "So, what's your name, where you from, and what's your favorite subject?"
"I'm Janine Strong, and my favorite subject is art." She replied
"Cool, I like art okay too, but I'm not really good at it. I really like computer science, though I sometimes get in trouble with Mrs. Smith for crashing a computer or two." Kitty said with a giggle. Janine could tell right away that this girl was going to be fun to be around. "So where did you say you were from again?" Kitty asked.
"Do you want to know where I was born, or my most recent place of residence?"
"Both, I guess. Do you guys move around a lot or something?" Kitty asked
"Yeah, my dad's in the military, and we move almost every year. I was born in Hickory, North Carolina, then we moved to Columbia, South Carolina then to Atlanta, Georgia and then to Miami. After Miami we went to Oregon and after Oregon we moved to Illinois and then New Mexico...or was it New Mexico and then Illinois? I can't remember, well then after that we moved to Kansas, and then France, and then to Missouri. Then we came here..."
"Wow. So you actually lived in France? Like in Paris?" Kitty asked
"Um, not Paris exactly. We lived in the upper part of France, in a providence called Nord-Pas de Calais."
"Oh, well that's still cool. Can you speak French?" She asked
"Mais, bien sûr." Janine replied, a little giddy from all the attention she was getting. Her smile was growing larger by the minute. It was so nice to have someone welcome her. This had never happened in any of her other schools. She was beginning to really hate the fact that she was going to have to go to class in a moment. Just a she thought it, Kitty stopped in front of a door. "This is Mr. Masters' class. He's pretty nice, but Mr. McCoy was way cooler." Kitty said.
"Thanks for showing me to my class, Kitty. It was really nice of you." Janine said as she began to open the door, but before she walked in, Kitty said something. "Hey, do you want to eat with me and my friends today? You know, since you're new and all?" Janine was flattered by the invitation. She'd only known this girl for a few minutes, but this girl was already asking her to eat with her at lunch. It felt almost like she'd began making friends already. "Yeah, I'd like that." Janine said, "I guess I'll see you at lunch."
"Great! Bye!" Kitty said enthusiastically as she began walking down the hall. Janine watched the girl leave. She smiled slightly to herself, and started into the classroom.