Chapter 4

The next morning I woke up to the sound of someone knocking on my door. I got up groggily.

" Yeah?" I said opening the door.

" No classes today on account of snow." The head of the girl's dorms said. I nodded and headed back toward my bed I laid there of almost an hour before I gave up and decided to go to the showers. I felt really filthy. I grabbed my robe and went to the showers. I still hadn't unpacked. I turned it to the perfect temperature and stepped in. I was just finishing when I heard the door open.

" She thinks she's so cool because she came from America. I heard she's a real crybaby. She even started crying when Ulrich called her a snob last night." Sissi was outside brushing her teeth. I grabbed my robe and pulled it around me. Then I stepped out.

" No, I cried because he said I was like you." I said opening the door and slamming it behind me. I walked to my bedroom and brushed and dried my hair. Then I changed into regular clothes (black pants, black tank top and a pale green jacket) and sat in my window seat. Out of it I could see a pond. I debated on going out to skate. Before Stewart could drive me to the rink we would use the pond in the woods behind our house, so I knew how to check that it would be safe. I finally decided. I grabbed my skates, a cd player and my cd of songs. I went out and put on my skates then I checked, it was thick enough. I smiled and put the CD in I decided to start with the one I'd been trying to master forever. Angelus by Shimatani Hitomi.

I began and got about a quarter through the song before others came out to see what the music was. I ignored them. I was halfway through before I ended up with my face in the ice.

" AHHHHH! " I screamed and pounded a fist on the ice. Then I skated to the player and changed the song. Then I skated to that. When I finished I grabbed my stuff and headed to my dorms. Odd and the 'gang' stopped me.

" Yes?" I asked.

" That was great, you are really good."

" Well to amateurs or non-skaters I would have seemed good, but a professional would have known that I'm not that good."

" You know, most people would say thank you." Yumi said.

" Wait, we don't have class. You live off campus. Why are you here?"

" I came because I wanted to. Why are you so rude?"

" Because I choose to be."

" But why? We've done nothing but try to be nice to you and you just keep snapping at you."

" I just, don't want to talk about it." I said.

" You can tell us, we just want to be your friends." I bit my bottom lip.

" Fine, but not here." I said and pulled them into my still suitcase filled dorm.

" Last month I was in a car accident. My brother Stewart was in the car, he was killed on impact. Since then or at least until now, I was locked in my room, no one around. I got used to the whole 'if you care about no one you can't get hurt ' thing."

" Well I think unpacking might make you feel better." Aelita said. I smirked.

" Maybe." I said opening a suitcase the first thing I saw was the video camera, Stewart's video camera. Then I remembered. I had been recording the ride home. My eyes grew wide as I opened the little mini tape thing. It was empty. I breathed a sigh of relief. The others looked at me strangely.

" It was my brothers camera." I explained and began to pull out clothes and put them away. Yumi and Aelita helped.

A few hours later they decided to go. I smiled for the first time in a month.

A/N HA! I live; you all gave up on me didn't you. Well with almost 20 people all sharing one computer you don't get a lot of time. I'm working on misty but this one is giving me more inspiration. I need to find a CD that I can use to jump-start my brain on Misty. Well RR!

R/A!

Cynthia Hamilton – I updated and chapter 3 say the theme, beware, I love the song from Inuyasha, so there'll be a lot.