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Red Vision

"Where are you this time kiwi?" At the sound of my best friend's sarcastic voice I brought myself out of my daze. I smiled as I turned and replied, "I really don't know what you're talking about Lily, I was only thinking about school." She rolled her eyes and draped her arm around my shoulder and I laughed. Lily-Anna Palamar had vivid green eyes, curly red hair and a model's figure. Every guy practically drooled as she walked by and passed out if she deemed to glance at them… well, not really but I bug Lily about it all the time and it drives her crazy, it's like our own little inside joke. People always seem surprised that we are friends seeing as we have opposite personalities, has no one heard the 'opposites attract?' Oh well, Lily seemed to think that I went off to different worlds every time I stared off into space, weird, I know.

Katherine! You're doing it again!" I rolled my eyes at her this time and groaned as she started to drag me over to a group of people. "I'll talk to you in homeroom Lily; I really don't feel like being your shadow today." I shook my head wryly and continued walking down the halls as Lily's voice echoed after me. "Maybe if you finally came out of your shell and talked for a change you wouldn't have to be!"

I turned into another hallway and started look for room 162, it amazes me that even though this was my final year at Hiroshi High and I still can't seem to find my way around the school. The school wasn't even that big, it was just very confusing. As I walked by one of the displays that graced the halls I caught sight of my reflection. I had dark chocolate brown eyes and slightly darker hair. My hair framed my face and than got really long, it was currently in a braid that hung to just above my knees. I kept the hair around my face out to hide behind. My baggy black pants and sweater completed my outfit that wouldn't draw attention, I hated that.

I finally found my homeroom class and was the first one there. I quickly chose a seat in the back corner and placed my purse on the seat in front of me for Lily, knowing her she would be late. The bell rang for the start of class and people started to trek in. The final bell rang and there was still no sign of Lily and I started to get annoyed. She could never actually show up on time.

My thoughts were interrupted when Mr. Patterson walked in with a boy in tow. Everyone's gaze went instantly to him and I couldn't help but smile, the girls in my year were so predictable.

"I would like to welcome you all back to school, I am sure you are all happy to be here seeing as it will be your last year. I am going to be your english teacher thissemester and I can already see some heads that I will have to crack." At this there were several sniggers, myself included, because we all knew who he was talking about. Mathew and his crew were infamous among the teachers for their lazy attributes.

"Now I would like to introduce you to a new student who will be attending our lovely school this year. Kai would you please tell us a bit about yourself?" I instantly felt sorry for the kid, Mr. P was one of the coolest teachers there was in this school but sometimes he could be downright cruel.

"My name is Kai Hiwatari." After a few seconds of silence I realized that there was going to be nothing else forthcoming from him, and he looked like he was the type that spilled out their souls I thought sarcastically.

Kai's clothes consisted of a pair of baggy grey pants with a form-fitting sleeveless top and fingerless gloves that went up to his upper arm. On any other guy I would say that they were girly but the wrist guards he wore overthem kind of changed my opinion. His messy two toned blue hair and red eyes definitely added to his looks while the two blue triangles he had on either cheek made him look like a bad boy. His scowl and crossed arms practically shouted 'Leave me alone or I'll beat your head in.' Add in his very well toned body and I think that every girl in the school will have a crush on him by the end of the week, excluding myself of course.

"Well if that is all then would you please take a seat in front of Miss Daemon, the young girl sitting in the back corner."

"Wait, that's Lily's seat!" I blurted out before I could stop myself. I started blushing furiously when everyone turned to look at me.

"So Kitty Kat actually can speak, what a surprise, we all thought you were Lily's pet." I turned to glare at Veronica who just tossed her head in reply.

"Really Veronica, I will not tolerate your snide remarks this year. Whatever you have against Kat will have to wait until after class. And Kat, if Lily will not show up on time she will have to make due with another seat."

"But I'm right here Mr. P! I'm really sorry but I ran into this really hot new guy, literally, and just had to claim him before anyone else did." Lily delivered all this with a smile and a teasing tone in her voice. She has had Mr. P every year and they have a competition to see how many excuses she could come up with without him getting her in trouble. "This time my excuse is actually true and I have the bruise to show for it!" With that she proudly skipped down the row and plopped herself down in the seat I had saved for her.

"I will let you off this time because it is the first day of school but it had better not happen again." He stated menacingly and rolled his eyes at her cheerful 'of course' and turned again to Kai. "I apologize for that, there is another seat right next to Kat so I don't know what all the fuss was about."

Kai just shrugged his shoulders and took a seat, instantly crossing his arm over his chest and leaning back in his chair. He looks like he's about to fall asleep any minute I thought with fascination, how can he ignore all those looks he's getting? As I thought this he turned his head and our eyes met. He raised one eyebrow and I turned away blushing, I guess he wasn't ignoring all of the looks he was getting.

"Now it is time to get down to business and I hope there will be no more of this silliness for the rest of the semester. I am going to be running through what we will be doing and it would be to your benefit if you took notes…" I gratefully turned my attention to jotting down everything he was telling us so I could ignore the looks I was getting from Lily and concentrate on not looking over at the silent boy beside me.

"Kiwi!" I winced as Iheard Lily coming up. "Do not even think about going off to the library, I am going to break you of that habit if it is the last thing I do… and besides we have lots to talk about." I groaned as she linked arms with me and dragged me away from my locker, hardly giving me anytime to close the door.

"What if I want to go to the library." I fake whined as we approached the cafeteria, "There is nothing wrong with that you know."

Lilly groaned and whacked my arm and I couldn't help but laugh. She joined me and we ended up entering the cafeteria laughing our heads off. This brought attention to us and I instantly stopped and blushed.

"Come on," shegiggled as we went over to a group of people that were sitting at the back table.

"Hey Lily, Kiwi." I groaned and sat down beside the guy that had just greeted us.

"It's bad enough that Lily keeps on calling me that without you calling me that too Matt!" He just laughed and shook his head. Mathew was part of the group that refused to put effort into school. Lily and I were honorary members because Matt also happened to be Lily's twin brother.

"Come on, you know you don't mind, it's better than Kitty Kat right?" Matt was one of the few people that I could hang out with comfortably without breaking down completely, we had grown up together and he was like a brother to me. "Oh look, here comes Kai! He's in our gym class so we invited him to join us, who knows, maybe he will join our group of the useless."

I turned instantly at his words and had to crane my neck up to see if it was really Kai. Yep, it definitely was. How could Matt do this too me? And of course he is oblivious to my feelings, sitting there chatting away with him and offering him a seat, he knows I hate meeting new people.

"Hey, I got to go, I'll see you guys later okay?" I was up and already moving away even as everyone protested and tried to stop me from leaving. I wasn't really looking where I was going so it shouldn't have been a surprise but I gasped out loudall the same when something spilled down the front of my sweater.

"Oops, was that me? I am so sorry about that." I glanced up from looking at my ruined sweater to see Veronica standing by with a now empty tray. "Really Kai, you should hang out with me and my friends instead of these freaks of nature." She gave him such a gooey smile I thought I was going to be sick.

Wait a minute, rewind,she had just poured pasta and soft drink all down my front, on purpose, and now she was insulting my friends! I don't think so. As my vision turned slightly red I lunged at her. Now normally I can keep myself under control but I hated being the center of attention and it sometimes made me go a little crazy.

Veronica yelped as I crashed into her middle knocking both of us into the floor. She kicked me off of her and jumped to her feet, so I followed suit and punched her in the face, hard. She staggered back and than forward swinging her fists. I couldn't help but admire the fact that she had made such a quick come back as I dodged her fists and kneed her in the stomach. Not that it's going to help heranyI thought.

After a couple more hits each I felt someone pick me up from behind as Veronica's friends crowded around her blocking me from view. I got away from whoever was holding me and tried to lunge forward again. My vision was still red, I had not nearly beaten her upenough, when I was grabbed again and thrown over someone's shoulder. I kicked and punched but was eventually dragged out of the cafeteria and outside.

I was placed roughly on my feet and turned angrily towards the person who had stopped me, whoever it was they were going to get a piece of my mind. My mouth instantly closed as my eyes met red ones glaring down at me.

This is my first real chapter so I hope you will like it and review!