Foreboding

Aelita shut her eyes and flinched, she felt scared and afraid. She had never been in a real fight on earth for her friends always made sure that they were never on bad terms with the other students. She brought her arms up to guard her face as she heard the angered girl growl with her foot moving towards her.

'What did I do to make her so angry, Jeremie where are you!' Aelita screamed in her head.

A wave of air hit her and that was it, no pain for some reason. She looked up and saw the girls pointed fashion shoes just an inch away from her arms. A hand held the leg from making contact and it struggled to free itself. Aelita looked around, the girl was looking to Aelita's left and the arm belonged to a boy.

The angered girl took her leg back and had the worst hatred look on her face.

"Stay out of this!" she spit out frustrated that she couldn't get to Aelita.

"Keep away from her and the others you got that!" the boy responded sternly.

The girl moved up in his face and had just centimeters between their skin.

"You gonna make me?" she hissed.

"If you haven't noticed the campus police are just around the corner and most likely with all the shouting you just did they will walk in here at any moment." His tone seemed pleased.

The dark brown haired girl gave him a quick death glare and left with her three cronies fast out of the cafeteria. But before she left she said to the two.

"I'll kill that bich!"

The sun's light kept Aelita from identifying the two or the brute boys, a hand came to her offering help. She took it getting up and rubbing her neck from being pushed earlier. Aelita dusted her clothing off and looked to her friend?

"Thanks for helping me I don't know what could've happened if she'd……" Aelita looked up and saw who the boy was, Nathan stood next to her.

"Yup it's me, are you okay?" he said in a sort of a kind voice.

"I…I think I am." She managed to get out.

Her eyes locked on his for a moment to registar that this person was that same rude boy on the bus. But out of nowhere he grabbed her arm and they proceeded to go back into the breakfast line.

"Hey where you taking me, I've already ate." Aelita asked confused and ticked.

"Just follow me and don't look back okay?" he returned back to his old self she had first known.

They entered the serving area and Nathan pretended to be looking at the food. He had his hand stroking his chin as he spoke.

"Listen, I'm sorry for dragging you in here but like I said. The campus police are arriving and you don't want to really report such an incident. Not here anyways, or you'll make faster enemies then you can handle." He said with a low tone of voice.

"I'm not afraid of anyone." She snapped back.

"That's just it, you don't know who these people are or what their capable of. You just stay away from them and don't tell the school unless it's a serious thing. Otherwise these students here will label you." He said taking some ceral in a cup.

"What kind of school is this?" she said confused and yet somewhat angered,

"Look this may be a way to great universities but even these places have it's hierarchies. It's why you should stick with me and I'll show you the ropes then you'll no longer have to see me again." Saying as he paid the lunch lady.

"I don't want to get into any fights, but your not a very easy person to get along with." She contemplated, "I think we can make this work."

"I will not bother you again……………wait did you say yes!" he walked her to the her table, the cops were gone.

"Yes I did, if I see you in the halls will you join me to my class and teach me in our spare time?" she asked and he nodded to her with a wowed expression in his eyes.

He left her to the two girls anxiously waiting for her to sit with them. Aelita pulled up her chair and sat down at the table.

"Oh My God! I can't believe you were saved?" Kila said hyper.

"Ya, what was that all about?" Terra asked with some excitement.

"I don't know but it seems I have gained another friend." Aelita simply answered.

"Did you see his eyes? I wonder if they're really that shade of green?" Terra asked herself.

"You bagged yourself a boy already!" Kila smiled and grinned.

"Oh no he's not my boyfriend." Aelita said nervously.

"What! He just saved you from a beat down and from interrogation what does that say huh?" Terra said.

"Look I already have someone close to my heart and he's back home." She recovered from the question assault.

"Well how close will he be after three months go by eh? I hear long distance relationships don't last too well or long for that matter." Kila said.

"Jeremie and me have been through too much for just a meager year to demolish. Besides he chose to help me around the school, not like he likes me or anything. Right?" Aelita blushed at the thought.

"Ahhh the love triangle, so precious…" Kila joked around and ate her last pancake.

Saved by the bell, the girls had different classes so they told each other 'see you later' and left to the crowded halls.

Someone watched Aelita Hopper get up and walk away. This person vowed to deal her some damage, might she succeed? Send in your reviews.