Note: sorry for the mix up in some language lol! My stupid computer keeps setting it to different languages lol! kicks stupid computer. Anyway if you liked it don't forget to review I shall keep updating anyway xD
Chapter 4: The Rating System
When Lie fang finally found Hitomi, she was laid outstretched on the floor next to her locker. Hmm I wonder what happened to Hitomi she looks kind of down in the dumps. Lie noticed as Hitomi sat with her lips pursed reading through what looked like an English textbook. "What ya doing" Lie observed her new friend.
"Oh Fang I did not see you there….." Hitomi began to brush herself off, as she stood up. Her cheeks were a funny crimson colour, which was her usual body blush that she sometimes experienced through embarrassment. Oh no I bet I look like a sun dried tomato stupid ass body blush!.
"Why do you keep calling me by my last name? you know even in Chinese culture people still call me Lie, so just call me that from now on ok" she tried to scan Hitomi's face. She seemed to be in her own little world, nodding in response to Lie's words. "Ok I will, sorry for the mix up".
"What's wrong? You look bummed out did I miss something in class?" Lie Fang exclaimed now worried. Hitomi cleared her throat before answering, "Well it was horrible not only did I make enemies with these two really bitchy girls but also managed to embarrass myself in front of the entire class and this really cute guy". She managed to catch her breath from saying it all to fast.
"Cute guy?" Lie now sounded interested.
"Well…..actually it was that guy Jan Lee you mentioned earlier before…..he's really handsome and in our English class" Hitomi went back into that spell binding trance. She was happy to have seen one boy she might potentially like. Why is it lie fang never looks happy when I mention his name? Oh well maybe he really is the school terror.
"That's weird; I have never seen Jan Lee in my English class? I guess he just doesn't bother turning up" Lie scoffed. Just then a couple of the girls Hitomi had had the misfortune of meeting earlier appeared. They had just finished a lesson and were now talking outside the classroom. Oh no there's Christie….and that other bitch who if I could I would beat the hell out of for being such a cow earlier. She noticed that they were giggling and whispering about the other girls who stood around in the hall.
"Oh no if it isn't the bitch trio, let me guess those were the enemies you were talking about before, not really that surprising loads of girls hate them" Lie Fang glared as the one Hitomi had argued with before. Who now looked their way. "See her the one staring at us, that's Helena……, she happens to be the most richest girl in school!" Lie pointed to the back of her, where the girls were chatting. Figures maybe that's why she acts like a stuck up little bitch, I wonder if they happen to be the popular girls around here. Well if they are then I am in deep shit since they made it clear they resent me, for no reason I might add.
"Pshhh so stupid! I am probably nearly as wealthy as she is!...well not quite, but still you don't see me going around bragging, its so rude!" Lie mumbled.
"So is this Helena popular and what about Christie! She's another girl I had trouble with earlier" the memory flashed back in her mind. She certainly had some trouble with them and doubted that those types of girls wanted to be friends with her. "Well its really Helena who is popular, Christie just happens to be the jealous side kick who feeds off Helena's popularity, and the others well their just her sluttish side kicks as well, but both are no good trust me" Lie sounded very sure. Hitomi would just have to take her word for it.
Just then Hitomi saw a group of boys heading their direction. She watched as the bitchy group of blond girls followed by the even bitchier leaders Helena and Christie. Got into what looked like one long line. That's weird what the hell are they doing? "Umm Lie what depraved activity is this?" She turned to her young friend who looked slightly on edge to say the least. What's wrong with her…..and why are the guys making room for those girls to pass……I know I may be new at high school but this is certainly not normal school behavior.
"Oh no! Not now……they are doing a rating" Lie sighed holding her stomach like she was about to keel over. What ever they were doing it was making Lie nervous. There for it could not be a good thing. "Hey look a girl is stepping up." hitomi watched in amazement as the first girl walked through the crowd of boys who were cheering and shouting numbers out loud.
"I SAY FIVE!" one shouted from a far.
"WELL I VOTE SIX!" another shouted.
"I don't know she's pretty average I would agree on lets say four" the nearest one pointed out. The girl after casual walking through the crowd of feisty boys gave a flirtatious wink, before she disappeared into the distance. Hitomi was not getting the point of this little routine. Was it common for boys to line up and shout numbers at girls? She hoped not. "So why are they shouting numbers? What kind of game is this" Hitomi scratched her forehead in confusion.
"This little game is what's known as the dreaded voting system, they always do it for the new students arriving……really a great way to lower a girls self esteem…" Lie let out a sigh, shaking her head. Hitomi now watched as her dreaded enemies Helena and Christie walked casually past the boys. Again came the loud applause and shouting in a up roar.
"Looking good Helena? A perfect nine!" a boy next to her said grinning.
"Nine? Is that the best you boys could do?" Helena sounded a little annoyed.
"Nine and a half! Because you sure deserve it!" another boy yelled, Helena smiled at the compliment.
"That's better, see you later boys" she purred, before walking deeper into the crowd of lusting boys.
"Oh yeah baby make it a perfect nine with that ass!" another boy howled exited.
Hitomi now caught on as to what they were doing. "There rating girls on appearance! No way" she almost choked upon saying it. She was not exactly experienced when it came to high school boys. Men in general happened to be one of her weaknesses as her farther happened to treat her more like one of his male karate students. She had a few crushes before in her life but that was it. Typical I have a lot to learn on high school boys!. "How can they do that? What pigs some girls have nice personalities you know!." Hitomi felt the heat pass through her, but this time it was not her usual body blush. Instead it was anger and slight rage at the very thought of being rated on looks.
"Tell that to them…..unfortunately we are going to have to put up with it….we have an art class that way" Lie Fang gulped hard at the sudden thought, Hitomi did not care her embarrassment was replaced by anger that made everything a lot easier to handle. It was still nerve racking as she heard the loud cheers of the cheering males as a cute brunette now went passed, again came the branding with a number.
Lie Fang being a nice friend decided to be brave and go up first, "I am going up wish me luck ok" she only got a slight worried nod from Hitomi, who was a mixture of nervous and outraged at the same time. Lie took slow casual steps up to the crowd of boys who were like a heard of crazy cattle, making noise and moving around a lot.
"Wow she's cute I give her ten" Lie Fang ignored that comment from someone ahead of her view.
"Well since you gave her ten……I guess I will vote the same count my vote" the boy she had just passed commented. She kept her eyes lowered trying not to look up till she reached the end, she was relieved when she had reached her class as the boys had focused there attention on another girl about to enter the crowd.
Lie Fang looked eager at Hitomi who stood her ground, her mind was pretty much made up she was not going to embarrass herself. She was the new kid in school what ever she did would be brought up time to time and used against her for the rest of her high school days. Sorry Lie but I think I have to skip this time, oh I know she's going to hate me.
Hitomi ignored lie's desperate stare and began to walk in the opposite direction, she did not know how the day could of got any worse, of course this being high school it did, she found her body smacking into something that was a figure of someone solid but soft at the same time. By the shear stuck on end dark mahogany brown spikes of hair she knew who it was, she had bumped into none other than Jan Lee who had been rushing to another late class.
"Watch where you're going" he hardly looked at her, just said the words before walking past her like she was air, like she was not even there. Oh my goodness he's so hot! Wow he spoke to me, well only a few mean words but who cares we had contact. To bad this is the second time I have managed to embarrass myself in front of him. Oh well better luck next time Hitomi.
She disappeared out the school entrance door, not looking back at the still outrages cheering crowd of horny males.
This had been another lesson in high school she had now managed to experience and learn from.