I laid in bed, sketching down the ideas of my costume for Designing Class. It started with white tights and black mid-thigh boots. The shirt would be made out of latex (along with the pants), with white long sleeves that connected into black gloves, which would be able to be taken off when desired. Before I could think of anything else to sketch down, my black cat, Violet, hopped onto my notebook.

"Hey there, kitty," I greeted, rubbing my hand across her head and down her back.

"Hi, Kim."

"Are you hungry?"

"Mhmmm," she purred, rubbing her face against my fingers.

"Come on."

I rolled off from my bed, almost falling to my face, but thankfully catching myself. Violet gracefully pounced onto the wooden floor, and followed after me.

"So, how was your first day?", the cat asked, as we both entered the kitchen.

"It was pretty okay, until I got detention-"

"You got detention?"

"Yeah," I sighed. I opened up the cabinet below the sink and pulled out a package of cat food. I dragged the heavy sack towards Violet's food bowl and dumped it in. Since it was so heavy, I couldn't help but spill some onto the clean, wooden floor.

"Why?", she asked, digging into the food instantly.

"This idiot, Lash, held me up in the hall and made it look like I was skipping. He even stole my note so I would have to spend detention with him!"

I let out another heavy sigh, pushing the bag back into the cabinet, before pulling myself up onto the counter and sitting. I watched as Violet ate her food with such poise. It's weird that a cat has more grace than me.

"So, who's this.. Lash?"

"Some douchebag that I'm paired up with."

"Paired?"

"Yeah, we're partners. I'm his sidekick and he's my hero. It's completely stupid if you ask me. I don't want to spend the rest of this school year with him. All he does is annoy me."

"Like?"

"Like today, we were playing twenty questions, and he started tickling me," I groaned, deciding to leave out the question about my virginity. Even though she's a cat, it doesn't mean she won't pester me about it till the day I die.

"Aw, I bet you two will become great friends."

"Doubt that."

That was when Violet licked her lips over her empty food bowl. She turned towards me and trotted over.

"Trust me, it'll happen."

"Just go to bed, Vi," I moaned, as I hopped off of the counter and trudged to my room.

It'd been a long day, and I needed some rest if I was going to deal with Lash's shenanigans again tomorrow.

...

"Hey, Kim!", Will smiled as I made my way onto the bus. I ended up sitting in a three seater with Magenta, since my original seat was taken. Leila and Will sat in the spot across from us, and Zach behind them.

"Hey guys! Have you started on your projects for the costume thing? Because I started last night and I literally don't know what else to do-"

"Chill, dude. It's not due until the first day back from christmas break," Zach chuckled.

"Oh, shut up. I like to turn my stuff in early. It lets me relax."

"Don't you have to match colors with elastic boy?", Magenta asked bluntly, looking down at her iPod.

"Don't remind me.."

"Well, if it helps you cope, I'm partners with Penny," Leila moaned, "I've only spoken with her twice and she's already bossing me around and telling me our colors will be blue and orange! No green! Just blue and orange."

I patted the distressed girl's shoulder lightly, hoping to calm her down. Leila usually didn't get hyped up over certain topics, only if she was really heated or stressed. I turned towards Magenta and nudged her shoulder.

"Who'd you get?"

"Speed."

"Ouch," Zach replied.

"It's fine. We both understand that it's just a school assignment. It's not like we're going to hang out outside of class."

I wish Lash would understand that.

"I wonder who Warren got," Leila asked, more to herself than to the group.

"Me," Ethan smiled, as he walked down the aisle and slid in the seat next to Zach.

"Isn't it weird that we're all paired with someone we know?", Will spoke.

"Are you complaining? Because, I will gladly take Zach over Lash," I groaned.

...

During the mornings, we all decided to chill out in the hallways by the benches. Ethan and Zach would usually lay in the floor and sleep, while Will, Magenta, and Leila would sit and discuss school events on the benches. I slid down the wall and fell to the floor, landing on my surprisingly cushiony backpack.

I wasn't tired, just drained. It was only my second day of school and I was already dreading to wake up in the morning.

"Warren!", Leila called, standing to her feet and running a dainty hand through her fiery hair.

"Hey, hippie. Didn't see you yesterday."

"I know! I was really wrapped up in trying to find my classes. But congrats on winning save the citizen!"

I heard that voice before.

I quickly looked up to see the long haired, grungy looking dude from yesterday, leaning on the wall next to Leila.

He was Warren? No wonder she had a crush on him. He was attractive.

"Hey," I greeted from the floor, not bothering to get up. "You're Peace?"

"Warren Peace," he corrected.

"You guys met?", Will asked.

"Yeah, I accidentally fell on him during lunch yesterday. Plus, I played save the citizen with him. Remember?"

"Oh, yeah!"

Will had a tendency to forget things easily, believe it or not.

Warren and Leila continued talking while Will and Magenta started discussing the costume project. Magenta was going for dark colors like purple and black while Will requested the colors: red, white, and blue.

Shocker.

"I'm going to go get a drink from the vending machine."

I stood from the floor and slung my bag over my small shoulder. The pouch was covered in pins and chains so every step I took, it would make a noise.

"Hey, Speed!"

I automatically cringed when I heard that voice.

His voice.

Quickly, I dodged down a hallway that was slightly more crowded. I didn't want to be seen by him, or better yet, have a conversation with him. I fastened my pace, gripping the crinkled dollar in my hand.

I finally reached the soda machine and didn't hesitate to push the money into the tiny slot.

I chose a water. Boring, I know, but I wasn't that thirsty to purchase a Gatorade or Monster.

I stuck my hand in the little compartment, pulling out the bottle, then receiving my change. While I was trying to shove the left over quarters in my pocket, someone snatched the drink out of my hand. I looked up quickly and groaned.

"Lash! Give me my water back!", I snapped, reaching out and trying to yank it out of his hand. But since he was so tall, all he had to do was hold it over my head. He didn't even have to use his stretchy powers.

"Reach for it, Kimmie."

"I am not jumping for a water bottle. Just hand it to me."

"You gotta earn it."

"I did earn it. I spent a dollar on it, so basically, it's already mine."

"Well, it's mine now."

As he said this, he unscrewed the lid from the drink and took three giant swigs.

"Refreshing," he smiled, pushing the cap back on and handing it to me.

"No thanks. You can keep it," I denied, stepping away so he was forced to keep it. I began to walk back down the corridor, but as always, he followed.

"Why? You afraid I have cooties?"

"I wouldn't want to take that chance with you."

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"That you get around," I replied bluntly, keeping my pace steady and quick so I could maybe get away from him. I could see him from the corner of my eye using his incredibly long legs to keep up.

I stopped harshly and turned around.

"Why are you following me?"

"Because you're my sidekick," he smiled.

"I don't care if I am your sidekick. Doesn't mean I want to talk to you."

"Did you start on your costume assignment already?"

I let out a heavy sigh towards him deliberately changing the topic.

"Yes, why?"

"Just wanted to make sure."

"What? Are you not doing yours?"

"I was planning on you doing both of ours. You know-"

"And let you not do any of the work?"

"Don't be silly. I can just model them. Who wouldn't want to see this in spandex?", Lash smirked, motioning towards his body.

"It's not spandex, it's going to be latex."

"Wow. A little kinky are we?"

I rolled my eyes and continued down the hallway. Even if I tried, I couldn't have a normal conversation with Lash without him annoying me in someway.

"See you in fourth period!", he called out.

I didn't even bother responding.

I should just skip. Getting detention would be so much more delightful than talking to him.

...

Merry late Christmas guys! Hope you had fun and junk! Anyways, I'm having a little bit of writers block, so sorry if chapters are a delayed. I don't want the story to be fast and stuff like most writings are. I'm going to try and build a story between the two before forming a relationship. You know?

- Hannah -

P.S.

I just bought I Melt With You by Bowling for Soup and gosh. It's been on repeat for about two hours now. I absolutely love that song.