Faith

I look into the mirror and smile at myself. My hair is red at the roots and very deep black at the tips. I put on a blue button up shirt and white skinny jeans. I pull my hair back in a ponytail-mess-thing. I brush my teeth and Jeremy comes into the room.

"Good morning Fae!" He says cheerfully.

"Good morning Jeremy?" I ask somewhat confused as to what he was happy for.

"Is it a question whether or not I'm having a fantaaaaaastic morning?" He says. He reaches for his toothbrush and runs his hand through my puf hair.

"I was wondering why you're so cheery, that's all." I say in return.

"No reason, just happy, plus you wouldn't understand." He says, as he begins to brush his teeth. "Plus, it's none of your business." At that moment, Bambi walks in in just a robe.

"Good morning Faith, your outfit is so hot!" This is so weird. Why are they being so nice?

"I should get to school now," I say as Jeremy grabs Bambis butt.

"Ok, see ya' later Fae, see you when you get home!" Bambi yells after me as I leave the room.

This morning really freaked me out, but I'm past it. Bambi wanted to be with Jeremy so what is it to me?

"Fae!" I hear someone yell out to me. Turning around, I see Anton and Bear walking together, arm in arm. Anton was the one who had yelled my name but Bear was looking somewhere else.

"Hey Fae, how are you?" What's up with everyone being in a good mood?

"I'm fine."

"I love your hair today, b-t-w." He gives me a cocky grin and they both walk into the men's room. Of course.

The bell chimes and I scurry to my first class of the day, sigh, gym. I get dressed in a baggy shirt with black spankies (spandex shorts). We're playing dodge ball. Like always.

"Faith?" Why is everyone so interested in me today?

"Uh… Yes?" I try to find who said my name and ended up facing another guy. I didn't register them at first, but with his tall figure and brown hair I reply, "Hey!"

"How are you? Sorry I called you 'Faith', I didn't really know if it was you or not…"

I frowned, "Why?"

"Your hair. It's not all black, and it's up." Jon gives a weak smile. I nod, "So how are you, Fae?"

"Why do you ask? I mean- I'm good, I'm great." I shrug. "Thanks for asking."

"Good, I'm good too." There was a long silence and the coaches hadn't come in.

"How's Nickel?" I blurt out, my bangs falling in front of my eyes to my movement. He smiles.

"She's just as messed up as you. You don't have to hide your feelings." Shocked at his statement, our gym teachers finally come in and separate us into teams; of course I'm on Jon's. The teams were separated into two colors; red and blue. We run to each other as we normally do when any of our group is put on the same team.

"OK STUDENTS! HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TODAY!" The gym teacher yells at us. "WE'RE GONNA PLAY SOME HARD CORE DODGE BALL. SO FOR ANY OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY, YOU CAN SIT OUT, YOU FRUITCAKES." He yells at us. A few people sit out because they don't want ot play.

"Hey guys," Anton comes up to us and says, he's on the other team, so he's wearing blue.

"GET ON YOUR OWN SIDE, ASHFORD!" The teacher yells to me.

"Sir, I am on my side," I protest.

"I WASN'T TALKIN' ABOUT YOU, MAGGOT, I WAS TALKIN' TO ANTHONY OVER THERE!" He yells back in a raspy voice. Yelling all day must hurt his throat.

"Anton's last name isn't Ashford, sir." I mumble.

"YES IT IS, FAITH." He says.

"So is mine…"

"HUG IT OUT LATER, YOU TWATS. WE'VE GOT A GAME TO PLAY!" I hear the gym teacher shout in the background, but all I can see is Anton.