Freak One: Hope you enjoy and have a happy Fourth of July. I'm not one to celebrate it, but for the ones that do, have fun, yeah?

What's Left Of Me
(Part One)

As I waited in line for Mr. Strife to get the rest of his students for first hour, I opened my messenger bag and took out my schedule, skimming through the column that had the names of all the teachers I would be getting this year.

Oh great, I have my crazy gender confused neighbor for sixth hour.

I have Sephiroth for Home Economics. How much better can this day get?

Once everyone in first hour Newspaper was gathered, we headed towards the classroom, which was located in the basement level of the school.

Some of the students sat down in random seats, others sat with people they knew and started up conversations. The teacher, a blond haired man that looked no older than twenty-four, was outside talking with some random teacher, I don't know who really, it's of no importance to me.

The bell rang for class to start, anyone who had yet to sit down made sure to do so before Mr. Strife entered the room. It sorta made me feel like the odd one out, being the only one that didn't have a friend to sit next to and wait for the teacher with.

"Do us all a favor Mr. Espoir, and take a seat." Some students giggled and others just grinned. What better pleasure to them than being able to witness the silent freak who had no friends get in trouble, on the first day no less.

"Right away Mr. Strife." I mumbled as I sat in the nearest unoccupied chair.

"Okay class, shut up and listen to this. I don't feel like telling you the rules that you'll probably hear from every single teacher today. So I have decided to give you a short task, which afterwards, you guys will have the rest of the hour to corrupt each other with your perverted comments and incorrect way of pronouncing 'Marijuana'."

Most of the class irrupted into a laughing fit at Mr. Strifes words. Was it really that funny?

"Alright, calm down and I'll explain the assignment. All of you need to get out a piece of paper and pencil or pen for this." Shuffling and other back pack opening sounds could be heard throughout the room. "On the paper write down what you would like to be part of. You know, what you would like to talk about in the newspaper. We have a fashion column, a clubs and activities column, gossips, events, and a busybody. Since our last one is now in the high school building. Please choose two, the first one being what you really want and the second one being an alternative. I'll come around to pick up your paper ten minutes from now."

After Mr. Strife was done talking, people either giddily wrote down their two choices or discussed with their friends on what to put down.

As I pondered, I started tapping my mechanical pencil on my paper, quickly noticing that I had forgotten to put my heading. As I finished writing my name, the red head next to me turned, smiled, and asked me in her slightly too cheerful voice, "Can I ask what you chose?" I looked at her, well, stared if you want to exaggerate, for awhile. Was someone actually talking to me? "Oh! I'm sorry Riku! You probably don't know who I am, right? Well, ah, you see, I know..." I easily started ignoring her, she was probably one of those kids that were dared or paid to talk to me.

I wrote down my two choices, right before Mr. Strife came up to me and demanded I hand him the paper.

After a few minutes, I turn my head to see if the girl was still talking to me.

Yep, still won't shut up.

I sat there, with the red head chatting my non-existent interest away for the rest of the hour, until the bell rang and I was finally able to get up and away from her.

I made note of getting to class earlier the next day so as to have an actual choice of who I'd get stuck with for a whole hour.

"I'm never saving a red head again."

Was the only thing Riku had said that entire hour that was not directed towards his teacher.

Freak One: Er, since I wanted to post this before Wednesday was over and I had little to no time because my father decided to come back home, it came out really short. Because of this, I will post Part Two tomorrow. So you don't have to wait until Wednesday for the next update as you've been doing. Has anyone noticed we update every Wednesday?

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