Hey-oh!

Thanks to those few people who have read this so far. And special thanks to Elppaenip for liking it enough to favorite it, although I would love to know why you liked it so much.

But you take what you can get.

So far so good it seems! Two days and two chapters, just like I promised. And it'll continue to be like this for the next six months to a year. I hope you'll all still be interested by then!

This word I chose because it had to do with my day so far today. My sister and I stayed up talking pretty late, and then I could not get to sleep for like another two hours. Or at least that's what it felt like. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the next chapter of All of the Words.

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Tired

Florina rubbed her eyes and suppressed a yawn as she walked into her school building of Emblem High School. It had been another night of her sister's fighting. Although she was used to it by now, it still prevented her from getting to sleep.

Since her eyes were closed, she didn't see the figure coming around the corner and ran straight into it. Startled by the impact, her eyes flew open and she fell back on her butt.

"Oh my! Who is this vision of loveliness I see so early this morning! I must be truly blessed today for my eyes to behold one such as you!" The figure proclaimed, prancing about a bit. She looked up blearily and mumbled out a, "Hi Sain…"

She was still slightly scared of him, even after knowing him for five years. Of course, she knew that he couldn't be as bad as he seemed, seeing as he was friends with Lyn. However, she still hadn't gotten used to his antics, enough to laugh at them like most girls did. Not to mention that she was half-asleep.

Sain stopped his compliments long enough to bend over and peer down at her. "Are you alright, my flower? You appear to be unable to get up. Please accept my assistance!"

"I'm fine…Fine…" she yawned, pushing herself off the ground. "Where's Lyn?"

"I have yet to see that sweet lady today, I'm afraid. However, my companion seemed to be headed toward Mr. Bishop's science classroom. Perhaps he would be able to help you with your dilemma!" he answered, giving her a sweeping bow.

"Thanks, Sain. See you later," She turned to leave, assuming his companion meant Kent. Wil would be referred to as "our student," any girl would be referenced as "delicate blossoms," and any older boys would be called "a lord." That really only left Kent.

"Ah, my beauteous butterfly bids me adieu already! It must be my unworthiness that drives her away so! Farewell for now my sweet, but we shall meet again!" He called after her.

Florina gave a half-wave over her shoulder, not really listening to his laments. Kent was much easier to talk to then Sain, because there was really nothing scary about him. He listened without interrupting unless for something urgent, spoke simply and only said what he meant, and had excellent manners. He was the only one of her male acquaintances that she could talk to with perfect ease.

Besides, everyone knew he had a crush on Lyn, so she had nothing to worry about in that department.

She had been walking rather aimlessly for a while now, lost in her thoughts, when a loud voice called out, "Hey, Florina!"

She jumped about a foot in the air and let out a shriek. Before she could really panic though, a familiar hand fell on her shoulder.

"Sorry, did I scare you?" Lyn Lorca asked with a giggle. "You must be tired again today for even me to shock you like that.'

Florina chucked nervously and turned to face her best friend. Lyn was a junior here at EHS, but she was friendly with everyone, no matter their grade. A good example was herself. Being a freshman, she hadn't been expecting Lyn to acknowledge her at school, even though they had been friends forever. But on her first day, Lyn had come right up to her and hugged her, exclaiming how glad she was they were back in the same school.

"Fiora and Farina fought again?" Lyn asked, sympathetically. Florina nodded and sighed.

"Farina got home late again. Since she broke up with her boyfriend weeks ago, Fiora demanded to know what she was doing, and Farina wouldn't tell her. They were screaming until midnight, and then a half-hour later, Farina came in to rant about it to me. I think she was a little drunk."

"Well, that's not unheard of," Lyn mused, before glancing at her watch. "I've got to go. I promised Kent that we'd start on our science project early today. You probably should be getting to class too; we've only got about ten minutes until the first bell."

The first bell marked ten minutes before class started. However, Mrs. Reed, Florina's first period English teacher, usually started class about that time and marked anyone who wasn't there tardy.

"You're right," Florina admitted. "See you at lunch then."

Lyn grinned at her and nodded her head. "Definitely. See you there, Florina! Bye!"

She took off down the hallway, and Florina glanced about trying to get her bearings. She seemed to be in the PE hallway. Near enough to her locker, but miles away from the science hallway. She must be more exhausted than she thought.

Her locker was #176. Let's see…159, 160, 161, 162…

She turned a corner, but froze as she heard voices. This area wasn't usually very crowded in the mornings, because nobody wanted to get to PE early, so the only people here this early were the ones who had lockers here. That was only Ninian, Priscilla, Erk, Guy, and herself that came at this point, and those four had probably only gotten their stuff. Most of the other lockers were taken my juniors and seniors; people who got here very early for before school stuff.

"Class is about to start soon, and I don't want to make you late. I should be fine from here! You go on ahead, Matt!"

It was a female voice talking, one that Florina had never heard before. It was overly cheery and slightly shaky. It must be a new student.

Maybe she's just nervous because it's her first day, Florina thought to herself. "Matt" must also mean Matthew Rogue. He usually came to chat with Guy in the mornings, and she could handle her fear when talking to him. He was usually just a cheerful guy, but…ever since Leila died, he'd been a bit more melancholy.

"If you're sure," he was saying. "If you're not feeling well, the clinic is right by the office."

"Thanks, but I'm fine!" the girl assured him, sounding even more fake than before. "See you!"

Florina heard running footsteps, and dodged out of the way as Matthew rounded the corner. Seeing her, he pulled up short and gave her a friendly smile. She returned it with a shaky one of her own.

"Hey Florina!" he greeted her, to which she nodded. He was used to her occasional muteness by now, so he just continued, "Were you coming to get your stuff?"

She nodded again and he went on. "I was showing the new sophomore to her locker. Her name's Serra I think. Good luck!" he exclaimed, fixing on a mischievous grin. Florina started, and he continued his run down the hallway.

"The bell's ringing in five minutes, so you better hurry. Guy's already went ahead to class!" he called over his shoulder as he rounded the corner. Florina was left staring after him with one hand half outstretched.

"What did he mean by 'Good luck!'" she mumbled, heading toward her locker. She was way too tired to deal with this.

A girl with high pink pigtails and a slightly worried expression was staring at her locker blankly. Florina came up beside her, muttering to herself. Her vision was getting blurry. A result of one hour of sleep, she figured.

"People are so vague…Guy's gone ahead so I have to walk alone…five minutes to bell…Wonder if I'll make it…" She rested her head on her locker trying to remember her combination. Farina's new boyfriend, helping Kent with the science project, new sophomore named Serra. No, it should be numbers not words.

"Are you alright?" the girl beside her asked in an overly loud voice. Florina turned her head to look at her, the world spinning. There were two concerned pigtailed girls beside her.

"The new sophomore is a twin…" she muttered. "Matthew didn't mention that."

"I'm going to take that as a no," Florina heard as her vision faded to black.

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She woke up in the clinic with Nurse Pherae's head hovering over her with a sympathetic smile playing over her face. Florina shook her head a bit to clear the cobwebs. She'd been getting her stuff from her locker when…when…

She shot upright, and her vision blacked again for a second. The nurse gently pushed her back down on the bed.

"What time is it?" Florina asked frantically. The nurse just smiled again.

"Don't worry, you've been excused from first and second period. Second period is just about to end. You'll stay here for third period as well, and then you can leave for the rest of the day," Nurse Pherae told her kindly. Florina relaxed for a second, before stiffening again.

"Did you tell my sisters?" she asked urgently. She shook her head, and Florina let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness," she breathed. "It will be awful if they find out somehow."

"The girl that brought you here was pink haired and pigtailed. I'd never seen her before, which is rather odd. Is it alright that she knows, or should I call her up to ask her not to tell your sisters?" Nurse Pherae inquired. Florina shook her head.

"It should be fine. The only sister she could see would be Farina, and she doesn't invite casual conversation very much."

"Just rest then," she told Florina. "It's not good to be so tired that you pass out."

Florina nodded and closed her eyes, slipping into dreamland almost instantly. Her last conscious thought was that she at least remembered her locker combination now.

17, 34, 26.

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