Disclaimer: -sigh- I do not own D. Gray Man or it's characters. Just the plot and Jaiden, my original character.
A/N - This chapter should be more interesting then the last. And for the record, Jasdevi and Road are chosen as the characters for this because they will be the main DGM characters in the story. Not as a pairing. Nuh uh. No way.
Getting to Know the New Girl
When the three of them were in Literature, Road nudged Debitto as the teacher came into the room with a girl trailing behind him. The teacher did the usual 'be-good-to-the-new-kid' speech, as Jasdebi and Road took the chance to analyze the new girl.
She had jet black hair down to her shoulders, and she wore black shorts accompanied by a black jacket with the sleeves cut off, in the jacket's sleeves place was a red striped long-sleeved undershirt. Red checkered shoes were on her feet, and she had a loose matching belt looped around her waist. Debitto raised a brow as he noticed her attire; now he was just taking a huge leap here but he guessed that her favorite colors were black and red.
"This is Jaiden Fujiyoshi. She's a transfer student from Tokyo, Japan." The teacher gave a small smile, "She was also bumped up from grade nine." His eyes then swept over the room, before landing on an empty seat next to Jasdero. "There's a vacant seat next to Jasdero. Jasdero if you will raise your hand, please?" The blond looked up from where he was doodling stick people on the desk to raise his hand.
The girl known as Jaiden nodded, walking casually to the seat and sitting down. Debitto glanced to the side of him, he was surprised to see that Jaiden's eyes were a silver-grey color.
"Alright," The teacher began, sitting in his desk. "We will continue the poetry we had been doing before. I want you all to write a poem. It could be about whatever you want; experiences, dreams, goals, or even a completely random idea." As soon as the teacher finished speaking, the students began writing.
After an hour of trying to write poetry, the teacher had finally asked them to stop.
"Would anyone like to read their's aloud?" All was quiet as the teacher looked around, hoping for a volunteer. "Come now, anyone? Don't be shy." It was then that his gaze fell on Jaiden. "Jaiden, dear, why don't you share yours? You seem to be the only one finished." At the end of that statement, all eyes seemed to have been placed on Jaiden.
Upon hearing the teacher, Jaiden looked up from her scattered papers with a scowl, not at all enjoying the limelight. After hearing nothing but silence, the teacher then spoke again. "Would you like me to read your paper for you?"
Jaiden replied with a cold 'hell no' before standing up and going to the front of the room. All was quiet for the moment as Jaiden rocked back on her heels, apparently she wasn't used to being the center of attention. She then cleared her throat and began to read from the paper, her voice calm.
"Hiding in the shadows,
Searching my way through the light,
Running in the darkness,
Seeking for answers, seeking for help,
Finding only chaos in a world of solace..." Jaiden held her head bent, shadowing her eyes as she read.
"Confusion beseeches my soul,
Like a sledgehammer upon glass,
There is no right path to take,
And the light at the end of this tunnel,
Leads to the spiraling flames of hell." Debitto felt a strange shiver travel up his spine, and he glanced at Road. From the way she looked, he guessed that she had felt it too. The Jaiden continued and their gaze returned to her.
"I am life without direction but surely not without purpose,
A solitary creature of despair and gloom,
A heart that beats beyond its normal capacity,
A creation of a fragmented mind,
That falls into a tied that rolls in as a cursed life has ended." As she said the last few words she lifted her head, her shining grey eyes examining the expressions of her classmates; some looked awed, while some looked surprised. Jaiden's eyes then flickered to the clock, she folded the paper and slid it into her back pocket just in time for the bell to ring for the next period.
Jasdebi and Road were already on their way out, before the teacher called Road over. Debitto shrugged, "We're leaving." Road nodded and turned her attention back to the brunette man in front of her. "After comparing time-tables, I found that you and Jaiden are lucky enough to share all your classes. I would like you to show her around." Road craned her head to see Jaiden with her backpack slung over her shoulder and a bored expression on her face as she stood at the door.
Road smiled, "Sure, I'll show her around."
As Road left, Jaiden walking a few steps behind here, it wasn't a surprise to see Jasdebi waiting for her. Debitto smoothly walked his way over to the spiky haired girl, Jasdero followed with a grin plastered to his face. "What the hell was that about?" He asked, taking frequent glances at the girl behind him.
"He asked me to show Jaiden around the school. She has the same classes as me" Road stated, then dropped her voice to a whisper so only he could hear it, Jaiden payed no attention to them. "It'll give me a chance to talk with Mrs. Wonderful-Poet over there."
After going through Geometry, Road discovered that Jaiden rarely talked. It was now lunch, and Road had caught Jaiden by the arm before she was able to escape her. The poor girl was drug all the way to the table where Road and the twins usually sat at, of course Jasdebi was already there. When the two girls arrived, they glanced up, mirroring each other's grins.
Road used her free hand to pull the chairs out from under the table. As she sat down, she pulled Jaiden forcefully down in the seat next to her, next to the window. Jasdebi laughed inwardly, knowing all to well that Road was going to interrogate the girl.
"Bitch," Jaiden muttered, glaring at the spiky haired girl next to her and rubbing her wrist. "What part of, 'I don't want to sit with you', do you not fuckin' understand?!" Jasdero stared in awe at Jaiden's vocabulary, maybe she wasn't so quiet as they thought her to be after all. Road fixed a glare on the grey eyed girl, before giving her a sickly sweet smile. "So, Jaiden..."
"That poem you wrote, I thought it was pretty good." After not getting a response, she glanced at Jaiden only to find her with a Nintendo DS in her hands. Road scowled, how dare she ignore her! But before Road could open her mouth, Jasdero spoke. "Cool game!"
It was then that Jaiden tilted her head up with a look of surprise, apparently not thinking that this boy, who was now behind her looking over her shoulder, would even talk to her. He smiled, pointing at the screen. "It's that new game, right? The one about the orange ninja?" Jaiden then nodded and gave a ghost of a smile in the blond's direction. "Yeah." Both Debitto and Road sat up, looking at the two with slightly widened eyes. Road then concluded that she would have to try small talk and questions, then move on to bigger stuff. "I was wondering Jaiden," She started. "Have you heard about the book, 'Shadow Reaper'?"
"No..." She responded with edge in her voice.
"Really?" Road blinked, shocked. "Well it's a very interesting story, I even heard that the author died just a short time after publishing the book! I could lend you mine and—"
"I don't plan on reading it, thanks." Jaiden replied with a harsh tone, as she looked outside where a storm seemed to be gathering strangely fast. She stood up from her seat quickly. "I have to go now," Was all she said before sprinting to the door that lead outside the cafeteria.
The three of them looked at the spot Jaiden was at just moments ago with much confusion. "She left her backpack!" Jasdero exclaimed, half confused and half scared of the darkening sky. "That was some weird shit." Debitto said, glancing at Road who was looking at the exit to the cafeteria intently.
"...Road?"
"Let's go you guys!" With that said, Jasdebi shot out of their seats and ran after Road as she hurried outside and around the corner to where Jaiden had suddenly disappeared to. She spotted Jaiden running into the gymnasium where the ominous clouds gathered above.
"Come on! She went this way!"
Well, this is the second chapter. Yup. Anyway, I would like you guys to review; tell me what you think about it, opinions, ideas, and constructive criticism too if you have any. I need to know if my lovely readers would like me to continue. Thank you :)
Sorry about the poem coming out weirdly spaced, but I tried to fix it, but I couldn't and gave up on it all together. I'm hoping you guys are able to read it properly though.
For those of you that are wondering, yes, there will be romance, more DGM characters, and all that good stuff.
Oh, and can you guess what Jaiden's game is about? :P lol
- xMIx