The next day, Anne decided to try and forget everything and pretend to go through school normally. No Sephiroth, no bullying, no nothing. But as soon as she set foot in the school grounds, she realised that it was impossible. Immediately she was flanked by both Sephiroth and Seito, which made her jump slightly.

"Uh…"

"Hello, my little kitten," Sephiroth purred as he picked her up and swung her onto his back "Let's spend a little time together before registration."

Seito watched as they walked off and narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Anne as she questioned Sephiroth to why he was giving her a piggy-back ride. He never found himself enchanted to this girl like everyone else. It was probably because he was very much gay but Seito just couldn't see, neither through personality nor appearance, why others would dote on her and practically baby feed her, as if she couldn't do anything by herself. Flint and Dune weren't attracted to her either but they were definitely gay too, Flint having a boyfriend outside of school. Seito cupped his chin thoughtfully.

"Perhaps Damon would know," he decided "He's bi anyway…"

His eyes widened as he thought of the fact that Damon might be attracted to her too and clenched his fist.

"Oh, it's on girl," he growled as Anne obliviously leaned on Sephiroth's head as she was carried around the corner.

Period 1: Archery for Anne…

"Here you go, honey," Gabriel grinned with a suggestive wink as he dropped a bow into Anne's waiting hands "Don't go hurting yourself now."

Anne scowled at him as Bianca giggled and led her to the firing range.

"Hey, he flirts with everyone," Bianca reassured her.

"Even with girls that are taken?" Anne asked as she readied her arrow and aimed it at the target.

"Wait, you've got a boyfriend?"

Anne abruptly let go, the arrow hitting her first ever bull's-eye. She blushed as Bianca leaned in with a curious expression.

"Anne?" she said waving a hand in Anne's face "What's the matter?"

"You heard nothing…" Anne whispered.

"Oh my Shiva, you finally got Sky to ask you out!" Jade shouted as she ran up to Anne as if called by a siren.

"No, no, no, I'm not going out with Sky!" Anne shouted in her defence, frantically waving a hand to say no.

"No, she's gone and slept with Sephiroth."

Anne bristled as Britney walked over with a hand on her hip.

"She's Sephiroth's little toy now," she sneered and Anne cringed at her tone.

"Stick your big fat ugly nose somewhere else, Brit," Hayley strode up to her "Anne would never mindlessly sleep with someone who's been bullying her for over a week!"

Britney towered over the poor blunette and Anne realised how tall Britney was compared to poor little Hayley. The blonde scoffed and smirked at her.

"Well if the little blue slut hasn't come to save the newest recruit."

"Britney!"

Joel and Robin walked up to her and Joel folded his arms.

"Leave my sister alone."

"And if I don't…?" Britney tossed her curls confidently with a wide smirk.

"Yesterday afternoon during Period Eight," Robin said and pulled his phone out.

He held it out and Britney's eyes widened in terror when she saw what was on display. She opened then closed her mouth before stalking off in a huff. The girls stared at the boys with enquiring looks and Robin quickly put his phone away.

"Blackmail," he smirked "Best weapon I have."

Anne shivered and grimaced.

"I suppose it made her go away," she muttered and turned around, drawing another arrow onto her bow.

She held it steady and began shaking until Othello came up behind her and steadied her hold.

"Now release."

Anne let the arrow go sailing across the range and it hit just above the centre, making her grimace.

"Damn," she muttered and Othello chuckled, ruffling her hair.

"You can't always get a bull's-eye," he smiled and Anne huffed.

"So what's this about Sephiroth?" Rafael asked as he drew his arrow and began aiming next to Anne.

Anne sighed as she pulled out another arrow.

"I suppose I can't avoid it any longer," she grumbled "Sephiroth's my boyfriend now."

Rafael's arrow completely missed its target completely and Rafael started at her with wide eyes.

"I was under the impression that you were never going to go out with Sephiroth," Tristan said as he came up from behind.

"What can I say?" Anne shrugged "He caught me in my moment of weakness and convinced his dad that it'll be beneficial for me to go out with him."

She groaned as her arrow landed on the outer circle.

"Damn, why did I continue this?!"

Period 2: Athletics for Anne…

Anne gasped as her discus swerved and nearly collided into Valkyrie.

"Sorry!" she shouted.

Sighing heavily when Valkyrie shouted that she was OK, she walked off and sat down on the small hillside by the long jump sandpit. She smiled a little and clapped as Griffin took off and landed in the sandpit.

"Well done," she smiled and Griffin gave her a flirtatious wink.

"Always doing it for the birds," he purred and Anne scoffed with a blush, waving him off dismissively.

Griffin paused as he looked behind her and raised an eyebrow before jogging off to the high jump. Poor Anne didn't suspect Sephiroth suddenly pouncing on her from behind as she thought what could have made Griffin run off.

"Hello my little kitten," he purred loudly and nibbled her ear.

"Seph!" Anne hissed as she pushed his face away "People are staring!"

"Don't care," Sephiroth mumbled as he brought an arm around her waist "Besides, I'm all warmed up and I'll do the same to you."

"I don't think that's a good idea!" Anne raised her voice as she tried to break out of Sephiroth's grip.

She squeaked as Sephiroth grabbed her thigh and helped her leg point to the sky, helping her stretch her muscles out. She blushed brightly and glared when Sephiroth laughed.

"My, if I knew you were this flexible I would have asked you out much earlier," he smirked and Anne glowered at him.

"My legs can't normally do this," she snarled.

Sephiroth's expression softened somewhat as he gently lowered her leg down.

"Anne, do you really have to be so hostile?" he asked with a frown.

"Do you really have to be so perverted?!"

"I was helping you stretch your muscles, forgive me if it looked like I was going to engage in sexual intercourse with you."

Anne's eyes filled with tears and she suddenly burst out crying. She covered her face and turned away from him.

"Why do you have to be so damn insensitive?!" she yelled, bringing everyone's attention towards her "I hate you! I HATE YOU!"

She stood up and ran over to the changing rooms, intending to lock herself up in her changing locker for a very long time.

Period 3: Creative Writing for Anne…

Anne's eyes were still a bit red from crying as she sat at the back and began drafting a small story to try and get her mind off Sephiroth. Zero and Loz sat on either side of her, Loz offering her a tissue.

"Here, just take a moment to calm down," Zero said as he patted Anne's shoulder comfortingly.

Anne sniffed as she accepted Loz's tissue and began dabbing her eyes. As Loz gave an excuse for her mood, Anne paused as she noticed that all the boys in the room were staring at her. She froze abruptly and felt her whole body freeze up. Why were all the boys staring at her? Why was she sandwiched in between Loz and Zero? Why were all the boys giving her attention just because she was a bit upset? Her whole body shook when she thought of an answer. What if everyone was right? What if she was absent-mindedly being really attractive and it was true that at least 90% of the male population in the school wanted to be hers… Anne suddenly stood up shakily.

"I…I…I need to get some water," she excused herself as she stumbled out of the room.

Christopher was the first one to spot the signs of a mental breakdown and he stood.

"I can…"

"No!" Anne sharply barked and swayed as she reached the door "I…I can go by myself, I don't need an escort…"

Melody was the first girl to stand up to offer help to her but by then Anne was gone and stumbling down the corridor. She reached the staircase and gripped the rail, placing a hand on her cheek and sighed as she felt that she was so hot, she might as well be suffering from a fever. She began sobbing again and covering her face as she began to feel really self-conscious. She never was conscious with the way she dressed. Perhaps that's why the guys keep on giving her attention. Looking down at her arms she grimaced. Maybe she exposed too much skin? She closed her eyes and began thinking about the different guys that have given her attention. She discounted all the gay guys who were Seito, Dune and Flint.

Asa was very friendly towards her but now that Anne thought about it, he always had an arm around her shoulders. Not that Anne minded but that action would bring up rumours about the two of them. But why would Asa like her? They hardly had anything in common apart from the fact that they both took Japanese, Athletics and Drama.

Then there was Benjamin. He was a very sweet guy and he sometimes brought her food from his Cooking classes. He also wanted help from her in Japanese homework when there were plenty of other brighter students that could help him better. But why would he do that? Genesis was the person he normally went to for help.

Erik was a nice shy boy and he often hung around her at lunch time. They didn't take any classes together but they shared Free Periods with each other. They often read together in the library when they were younger but now that Anne thought about it, Erik always had that cute little blush on his face when they were together.

Gabriel flirted with everyone but Anne was under the impression that he only flirted with the popular and pretty girls. Anne thought back and her eyes widened when she realised that he had been flirting with her too during Archery today. But why would he flirt with her? She wasn't that pretty or popular. The same went for Griffin but Anne thought he only went for Zelda because she had caught Griffin writing love poems about her. Why would he hit on her too?

Luxiere was such a gentleman to the ladies. Anne swooned slightly when she remembered how wonderful he sung and how often he took up solos. She was delighted when they spent time together to rehearse different songs that their teacher had assigned them to do for homework. And in Drama they were frequent partners too and in groups to perform in front of the teacher and the rest of the class. Anne giggled when she remembered the time that they performed the play the King and I. They both had minor parts together in that play.

Luka was so handsome and so beautiful and Anne could only dream in having a Prince Charming like him. But now that Anne thought about it, Luka spent a lot of time in Drama rehearsing scenes with her and being in performances with her. And in Ice-Skating they were frequent partners. And that smile he always gave her, that smile that melted everyone's hearts… Why would he do that? Why would he give her that beautiful smile every day? Was that a sign that he was interested in her heart?

And Vincent! Vincent was so kind to her the other day, he even let her stay at his home for the night! Anne sighed dreamily as she closed her eyes and pictured his face. He was so cold and so indifferent and Anne sort of liked that in a guy. He was so cool and he was so handsome but Anne remembered that Dune really liked him. Her smile faltered and she sighed wistfully.

"Anne?"

With her train of thought broken, Anne gasped as she turned on her heel and her pupils dilated when she saw Sephiroth standing behind her.

"No," she whispered and Sephiroth saw by the way she swayed on the spot unsteadily, by her sudden self-consciousness and the way she stared at him like an injured animal, she wasn't mentally stable.

"Anne, dear," he tried to console her.

"Don't call me any pet names!" Anne's voice echoed in the hall "I don't want to hear anything from you! I'm warning you, I will make sure you'll never have kids if you come one step nearer!"

Sephiroth laughed softly at how cute she was and that made her explode.

"Why doesn't anyone take me seriously?!" she suddenly yelled at the top of her voice, halting Sephiroth's laughter "Why can't anyone understand me?"

"Anne, I didn't mean to offend you," Sephiroth tried to calm her down and stepped forward.

"No, don't-!"

Sephiroth's eyes widened and he lunged forward to try to grab Anne. Too late. Anne's mind went blank as she toppled over backwards and fell over. Sephiroth landed on the floor and watched as Anne tumbled down the stairs until she reached the bottom, unconscious.

"Anne!" he shouted, picking himself up and sliding down the banister to reach her quickly and check her pulse.

He felt a faint throb and sighed in relief, scooping her up and running downstairs to reach the medical ward. She had to be alright, right?