Ehren walked into Hih Skool, looking around corners to make sure Ms. Bitters wasn't waiting to kill him.
"Why are you wearing all black?" Gaz asked, walking up behind Ehren.
Ehren jumped, then exhaled when he was it wasn't Ms. Bitters. "Black's the prettiest color in the rainbow." Ehren looked down at his black jeans, black shirt, and watch that put a hologram over him, giving him normal-looking skin and ears (the hair and eyes were a wig and contacts, though.)
"Black isn't in the rainbow." Gaz said.
"It should be." Ehren said, then jumped as he felt someone grab his shoulder.
"It's not Ms. Bitters." Gaz said.
Ehren sighed. "I'm gonna freakin' have a heart attack!" Ehren looked at the person who grabbed his shoulder. She had dark hair that was tucked behind her ears, pale skin, and didn't seem very comfortable talking.
"Hi." She said.
"Uh, hi." Ehren said. "Sorry about me freaking out."
"Ehren, that's Clarissa." Gaz said.
"That's a nice name." Ehren said with a smile.
"Clarissa Bitters, daughter of Ms. Bitters." Gaz said.
Clarissa seemed to hold her breath. "So?" Ehren asked. "What's up?"
Clarissa smiled shyly. "Not much. I-I got Mo-Ms. Bitters to get angry at Zim, not you."
"Thanks." Ehren said, then noticed the black eye Clarissa said. "Zim hit you hard, didn't he?"
Clarissa's face burned red. "I-It's nothing."
"So, is Ms. Bitters really your mom?" Ehren asked.
"No. I was adopted." Clarissa said, and the bell rang.
"See you later, Clarissa." Ehren said, giving a small smile before he left for his homeroom. Clarissa walked, holding her books up to her chest, though she felt much, much better than she had a few moments ago. She didn't have many friends- if any. Now, she had a new one...that wasn't too hard to look at, either.
"Ehren, you do understand what 'popularity' means, right?" Gaz asked as they walked the halls to their next class.
"Barely." Ehren said.
"You understand what 'freak' means, right?" Gaz asked.
"Is this going somewhere?" Ehren asked.
"Yeah. If you hang out with Clarissa, your popularity is going to drop like a rock." Gaz said.
"Don't they teach humans that everyone is equal?" Ehren asked.
"Yeah, but we don't learn very well. Point is, hanging out with Clarissa isn't a good idea." Gaz said.
"Yeah, it is. She seems like a nice girl." Ehren said.
"If you hang out with her, I can't be seen with you." Gaz said.
"Then you'd better turn invisible soon." Ehren said. "I mean, I understand where you're coming from, but I don't care about popularity."
Gaz exhaled angrily and walked off.
"Your class isn't that way." Ehren said.
"I'll find another way." Gaz said.
A/N: I'm starting to think of Clarissa as looking like Hinata from Naruto (Oddly enough, I haven't watched Naruto in forever.)