Chapter 2

Walking into the school, the two girls fell into step beside their friend Natsumi. Azura was silent as she listened to her music player, tuned out and ignoring the world. She did so quite often and it was to be expected. People who tried to talk to her were ignored just because those earphones were like earplugs and any sound from the outside world that reached her sounded like someone trying to talk to her through a thick pane of glass. A thick pane of glass, underwater on the outside of a submarine.

It was only when she was forced to put them away that she would even deign to look at the world. Which wasn't all that interesting to her. Music was everything. Nothing else mattered; just her dancing and the rhythm of the music. Slowly she removed the earphones from her ears a moment later and looked over at Natsumi. "So what club is next on the agenda for us to sneak into?"

Her slightly taller friend with dark blonde hair looked at her with the usual expressionless face she wore. Now Natsumi only opened up for one person in this world and that was Azura. "Sorry that you're really unable to sneak in Morgan." Azura says while Natsumi just looks at Azura as if she were made. "What?" Enquired Azura. As they walked, her dark hair shone slightly purple in the sunlight but seemed black in the shade of buildings and hallways; in fact her hair was an extremely dark purple, meant to look black so the teachers didn't moan at her and tell her to get it fixed.

"We are NOT sneaking into a club." Natsumi said in her quiet voice. "But YOU could easily sneak in, Natsumi. You are like a ninja." Says Azura with a small smile. "After all you randomly disappear often when I turn around for a second." Natsumi shrugged and offered a smile in return, but this only made Azura raise a brow at her in suspicion. "You don't have a boyfriend do you...?" She teased, leaning close and giving Natsumi an evil minion look.

Natsumi shook her head. She wasn't into the stuff, just as Azura wasn't into life in general. It was just boring, purposeless, meaningless. Over Natsumi's shoulder she spied someone else. Another of her friends. "Leigh." She said in a quiet voice, but no so quiet that her friend couldn't hear.

Leigh's POV.

I placed my books in my locker and took it out again just for it to be placed back again. "Dear Kami, why can't I just make up my freaking mind" I spoke out loudly to myself. These loud words caused a couple of people to stop and look at me. I didn't see it, but I could feel it in the back of my head. I started singing out loudly to System of a Down's Bounce. I closed my locker and 'Bounce bounce bounce' with the song that was in my head. My black hair bounced on my shoulders as I did. With that I brushed it out of my eyes. I turned around to be faced with Azura!

"AZU-RA!" I shouted with the emphasis on the space on my friend's name.

Azura's POV.

"Sup Leigh." Her eyes met her friends, light violet for some odd reason. Maybe it was her contacts, after all, she was an otaku; violet or strange coloured eyes were a must. "We were just talking about how Natsumi sneaks off like a ninja to go see her boyfriend." Natsumi frowns at Azura. "I just said I don't have one." But her protests were in vain. "Oh we all know you do." Morgan teased and smiled at Leigh.

Leigh's POV.

I smiled back. "I think if she had a boyfriend she would've told us" I moved to Azura and embraced her shoulders with one of my arms before rubbing my knuckles on her dark shaded purple black hair.

Azura's POV

"Hey!" She protested and then smirked at Leigh in that 'I'm planning on getting you back' way. That smile meant trouble and everyone knew it. "So...what's up?" Azura asked and poked Leigh's sides as they walked, Natsumi and Morgan followed. They all knew that Natsumi was too quiet to ever tell anyone anything unless it was important.

Leigh's POV

"Nothing in particular. Just the freaking school work that's driving me crazy." I indicate with circular motions around my ears.

"But yes! I am in the mood for something different. Something more adventurous. What do you guys say?"

Azura's POV.

"Well... I was trying to convince these two to sneak into this new club with me. It's a formal dress club and you know how old we can look in that stuff. Plus guys in tuxes are HOT." The girl took out a fan from her bag and fanned herself for emphasis but then laughed it off and got hit over the head with the fan by Natsumi. This made Azura grin evilly and the two shortly started a mock fight where Azura emerged victorious. "Ha!" Arms crossed, she smirked at her group of friends.

Leigh's P.O.V.

"Sounds perfect to me." I said with a great big smile. "And if we get bored, we could always just leave."

Azura's POV.

"Agreed." Just then the bell rang and they all split up for class. This day was going to be a drag.

'I'll go shopping for a formal outfit later...' Thought Azura as she sat in English class, one earphone playing music in her left ear, which faced the window while she listened to strange bi-polar English teacher they had. 'Macbeth...? Sounds like my favourite Shakespeare play so far.' Her thoughts trailed off to her being on stage, dancing for a recital when she was younger. 'Each artist performs.' A small smile crept over her face. 'Tonight will be fun.'

The day progressed without much interest. There was a new girl in her maths class, that was about as interesting as it got that day. "Well then." Her long purple-black hair waved behind her as she moved to her locker. A jerk was nearby so she leaned against the wall, looking inconspicuous until he left. Getting her books, she wondered about tonight. Soon she had gotten what she needed and closed her locker, locked it and headed out the school, down the steps and then out the gate. Freedom tasted so good as she walked to the shops. 'Cause tonight's gonna be a good good night. I got a feelin'.' Her music played on.

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