Mr. Radioman at Beauts Brewster Coffee Shop: Temperatures down to 65 degrees today, though clouds are drifting causing visual sunlight till mid afternoon. Perfect weather with little breeze lasting only a few hours today, don't miss-

The radio scratches until you can no longer comprehend the words, a worker banging on it till the two students approached.

Chapter 6

Part 1

Stupid Idiot Jerk

Pandora got a breakfast bagel and I got a bacon flatbread, we glanced over at each other when we both ordered CoffeeMilk. Looks like we finally have something in common. That drink is the best creation known to middle schoolers and high schoolers. The perfect combination of bitter coffee with cold milk, very creamy and comes in the perfect size. One is all you need to start off your day with a smile- well that's what it says on the carton. I don't smile for anything for your information. Pandora made me carry everything to the farthest table and right when I sat down she pointed demanding napkins and a spoon. Great. I got back and she was already eating. Looking at that flatbread made me even more hungry- as I attempted to take a bite, Pandora jumps up grabbing everything even my breakfast from my hands and runs out the door calling over her shoulder to: hurry up and follow. What the hell? . . . Sighing I get up. I would have raged but what stopped me was a group of guys walking into the shop. All of them had mean looks, twisting their heads left and right- looking for someone. I managed to hear one of them say, "I thought I saw her here." Hm, whatever. Passing that I walk back to the park taking my chances of finding Panda there.

"What the hell Panda?" Glared at her once I found her sitting on a bench at Satoon Park. She was looking down, the food laying beside her. "Seriously what's with you?" I question dropping myself on the wooden bench, taking my share and beginning to eat it.

"All you care about is the food! You jerk!"

WTF?

The girl looks up and stares right into my soul, "You wouldn't understand anything if it hit you on the head! Stop complaining and just roll with the punches idiot! Geez you can really be a pain!"

What did I do again?

"Come here!" She screams, I shivered a bit from the sudden volume. Really confused right now but I get up to sit beside her, moving her breakfast over. It's like the demon inside her has been awaken or something. "And shut up!" Still screaming Panda pulls her hood over and drops her head on my lap. The flip just happened? It's silent now and I'm still trying to have whatever just happen settle. Pandora just set off like a bomb and I really don't know how to handle it… is this our first fight? Wait… is it over food or something? I said some stuff yeah but I wasn't extremely angry like her and I barely showed any emotion. Okay I really, really don't think this is considered a fight cause she's sleeping on my lap right now. Wouldn't normal fights end up like getting away from the person as much as possible? What the heck did I do so badly in the first place?

Whatever, I finish up my food and drink. Playing hoops with the trash, I try to throw everything away in the garbage can a few meters out. I made every single shot except for the last one, I didn't really mind but then Panda smacked my knee mumbling, "Get it." Obeying I do as she says not wanting to get her even more angry. Sitting back down, Pandora rests her head on my lap again her legs tucked in and facing away from me. Should I say something? I just check the time on my phone, we have like and hour to kill before we should start to walk to school. Perfect for a nap I guess, so I follow the girl and close my eyes relaxing in the sun before it goes away.

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Pandora wakes me up with a slap and I open up my eyes to her walking away. We walk to school in silence. I found myself waiting for things to get back to normal again, it didn't happen today. Tuesday and Wednesday I made it to school but found out that Pandora didn't show up so I just left walking around town. It's a little quiet and depressing don't you think? Thursday we had full classes once again and I went looking for the girl, with no hope I just walked right out. Okay… things to do: check orphanage, get some lunch and kill time in the city.

I hate going to this place but I have to check. The orphanage building is pretty tall, I haven't seen much but the lobby and the outside. When I walk in there's a lady sitting at a counter, she gets up and gives a warm smile asking what I'm doing here and that I should be a school. Ignoring that I question, "Has a girl with blue hair ever come here?"

"Huh?" The lady thinks, "Oh! Yes that young girl with blue hair. What a kind heart she has."

"Do you know what her name is?"

Shaking her head the lady frowns, "I'm afraid not. She comes often but never really says much to us, just goes on to look after some of the children. They all call her Sweetie but that's all I know. Sorry."

I turn around to leave, "Thanks anyway."

Walking out I shiver a little, the weather is getting colder. It's bearable, though I wish I still had my good hoodie. The image of Pandora pops up and I try to shake it away, sometimes I just don't get girls. Whatever it is I'm dropping the fight, it's stupid anyways. The breeze calmed down as I walk past the park entrance and then it hits me… the voice. I hear it! I look behind me trying to track down where it's coming from, it's quiet but I can hear, "You must be hungary. Let's go eat together!" Her happy voice lightens up my heart- I guess, anyways I feel better inside like all my loneliness was covered up, locked up and put away. Then… it's gone. I… And I just continue on. Where is she and who is she? I mean seriously this girl has blue hair, how can I miss that? There's only one other person in this whole town that has blue hair and that's… that's Panda. But it can't be her right?

Pssshh nawh. It's not.

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Ah Friday, end of the week so quick huh. This time I step into the classroom and guess who it is? Yup Pandora Amazon in the flesh sitting ri- … sitting in my seat. What? Suddenly I just get this bad feeling about today, well whatever let's see how this goes. I walk right up to her, Medusa in the middle of class trying to ignore my entrance. I can already feel some stares resting on my back. Great. Pandora looks up with the familiar mean glare, intimidating to everyone else but me. She finally breaks the silence, "Hey, you're in my breathing space idiot." I frown, you haven't talked to me all week and this is the first thing you say back? Is this girl serious? She's even wearing my hoodie again! "Step off man." She spats.

I seriously feel like I'm going to rage. It's now or never right? Clenching my fists and gritting my teeth I get ready to show her a little slice of me. "Look Panda." Expected gasps and of course Medusa stopping her lesson. "I'm not your slave you can just boss around, so get that through that brick head of yours."

She jumps up sneering, "You really want to start a fight with me huh emo kid."

"Just get off my seat and leave me alone."

"Fine!" She throws her hands up in the air. "Who'd want to be friends with a nobody, a piece of nothing?"

"Who'd want to be friends with a demon kid like you?" Hey look I'm almost yelling. "I'm not going to let you boss me around anymore. Deal's a deal remember, that hoodie if you leave me alone."

Panda's boiling up just glaring at me, she then tugs off my sweater chucking it at my face. A cloud of flowery scent gets blown at me too, my hoodie covered in it. Dart, now's not the time for that. Having her uniform shirt on she points at me yelling, "There, you jerk! Ugh idiot I hate you!" Then she storms out the room. Okay let's make this clear: When that girl said those three words I hate you it stabbed me in the chest feeling like a bullet in the head, leaving me numb. She hates me. I look at my surroundings and every head is turned towards me, the teacher dead silent along with the rest of the class. For them it's probably like watching a crappy TV drama, cringing in suspension watching what I'm going to do next. Heck, I drop the hoodie on my desk and sit down. But then a roar of, "DART!" shoots from the crowd. Glaring at them with my blood eyes shuts them up but then again maybe I should…

"Fine." I mumble and head out the door with my hoodie in hand.

Behind me I hear screams of, "HE TALKED TO US!" and "OMG! OMG!" and "NO WAY!"

Okay, okay, okay now where'd she go? If I were a Panda I'd run to… uh, how 'bout we activate the wolf senses now. Since class is in session the hallways are empty and quiet, lucky for me I was able to hear the echo of Pandora's footsteps to my right. Running in that direction I'm faced with the stairs and another hallway. By my memory, the hallway leads to nothing but classrooms and a dead end so I aim for the stairs. Ascending upwards I see a glimpse of blue hair. Bingo.

"Wait!" I raise my voice as much as I can (which isn't that much but whatever) calling out to Panda. These were the stairs reaching to the roof doors, since she's fairly new it'd make sense she'd get a little lost. The doors are locked so it doesn't matter anyways, I watch her turn around facing me with her frowning face. It's silent for a while but she breaks it by apologizing about before, that she didn't mean what she said. "Come here." I say in my regular tone, I toss over the hoodie. "Let's go back."

Walking together Pandora pulls on the hoodie and looks over at me, "Friends?"

"We were never friends in the first place."

She gives me that look, "Don't ruin the moment."

"Too late." I sigh. "I'll be your friend on one condition. You have to say Dart is coolest and the best person ever in front of the class whil-"

"Shut it! You're so cruel!" Stomping her feet like a little kid, refusing.

Fine I'll cut her some slack, "Then just say it."

"Say what?"

"Just say that you want to be my friend." I shrug and she pouts. "I'm waiting."

"Ugh FINE! Willyoubemyfriend?"

"What was that?" I frown, "Say it clearly."

Heaving a big sigh Pandora says quietly, "Dart you wanna be friends with me?"

"...Nnnn- no"

"You're the worst!" Pandora yells.

I nod before walking into class, "Friends."

"Friends." She smiles.

End

"I need help with my detention slip…" She says nervously. "And my homework… and latework… oh and extra credit too…"