It really has been a long day, but at least I have my own room.
I'm trudging back to my new school after picking up a few odds and ends for my room that I left at home while watching Saya unload my closet. The girl has layers, but underneath them all, she seems like she could be pretty cool. Only time will tell, I suppose.
As I walk into the courtyard of the school, I'm greeted by a small cluster of chaos as a fight ensues.
I furrow my brow as I watch the scene unfold. It doesn't seem to be a fair fight, but the smaller guy is determined.
I scowl and drop my bags before rushing toward the center of the circle. I pump my legs quickly, running towards the crowd. I grab the corner of my jacket and tuck it between my teeth just before I push my way through the spectators. They don't even bother to stop me as I tear through them, too distracted by the fight.
As soon as I reach the pair, I can hear the words the boys were saying.
"You really think they'll kick me out for gutting a rat," the boy with the knife asks rhetorically.
"Go on then. Show 'em, come on. Do it!"
Quickly, I yank the first kid back, so the knife is no longer pressed against the other boy's throat and jump up onto his back. I wrap my legs tightly around his waist and grab the corner of my jacket from my teeth to wrap it around his throat. He starts to thrash, trying to dislodge me when he slams his head back into my nose hard. I see stars for a second but manage to keep my hold tight on him. I can feel the hot blood trickling down my face, so I know he did at least some damage. I wiggle my nose slightly to test to see if it's broken and much to my relief, it isn't, but fuck does it hurt. I ignore the pain, I've had worse. But what's really killing me is the stab wound on my stomach, I'm pretty sure I tore some stitches.
Slowly, the boy falls to his knees, rapidly running out of oxygen. Before he can faceplant, Master Lin calls down to the courtyard from above. "Enough."
Just as quickly as I jumped on him, I jump back off and raise both hands in the air to show I'm done. The boy against the wall stares at me with a look of awe on his bloodied and bruised face. I take that moment to study him and, woah, he's cute... It's then I notice that everyone is staring at me, including the rage-filled gaze of the boy whose ass I totally just kicked, his chest heaves in order to regain the oxygen he just lost. I smile and blow him a kiss.
My focus shifts back to the first boy, his curly brown hair is shorter on the sides and longer on the top, some curls dangle messily over his forehead. His chocolate brown eyes study me as I return the favor, cataloging each other. His attention is pulled away from me when the aggressor goes on about how this was just a friendly tussle between friends. I roll my eyes, knowing full well it is obvious he is muddling the truth, I'm sure Master Lin sees through it. He even ends it with an obvious threat, though I doubt anyone, but the kid and I could hear it.
The crowd disperses, leaving just me and the boy alone. Slowly, he gets off the wall and approaches me. "You didn't have to do that, I had it under control."
I can't fight the grin that curls the corners of my full lips, winking at him. "Oh, I know, you had him on the ropes there at the end, killer," I tease him, unable to help myself. What? He's hot, I can't help but flirt despite the fact that I know my lips, chin, and teeth are stained red with my blood. Oh well, I never claimed to be normal, he might as well know my flavor right up front.
"Ms. Wick," Master Lin summons me.
"See you around," I chirp, giving him a small finger wave before turning on my heel to go back to pick up the bags that I dropped.
From behind me, I hear his footsteps before he calls out, "fuck this place," and walks out.
I sigh and shake my head with a smirk on my face as I trudge up the steps.
He'll be back.
MARCUS
I'm standing in the middle of the party in the Graveyard with Maria as I scan the crowd, observing people as they mingle and get drunk. I try not to think about my night and how I just killed Rory. I want to feel bad, feel something... but I can't. He deserved it, right?
I can hear Maria talking next to me, but my attention has been snagged by Saya and that girl who saved me earlier. She sits up on the ledge of the building talking and laughing with Saya while they drink from red cups. I can't help but stare at the two, admiring them. I have to say, since coming here, I've met more hot girls than I have in my life. I went from never kissing a girl to kissing two in twenty-four hours. Is this my life now?
After a moment, Saya leaves the strange girl alone, probably to go refill her drink if I had to guess. Much to my surprise, the smaller Asian girl seems to be friendly toward the new girl, and I can't help but wonder why. She straight-up ignored me earlier today, then treated me like an idiot before the whole fight with Chico. Despite all of that, I still want to be her friend. I mean, she kissed me, she has to like me a little bit at least.
I turn and distractedly excuse myself from my one-sided conversation with Maria to approach the girl who saved me. What I remember most about her - besides the fact that she is a total badass - is her odd-colored eyes. I've never seen purple eyes before, they are so gorgeous, I was almost convinced they were fake.
She doesn't look in my direction as I walk up, not until I say something. "Uh, hey," I fumble slightly, internally cursing myself. I straighten up and try not to act like a total dork when she turns those beautiful eyes on me. I can see the moment she recognizes me, her eyes light up and a smile overtakes her face. I make note of the bruises marring her features, noticing that other than the blow to the nose, the rest are from some other fight.
"Oh, hey, killer, you're back! Long time no see. Come, sit."
I'm thrown off by her friendliness. Since I've gotten here, no one but the rats have even come close to being friendly toward me. She hasn't been at the school long, less time than I have obviously, I hope this school doesn't change her attitude; I really want to get to know her. Despite obviously having training, she doesn't seem to be jaded in the same way as the rest of the school. But then, I did just meet her.
I sit down next to her, mirroring her with one foot propped up on the edge so we can face each other. "I didn't thank you earlier for helping me. I'm Marcus, by the way."
"Andromeda, but you can call me Andy," she says, holding out a hand. Her smile is brilliant, her teeth perfectly straight and blindingly white.
Wow, she is gorgeous.
I take her hand and give it a small shake. As soon as our skin makes contact, I swear I feel a spark and a warm feeling glowing inside my chest. I swiftly drop her hand and suppress the blush that wants to bloom on my cheeks.
"So, uh, are you new here, too? I just started today, but I didn't see you around at school."
"Oh yeah, I got here a few hours ago. So far I only know Saya, and now you. Although, I met that girl Petra for a second when she poured me some of her moonshine."
"Yeah, Petra is good people, so is Saya, but most people here are total dicks." I warn her.
She tilts her head adorably, her grin softening to a small smile. "Is that so? I guess we will have to stick together then, huh?" She gives me another playful wink.
Is she... flirting... with me?
I sit there dazed momentarily as I try to fathom that this girl seems to be flirting with me. No, she's just being friendly. She's new here, like me, and wants to make friends. Yeah, that's it.
"Yeah, totally, stick with me and I'll help you make it through," I tease back, knowing full well this girl doesn't need me at all to keep these assholes in line.
We spend the rest of the night talking about little things. She says that she is from New York, which makes sense with her accent, and moved here from her adopted dad's place in New Jersey to live here on her own. She loves video games and comic books but admits she likes manga more.
Oh well, not every girl can be perfect.
I learn her favorite movie is The Lost Boys and her favorite book series is Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy. When I tell her I haven't seen or read either of those things, she insists we watch it together and that I can borrow her books under threat of death that they come back to her undamaged. I am only half sure she is kidding.
She asks me a few questions as well, though she doesn't pry, which I appreciate. I tell her about my hatred for Reagan and she in turn tells me about her atheism. She even shares some stories of things she and her dad have done together. I can't help but wonder more about her, but we just met, and even though she is very easy to talk to and it feels almost like I've known her forever, I need to take it slow. I don't want to scare her away.
Eventually, the party winds down to a close since we all have class in the morning. I find myself bummed out that we have to part ways with a quiet 'goodnight'. I had a lot of fun talking to her, she's probably one of the coolest girls I know. I tell myself I will see her again tomorrow. She didn't mention anyone in her family coming here, she seemed to have learned about this place recently, too, so that means maybe she will be a rat like me.
With that in mind, I smile to myself, knowing I will be seeing her again soon. I offer to walk her down to where the dorms are and she accepts, the two of us walking in comfortable silence before we part ways.
As I lay on my cot in the closet, I think about my night again. I can't decide if it was good or not. For a while, Andy was able to distract me from the fact that I violently killed a man tonight. Being in her presence gave me a sense of calm I haven't felt in... well, I don't even remember how long, and I don't want to lose that.
It takes me a while before I fall into a restless sleep plagued with nightmares of Rory's face.
AN: Hey everyone! So, this is my first fanfic, I hope it's up to your standards. Please let me know what you think so far!
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