hhh I honestly didn’t expect today to be anything special. Me and Fuji had been back for five days, had managed to catch up on everything we needed to, and life was seemingly back to normal. Well, at school at least, because I was still living in their house until we could get /ours/ repaired and repaint the waterstains. I went every day after school to check up on it, Percy sometimes coming along. It was a good experience for both of us. I slumped a bit lower in my seat, my head leaning against my hand, letting out a long breath of focused air. Fuji blew into my hair from behind me and I sat up quick, surprised by the shocking little afterburn of his breath. He chuckled when I looked over at him, and I gave him a slight smile in response. Though I was bored and tired, and honestly, I just wanted to take a nap. Though all my exhaustion was gone immediately when I caught sight of the kid coming in, the muffled tap of his shoes on the carpet behind me, the stiff posture and soft swinging of his arms, the subconscious way he brushed his hair back with one hand when he came to the front of the room. Our teacher stood up and they had a short conversation before she turned to the majority of the class as the bell rang. “This is Warren. He’ll be sitting next to you, Brynlee.” She simply gestured to a seat next to the windows and sat back down, not giving any other context for who Warren was. He nodded at her and sat down, and then we… simply started class. And then it was normal again. Except I kept looking over at Warren, because I felt some sort of a—a tugging curiosity about him. He was a redhead. Fair skin, dark olive eyes. He seemed tense, which was odd, but I guess he seemed to be at a new school. I wanted to talk to him, but at the same time I was afraid to. About two minutes into my observations, I realized I was staring. My face went red and I glanced down at my textbook, twirling my pencil in my hand and trying not to look back up at him. My heart was pounding. I’ve felt this before. Rarely, but I’ve felt it. I didn’t want to admit what it was. After all, Warren was just a stranger. And—And this never went well for me.
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