Teal’C
I turned down the hall running towards my first class my heart in my chest, my room mate was over the top and didn't believe in alarm clocks meaning that I couldn't use my favorite glow in the dark alarm. The skirt of Rockwell College puffed around my thighs as I took a dangerous turn almost falling over the drink fountain in the main square. I had managed to be late on the first day, great.
Jumping over a chair I ran towards the hall that held some of the classes. The doors slid closed after someone who was also on the same page as me, not noticing as I fell into them the hard glass greeting me. I cursed as I fell to the floor in a stunned silence.
Shaking my head I heard a laugh ring out from the deserted hall, I didn't know who it was but I decided to ignore it, bounding up the stairs I repeated the class number over in my head. Stumbling over the last stair I ran past the dark green doors, the paint falling from near the top of them where fake golden letter were screwed into.
"Room B1, where are you?" I screamed as a few heads turned from their classrooms to stare at me as I hurtled past them, skidding past the door that was ajar I saw Xavier sitting in the back looking into a text book in front of him.
Walking quickly towards the door, I shot a smile at everyone who had turned to look at me "Excuse me, is this B1?" I asked guiltily, knocking on the hard wood
"Yes it is" the teacher muttered curiously, shifting from behind the wooden desk that was decaying slightly at the legs, the chair screeched back as he walked quickly towards me. His dark brown hair was slicked back with massive amounts of gel; his emerald green eyes were covered by smart looking glasses that fell down the bridge of his nose, which looked like it had been broken many times. Fading freckles sprinkled his bright pink cheeks, his teeth were crooked slightly making them look un-neat and giving them a yellowish tinge.
"My name is Mr. Winterfield and I am Head of Department for Math’s in Rockwell College and take my job really seriously, Miss O'Sullivan" I looked at him aghast how did he know my name, blinking away from him I looked at the students heads craned away from their notebook to look at me, I felt my cheeks redden.
"So you are the new student that has hit Rockwell, you really should be trying to make a good impression instead of busting through my classroom like a mad man. You have definitely failed to impress me seeming since you have broken two rules already, a good reason why I should refer you to the office." He took a step backwards frowning at me
"The First rule you broke was coming late to my classroom, disrupting me from my teaching which is very important in this day and age, am I not right Miss O'Sullivan" he paused looking up at me inquiringly,
I nodded quickly realizing he was waiting for me to reply "I'm glad you see that. The second rule you broke is not going by the code and conduct of school uniform?"
"Code and Conduct?" I asked cocking my head to the side in utter confusion
"That beanie on your head is not suppose to be on take it off at once" the blue blazer that covered the white blouse under it matched the navy blue beanie I would usually wear to go out, I wasn't clashing the colours, they all matched. I looked down at my feet, long white socks came to my knees, and on my feet were Girls Norvic Black Leather School Shoes which mum had shipped from over seas for me to wear. Sighing I took off the beanie, revealing two water falls on either side of my head, decorated in thin navy blue ribbons, my side fringe was emo-ish which was why I hid it, it was also the only thing that was dead straight, the rest of my hair fell down in long brown locks to my waist, result of three years of non-stop growing. Tightening them, giving the waterfalls extra spunk I looked at the teacher
"I am giving you one warning next time you break it you will be sent to the principal office"
I nodded remembering the old man that had greeted me when I had first arrived, cringing at the thought of having to sit in his dainty office I nodded reluctantly. Walking past him I headed straight to Xavier I could feel eyes on me as I tried my best to look defiant yet childish, giving a slight jump to my straight postured walk. Poking my tongue at him slightly I sat down next to him, pulling out the math’s text book and purple notepad decorated with pictures of the SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS and ICE-CREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Opening it, my stomach grumbled I looked up slightly to see Xavier staring at me, his cheeks puffed out with unshed laughter.
"Hungry I see" he mumbled
I nodded quickly, rubbing my stomach with my hand I looked up at the grey clock on the top wall above the black board covered in equations which I knew very well. Tangent Equations, one of the most easiest pieces of math’s I had ever crossed smiling slightly I looked up at Mr. Winterfield poking gout my tongue I looked at Xavier.
“What are you doing here? Aren’t you are year older than me?”
“Yeah I am, gee you don’t even know your own cousin’s age”
“I do it’s sixteen!” I almost screamed looking down once the teacher turned to look at me.
He laughed, straightening his back he looked at me properly “I have a spare and well…I guess I haven’t told anyone this not even Sky so don’t say anything!” He demanded looking at me through squinted eyes “I am failing math’s so I need extra help”
I laughed loudly, tapping my foot on the floor repeatedly in tune to my mocking laughter “Well I am not failing”
“I know you’re a little smarty pants”
My stomach went off again only this time louder, doubling over I mumbled "I'm hungry, I haven't had my waffles or toast or cereal yet I need sugar"
"But you are so thin and your teeth are so clean" he said confused
"Hamster wheel and toothpaste great combination"
"Hamster wheel, where did you get that?"
"Anna, traps me in the water tank it works all the same" A horrified look came to his face.
"Why?"
"Because she is mean, but it doesn't matter I always get her back A-L-W-A-Y-S" I mumbled evilly cackling quietly
"I do not even want to know how you torture her" Xavier hissed through his teeth
"To late" I laughed “the torture scheme is always so scheming that I haven't even thought of them yet, I still have to get her back for leaving me with rat face?"
"Rat Face?"
"Her ex-boyfriend, ugliest dude ever" I said shaking my head
"Have you ever had a boyfriend?"
"God no gross, my bubble is for me, myself and I and that is it no lovey dovey crap till I am old enough"
"You said that six years ago"
"And I will repeat it till the day I die"
"Well what do you plan to do with your life, is still to fly and live with the birds in the canopy's of the trees in the Amazon"
I laughed my cheeks budging as I tried to shush myself "Did I truly say that?" I asked horrified
Xavier nodded tears coming to his eyes as he kept back laughter
"Well it isn't that anymore" I fluttered my hands” now it is live in the hills like one of those hill people and own a small little farm and only come down on my birthday to collect my presents then leave"
His eyebrows knitted into confusion as he shook his head turning back to his book, muttering about how I was an Idiot.
Ignoring this I began to tap my pencil on his desk, bending down slightly as Mr. Winterfield looked at me from his books, whispering into his ear I covered my mouth so that it was sort of muffled,
"Hey what about that vampire thing, Anna came into my room screaming about it like a mad woman" I laughed at this trying to think about what she had said.
I had just met Suzy, her room was about as weird as her. Her short boxy black hair, thick black glasses, pointy nose with flaring nostrils and short stature made her look like the woman off the "Incredibles" who created the suits for the super powered family. Our room was covered in fungi and ferns hardly any light peeped through the covered windows except for the solar powered light that Suzy had created to warm up her precious fungi. She had a few journal here and there, though they weren't like ordinary journals on how your friends or family are nice or mean or how much you either hate or like this guy and all the gooey ooey crappy blanchy stuff, no it was on pages and pages of fungi specimens; where they originate, how they spread and the time limit and all that. A few pages were on instructions of how to play the bagpipes, which she managed to have down pact. I didn't expect a girl like her to be able to play the bagpipes so well, I had tried not to laugh when she played a piece for me but I couldn't help myself. She also had a fish!!!!! I mean c'mon, I hate fish they are out to get me I swear just because I keep killing every single one I get; the fish now are coming after me with a personal vendetta. And so I fed them a little too much and would I always scare the crap out of them and so what if I placed my neighbors Japanese fighting fish with a couple of pregnant female goldfish, I didn't know that it was going to kill them!
I did know a little about fungi though, so I had something to talk about with the weird girl and I also knew about the bagpipes since I had to do an assignment on it in music a few years back. Once I had finally finished making my bed and had gotten started unpacking my gear, Anna walked in once Suzy had left to go research something about a new type of Fungi she had managed to find.
"Hey" she said walking into the my room looking around a small smile lit her face as she saw the gold fish
"Have you met your room mate yet?" I asked, "Mine just left she's a little bit weird but she seems nice"
"Mine is a total snob" she told me sadly her face a mask of pure rage "It is going to be a long year"
I had really had enough of her complaining "Stop complaining" I snapped making a dead silence follow after my little out burst. I sighed, seeing a hurt look flood through her I began to feel guilty
"What did you want to talk about?" I added trying to side track her; I jumped into the air hovering above the ground, smiling as the wind I controlled kept me up. All werewolves could do that control the elements yet it was mostly just earth. Werewolves could use the others yet not as good as they could earth, yet Anna and I were opposite. I couldn't even control earth that much yet with wind I could wipe out a whole town in a blink of eye. Watching many episodes of Ang the Air bender had taught me well, I could practically imitate every move that Ang did using air. Anna used water though; she was able to create gallons of using the moisture around her.
Sitting on the side of my bed she bit her lip another anxious silence reeked through the room, I began to think she didn't have anything to say and just wanted to stay here finally asking me that she wanted to trade room mates and however weird Suzy maybe I did not want some snobby meany bow beany.
"I didn't do it" I muttered trying to change her mind from what I thought was her aim, even if it meant telling her that I had ruined her favourite shirt!
"Didn't do what?" she smiled
"I didn't bleach your favourite shirt" I said smiling guilty at my teddy bear which was actually a tiger, placing it down on my pillow I patted his head "Comfy are we Eggbert"
"Yesh" I replied for him laughing at my own stupidity
"Wait what did you do!" Anna thundered
"It wasn't my fault" I stepped back fearfully "I accidentally spilled the bleach and your shirt was the closest so I wiped it up with...it" I smiled nervously, squealing I jumped over my bed as she threw herself at me, I sprung back onto Suzy's bed bounding into the air using wind to catapult me up, where I was well out of Anna's reach. Sighing slowly she lied down on my bed sinking back into the pillows.
"I am not going to argue with you Teal’C I came here to talk"
"About what?" I said sitting down on one of Suzy's journals
"You know how mum said that there was no such thing as Vamps"
"Vampires?"
"Yeah"
"Oh yeah I do remember that and even then we hadn't believed her and I shit myself cause I kept thinking a vampire was going to get me" she nodded shushing me
"Well she was lying to us; I wonder what else she lied about"
"What are you talking about?" I asked angrily hating when she attacked at mum and dad
"You know why I was late in going to the car. It was because Xavier had told me about the vampire thing"
"You’re lying" I said childishly jumping into the air
"What No I am not, I am serious!" she exclaimed outraged "There are vampires out there Xavier and his Mum said so"
She pulled out a piece of paper from her pants showing it to me "What is it?" I traced the heart with my finger smiling slightly as excitement filled me
"It's the mark they have on their chest, Vampires I mean. Xavier said that if we find someone with this mark then it is a vamp"
I nodded slightly my head buzzing "then we kick his butt and store him in the forest in one of those Hessian bags I'm hearing so much about" I laughed at this, doing the kicking motion as I said kick.
"God no!" she squealed "We have to tell Xavier who will then inform the Counsel"
"Counsel?"
"Of werewolves I know weird"
"No way that is awesome how come Mum never told us about this"
Anna shrugged depressed; she was always depressed these days ever since "Rat Face" left her.
"It will be so cool we can be like detectives" I began to hum the 007 song turning around wildly I put my hands out in front of me shaped like a gun, I made a fake shooting sound.
"Searching for Vampires, real fun" she said sarcasm coaxing her words
"You need to get a life" I snapped, she glared at me tears in the side of her eyes "Stop dwelling on the past and embrace the future" I added quickly pouting my lips
"My life back in Ireland" she stormed out slamming the door behind her.
"Vampire thing" Xavier muttered shaking me out of my thoughts
"Yeah with that detective stuff"
His brows furrowed, hushing into a hiss he bent over "Don't talk about it here, it could be dangerous"
"Well then speak in a different language" I practically screamed, I wanted to talk about it now!
"What in wolf" He hissed angrily
I laughed "Yeah we can howl and howl some more, okay this A" I let a gurgle escape my lips in an attempt to let out a quiet howl. Both Xavier and I roared into laughter making people swirl around to look at us in response.
"Excuse Miss O'Sullivan and Mr. Rawlins!" Mr. Winterfield exclaimed "What do you think you're doing?" his hands were bunched into tight balls and were positioned on his scrawny hip bone.
"Laughing sir" Xavier giggled not afraid to stand up to our storming math’s teacher.
"And why are you laughing, what did Miss O'Sullivan say that was so funny that you rudely disrupted my class"
"She said sir that…that…what did you say Teal’C" Xavier said cheekily placing the spotlight on me, I met his gaze; humour flaring in them wildly.
"I said sir that, I am going to the ah…ah" I looked around quickly I saw a leaf floating towards the ground in a mass of flips and twirls, an idea formed in my head but it was going to place me into the Ward of Shame! "I am going to the doctor because my bowels, they aren't working properly since I had an obsession with leaves and ate them when I was younger"
Did I have to say bowels, my cheeks were burned red with embarrassment, I take that back why didn't I just shut up.
Murmuring hit the room and a few giggles broke through the murmuring silence. Xavier roared with laughter slapping his desk loudly, I looked at Mr. Winterfield a small smile playing across my features.
"Weird excuse Miss O'Sullivan" Mr. Winterfield muttered sitting back down "Disrupt my class again you will both will go to the principal" he wagged his finger smiling at his book
I sighed sinking into my chair; I could feel eyes on me as I turned my head menacingly at Xavier who held his nose as he tried to fight back laughter. Ignoring him I began to whine.
"I'm hungry" I whined as I began to work out the math’s equations, they were harder then I had thought but I did like a challenge especially a math’s challenge. Anna would definitely be teasing me if she were here.
Minutes past as I finally finished all the equations, I had even bypassed Xavier who was to busy writing something that had definitely nothing to do with math’s or tangent equations. I peeked over his arm to see line after line of curly writing; I think he heard me because he snapped his text book over it looking up at me guilty. Silence barred through me as I looked at him, a smile broke across his features as the bell outside the classroom wrung out making every student jolt back out of their chairs, the sound of people picking up their gear and bustling out of their classroom's filled the hallway until it became unbearably loud with shouting voices.
"What's that?" I asked getting out of my chair and slowly placing all my books back into the navy blue bag the school had supplied.
"What's what?" He asked back looking out the window; his lips were twitching nervously like they had when they had been younger
"The letter" I said smiling
"Nothing" he said quickly shouldering his bag as he walked off, briskly trying to escape me
“Who’s it for?” I asked
“Sky” he said shortly
"Is it a love letter, oh god Xavier you are already going out with Sky you don't have to send her stupid letters"
"It's not a love letter!" he exclaimed embarrassed looking around in case anyone heard me, his cheeks flushing bright red.
I let out a laugh as he began to fidget as he pushed through the crowd making a walk way for me to get through with out being trampled on by the seniors or younger grades.
"What have you got now?" he asked trying to make me forget about his love letter to Sky, I felt sort of weird for seeing it because it was his business and anything to do with showing love other to your parents always made me disgusted or a little dizzy, but that didn't mean I wasn't going to rub it in his face.
"English" I muttered looking away form the staring faces.
"Oh really where?" he asked looking down at his dust covered shoes.
Pulling out a piece of paper that was my timetable, I looked at it "D18" I muttered "Where is that?"
"Oh that's Amber's class"
"Who is Amber?"
"A girl, Sky's friend....I think"
"What do you mean you think?"
"Sky doesn't get on with a lot of people"
"I'm guessing Anna is one of them"
"So far, yeah" he nodded smiling apologetically at me.
"What about me?" I asked pointing at myself
"So far you are okay"
I nodded skipping past him, smiling I twirled around to look at him nearly smacking someone in the face, grabbing my arm Xavier pulled me down the stairs shaking his head at me.
"Did Anna Explain everything about...you know" he fanged his teeth slightly
I nodded catching on to what he meant "Yeah about the thing on vampires shoulders and that they drink human blood" I hushed my voice.
"If you need to know something say it now"
"Gotcha, okay I need to know do you have any leads"
He stopped looking up at me "You're going to ruin our plans aren't you"
"What!" I squealed outraged
"Look Teal’C whatever you do you have to promise me you won't be stupid and go following these people or the ones you suspect to be vampires"
I felt my smile drop, that had been the plan, track them then attack kicking their butts "Say what" I said dodging a group of people
"Do not on any circumstances follow them please you have to promise me Teal’C please please" he begged
Slipping my hands behind my back I nodded crossing my fingers, I tried to place on a sincere face "I promise Xavi"
"Don't call me that" he squealed jumping at me, I laughed running off my heart heavy in my chest. This was probably the only time that I would be able to have anything like the adventure they do in books and I was not going to waste it no matter what. Jumping up the stairs I ran in any particular direction reading the door numbers, moving through the people which waited by the doors of their next class.
"Teal’C" I heard a voice cry, I turned quickly my foot still up in the air. I could see Sky approaching me with Suzy and another girl who looked nervous and out of place.
She had brown hair placed up into a ponytail, a side fringe brimmed her face which was full of makeup. Deep thick black eye liner ran across her hazel eyes, blush covered any blemishes that appeared on her face. Lip balm glossed her lips making them shine in the dim sunlight coming through the small window. All of them wore the school uniform properly except for Sky who had placed her own style on to it. Her navy blue jacket was open to reveal her white blouse a tiger ironed on to it, under it was a long white singlet which spilled over her skirt which had feathers and bead filled trinket hooked onto the side. She wore normal black shoes white writing stained them, fluoro green and purple shoes laces decorated them more. Her hair was out showing soft curls coming down her neck, a braid hung in the midst a green band tying it up.
Sky ran out in front of her group of followers obviously not liking that she was around them "Hey" she said skidding to a stop
"Hey" I replied jumping from one foot to the other impatience and frustration clear on my face
"What happened to your beanie I didn't recognize you, with out them or your ugh boots"
"But those waterfalls on her head are so cute" the girl with dark makeup said smiling slightly
I smiled at her realizing that Sky wasn't going to introduce her, I placed my hand out "I'm Teal’C" I smiled cocking my head to the side
"I know, everyone is talking about you and your sister Anna"
I nodded slightly
"Yeah, I'm Amber by the way" she added quickly
"Yeah yeah that's great" Sky interrupted "What have you got next" she asked me smiling
"Ah English"
"What class" Suzy shoved in before Sky
"D18" I mumbled
"That's my class" Amber said smiling "Have you got anyone to sit with"
I shook my head "No"
"You can sit with me then"
"Thanks" I muttered seeing Sky puff out her cheeks in frustration making a sulking sound
"Well we'd better get to class then too Sky, we don't want to be late" Suzy said grabbing at Sky's arm, pulling her off towards the stairs, leaving me and Amber to watch them trail off through the crowd.
Amber turned to me smiling "Shakespeare I hope you like it" she began to walk. I skipped after her biting my lip in thought, what happens if Suzy was a vampire, and then when I was sleeping she would drink my blood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need something to protect myself
"Hey Amber" I asked jumping up the stairs that stood in front of us; she followed up them more slowly.
"Yeah" she said waving to a group of people lounging on the port racks; they waved back just as eagerly.
"What keeps back vampires?"
She spun around giving me a weird look
"Why?" she asked
"Well I was just thinking...that...If...there...was to be a vampire attack, which of course there would never be one but if!"
She laughed at my stupidity "Garlic" she laughed wickedly "always works in the cartoons"
"Oh yeah!" I spat out excitedly "Because in Scooby Doo they find a haunted place where the Hex Girls are singing and then they are attacked by vamps while they are pretending to be vampires for a music video and so The Mystery peeps have to go save them, but they find out it isn't haunted by vampires but by two twins who...I can't remember the rest" I said shrugging
She laughed slightly I could see that she was weirded out but what did I care, as usual I was told to get rid of the beanie even though I wasn't even wearing it I was just holding it.
My English teacher isn't the nicest, she is more like the grouch except she is a female; a woman with red curly hair which fuzzed around on her head, her green eyes looked pale in the flickering light of the small room where twenty-six people were forced to sit in, the stuffy smell of mould rocked through the room making everyone fuss.
English went even longer then math’s, for in Math’s I had someone to talk to though Amber was really shy. She hardly spoke, only when she was forced to by the teacher and even then it was only a yes or a no. No one knew anything about the basics of Shakespeare except that he wrote many poems and was a play writer even Mrs. Wadley didn't know the first thing about the man.
"Shakespeare was born on the 26 of April 1564" Mrs. Wadley instructed writing it down on the blackboard which stretched across a plain cream wall, a few posters hung over the top giving it a bit of colour.
I placed up my hand "Mrs. Wadley" I intersected forcing her too look at me with a wild crazed gleam in her pale green eyes
"What is it Teal’C" she asked, her voice heavy with an Irish accent
"That is wrong. The date of his birth being on 26 of April 1564, no one actually knows when Mr. Shakespeare was born. That date you just said was actually when he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England." I smiled trying to helpful; I knew a lot about Shakespeare from my mother, since she was an absolute fan in his work. Anna never bothered herself to learn about his life only to learn his poems and what they signified otherwise she didn't give a hoot about the man.
"And how do you know Teal’C?”
"Books Mrs. Wadley"
"Well Teal’C, I read books too and that is the date I got"
"Well they're wrong" I retorted, knowing that I was right, of course I was my mum had volume after volume of books on this one man
"Teal’C I have a degree from a very high university on literature, now do you have one, did you go to university studying everything there is practically know on play writing and poetry"
"No, but I know that you are wrong"
She threw up her hands in frustration turning away from me to begin writing gruffly on the board; the white chalk dusted her fingers.
"Don't worry about her aye, she had to take a one week crash course to try and remember all things she had learnt from uni just last week" Amber mumbled in my ear
I smiled at her nodding. The rest of the lesson was full of writing and answering questions even though I placed my hand up most of the time, Mrs. Wadley would ignore me.
Once the bell had wrung, I jumped out of my seat and bolted out of the classroom, anger boiling in me. Amber was suddenly next to me walking briskly; on her feet was a pair of blue and black skate shoes a pair of ankle socks protruded from the top.
"Hey do you have anyone to hang out with?" she asked panting
"Yeah Anna, Sky and Xavier" I muttered skipping down the stairs following the crowd "I think"
"Oh well I hang out with Xavier and Sky sometimes"
I let my eyes drop to the floor "Hey I have to go to the toilet how about I meet you there and see how everything shapes out okay" smiling I turned away from her as she nodded, walking away I began to feel bad but I really did need to get away from this all. I didn't have to go to the toilet I just needed fresh air to vent my rage about how stupid my English teacher was. Walking around a chair where younger children sat I felt my heart tighten as one of them laughed. I didn't know if it was at me but for some reason I felt as if it was directed to me, did I look that stupid.
I need friends, I mean I have been here for practically twenty-four hours and only have met four new people, and in this school I only have six friends and I doubt that Jack even likes me as a friend. And I need Garlic. Scratching my head I turned into a small secluded walkway a few girls were lined across the wall texting rapidly
"Hey guess what, hotties are flooding in this year" the tallest said
"We should make a move" the short one with blonde and black streaked hair muttered giving me a look
Quickening my pace I quickly rounded the corner until I was walking rapidly down towards the steps on the other side. I looked back slightly to see the girls were looking at me talking silently.
Clenching my fists together I stomped down the stairs my heart in me throat, jumping into a run, I ran through the deserted hall, classrooms were aligned neatly so that the hall looked symmetrical.
Science lab rooms were filled with posters, text books and beakers all ready for use in the next class. Stopping I looked in the window of one, a greenish liquid was bubbling over a Bunsen burner, I felt the hairs on my back stand up on end, my hands began to sweat. I stopped edging myself back; I looked up to see a door at the end swing closed a muffled scream spilt through the air, running towards the room I peered inside my heart beating rapidly. A small kid that didn't even look like he was supposed to be here, was cornered in to the wall, a large boy with curly red hair was holding a wooden stick laughing and jeering the boy into the corner. The little boy had white blonde hair, it scruffed up making him look even younger. Deep large sapphire eyes had fear written all over them, a teddy bear was clutched in his arm as he held it protectively. He was young; at least I thought he didn't look a day over five.
"Scum" the red haired boy teased, kicking out he hit the boy roughly in the shin sending an ear splitting scream through the air.
The little boy shrunk as the older boy spun around clumsily smashing the boy in the chest with a shaking clenched fist. "You have no will to live" the red haired boy shrieked smacking the boy on the shoulder with the stick. The little boy didn't even try to save himself instead stood their wide eyed a picture of pure innocence. The boy replied to this with another fist to the stomach, kneeing him viciously in the thigh.
I couldn't watch any longer as this charade went on; turning the knob I noticed it was locked. I felt my muscles tighten as I began to shake the door
"Hey open up!" I screamed but the two boys didn't notice me, clenching my fists together I tried to remember what my Dad had told me about the easiest way to open a door that was locked.
"Kick" I mumbled pulling back my leg I struck the door, it shook wildly making the windows rattle
"You're a freak!" the red haired boy screamed "You leech" using the stick he shot out smashing the younger boy on the head. The boy stumbled back crashing into the wall he began to sink towards the floor a tirade of screams wrung out as the red haired boy delivered kick after kick of brutal hits. I couldn't stand it any longer, letting some strength of a werewolf fill my body I charged towards the door a scream escaping my lips as I hit the door sending it bursting open releasing it from the hinges, a massive smacking noise rocked through the room as the door smashed to the floor me on top of it.
"Dunce bag!" I cursed throwing myself to my feet; the two boys looked at me fear whirling around their faces.
"How..." the red haired boy started, he looked down at the blonde haired boy who had a few bruises here and there. “You called her!" he spat turning he ran towards the open window, looking down estimating the drop he climbed onto the window sill.
"No!" I screamed, it wasn't that big of a drop yet the boy had to be stopped for hurting the kid, I ran towards him trying to grab at him but the boy jumped a scream escaped him as he landed on the floor. Looking out the window I took in a quick breathe to see the boy running off, dropping the stick, a few kids that occupied the area looked after him as he ran like a wild person into the veil of the buildings.
I blinked down to the blonde boy who had a few tear streaming down his cute childish face; I walked over to him quickly crouching to inspect him properly.
"Are you hurt?" I asked stupidly
The little boy shook his head defiantly holding the bear up to his face he wiped at his tears pouting his lips in a sulky way. "No" he muttered quietly.
I could see though that he was hurt "Do you wanna get an icepack?" I asked calmly
"No, I hungry" he pointed at himself, this kid was so cute and spoke with a lisp that he probably would be teased for later but with a face so cute as that I doubt he would be teased, instead he would be the main centre of attention.
"Food" I muttered trying to hold my self back from hugging the lights of this boy and accidentally flinging him out the window in my excited state.
"Yeah" he nodded sucking on his thumb, the teddy bear held firmly in his hand
"Who was that boy?" I asked pointing out the window
His eyes widened and fear spread through them, he let out a scream falling forward into my lap. I blinked catching him as he rolled off of my legs towards the ground
"Are you okay, I think you should go see the school nurse" I got up looking around wildly
He bunched my skirt in his fists refusing to get up "How about to eat" I said
His head shot up and he nodded eagerly licking his lips. I pulled him up and began to walk towards the broken door, how was I going to explain that. Biting my lip I felt a hand slip into my own, the hairs on my neck stood on end as someone penetrated the protection of my personal bubble. I felt my whole senses go wild stumbling forward I straightened myself looking down at the boy, who was clutching my hand awaiting me to walk forward. In his other hand he held onto the teddy bear, he began to speak really fast to it as if it were real.
"We're going to eat, Himo" he said happily, he turned to look at me "Himo says thank you"
I blinked nodding when all I really wanted to do was break out into an uncontrollable run screaming in fear at this weird kid, who had managed to be walking after taking such a beating.
"Who is your mum?" I asked helping him out of the room, walking briskly out of the hall hoping that no one saw me breaking the door down.
"Mum?" he asked enquiringly cocking his head to side
I looked at him questioningly "Yeah you know the thing that gave birth to you"
"Oh Mama, she's dead" he nodded
"Oh I'm sorry" I couldn't see any emotion flickering in his face only the big smile that spread across his face as he skipped his hand locked in mine "What about your dad?" I added
"Haven't got one"
"You lost both of your parents?"
"No" he said looking at me
"But you just said that they were dead"
"Himo isn't dead" He said shoving the bear in my face
"Himo?" I repeated
"He is my family, and you."
I stopped blinking out at him, as he tried pulling me onwards "I’m not your parent" I said
"You helped me, don't people help people they care for"
"Yeah but...I'm not your mum...I didn't give birth to you, kid"
He looked up at me wide eyed "Sissy" he muttered
I began to feel guilty as the smile from his face disappeared replaced with a wet grim look "Oh don't cry yeah...I am you’re… Sissy"
His shoulders slumped and he looked at his shoes
"NO...Don’t" I quickly said looking him in the eyes "food"
He spread his arms and engulfed me into a big hug laughing "Sissy!" he squealed
"How about you just call me Teal’C" I said sliding to my feet
"Sissy?" his eyes grew wide
"Sissy's fine then" I said quickly "What's your name?" I asked
"Rowan, but Himo calls me Roro"
"Himo does" I peered down at the bear suddenly feeling really scared about it being here, its black button eyes looked back at me coldly. Edging back slightly, I began to laugh hysterically as its gaze bore into me.
‘Oh geez Teal’C, stop fretting it is just a bear not a living thing. Oh god in heaven I hope it isn't a living thing.’ I thought looking back down at it just in case it turned and said hello.
I got to my feet smiling down at the boy my heart pounding as I heard someone coming down the hall, grabbing the boy I sped out of the hall with Rowan laughing with every step.
Once I had gotten out I ran in any old direction holding onto Rowan "Why are you here?" I asked as I jumped down the stairs, Rowan just laughed in response his tongue sticking out of his mouth.
I walked down a small hallway to see the oval, a lushes green plain cut down to small height with dew drops spread all over it the sun sparkling down on to it. Ignoring a few eyes I walked down towards it, I looked around to see if I could find where Anna was, she would properly be either having a party because I wasn't there or having a massive fit, either way she was going to be pretty angry for me adopting a new found brother. I looked at Rowan, who had slipped out of my hold to walk next to me holding onto my hand tightly.
"Where is that girl" I muttered walking a bit further into the crowd expecting to see Anna's face staring back at me
"She's not here Rowan" I said more to myself then to the boy
"Who?" He asked
"My sister"
"Another Sissy"
"Yeah except this one is...." I stopped before I went too far and made the poor kid cry, I was planning to say my real sister but........
"I'm hungry does she have any food?"
"Ha, Anna no she never has food she mooches off other people" I laughed at this remembering when she would steal my popcorn
"Teal’C" I heard a voice call. I felt my heart skip a beat as hands hit my shoulders and someone jumped out from behind me. Sky.
"Hey" I said happily, Rowan began to fidget defensively snarling at Sky.
Pocking out her tongue at him, he quickly hid behind my skirt peering out to look at her, holding tightly onto Himo.
"Who is that" she asked pointing at him
"Oh this is Rowan" I said
"Roro" he muttered
"He's so cute" she crouched down to look at him
"Whose Kid is he?"
"Himo's" I muttered sniggering
"What"
"Himo’s and I’m his sister or sissy as he prefers" I looked down at him as he began to laugh at a bird which swooped dangerously low at a girl who was holding a muffin in the air to coax it.
"Who is Himo?"
"The teddy bear”, Sky broke into a loud laugh making some on lookers turn and give her optimistic look
"You're joking"
"Does it look like it?"
"I'm hungry" Rowan whined
"Got any food?" I asked Sky
"Go and get some" She cried lazily
"Oh but...but...” I whined, she gave me a bland look straightening herself up
The bell suddenly went out from underneath the office making Rowan squeal and hide once again behind my skirt.
"Sorry Rowan its class time now, food later"
"But I'm hungry" he whined
"Sorry, how about you go get it and I'll meet you here, I have to go to class" He shook his head
"Don't leave me Sissy"
My shoulders slumped; I made a face at Sky who was trying her hardest not to laugh in my face, Grabbing at Rowan's hand's I headed towards my room
"Here you can sleep in my room, are you tired?"
He yawned forcefully “A little bit"
We walked in silence as people looked at us; Rowan looked into the deep blue sky yawning frequently trying to get me to pay him some attention. I smiled silently to myself as I climbed the stairs towards my room. I looked down slightly to see Himo looking at me, turning quickly I squeaked in alarm, that bear was scary.
As I finally mounted the last step on to my floor, I could hear music coming from Anna's room. Ignoring it I walked towards my own pushing the door open, stumbling to my bed I heaved Rowan onto it, ignoring the papers that swished around as he kicked off his shoes smelling the room "It smells".
"I know Suzy my roomie is really...yeah" I muttered, pushing him down I pulled my bed covers over him tucking him in the way my mum would do for me every night. I felt a tear slide down my cheek, I was homesick already, laughing at my stupidity an image of my mum and dad flickered into my mind when I had been younger; with my two plaits that I never wanted to get rid of. The way they would always sing to me with Anna's help when I couldn't get to sleep, which was usually always. I had been a wimp; Anna had made the song in music winning a prize for it when she sang it for the principle.
"Good night" I muttered walking back towards the door
"Are you coming back?" he asked making me look back at him, he looked scared like he didn't want to be left alone.
"Yeah" I said
"I can't sleep"
I turned around frustrated I was going to be late to my next class, sitting on the end of the bed I began to tuck the blanket around his feet to keep them warm. I wasn't as good of a singer as Anna, she had a voice like a bird she could hit high notes and still round them off to sound perfect. I could sing though but not as well.
"This is what my sister would sing to me" I said laughing suddenly really wishing that Anna was here, he nodded not liking the fact that he had to share me with my actual real sister.
"When the birds tweet
I can see your dirty little feet
Poking through the lemon grove
Something something something
Hearts are all around us when you fly towards your dreams
IN that state you can feel all through the life of seams
Something lemon something something..." I stopped sighing and laughing slightly, so I didn't know it that well.
"I can't remember" I laughed
When no reply came I looked down to see his eyes were shut and a soft snoring sound escaping his lips, I looked over to Himo who was looking at me with the cold black button eyes. Cringing I placed a pillow over his face and walked quickly towards the door. Closing the door silently I readied myself for the run of my life, catapulting down the hall, I flung myself down the stairs cursing with every sharp turn. As I neared the bottom I could hear sobbing, I stopped dead in my tracks as I saw Anna sitting on the stairs holding her head in her pale hands.
"Anna" I mumbled, spinning around she grabbed at the scarf that had been hidden in lap and quickly placed it around her neck trying to be as casual as possible with shaking hands.
"Hey Teal’c what are you doing here?" she asked, taking a step towards me. I watched in silence as her eyes rolled back into her head and she collapsed, jumping out I grabbed her shoulder heaving her up with as much strength I could muster, I felt the full impact of weight hit me. My knees were shacking as I grunted calling out her name, suddenly I felt my knees buckle underneath me and I fell to the ground with a thud, pain running up my legs, Anna rolled out of my grasp hitting the side wall, her eyes snapped open her hands grasping for the stair rail she jumped up.
I looked at her in horror, shock and amazement filled me "What the hell" I muttered taking in her sickly looking stature.
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