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The emo kid, or Zane (if I even cared to call him by his real name), left me alone for the rest of the week. Good riddance I suppose. He just sat quietly in class, not paying attention to me. For once, it was like Irene actually paid attention to my wishes and granted them.

Whoopity-fucking-do.

Now I just gotta make sure that he doesn't talk to me ever again, and I can just live my life in peace. Heck, he didn't even talk to me on the bus yesterday morning, talk about lucky break.

In fact... I was too lucky.

And I was beginning to get worried

I mean, this is around the time that my life shatters into broken shards of glass that I am forced to walk on. When the world implodes on me simply because I say something wrong.

But no.

I actually made friends and had good grades, seeing as I started school literally in the middle of the semester. Aphmau, a girl with black hair and amber eyes, was really kind to me, and her not-alone-buddies Travis, white haired and shy, and Vylad, brown haired and intelligent, really helped me get around. We had our own little group in fact. Aph would invite me over on the weekends and we'd play video games for hours.

This was exactly what I wanted.

Please don't jinx it Y/N

I couldn't contain my excitement for each day I could go to school and not be tormented by him. I wasn't even going to say his name. It was better to just ignore the evil twerp and focus on my studies and classes. That's what school's for, after all.

I walked to my bus stop this morning, noticing that the emo kid was busy tapping on his phone. The way he played the game, how fast he could dodge enemies. It was impressive, I'll admit. But I won't tell it to him. He'll think I've gone soft. I'm the opposite.

The bus rolled in and I quickly made my way to the back, sitting down and plugging in my headphones. I sang a tune under my breath, which seemed to annoy the boy next to me. He groaned obnoxiously, covering his ears.

"I'm not THAT bad, am I?"

I asked him with a smirk, noticing his tormented expression

"That song is terrible".

He retorted and pulled up his scarf rather forcefully.

"Well then ignore me."

I crossed my legs and continued to listen to the "god awful" song Zane seemed to hate so much.

We just pulled into school. I raced to my classroom, not caring at all if the emo kid was following. In fact,he seemed to have gotten off the bus before me and left without a solitary remark. No complaints about my singing, no whines on how I'm too slow..

Nothing.

That's when I got worried. I began to look for him, hoping to find that he's just meeting up with friends and not giving a damn about why I exist.

Why am I doing this?

I hate his guts. He's a rude person who doesn't care about me, why should I care about him? What has he done for me, no, for anyone in this school besides be a sour jerk to everyone he meets? His stupid face that I can't even see half of, his squeaky voice that I got tired of hearing. What made me so sure that he was in trouble, and that I was the only one who could save him?

The fact that he was basically being beat up in front of the school while countless students watched.

What
The
Fuck

I practically sprinted to the crowd of people, weaving my way to the front to find Zane on the ground. Standing above him was Gene, the king of all assholes himself. He was far worse than Zane, and that's saying something.

He's the leader of the Shadow Knights. An evil organization of people who do nothing but skip class, spray paint their logo (which is the least creative logo on the planet by the way) on everything in sight, hurt people, and get in trouble at every turn. They were the worst people you could get yourself caught up with

And Zane had made the mistake of thinking he was their friend.

Oh my Irene

I had to do something, I couldn't just stand there and watch Gene kick the living hell out of him. It wasn't my problem that he was being thrown around like a ball. But something in my head just told me to yell, told me to stand up. My mind cried out

Doesn't he remind you of someone?

I blinked, it was as if time had stopped. I glanced at the situation. Zane, lying on the ground and injured. Gene, standing above him like a champion. At least sixteen people behind us cheering Gene on as if he was a god of some sort.

He was no god

He was just a no good prick

I was going to teach him a lesson.

My fists clenched as I walked up in front of Gene, adjusting my bag. With all my might I shouted:

"Leave him alone!"

The crowd was amazed, they quieted as soon as I yelled. The world went silent for a moment.

Gene started snickering.

"Wow, Zane, I didn't know you had any friends. This is priceless! A girl is going to fight your battles for you!"

He burst out in laughter, gripping his stomach. My expression angered. He was making fun of me now, right? So this was going to be my war.

I'm not complaining.

"I said to leave him alone. You have no business hurting anyone. Pick on somebody your own size".

I replied with conviction, determined to not make a damsel out of myself. I was going to help him. I'm not sure he would do the same for me, but, it's just what anyone should do.

It's what I wish people did for me

Gene continued to cackle, pointing at me. Admittedly I wasn't that tall compared to him.

"You? You're nothing kid. Just a stupid little girl who thinks she can play hero. Watch the villain win, okay?"

He aimed a punch at me and fired, hitting me square in the chest. I stumbled back and clutched where he hit, gritting my teeth. I knew I couldn't win, but I would damn well try.

I kicked him in the knee, forcing him on the ground. Without anymore comments from the crowd or his cronies, I grabbed Zane by the wrist and dragged him away from the school. I wasn't that fast, but I made my way into the forest behind Phoenix Drop High and hid behind the trees.

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"Wake up!"

I exclaimed and slapped his face softly. I could hear Gene and the Shadow Knights looking for us.

"Find her."

He shouted as he searched the trees.
I had to get Zane to run with me. It was bad enough I fought back, now we could be killed in the forest and no one would know who did it.

Zane awoke and I explained what happened to him.

"You kicked Gene? I'll believe that when I see it".

I was about to say something when Gene cut me off.

"Find that damn girl before I kick you in the knee, Zenix."

Zane looked back at me and nodded.

"I believe you".

We started mapping our escape, hiding behind countless trees before making a run for the school doors. It was miraculous to think that the bell didn't ring, and we made it to class on time. The teacher didn't even bother questioning why we were the last ones in the room.

I took my seat, fidgeting for a bit before giggling to myself. Zane looked over at me sparingly, on edge. It was as if he was thinking of something.

"H-hey.."

He spoke, rubbing the back of his head. His movement changed, his eyes darted away from my own. I could have sworn I saw a blush.

Was he acting shy?

"I- um.. Well.. I wanted to apologize for everything."

He started, but I stopped him

"No, it's fine. I just did what was right."

I flashed him a smile.

"I wanted to thank you, for saving my skin back there."

Zane reached his hand out for me.

"C-can we start over?"

I looked at him in confusion. After practically a month, he wanted to be friends? With me? Why? If it was repayment for my kicking of Gene, it was a lot more than I thought it would be. I wanted to think more about this, being his friend thing. But something else inside my head, that damned voice that just makes me do things, said otherwise.

I grabbed his hand and shook it.

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