Anger is only the begining (Open)

[Autumn]

Autumn stood behind the double doors of the school. Her black eyes roaming over the outside of the building. She had woken up late. Tyler and Lily needed constant attention at night and she couldn't rightly ask her mother to wake up when they needed it. Her mother had already done so much. A soft sigh left her crimson lips and a pale nervous hand reached out and opened the door. Stepping in she saw that the halls were some what empty. For a moment she stood there, in her black Tripp pants, dark blue short sleeve shirt and black vans. Her Skull studs and spike earings pierced twice in both ears. Her two red streaks of hair framing her round face. A few hesitant steps were taken and with them the sound of metal meeting metal as the chain from her wallet moved with her.

In one arm she clutched books, the other was empty and stuck into her deep pockets. Again her black almond shaped eyes moved about her. Was she scared of the new school? Yes. Word gets around, you have two kids and you are her age, that automaticly earns you whore of the year award. It was only a matter of time before her secrets were found out. Then what? The thought of all this was rather dismal and made her more depressed. She grumbled to her self. Why did her life have to be so hard. She guessed she needed to report to some administration office, but... where would that be? The chances of her comming accross a student in this hall was slim, not to mention, she wouldn't ask 'em any way. They might try to haze the new girl.

So, clutching her books she began to stroll down the hall as if she didn't care. Her eyes on the ground watching the floor and her feet meet. However, tripp pants always seemed to carry more problems then needed because as she took another step, her right foot got caught on the left pants leg. She went face first into the ground. The sound of flesh hitting the floor echoed through the quiet halls. Then the sound of a bell rang as students scampered from their classes and hurried to their next. It seemed that none had seen her. This was even more clear because as she tried to gather her books and get her self to her feet the other students would either kick her or kick her book out of her grasp.

An angry scream left her and finally the students stopped to stare. She could feel the eyes on her and in stead of being embarressed she felt even more angry. She was sitting there on her knees and they hadn't even stopped to help her, anyone would be pissed off.

"Yea thats it just stare. Damn idiots. Could one of you idiots kick me my book there?! Cause its clear picking it up and walking it to me is out of the question!"

Was she making a scene? Probably, but she really didn't care. The books she had managed to keep from flying everywhere were in terrible shape and all she was doing right now was trying to get her self to her feet and her books to stop falling apart in her hands. What a lousy way to start school.

[Garrett Evans]

Mike was walking down the hallway after his first class , already in a bad mood from the whole thing "just my fugging luck, i get english first period, On my first freaking day here. Doesnt help that i got here after the start of the year either..." Making his way down the hall, he spotted a large group of people standing in the middle of the hall.

"Oh great.." He hated large groups, but he had to go that way to get to his next class, so he readied himself to push past the group. Then from the middle of the group came a loud, angry sounding scream. He winced at the noise, realizing this could get very bad. Well , he didnt have a choice , he had to go through, so he gritted his teeth and started to push past the crowd.

As he got to the middle of the crowd he saw the girl on her hands and knees on the floor, books and the like scattered around her on the floor. Looking down , he noticed one of them at his feet , as he did he heared her say "Yea thats it just stare. Damn idiots. Could one of you idiots kick me my book there?! Cause its clear picking it up and walking it to me is out of the question!". Having been in a position like this before himself, he bent down and picked the book and walked over to the girl. looking around at the crowd, he glared at them "Hey , would you knuckle-draggers mind moving on and letting the rest of us get to class?"

Turning back to the girl, he held out the book out to her and said in a lower voice "need any help?"

[Autumn]

It seemed that her day wasn't going to be the best. Already she had been late for class, tripped over her own pants to kiss the floor, and made a scene. Things were going so smooth right now, all she needed was that one little hero boy who tried to make things alright.

"Hey , would you knuckle-draggers mind moving on and letting the rest of us get to class?"

Great. The entire package. Autumn sighed and blew one of her long red streaks out of her eyes. Her black almond shaped orbs looking up at the boy as he offered her the missing book and then he offered some help. Autum took her book with out saying so much as a thank you. The other students began going on their way and she let out an exaggerated sigh. She held all her books in front of her chest and rose to her feet. Her black eyes once again fell onto the boy in front of her. She would look him up and down and could already see where this was going. She would have picked up one of her pale hands and smacked her self in the forhead for thinking anything at this point but she didn't.

"Thanks, I guess."

She said almost sounding annoyed. She was still rather pissed off and when the twittery sound of a womens voice touched her ears she wanted to walk directly into the lockers and keep doing it tell she fell over.

"Oh Dear! Oh my! Look-it you, you are such a mess."

The women looked her over and looked at the boy beside her.

"Oh hello."
"Uhg... Mom... What are ya doing here?"
"Well sorree! I had to bring you your lunch, you were in such a rush today you left it in the house and the twins got ahold of it so I had to make you a new one."

Autumn could have just died right there and then. Her day couldn't get any worse. Though she knew that when some one thought that it usually did. The woman that stood before Autumn and the boy looked nothing like the black and red haired, black eyed pale girl. She had long blond hair, was much tanner then Autumn and had soft blue eyes. A soft smile touched the woman's lips as she looked over at the boy.

"Who is your friend dear?"
"Moooom. School? Rememer?"
"Oh! Oh right, of course. I am sorry. Well, Here is your lunch and I found your class slip. I better get Demon and the twins to their doctors for their check ups. I will pick you up later okay sweetie?"

Autumn rolled her eyes and took the brown bag from her mother. She sighed and stuffed it into one of her deep pockets as the woman kissed her on the cheek and hurried out the nearest door. This left Autumn and the boy standing there in the hall. Autumn looked at the slip that her mother had given to her. Her eyes scanned the white piece of paper looking at the black lettering.

"Physics? Where the hell is that?"

[Garrett Evans]

As he handed the book off to her, he noticed she didn't exactly look happy that he decided to help.
"Thanks, I guess."
He thought to himself "you try to be a nice guy....". As he was about to turn to leave he heard a woman's voice from behind him.
"Oh Dear! Oh my! Look-it you, you are such a mess.".
He KNEW he should just start walking and leave now. But her next sentance effectively trapped him there."Oh hello."

Great. Now he was gonna have to ride this out. Well, this was what he got for sticking his neck out and trying to help someone he didnt even know.

"uh.. hi.." He looked down at the floor. New people always made him really uncomfortable. Fortunately, the conversation shifted and he started looking for an oppertunity to leave and get to class.
"Uhg... Mom... What are ya doing here?"

"Well sorree! I had to bring you your lunch, you were in such a rush today you left it in the house and the twins got ahold of it so I had to make you a new one."

Ok, now he would get a chance to slip out as soon.
"Who is your friend dear?"

Crap. That ment he was stuck until she left. He silently hoped that wouldn't be long.
"Moooom. School? Rememer?"
"Oh! Oh right, of course. I am sorry. Well, Here is your lunch and I found your class slip. I better get Demon and the twins to their doctors for their check ups. I will pick you up later okay sweetie?"

Wow, He had just dodged a bullet. Now he woulnt have to introduce himself. As the woman left , he turned to leave. He hadn't gone two steps when he heard behind him
"Physics? Where the hell is that?"
Just his luck, that was his next class. Oh well , might as well try to be a nice guy about it and hope the girl wouldn't take offense like she did last time.
"Over in the other building, follow me."
He turned back and started walking. He just KNEW this was gonna bite him in the ass later.

[Autumn]

Autumn's eyes moved from the white paper in her grasp to the boy who had helped her earlier. She blinked for a second as he started walking. She would sigh and put the paper in her pocket then hold her books with both her arms and follow. A few people looked at her as she passed by. She had almost forgotten about the clicks that school had. What was she? Would she be considered a goth? Maybe a punk? Well she knew one thing about the boy who lead her around, he wasn't any of those, perhaps a geek, some sort of nerd maybe. Autumn looked at him trying to decide.

Maybe he is some sort of cartoon pervert or something... like, what is that anime? Hmmm, well whatever...

She closed her eyes and continued walking. Her tripp pants were baggy but they always were, it wasn't anything new, well until some whistling called her attention and she looked up and saw that her pants had fallen down enough to reveal some of her stomach. She quickly pulled them up and made a mental note to tighten the belt when she got the time. They now stood in front of the class door. Her eyes going up to make sure it was the right room. Sure enough it was. Her black eyes moved to the boy who had helped her twice now. Their little walk had given her a bit to calm down, though she hadn't much her voice did seem a bit calmer.

"Thanks again."

She would open the door and step right into the class holding it open for him. The teacher looked up and saw her enter with the boy. It seemed that the class was already starting.

"You two are late. What are your names?"
"Autumn, Thompson. Where is my seat?"
"Ah yes, Miss Thompson, Right over there. You?"

The male teacher looked over at the boy, his brow slightly raised in question.

[Zana]

Zanathos was sitting in Physics class doodling flowers and peace signs in his orange sketch book when two students decided to enter. The teacher was questioning the two, when the female one was told where to sit, and how to sit, and all that other happy fun stuff the teachers decided to do.
"Bleh...physics is a drag...," he muttered as he sat there ,"-but then again, it helps us understand the world of movement and kinetics and whatnot much better, as our knowledge increases!"
Grinning, he decided to study the new students with a degree of curiosity. HMMM....suppose they liked flowers, Zan thought as he felt the daisies in his pocket. As his mind wandered into the realm of pixies and stardust, he remembered a wolf whistle had been heard out in the hallway. Presumably, the whistle was meant for the girl to hear...maybe. Zanathos leaned back into his chair as he dozed off.

[Garrett Evans]

"Huh?, oh , right, its Mike, Mike cartwright."
He'd kinda zoned out when he had entered the room.
Looking around , he really didnt find anyone that stood out, aside from that one guy sleeping in the corner.
]"Alright then , you sit over there with miss Thompson
Heh , kinda ironic. Well, at least she didnt look like she was about to rip his head off anymore.

[Zana]

Dozing off, Zan's head slowly angled towards his chest. Like a crane, his head hung loosely as if it were on a broken neck, and then it shot back up. Then the process repeated until he woke up. With a start, Zan shot up from his sleeping form as if he had suddenly heard something interesting. The teacher continued rambling on about acceleration and velocity equations as he pointed diagrams and figures out on the whiteboard.
"Guess nothing happened," he muttered as he stared at the newcomer who had apparently decided to stay standing for a while.

[Garrett Evans]

"Mr. Cartwright, if you would be so kind as to return to reality with the rest of us and take your seat?" The teacher motioned toward the desk.
"huh?.. oh, right."
Great, he'd zoned out for a minute there. He silently berated himself for letting that happen his very first time in this class.
Face burning he quickly walked over to where that girl was. what was her name again? He hadn't really been paying attention when he'd walked in. Oh right , it was Autumn.
As he sat down he hoped the rest of the day wouldnt be so eventful.

[Autumn]

Autumn saw no reason to hurry her butt into her seat. Who would have guessed she would be sitting with the boy who helped her get her book. Her attention turned to Micheal and he seemed to be zoned out. A soft sigh left her lips and she moved to her chair and sat down. Soon Micheal snapped out of it and sat down by her. She had seen the kid near by dozing off and then looking at Micheal. A bored yawn escaped her lips as the teacher droned on. She opened up one of her notebooks and sat drawing. Her eyes on her paper. It started out as a small flower, alone on a blank page. Then it went to two flowers connected by a bare vine, she added leaves and thorns then more flowers. This subject was such a bore but a the teacher looked at her he thought she was taking notes.

She felt lonely with out her pet Demon, with out Tyler and lily, thinking about her babies she felt worried and sad. She stopped drawing and pulled out her wallet. Opening it up she stared at the picture. Lily looked so much like her. The pale skin, head full of hair, dark colored eyes. Tyler, she was darker complected, almost hispanic looking but much too pale to be. Her hair wasn't as thick as Lily either and her eyes were the same color as Autumn's. Softly her finger ran over the picture. She missed them and she was only in school. She had no idea it would be this hard. Her black almond shaped eyes darted around quickly. She wanted to make sure no one saw her when she pulled out her cell phone. She opened it up and turned off the key pads sound. She began typing away.

She was writing her mother. Asking about the babies and Demon. Mostly about the babies. They were only a year old. She had never been away from them and she wanted to make sure they were doing fine. After the text message was sent she put the cell back in her pocket and sighed. She softly tapped her nails over the desk. Her foot nervously bounced under the desk as she waited for her mothers reply.

[Zana]

Zan looked over at the girl to discover that she had been drawing, evidence proven by an open sketch, and curently she was sending text messages.
"Hmm....," he muttered as he sat back and doodled once more. The girl seemed to emanate some sort of hostile aura, almost as if she was angry. Glancing around, Zan decided to continue drawing, starting with a doodle on a blank page.
"This day is getting a bit more interesting.."

[Autumn]

B-BeepBeepBip!

Autumn jumped as her cell phone went off. She hadn't expected her mother to write back so quick. Pulling her cell phone she flipped it open. Forgetting she as in class and that the Teacher was probably glaring at her. Her eyes scanned over the text.

"Autumn, Kids are fine, Tyler bumped her head and Lily nipped her finger. Demon is waiting patiently for you to come home."

Autumn blinked and let out a soft yet audible sigh or relief. She paused. Slowly her black almond eyes would drift up from her desk to see the teacher standing over her glaring. Autumn frowned at him.

"Well, Explain your self Miss Thompson."

She kept quiet. Her arms crossing over her chest.

"Well then, Miss Thompson... If you will not share with us the nature of that unorthadox call, perhaps I will."

His hand shot out and plucked her Cell from her hands. She went wide eyed looking up. His eyes quickly scanned over the message before he sighed and began to read it aloud.

"Autumn, kids are f-"

Autumn stood out of her chair and reached out snatching the phone from the teacher. She quickly turned off the phone and closed it then stuck it into her pocket.

"Excuse me professor... I don't think you are allowed to do that. It is private and there for was not something I was willing to share with the class full of imbiciles... Excluding a select person or two."
"Well then Miss Thompson... Should I write you a detention slip? Or perhaps send you to see the principal. Maybe both."

Autumn glared at him. Her fingers curling in to form a fist. She would have slugged him right then and there had he not mentioned detention. She couldn't risk being in detention although she was sure she would get it any way. As her mind raced quickly for resons to hit the teacher and to not... She decided to go with hit him. Since her mind was practicly screaming it. Her fist swung up. Though the teacher saw it coming and quickly grasped her hand in his. He applied pressure making her wince.

"Get your things Miss Thompson."

He would let go of her and she would begin to grumble about him being a limp noodle. She gathered up her books and the teacher walked to his desk. He pulled out a pad and scribbled down on it. Then when Autumn neared his desk he looked up looking around the room.

"I would like two people to escort Miss Thompson to the principals office. I have a feeling, One wouldn't be enough."

Autumn flicked him off as he gave her the slip of paper.

[Zana]

Zan immediately stood up and volunteered to escort the newcomer to the office.
"I'll go!," he said aloud, almost yelling. Thank goodness, the class was a major drag. After he made his statement, Zan walked over to the newcomer and stood there waiting for her to walk out, glare at the teacher, or whatever else she was going to do. Glancing at the other newcomer, the male, he presumed that the guy was going to be the other person who would tag along.
Nodding his head towards the guy he said ,"Hey, let's get going!"
Pausing he added a subtle flick of his head towards the teacher trying to convey his tacit message.

[Garrett Evans]

Mike looked up from the book he had been reading as the teacher came up to Autumn and snatched the cell phone out of her hand. Judging from her expression , it must have been pretty private. Before he could read the message , she had snatched it back, he had to admit, that took some serious guts, he'd heard that the teachers were real hardasses, but he had'nt thought it was THIS bad.

The teacher then proceeded to threaten her with detention AND a trip to the princapals office. Man, this guy was a JERK. Then she tried to punch him. Admriable, but not smart. He was pretty surprised when the teacher actually CAUGHT the punch. Pity. But then he saw the teacher almost crush her hand.
That did it, the asshole had gone TOO far, Mike almost got up and punched the jerk himself. He held himself back though and just glared at him. He'd have plenty of time later to give this guy hell, hopefully not getting himself in TOO much trouble in the process. But for now he needed to wait.

The teacher called for 2 people to escort autumn down the the princapals office. The guy who'd been sleeping the whole time had practically jumped out of his seat to voulenteer. Mike realized he should probably go too, he needed to get out of the room before his temper got the better of him and he did somthing stupid. He got out of his seat and walked over to the other two , glaring daggers at the teacher all the while.

As they walked out the door, he waited till the teachers head was turned, then just as he walked out and he was sure the teachers head was turned, he threw the teacher a mock nazi salute.

The door closed and as the three started down the hall, he looked at the others and said "man, that guy was a real asshole." he looked over at autumn "still wasnt smart to try to punch him though"

[Zana]

Zan followed the other two out the door, and entered the hallway. He noticed a bit before that the newcomer had glared malevolently at the teacher as he walked over to them, but luckily the teacher hadnt noticed. As the door closed behind them, it gave a loud, cacophonous sounds, which echoed errily throughout the empty hallways. Each action they did the teachers could see as well as hear, but nevertheless many kids got away with loads of things.
Zan thought back to when he first came to PHS 259, he had met the nice guy named Saint, who was a peacekeeper, supposedly one of those "pillars" he had heard kids talk about. Saint was right when he had told him to watch out and to not let his spirit be crushed. The past few weeks had been graphic and even gruesome to the point where even looking at the scene was unbearable. The kids lionized the stronger students, while they demeaned the weak. It was a very ugly site indeed.

Closing his eyes he probed his mind for certain images which could help him get a better feel for this new place. All the blood, broken bones, mangled bodies and assaults on certain students had been enough to make Zan feel that he needed to be cruel too.

Sighing he pushed the thoughts into the deepest corner of his mind. Turning to the two newcomers he asked jovially ,"Hey! My names Zanathos Lervim, its nice to meet you!"