"Often we need to raise up the volume of the headphones, to mask the noises in the head."
-Dr. Upasana Gupta

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"You broke my headphones."

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I glared at the stupid girl in front of me.

I tightened my grip on her arm, forcefully slaming her back into the lockers.

"Usually I wouldn't waste my time on knats like you, but today I'll make a exception."

She closed her eyes and whined out.

'What is she a dog? No wait I actually like dogs.'

"Do you regret breaking my headphones?"

"Yes! Yes I do! Please le- just let me go." She begged.

The crowd around us was silent. I hate how people would do nothing to help others, in fact I see a few in the back filming this.

It made me sick.

People have done the exact thing to me. Watching as I was beaten.

My anger at her from breaking my headphones vanished replaced by disgust.

I snarled up my nose and backed away from her. She blinked up at me in shock and fear.

"Listen up. I could care less about the boys you stalk. This goes to all of you," I raised my voice, "leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone."

A few girls at the front nodded quickly, afraid of me. I grabbed a stick of gum to replace the one I spit out. Chewing on it helped calm me back down.

"What's going on here?" a small voice asked. The skinny owner of it pushed to the front.

A lot of the student body started glaring. The rest were blushing.

'What is wrong with this school? Even a few guys are blushing! Some look infatuated with him, others like they'd murder him on the spot.' I thought bewildered.

He had curly, unruly hair. Paired up with its sunset orange color, it definitely drew attention.

"Umm someone want to explain?" He looked lost.

The crowd erupted in shouts, everyone trying to tell the story.

He cringed. I saw his lips moving but with the ruckus, his words were lost.

Suddenly the mob was pushing, and shoveing at each other. Yelling about this and that. Arguing about how everyone else was wrong. I think a fist fight started in the center.

The lanky boy got pushed to the ground raising his hands up instinctively to protect his head.

This is just getting annoying.

"Enough!" I roared, "Everyone shut the bloody hell up or I'll make you!"

I leaned over to help the orange haired guy up. His face was covered in freakles.

He gave me a sheepish smile.

"Thank you."

I shrugged.

"Okay so now umm one at a time what happened?" He squeaked out.

I saw his hand absent mindedly rubbing a pendent around his neck. Hmm nevous habit I'd bet my headphones on it.

Oh wait-

The faired haired girl stepped forward and pointed at me. "She attacked me out of no where!"

I waited for a lightning bolt to strike her down.

Hmm nothing, damn. What happened to striking liars down where they stood.

Then again if that happened I be dead for the umpteenth time.... Unless- I'm immortal. Yes, yes that's the answer I'm immortal obviously.

Carrot top- well no those are green. Red, nope already got one of those. Freakles? Maybe? Ehh I'll come up with something.

Anyway he spoke.

"What? Why did you attack Chiyo?" He tilted his head at me in confusion.

I glared at the girl, "Well Chiyo here seems to forget that she started it."

The slight boy looked back at her, "Is this true?"

She started stuttering.

I spoke up in her silence. "Yes, she and her friends insulted and verbally threatened me. When I tried to walk away she stole my headphones and broke them. When you got here I had just released her, and asked her to stay away from me, then I'd do the same."

He nodded his head thoughtfully. "Mmm well then Chiyo," he cleared his throat "detention."

'Yes professor, 10 points from Griffendor' I thought dryly.

"What!" She shrieked at him, he flinched back.

"Well it's only fair provoking the new student like that. Report to Coach Leventis for punishment." He smiled nervously at her.

"No! Not him!"

"Chiyo-"

"Fine."

She walked away in a huff, glareing at me.

Ah I'm starting to get a headache. That's not good...

He watched her walk down the hall before turning to the sea of people in front of me.

"Okay guys, umm please get back to class?" He asked hopefully.

"Yes Vice-sama." A few grumbled.

'Wait what, this skinny runt of a guy is the vice president of the school. No way. He's -he's so...... timid.'

The vice turned his attention back to me.

"Hi sorry about that. I'm the vice-president of the school board, Ó Floinn Katakana.

I just stared at him.

His smiled dimmed and he started shuffling his feet.

His voice was slowy picking up more speed as he talked, not volume. He still spoke like a mouse. He looked more uncomfortable the more he talked.

"Umm well my names werid like that cause my mom's japense, but my dad's irish. Err um my mom wanted to name me, and I got my dad's last name."

I wasn't wondering about your name...

"Uh in english it translates to Flynn. Fun fact its orgin means bright red in Gaelic. Kinda ironic cons-"

I cut off his rambling, "Hale Doku, how'd you know I was a new student?"

"Oh I haven't seen you before and the headmaster informed me that we'd be getting a new student. Um I'm supposed to give you a tour...." he started to look uncomfortable.

'He seems so nervous, and akward how did he get picked to be the vice?"

He looked down at the ground. And started fidgeting with his necklace again. Definitely a nervous habit.

His mouth opened and closed. He glanced up suddenly before looking back at the ground.

Akward silence filled the air between us.

I popped a bubble.

He mumbled something.

"What? Didn't catch that?"

"Umm I said..."

"What."

I felt bad for him, he seems to be struggling. Part of me wanted to snap and be mean to him. But I figure that'd make it worse. And probably scar the kid for life. Not to mention the guilt I'd feel, almost like if I kicked a puppy.

Woah okay thats werid I usually don't care about people like this so why am I mincing my words with this guy?

I looked at him and softened my voice, "Speak up will ya."

"Yo-your name isn't pure japense like mine! Fun fact Hale is an ancient british name, from when the romans were around. And Doku translates to Poison in jape- I'm so sorry I get nervous easily and I start to ramble or spit out facts! I appoligize!"

He did a 90 degree bow. He looked like he was about to cry. Uhh my people skills aren't exactly top notch. I have no idea how to comfort people when they're about to cry.

"Hey hey um its okay." I paused racking my brain for something to say. "You're fun facts are cool, and uh the way the crowd listened to you even if your soft spoken."

Please don't cry please don't cry please don't please don't cry-

I gently grabbed his shoulders, and pulled him back to standing postion. He was only an inch or two shorter than me now that I think about it. And I'm not exactly short, not tall but not short.

He snifled a bit still holding in his tears.

Oh crap what did I say? Did I do something? I MESSED UP I MESSED UP!

"Okay listen Ó Floinn-"

"C-call me Katakana."

"Okay umm Katakana. I have no clue what to do to comfort people." I cleared my throat, " but as I said I think your facts are interesting? And please don't cry. Hey um here's a fact for you your name, ah isn't that the Japanese star name for um Orion."

Katakana smiled up at me, his eyes watering slightly, "Yes not many people know that."

"My friend Nathaniel loved astronomy. I got dragged into it too."

I half smiled at the thought.

"And if it makes you feel any better you may spout facts, I do the same thing but with quotes."

"Really what kind of quotes?" He inquired with a tilt of his head.

"Uh," I paused thinking chewing on my gum for good measure, " 'He counts the stars and calls them by name.' "

"Oh I know this one it's umm Galileo- no wait um Aristotle! Or maybe its Shakespeare?"

I smirked at him, "Nope Palms 147:4"

"Oh, I'll get it next time!"

I smiled at the freakled boy, his curls bouncing every time he moved.

Urg I swear this guy is making me feel all sappy like some kind chick flick moment. Why do I care too much? And all this personal honesty what's wrong with me today.

"Thank you Hale-san."

I flinched.

I tried to give him a half smile, "Call me Doku it's only fair. Well didn't you say you had to give me a tour."

He clapped his hands, "Oh yea um your going to have to miss this class I'll give you a note."

'Good I didn't want to do Maths anyway.'

He hugged me unexpectedly, "Really though thank you." He whispered so softly I barely heard him.

He turned and started walking, gesturing wildly about where everything was located.

As I looked closely at him, past the orange hair, and the constellations of freakles. Past his nervous tendencies, and shy voice. His bubbly personality, and saw his eyes.

His eyes were gorgeous. Blue, with purple flecks, and a pink tint. Like a galaxy contained.

The complete opposite of eyes I once loved. Eyes that were a turquoise hurricane, filled with life, love, wonder, and mischief.

Nathaniel would have liked him I thought with a pang.

I smiled softly, I think I've gotten attached to this curly headed, soft spoken vice president.

No Doku no friends you can't hurt anyone else. But-.... no I can't afford it. Not again.

I'm so sorry Nathaniel, I'm sorry Katakana. I sighed before hurrying to catch up with the freakled boy.

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"Here we go." Katakana chirped, "You're next class as promised. Music room ahhh"

"A-1"

"Right! A-1 I knew that?"

I sweatdropped, he's the Vice president shouldn't he know this....

I sighed for a quiet guy he sure was a handful.

"Uh-h Doku? Can I ask you a question?" He started rubbing his pendent.

Oh no....

"You just did."

He blushed.

"I mean uh okay, but your different and umm I'd like to hang out more with you. And I'd like to thank you again. For you know that. Its okay if you don't want to I'd understand. People usually don't hang around me cause well I'm the Vice of the school, and my nervousness. Oh and the facts, and my rambling-

"Katakana...."

"I'm sorry! I'm doing it again. This was a bad idea goodbye!"

He started walking away quickly.

Well I guess that solves the problem of having to cut him off. I don't need friends. I don't want friends? Right? But he looks so heartbroken...

Cue my internal battle with my self.

Maybe I should... No! Be strong Doku you can't go soft, someone might get hurt.

Might.... No I can't take that risk... Look what happened when I trusted Kanato...

Although I technically never told him to not tell anyone my name right?

And Katakana looks so sad like a kicked puppy.... No I can't it would be bad....

But Nathaniel would want me to-

No! Nathaniel is the reason why you need to leave the Vice alone!

Need trumps want.

Its a bad idea anyway-

"Katakana! Wait!"

Why did I do that!

He spun around with a look of hope on his face.

And it broke me. This little bubbly cinnamon roll. He broke me. He broke me just like Nat did.

"Yes?" He whispered.

I groaned, this is gonna come back to bite me, "maybe."

"What?"

"Maybe just maybe I'll hang with you."

His eyes started getting wet, he bolted forward and threw his arms around my neck. Hugging the life out of me. I mean I think I saw my soul leave my body.

"Thank you!"

He suddenly flushed, and released me.
"Uhh I mean chill, um cool beans bro?" Awkward finger guns pointed at me.

I stifled a laugh.

This guy-

"I've got to get to class now. I have very vice-y type things to do, bye! I'll find you later!"

He ran off, before stoping turning around, and running right past me in the opposite direction.

I think I heard him mutter something about wrong way.

You'd think the Vice president of the school would be better at his job. Or at least know the where stuff is....

Then the full weight of my choice hit me.

Urg what did I just do. I screwed up. I screwed up bad.

I smacked my gum, I'm such an idiot.

My head was pounding.

I sighed again before walkinginto the classroom.

It wasn't at all what I was expecting.

I was picturing a little room with a couple chairs, maybe a piano. A violin or something. A tuba? Oh some very inspirational posters, and soul sucking fluorescence emitting harsh white light.

Instead my eyes were met with comfy looking sofa's, over stuffed bean bags, and every instrument imaginable. Not only that but multicolored lamps. And posters, not the sappy kind either but hardcore bands, festivals, raves.

Is this for real right now?

I wandered around the room in shock.

Along the walls near the top were projecter screens the strings hanging, waiting to be pulled. On all of the walls? That's werid?

A double sided chalkboard below the title Rockin Tuesday's was scribbled rankings along its side.

Metallica in first followed by ONE OK ROCK, and AC/DC.

My gum nearly fell out of my mouth.

"What even..."

"Shut up your interupting my music."

I whipped around to see Earbuds.

"Figures I couldn't have a class with out one of you, come to yell at me for being late here too." I snarled.

He just sighed, barely cracking his eyes to look at me before going back to sleep.

I scoffed before leaning up against the wall, waiting for the rest of class.

It's kinda werid that it's only us right now.

Urg my headache was getting worse.

I slowly sunk to the floor holding my head in my hands.

I need my headphones, they always helped when I had a headache. They pushed thoughts back, helped me relax.

Stupid fangirls, and their possessiveness!

I whimpered in pain.

I need headphones, oh god no I hate to do this! It's only a little pain I can push through it!

Just then it felt as if someone shoved a blot through my forehead.

I gritted my teeth, it's only pride and he's not the worst one right?

Just do it ask for help for once!

"No I'll be fine on my own!" I mutered.

My vison chose that moment to join the Olympics.

Woman up! Ask!

"S-shu do you have head-headp-phones I c-can bo-borrow." I gritted out.

He opened his eyes and glanced at me. A questioning look in his eyes.

At least I think he did my vison was pulsing and swimming all over the place.

"Why?"

"Shu!"

He sighed "Why don't you use the ones around your neck?"

My anger sparked before getting quelled by my nausea.

I grabed my neck where my makeshift necklace lay. It was only some beat-up white earbuds wraped around my throat. With engravings on the side.

A D with a heart on the left, and a N and a infinity sign on the right.

I can't use those not with out him... But he's gone...

"I can't use these! Shu now do you have another pair or not?"

"Fine," he sighed laying back down. He smirked at me with his eyes closed, "but you owe me annoying woman."

My head spun, my headache was getting worse. I couldn't think clearly anymore. The pain, the memories, all of it.

"Fine! Give them to me!" I snapped.

He reached in his jacket pocket and threw me a pair of black earbud, and exact replica of the ones he was wearing now.

I shoved them in my ears with the desperation of a drowning man seeing land.

My head still pounded, but it was easing up now that I could relax.

The music was soothing, and quiet.

Thank the gods for these headphones I'd b- wait...

"What do you mean I owe you!"

Shu either ignored me or he couldn't hear me. I lunged for him ready to beat it out of him.

When the rest of the music class came inside.

"Ahh you must be the new student, unfortunately Al isn't here today so chill out and everything will be explained tomorrow." Someone stated.

I flushed in anger oh he lucked out but when I get my hands on that lazy conniving prat!

The bell finnally rang, signaling end if period I rushed to grab him. Only to find he had already teleported away!

"Shu!" I growled.

The rest of the day was kind of a blur to be honest. A blur of pettiness and rage. I hate those vampires! I hate the Sakamaki's!

The last class of the day finished and after spending 45 minutes fending off the pervert teacher's flirting I was done.

Done with life, done with people, and after today definitely done with vampires.

I ran into someone in the hall, some kid in a beanie that reminded me of Kanato. Ugh creepy kid. I just glared down at him before hurrying on my way no time to chat I have to get to the car.

And kill that lazy good for nothing- holy crap I'm sounding like Reiji! Nope! Nope nope nope.....

Ok I'll give him a lesson he won't forget. Still sounding like Reiji....

I smacked my gum, readying myself.

I need to get away from these misquotes before anything else happens to my sanity.....

I'm sorry I havent updated in a while! Thank you those of you who have voted, added my story on lists, commented, especially those of you who urged me to update. I will write over the Christmas break hopefully.

Enjoy my book love you girls, guys, dragons, anything else you'd prefer to be called by

Pic up top of Katakana. Little precious freakled cinnamon roll that he is.

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Will Doku befriend Katakana or will she stay alone?

Will the fangirls (cough and guys cough cough) leave her alone?

And vampires.... whats gonna happen there

And What happened to Nathaniel?

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