1 Chapter 1- Morning Problems:

"𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑰𝒔 𝑨 𝑫𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈; 𝑰𝒕 𝑰𝒔 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒓, 𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑰𝒕 𝑰𝒔 𝑶𝒏𝒆-𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝑱𝒐𝒚 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑰𝒏 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒔𝒉. 𝑯𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒔 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑰𝒔 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒓, 𝑰𝒕 𝑰𝒔 𝑨𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑶𝒇 𝑩𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑼𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍, 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑨𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏. 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑰𝒔 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑬𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑰𝒕 𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑼𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕, 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝑴𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝑱𝒐𝒚 𝑻𝒐 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑨𝒔 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍"

-TheUnknownGoat

"I, Matthew, Am Not The Smartest Tool In The Shed But I Learned Something A Long Time Ago That Life Isn't Always Sunshine And Rainbows. At Age 17 I Learned The Vile Truth Of Love From That Day Forward I Became An Opponent Of Love And All It's Intentions...I Now Made It My Sole Mission To Remain Old To The Ripe Of Old Age Of 80!"

"Yeah That's Perfect To Write On My Grave Stone When I Die Haha"

Looking at This Now, This Situation Seemed Depressing I Thought, I Mean Thinking About Death Already? Well, Who Am I Kidding What Else Am I Supposed To Do When I Have Nothing To Live For... Anyway, I'm Probably Gonna Go Watch The Next Episode Of Kaiju Warfare Hehe!

I Plummeted Down Onto My Couch And Whipped Out The Remote Before Shifting Through The Many Channels And Stumbling On The Sci-Fi Channel. I Then Pressed Firmly Down And Began To Engross Myself In The Amazing And Massive Kaiju Action.

"Ah, This Is The Life... Staying Home Alone While Watching Solid Giant Monsters Fight Against Each Other What Else Could A Young Man Want?" 

I Exclaimed Happily, I Had the Fortunate Luck Of Being Home Alone Due To My Parents Being On A Business Trip Abroad, Meaning I Had The Entire House To My Self. However, The Major Problem Was School Time Was Still In Business Since I Wouldn't Be Able To Just Not Turn Up As Many Of The Teachers Somehow Have Very Close Connections To My Parents.

Oh Well, As Long As I Get To Lay On My Couch And Watch TV, It's Not A Problem For Me. Since I Mostly Indulge In The Art Of Hedonism.

"Hmm, Would You Look At The Time Already Midnight? Well I Better Get Some Rest I'd Rather Come To School Looking Somewhat Awake" 

I Yawned And Slowly Made My Way Upstairs At A Somewhat Decent Pace Since I Was Already Heavily Tired Through Binging Thirty-Five Episodes Of Kaiju Warfare. 

As I Entered My Room I Was Introduced To My Usual Bedroom Aroma, It Was Like Heaven. My Room Was Filled With Manga And Anime Figurines, Like I Always Say Pleasure And Materialistic Things Is All You Need In Life.

As I Plummeted Down On The Soft Mattress, My Body Became Instantly Relaxed As If I Was Sleeping In A Cloud In The Sky. I Got Into My Usual Fetal Sleeping Position Although I Looked More Like A Hedgehog Curling Up. I Closed My Eyes And Drifted Off To A Beautiful And Peaceful Slumber.

After A Long Peaceful Night, I Was Suddenly Woken Up By The Alarm, It Was Meant To Be A Couple Of Peaceful Waterdrops But Turned Out To Sound Like A Heavy Slamming Sound. 

"Argh! Shut Up!"

I Grumbled As I Picked Up A Pillow And Threw It At The Annoying Alarm As It Collapsed Onto The Ground Along With The Pillow The Sound Stopped. I Took A Sigh Of Relief And Jumped Out Of Bed In Somewhat Happiness. 

But The Sound Came Back Later So I Decided To Pick It Up And Chuck It Out of The Window. I Then Took Another Sigh And Walked Into The Bathroom Ready To Wash Myself.

"Right, Where's My Special Toothpaste? Hmmm..."

I Rummaged Around Through The Cabinet Before Finding It A Grin Grew Across My Face, My Favourite Toothpaste Was Neko-Neko Tans Toothpaste. She Was A Popular Vtuber Who I Genuinely Adored With Every Bone In My Body.

Unlike The Girls In My School Who Were Very Rude And Mean, She Always Cared About People's Health And Would Respond To Donations In The Sweetest Ways. I Of Course Did Donate Occasionally With Heartfelt Love Messages. To People Outside The Vtuber Trend, It Would Seem Weird But To People Like Me, It Was The Norm.

As I Applied The Toothpaste I Quickly Brushed All Grime And Dirt Off My Teeth To Avoid The Dreaded Cavities. Soon After, I Finally Got Dressed Into My School Uniform And Was Ready For The Day.

"Ah Another Day At School, More Like Another Hell, Seriously Was School Just Designed To Break People's Spirits Like A Boot Camp"

I Thought To Myself As I Stepped Outside, I Walked Along The Street Which Was Surprisingly Quiet As The Sunlight Illuminated The Trees. Creative A Peaceful And Calm Environment, Birds Were Sat Down On The Roofs Of Buildings Chirping Away. Almost Like They Announced The Arrival Of The Morning.

"If Only I Was A Bird Haha... I Mean They've Got No Problems Usually And They Don't Even Go To School" I Explained With A Shrug, Sure Life As A Bird Would Be Simple But Then Again I Don't Think I'd Handle Being Hunted By Predators. 

Suddenly, I Heard Rustling From The Bushes As I Stepped Back On Instinct Preparing For What Was To Come. My Mind Raced Could It Be Some Bush Mutant? Or Maybe Just A Fox? Who Knew? I Tightened Up My Fists Ready For What's To Come.

Fortunately, It Was My Lifelong Friend Charlie On His Bike, But Then I Realised The Situation So I Jumped Out of The Way As His Bike Was Launched Out of The Bushes. As His Ride Plummeted Into The Ground, He Fell Off The Vehicle And Face Planted The Ground. It Seemed Hilarious From My Angle But Landing Smack On The Ground Must've Been Painful.

"Uh, You OK Buddy?" I Asked As I Looked Up At His Body That Was Now Lying flat On The Ground But Suddenly He Sprung Back Up Into Action. He Seemed To Easily Brush Off That Injury With Minimal Effort.

"I Am Fine And My Cheek Bones Do Not Feel Like There Cracked" He Exclaimed With His Usual Signature Grin. I Merely Shook My Head And Was Surprised He Wasn't In Hospital As This Was His Twentieth Time That He's Crashed.

"So What's On Today's Agenda?" I Winked Itching To Know What Kinda Pranks My Best Bud Had Planned. "Well Simple My Old Pal Matthew" He Then Proceeded To Rummage Through His Bag And Revealed 30 Water Balloons, A Rush Of Excitement Flooded Me As I Clapped My Hands In Respect.

"You Outdid Yourself, Charlie, Truly A Pranking Legend" I Laughed Amusingly, As I Took Some Of The Water Balloons And Pocketed Them In My Blazer Pocket. "Well Looks Like We're Gonna Have A Hell Of A Good Time Then Pal" I Smiled Already Knowing This Day Would Go In Our Favour.

As We Resumed Our Journey Back To School, I Noticed A Couple Of Familiar Faces, Not The Good Kind However. My Eyes Caught The Sight Of My Worst Classmate, Nick, To Say He Was A Dick Was An Understatement. He Was The Type To Target Usually Insecure Or Quiet People Just For His Personal Pleasure Completely Oblivious To His Size When He Carries Out This Cruelty.

I've Stood Up To Him Many Times, Not Surprisingly However He's Always Hidden Behind His Two Tall Classmates As He Can't Do Anything On His Own If He's Confronted. 

"Ah, It's Nick? Hanging Around With Usual Lapdogs" Charlie Chuckled Nudging Me Playfully, I For One Was Glad To Have A Classmate Like Charlie. He Helped Throughout Many Times Of Suffering And Turmoil Especially On "That Day". 

"Yeah It's The Norm For A Dick Like Him, I'm Just Hoping I Have Zero Lessons With That Absolute Scum Of A Person" I Added As Charlie Nodded In Agreement. "Well We Better Hurry Up I Still Wanna Get My Morning School Breakfast" Charlie Pleaded As He Tugged On The Cuff Of My Blazer.

"Fine, Fine Buddy We Will" So I Decided To Pick Up The Pace As We Walked Perfectly In Sync. Soon We Arrived At The Front, The Entrance Is Wide Open, Somewhat Inviting Me In. As I Cross The Threshold, I Notice The Walls Inside The School Are A Light Shade Of Blue And The Floors Are Made Of Solid Mahogany. 

The Smell Is Strong, Mixing The Scents Of Freshly Cleaned Floors And Shampoo. "Huh, I Guess The School Had Some Renovations To Actually Make It Breathable Ey?" Charlie Laughed Hysterically As He Nudged Me Again I Merely Rolled My Eyes Shaking My Head In Somewhat Agreement. 

"Yeah, Yeah Let's Head To The Cafeteria And Grab A Quick Bite Before Heading To Class" I Exclaimed As We Both Headed To The Cafeteria, The Cafeteria To Us Was Heaven A Place Of Respite And Peace As We Can Chow Down On Some Good Meals. 

As I Sat Down On One Of The Benches, I Stretched Backwards And Then Forwards Loosening My Joints. Since Having These Joints In Pain Would Make Class Even Worse. "Ah, That's The Spot" I Yawned And Layed Peacefully On The Chair. 

I Waited Calmly And Quietly Waiting For Charlie To Return From The Cue For The Food. I Of Course Brought My Own Meals Because I Wasn't Fond Of Eating School Breakfast Meals. 

Then A Familiar Person Walked Up To Me, It Was A Short-Sized Blonde-haired Girl, Her Name Was Alice, She Wore The Usual School Uniform Only Difference Being That Her Skirt Was Crimson Red And Her Eyes Were Ocean Blue. I Unfortunately Had The Opportunity To Get To Know This Person. She Was Usually Bullied For Her Big Forehead And I Could Understand Why, I Mean Seriously I Could Play Noughts And Crosses On It.

The Thought Of It Merely Made Me Laugh, Alice Was An Eighth Year Student Even More Annoying Than The Girls In My Class Since She Was A Brat. 

She Looked At Me With Her Usual Pouty Expression As She Shook Her Head.

"Matthew-san Were You Responsible For Making My Favourite Teacher Leave Last Week?" She Asked In A Grumpy Manner, I Merely Chuckled, It Was Usual For Me To Make Teachers Leave Since I Wasn't Fond Of Many Of The Staff Here. 

"Oh Uh I Wouldn't Know I've Made Many Teachers Leave, I Mean I Think I Did... I Don't Know Sorry Alice" I Meekly Shrugged.

"You're An Idiot You Know That Matthew! You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself!" She Yelled At Me In Quite A Squeaky Voice She Sounded More Like A Dying Turkey Above All Else. Soon Charlie Arrived With His Box Of Fries In Hand, This Was The Perfect Opportunity For Me To Ditch The Conversation.

"Oh Uh Looks Like My Pals Here So I Better Dip" 

I Spoke With A Disinterested Voice To Show My Obvious Dislike In Her Presence But She Decided To Dash In Front Of My Way. This Of Course Angered Me As I Gritted My Teeth In Pure Frustration. 

"You're Staying Here Until I Have A Proper Talk With You Idiot!"

She Yelled Loudly To The Point Where She Ticked Me Off, I Then Kneeled And Moved Close To Her Ear So She Could Hear Me. I Spoke With Pure Frustration And Contempt.

"If You Don't Move I Will Throw You Into A Locker And Keep You There Until Your Body Grows Spores And Your Skin Becomes Decayed, Do I Make Myself Clear?" 

"Oh Uh Yeah, Y-yeah... Wahhhh You're So Mean!"

She Teared Up As She Ran Off Attempting To Stop The Overflowing Streams Of Tear Drops. I Merely Shrugged And Couldn't Care Less, It Was Her Fault.

"Come On Charlie Let's Get To Class, Alice Has Already Pissed Me Off" 

I Sighed As I Signalled For Him To Follow Me, He Did Of Course Without Hesitation. We Then Began Our Slow Walk To Class, This Day Of Hell Was Just Beginning. 

(Writers Note: Thanks For Reading The First Chapter, I'm Totally New To The Slice Of Life Genre So You'll Have To Bear With Me. But If You Enjoyed This Chapter Please Feel Free To Give It A Rating And Review. And If You Have A Problem With It Leave A Critique So I Know How To Improve.)