You're A Villain
` I didn't know being shot by your fingers, with the eyes of a tiger, would hurt so much. `
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I'm pretty sure my fate, or whatever really truly despises me. Here I was sitting in my homeroom class, in the corner of the class with the popular delinquent Kai Stavish and the school director's daughter Ember Dixon. I covered my face, letting out a muted groan of pain from these events happening. I pulled my hands away from my eyesight, to the side of my cheeks, progressively becoming more agitated. Ember was busy tying her long blonde hair in to a ponytail, the hair band being in her mouth. Kai Stavish.. well he was taking a good ol' nap, his black hair messy hair falling over his eyes. I moaned in defeat softly, gladly no one had heard me. This year we'd gotten new homerooms, but because so many teachers retired or left.. and constantly the student number changing..We had to get new homerooms as it got too confusing. God it was so hectic they just drew our classes from a hat or something like that.
"Hey Eden," I turned my head to the right just enough to see the source of the voice. I stood up, not willing to converse with anyone and started away towards the door. I tucked away my phone in to my back jean pocket. Ember grabbed my wrist, who was actually the one trying to talk to me in the first place. She pulled me towards her aggressively. "Hey, don't ignore me," she used her sweet voice, it made me sick. I jerked my hand quickly away from her touch, then leaned it against her desk.
"I won't ignore you, when you learn how to stop being a liar," I whispered to her, then turning around and asked the teacher to go to the washroom. Our new homeroom teacher hesitated but let me go, except I never came back. I went over to the convenience store that was across the street, bought some food and a drink, then heading towards the bus stop. I sat down on the grass, not particularity waiting for a bus. I took off my bag and pulled out a pack of cigarettes, pulling one out and carefully placing it between my lips. Before I was able to put it back, a shadow appeared, covering the warm sun that was shining on me. I blinked and looked up, covering my face from the sun that was hiding the face of the person. He sat next to me, a blank face plastered on his lips. He grabbed the cigarette from my lips and put it between his lips, taking out a lighter and lighting it. I grit my teeth and pulled out another one before angrily zipping up my bag. He lit my cigarette for me as well, he pulled it away after a good huff of the cigarette, and breathed out the smoke.
"Already skipping?" he asked, smoke leaving his lips.
"You too?" I threw the question at him, my cigarette between my fingers. He chuckled at my question, putting his cigarette back between his lips, inhaling, removing the cigarette and exhaling the puff of gray smoke. I watched him for a half minute probably, as he just left my question unanswered. I exhaled a half laugh and averted my gaze back at the clouds. I laid down on the grass and continued blowing smoke from between my lips.
"Don't you think fate brought us together like this?" he asked. I looked at him from the corner of my eye, I took a deep breath, my cigarette in my fingers, a small smoke trail going up from it.
"If it's fate then it truly hates me," I responded bluntly and tossed my cigarette on the pavement. I put my backpack on my shoulders, stomped on my cigarette to cut off the fire. Kai watched me with his warning green eyes, his elbow propped against the grass, holding his body up from completely lying on the grass.
"Are you leaving?" he asked, for some off reason I thought I heard sadness in his voice. I smiled to myself in humor and tightened my backpack straps.
"Why not?" I asked him, averting my gaze from the road straight ahead, towards him. He stared at me, as if looking for something else that I didn't say. "You'll be lonely out here without me?" I raised my eyebrow, then rolling my eyes. He tossed his cigarette towards me, I dodged it and glared him.
"Ah, sorry," his tone was fake apologetic. I let a low scowl escape between my lips before swiftly moving my feet, starting on my way to the the traffic light. I put in my headphones, just in case he tried to catch anymore of my attention that he already gathered. I let out a puff of air leaning my head against the metal pole, I reached my arm and pressed the button to cross and it rang out lightly. I closed my eyes knowing it'll take at least a good minute for the traffic light to change for me to cross. My mind drifted for a little too long for me to realize the presence behind me. I was startled by the hand on my shoulder and a blue aura appeared around me, zapping him as he flinched back away. Now both of us meeting eyes as a light blue clear small wall was right in front of me. He held his hand and stared me, seeming to try to read something he couldn't. He clicked his tongue, turning his eyes away from mine that were full of panic. The light beeped as the crosswalk sign turned white, signaling to me that I can cross. I blinked, and ripped my eyes off him, towards the crosswalk instead, and exhaled a soft breath. I looked back at him for a split second before averting my eyes and starting towards the crosswalk. He grabbed my arm, pulling me away, as a car honked right in front of me. Just then his lips lifted upwards and he started laughing.
"What?" I voiced out harsher then intending to. He lifted his eyes back at me, glancing down at his hand still tightly gripping my arm. I noticed his stare and pulled away from his grip, turning away from him slightly, and rolling my eyes realizing I just missed my crosswalk. "Hey now! You made me miss my turn!" I snapped, glaring at him. His laughs soon seized to soft puffs of air of amusement.
"Oh? My bad, sorry for helping you not die today," he replied with scorn. I grit my teeth, I felt a soft flame burning in my stomach. I didn't realize the other hand he still held a cigarette, which reminded me he stole one from me just mere minutes ago then tossing it at me. He brought it to his lips, inhaled and then breathed in to my face. I coughed from the closeness of the smoke, and through the smoke glared daggers in his direction. "I wonder.." he finally spoke, humor suddenly leaving his eyes. For some reason my gut filled with sudden anxiety under his stern look. "What are you?" he asked, his lips moving so magically as he spoke the words.
"Eden!!" a voice echoed from across the street. Kai moved away, seeming unimpressed with being disturbed. I glanced away from Kai, briefly stepping away before looking at Nixon waving his arms like the werido he is. I clicked my tongue, and walked the opposite direction for both, I broke in to a run suddenly. I ran away from the question, from people getting close to me, people trying to make me open up.
That's not happening, Ever. It's always been me, myself and I.. And I'm not letting some assholes break my walls..Especially my childhood friend who god knows is like now.
I stopped running, my feet were burning, my head hanging low as sweat dripped down my forehead. Suddenly I felt something wet running on my cheeks, I lifted my hand only to realize I was crying. I grit my teeth, and cursed to myself softly under my breath. After a moment of scolding myself for randomly crying, I straightened myself from leaning over and looked around, trying to pinpoint where I actually was. I nervously bit my lip not being able to remember the place I was at. There were many fences up around me, and maybe dark gray shaded buildings along with long narrow alleyways. There was people wandering around but something in my gut told me it was dangerous here. I took out my phone, and I saw I had a little while to do nothing. I inhaled a long deep breath, letting it out one again before shoving my phone and pulling my bag down my left arm. I unzipped the bag with my right arm and pulled out a pack of cigarettes and took one and put it between my lips before shoving the packet back and throwing my bag over my shoulders. I pulled out a lighter from my jackets pocket and a small flame ignited, I pushed the flame against my cigarette, it flared as I breathed in the cancer. I put the lighter in my pocket and pulled the cigarette away from my lips, exhaling a long breath of gray smoke, almost matching the same color with the buildings and streets. "Time to explore," I whispered to myself before swiftly starting on a walk around the area.
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"Kai Stavish, was it?" Nixon asked, stepping towards the messy black haired male.
"Yes, and you're Nixon? Aren't you? The transfer student all the girls are crazy over from just a look at," Kai scoffed, rolling his eyes as he exhaled another puff of smoke.
"I didn't ask for this popularity you know?" Nixon grumbled, and seeming irritated rubbed the back of his neck. Kai seemed to find it amusing.
"Want a smoke?" Kai offered, holding the cigarette towards the brunette, a small trail of smoke trailing from the white object. Nixon glanced at the object with disinterest.
"I.. never..." Nixon cleared his voice, his cheeks flushing. Kai broke in to a grin, his eyes sparkling suddenly.
"Woah really!?" he burst in to fits of laughter. Nixon looked at him a little flustered, walking over to Kai, slightly punching him in the arm before walking over to sit down. Kai's laughter seized and a playful smirk appeared on his featured as he hopped over to go sit beside the still flustered brunette. "Here, try it, I know it's disgusting to share a cigarette but, its whatever," Kai extended the object to him. Nixon's brown eyes met his green ones, and they both held the look for a moment before Nixon took the object and put it between his lips, holding with his fingers on to it. He inhaled lightly, looking like an amateur with the way he held the cigarette and started coughing, smoke leaving his lips. He gave the black haired it back, coughing harshly still. Kai smiled softly to himself before inhaling once more, and exhaling. He silently sat with the coughing boy until he finally caught his breath. "You have asthma?" he finally asked, averting his gaze back at the brunette who was now drinking some water. Nixon stopped, he had his elbow leaning on his knee, his other knee against the grass. He glanced over at the black haired boy,
"Yeah, but it's not super bad, it's just there," Nixon replied, shrugging. Nixon noticed Kai's long stare as he was leaning against his arm, half laying on the grass, and almost sitting at the same time. "Skipping another class?" Nixon asked, looking at him unpleased.
"Well, for me that's normal, but you?" Kai responded with a question and chuckled in returned. He finally averted his green eyes away from the brunette, watching the passing cars instead. Nixon was silent for a moment, not able to respond.
"I'm not skipping.." Nixon muttered, obviously being ashamed of the true reason. Kai raised his eyebrow, sitting up slightly, tilting his head to the side.
"So then?" Kai asked, bringing the cigarette to his lips once more, and coughing softly. Nixon looked at him, obviously not impressed with the fact the boy was coughing.
"I got in to a fight," Nixon cleared his thought, meeting with Kai's shocked green eyes before completely turning his head away. Kai started chuckling, coughing shortly afterwards due to his forgetful thought about the cigarette still being in his mouth.
"The sweet caring boy Nixon, that all girls are crazy about got in to a fight? How interesting," Kai's smirk was evident. Nixon looked at him and chuckled suddenly.
"We all have reasons to make scenes don't you think?" Nixon asked, bravely meeting eyes with the other male, both holding each others look for longer than intended by both.