Shifter (Naruto Fanfic)

Chapter 1: End and Beginning

-----------------------------------------------------------Alex's POV------------------------------------------------------------

I was running through the streets of the loud bustling city, musty air blowing through my hair as I ran. I felt free and alive, something I had not felt in a long time trapped in this repetitive life I live day by day. There it was, I could just see it through the edge of the city, the forest. I ran with renewed vigor, letting myself go. 

"RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG" My alarm clock tore me from my dream just as I was about to reach the forest.

"Happy 16th Birthday to me" I sighed as I got out of bed and turned off my alarm.

Turning on the radio as I walked over to the bathroom, I am by Static X came on as I turned on the shower. turning I looked at myself in the mirror as I waited for the water to heat up, I looked myself up and down, the same pale skin, brown-ish red-ish eyes, slim overly skinny slightly curvy build and flat chest. I wasn't skinny by choice, I ate all manners of junk food and rarely exercised yet I never gained any weight. I looked last at my bright blue shoulder length Mohawk.

"Another year and nothing much changed" I sighed, then stepped into the shower to get ready for the long day ahead of me.

Dressing in a simple outfit of jeans, black combat boots, a low cut black skull shirt, and a plain black zip up hoodie, I then went out into the kitchen and grabbed a cup of coffee for breakfast. I lived alone in a small one room apartment, my parents had died when I was 12, my grandmother took me in but died three years later. I've been alone ever since. No friends, no family, nothing.

Putting my empty coffee cup in the sink, I then grabbed my black messenger bag off the small two person table that sat in the corner of my small kitchen. The bag was sewn in several places due to being ripped and torn over the years, and random pins covered the front of it. Taking the keys off the hook next to the door, I left locking the door behind me.

Stepping out onto the small porch, I took a hair tie off from around my wrist and tied my hair up into a high pony tail, I guess you could say it made me feel like some sort of warrior when I put my hair up this way. Putting my keys in my pocket and pulling out my Ipod, I popped in the ear buds and went on my way.

It was an hour long walk to school, so I liked to pass the time by listening to my Ipod. Sometimes I would just skip school altogether and just sit in the park, high in a tree and read a book while listening to my favorite songs. Today though, I was off for a full day of boring classes, then work.

It was almost time for classes to start by the time I finally made it to school, most of the other students had already ran off to their classes. Only the populars, bullies and druggies where out and about either skipping class, or waiting for some last minute prey to snag before going to class.

"Hey look, it's the freaky orphan girl" A familiar high pitched voice shouted slightly my way, it was Monica, the queen bee of the school and my personal tormentor. She had been having a go at me since the day my parents died, and she enjoyed every bit of it.

I rolled my eyes and continued to walk to my first period class, she thankfully just turned back to her friends chatting away about her newest boyfriend and hot he was in bed. Monica is not only the queen bee but also the school slut, she's only been in high school for three years and has already managed to screw almost the entire school.