Glassheart Chloe x Red (book 1) {Nightmarish Reality}

Chapter 1: A New Threat Named Detention

Chloe's POV

 'Everything was perfect - I mean, how could it not be? I had what my heart had been yearning for. I had what I needed and loved. I had Red, and Red had me. She would always have me, and I would always stand by her.'

I know that's something she needs rather than something she wants. Red has never been the type to be vulnerable to anyone. I suppose you could blame her mother, the Queen of Hearts, for that. Her mother never let her be her own person, always disappointed in her, not giving Red the love that she needed and desired. Over time, Red built up a strong wall, not letting anyone in for fear of getting hurt. As a result, it has been hard for her to build up a social life. I'm the only person she let in, and I want to prove to her that she made a good choice in doing so.

Red and I had to travel back in time to save my mother. Her mother was going to have her executed. Even though her mother is as sweet as can be now because we saved her from a prank that went too far, Red still feels awkward about the situation and confides in me most of the ti- I heard a knocking on my desk that interrupted my thinking. My teacher, Mr. Wingling, was looking down at me. Blinking at him, when no one said anything, he asked if I knew the answer to the question. I stared at him blankly, then at the board, wishing I wasn't about to admit that I had not been paying attention. The bell rang. 'Oh, thank God,' I thought. I gave my teacher a last look to apologize before putting my books in my bag. As I started to the door, I heard my teacher's voice call me back. I groaned - this was not the first time, but I wished it was the last."Chloe, what's gotten into you? You're usually the only one who stays awake and participates in my class, but recently you've been zoned out," I look down at my feet. When I don't reply, he says, "If you don't start paying attention, you'll see me in detention." The words echo in my head. I had never been threatened with detention. I stare at him, seeing the disappointment in his eyes before nodding and walking out of the classroom. I wanted to cry. I didn't understand how I let myself zone out so easily.

As I started walking to my locker, I heard a joking voice behind me saying, "Were you late because you wanted to know how to get extra credit on the homework assignment again?" I know Red's trying to be funny, but right now was not a good time for me. When I looked down at my feet, rather than giving Red a warm smile or laugh, it felt so wrong."Sorry, Red, but I'm not in the mood for jokes," I mumbled, glancing at Red's face, embarrassed to see a bit of hurt in her beautiful eyes. I looked at my locker, but Red had seen the tears that I was trying to hold back. Her eyes immediately went from hurt to concerned. "What's wrong, Chloe?! Did I say something wrong? Was the joke too much? I-I'm sorry," she stammered, looking down at her feet. "I wish you would stop blaming yourself, Red. I don't want you looking so sad," a beautiful face like yours should never be sad, I said to myself. I took Red's hand, and her body relaxed a bit, she gave me a worried expression. "I just had a rough class, that's all, Red," I said. She looked at me unconvinced, "If you're sure," she whispered. There was a long awkward pause before Red asked, "Since that was our last period, do you want to see something I made for you??" I nodded, knowing this was Red's way of showing her love. I followed, wondering what she made, taking her hand, together we headed to our dorm.

A/N

"I hope you enjoyed my first chapter. I apologize if it was a bit slow or seemed odd, but I have the storyline in my head, and getting it down is the hard part. I'll try to post as much as I can. I'm sorry if the grammar is not great, that's just me. I might take a chapter out at times to upgrade it. I hope you enjoy the next chapter."