BEEP BEEP BEEP. I heard my alarm go off, which startled me. I slammed my fist on in, which both broke my alarm clock and my bedstand. My eyes widened when I saw the damage I had done, and I checked my fist to see why I hadn't felt that. To my surprise, I found out that my normally hardly seeable scales were starting to show themselves. I rubbed my hand, and I sighed, figuring that I couldn't really do anything to fix the alarm clock. I tried to cover the damage with a couple of volumes of Fairy Tail, and I figured that as long as no one looked too close, you can't really see it. I looked at my alarm clock, and not really knowing what else to do, I just threw it in my trash can, hoping that mom doesn't check there. Without a second thought, I got dressed in my usual t-shirt and jeans. When I was done, I walked downstairs.
Thankfully, the rest of the morning passed by without any more incidents. I just microwaved something for breakfast, gathered all of my stuff and went out the door. As I was walking, I put in my headphones and turned on my music so I didn't have to hear people whispering about me as I walked. As I neared the school, I hoped that people would leave me alone and that my friends would forgive me.
Out of habit, as soon as I had walked into the doors of the school, I immediately went to the cafeteria. As usual, everyone was there. I took out my headphones and turned off my phone. "Hey, guys." I said, testing to make sure I was in everyone's good graces. "Sorcha! Thank god you're here! I would've thought that as soon as your dad saw you gone, he would've tried to kidnap you again!" Rhythm said, tackling me into a hug. "No, mom made sure dad got the message to leave me alone." I said, thankful that it wasn't possible for a human to squeeze me to death. "Well, that's good!" She said, finally letting me go. I looked at my other friends. Kyle and Carlos were still not looking at me, Nathan would occasionally look my direction, but as soon as I tried to make eye contact, I smelled a rush of fear from him and he would look down and away. Aiden was (unsurprisingly) still eating his breakfast, Ame was finishing up her homework, and Damian was keeping a very close eye on me. I even saw the flash of tranq darts hidden in his jacket, which made me a little mad at him. What did I do to make him lose trust in me to the point where he thought he had to carry tranq darts whenever I was around?
"Sorcha, you okay?" I heard Ame ask me. I was a little surprised by her question, and I just nodded. She gave me a sideways look like she didn't believe, but she went back to her homework. Few minutes later, the sound of the bell nearly murdered my ears. I even had to plug my ears to make sure I didn't lose my hearing. When the bell stopped ringing, I grabbed my bag and I left, not really wanting to hang out with them if they were afraid of me.
First period passed by without any real drama. Someone did leave me a note at my seat at the lab stations, taunting me and challenging me to a fight. Mr. Johnson was going to ask me to give it to him, but he was a little late and I burst the small piece of paper into golden flames, which thankfully didn't turn on the alarms. I saw a mixed look of fascination and horror spread across my teacher's face, but he dropped it and went along with the lesson.
Second period passed, and I stayed as far away from Nathan and Aiden as possible without Ms. Nelthrope becoming suspicious. I still smelled fear radiating off of Nathan, and I thought it would probably just be weird if I hung around Aiden, since I still felt pretty guilty about what happened yesterday.
Third I just hated. While I was walking down the hallways, people kept on trying to trip me, pull on my hair and yank me by my backpack. A few even tried to challenge me to a fight, but I just ignored them and walked on. I enter Mr. Dennis' classroom, and I saw that almost no one was there. I sat in my usual seat up front, and I brought out my packet for the unit. Not long after, Ame walked in, and she sat next to me. I didn't say anything, and I didn't even really try to talk to her. She tried, though, and I would occasionally nod or let out a grunt of agreement, but I didn't actually talk to her. She saw I didn't want to talk, so she stopped and I saw her start a doodle on her packet.
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Heart of Flame: Freshmen Year
FantasySorcha's lived in Seattle her entire life without any issues what so ever. So she finds it very strange when her mother suddenly decides it's time to move to the town she grew up in: sleepy and boring looking Agono, Utah. Very quickly, however, she...