Like Clockwork

Just The Beginning

Well, here you guys go. The first chapter

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

How long have I been sitting here, in the school bathroom, curled up on the toilet? Thirty minutes, an hour, the whole class period? Why was I here in the first place... oh, that's right. I remember now, the other kids were picking on me... again. And Soul... why did he get himself in trouble for me, the kids were right. I'm asymmetrical scum, I don't deserve to live anymore. So, why?

"Kid... open the door!" I looked up when I heard banging from the other side of the door, I couldn't bring myself to answer when I opened my mouth and snapped it shut. I didn't want to see anyone right now, especially Soul. So Liz, Patty... go away please. I buried my head back into my knees and let out a deep depressing sigh, trying to tune out their incessant banging on the door.

"Kid, I swear on your grave I will have Patty go home and destroy every symmetrical thing in your room!" Yeah, that seemed to catch my attention. Not my room, any and everything else I could have fixed, but my room. Not my sanctuary, away from everything else that was so disgustingly unsymmetrical, I couldn't deal with it. I bit my lip, was it worth removing myself from my own little world in the bathroom... Tick.

Tock.

Tick.

"Patty, I guess since Kid doesn't want to come out, wanna do me a favor?"

Tock.

I could hear the conversation plain and clear, she was really going to do it, wasn't she? I mustered up what I could and slid from the toilet seat I sat on and trudged over to the door.

"I-I'll come out... just, please...not my room?" I practically whimpered, near begged her not to do that, I would die if it ever had to come to that. I heard a sigh of relief from the other side of the door, and it nearly made me want to smile, if not for my swollen jaw at the moment. Turning the latch on the door, I opened it slowly to see Liz, Patty, Maka, and Tsubaki standing outside of the door with warm smiles, except Maka. I don't know what it was with her, but... she just seemed to hate my guts after we defeated the Kishin.

"Kid, are you sure you're alright? Do you wanna go home?" Why was I being surrounded like this, it was annoying. I began to feel irritation set it, but never said anything. They didn't deserve any of my anger, I let out a deep sigh and touched my swollen cheek, it didn't hurt as bad as earlier but, it still hurt nonetheless.

"I'll be fine, and no. I need to carry out the plan of the day today, I can't afford to fall behind or father will pull me out of school." I began to walk past the group of friends, but stopped when I felt a hand grab my wrist, preventing me from going any further.

"I need to speak to you... alone." I felt my heart speed up, and today's breakfast want to come back up immediately. I closed my eyes and wrenched my hand out of his grip.

"I'm fine guys, please... don't push it. And thank you Soul, but, please don't worry too much over it." And walked off to my first class of the day, you see my big problem is... I'm gay... and I have a huge crush on Soul Eater Evans. And maybe that's why I get picked on so much, besides my OCD anyway. I was always the weird one, as they had labeled... even Crona was accepted more than me, which I found a little saddening.

I kept my head down as I walked into my classroom, and walked up the steps all the way to the nosebleed section, and took a seat into the far corner, and away from the rest of the class. Little had I known, this was just the beginning of what was about to unfold from here on out.