We're Different

Chapter 1

       "Come on, Skai! We're gonna be late if you don't hurry up!"

"Oh, give her a minute!" Bree called down the stairs. She took her hands off my eyes and I instantly smiled at what I saw. Bree had insisted on giving me a makeover for my first day of school, and she had done well. She had dyed my hair red, to match the colors of my outfit. I wore a red and black shirt that bunched up and then flared out, and a red and black lacy skirt. My shoes looked like black sneakers, but they had heels on them. She's also given me red fingerless gloves and a red beanie, along with red glasses, since it was discovered my vision function had been impaired.

"Wow Bree..." I smiled. "I look great... Thanks so much."

"It was no problem. Now come on. We've got to get to school! Race you to the bottom of the stairs?"

I nodded and we both super-speeded off. Once again, I beat Bree to the bottom, but she still had this wide smile. Chase, Adam, and Leo rolled their eyes at our childishness, but we both shrugged it off and walked out the door. The other three quickly followed, and as we walked, Adam, Bree, Chase, and Leo filled me in on what I was supposed to do.

"Alright. So if anyone asks, you're a friend of Bree's staying with us for a while," Leo told me. I nodded.

"And whatever you do, you cannot use your bionics at school, tell people you're bionic, or tell people you're an android. Got it?" Chase gave me something akin to a death glare. I sheepishly nodded.

"Oh, and whatever you do, do not tick Principal Perry off," Adam cut in. "She's vicious."

"What does she do?" I asked.

"You don't want to know." Bree's eyes were wide, so I decided to drop it.

Before I knew it, we'd arrived at school. Bree quickly dragged me away to show me around, and the boys went to go talk to some kid with a guitar. But instead of showing me around, Bree dragged me into a corner, and spun me around. She aimed me right at the boy Adam and Chase were talking to.

"Bree, what are you-"

The boy began playing on his guitar. Really well. He hit every note perfectly and finished it off right.

"Wow..." I sighed.

He, Adam, Chase, and eventually, Leo, began talking, and soon, the boy handed Chase his guitar. He looked at the instrument for a few seconds, then began playing advanced level lines. He played like a rock star, and to finish it off, slid onto the floor on his knees and finished off his solo. He then looked around, embarrassed, and handed the guitar back to the boy.

"Go talk to him," Bree urged me.

"Who, Chase? I would, but I'm afraid I'd die of boredom."

Bree laughed.

"No, that new kid. Go!"

With that, she shoved me away and I stumbled. The four guys looked at me, and I composed myself awkwardly, then walked over to them.

"Oh, hey Skai," Adam smiled.

"Hey Adam."

"Oh, Marcus. This is our sister Bree's friend," Chase introduced.

"Hi, I'm Skai."

"I'm Marcus." He stuck his hand out and I shook it.

"Skai's staying with us for a while, since her parents are away."

I opened my mouth to say something, when a piercing ring interrupted me.

"What was that?" I asked.

"That was the school bell, Skai," Leo answered sarcastically. "You go to class now."

"What class?"

Leo, Chase, and Adam face palmed, but Marcus jumped down from where he was sitting.

"You got your schedule?" He asked.

I nodded and pulled out my phone, pulling up a picture of my schedule. He smiled once he looked at it.

"We have the same first class. And the same lunch."

"Nice!"

"Care to attempt to find where we're going together?"

I laughed at his joke.

"It'd be my pleasure."