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Paranoia

First Person POV

I don't really have a problem with school; I have a problem with the people that go there.

School is fine, I learn things and the teachers ain't' so bad (apart from Mr.Monokuma, that guy is messed up, I don't even know how he became a teacher!).

It's not even all the people that go there either! A lot of them are fine, they don't talk to me but they don't mess with me either y'know? I mean, sure company would be nice! But I can deal with bein' alone, I don't think I long for companionship.

No, it's just a few punk kids that make my school life a misery.

I don't feel safe anymore.

It's like, they could be anywhere and I wouldn't have any kind of power against them! The next thing I know they've smacked me round the head or yelled something at me about how useless and boring I am.

Useless.

I can take them saying that, because I know I'm not. All the work I do at dads shop proves that! I defiantly have my uses, so they can call me useless all they want and I won't care one bit.

Boring.

Now that one kind of hurts... But it annoys me more than anything. Everyone around me seems to think I'm plain and boring, that I blend in with the crowd. For example, if I was in an anime- I'd be the character you see in the background sometimes but you never hear them talk, or they end up dying early on and no one cares about them. I guess it annoys me because no one has given me a chance to prove I'm not boring.

I'm sure if someone noticed me they'd like me.

-*-

The bell had just gone to signify the end of a school day, so that meant I just had to get home safe then I would have gone one whole day without an encounter with any bullies! It would have been the first in a while, so I was being extra cautious as I made my way through the school building.

But at almost every corner I turned there seemed to be someone intimidating standing there, like they were just waiting for some weakling like me to pass by!

Maybe I was just being paranoid, but I don't think you can ever be too careful.

After a while I finally thought I'd found a safe route to the schools exit, I was almost home free! I could practically smell the motor oil!

But no.

Some tall blond guy suddenly turned the corner holding a baseball bat.

In all honesty, he wasn't even looking my way- but I still tuned on my heal and ran, I really didn't want to take any chances especially if this guy had a baseball bat.

I stopped for breath down one of the schools corridors; I really wasn't built for running.

That's when I heard it.

Footsteps moving quickly, running in fact, in my direction.

I swear my heart stopped for a moment and my blood ran cold.

It just wasn't fair okay? I'd gone out of my way to avoid any kind of contact with anyone who looked remotely like they wanted to beat me up, and now one was chasing after me!

I pulled my beanie down low over my head with one hand and fiddled with my braid using the other. I was just trying to calm myself down as tears threatened to spill down my face. I knew there was no running from whoever was on their way, so I just had to face whatever they had in store for me.

I head them stop running as they reached the corridor I stood in, and they began to walk towards me. They didn't even sound out of breath so this guy must have been an athlete or something.

I know it sounds lame, but I whimpered with every step they took closer to me, I just really wanted to go one day without anyone hating me...

The stranger taped me on the shoulder, and I froze up.

"Yo? Dude you okay there?"

Wait, so he wasn't going to hit me?

"Look I thought I heard someone running away. I was sort of hoping it would be some smoking hot chick in need of a hero to sweep her off her feet... but whatever."

I looked out from under my hat and rubbed my eyes the moment I realised I was in no real danger.

It was that blond boy with the baseball bat from before (I kinda guessed it would be him, I'm not the quietest runner in the world).

"Look are ya gonna tell me what wrong or not?" he said, folding his arms.

"N-no thing, I was just being paranoid I guess..." I managed to say although I did sound very shaky.

"Oh okay- shit was it because of me? Sorry man, I didn't mean ta scare ya" the blond boy laughed, trying to lighten the mood a little.

This was certainly a first for me, not only had someone apologised to me, but they were also talking to me out of their own free will. This was all new, but I really liked it.

"Don't worry about it" I said with a little smile.

"But uh..." the blond began "Why'd ya think I was gonna beat you up? I don't even know you."

"I get picked on a lot round here, I just don't really trust anyone not to beat me up." for some reason I found that extremely hard to say, someone actually wanting to know my problems was so... different.

The blond looked a bit surprised "Really? That's not right man. I'm sorry to hear that, it must really suck." he put his hand on my shoulder.

"Yeah." I agreed slowly, still getting used to the convocation.

"Oh hey! I have an idea." the blond exclaimed quite happily "The first step to not getting picked on, is looking tough! So I think you need to go home today and completely change your appearance!"

I stared blankly back at him, not quite sure what he was going on about.

"Look, no offence but let's face it dude, you look kinda weak and plain." he slung an arm around my shoulders after he said that "-and just a little secret between us: I used to be like you too- people used to call me a weenie all the time." he whispered, although there was no one else around to hear it.

I found the idea of this blond stranger looking as plain as me hard to believe, he just looked so cool!

"But-" he continued "I just changed my appearance! Made myself look cooler so people believed I was cooler y'know?" he grinned and unhooked his arm from around me.

I nodded "I get what you mean!" this was really exciting; he could have just solved all of my school problems.

"I think red would suit ya." the blond said as he looked me up and down "See what ya can do with red- I'll look out for you around school tomorrow." he grinned again then looked at his watch "Aw man, I gotta go now or I'll miss my bus." he waved then dashed off back the way he came.

The blond stranger was gone before I knew it and I didn't even get to know his name.

But that didn't matter right now.

Right now, I needed to change my appearance.

Look cooler so people will think you are cool.

Shouldn't be too hard, why hadn't I thought of it before?

-*-

Okay, so my new look hadn't gone exactly as I planned, (the red hair dye turned out to be pink) but I was still pretty happy with it.

Pink is a cool colour, well; at least I think it is.

...

I wonder what the school will think of me now.