Falling For You

Breathtaking

Gon hunched in front of his bathroom mirror, turning in every direction and examining himself as much as possible. A small frown became etched on his tanned features. At six feet tall, he practically loomed over the sink.

Is this proper attire for my first day of school?

  He was interrupted by a shout from downstairs.

  "Gon, hurry up! You're going to be late for your first day of school!"

  It was his Aunt Mito. He sucked in his cheeks from nervousness as he pondered how his aunt's voice could carry from all the way down there.

"Yosh! Let's do this!" Letting the air out of his cheeks, a determined glint in his caramel brown eyes 一 the one that brought his tan face to life, he headed downstairs, grabbing his backpack on the way out and slung it over his shoulders.

Gon Freecss, sixteen years old, was starting his third year of high school.

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  His brown boots pounded on the cement beneath them as he dashed his way to where Whale Island High was located. Though school had commenced a few weeks earlier, this would be Gon's first day attending. He has always lived on Whale Island, but it has since expanded into more than just a fishing location. With its expansion came new homes, shops, three schools 一 an elementary school, junior high and a high school, and much more. Gon, along with his Aunt Mito and his grandmother, had moved homes so Gon could be closer to the high school.

  Though I wish we hadn't been so late in moving in.

  But there was nothing Gon could do about that now, so he just focused on dashing his way down the sidewalk to his new school.

  He arrives just as the bell rings, and hoping it was the first bell, he dashes up the front steps and into an otherwise crowded hallway, where as expected, he stood more than a head over everybody else. This fact earned him stares and several students whispered behind their hands as he passed. Choosing to ignore them, Gon expertly weaves through the throng of students, keeping his eyes out for the main office, where he had to pick up his schedule first.

Gon was so preoccupied in finding it that he wasn't watching where he was going and thus, ends up running into someone, knocking them down onto the ground.

"I'm sorry!" He quickly leans down and offers an arm out to help them up and upon closer observation, he notices the someone he had run into was a girl.

Her eyes were beautifully clear and turquoise and she had long, curly blonde hair that went past her shoulders and down her back; it looked silky and smooth. He wondered if it would be soft if he touched it. Shaking his head from these thoughts, the girl takes his hand and Gon pulls her up onto her feet, noting how she barely reached a bicep.

"It's quite alright." The girl replies, her voice soft and gentle, like a music note. She offers him a smile as she dusts her dress off, seemingly unbothered by his giant stature. Gon thought a dress was rather peculiar to be wearing to school. It was very red and expensive looking, it made her look like a porcelain doll. She certainly had the look and pale clear skin for it. "I take it you're new as I've never seen you around before."

Gon nodded, bringing himself out of his scrutiny. "I'm Gon Freecss." He offers out his hand, which she took and shook it once before pulling her hand away. "So u-uh...awkward first meeting, yeah?"