Until I Met Leo

Chapter Two

Chapter Two

"Now, I just want a basic sketch of a natural form. Don't over complicate it, because that will ruin the effect when we go on to make prints." the teacher yelled over the noisy class. She was a short, stubby woman, with a thick waist and crazy black hair. Her face was constantly pulled into an excited grin and she was overly happy about everything.

I found her quite intimidating, but to be fair, I tended to find most people intimidating. For example, the fact that I was now surrounded by a pack of girls, all of them asking me questions, flicking their colourful hair and talking about nights out. I felt like a loner. I just felt so out of place with them, but I felt out of place with everyone.

"So, you had to speak with Mr Young, what did you talk about? He is so goddamn gorgeous, for a guy anyway." One of the other girls who's name I had forgot leaned over the table towards me, pushing out her chest slightly and flicking her pink hair out of her face. I looked back at her and grimaced, I wasn't going to say what actually happened, to be honest I just wanted to disappear out of the classroom and never come back.

"Oh, I just had to go over the school regulations and stuff." I replied to the pink slut, she just looked back at me and smiled, she looked so cheap.

"Oh, nobody listens to the rules here anyway," she laughed a fake little tinkling laugh "well, unless you don't want to fit in, but seriously honey, you would make one bad ass girl if you tried."

I avoided her gaze, I didn't usually do things I wasn't supposed to. It helped me remain unnoticed by everyone. But now, here I was in the spotlight and I hated every second of it.

"Leave her alone Shan, she's new here and she doesn't want a creepy lesbian like you drooling all over her." Leona leaned slightly in my direction and I felt myself shiver slightly, I was..scared of her. In the weirdest sense of the word. The strange perfection she had intimidated me, I was just boring.

"I am NOT a creepy lesbian, I like guys too, I just appreciate hot girls." The pink slut winked at me and I felt my face redden. I really didn't like her.

Leona rolled her eyes and leaned back on the stool. The teacher had been talking for a solid five minutes, ignoring the fact that literally nobody was listening. After a while, she gave up and left everyone to do what they wanted.

"HEY MATTIE, GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE."

I jumped as Leona leaned over me and yelled at someone on the other side of the room. She was a very loud person it seemed, I wished I could be so outgoing.

"What's up?" A tall girl walked over. She was really pretty, with long, dyed green hair that went all the way down to her waist. I felt so normal with my pale blonde hair.

"Nothing, I just wanted you to meet my new friend Haylee," Leona wrapped her arm round me and grinned at the other girl. So she was my friend? I felt relieved that not everyone hated me.

"Oh hey, the names Mathilda, but call me Mattie because that name sucks," she stuck out a hand and I cautiously shook it. Her voice was strangely deep for a girl, it had a low rumble to it when she spoke. She wore a ludicrous amount of make up for school. Completed with lots of black, winged eyeliner, eye shadow and black lipstick. She was obviously rocking the gothic look, it really suited her.

"OI MATTHEW, GET BACK HERE YOU WASTE OF SPACE." Someone from the other table yelled, followed by sniggers.

Mattie shook her head and slid on the stool next to me, ignoring them.

"I hate sitting on that damn table, stupid idiots don't understand anything," she grumbled.

"They can shut up, just because you're different doesn't make you less of a person. Just leave them to it. Maybe one day they will realize why they are all alone with fifty cats." Leona reached over and patted Mattie's hand soothingly. I just stared at them both with a blank expression, I had no idea what they were on about.