Fate

Quiet boy

Fleur POV

I sighed as I grabbed my stuff for my last class, my least favorite. Algebra. I liked math, mostly, but only one of my friends was in that class, Emma, and she sat across the classroom from me.

I walked in slowly and slipped into my seat by the window. Mrs Gilmore, the math teacher hadn't come yet so I quickly finished my homework for biology. The two annoying love birds who sat next and diagonally from me stumbled into class giggling, and then after them the Quiet boy.

I name people by my own made up nicknames when I don't know their's. Quiet boy sat across from me, and he never spoke or looked up, his inky black locks covering his face as his nose was always buried in either a book or a his work, and would rush out of class as soon as the bell rung.

Mrs Gilmore walked in and started talking, but I tuned her out and finished my homework. I wrote the last thing and looked up to pay attention again.

It was the first week of school at Washington High School, a Friday, and we hadn't really started doing any serious stuff yet. At least in Algebra. The teacher acted as if we were middle schoolers. Today apparently we had to write down a compliment about every person at our table.

What..?

Are we in 7th grade health now?

I sighed as I took a paper from the ones she was she was handing out and picked up my pencil looking around at the people at my table, and wondering what to write. They seemed to be doing the same. Except for Quiet boy of course. He had his head down and was scribbling quickly. I slowly put my pencil down and wrote about the love birds.

Johnny: Nice? I guess
Claire: Funny

It was true, me and Claire had talked a few times, she had a good sense of humor, and Johnny mostly talked about her so I guess he was nice.

But what about Quiet boy?
I mean, I didn't even know his name, and I was pretty shy to ask. But after gathering some confidence I looked up and asked quietly,

"What's your name?"

At first he didn't even answer, just looked at me through his hair, as if making sure I was asking him, and not someone else.

I stared straight back at him.

Then he took in a deep breath and looked up at me, causing me to gasp.

"Axel"