Guarded Soul.

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A/N:

*Le gasp*

Max! Another book!? When you haven't even finished your other... *counts*... five?

Yeah... I know, but I've really wanted to get this story written down for a while... my notes are using up all my storage so I gotta just do iitttt.

Anywhore... enjoy this I guess? Chapter One of Guarded Soul.

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Word count: 2219

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"And who's that?" Lance asked, pointing towards a boy that had just walked through the main double doors.

Of course he knew straight away that it was him.

That boy is the reason Lance is even here in the first place... But nobody can know that.

He had longish, raven black hair that was currently tied up into a small ponytail, it contrasted his smooth porcelain skin nicely. His lips were a candyfloss pink and plump, they sat neatly under a small button nose with tiny, almost unnoticeable freckles splattered across it. And those eyes... A beautiful violet colour with a thin ring of cobalt blue circling his pupils.

Victoria, for some reason, chuckled when she saw who Lance was referring to. She put an arm around his shoulder and used him as an arm rest as she spoke.

Victoria is Lance's buddy. The person that shows him around the school and introduces him to people so that he can make other friends. She's nice, in Lance's opinion, and very pretty.

"That... would be Keith Kogane; bad boy and heart throb of Altea High, not that he notices of course, the oblivious little shit. It sounds cliché, I know... but ask anyone here and they'll tell you the same thing." Victoria smiled and then chuckled when she saw Lance's raised eyebrow.

Lance shook his head and watched as the crowd (who, he had noticed, normally huddle together and take up any available space in the hallway) began to part to let Keith through. A few nervous girls made their way over in a trio, stopping right in front of Keith, who raised an eyebrow at them but stopped and allowed them to say whatever they had come over for.

The girl in the middle was pushed forward by her two friends, and she ended up stumbling into Keith, who caught both her and himself before they fell.

"S-sorry... I... I uh-" The girl tripped over her words and Keith sighed before removing his hand from her hip, where he had steadied her.

The girl took a deep breath and looked up at Keith, determination in her eyes now.

"H-hi Keith... I know you don't know me very well, we've only had a few classes together, but I-I was wondering... uh..." The girl paused and looked away, possibly to muster up some more confidence before she continued.

Keith waited patiently, eyes searching her face for any kind of clue as to what she wanted. She swallowed and looked back up to Keith.

"I was wondering if you'd be my date to the school dance?" She finished.

Lance suddenly felt a little bit uncomfortable. This conversation was personal, between Keith and this girl. He shouldn't be eavesdropping.

Then why... why doesn't Lance seem to care?