Ghosting

Chapter3 - New Kid

A long wait calls for a long chapter

Keith Kogane wasn't your typical high school senior, of course he had his quirks and personality flaws but what made him strange wasn't these things. Keith had been to 7 different high schools over his 18 years of life, either being expelled or moved to a new place by his parents but everytime he left a school it was because of one peculiar talent... the boy possessed.

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Keith stood at the bus stop nervously, this was his third transfer this year and he couldn't fuck it up again, with all the strain the moves have been putting on his adopted parents over the years, after all they've done for him... This time had to be better.
He sighs and looks out the window of fast moving bus, the scenery being largely just empty fields with the occasional sheep and cows.
he leans his head against the window and pulls out his phone, intending to waste his battery for the rest of the ride.
Keith was jerked back to reality when the bus screeched to a stop, causing more then a few of the students to mumble curses to the driver. Keith glanced out the window again, noticing a boy sprinting to catch the buss. Keith quirked an eyebrow at him noticing how off he looked.
His movements seemed jumpy, almost like a video game character with a shitty connection. And despite the bright sunny morning, his appearance was dim like a dark cloud of blue hung over him. He shook his head, thinking nothing of it.

The buss started moving again, followed by a male voice throwing curses at the driver. Keith looks up at that, raising a surprised eyebrow.

He sees the boy from before, upclose he looked even worse. His overall appearance was nothing unusual, but his edges seemed to blurr into a semi translucent mist. He squints and shakes his head.

I must be really tired...

He thinks to himself, looking away, opting to turn his gaze back out to the scenery.

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Keith stepped off the buss and groaned at the sight before him, the school was huge and the amount of students rushing to get to class before the bell rang was even bigger. He walked around the side of the building where it was less crowded and overwhelming, making it easier to slip into the big double doors of the entrance.
Inside the building was surprisingly less crowded then on the outside. Keith pulled put a map of the school from the pocket of his hoodie, he traced over the pen trail he had drawn a few days prior that went from the entrance to the location of the Office.

Keith nodded to himself, confirming his path he stuffs the map back into his pocket and slowly makes his way to the office.

He steps into the office and nervously moves to the front desk.
The lady behind the counter looks up from her computer and assesses the new face curiously.

"Ah you must be Mr Kogane!" She says suddenly with a kind smile. Keith smiles back and nods "I have your schedule and a list of all of the books and stationery you'll need to get, right here." She leans down and reaches for the cubby at the side and under the desk, she grabs the small stack of paper labled 'kogane' and hands it to the boy.

"Thank you ma'am." He says sheepishly

"Oh its quite alright, now if you'll take a seat someone from your formclass will be here shortly to show you to your classes." He nods to that and takes a seat in one of the plush chairs that Linned the wall directly opposite the desk.
He sits his mostly empty bag on his knees and waits, eyes scanning the students that passed the office door.

He sighs and slumps in his seat, switch his gazing to the floor. He only waited a few more minutes before a large dark skinned boy with short black hair and an orange bandana walked in and came straight for him.