The Ship

Prologue~Chapter 1: Page 3~~Not What He Seems

~Narrator's POV~

Red Youth was always feared by his fellow classmates. Rumors went around about how his blood red eyes could make you remember every sin you committed. There was just something so unsettling about him, that made everyone's skin crawl. That's why when Red took one step closer to Amelia she immediately scrambled back. "S-stop don't come any closer!" she barely got the words out of her mouth. Red was not having it, any thoughts of mercy were now gone as he stepped closer to Amelia. Amelia, now against the wall, quickly said "What do you want! I stopped hurting Luce so what more do you need!" 

Red stared at her with his cold dead eyes and then said, "Leave" he then looked back at the crowd sending a wave of angst into it. Chills went up everyone's spine when he said this. Every kid high tailed out of there, hoping and praying to be spared from his wrath. Well, everyone but Luce. It seemed like she still couldn't believe she was saved by the most feared guy in the grade.

She looked up from the floor, her cheeks wet from crying in pain from Amelia pulling her hair. As Red approached her slowly he looked as if he never comforted someone before. "Are you ok?" he asked. Luce stared at him for a second before a smile crept on her tear soaked face before she laughed hysterically. "Wow I never thought that you would be so shy!" she said between giggles.

"H-hey! I never did this before ok, people usually avoid me so they never really.." his voice dropped and then there was a pause.

Now let's get things straight, Luce NEVER met this kid before today.  However, she had heard rumors and gossip about him. So when he started acting differently than anything that was said about him she understood immediately. He was misunderstood, an outcast, and feared for something he didn't think was weird or scary at all.  And when she realized that, she pitied him. For he was just like her, and she was just like him. Maybe that's why she.......