The girl being chased had �strawberry brown� hair that reached down to the small of her back. She appeared to have no bangs, but the bangs were actually as long as the rest of her hair. Her hair was dubbed �strawberry brown� because at first glance, it was brown, but when looked at in the light, shone in fiery red. She was tall and slender with sea green eyes. She wore a red sleeveless crop top under a jean jacket and long dark bell-bottom pants that almost covered her red basketball shoes.
A light backpack was on her back, and two schoolbooks were held in her arms as she ran down the halls. She finally came to a dead end and turned to face the girls. She tried her best not to look scared, but she wasn�t too convincing. The other group of girls stopped in front of her
�So... poor little baby wants to act like a dramatic cartoon character. Well... I hate cartoons. I prefer an action show any day.� The girl cracked her knuckles.
�I promise you! I didn�t say anything! I didn�t spread any rumors! I promise!� The girl cried. Even though she had been running for a while, she wasn�t winded at all.
�Oh yeah? Well, you have to prove it to me. Oh! Right! You can�t!� The largest girl stepped foreward.
�Back off Whitney!� came an accented voice from behind them.
The entire group turned to face the new girl.
�Oh. It�s you then. What do you want?� Whitney spat.
The new girl was somewhat short, but had a nice charm about her. She had chin length black hair and copper brown eyes. She wore a white shirt with a British flag on the front and jeans with blue tennis shoes.
�I want you to leave her alone.� She said, jabbing the air with her finger in the direction of the sea green eyed girl. She was now kneeling on the ground, one hand on the floor, supporting herself, one holding her books to her chest.
�She�s none of your concern! She spread rumors about us, and now she�s going to pay!� the girl next to Whitney, Allison, shouted.
�Actually, Allison, you know as well as I do that she didn�t. Brianna did. You just set her up so you would have a reason to pick on her. Leave this girl alone!�
�Would you MYOB? This doesn�t even concern you, Brit Brat!� another brunette, Amy, shouted.
Anger bubbled up in the ebony haired girl. No, I won�t stoop to their level. �Oh blow it out your ear, ruddy moron.� The girl�s voice was calm and even.
Shaken, the girls remained silent. After a fierce glare from the girl�s copper eyes, the group of girls slunk away. Whitney turned one last time to the sea green eyed girl. She shook her fist at her before following her retreating friends.
The black haired girl approached the kneeling girl, and offered her hand to help her up. �I�m Ellette. Ellette Ainsly.�
The girl took Ellette�s outstretched hand and stood. �Watashi wa Michi. Michi Yoshe.�
Ellette raised an eyebrow. �Come again?�
�Oh! Gomen! I didn�t realize I had started... I said my name is Michi. Michi Yoshe.�
�Oh! What language was that?�
�Japanese. I�m Japanese.� Michi answered.
�Really? Awesome! What does �gomen� mean?� Ellette wondered.
�Oh! Sorry.�
�You don�t have to apologize. Just what does �gomen� mean?�
�I said sorry. That�s what gomen means.�
�Oh! Sorry.�
�S�okay. Uhhh... are you from England?� Michi wondered, noticing, Ellette�s shirt.
�Sure am! My family moved here over the summer.� Ellette said proudly.
�Cool! So... where in England are you from?�
�Bristol. How about you? Where in Japan are you from?�
�Uhhh...ummm.� Michi stared at her feet.
�What�s wrong?� Ellette wondered.
�I don�t know where.�
�Sorry, I�m not following.�
�Well, to be perfectly honest, I don�t know who I am. I uhhh... don�t remember anything before I was seven. I know it sounds strange, but it�s true. I live with my adoptive parents, the Alaires. They�re American.�
�Oh...uhhh...gomen.� Ellette said solemnly.
�It�s fine! I�m not bugged by it. Oh! And arigitou for helping me back there.� Michi smiled.
�Arigitou?�
�Thank you.�
�Oh. Well, I�d better get to class. Uhhh... can I see ya at lunch?� Ellette asked, getting ready to leave.
�Uhhh...� Michi�s face was blank for a moment. Then it brightened into a beautiful smile. �Sure! I can introduce you to one of my other friends!�
�Kay! See ya!� As soon as this left Ellette�s mouth, the two girls took off to their different classes.
�Kiki!� Michi called, running up to the lunch table.
A dirt blonde haired girl turned her head. �Hey, Michi! What�s up?�
Michi sat down and put her lunch on the table. �Whitney and her flunkies jumped me before school today.�
�Again?� the girl addressed asked, annoyance evident in her voice. This girl had dirt blonde hair held in a high ponytail, and blue gray green eyes. She wore a light purple T-shirt, and black bellbottoms with white low top tennis shoes.
�Yeah, but a girl stepped in and defended me! She chased them off like they were nothin�. She�s from England! She�s really cool. She�s going to meet us-�
�Michi!� Ellette called, running up to the two.
�Hey! Kiki, this is Ellette Ainsly.� Michi motioned to Ellette. �Ellette, this is Kita Senona. But everyone calls her Kiki. She�s from Spain.� Michi motioned to Kiki.
Kiki smiled and nodded happily to Ellette. �Holah, Ellette. Michi�s told me some pretty cool stuff about you.� Kiki motioned for Ellette to sit down.
Ellette did so and then spoke. �So, Kiki, how long ago did you move to America?�
�Last year. Michi met me when I first got here, and we�ve been friends ever since.�
�Cool! Looks like we have a trio, guys. Haha!� Ellette laughed lightly as Michi and Kiki giggled quietly.
Kiki entered Earth science just as the bell rang. Whew! She mentally sighed.
Since almost everyone else was already in the room, she looked around for a seat. She finally took one next to a blonde girl in the back.
She didn�t recognize the girl, so she decided to introduce herself. �Hi...I�m Kiki. Kiki Senona. What�s your name?�
The girl almost jumped, not expecting anyone to speak to her. She turned her sapphire blue eyes on Kiki. She had brownish blonde hair and a slender figure. She wore a blue and black striped hoody and long light colored jeans.
�M-my name is Jeanna. Jeanna Faith.� She answered quietly.
Kiki noticed the accent that was in her voice. �Are you...Australian?�
Jeanna gasped quietly, then spoke. �Uhhh... yeah. I am. I guess I sound stupid...huh?�
�No, I think it�s cool. My friend, Ellette has a British accent. You don�t sound any more stupid than she does, and she sounds just fine.�
�Really? Everyone always told me it sounded stupid.� Jeanna looked a bit confused.
�Well, they must�ve had a mental problem.� Kiki wrinkled her nose. �There�s nothing wrong with being from another country. Why, I�m from Spain.� She said proudly.
�Really? Awesome!� Jeanna exclaimed, a bit too loudly.
�Miss Faith! Miss Senona! Do you have something that you would like to tell the class?� the science teacher asked sternly.
�Uhhh...no sir.� Kiki said quietly.
�Then pay attention!�
�Yes sir.� Jeanna answered shyly. She then took out a piece of paper and scribbled a couple of sentences on it. She passed it to Kiki.
Kiki�s eyes ran over the page. It read:
We should talk more. Do you have time after school today or tomorrow?
Kiki wrote an answer and passed it back.
Sure, today. I walk home from school. How do you get outta here?
Jeanna wrote another note and passed it over.
I walk. Hey, maybe we can talk a bit before we leave.
I walk home with my friend, Michi. You should meet her. I�m not too sure if Ellette walks, but we�ll find out.
Sure! See ya then!