Chapter One

The slam was intended to make me jump. Make me startle. Embarass me. I woke up but didn't move didn't open my eyes, didn't alter my breathing.

"Yes?" I asked conversationally.

"Sorry to disturb you Mr. Stone, but if you want to sleep you should go back to your dorm." I straightened up and opened my eyes.

"Well I'm sorry but when you feel like teaching I'll be sure to stay awake." Everyone murmured and giggled.

I never ment to be the one who made the others laugh at the professors, but thats how it worked out. The professor stood a little taller, and I was glad I wasn't standing. My 6'2 made most people feel short and resentful, professors' were no exception to that.

I also knew my eyes were hard to look at being as amber-green as they were. I looked down.

"I'm... sorry. That was rude, but really I haven't learned anything this year." I attempted to appologize

He narrowed his eyes, "You can go back to your dorm and drop the class. Or you can shut up Mr. Stone."

I thought a moment then packed up my things and swept out of the hall. I wouldn't need math in the feild of music anyway.

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I was the only one in the dorm that didn't have to share a room. No one wants to share a room with the psyco-creepy-music-major guy. Not that I wanted to share a room with anyone, but I didn't like being treated like a disease.

I dropped my stuff on the desk and pulled out my walet, coffee time. Not the crapy college coffee, a good caribou coffee. I opened my door and found someone poised to knock.

"Oh! Ah... H-Hello." He had to be about 5'5, I let myself slouch a bit to make him more comfortable.

"Hi. do you need something?" He nodded, slowly.

"Y-Yes!" He swallowed, "I-I was told this was my room..." I frowned.

"Who told you that?" He gestured to the Living Room.

"The dorm president and friends. Is..." He looked down at his feet then back to me.

"I-Is the room already filled?" His look of despriation helped me decide.

"No. You can room here, I just haven't had a roomie since the first week I was here." I attempted a smile and opened the door a bit more.

"Is this all your stuff?" He shifted to a greatful grin.

"Y-Yeah. But be careful they're kinda-" I picked up the nearest box and smiled.

"Heavy." He finished lamely and I laughed. I could see my previous roomie, Tony, watching my new roomie step into my room willingly. If looks could kill I was a murderer several times over, and Tony had died at least two million times. I turned my back on him closed the door behind me.

"I'm Jaden." I said holding out a long fingered hand to him. He dropped his stuff on his bed and took my hand.

"I'm Kai. I-I was afraid they were pulling some kind of prank." He laughed nervously.

I took off my glasses and rubbed my eyes, "In a way they were. I'm not anyone's favorite here. They probly thought I'd kill you."

Or something. I put my glasses back on and caught him watching me. "What?" I asked nervously. He blushed and looked at the camera in his hands.

"W-Would you?" He looked up with his shocking eyes, "K-Kill me I mean." I covered a smile with a cough.

"Only if you desereved it." He smiled back, "Ok. W-Well where were you going?" I blinked.

"Huh?" He shook his head laughing and started to relax, "Unless you have ESP I don't t-think you knew I was at the door. So you were obviously going s-somewhere. So w-where were you going?"

I laughed, "Oh. Well I was going to Caribou Coffee. But I could help you unpack..." He nodded slowly and gestured to the boxes on his bed.

"I-If you would I'd g-greatly appreciate it. Maybe I c-could go with you. J-Just to get to know you."

I grinned and decided to mess with him, "If you would I'd greatly appreciate it." I mocked, he threw a pillow at me and I caught it, laughing. "Alright lets get to work."

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He got a white hot chocolate with a shot of pepermint. I would have laughed if I hadn't gotten a light white berry with a shot of raspberry, not so hot.

I watched him attempt to drink the scalding beverage, and smiled. He was odd, that was true but not as odd as me.

His hair was longer than mine and black. His eyes were a strange shade of ash gray that looked almost purple in the lights. His features were sharp but not too sharp. His skin was paler than mine, and clear of freckles.

Very unlike my short auburn hair, amber-green eyes, tan skin, and freckles. He didn't need glasses and I did. He was 5'5, and I was 6'2.

He was a sleek italian grey hound and I was a irish wolf hound.

When he said something I blinked, "What was that?"

He sighed, "I s-said 'your s-staring at me.'" I felt my face get hot and looked down.

"Sorry." He laughed quietly and I smiled ashamedly. He looked me over for about the millionth time and leaned over the table.

"J-Just stop it." I cleared my throat.

"Sorry..." He looked down at his hands and said, "A-Are you like... gay or s-something?"

I felt the blood leave my face as well as any expression I'd had before he spoke.

"I'm not gay." I wispered trying not to scream. I stood and turned to leave but he caught my wrist.

"W-Wait! I-I'm sorry! I-I didn't m-mean to offend you... I-I j-just-" I pulled my wrist free of his grasp and responded in a low hollow voice.

"You didn't offend me." I was glad my hair blocked my eyes so he couldn't see the almost tears in my eyes.

'Jeez your messed up!' I thought as I laughed mirthlessly, "Your just too slow to realize what you did."

He winced and I faked a smile. "Get lost kid. You don't know what your getting your self into."

Then I saw his face and left before I could take it back.

It had been cruel but how else could I keep the wolves at bay? He was going down a road no one should. Not with me.

The last guy that went down that road with me had ended up with three cracked ribs a broken arm and too many bruises. I shuddered at the memory and started to run.

If I didn't clear my mind I'd do something that I'd regrete. Again. I ran for the woods behind the dorms, no one went there in the winter because people said it was haunted.

'Yeah' I thought snidely, 'By me.' Then I was in the dark saftey of the trees and I forgot everything for a while.

Cj: So! First story on Fiction press... Tell me how's my start? Is it Good? Bad? Or just Meh? Please tell me if I have any spelling errors. I really suck at spelling.

Jaden: What the hell Cj?! Why did you make me so mean here? Explain yourself! Stupid author.

Cj: Hey! Be nice! I made you mean because- *Head explodes*

Kai: W-Why did you m-make me stutter so much? And w-why is Jay so m-mean?

Cj: Hush! All will be explained in future chapters! That is if I have any readers.

Kai: How will you know if you have readers?

Jaden: Uh... Duh! They will REVIEW! If they don't... Well then they must not like the chapter and there for-

Cj: There for they aren't relevent to my story. They wont be able to tell me what to do. So REVIEW!

Kai: Yeah! REVIEW so we can find out why Jay was such a dick! Hehe dick...

Jaden: I'm surrounded by children.