The Lone Wolf

Chapter 1: Silence

'Crap, crap, crap, crap, CRAP!' She thought, running at full speed through the empty hallways. 'Where is it..?'

"What are you doing?"

"Huh? I-Oh!" She gasped. There was a boy in front of her. Two more steps and she would have run right into him. 'Strange… I think I would have noticed if someone were in front of me…'

"What are you doing?" The boy repeated.

"I-I… I'm new here. And… umm… I… c-can't seem to find my…my class." She stuttered. There was something about this boy that made her uneasy. He was cold. You could tell that much from his tone of voice… but there was something else…

The boy took the paper from her trembling hands.

"Hmm. Room 122."

"Y-yeah."

The boy swiftly turned around and started walking away.

'Where is he going…?' She thought.

When the boy reached the end of the hallway he stopped and looked at the girl.

"Well? Are you coming?"

"Y-yes!" She blushed slightly, running to catch up with the strange boy.

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"So… what's your name?" She asked politely, once she had caught up.

"Shun. You?"

"My name is Alice. Nice to meet you."

"Hm."

"Umm…" She said quietly. "I...I don't mean to be rude… b-but… why are you so…quiet?" 'Better not use any word that might insult him. Cold would be more accurate…'

"Why are you so shy?" He countered.

She sighed slightly. "Because that's who I am. I wouldn't be me if I wasn't shy… and… you wouldn't be you if you weren't quiet."

"Exactly."

They walked in silence the rest of the way. It was a comfortable silence though. It seemed… almost natural. 'Well, I guess if you mix a shy person with a quiet person, you're pretty much asking for silence…'

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A/N: Well… that's the first chapter. I hope you like it. I know it's a bit short… well. Short is an understatement. I promise they'll get longer. …I hope. I'm going to try for longer chapters. See, I've always been a short chapter person (writing wise, not reading. I like reading big chapters). I don't know why. But I will try my absolute hardest to write long(-ish) chapters.

Please review! They make me happy, and give me motivation to keep writing. See, if I don't get reviews, I think people don't like my story. There's no point posting stuff if people don't like it. So, if you don't want me to loose faith in myself (and possibly discontinue this story), REVIEW!

P.S.: Each chapter (excluding this one), will be in a different character's POV (mostly Shun or Alice's, but it may be a different character, such as Dan, Runo, Julie, etc.)