Love Is a Simple Word

This is a fic about the GazettE and obviously they don't belong to me… cuz if they did then I'm probably having the best dream of my life

PS: Ino belongs to Kishimoto

Enjoy and Review RaWrZ

Chapter 1

A cat-like yawn escaped my mouth as I tried hard to focus in class, only to be once again stolen into the wonderland inside my head.

"Nako… Nako! NEKO!" an angry hiss came from my left as I abruptly snapped out of my day dream, and began to visibly twitch in annoyance.

"Nani?" I asked her calmly, trying and failing to suppress my anger as I turned to glare at my best friend, Ino.

"Ne, do you wanna skip this effed up class Neko-chan?" Ino whispered as an evil smile crept onto her face.

"Don't. Call. Me. Neko. Period." I half shouted half whispered as I leaned closer to Ino with a killing intent clearly written on my face.

"But you act just like a cat! And your name sounds so much like neko too!" She half whined and unfortunately for her, too loudly that caused the teacher to throw a piece of chalk at her forehead.

"Yamanaka! Be quiet and pay attention!" snapped the teacher as I started to giggle like an idiot, only to have not chalk, but a freaggin' eraser board thrown at me.

"Shizaki! You too!" screeched the ugly hag as I rubbed my forehead, whimpering in pain and annoyance.

I quickly looked at the clock crookedly hanging on the wall and a sigh escaped my lips. Thirty more minutes in this hell hole, garakuta! I mentally face palmed, cursing the time slowly passing by with each heavy tick. Great, what a wonderful life I have….

RINGU! Rang the bell as I dashed out of the dreaded class, already changed into my soccer uniform as I ran down the small road that lead me away from the school. But of course, a small rock just had to be in front of me, which caused me to trip and fall flat on my face. Kuso I mentally swore as I brushed my brown hair with white and purple highlights out of my pale face, glaring at the non living villain that lay innocently on the road. I quickly got up and brushed off my uniform and began to reach for my gym bag that lay abandoned on the ground, but something caught my eye. I quickly turned my head to the side, scanning the surroundings as my hand, on instinct, hovered above my pocket knives that were strapped to my thigh, hidden under the shorts. Yes, you heard it right people; I carry weapons with me FOR PROTECTION. You'd never know what can happen on the streets of Tokyo nowadays. Everything was quiet except for the soft rustles of the trees as a gentle breeze swung them back and forth with her invisible hands. I signed and relaxed my muscles, and chuckled at my own stupidity, but something made me stop dead in my tracks.

Red.

The color red.

Why now, why must the leaves be red this year? My eyes followed a single red leaf dancing elegantly in nothing, descending onto the cold ground. More leaves started to fall to my dismay, coloring what used to be a monochrome scene with splashes of red. I shuddered as a leaf touched my porcelain skin making it glow against the blood red, and quickly brushed it off, leaving the horrid scene behind me as I held back that painful feeling in my chest. Little did I know that a shadow lurked behind the cursed tree.

"NAKO! YOU'RE LATE!" screamed Maki as I bowed my head in shame, letting him lecture me.

"Gomen gomen, I just… got hungry?" I lamely finished as the rest of the guys started to chuckle at my lame excuse, only making Maki stare down at me more intensely.

"Why must you always be late? And that hungry excuse is getting lame!" Maki continued to screech like some hobo smoking pot. I just kept my head low while all the other guys snickered.

"Okie... forgive me doughhhhh?" I looked up at him eagerly, showing him my toothy grin as I saw him rub his temples, probably imagining every possible way to kill me.

"Tsk baka… you are forgiven." I signed in relief as Maki just shook his head at my stupidity (which I like to call intelligence but no).

"Arigatou Maki-kun!" I ruffled his hair even though he was much taller and ran off to play soccer.

After two hours of non-stop playing, I dragged myself onto one of the bleachers and slumped onto them, only to find Ino pulling at my hair as if I was a dog on a leash.

"Neko~ let's go! I'm hungry and tired and hungry!" she whined as I mentally face palmed.

"You said that already baka," I pointed out, "and why didn't you go home earlier?"

"LE GASP! Am I forbidden to wait for my best friend in the world?" Ino faked shock as I felt my eye twitch

"… You wanted to see Maki without his shirt on didn't you." I stared boredly at her as her face flushed and she started to stammer like a hyena on crack.

"N-no! Ittai nani ga? I'd never stoop so low!" Ino exclaimed dramatically as I felt the urge jump off a cliff.

"Okay, whatever you say." I rolled my eyes and smiled at my silly best friend.

As we walked up the hill, up the same road with the cursed tree, a figure appeared. It was Hoshina, some popular chick that thought she was the queen of the universe. In other words, the high school bitch.

"You two! What are you doing so late huh? You fifteen year old delinquents!" the blond demanded as her milk chocolate eyes stared hard into my brown and green ones.

"Soccer," I answered her deadpanned.

"Something non slut-like," replied Ino with a bored look on her face

Hoshina just glared at us and stalked off like a model on steroids, her rosy cheeks glowing a beautiful rose color as the sun's red rays hit her elegant face, and her white skirt flowed gently in the fall wind, just like angel wings. I admit it, she is the prettiest girl I have ever seen, if it wasn't for her attitude, I thought she'd be an angel. Although she did have nice moments, yes people, even the bitches have their nice moments once in a while. Hoshina had the sweetest smile and although her hair was dyed blond, and not natural like Ino's, she still made it look like it was part of her. Compared to her, I was a shadow. A shadow huh? A perfect description for me. I was a misfit. An outcast in the female population. I wore only dark clothes, a black choker around my neck and black fingerless gloves, I had porcelain skin but it was ever so pale, my hair that was waist length was held up in a ponytail, and my eyes were mismatched. One orb was green and the other was brown. A total freak ne?

Only a few stray rays of light danced across the dark sky as I arrived near my apartment. I greeted the bell man and walked up the stairs. As I got near an ebony black door, I fumbled a bit with my keys and unlocked it. Quickly I closed the door and flopped onto my bed, groaning in pleasure as I finally got to lie on something soft. Homework crossed my mind as I looked at my messy desk. I dragged myself on to the chair and blasted up the music as I turned on the TV. Don't judge, I need some noise to keep this empty apartment seem occupied since okaasan(mother) ran off two years ago. I hummed quietly to Big Bang's Fantastic Baby while trying to solve a math problem. But I quickly stopped as once again, something caught my eye. I wearily looked out the balcony window and in the dim light of my apartment, once again saw that damn color red.

You look beautiful in red, like a thorn.

Shinku Toge

Crimson Thorn

I shook my head as the memory disappeared as soon as it appeared. I let out a sigh and decided to go out on the balcony to at least check the source of the red. Checking my weapons, I quietly slid open the door and slipped outside. The oddly warm fall wind gently hit me in the face causing a few strands of my hair to fall into my face. I quickly brushed them away, but soon regretted it because once again, I saw red leaves. I groaned in annoyance and then suddenly realized something funny. Since when did the tree near our apartment produced red leaves? As soon as that thought came to mind, the comforting warm wind turned into an eerily ice-cold one. Could it be…? No, Nako baka, vampires don't exist. I reassured myself, but my confidence lowered right away when I saw a man standing beneath the tree, examining a red leaf. I squinted my eyes but it was too dark so I wasn't able to see his face, except maybe for his red eyes.

Wait nani?

Red eyes?

Okay, something is seriously wrong with me…

I rubbed my eyes a couple times, and when I looked back, the man was gone. Now I was officially freaked out. What if he's a stalker? What if he's a pedophile? HOLY SHIT WHAT IF I DIE TONIGGHT? I started to hyper vent mentally, but then realized that I was just imagining things, and maybe two cups of coffee would calm me down. As I began to turn around, a rustling in the tree caused me, by instinct, to grab out a knife from the strap and throw it right to the source of the noise. The sound of the knife coming in contact with the wood proved that it was once again, my active imagination trolling me. I sighed in relief and quickly scurried inside, locking the balcony door with a satisfying click. If I only knew the very same shadow from the road downhill to the soccer field was once again, stalking my every action.

"Kuso," he silently cursed as he licked his wound where the knife had grazed him, his fangs gleaming in the dim light of Nako's apartment.

"Gotta be careful around her," he quietly whispered to himself as he hopped down from the tree. As he walked away, the blood-red leaves soon returned to their normal color, all evidence erased as he disappeared into the dark night.

YAY! FIRST CHAPPIE! Ok so I'll be updating every week since I have school and stuff and the day shall be Friday. Hope you enjoyed it and please review :)) Lav u RaWrZ