Chapter 1

Hey, I'm guessing you don't know me, truthfully I don't quite know myself, at least my true form anyway. You see, I'm a shape shifter; I have gotten thrown in jail for years, ever since I was sixteen. Of course, I can only turn into humans, and I have to see their face somehow, so I always take form of sixteen year olds and every time I escape jail I change to someone else. I have changed so much that I have forgotten what I looked like genetically. This, as you can hopefully tell, is the action and sad filled story of me, Des; yes I remember my name, finding the true me.


I walked through the halls of Francis high holding my texts books that were heavier than cinder blocks, looking for my locker to store them in, I was new at this school. I had never been here as any of my other Des' I was making sure my name wouldn't sound familiar. I passed by a boy who seemed about my age wearing a black leather jacket unbuttoned and tight to his skin, just like the red one I was wearing. Under it of course was different than my purple tank top, instead of that he wore a black shirt that matched his jet black hair and green eyes perfectly, his pants? Just plain jeans, I can't say much about that, but his shoes, oh his shoes! He wore red high tops but instead of stars he had squares there! I had just worn my black high tops and skinny jeans. I had also decided to wear my embarrassing cut off glasses that day. The boy stared at me like I was crazy and I ended up looking at my feet as I walked to my locker. I put away my books and walked to class with my binder in hand and dignity lost.

When I arrived in class I was called to the front. Mr. Sanders, my English teacher, felt it appropriate to announce my presence to the whole entire class.
"Class, this is Des Mace she is a new student and I want you to welcome her into your friendship circle" he said as the student groaned, I quickly got away from the front and ended up sitting in the only un sat in seat, right next to the kid in the cool high tops I had seen in the halls. He turned to me and held out his hand for me to shake "hi" he said " I am Lex Jacobs" I blushed but took the hand "I'm Des Mace" I felt embarrassed when he laughed
"I know" Lex smiled "Mr. Sanders told all of us, did you forget?"
I sighed "listen bud, I'm usually not an idiot so do you want to be friends or call me stupid?" I asked getting back to the true me. I turned back to Mr. Sanders when he clapped his hands for attention. At that moment life got a little better, he told us we had to read Romeo and Juliet which I had read at different schools with my different selves but I acted like I hadn't and groaned like everyone else had. When Mr. Sanders finished telling about the project I realized how much it sucked to come to this school in the middle of the semester. I walked out of class with enough pride to last me the day. Next class was geometry, then it was lunch, of course I had already wished that it was the end of the day. You see, like I said I have been in jail tons of times yet always escaped so instead doing homework I have already done, I plot for my next criminal act, the more time away from school the better. Anyways, I walked to my locker to get my math textbook and tried to walk to class without dropping my text book….. I epically failed, instead I tripped on some girl's purposefully drawn out foot and toppled into Lex and dropped the heavy textbook on his foot, when he cried in pain I heard giggling form behind me and ignored it. I picked up the text book and murmured a barley audible apology before running off. Not even bothering to look behind me.

When I finally got to math my eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw Lex again, I slid behind a projector and sat in a seat in the far back, but it was to late he had spotted me, Lex started walking towards me and I cringed in my seat. In what seemed like forever Lex was in front of me smiling, that surprised me a bit.
"Des, in English class you said I had to choose between friendship or calling you stupid" I sighed here it comes, he's going to call me stupid I thought
"Well, I want you to know… I want to be your friend" he said before sitting back down in the front of the room. Just then the teacher, Mrs. Hap, came in with beady necklaces everywhere so you couldn't even see her neck.
"Hello class"
"Hello Mrs. Hap" the class responded  
Mrs. Hap smiled at the class and pulled out a pointing stick. When she pointed at the chalkboard and started talking, that's when I started day dreaming about my next crime spree, no one could know about this of course but math is so boring….. Just then the bell rung, I got up and Lex followed which I found a little strange. I stopped and looked at him "What are you doing?" I asked
"Showing you where the lunch room is" he said in a voice that fit much better than what I heard come out of him this morning. I realized just then that he hadn't acted like himself until just then. I sighed and followed him when he kept walking.

Soon we reached the cafeteria and got in line to get probably really gross smelling food. Just then I saw the girl who tripped me, this time she was in a cheerleading outfit and her blonde hair was in a ponytail, I sighed at this because it reminded me of when I hit his foot. I couldn't help but look at Lex's foot that the textbook had hit, and when I did he groaned "its fine, weirdo unlike girls men have great resistant to that kind of stuff" he said
I frowned greatly "sexist pig" I murmured and ordered a tray of macaroni and cheese, just then it slipped out of my hands by the cheerleader and hit my shirt, getting it all over my shirt, I growled when she laughed "listen hot shot" I growled
"My names Emily" she said snottily. I growled and continued
"Listen Emily, I don't know why you want me to have a miserable life but if you keep it up the bad stuff will happen to you!" I yelled before leaving the line and sitting down with no food and a growling stomach, I took some napkins and tried wiping off the cheese and it made my shirt all yellow, you couldn't even tell it was purple anymore. I sighed and saw a girl that was wearing an all pink dress and pink penny loafers, a girly girl, get up from her table of friends and walk towards me. I rubbed my eyes, was I dreaming? What kind of peppy girl walks up to a girl who for all she knew could be Goth. But when she walked up to me she smiled "Des right? Decimal?" she asked as she sat down and gave me her roll. I slowly ate a bite and shook my head
"more like destruction" I said I looked around the table, where Lex had gone, just then I saw him, he was talking to Emily and she had her arms wrapped around him. I looked away and listened to the suddenly social girl sitting next to me
"Oh yeah" she giggled "decimal starts with D-E-C not D-E-S" she said "my name is Millie, kind of, but not really like milk" she said. I forced a smile on my face and saw Lex come over with an annoyed look on his face "I swear that Emily gets on my nerves" he grumbled and gave me his yogurt "its okay" I said and pushed it away but he gave it to me anyway "take it, Des" he said, he had a weird look in his eyes so I took it  "Lex this is Millie" Millie smiled waved her little fingers at him "Millie this Lex" I said and continued eating my yogurt in silence I had a feeling these were the only friends I would have and almost everyone else would be my enemy.

After school was over I got my skateboard and rode as far as I could to get away from the torture chamber. Of course, after lunch Emily was in my History class and she had thrown insults at me all throughout the class period and now I had homework in Math though it was easy it was annoying. Soon I was caught in the memories of my first day of school and ran into a curb falling straight on my face onto the pavement, no one was around so I got up and wiped the dirt and rocks off, just then I realized my lip was bleeding so I walked my skateboard the rest of the way. I got in my house and went in my room, my parents were both dead as long as I was concerned, they were shape shifters but had decided to die. My mom first then my dad ran away and said he would come back when I needed him but he hasn't come when I needed him so he's dead to me, either that or a total jerk, so yes I live in a house all by myself. Anyways, I walked into the living room and turned on the T.V before getting out the blueprints for the next bank to rob, sometimes I kill but this time I needed money badly and I was sure I wouldn't get caught so I could go on a little crime spree, hide the money then surrender if I had too. Just then there was an unexpected knock at the door I jumped but then went to answer it. Suprisingly it was Lex. I sighed "what do you want?" I asked Well, I just wanted to ask, if it's not too awkward, if you mind me going out with Emily?"
At that my head nearly exploded "WHAT?!!?" I took a deep breathe
"I mean, why are you asking me? It's your decision not mine, just go out with her" before he could reply I slammed the door on him and walked upstairs to my room where I saw my turtle, Kelp, staring up at me, I smiled and fed him before plopping on my bed and looking at my ceiling and closed them, letting my self rest a little before starting my homework

A few moments later I got up from my black and white covered bed and went to my desk; I took out my math homework and pencil and got to work. Soon I had gotten stuck on number five out of twenty and was throwing my pen everywhere, my face was changing into my old selves ,from green eyes to blue eyes the to brown and then green again soon, I looked like Emily. I tried calming down and I turned back to normal Des Mace. I sighed and looked at the problem; I saw what I had done wrong and fixed it with a flick of the pen. I went right through it and when I was done I went on my laptop and used a search engine to find the bank with the most money in the tri state area. Of course what came up was Gregory bank so I turned my chair around and went to my plan box and opened it to get my latest robbery plan. Looking at it I realized there was a flaw in it. The blind spot I had found was really not a blind spot but a cleaning closet; I would have to find yet another blind spot that I could get to the money with. I put it away for tonight and plopped on my bed. Before I could even think, I fell asleep and had the weirdest dream

"Des, are you O.K?" I heard someone ask me, I was on the floor and sweating, all my things thrown aside and crushed. Above me I found the owner to the voice, it was a girl with pink hair and a black dress with green raging flames towards the bottom of it, she was wearing black boots that covered her legs and her eyes were red. On her head, she had twisting horns yet she had the most peaceful face and expression. I realized that I was in what looked like the Underworld and was bleeding, fire was everywhere and I couldn't speak so I just nodded "that's good, I didn't mean to hurt you my father made me, I really want to be friends, and my name is Alice"

I woke up sweating and looked at the time, it was already six thirty, I got out of bed and got dressed into sloppy jeans and put my hair in a bun, and today I put in my contacts and put on a blue shirt with checks. I put on my red high tops and ran out the door with my skateboard, when I got on the side walk got on it and sped it up fast. I got to the front of the school as soon as the late bell rang. I sighed and put my skateboard in my locker. After that I went to the office and got my tardy pass, the office lady stared at me and I realized my whole face was sweaty and gross. I got out of the office and ran into my English class where Mr. Sanders was explaining Shakespeare's inspirations. When I entered everyone stared at me "Miss Mace I know you are new to this school but clearly you know about tardy pas-" I cut him off and handed him the tardy pass " I know" I murmured and sat down in the back, I ended up looking at the back of Lex's head all period and when the bell rang and he turned I got up and looked away, incidentally I ended up looking at Emily, she glared at me and crinkled up her nose in disgust "freak" she said as I passed by her to math, when I got to Geometry I took a seat by Lex and he laughed "next time don't be late" he whispered I growled at him
"Jerk" I murmured when Mrs. Hap walked in and had a bright smiled on her face like she had just won the lottery.
"Hello class"
"Hello Mrs. Hap" we all replied. Then class began and I actually took notes and listened, these lessons would be important for my robbery. I listened carefully and then class ended and I walked out of math into the halls beyond.

Reviews

[Collette Paige]

I was reading it and...it's not as good as it orginally was in my head D: I think it gets better as it progresses though.

[OT]

erm can't remember what I said - great start to the story!! you get us involved pretty early on - strong characters - slightly new twist on a story that's been done - but you've put it in a new context which is great!! nice!