That Strange kid.

By Ashley. This is the story I had to write for my biology class. It's kinda crappy. But whatever. I promised to post it. So yeah. (I hope I get a good grade.. >.<)

We didn’t think much of it when they said we had a few new students coming to the school.  Most of them were normal. A group of guys. That all lived together with their dad. Not something to think twice about. Right? Or at least it would be. If it wasn’t for the youngest son.

            He had a few. Genetic differences then rest of them. The rest of us. Actually.  When I caught wind that he had wolf ears and a tail. I thought it was like a costume or a joke. Until I actually saw him and got to talk to him.

            I can still remember when they first came to the school. Even though it was a while ago. And my memory never serves me well.

            “Adel! Hey. Did you hear about the new kid?” My friend Sky yelled down the hall at me as she almost ran me over.

            “Huh? Oh. Isn’t there a bunch of them?” I asked as I balanced myself.  She nodded excitedly.

            “Yeah. And the oldest is really cute. But that’s not the point. But the youngest…” She said pausing for a second. She leaned in and whispered.

            “Has wolf ear and tail! And I even heard he could change into a wolf. They say he was born that way.” I hugged my newest read to me, as my eyes got wide.

            “That’s impossible.” I said hoping I was wrong. She shook her head.

            “Just wait to till you see him!” She said excitedly. I had no clue how I had made friends with someone who was my polar opposite. But she made my life. Interesting…

            “Ok. Ok. I have to get to class.” I said walking off.

            “See ya later bookworm!” She called as she rushed off. I hurried through the door of my math class. Not my favorite. But I was good enough at it. I looked around for any new kid. Nope. I shrugged and sat in my seat.

            The class drug on for what seemed like hours. When it was finally over. I gathered my things and hurried to my seminar/TA class. I didn’t much to do. So I spent my time in the library organizing books and talking to Sky.

            “Have you met any of them yet?” She asked. I shook my head.

            “I talked to one of them last block. His name was… Uh… Josh? Yeah. He was kind of odd. But fun to talk to.” She said smiling. I nodded.

            “Well. I haven’t seen anyone new yet. I’m guessing wolf boy is hiding.” I said laughing lightly.

            “I don’t know. I didn’t ask him about his brother.” She said thinking. I sighed lightly and finished my work.

            By the end of class I was ready for lunch. Sky wanted to go out. So she drove us to a small diner not far from the school. We sat and eat and gossiped. Then it was back to school.

            My history class was next. I noticed a new kid in this class. Not the wolf boy. But I didn’t now him. He sat in the only open seat. Which was right next to mine. I wasn’t very social. So Sky was the only friend I had. I sat next to him and opened my book to do the bell work.

            “Hey. Your Adel?” He asked. I glanced up at him and nodded.

            “I’m Felix. Nice to meet you.” He said smiling.

            “Hi Felix.” I said with I light smile. Before he could say something the teacher started talking.

            After he had finished with his lecture. We were given a worksheet and the rest of the class to work. I had mine done quickly. And Felix asked for some help. I offered all that I could and ended up talking to him about a few other things. I learned that they weren’t actually all real brothers. But they grew up together. And the reason the youngest was different was because a small mutation of the DNA he has, which runs on his mom’s side, was inserted and he ended up with it.

            Before we knew it, the bell rang and I was off to Bio. My favorite and last class of the day. As soon as I walked, I saw him. His gray fuzzy ears pulled back and his tail dragging across the floor. The air was pulled out of me. He really was a wolf boy. And he was in my seat. We didn’t really have assigned seats. But that was the only one that had an empty one next to it. I walked up to him.

            “U-um… I don’t mean to be rude. But that’s my seat…” I said trying not to upset him. One of his ears turned in my direction and he looked up at me.

            “Oh. I’m sorry. I didn’t know. Here” He said standing up.

            “The one next to me is the only other open one…” I said sitting down. He nodded and sat in the chair next to me.

            “So. How does this class work?” He asked. I smiled. I loved talking about Biology. I explained to him how we start out every day with reading a chapter from a book. Which I explained the highlights of so he wouldn’t be lost. I then told him how we just basically go by whatever the teacher had written on the board.

            “The way you talk. It seems like this class is fun.” He said laughing lightly. I nodded.

            “I love this class. I look forward to it everyday. No matter what I’m going through. This class always makes me feel better.” I said with a bright smile.

            “Well. I think this will be a great class then.” He said as the teacher walked in. I smiled lightly. Why was I talking so much? I’m not use to being this friendly. I just ignored it and listened as our teacher started reading. When she had left us with another cliffhanger of a chapter, we started to work on notes.

            The theory of Evolution. Good old Chuck and his finches was always an interesting topic. I didn’t like it as much as I did Genetics. But it was enough to hold my interest. After notes, we were given a short worksheet. Which I decided to save for home. I needed something to do…

            “So. How do you like it here so far?” I asked.

            “Well… I know people are already thinking bad stuff about me. But it’s been alright.” He said. I looked at him worried.

            “Have you made any friends?” I asked. He shook his head. I smiled.

            “Well. You’ve got me.” I said nudging him lightly. Did I really just say that?! He smiled and nodded.

            “Sounds awesome.” He said. We talked about him and his differences and evolution and anything else that came up until the bell rang.

            I packed up my things and went to go wait by the door. He followed me and we just kept to ourselves. Talking like we’ve been friends forever. I could feel the looks we were getting. But for once, it didn’t bother me. I had someone else to be around. That was different as well. It was good to know someone else could understand the problems I face daily. Knowing I didn’t have to face the bullies alone anymore. Was nice. I almost wanted to thank him. But then I would have to explain why. And that was something to save for another day.

             

 

           

 

Author's Note

Also.. The picture I'm using isn't exactly him. But it's the closest I could find. >.<

Reviews

[Bound In Red]

very good story. You better get a good grade on this. :)

[Kitten]

I hope. I worked freaking hard. And thanks. :)