✧Sasuke✧

"Thanks, Sasuke," He panted his snow-white hair falling in front of his face as he had his hands on his knees to catch his breath, "But, where did you learn to fight?"

"My dad made me take karate classes so I would know how to defend myself," I answered between breaths and lean against the wall of the school and slide down until my butt hit the dirt. "What about you? Why are you here Toshiro?" I ask looking down at my hand that I held onto Shiro with. Everything seems normal. Why did I get that feeling though?

"Oh, well I just transferred here,” He answered rubbing the spot that I had grabbed his wrist, "You're extremely warm." The fact that he looked to the left and not directly at me when he said that he was transferred…he’s lying…he’s hiding something.

"Well, you're freezing cold so you shouldn't be complaining," I chuckle letting my hand drop to my lap and looking up at him.

“Never mind that, right now let me help take care of you,” Toshiro came over to me and pulled a bandana out of his pocket and then put his bag down and pulled a water bottle out. Where his hand is holding the bottle frost starts to spread as he pours the water onto the bandana. I don’t think a water bottle is supposed to do that. Setting the water bottle down he brought the bandana to my mouth and gently placed it against my lips.

I pull back and take a quick breath in, “It’s cold.”

“I know it’s cold, just let me hold it, you’re still bleeding,” He puts a hand on the back of my neck and I shiver from his touch. Why is his cold touch affecting me so much? The cold never bothers me. Is it because I wasn't feeling that good, to begin with? We stood there quietly as he held the bandana against my lips. The cold will help with whatever swelling that is happening and that I can feel. After a good two-three minute of us standing there like that he lets me take the bandana and clean off the blood and the bleeding did stop.

“Thank you,” I touch my lip a few times and it still stings.

“Your welcome,” He smiled at me, and then his expression fell to a more serious one, “Did you know that guy back there?” Toshiro asked stepping back from me and putting his water bottle away.

I nod and look away from him again, “That’s Sean Zimmer. We were best friends when we were young then he moved away when we were about to start middle school. We promised each other that we would keep in touch but that didn’t happen. I didn’t even know that he came back. I didn’t even recognize who he was until someone said his name,” I replied letting my head drop and I stare at my hand, “I didn’t think that he would be someone to turn into the thing that he hated the most and go and pick on new kids.” What happened to you, Sean? I know we change as we get older, but…this just…it just doesn't seem like you at all.

"Sasuke…" Toshiro started making me look back at him.

"What?" I ask confused.

"I'm…not like other kids," He mumbled rubbing his arm and looking away from me.

"No one’s the same," I said laying down.

"I'm not joking around Sasuke," He raised his voice a little though it was still soft and gentle.

"And neither was I. Just relax Toshiro," I laughed slightly, "So your hair is a different color from everyone else's that just makes you unique." Looking up at him I can’t help but smile. “Being different is a good thing. Don’t put yourself down because of it. People have dyed their hair crazy colors before.”

“It’s not dyed. This is my natural color," He answered simply and I looked at him a bit surprised.

“I wasn't stating that your hair was dyed. It's too pure of a white. There's no way someone could do that even with bleach," Smirking I look away from him and up at the sky, “I’ve never met someone with white hair with them being really young before.”

His eyes widen and he stares at me in shock and the smallest brush of pink spreads over the bridge of his nose and across his cheeks, "T-the color of my hair is not the point I'm trying to get at." Why is he blushing? Did I say something wrong? I didn’t upset him did I? I thought I was complimenting his hair. Was that the wrong thing to do?

"Then what is it? The fact that I kicked Sean and blue flames were on his shirt? Or the fact that when I had a hold of you when we were running I felt icicles running up my arm?" I seemed to have hit the nail on the head so I stood back up, "Is it why I was feeling sick after lunch? Is it why I set the paper towel on fire on accident in the bathroom when I was too dizzy to make it to the nurse's office?" It fell quiet between us, sighing through my nose I fall down to the ground and lay on my side, "I don't know what's going on Shiro. I'm scared and confused, and I still don't feel all that good." Nausea starting to set back in now that the adrenalin was fading away.

I heard his feet move and I look up to see him kneel down next to me and he put a hand on my shoulder. A soft smile spread across his lips as his ice blue gaze looked down at me, "It's okay. It's one of the reasons why I'm here," He fully sat down and let his hand slip from my shoulder and into his lap. "Your father didn't think that you would want to talk with him or your mom about it, but he could tell that something was bothering you. It's why he had me come back with him and he get me enrolled in the school."

Blinking I sit up myself as I keep my eyes on him, “Okay…brought you from where?”

His smile never leaving his lips, “I’m an elemental Sasuke, and so are you and your parents.” He was lying to me. What else was he lying about? Can I even believe him at this point?.

Silence once again takes over between us like a heavy blanket. No, no that’s not the point..did…did he just say what I think he said? But elemental's are from fairy tales. That can't be a thing…but…that would explain the random fire that I accidentally set in the bathroom today…and the fire that I set on Sean's shirt on accident.

“Uuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh,” I bring my hands up to my mouth and inhale slowly and then exhale and point my hands at Toshiro, “I’ve never seen my dad leave for anywhere and he’s normally home when I go to bed and wake up in the morning, so where the hell are you talking about for he brought you here? AND does this correspond with the fact that you called my dad headmaster when he is just a temporary principal while Mr. Wolfe is our for his surgery? Because I am really confused and would like a ten times better explanation, but I also just want to go home and say fuck everything and leave me alone because I don’t feel good and I feel freezing.”

“Your father is the headmaster at Elemental Academy, which is where elementals like you and me go to learn how to control our element and about the world that it resides on,” He said and I hold up my hand stopping him.

“I changed my mind, I’m just going to go home. I don’t feel good and this is just talking crazy and nonsense and I’ve just gone completely insane and this is all in my head,” I stand up slowly to make sure that I wasn’t going to lose my balance and topple back over. Grabbing my bag I start walking away from Toshiro, “I’ll see you tomorrow, I’m going home.”

“W-Wait Sasuke!! Come on just listen to me and let me explain. I know you don’t feel good but you really need to hear me out,” I can hear the panic in his voice and him scrambling getting up off the ground but I just keep walking. He grabs a hold of my wrist and makes me stop. I don’t have much fight in me to really pull my arm away from him so I stop and look at him.

"If I am an elemental and so are my parents why wouldn't they tell me anything about it? Why wouldn't we already beat this world that you say the school is? Why would shit like this be hidden from me?" I rifle off so many questions.

His eyes widen as he looks at me and I can tell that he's trying to search for the answers, but he doesn't seem to have them. Sighing I look away from him, "I'm sorry, I'm just tired and frustrated. Sean is back and he never said anything to me. I don't know what to do with how he's acting. I don't even know if he recognizes me anymore and now this is thrown at me…I…I just don't know what to do, where to start, what to think."

“I’m so sorry Sasuke, I wish there was something that I could do to help with the Sean situation but I have no idea what to do. The headmaster came to me and just asked me to come with him to talk to you about the school and elementals. He didn’t tell me that they hadn’t told you a single thing about it,” Shiro apologized and seems to be trying to explain himself at the same time.

"Sasuke Kasai and Toshiro Unido, please come to the main office," Mrs. Chatman’s voice rang over the loudspeaker.

"Great, just what I didn't need today," I groaned looking up at the sky. And all I wanted to do was go home.