#chaessworld

You’re speechless, and you keep trying to find the right words to make this less awkward. But every time you go to open your mouth to speak, sobs threaten to spill and you just close your mouth again, finding it much easier to keep quiet. You want to run and you’re considering it. But running away won’t fix things, not when the group of boys is staring at you. How could you have ever think you could compete with someone who shines perfectly in the spotlight?

Deciding you don’t want to embarrass yourself anymore you walk away from the group of boys holding back tears of embarrassment. Lo’ak wanted to run after you but he knew if he did it wouldn’t make anything better so he decided to go home and hope Tsireya would take his mind off things.

Rai’uk, however, followed after you hoping he could lift your mood, you had caught his eye the day you came to Metkayina, and hoped to get closer to you but you had your eyes elsewhere. He tired everything to take your mind of the youngest sully who never paid you any attention but you were blinded by his charms.

Rai’uk found you with your feet lazily moving in the water as your Ilu laid by them and enjoyed you rubbing its head, hearing someone behind you, you quickly grabbed your knife and held it against the boy's neck before realizing who it was and backed away from his scared form.

“Are you here to laugh at me or something?” You looked back into the water as the boy sat beside you. “No, I came to make sure you were okay..” Finally looking up you saw the boy staring at you with a look between admiration and love, you’d never gotten that look from Lo’ak and if you’re being honest you really liked it and you liked how Rai’uk was there for you he had always been there for you and you appreciated that. If only you knew this was him hinting at his feelings for you.

As the night went on Rai’uk did whatever he could to make you feel better and eventually, he walked you back to the Sully’s Marui where Jake was impatiently waiting for your return seeing as he pulled you inside thanking Rai’uk for bringing you back home in one piece.

Over the next few weeks, you hung out with Rai’uk and his friends trying to avoid Lo’ak but it was no use since you lived with each other. Your feelings for the Sully boy were fading away and you were glad because Rai’uk had finally grown balls and confessed to you, you didn’t accept right away since you were still hurt and had feelings for the OmatikayaN boy but as the weeks progressed you slowly started to pay more attention to the Metkayina boy with the goofy smile and comforting laugh. He treated you like a princess and made you feel safe and wanted.

You and Lo’ak have talked things out and decided that you both loved each other in a platonic way which you could finally accept since you had started hanging out with Rai’uk more which Aonung happily teased the both of you for. He was glad you weren’t pining over him anymore because he hated the thought of you being hurt because of him. As of now he watched you and said boy dance with giant smiles on your faces, only looking into each other's eyes as if you were talking telepathically.

She couldn't care less if hearing would be damaged from how loud she's blasting the music right now.It was distracting her from the embarrassment she was feeling. 'I knew transferring here was a mistake.' Almost a year after Amy Minoru's death, she was adopted by the Minoru's to their home because they felt guilty for what Jonah did to her adoptive brothers. She was forced to evacuate from her home when it mysteriously collapsed but she had no recollection of what happened. It only comes to her in bits and pieces which makes her wonder if it is real or not. Nico, Amy's younger sister, kept her distance from Hana. She could understand her because her parents' adoption of the girl seemed to be a replacement for Amy. She wasn't enrolled at Atlas Academy; thus she didn't know any of Nico's former friends. Until now of course.

Robert proposed that she be transferred to Atlas Academy so that both she and Nico might form a bond and grow closer, as the two are sisters after all. Nico was a year older than her, which meant she is responsible for anything that happened to Hana even though she was perfectly capable of taking care of herself . She closed her eyes shut to avoid everyone around and clutched the handle of her backpack while a lump formed in her throat. 'Get it together, . You can do this.' Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted when she crashed into someone so hard she tumbled to the ground. She dropped her backpack and her headset were detached from her phone. She groaned in pain from the sudden impact and opened her eyes to see a tall, dark-skinned young man with his eyes wide open in shock. "Shit." He gasped before assisting you up. "I am really sorry."

"It's my fault. I should be the one saying sorry." She mumbled as she allowed him to help her up. She started collecting her things while the boy behind her grabbed her phone and avoided eye contact with the teenager who started at Hana. "Hey, you're that new kid right? she heard him ask

"I'm Alex." She heard him introduce himself as she stood up and wiped the dust off her clothes. She stared at him for a moment and noticed his smile didn't reach his eyes. 'He looks upset.' She gave him a small smile. "Nice to meet you, Alex." She gave him a small smile before walking away and grabbing her phone from Seojun who was ordered to watch over her by the Minoru's, she connected her headset once again to her phone. Alex scratched the back of his head as he glanced at her and the curly-haired boy behind her. "I didn't even get your name." He whispered before shaking his head and walking away.

She turned to a corner and completely halted before she could even bump into another person. The young girl gasped in surprise. "Oh, didn't see you there." The girl chuckled nervously before wincing in pain and clutching her abdomen. She tilted her head as she recognized who was talking to her. "Molly?"

Molly blinked twice before widening her eyes. "Hana!” She immediately engulfed her in a warm hug, and the brunette returned the gesture. "You're here!"

Molly Hernandez was her only best friend once she moved to Los Angeles because the two shared some common interests and similarities in life. Molly understood what it was like to be adopted and orphaned. Despite being older than Molly, it doesn't stop Hana from being friends with her.

"Are you okay?” She asked worriedly as she cupped her cheeks firmly. "You look like you're in pain. I can get you something if you like—"

"No, no, it's fine," Molly reassured. "I think I can handle it. I have a tryout session later, so..."

She  gave her a look for a moment before understanding what was happening. "You're on your period?"

Molly weakly nodded and whimpered. "Why does it have to happen now?”

She sighed. "Maybe you can go to the nurse's office to give you some hot compression." She looked down at her phone to see the time. "Look, I gotta go I'll see you later, okay?"

Molly watched as she walked away with a boy she's seen once or twice. "Hey! Do you even have someone to show you around the Academy yet?"

Nico was meant to be there, but she spotted her reading a Wiccan-related notebook and chose not to disturb her. Molly couldn't give her a tour because she's busy and has menstrual cramps. When she got to the second floor, she saw the same boy from before, staring longingly at her adoptive older sister.

Her eyebrows slightly raised in surprise. 'Huh...' she shrugged it off and opened the door to her classroom, completely missing a glance from Alex.

She just so happened to be in the same class as Nico and her former friends, and she could feel the awkward tension around them. She was busy chewing her bottom lip and started doodling some people from a cartoon she watched this morning. She’d always found comfort in cartoons and had grown to enjoy them. She knew someone had introduced them to her, which was why she like watching old cartoons, but she didn't know who.

"My point is that the system needs to be dismantled, which is why I'm starting a new club on campus, undermining the patriarchy." As the teenage girl, whose name's Gert Yorkes, continued talking about her plans for a club she wanted to create, she froze when she spotted her drawing was now different from what she had in mind. "What the..." she whispered.

"Taehyun get her out of here!”

Screams were heard from every direction, and people were lying on the ground or running out of the building.

"We'll be alright, okay?"

Two boys were seen looking up at something, one had hair at the shoulder and looked younger than the boy covering him while the other had blood coming from his head a frightened expression frozen on his face

“I'm sorry for your loss...”

Fire

“Run!”

"I'm scared..."

She snapped out from her thoughts when she noticed the class had their eyes on her. She didn't notice she was sitting beside Alex, so she jumped when she felt his fingers tapping her arm. "Hey, are you okay?" He asked worriedly. "Your nose is...”

She wiped her nose and looked down at her hand and found blood smeared on the back of her hand. "Yeah..."

People started fixing their things, and since Alex was convinced she was okay, he walked away to approach his former friend, Chase Stein. He noticed him sketching on his tablet. "Woah, are those the, uh, God, what did you call them? Handblasters?" He asked nervously to his old friend, who was still not breaking his attention on his tablet. "It's so cool you're still working on it."

She glanced at the two boys before looking at her hand again to see the dried blood on her palm. She sighed heavily and took out a tissue to wipe her hand.

"Handblasters?" Chase lightly scoffed with a smile while Alex crossed his arms and listened intently. "No, these would be bionic prosthetics using myoelectric sensors. I'm calling them Fist—"

Chase stopped his sentence and looked to his side to see Alex, who fixed his glasses up. Chase slightly moved away. "Wait, why am I even talking to you?"

"Actually, I was talking to you." Alex corrected before clearing his throat. "I was thinking that maybe you might want to get together tonight, just all of us like we used to."

Hana glanced at Nico, who was listening quietly to Chase and Alex. "Seriously, Wilder?" Chase questioned. "You think I'll come over to hang out like we're still friends?"

"Just keep your voice down."

"Wait, you're joking." She spotted Gert approaching the two boys. "He's joking, right?"

"That is what I expected you to say, Gert, which is why I was hoping that if I could get Chase on board first and maybe..."

"Oh, right, because I totally make all my decisions based on what some roided-out jockstrap has to say."

Chase snapped his head to Gert. "Hey! I've got opinions."

"Right, about what flavored protein powder to use, right?" Gert questioned. "And we really admire you for it."

Alex chuckled nervously. "Classic Gert, you see?" Hana adjusted on her seat as she placed her chin on the palm of her hand, continuing to eavesdrop on their conversation. Seojun quietly chuckled at her actions and opened his phone texting Mrs.Minoru "This kind of delightful banter is why I think we should all get together and hang out at my place tonight."

"You're having people over tonight?" Karolina Dean asked after she overheard what Alex said.

Chase suddenly fixed his posture as he turned his attention to Karolina. "Why, are you interested?"

Karolina shook her head. "Oh, no, I'm sorry, I can't. I have a church thing."

"Or you could just come by after that," Alex suggested. "It doesn't have to interfere with your religion."

'Man, I've missed some drama.' She hid her quiet laugh as she got interested in their small talk.

"Religion, is that what we're calling it now?" Gert asked as she looked up at Alex.

Karolina turned to Gert. "What I believe in is positive and life-affirming, and it doesn't allow me to be cut down by some miserable loser."

She frowned at Karolina's statement while Chase glanced at Alex. "Oh, think she was referring to you, Wilder!" He whispered loudly.

"But you do realize that no institution has been as oppressive to women as organized religion," Gert argued.

"Except my mother runs my church," Karolina argued back. "You call yourself a feminist, Gert, yet no one cuts down other women more than you do."

"Not all of them, no, just the ones who walk around with fake smiles pretending to be happy all the time."

"Okay, guys..." Alex tried to stop the two girls from fighting, but Karolina spoke again. "At least I'm trying. When was the last time you took a shower?"

And to her relief, the bell rang out loud. She began fixing her things as the Gert, and the others continued to talk. Chase glanced at Hana who was messing around on her phone now bored with their argument getting ready to go and furrowed his eyebrows. "Were you listening to us this whole time?"

She froze and looked around to see Nico looking at her. Chase scoffed as he glanced at Nico. "Looks like your little sister is a little eavesdropper, huh?"

Alex's eyes widened, and he looked at Nico before looking back at the brunette. "Wait... what?" Karolina sighed as she walked away from Gert while Nico gathered her things, preparing to leave. Chase turned to Alex. "I thought you were the nerd ? You should know that by now."

Chase left Alex to join his new friends while Alex watched Evangeline leave hurriedly dropping a small white bag and leave the classroom. Gert glanced at Alex. "And you wanted us all to hang out?"

Gert grabbed her bag and left the classroom as Alex shook his head. "Not for me..." Alex sighed. "...for her." He grabbed his stuff and walked out of the class noticing the new kids hurrying out seeming to be arguing.

Decided to rewrite it