A disgruntled groan groggily slipped out of Aaron’s mouth as a few rays of light leaked out from the window located above his bed, attacking his eyelids repeatedly.


    Left hand venturing over to his bedside table, Aaron repeated a pressing motion all across the table until a quaint beep sounded out, his now exhausted arm falling to the side of his bed.


    Staring towards the green slanted wall that hung over his bed, the green orbed boy placed a hand over his eyes, wondering if he really needed to get up.


    Finally sitting upright and running a hand through his messy black hair, a heavy sigh following his sluggish movement, his body slowly shuffled out of bed as he began to get dressed.


    “I’m so hungry….”he cried, hand rubbing his stomach, hastening his movements in order to reach the kitchen as soon as possible.


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    Exiting the house, he uncomfortably shifted in his clothes, wishing that he’d washed them at least once instead of wearing them straight out of the packaging.


    Looking across the street both ways, he spotted a figure who had been squatting in order to pet an orange cat which seemed to be enjoying its time in the spotlight.


    Long black hair cascaded down a slim figure as several piercings located on their right ear caught Aaron’s attention, making him wonder if the cold looking objects were uncomfortable to wear or not.


    Walking over to the girl, he spoke out in a soft tone careful not to frighten them.


    “Hansel is his name.” Aaron paused, his left hand pointing towards the tubby cat which was sitting decadently upon a patch of grass located close to the pavement whilst simultaneously bathing in some sunlight.


    The figure paused for a few seconds before looking upwards to Aaron, a pair of crimson eyes looking towards him, taking in his features, and the clothes he was wearing before a small thanks left her lips, attention quickly being reassigned back to the fluffy animal before her.


    She had brown freckles dotted across her cheeks, and most notably a distinctly coloured pair of jewelled orbs which drew Aaron in; he’d never seen anyone with such an eye colour before.


    The familiar logo embedded upon the breast pocket of the blazer she wore caught his attention, giving him another subject to talk about with her.


    “My name is Aaron, yours?” his eyes staring into the side of her head as he waited for a response, lest he be ignored and left to stand still in silence.


    The girl let out a small ‘oh’, choosing to continue facing the cat whilst speaking.


    “Lea, that’s my name. Seems like we are wearing the same uniform?”


    Aaron moved his gaze from her face down to the uniform she was wearing, and then back to his clothes before nodding his head, ‘Yup, the logos are 100% the same.’ he thought, looking over to her dark coloured apparel for a bit too long before using his right hand to cover his face as he looked down towards the ground, slightly ashamed from his own actions.


    Quickly recovering from the small blunder he’d committed just seconds ago, Aaron made up his mind to get to know the future schoolmate that had appeared before him.


    “Didn’t know someone could have red eyes, must be pretty rare, no?” he questioned, slightly tilting his head, eyebrow raised forming an inquisitive countenance, once again unconsciously taking in her sharp features whilst waiting for her reply.


    Lea let out a laugh and stood up, swivelling on her feet, now looking towards the boy as she put her left index finger below her left orb, pointing towards her iris.


    “No, they aren’t natural; I use coloured contacts. They look cool, don’t they?” she explained, letting out a small laugh, looking over his features and committing his name to her memory.


    Aaron gazed at the girl, who was only slightly smaller than he, before nodding his head slightly, looking behind him to see that a certain orange haired girl had yet to appear.


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    “Want to walk to school together? I’d like to get to know you a bit better, since we’re going to the same school and all.” He proposed, starting to walk towards the direction of the school whilst wondering if Chloe would be mad that he’d left her alone today.


    Lea seemed to think about the proposition for a few seconds, looking towards the sun that was slowly rising into its prime position, the light from the object making her crimson irises shine as if they were a pair of rubies, before jogging a bit to catch up to her male counterpart.


    “What school did you go to before this one? Private or Public?” Lea enquired, jogging past Aaron before starting to walk backwards to face the boy.


    “Public. Me and a good friend of mine made it in through the public entrance exam.” He replied, thinking about the small orange haired friend of his.


    Aaron seemed to be about to speak once again before he heard his name being called out by a voice that seemed to be quite out of breath.


    Looking behind him, he saw the small orange haired girl that he was used to walking with in the morning, lifting a hand to greet her.


    “Morning Chlo, did you sleep well?” asked Aaron, Lea looking towards the small girl and pieced together that she must be friend he’d just mentioned.


    Chloe looked towards Aaron, thinking to herself that the outfit that he wore fit him very well, and then towards the black-haired girl that was standing next to him.


    “You guys must be pretty smart if you got in through those exams, heard they’re pretty hard. I came from the private sister school. Is this the friend you’d mentioned?” she questioned, her crimson orbs taking in Chloe’s appearance, her small stature contrasting her long, flowing, hair.


    “Yeah, this is Chloe.” He replied, ruffling the small out-of-breath girl’s hair.


    “My name is Lea. Nice to meet you.” Lea curtly introduced herself, a small smile upon her countenance, as a slender hand reached out towards Chloe.


    The girl looked towards Lea’s hand, shifting uncomfortably in her shoes before looking towards Aaron, her lips firmly pressed into a crumpled line, orbs begging for Aaron to help her.


    Aaron let out a small sigh, before explaining to Lea that the small orange haired girl didn’t do well around those she hadn’t known for long.


    Hiding behind her taller male counterpart, Chloe stared at Lea’s metallic piercings, her obsidian black hair, and most frightening of all, those eyes. Those crimson red eyes.


    Lea looked towards the small figure that was now hiding behind Aaron before her features conformed into a small smile.


    “She acts like a little cat.” Lea teased, slightly changing the angle at which she had been walking to get a better look at Chloe.


    Aaron nodded his head in approval before commenting, “It took me quite some time before she started to talk with me; It may not look like it, but she’s quite the feisty friend. Took the time to teach her a few things here and there and she boasts like no tomorrow when she beats me.”


    Lea seemed surprised to hear of Chloe’s true personality, her smile widening by the second.


    “So, what kind of things do you guys like to do? Personally, for me, it’s art.” Lea questioned, looking towards the bright sun which had risen from its 12-hour nap.


    Chloe and Aaron looked at each other, before Aaron let out a large grin, “We like games. All kind of games.”.


    “Is that so? You’ll have to invite me over to play a few rounds, although you’ll have to forgive me, for I don’t have much experience with such a pastime.” She proposed, her eyes shifting towards a few large graffiti that had covered a large wall to the left of her.


    Stopping beside the drawing, she stared towards one of the corners of it, where what seemed to be a hastily drawn tag had defiled the wall.


    A snarky grin snaked its way up onto her features as she proudly stood in front of the piece, as if it were one of her finest creations.


    Aaron and Chloe stopped walking, looking towards Lea who was stood still whilst looking towards the graffiti.


    The piece was full of a barrage of colours, depicting a large tower which had been graffitied, the background a canvas of white clouds and golden structures.


    Lea looked back towards the duo before thinking for a few seconds, equipping a proud grin as she swung out both of her hands, encasing the work of art, which could be seen behind her, within her grasp whilst facing the two of them.


    “This one must have taken hours. Gruelling work graffiti is! They must have gotten found out just at the last moment, hence why the tag looks so messy in contrast to the rest of the piece!” she pridefully pieced together, taking in their impressed expressions.


    A smug grin graced her lips, eyes creasing upwards as she continued.


    “Pieces like this are true art. Not that phony classical art that everyone praises. This is the type of art that speaks to oneself. It contains their deepest emotions, that are so beautiful one would dare not to erase them. At least, that’s why this art is still standing. Probably.” She exclaimed, the words bursting out of her mouth as if she had kept them locked up for a long period of time.


    Aaron took a few seconds to say anything, shaking a bit after breaking free from what seemed to be a forced state of petrification from taking in the sight of Lea’s jovial expression, nodding his head as he and Chloe took in the magnificent piece.


    Slightly out of breath from her recent outburst, Lea took in a few deep breaths, looking towards the pair in a satisfied manner before continuing onwards towards their school, beckoning the two to catch up.


    The small orange haired girl was the last to leave the piece. It felt quite similar to some graffiti she’d seen before.