The Odd Troublemaker : Miracle At 17

Chapter One

[ CHAPTER ONE

Narcissus ]

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[Sienna Miracle's POV]

In front of me was Lotus Academy, a prestigious all girls academy that has been here since before the war. Over time, it was renovated many times and surely, expanded many times. This grand institution recently became co-ed and the male population residing in this school is nowhere near half the number of the female population. I stood in awe outside the gate. I'm sure, this intimidating black walls is nothing compared to the buildings and facilities inside.

My amazement was cut short when I felt something eerie pass me. I looked around and a student with a dark aura passed by me. A child ghost was clinging to her back and I cringed at the dripping drops of liquid from the ghost's body. I could and would've helped her if only I could help myself first. I've already got my hands full acting like I don't see them.

I passed the advancement examination due to my numerous sleepless nights studying but I was late for a week because many people took the exam, so they needed a good amount of time checking.

I stepped through the gigantic gates left open for entrance and glared at the guard for looking at me like I was an alien. What? First time, seeing a yellow green haired human before? I've gotten over my mother's death but the pain of rejection and betrayal from childhood could never be forgotten by my heart and body. It was around the time when people knew I could see ghosts and add the fact; I heard my Mother's passing. Everything made no sense, school, family and friends so I let go of the world's common sense and my own normalcy.

I was not normal, not at all. Society despised a kid like me. I was an anomaly, a weirdo, a freak. It felt suffocating when people drew a line between our existence and them. It was exactly when my classmates back in the past threw my lunch in the trash can that I thought, I've had enough.

I ended up in the guidance and discipline office after that, suspended for a week. When I returned, no one dared to mess with me again. Over the years, I got good in fights, used to confrontations, treated glares like air and acted like ghosts weren't. Today, I was the girl with a mop of pink hair, glaring eyes and sharp tongue and always wrapped by a sweater, jacket or a hood.

I stopped reminiscing of the past and focused on glaring hard on the guard that gave me a disapproving look. It went on for a few seconds; it was cut off when I blew a bubble and popped it loudly with the click of my tongue.

"What? Want to know where I bought my dye brand?" I sashayed with arrogance and walked away.

Soon enough, I regretted treating the guard like that. I should've asked for directions because right now, I was lost plus late for my first subject. I was pacing back and forth in a gathering spot near a chapel.

I lived in my house for a year so seeing a lot of ghosts wandering around or just attached to someone's back was an experience I wasn't used to.

Besides, all the students were all diligently gathered in their classrooms and the teachers were loyal to their schedule by going straight towards their assigned rooms without sparing me a glance.

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[Narrator's POV]

-Sienna was unaware of the fact that people instinctively steered clear away from her when they saw her hair color and glaring eyes also include her eyes that eyed people like a hawk. Unbeknownst to those people, she was simply observing.-

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I swallowed my unease and I was about to enter the faculty room when a hand tapped my shoulder. I was so tense that the slightest touch incurred a punch from me. Oops. The receiver happened to be safe because I was off target, thank god!

"I see you everywhere. Are you following me?" he asked.

WHAT?!

He wore a turn-down collar button-down stripe hemming design long sleeve shirt with slim, dark indigo, tapered fit at the bottom jeans and dark brown color derby shoes. What destroyed his good style was the black mask covering half of his face. His black hair was tousled, the tips curling in an adorable arc.

He could've looked better but with the mask, a bit more suspicious than me.

Isn't it more logical to say you're following me?

I blew a sigh for a dash of courage and it's been a long time since someone talked to me, the guard doesn't count. Hopefully, my voice won't c***k or sound like screeching tires. Uh, I wished I could drink some water to ease the dryness of my throat.

"Umm, no." I looked at him with wide eyes.

I'm glad my voice came out fine but that's probably because my volume was akin to a whisper. Good thing that I didn't snap at him. First civil conversation for ages! I mentally cheered. Pushing this achievement of mine, it's my first time encountering a person with such confidence.

I think he mistook my seconds of silence as a guilty conscience because the words he said nearly made me vomit blood in anger.

"I suggest you stop now." He said with a gruff.

I believe I was in a good mood until I met this narcissist. His confidence completely blew the thing you called patience. How irritating. I want to smack him silly! Me? Following you? What do you think of me? Thinking of you? I don't think so! Person who thinks he is so handsome!

I was shocked, speechless. I stood there with my mouth left in an O shaped, seeing my flabbergasted face he started to leave, and I swear, I saw relief in his eyes.

"Excuse me? Who are you, a celebrity? Get over yourself!" I shouted after him.

I was not sure if he didn't hear me or he simply chose to ignore me. I physically rolled my eyes and did the finger at him then entered the faculty.

Turns out that was the middle school's department faculty. I wanted to just crawl in a hole when the teachers looked at me with a confused face. I swear I saw someone holding back their laughter. I managed to find a map bulletin while walking almost everywhere, I went to the Headmaster's room and he gave me my schedule and assisted me in finding my way by assigning a student council member to guide me.

Wow, I feel important. Not! It turns out that narcissus was an officer! What sin have I committed to cross paths with this person? What has the world come to? I wanted to vehemently reject since I've narrowed the location of my room by suspiciously walking along the hallway of each building earlier, but I decided to give the headmaster face by accepting.

All the way, we started with a terse conversation and I tried to explain that I was not a stalker of some sort, but he did not believe me one bit until our quiet voices turned into an absurd bickering.

"That's the room. Don't enter the wrong room and try to get me called alright?" He said in a tone like he knew I'd purposely make trouble for him. This arrogant piece of-!

Rather than replying, I glared daggers at him and entered the room without as much as a goodbye or a thank you. Alas I found my room. The teacher eyed with an displeased gaze but all I cared about no longer being with that guy.