This is a new story I'm working on, about beings from another plane of existence (demons, if you will) and the people who fight them off. Unfortunately I don't have enough time to finish this tonight, but I'll finish it tomorrow. So this bit is only 'part 1' of the introduction. Part 2 will be posted tomorrow.
"I hope everyone will make Edwin here feel welcome" was the teacher's misguided attempt to help him fit into his new class. Why do they always act as if students are understanding, nice people? He didn't care too much, he'd dealt with a lot of bad cases in his previous schools, so he was certain he could handle it, but it still annoyed him.
"What a stupid name" came the predictable result from one of the students in class. Edwin felt no need to restrain himself, however, so he looked at the boy who'd insulted him; who was now looking around to his friends as they shared a laugh. He noted Edwin's stare and turned to him, his face gone stern in an attempt at intimidation. "What?" he said.
"If you insult me then I'll break every bone in your body" Edwin said, gaining the disapproving stares of many of his new 'classmates'. Funny that noone cared at the boy insulting him, but they disliked his behaviour. As is always the way. The boy simply laughed at him. "Since you've already insulted me once, I guess I should break one of your bones anyway. At break though" Edwin said with a smile.
The boy looked like he was going to make a retort but the teacher interrupted any further quarrel.
"Now now" she said, grabbing Edwin's shoulder. A strangely strong grip, Edwin noted. She pushed Edwin towards his new seat, and somehow Edwin was unable to resist her push. He noted that everyone remaned silent. Perhaps there was more to this teacher than met the eye.
His seat was near the back of the class, next to a boy with short hair that had been obviously bleached blonde, and his uniform looked very untidy, as if he was trying to look like some sort of rebel.
"I don't enjoy telling you to tuck in your shirt you know" she said to the blonde boy angrily as she looked disapprovingly at him.
"Sorry Miss" he said, smiling a sheepish smile, but not tucking his shirt into his trousers.
Once Edwin had settled into his seat and gotten his notebook and pen out of his bag the teacher returned to the front of the class and began writing out some maths examples on the board. She said, while everyone remained quiet, that she would write up a sheet for Edwin to go over what they'd already been over so far in the year.
"You shouldn't have threatened him, you know" the blonde boy said, leaning over to Edwin.
"I don't care" was his reply.
"You should. He's a member of the boxing club. People say their leader has never lost a fight. Although that's just what people say"
"Yeah well. I'm sure every bully has some stupid rumour about them." Edwin said. The blonde boy seemed amused as that, as he chuckled quietly.
It was then that Edwin noticed the girl in front of him, who had raised her hand to answer or ask some question. She had red hair, very unusual for a high school student. Edwin himself had normal, short, black hair. Most of the other students had ordinary hair too, except for this girl.
"You shouldn't get involved with her" the blonde boy said, noticing Edwin's stare.
"And why not?" he asked, getting annoyed with his next-chair neighbour.
"She seems like a great girl. Friendly enough, but not too friendly. Red hair. Beautiful. No boyfriend either. She even has perfect grades. But people say she believes in demons" he answered, ending with a mocking grin.
"Demons?" Edwin asked, for the first time surprised, and turning towards him.
"Haven't you heard the stories of the demons of this school?"
"Nope" Edwin replied, shaking his head, but interested despite himself.
"Well, you see, these monsters are invisible, except to those who really believe in their existence. Once you believe, even if it's an unwilling belief, you can see them. And when you can see them, they know you see them, and they come after you. Weapons don't hurt them, and bullets go through them. Nothing stops them until they come after you and eat you."
Edwin felt a chill go down his spine, and a cold sweat appear on his back, but he pretended he was fine.
"That's stupid" he said. "They won't attack you if you don't believe in them?" he asked, smiling disbelievingly.
"Mostly.... but its not completely mutual. It's not a 'if you can't see them they can't see you' kinda thing. They can always see us, they just decide to go after the ones who can see them. But even if you can't see them, sometimes they might get hungry and eat you anyway" he said.
"Well, whatever, that's a stupid story." he replied.
"Don't believe it if you don't want to. I'm not saying it's true, it's just the rumour of this school" he said with a laugh that made it seem that he didn't believe it either. Somehow though, Edwin suddenly felt paranoid like he was being watched, but he refused to look around while the blonde boy was watching him. He didn't want to appear weak and childish.
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