Jin stood in front of the large high school building, his expression distant, his attention focused internally. Surrounded by potential meals self control was a difficult task. He closed his eyes, blocking the stormy gray color from view as he regained his composure and stepped onto the campus.

His eyes scanned the area, assessing everything from the people around him to the basic layout of the school. With a deep breath he kept walking, a light breeze pushing his dark brown hair out of his face. It fell about to his ears and always looked slightly messy and soft. His pale skin allowed his dark features to stand out brilliantly, and he could already tell he was catching more attention than he liked.

He stepped into the hall, his black boots moving soundlessly over the white lenolium tiles. On hand gripped the strap of his shoulder bag as the other fiddled with one of his many ear peircings. His outfit was fairly interesting, he didn't now if the school had a uniform or not, so he'd chosen to wear his own clothes. A black hat and a white collared shirt with black pin stripes, covered partially by a black vest and white tie. A guitar case was strapped to his back and the chain from a pocket watch hung down over his black slacks. He looked like some sort of walking glamor shot. He pulled his schedule from his pocket and checked the room number, he was only ten minutes late.

He stepped into the room, causing the class to turn to the late entry and the teacher to cast him a glare. As if a middle aged fat lady could inspire fear in -him- of all people. "Good morning." He said in a perfectly friendly tone with a charming smile that broke the woman's glare instantly.

"Ah, you must be Jin Sirus!" She said as she checked her roster. "Class, we have a new student today, please welcome him. According to my notes here he's just moved here from Italy and he's still working on his English. Please be sure to welcome him properly. Jin, please take a seat." Jin gave a polite bow as his eyes moved over the room. Most of the guys in the class didn't seem to care that he was there, but there were several girls that looked like there were about to eat him. Unfortunately, the only open set seemed to be surrounded by them. He moved to the desk and let his shoulder bag fall to the ground. He carefully set his guitar case on the other side of his desk and took his seat.

Shinn sighed her crystal blue eyes scanning the new boy Jin Sirus. As she turned back to talk to her friends her pale platinum blond flowed behind her. Shinn glanced over to the boy one more as class started she noticed that there was the empty seat beside her. As he sat behind her some of her friends gushing about how handsome or how cute the new boy was.

Shinn turned her attention to the teacher or rather tried, her eyes were curiously drawn to Jin's features, Pale skin and his dark hair. Shinn smiled finally giving up and turned to talk to him "my name is Shinn Rose, it's nice to meet you Jin."

Jin's eyes drifted over, following the sound of her voice, but his head didn't turn. Another girl... He flashed the same gracious smile, his teeth a tad sharper than most. "The pleasure is mine." He said softly so as not to attract the attention of the teacher.

This seemed to be the wrong thing to do however because all the girls around him were suddenly introducing themselves as if in hopes of getting that smile in their direction too. The teacher turned, casting the class a dark look and they fell quiet in response. Once the teacher had gone back to what she was doing Jin pulled out a spare notebook, blank sheet music it seemed, and began filling the lines with spots and scores, planning later to bring them to life with his guitar. This school stuff was fairly easy, most of it he'd already covered in home schooling.

Shinn blinked smiling as the bell rang signaling the end of class she was grateful. Though still curious to get to know Jin but he seemed to be shy. She smiled to herself picking up her bag and slinging it over her right shoulder. Shinn headed out a group of girls following her.

She chatted around the front of the class with the girls then went off to her next class. Shinn sighed irritated "ah math I hate math." She went inside her eyes reflecting pure boredom, but her thoughts were trailing back to the boy from her first class.

Jin followed the group of girls, trying to hang back. He'd been getting enough attention as it was without pushing himself into a spotlight. He slipped into the math class, managing to get ahead of the group and took a seat in the front corner, figuring the others would choose seat further back. He stared distantly out the window, having already grown bored with the new building and it's occupants. He glanced back to the door to see a familiar face and he adverted his gaze. he wasn't there to make friends by any means, and to befriend a human, that was a risk for himself and the human alike. If he slipped up and bit someone it wouldn't take much more to end up chased out of the city for being a 'monster'. Although one little bite wouldn't do much. To kill he'd have to take a lot of blood, and to turn them he'd have to drain them completely. He jumped slightly as his bag rustled, and he quickly slid his hand under the fabric to calm a waking pet, hoping the movement hadn't been noticed.

Shinn looked about spotting Jin again she almost laughed, she felt like she had know him her whole life rather then only an hour. She shook her head and continued talking to her friends only to be interrupted by the bell. Looking around she had a choice to sit with her friends or with the jocks at the back she sat at the front which she found annoying.

During math she found herself thinking about him again she quickly shook her head trying to sort her head out. The math teacher told them all to pair up for a task, Shinn stood up noticing Jin was by himself and everyone was pairing up she walked over and smiled " hi Jin I'll be your partner if that is alright with you?"

Jin blinked at the teacher's instruction. Partner? He looked up at Shinn, it seemed his only other option would be one of the eerie girls that kept chattering about him. "Sure... You any good at this?" He asked, his movie like gentleness slipping slightly into a more relaxed way of speaking as the teacher passed out worksheets. "You're awfully pretty aren't you..." He noted, voicing his thoughts as he cast her a smile.

His bag rustled again, a pink nose poking out so it was just visible. Jin pushed the bag under the desk with his foot and to his alarm the bag made a soft sound of distress. "Shall we get started?" He asked, hoping she hadn't noticed.

Shinn smiled a bit taken back " I guess I am, or at least that's what most of the boys here say" she paused " I'm okay at this I only have an 80 in this class" Shinn thanked the teacher for the worksheet then turned back to him.

Hearing that bag rustle she laughed "oh what do you have there?" Shinn asked under her breath so the other girl wouldn't hear her.

"Careful, she likes to bite..." He warned as he lifted his bag. "I found her trying to cross a four lane highway..." He said as he opened the bag so Shinn could see the small black kitten staring back up at her. "I don't think she has an owner, but I'm not really sure what to do with her." He pulled the zipper on the bag after coxing the animal back to sleep and turned to the work sheet. "These are pretty easy... " He mumbled as he went through, filling in most of the answers. "Is there a roof access in this building?" He asked as he worked. He liked high places, and he definitely didn't want to deal with the crowds of the lunchroom, not the smells of food he couldn't eat.

Shinn smiled at the small animal "well if you don't want to deal with her I could take care of her i'm sure my cat Cobra won't mind. He loves company." She nodded absently "yes these are all easy, finally someone agrees with me." Shinn paused "yes off course there is. Would you like me to show you where after class?" Of course I know where it is Shinn thought to herself the only place I can sit by myself. Shinn smiled at Jin trying to concentrate.

((Just a note, by the way, the teacher's information on him was bogus. XD He might be from Italy, I dunno, but his English is fine. ~Laughs~ ))

"I would appreciate that..." He said as he finished the last problem and added their names to the paper. "I don't much like crowded places, and especially still being 'the new kid' I'm getting a lot more attention than what I'd like. AH! Would you grab that?" He asked in a hushed panic as his bag seemed to be crawling across the floor.

(( ah okay thanks, that is helpful ))

Shinn smiled and nodded grabbing the bag quickly then opening the bag to pet the small kitten to calm her and show she meant no harm what so ever. Shinn smiled absently " everyone I know seems to like big crowds though I don't know why. I like them but I need sometime to myself I know exactly what you mean."

"We can let her out on the roof most likely, she's smart enough not to jump and there's not where for her to escape to." He sat back in his chair, waiting for the bell. "You seem pretty popular here... Are you the sort of person people look up to?" He asked as he closed his eyes. "This class drags on doesn't it..."

Shinn smiled "yes I think she's smart enough to know that, the only way she could escape is if she can climb ladder." She nodded " I am...but I really don't like being in the spotlight sure it's night to have friend but-" she cut herself off her expression thoughtful. " I guess it's because I didn't have much as a kid I'm not used to all the attention." Shinn laughed " Indeed the class seems to be hours long but it actually isn't."

The bell sounded making Shinn laugh " it's lunch time so let's go to the roof if that is alright with you."

"Yes, let's..." Jin agreed as he gathered his things and headed for the door. The mob of people leaving came rather suddenly and he laced his fingers with hers so as not to lose her in the crowd. "Which way?" He asked, his voice barely audible over the chatter around them.

((I'm planning on introducing a second character to keep things interesting. n.n))

(( *smiles* okay))

Shinn flushed slightly and then thought nothing of it. Shinn smiled and spoke softly " Well down here actually." Shinn walked with Jin two four long hallways then to a set of stairs. As she lead him upstairs she opened the hatch to the roof. "Here we are." Shinn spoke softly.

Jin freed her hand as they moved out of the crowd as he followed. He stepped out onto the concrete roof and stretched. "Great, thanks..." He said wih a bright smile as he crossed the roof and stepped up onto the edge to look out over the campus. "Do you come up here often?" He asked as he turned to face her. "It's nice up here, quiet and high..."

Shinn smiled thoughtfully "of course I do it's the only place I can be myself everyone expects me to be a pretty popular girl when I'm not. I never was." She flushed realizing it sounded silly actually voicing the thought aloud.
"do like high places then?" she asked curiously.

"Yeah. It's nice to have the whole world beneath me..." He said as he glanced out over the horizon again, "Or is that arrogant of me?" He stepped back from the edge, "And why are you following thier expectations? I think I like you much better like this." He stopped, not wanting to get any closer to her. He hadn't had lunch yet after all. He set his things down, letting the kitten out of his bag and watching it sniff curiously. He pulled an offbrand juice box from his bag and poked the colored straw into it. He was't a fan of cold blood, but it was better than nothing.

Shinn smiled brightly " I'm glad to have someone like me for the real me" as she spoke she sank to her knees to play with the small black kitten. Taking out the ribbons from her hair and dangled them for the kitten to paw around. "I follow their expectations because it's how everyone wants me to be they don't want someone who should how much they don't know about the real world."

Shinn blinked pausing " no I don't think it's arrogant, you just might like the view to feel like nothing can pull you down. Am I right?"

"You shouldn't care what they think at all; what's the point of friends if they'll only hang out with a fake you?" He smiled, "But yeah, it's something like that."

"How romantic, having your lunch on the roof today Jin?" A boy a few years older than Jin had appeared behind Shinn, and if they were lucky, Shinn would think he'd come up the stairs.

"Ah, Caiden..." Jin looked anything but please to see his bitter cousin at his school. Caiden had a similar complexion to Jin, however he was a bit beefier, larger across the chest and more muscular. While Jin might have been good at tack or swimming, Caiden was more likely to end up in football or wrestling. Of course, for vampires, muscle mass meant little. "I've already had m lunch." He said, shaking the empty juicebox pointedly. "Shinn, I think it would be best for you to go now, my cousin isn't the friendly sort."

"Relax Jin, I didn't come to cause trouble. I just though I'd let you know I'm enrolling. And true to your usual behavior, you were easy to fine. I just have to look at the highest point for you. You know what they say about angels and snobs liking high places... and you're no angel."

Jin didn't reply, but watch as his cousin backed toward the edge to make his dramatic exit. He couldn't let himself explain to Shinn why his cousin was able to fall several stories and live to tell about it, but damned if he had an excuse as to why not to watch. "Let's go Shinn." He said as he hurriedly pulled her to the stairs, tring to keep her back to Caiden without seeming too weird.

Shinn's eyes were wide but she shook her head blowing it off "I get it you guys are athletes that's why when Caiden jumped he didn't get hurt." Shinn sighed trying to process the scene in her head over and over again. It seemed so unreal, she managed to come to the conclusion that there was really more then meets the eye with these boys.

They were both ....beautiful -though she'd never admit that out loud- and as far as Shinn could tell Jin's cousin completely seemed out of it. She sighed letting Jin pull her down the stairs, leaving her time to think. "Your cousin doesn't like me much does he?" she asked out of the blue with her current trail of thought.

"Yeah, athletes..." He agreed easily, letting her make her own conclusions. "and don't take it personally, he doesn't like anyone." Jin's tone was slightly bitter at this. "Anyway, lunch is almost over isn't it? But I'm not really up to more class..." He gave a sigh, wondering if he should skip, and if so, if he should suggest she join him.

Shinn laughed " That figures!" she fought a smile pulling at the corners of her mouth. Shinn smiled "what class do you have last then?"

"English followed by 'music theory'." He said with a sigh. "You?"