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(Now I know I'm sorta putting of power struggle, but I will put up the next part soon. I haven't been on gaia in a while and I'm just sorta looking for some feedback on this story.)

A young girl ran down a metal corridor. Her short brown hair flowing around her. Her foot steps making hallow metalic clanks that echoed around her. She darted behind a corner and pressed her back against it. Her breath came in short bursts, desperitly trying to regain a normal pace. She looked down disgusted at the thick red blood that now stained her white tank top. Several disgrunteld moans came from behind the corner. She cursed as she cocked her pistol. Taking in one more deep breath, she ducked out from behind the corner.
The sound of the pistol thundered through the hallway. The first two shots hit right in the center of the first zombies head, causing it to burst sending bits of brain and flecks of skull everywhere. The remainder of her shots were aimed at the chests of the other two. After all of her shots were spent and there were decent size holes in both of their chests, they fell. She let out a sigh of relief, pressing a button on the pistol causing the cartridge to fall out.
She was so releived to have the three zombies dead, she didn't notice someone else at the other end of the hall. Unlike the zombies, he seemed to be alive. He appeared to be handsome somehow, though no feature save for his lips could be seen. Everything else seemed to blur together. Slowly, they parted. Gently carressing the word as they formed it.
"Theodora." A tall woman wearing a business suit read the name loudly of a sheet of paper in her hand at the fron tof the classroom. The name caused Theodora to jump up and to attention. Her necklace, which was stuck to her face from sleeping on it, fell away. Once the shock of the sudden plunge back into reality had worn off, she forced out what she wanted said.
"Ju...just call me Theo." Theo forced out.
"You can take your seat now Theo." For the first time she became aware that she was standing up. Blushing profusly, she sat back down. A multitude of bangles jingled noisly as she did so, adding to her embarressment. She placed her face in her hand, staring longingly out of the window. She spent most of her time doing this in school. Not many people liked her. To most, she was that weird girl that kept to herself. She sighed deeply, trying to forget about it and return to her dreams, but the obnoxious bell had other plans for her.
The bell signaled the end of eigth period. Only one more before she could go home, not that it meant much, but it was better than in school. She passed by a group of girls that she knew well had hated her for most of the year. They bumped into her, which she knew was intentional. Her bag fell to the floor, a few books sliding out. One in particular caught her eye and the eyes of the girls.
The tallest of the three bent down to grab the book. She lifted the heavy leather bound tome to read the jewel encrusted cover, but was unable to. She stared, puzzled, at the foreign runes emmbedded on the cover. "What is this garbage?" She spat at Theo.
"Give that back!" Shouted Theo, standing up, completly ignoring her other books. She made a grab for the book, but the other girl was too fast. The three of them giggled at Theo's attempt to recover her book.
"Fine, you can have your smelly old book back." The girl threw the book at Theo, knocking her down. They all laughed as they walked away from her. She gathered her books without a word, but kept the leather one pressed close to her chest. She let her mind wander on her way to her next class. At once, it found it's way to how she came by the book.
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