First Meeting

Today was the first day of Daniel's high school life. He left school back in 6th grade of elementary school when he realized that no one there was his match, so Daniel knew next to nothing of what an ordinary school life is like.

On his way to school, Daniel was still lost in his train of thoughts. He wondered whether or not he made the right choice, deciding to come to school. He also thought about how he was to make friends since he, because of his overly competitive spirit, had next to none. In the end, Daniel decided to stop worrying about what the future holds. He realized that he no longer has the reason to be competitive, since no one can match him, and may very well be able to make friends this time around.

Just as Daniel exited the speeding train which is his mind he realized that he was standing in the middle of a road crossing while cars were speeding by both ways. There was an initial moment of panic but then Daniel remembered that he is no longer the same as before.

'Time slow down, 10% speed.'

Daniel looked around himself, there was a truck heading towards him at a speed just faster than the average walking speed. There were cars in front and behind him so he couldn't dodge there. All that was left was jumping over the truck. Daniel squatted, preparing to jump, and just as he was about to extend his legs he spotted a young girl with short black hair and black eyes. She was wearing a school uniform, the female counterpart to the uniform Daniel was wearing. Her hand was extended and directed towards Daniel. She must have been trying to save him, but even if she did save him she would have died. Daniel picked up the girl, squatted again, then jumped holding the girl in a princess carry.

The traffic lights now turned red, stopping the cars and allowing the pedestrians to cross. However, nobody crossed. Everyone just stood there looking at Daniel in shock. Daniel also stood there, still holding the girl in his arms, looked at her and said.

"Are you STUPID? The f*ck where you planning?"

"Am I Stupid!?" The girl exclaimed in an angered voice. "You just walked into the middle of a busy street with your head in the clouds!"

Daniel reassessed the situation and realized he too was in fault. "You're right." Daniel proceeded to put the girl down and bowed his head. "I apologize."

The girl was surprised at Daniel's apology, since the danger was now over all the adrenaline in her system dispersed and she began falling to the ground. Daniel caught her in one swift move and crossed the street with the girl in her arms. "I'm Daniel, by the way." Realizing the situation she was in, the girls face turned completely red. She looked to the side so Daniel couldn't see her face and replied, "Emma."

"You go to Northside High too, right?"

"Yeah... "

"Then I will carry you all the way."

"NO, YOU WON'T!!!" Emma's face, that just recovered from Daniel's previous actions, was red as an apple once again.