Chapter One, Part One.

I dragged myself to class, after packing Carmen's lunch and sending her off to hers.
"Athaliah!" a chirpy voice rang out behind me.
I grunted in response.
"Good morning, Sunshine!" Hannah grinned, her perfectly white teeth even and straight. With her platinum blonde, pin-straight locks, blue-grey eyes and all-American look, she didn't seem like the sort of girl who would talk to me.
But she did.
"Oh come on..." I groaned. "Really?"
She stared at me. "My gosh, those are some dark circles. Are you okay?"
"Rough night." I opened my locker, voice huskier than usual.
"I see that. You know, I've got this really great concealer..."
"I'm way lighter than you, fake-bake."
"Hey!"
"Just kidding. But really, I'm too pale for your makeup."
"Yeah, you're such a vampire. You ought to get some sun once in a while."
"...I like being rare, not well-done. Tell the cook to hold the melanoma."
She rolled her eyes as the bell rang.
"Time to go. 'Bye, Athaliah!" she skipped off.
"See ya, Hannah."

Author's note:
This chapter is shaping up to contain a lot of dialogue. The characters are all making their introductions, so just know that if they seem really shallow now, they'll flesh out.