Enter, The Nervous Neko

Rhett, a young teen with shaggy black hair, bright green eyes, cat ears atop his head and a tail protruding from his back side, made his way down the hall from the administration office. He had a uneasy air about him as he walked; eyes darting every which way as though he was preparing to be attacked out of nowhere. He was nervous to be going back to a public school and not to mention, one with other creatures and super-powered humans. It almost made him wonder how long he would last; after all he had no real powers to defend himself and was down to eight lives. He hadn't lasted long in any other school he had gone to...did going to one for people like him give him a better chance or an even worse one?

'Wow' He thought as he made his way down the hall. 'This place is huge!' He almost grinned at just how vast and beautiful the school appeared, even from this view. Though, a bigger school than he was used to only meant more people than he was used to, he realized regrettably.

Rhett hadn't been paying attention at the time he was nearly run over; having his attention grabbed momentarily by another student walking on the other side of the hall. He was hoping the other wouldn't see him and to be avoided as much as possible. Though his hopes were crushed right about the time he was nearly as well. He immediately took a step back, ears pinned down against his head and tail practically between his legs as those bright green eyes of his stared up at the much taller stranger.

He stayed silent while the other talked; half tempted to just take off down the hall but forcing to stay put. After all, what kind of an impression would running away give him? This was his chance at a new start; no one knew him here and that meant they didn't know of his stutter or the fact that liked boys. He couldn't be made fun of for those reasons if they didn't know, right? That is...if he could get away with not speaking or staring at cute guys. Then he realized he was being addressed and that urge to take off came back again. He promptly shook his head, deciding against it and instead gave the stranger a rather meek smile as a response.

'The little cat boy' only stared up at the other as he spoke. Though, the more he talked, the less nervous and more curious Rhett became. His tail and ears somewhat perked up as a result. He was still nervous yes, but the fact that the other seemed to be as well, and the fact that he was stuttering (albeit not as bad as Rhett does), made him feel slightly more comfortable having run into him. He almost breathed a sigh of relief at not having run into someone who would sooner bully him than talk to him; but that's just what this guy was doing...talking to him. That was the thing; he seemed just as awkward as Rhett himself and yet he was actually making an effort...even if he was stuttering and Blushing. Wait....blushing? That's when Rhett realized he was probably making him feel even more awkward by not saying anything.

"Uhm..."He hummed under his breath quietly. He felt bad about just standing there like an idiot and most likely making things more uncomfortable, as well as seeming rude for not answering the other. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if he gave talking a go? This guy didn't seem so bad after all...

"I...mmm" He sounded out, shifting nervously as he spoke up. "F-fi....fi..." He attempted, becoming flustered when he couldn't get the last part of the word out.

'Come one, just say it!' He scolded himself, his nervousness making it even more difficult to get just one word out. Why had he even decided to speak up? He just wanted to let him know he was ok...and now he was making a fool of himself!

He gave a frustrated sigh, shaking his head and stomping his foot as he tried to force the word out. "Fi..fINE!" Though when the word was finally said, he immediately turned a bright shade of red and turned his gaze down toward his feet in his embarrassment and immediately regretting even opening his mouth. Now he's really done it...what happened to 'new start'? He was probably going to start laughing at him now or something.

Rhett watched William with his new found curiosity of him but that was quickly turning back into uneasiness. His ears fell back into place against his head and his tail meekly wrapped part way around one of his ankles when he was told he was making the taller guy nervous. That news only made him even more self-conscious as he began to question his actions, not knowing what he did wrong.

When he was asked if he needed any help he gave a silent nod of 'no'. Of course that wasn't entirely true; this place was pretty big and he would probably wind up getting lost trying to find his way around. Though, already being so unsure of himself and feeling bad for making William nervous, he wasn't about to ask for help or hint that he wanted any.

"I-uhm...I..mmm..." He drew out the 'm' much like he had done earlier in that same slow and hesitant manner. "Rhe-ee....uhm.." He gave something of a frustrated sound, taking a deep inhale before letting it out slowly and starting over. "Rrr-rhe..." He shifted, the tip of his tail flicking in frustration and a flustered look on his face as he finally got out the last letter of is name. "..e-ttt."

He wanted to simply give up on the second try but then William would probably mistake his name for 'Rhee' or something and that was more embarrassing than butchering own name with his stutter. Afterward he looked completely defeated, embarrassed at not being able to say his own name. Scratch that, it wasn't even his full name, just the shortened version he came up with because Everett was just too difficult to get out. It made him feel stupid; who couldn't pronounce their own name?