zexion/ienzo

((Oh dear God...I'm in the Hospital with no headphones, I'll watch it when I get home )) Splendid gave a small nod, thankful that Flippy wasn't as he negatively visualized. He took a rather rougher than usual grip on the teen's hand and pulled him out of the house, towards his car which he started up quickly, crawling into the driver's seat. "....Have a good time?" He asked quietly, fixing his mirror and pulling on his seat belt before backing up in the driveway. He didn't notice anything odd about Flippy was happy to see there weren't any...marks on his pale neck or anything. It had been 15 minutes after all, Splendid wasn't sure what to expect.

((That visual was great xDDD)) Splendid casually flipped his phone open and skimmed Flippy's short text--his mood still partially ruined because of what he had seen. Usually he'd be jumping up right away to go find his best friend and take him home in his mustang but at the moment...he wasn't feeling to generous. I'm on the First Floor by the staircase. I have my keys so just meet me at the stairs I guess. Don't rush yourself. Splendid wasn't entirely sure what he was trying to inquire with that last bit, if he was referring to what he was expecting to happen between him and Lumpy or if he really meant for him to collect himself. Maybe he figured he'd be more upset and jealous in seeing Flippy all pante and flustered due to someone that wasn't him-- The bluenette shook his head. No, he couldn't think like that. He didn't own Flippy and if someone made a move before him then...then that was his loss. He couldn't do anything about it. Even if the thought of Flippy being happy and smiling at someone other than him was tearing him apart. ((Poor Splendid D:))

((I'm at the Hospital with my great grandad who's going in for an operation so sorry if my replies are delayed.)) Splendid look left then tight and slumped his shoulders, lolling his head back and whining loudly. He wished Flippy hadn't abandoned him when they first came into the house to talk to a few other friends. Sure Splendid was socialable but with all the action going on right now he couldn't tell his friends from those who he didn't know. Kicking of the wall the bluenette began to look around to find Flippy in the huge house. He pushed through kids and whatnot (accidentally breaking up a few make-out sessions) to find Flippy. He finally caught sight of him but frowned before he could call out to him. He and Lumpy were heading into one of the Guest Bedrooms. Jealousy boile in his stomach and his eyes narrowed darkly. He was sure Flippy hadn't...and after he tripped Lumpy for him...Glowering, the bluenette sunk back into the smogs of people, a frown on his face. He wasn't feeling the "party mood" now anymore.

((No, time-skip to the party )) Splendid cringed slightly. Giggle's house was packed full of what had to be every Cool kid in the school either dancing, sniffing, or being plain out ridiculous. He himself was leaned against the wall with a cup of pepsi in his hands. The bass was pounding throughout all 3 stories of Giggle's house and it was killing his ears. It was one thing hearing the crow cheer but listening to Lady Gaga sing about her Love Games wasn't exactly is preferences. Sighing he looked around for Flippy. He really had to pee...

Splendid looked up at Flippy and smiled, pretending to wipe away a false tear. He clasped his hands together and sniffed in a fake sob. It made him laugh to see Flippy so suddenly protective of little Flaky. "Aw~ My little Flippster is all grown up!" He teased, laughing softly to himself before wincing as he accidentally moved his tender ankle, his taunting smile dropping to his usual kind one. "But really, I was only kidding. I know that shed probably pass out or something..."

Splendid waited to have the Nurse bandage his ankle first and hand him a back of ice to press gingerly to the injury before answering Flippy, his face bright and happy. He'd never admit it but he liked house parties and the excitement of doing something without parents around to stop them. After all, he was known for being a goody-two shoes so it was always exhilarating for him to let loose once in a while. "Nah, this isn't to bad. It's not like I'll be in the midst of all the dancing or anything because....yeah I'll be fine. I'll go." Splendid flushed slightly. Despite having the wonderful determination and coordination of a skilled basketball player Flippy wad the only one who know that all that grace and talent never came through in terns of Splendid's dancing. He couldn't move to the rhythm unless it was a ridiculous song remix by Ke$ha or P!nk. That way the randomly changing beats on the song at least made him look like he halfway knew what he was doing. "What did Flaky say? 20 minutes on and then a IcyHot?" Splendid asked himself before smirking slightly and taking his phone from his pocket and quickly texting Flippy. He would probably get shot if he ever said this outloud... Hey, how about you invite Flaky to the HP to, I'm sure she'd be excited to know you're thinking about her as friends ;D

Splendid shook his head in agreement with Flippy. The way she had fawned over Limpy was ridiculous. Especially when already had a perfectly good boyfriend aka Cuddles. The fact that she'd sink so low as Lumpy's level was unclear as to why and a complete mystery to the bluenette. As they came to the Nurse's office, Splendid pouted. He was so comfortable on Flippy though....Sighing, he let go of his best friend and hobbled into the Nurse's office to grab some of the ice Flaky had suggested for his ankle, yawning. Man he was tired.

Gulping, Splendid put a bit of his wait onto Flippy like he was intructed, lazily leaning his head against his shoulder to be comfortable as they made their way to the Nurse. "Aren't you gonna get that?" ahe asked quietly, smiling up at Flippy. Referring to that he meant his phone and the text received (he wasn't deaf afterall, he could hear vibrations like that). He smiled at Flippy's response to Giggle's as well. Shed probably scold him to know end and then Ridicule him on how he should act. "Did you see how Gigfles was looking at Lumpy?" Splendid questioned, feeling disgust in the pit of his stomach.

Splendid felt his eyes widen but in a pleasant surprised kind of way. He thought it was nice that he was willing to be friendly to Flaky. Just as long as his time with him wasn't taken away from because of this he was okay with it. No big deal right? "Oh, good for you then." He smiled, hopping on one foot as they made their way to the Nurse's office. "She seemed nice enough. I'm surprised she even knew what to do about my ankle. Good luck getting Giggles to approve though..." Splendid sighed, imaginin her reaction already. Plum cheeks, folded arms and a shrill voice. Yep, that sounded just about right.

Splendid blushed slightly at the hug and it seemed to make his pain disappear just a little bit. He gave a shrug, giving a sad smile down at his swelling ankle. He was gonna' need some ice. But he was sire just being in Flippy's presence help to. "Thanks, your support helped though. And I'm okay I guess, it hurts a bit but not to bad..." Splendid admitted, looking up at Flippy through his blue bangs. Flaky quietly came up behind Flippy, blushing as she took a few graceful strides. Splendid had completely forgotten she was there... "Y-You did a good job and I think you should make it on the team...and Lumpy got what he deserved." She mumbled, making Splendid give a smile. Flaky was congratulating him--he wasn't about to tell her to buzz off. "Oh...er, thank you?" She gave a quick nod before noting to his now purple ankle. "A-And for that put ice on it for 20 minutes and then after that use an icy-hot patch to warn it up. It's not a sprain or broken--just a twist." Before Splendid could question anything she had said, Flaky had run off to a waiting Lammy, the two of them red in the face. The bluenette raised an eyebrow at Flippy. "And what did you do this time?"

It was down to the last 30 seconds of the game, Splendid by the 3 quarter line and the ball across the court. He hadn't been able to do much in his disability of his ankle except pass the ball, his miracle shirts not working as well with the throbbing in his ankle. Not to mention he was being forced to keep a wary eye on Lumpy from across the court. He kept on giving him a smirk; like he knew he had affected his game. And then the breaking moment happened. 10 seconds left and his teammates yell snapped him out of it as the ball was passed in his direction. Splendid caught it skillfully and this time he saw Lumpy from the corner of his eye, ducked as he dove for him and shot, making a flawless "swoosh" of the hoop scoring the last point of the game as he won. Splendid relish in the cheers from his team before collapsing to his knees, unable to hold himself up on his bad ankle. "I did it," He murmured, turning find Flippy so he could give him a big hug or something for being one of his lucky charms. "I won."

Splendid blinked furiously, looking up at Flippy who was clearly concerned for his well being and glaring at Lumpy. Giving a forced grin he gave a thumbs up and jumped up. Immediately he bit his lip roughly, sharp pain shooting up his leg. Something was definitely wrong with his ankle. But he'd have to perservere through it--if this were a real Game he'd have to play like this to. Taking a deep breath he ran onto the court, hopping back in the middle of the action while restraining his limp. There was only 10 minutes left. 10 minutes and he'd be able to sit down.

Splendid continued to do well throughout the mock game, scoring a few shots and sharing the ball with his fellow teammates like true player should. He was feeling a little over confident though when he got the basket ball at one point and aimed to shoot from the side right before the foul line where just a few feet away Flippy and his friends were seated. Lumpy, maybe feeling a bit cold towards Splendid's actions scowled and charged to make as if he was going to steal the ball. But he was smarter than he looked sometimes. Just like Splendid, he knew in terms of basketball how to cheat. So when Splendid, unknowing that Lumpy was coming while he was being blocked by a half-hearted Toothy aimed to take another of his shots when the breath was abrubtedly knocked out of him while Lumpy slammed into his form. He was smart, pretending to lose control and slip on the slippery Gymnasium floors that they waxed just a period before as an excuse to slam into Splendid. The bluenette's body fell backwards and skidded back as the ball slipped from his grip and thrown to another player on the opposite team. Splendid's back slammed unpleasantly up against the metal of the bleachers on which Flippy was sitting on, Gigfles giving out a startled scream. He winced, sitting up with much effort as he blinked away the haze of having the air knocked out of him. "N-Ngh...Ow..." Due to the game being a mock game for try-outs though, there was no time out as the game progressed, leaving Splendid to deal with his harsh hit on his own.

Splendid noticed Flippy watching his every move and winked at him, while coming behind Lumpy on the opposing team who was currently holding the ball. Looking back at Flippy he smirked and casually swung his legs while taking the ball from his grasp, his successful steal distracting everyone from his foul play while he tripped Lumpy and made him land flat on his ass. "That's what you get." Splendid muttered before doing a miraculous shot from the half-court line and succeeding in his second shot in a row. Onlooking in the crowd, Flaky clapped and gave a smile. Splendid was doing really good. She had decided to come because, well, if she and Flippy were friends again then she might as well support his friends right? "He's really good," She whispered to Lammy who's eyes had been on Flippy the whole time.

Splendid saw him and he waved back before getting into the middle of the court with Toothy on the opposing side. Immediately, as the referee tossed the ball into the air, Splendid dove upwards, hitting the orange ball towards his teammates. The crowd gave a few cheers and he grinned running cross court and clapping his hands. Like magic (which he strongly believed was due to his mask) the other player passed the ball to him and Splendid went to shoot. He scored te first point of the match. "Yes!" He exclaimed, grinning like an idiot as the game resumed and the ball was passed back and forth down the court.

Flaky's amber eyes widened at that question statement. Her? Be friends with a Cool kid and that kid being Flippy nonetheless? She couldn't believe it. She'd be the first Loser to ever accomplish something like this. It made a smile jump across her face as she fiddled with a piece of her crimson hair in disbelief. "I...I'd like that. A lot." ~ ((Try-Outs)) Splendid swallowed hard, tying his red mask around his head, his eyes still seeing perfectly where the cloth had been cut. It was time for the try-outs. He was wearing the HTH Uniform (navy blue and red as ironic as that was) which consisted of blue shorts with red lining down the side and a slightly baggy basketball shirt to match with the number 10 on the back. A lot more had turned up to practice then he had remembered last year whilst the potential team members took their rounds of shooting hoops. He had seen Flippy and Giggles with Cuddles and Petunia who had somehow managed to drag Handy along. But in the very back of the bleachers surprising even him was Flaky and Lammy. Odd...But he couldn't focus on that. Now was their mock game of basketball. He was so taking Lumpy out while he got on the team.

Flaky looked around anxiously trying to think of an excuse as for why she was indeed skipping. She couldn't just outright say: My bullies were picking on me and then got to have sex so I took a chance to run away. That didn't sound all that...right to say. And she was supposed to avoid having Flippy know her situation anyway. "O-Oh...I was um...I got caught up talking to some people, yeah, and realized my books were missing so I..." May it be mentioned she was a horrible liar. "I...I don't know why I skipped." Flaky said quietly, embarrassed beyond belief at this point.

Flaky flushed a deep red. After all these years of teasing her he was out of the blue being really, well, sweet. Flaky still didn't know whether to trust that this would last for long but for the moment...it was something she appreciated and really hoped wouldn't go away. "I...th-thank you...Flippy." She stated gratefully, twisting at her shirt. She glanced around, before breathing a sigh of slight exasperation. "S-So...are you skipping or were you just slipping o-out of class for a quick b-break or something...?"

Flaky looked up at him before managing to rise to her feet, dusting her skirt off while trying not to flinch. It stung a bit but it was a bit easier for her to deal with now. Swallowing, she smiled uneasily, looking at thetile floor with interest (and at Flippy's boots--she noted there was a few scuff marks on them). "A-Actually...I have Gym this period. I don't think...I don't think my teacher would be happy to see me come in halfway through the class now." She admitted, quickly flicking her gaze up at him with all the courage she could muster.

Flaky felt her throat close up at that smile and his rare actions. It took all she had for her to not faint into a million pieces or melt into a big puddle of nothingness. Lammy's words from yesterday after the bus incident chose to ring fresh in her ears, about how he may have had a crush on her, and she nearly died. No. No way. He was just being nice and that was that. "I-I'm sure," She murmured, hugging her stomach tightly. "I just...I lost my books and was looking for them and....yeah." Flaky explained as casually as she could, fighting her amber eyes to meet Flippy's emerald ones and the quivering in her voice.

Splendid smiled, hugging his phone to his just in happiness. He was about to reply before the clearing of a female's throat brought his attention. Oh no. Not now, not when he and Flippy were finally-- "Young sir, first you come into the class late and now you're texting? Unbelievable." The teacher scolded before snatching his phone away from him making him whine slightly. You had to be kidding me?! And just when Flippy was getting a bit sensitive with him to... ~ Flaky looked up sharply in hearing that oh-so-familiar voice. She gave a small "eep" at the sight of Flippy anxiously wiping away whatever residue of tears that lingered on her face. She didn't need him to see her upset less he feel inquired to help her with the bullies. Again. Even if it meant good on her behalf, it never ended well afterwards. Take today for example. Shifty and Lifty were picking on her because she had stood up to them and caused a chain reaction with Losers. But the reaction would have never happened if Flippy hadn't come to her "rescue". "A-Ah I'm fine!" Flaky stuttered, holding back the sniffs itching at her still runny nose. "Just...erm....tired is all. I'm resting." She lied, giving an awkward laugh.

Splendid smiled tenderly at the mention of Flippy's father, imagining how proud the older male would have been to see his son grown up the way he was now. He knew Flippy missed him dearly and his mom wasn't any better. Splendid's smile deepened to a frown. His mom was better now but when the news of Flippy's dad's death first reached them Flippy's mom was distraught. She hadn't even acted like a mother. But no need to linger on that topic... Should have figured as much, He paused before continuing his typing. You...really miss him right? ~ Flaky finally swallowed her sobs enough for her to breath properly without gasping. The tears still flowed down her cheeks but she figured she could deal with that. Wiping her nose with her loose sleeves, the red head stood shakily to her feet, wincing. Her stomach was still incredibly sore. Lifting her shirt she was upset to find a dark bruise already forming. "C-Crap..." She muttered, sniffling slightly as she looked around before blinking. She had led her stuff.

Splendid was slightly appalled by Flippy's statement. He couldn't believe that the little green haired teen was so...violent. But, feeling his cheeks flush, Splendid decided that really, it was kind of a sexy quirk about Flippy. At least he taught Lumpy a lesson right? It's not like he killed anyone or anything... Oh well, he deserved it right? Where'd you learn to do that from anyway? I don't see you watching YouTube videos or anything on how to dislocate someones wrist Splendid joked, laughing silently to himself. ~

Splendid breathed a sigh of relief. Good. At least Lumpy wasn't continuing to be a creeper. Splendid gave a double take though at that last line, feeling his face drain of his lovely color. B-But...wait, you dislocated his wrist? How the hell did you manage that?! Splendid had really never thought of Flippy as anything but rough around the edges to anyone that didn't know him, someone who had more strength through words not physical actions. Apparently he had been mistaken. ~

Splendid could have popped from anger. That...that....that disgusting, low-down, dirty, man-whore, lazy excuse of a guy! Splendid didn't care if he was maybe completely overreacting or not, anybody stupid enough to pull such a trick on Flippy deserved his wrath (even if it'd never get to them). The least he could do though was make sure Lumpy didn't make it on the basketball team because of him. He'd been playing for a while now--he knew how to kick someone out of a chance on the team and make them bad without getting caught. You're kidding me. What did you do? He isn't following you or anything right? Splendid texted back fervently, ready to sprint out of the classroom if necessary. ~