zexion/ienzo

Splendid was thankful he was in the back seat of the classroom when his phone vibrated against his thigh. Looking at the teacher carefully he slipped out his phone. Reading the text, he immediately tuned out the teacher, eyes narrowing dangerously. What? Why? Please tell me he didn't do anything to you. Splendid didn't care that he sounded over-worrisome. If Lumpy had attempted to molest Flippy again...Oh he didn't know what he'd do but it'd be something bad and something that would make Lumpy regret laying eyes on Flippy. In other words, Splendid would probably just rage about Lumpy's nerve until he felt better instead of doing anything remotely harmful to the tall teen. ~ ((WARNING TO OTHER READERS: DON'T CLICK THE SPOILER!!!)) Flaky made her way down the hallway, limping, before she allowed herself to curl behind a cart of textbooks that had been left in the hallway where she allowed herself to cry to herself as quietly as she could manage. This is why she never spoke, never made an effort to fight for herself. She was always shown why she shouldn't. Why she could "know her place".

((LIFFFTYYYY~!)) Shifty blushed a bright vermillion, his grip in Flaky's hair slackening at the close proximity between him and his brother. His smirk dropped to a small frown as his eyes darted down to Lifty's slightly parted lips, back to his eyes, and down again. He gulped lightly, trying to keep his cool and fight down the increasing heat in his cheeks. "Oh really? I didn't know picking on pathetic Losers," He yanked harshly at Flaky's hair leaving her to yelp in pain. "Excited you so much~." He whispered, flicking his tongue out to lick at the bottom lip of his twin. Flaky's head throbbing with the yanking on her tender scalp and she ached all over. Yet she had the decency to stifle her cries and sniffs of pain as to not ruin the moment for them. She just wished they'd leave and do what they pleased with themselves. She didn't want to be beaten like this...like she was a piece of dirt. Flaky looked around desperately, attempting to crawl away from the duo while Shifty wasn't looking. There had to be someone to help her.

Splendid smiled, giving a nod and waving to Flippy as he entered his classroom. He was glad e hadn't been snapped at and that Flippy was also still willing to come to his try-outs. "Yeah, I'll see you then. Now get going--your Math teacher's going to have a heart attack." He joked before giving out audible: "Owowow!" as he was yanked inti the classroom by the ear--his teacher scolding him. The bluenette managed a quick wave before was shut on his slightly pained face. ~ Shifty paused his beating on Flippy for a minute, leaning in closer to Lifty and giving him a slightly seductive smirk, wetting his own lips as he ghosted sweet breath over his twins mouth. He snickered, giving him an are-you-serious look while tilting Lifty's chin up to get a better look at him. His other hand was knotted in Flaky's already messy hair to keep her still while he and his brother shared a..."moment". "Seriously? Since when have you ever been scared of getting in trouble?"

((To Lifty I'd be like: Right around the firetrucking corner you bitch.)) Splendid noticed Flippy's slightly off mood and hesitated with his arm, pulling it away from his friend. Maybe physical contact wasn't the best option for the two of them at the moment...Instead he took the phone, reading through all the texts that had been sent back and forth between Giggles and Flippy. He felt more confusion cross his mind as he read through the texts. It was odd for Flippy to stand up to Giggles like that, especially to defend a lower class student. Splendid wasn't against standing up for what was right but he noticed that this behavior was really abrupt with being kind to Flaky and whatnot. It...was weird. He handed the phone back to Flippy, silent as he tried to find the words to say. "Well...that....really sucks. She really has it out for you for standing up for Flaky. Maybe," Splendid bit his lip, stopping himself. It wasn't usually wise to contradict Flippy but he figured that it'd be okay since, y'know, they were close friends and all. "Maybe you shouldn't be pushing it with Giggles. She's annoying yeah but you should watch yourself--she'll do anything she can to annoy you. Even drop you down a level if she's up to it..." Splendid admitted, turning the corner before pausing in front of his 1st Period classroom. ~ Flaky sobbed slightly as she was kicked repeatedly by Shifty--her arms and legs rendered useless. It took her a moment throughout this beating for he'd to comprehend who Lifty was referring to but when she was given a brief moment to breath it was clear he was talking about Flippy. He wasn't her Prince Charming, he was just a nice guy. But she...she really could use a wish right now... "Please, I'll stop. I-I'll never speak again,--Ngh." She winced as Shifty slapped her across the face. Hard. Leaning down, Shifty took Flaky's chin between his thumb and pointer finger, scowling down at her. "Then start by shutting up now and taking this quietly. After all, naughty girls need to be beat to be taught a lesson so they know their place."

Splendid watched as a girl came up to Flippy and pulled him to the side, speaking in a giggly, hushed tone to him. He quirked an eyebrow as Flippy scoffed and shook his head, turning away from the girl who had singled him out and with something resembling annoyance and slight amusement. "What was that all about?" He questioned, slinging an arm around Flippy's shoulders, walking with him to his next class. Why would a girl call Flippy--well, actually that was pretty common. But usually Flippy would deny them nicely, not turn around with a relatively annoyed look. "Someone rub you the wrong way?" ~ Flaky whimpered, beginning to panic as Shifty grabbed her (surprisingly gently) by the wrist and yanked her to her feet, an arm rested nonchalantly on his hip. Her knees buckled from being yanked up and she struggled to stand upright as Shifty's voice got incredibly tighter, most likely leaving marks in her wrist. Who knew Shifty had actual strength to him. "P-Please...I didn't...I didn't mean to do anything..!" She pleaded, groping weakly at the hand with her fragile fingers in which Shifty grabbed with his other hand. Both of her hands spasmed in protest as pain shot down to her elbow and back, his vice grip deadly and unwavering. "You realize you inspired you little pirate freak Russell to threaten us. He threatened us. That's a no-no. But since he's a rather big fellow and we'd rather remain in one piece," Shifty snickered, kneeing Flaky in the gut causing her to cough violently and stagger to the cold, tile floor. "We'll just pick off the source of our troubles instead."

Splendid was blissfully unaware of Petunia and the awkwardness that had ensued between her and Flippy in those quick moments. He quickly slid in front of his best friend (which was somewhat difficult with his wrists in Flippy's grasp) and grinning brightly, his white teeth glistening ((MYSHINYTEETHANDME)). "Finally awake sleepy head? You were practically in a coma on the bus." Splendid teased. He was awfully giddy this morning, excited coursing throughout his gains like it was necessary for him to breath. As he jumped slightly in place he received some odd looks but nothing entirely rude (he was part of the group ruling the school after all) and a few girls giggled at the sight of him being so cute (in their obsessive eyes anyway). ~ Flaky walked carefully down the halls, pushing through those moving against her as politely as she could. She wasn't one for all the shoving and whatnot most of the kids did in the hallway. She really wasn't one for being mean at all for that matter. Flaky really didn't know how to. She didn't know any good insults or the latest dirt on someone to make an unkind joke at them. That just...wasn't her. Finally she came to her destination outside of the Girl's Locker Room when her books tumbled clumsily out of her arms. It bewildered her because she hadn't recalled feeling then slip from her grip or anything but that it dawned upon poor Flaky, when she saw two shadows from either side of her, that they had been pushed out of her trembling hands. Lofty and Shifty stood on her left and right side, wicked grins stretched across there faces and eyes sharp with a plan she wasn't to keen on finding out. Flaky looked around in the slightly empty hallways, save for a few Freshmen. Great...just great. "So Flaky, we decided that a little...chat was in order." Shifty stated, hiding whatever intentions he had with a casual leaning against the wall. "I'm not to sure I like how you standing up for Lammy on the bus has influenced your Loser friends. Like Russell." Shifty's eyes suddenly flashed a very dangerous shade of dark green, his grin falling to a deep frown (though his lips seemed to be threatening to form one of his sadistic smirks.

Splendid grinned before seeing his tired little camper outside in the hallway just a few feet away without him even noticing that the bluenette was there. Poor thing really was exhausted today...It made him feel slightly guilty for having him attend the basketball try-outs with him in such a state. Being sure to be sneaky about it, Splendid swiftly covered Flippy's eyes and leaned in to whisper into his ear playfully. So maybe he was pulling the same trick Flippy did to him yesterday. Big deal. He figured it'd be a good way to surprise him. "Guess who?" Splendid asked, a slightly deeper undertone to his voice that he hadn't intended on letting through, shocking himself slightly. He hadn't ever done that before. Especially not to Flippy...With his one free hand, Splendid texted one word in response to the teen's reply. Surprise.

((See you just gave it away because I could have been pretending to be sarcastic and now our nonexistent readers know what will happen )) Splendid grinned at his response. The only surprise he had was himself, being it was likely Flippy thought he was still in Homeroom down the hall. Usually the two didn't meet up after Homeroom. If they skipped they had a set location to meet one another at and if not then they usually waited until 1st Period to text each other. So you could say this was out of the ordinary. Yep. You could say it's a switch up since it's Friday and all and I'm a bit excited. Splendid admitted, typing fluently before expertly hiding his phone in his pocket while a teacher hurried by. But by the looks of her crazy, colorful appearance ((guess who)) she wouldn't have cared in the slightest if he had been texting. "Weird teachers here in HTH..." He mumbled, shaking his head.

((I love the conversation between Petunia and Flippy. Pfft, yeah. Save her from everyone but you >_>)) Flaky couldn't believe her luck. Her amber eyes food Flippy and she gave a soft smile without even realizing it. He was being nice to her, just like the old days in Happy Tree Elementary. The red head knew better than to get her hopes up but she was still glad. Glad that she was somewhat accepted by somebody. Before she could really respond with anything back, the bell rang and she gathered her stuff to go to Gym where she'd be met with Lammy, Russell, and--of course--Sniffles. She hadn't really realized it but already they seemed to be her almost friends. It was only a matter of letting them in to know her at this point. But it was the beginning of the year, Flaky reconned. She wasn't quite ready for that yet. ~ Splendid gave an obnoxious yawn as he lingered outside of Flippy's Homeroom, leaning nonchalantly against the hallway wall with ease. He was pumped and thruroughly excited for try-outs and he was feeling confident about how everything would turn out. He had already gotten a few good luck pats on the back and whistles from some acquaintances and school sports fans that knew him to be the star that brought this school to second place in the school games with other rivaling districts. Taking out his phone carelessly, Splendid texted Flippy, just to give him a heads up. Don't forget, try-outs are 4th Per. And you have a surprise waiting outside HR.

Flaky blinked, somewhat surprised by that kinder than usual response. This was now the second time Flippy had been nice to her, the first being the bus incident and now...Her hopes were slightly dashed though when his phone vibrated and he flipped it out before looking up at Petunia who was giving a light wave to Flippy. Flaky watch as he rolled his eyes and texted back before snapping his phone shut. She lowered her eyes once again before leaning over to rummage through her bookbag to look over her schedule. She just knew that text had been something negative about her. Petunia was one of them after all... As she sat up again she held the paper tightly between her fingers, taking another deep inhale of air. Flaky wasn't even sure why she was speaking to Flippy--she was probably just annoying him anyways. Still she couldn't help it. "You...You should try to sleep more. You don't want to fall asleep during anything important today. NightQuil usually does the trick if you're feeling to alert...--" Flaky paled, cutting herself off. God she sounded like such a weirdo saying that. Like she knew what it was like to not get to sleep on a daily basis. Which...actually she dis but no need to let Flippy of all people know that. She blushed brighter, feeling her day get worse with each passing second. She forgot she had Gym 1st Period...

Flaky frowned as her careful, amber eyes scanned the area of her Homeroom. Chatting in their desks and holding hands sweetly was Lifty and Shifty. Shifty shot a few glares in her direction, most likely to tell her to stop staring at them. Even though in actuality she was only looking in that general direction, not specifically at them. Scattered in the front row was Petunia and Handy. Flaky gave a soft smile. Despite lacking experience in love and silly school girl crushes, the red head could easily see that glimmer of affection in the bluenette's eyes. Petunia clearly had a crush on the slightly disabled teen. Everyone knew that from the elbows down he had prosthetic arms. Next to them were a few other Juniors here and there, Mole and Mime were conversing. The only other she really knew was sitting next to her but she was finding it hard to build up the courage to even glance in his direction. Flippy was leaning back in his seat, beret fitted at just the right angle for anyone except those right next to him to think he was a.) asleep or b.) not in the mood to speak. From the corner of her gaze she could see it was a mixture of the two. Flippy looked extremely tired, that much was clear. His eyes were constantly sliding shut as his head drooped as he started to nod off before he quickly awoke again, blinking like crazy. Slight dark circles were seen under his pale lids and the usual dangerous gleam was absent from his eyes. He was sleepy. Really sleepy. Feeling her heart catch in her throat, Flaky fumbled with her fingers, speaking softly as she looked up at him. "F-Flippy...Are you...You look tired, are you okay?"

Splendid smiled, watching Flippy as he slept cutely. He reached up every so often to adjust the teen's beret so it didn't slip off and possibly wake him up. He was very sensitive to touch after all. It awed even Splendid that he could get away with constantly fixing his hat without him waking up and breaking his wrist or something like he did that one time. The bluenette vaguely wondered if that Kindergartener ever did get over being traumatized... Shaking his head he sighed, swallowing the butterflies venturing throughout his body. His try-outs were today. In his back pocket was his lucky mask. And his other good lick charm was sitting right next to him--sleeping peacefully. He had heard from Petunia though that she and Giggles were coming to watch his try outs to since Lumpy would be there...the disgusting little--Easy there Splendid, calm yourself...He thought taking a deep breath. ~ Flaky smiled when she saw Lammy and how happy she was. No one was bothering her or giving her odd stares and Lifty and Shifty were (as usual) holding hands, sitting next to Toothy and minding their own business. Good riddance....Flaky thought irritably before taking a careful seat next to Mime and smiling at Lammy. Surprisingly, even after her freak-out she looked better than ever. She was practically glowing. Not to mention she had cleaned herself up nicely to. Flaky waved, happy to see te lavender haired female was doing well. "Hey Lammy, you alright?"

((Next Day)) "...Yes mom I ate breakfast. Yes I did my homework," Flaky sighed as she fixed a few clips and bobby pins in her messy red hair, pinning down the rebellious clusters on her bangs and all. Her mom was calling her from Bermuda (they were there until the Wednesday of next week) and she was anxious to check up on her precious baby girl. Her mom had been reluctant about leaving Flaky alone over the summer to go on a cruise with her husband, though she was convince to leave in the end. That didn't stop the worrisome woman from being paranoid and calling every morning and evening to check on her darling girl. "Good, good. Are you still practicing your--" Flaky quickly cut her mom off. "I am, I am. I told you not to bring it up..." She murmured in a hushed down, her gaze cast downward as she leaned against the kitchen sink in embarrassment. As she did so a familiar screeching of the brakes for the bus turning the corner. A panicked look flitted across her amber eyes as she hurriedly talked a garbled bunch of words into the phone, grabbing a piece of toast and slinging her relatively light bookmark over her shoulder. "A-Ah mom I gotta' go, the bus is here, callyouwhenIgethome!" Flaky managed to rush out before hanging up on her frantic mother and rushing out the door just in time for the bus' doors to creak open is the vehicle halted to a stop right in front of her driveway.

Splendid nodded, rushing up in front of Flippy to hold the door open like the true gentleman he was, doing a mock salute to the teen. It wasn't so much mocking as it was meaningful in actuality. Flippy's dad had been a soldier in the war and he and Flippy used to do that to each other when they disconnected from webcam (and Splendid managed to catch a sneak peek of their conversations). That was before his dad was killed in battle. Now, the bluenette did that salute to Flippy in memory and respect of his father. The younger teen had really looked up to him sometimes. "You first, sir!" He stated, standing at te door as if he were at a guarding post, still smiling like an idiot and making a sweeping motion towards the door with his arm. ~ It was when Flaky was sitting in History, going over the Cherokee tribes that Lammy finally came back to class. Everyone by now had heard about what had happened 1st Period in Gym, even the teachers. Whispers broke out like wild fire throughout the class, the students doing most of the talking including Lifty and Shifty. Their grins were still stretched across their faces, not quite reaching their ears. Flaky's mind flashed back to Lifty's slightly traumatizing gaze in Math and Russell's grim smirk and she had to wonder what had he done to the twins. And had it already rubbed off on them to where they didn't care anymore? The teacher cleared her throat, trying to hush the awkward situation unfolding. "Lammy, nice of you to join us. Please take your seat next to Flaky."

[deleted]

[deleted]

[deleted]

[deleted]

[deleted]

[deleted]

[deleted]

Since Final Hearts 69 isn't replying to my critique and because you are very convincing, the part is now yours. Disregard FH69's post in the RP and feel free to start.

((Wait, wait...I think I didn't explain what was to happen properly. That isn't the base of Anniken's operations or anything. He doesn't even have a group of people. He's more so just a loner with Sylvia (a little ball of light) there to guide him and keep him company. And you're not supposed to skip ahead to the next day or anything either. What's going on Underground is a battle between Anniken and Dylan and Anniken is losing. It's just a one-on-one battle. And please, I was told you used proper grammar and spelling and punctuation so please use it and capitalize your 'I's. I'm sorry if this sounded harsh, I'm just in a horrid mood as I type this from something other than this and I was really hoping this would be started off already with all of us posting.))

((Aw~! That's so cute )) Splendid's sapphire blue eyes widened momentarily from under his wet bangs as soon as Flippy said that, feeling his heart flutter. The Flippy he knew would never say something like that, not as outright or blatantly like he just did. Turning back around to face Flippy though, an inevitable smile curled onto his lips. The teen had his beret tipped and covering his eyes and partially his face which Splendid knew he only did when he was embarrassed. Whether Flippy knew it or not, the bluenette could still see the red staining his cheeks. He found it positively precious. Not wanting to embarrass him even more though, Splendid moved Flippy's hand, tilting his hat up to it's normal position to meet the teen's emerald eyes. Splendid tilted his head, wearing that signature lopsided grin that made all the girls swoon and shoved his hands in his pockets as he took a few steps back. "Why be embarrassed about thinking of a close friend in place of another? I'm kinda' flattered. Don't worry," Splendid winked at him. "It can be our little secret. I don't plan on telling anybody that." Well maybe Cuddles to see if it would piss him off...

Splendid blushed slightly, rubbing his next as his cheeks tinted with a different color other than his natural flesh tone. How to explain this one... "I...I saw you with Cuddles and you were both having a good time with him so I kind of thought you'd be...right if I just went to Gym." Splendid admitted, not entirely lying but not entirely telling the truth either. He left out his jealousy of course. Flippy would probably think him to be a horrible person to act so coldly like that...But God that pout was so cute!