zexion/ienzo

((Thanks for the next fit of tears that have ensued.)) Splendid, now bursting with joy from his response, nodded, following after his green haired friend as they stopped to the boy's bathroom just across te hallway outside the Auditorium. He had barely remembered until now that they had in fact skipped class. His French teacher wouldn't be pleased with him tomorrow. He'd have to make up some excuse for his absence, like he was in the Guidance Office or something. As he paused to get a drink of water from the fountain next to the bathroom he looked to the side, a bustle of franticness catching his attention. He stood up, pulling on Flippy's sleeve and pointing. A sinking feeling entered his heart. From here he could make out the still form of Lammy--the girl Flaky had attempted to stand up for on the bus this morning and even from the quick glimpse he got of her being carried into the Nurse's Office he spotted gashes on her arms that her sleeves would have hidden perfectly had they not been rolled up. "That's horrible," He whispered, frowning with a saddened look, rubbing his arm. "Just...awful." Seeing something like that...it always made him upset to think that the cause for someone trying to end their pain through cutting themselves might be because of teasing from his crowd of Cool kids or even the Average bullies. He didn't have a doubt in his mind part of the cause might have been because of Lifty and Shifty. The teens probably never realized that they were having such a traumatizing affect on Lammy. "That poor girl." ~ Flaky felt tears spill from her eyes as Lammy was carried away by careful nurses, her hands circled over her mouth which was open in horror. Why...why would Lammy ever resort to such negative acts. Surely she had someone to talk t--Flaky sobbed. Of course she didn't have someone to console her, they were lower crust. No one helped the Losers aside from other Losers. "It's cruel," She finally stated, shaking with both fear for Lammy and anger towards this who had teased her to such brutality. "No one...N-No one should have to do that." Russell gave a sad nod, giving her shoulder a comforting squeeze as he led her and Sniffles inside as the Gym teacher was directing. There was only a few minutes left of the period anyway. "You're right, no one should. Especially not her. Not when she tried so hard to be..." He trailed off as they went inside and were forced to go into separate locker rooms. Yet Flaky didn't need him to finish that sentence she realized she changed into her normal school outfit. She already knew what he was going to say. Not when Lammy tried so hard to be normal, to be accepted. Flaky shed some more tears. It wasn't fair she decided as the bell rang and she headed to her next class--her first Elective of the day. ((I cried typing that whole thing on Splendid and Flaky's end ))

((It is! I want to learn it so badly for you now! And poor Lammy!)) Splendid grinned. Of course Flippy would let him ask. He always did, no matter how crazy the favor may have been to him or anyone else. Although, for Splendid, "crazy" usually meant doing something completely normal for any teen like sneaking out to a wild house party or something along those lines. He stood up, holding his basketball (technically the school's) tightly against his chest, looking more like an excited middle schooler than a Jumior in high school. "Will you come to my try outs tomorrow?" Splendid asked shakily, eyes bright with anticipation. Try outs weren't usually to bad. It was usually each potential player taking a few shots in the basket before they were split up to play a mock basketball game. It helped the Coaches determine the weaker links of the group from the more enthusiastic, stronger players. ~ Flaky stopped dead in her tracks simultaneously with Russell who had also heard Sniffles slight screech of terror as Lammy laid face down on the track field. Feeling her breath speed up, Flaky kneeled down to her side, her sensative ears picking up Russell's heavy footsteps behind her and the clatter of Sniffles rushing to get off the bleachers. From across the track towards the school's back entrance, she could hear the teacher and other students bustling with confusion as they slowly approached. Flaky was beginning to panic, wishing they'd faster because Lammy wasn't moving. At all. "L-Lammy...Lammy please do something." She pleaded desperately as Russel came beside her and reached to carefully turn the motionless girl over on her front. This couldn't happen to Lammy, not the one who had just started becoming her friend... Please...Oh God please don't take Lammy away. Let her be okay!

((I get the feeling Lammy's lying o_o)) Splendid looked up at Flippy, his heart catching in his throat at that smile he was flashed and he relaxed just slightly. Perhaps Flippy was right, maybe he was over-stressing and blowing it way out of proportion. It's not as though the try-outs would be held in front of the whole Universe or anything. He could play no problem in front of the crowd belonging to his school but with more than that watching he had a hunch he'd crack under the pressure. He supposed though that if he wanted to play professionally he'd have to get over that fear. After all, he had enough talent to make it, it'd be a shame if he couldn't get on a team because of a small case of stage fright. "I...thanks Flippy." Splendid said, relief evident in the tone of his voice. "But can I ask a favor of you anyway?" ~ Flaky felt her intuition tugging at her heart, saying something was simply not right here, but was forced to brush it off as the teacher finally was aware of their lagging in the class, snapping at then to make an effort. Russell kicked off the gate (surprisingly quickly for a teenager with prosthetic legs) and waved at Flaky and Lammy as he ran ahead. He wasn't one to be yelled at by a Gym teacher of all things. Sighing, the red-head, took an even breath and fell into a slightly pained light jog with Lammy. She was afraid that something happened to her or that she had witnessed a horrible act of some sort but the female could'nt be quite sure as to what it could have been. They were at school for goodness sake! "I-If you say so Lammy. You j-just look like you've seen a g-ghost or something." ((The song has now sent me into a fit of tears.))

((Argh! I can't find a good tutorial!)) Splendid nodded before taking a deep breath and beginning again. He was raging on about how in Homeroom try outs were going to be tomorrow and how he wasn't prepared and all of that jazz. Really he loved his sport with a passion but he preferred getting a decent amount of practice time before the try outs--even if he was practically guaranteed a spot on the team. He had been the first Freshman ever to get on the Navy Team (the better of two teams at the school) just from a try out. It was obvious he was passionate and wanted to be the best he could manage. "....And then Mrs. Lacy ((random teacher)) starts saying howthe try outs will be held during my Free Period! I'd rather be practicing or playing a round of HORSE to warm me up than try outs!" Splendid stressed, slumping in his seat while tossing the orange object into the air and proceeding to catch it. ~ Flaky smiled up at Lammy, pleased to see her. Why she was late though boggled her mind slightly. The lavender haired female usually made it a point to always be on time, whether it was an odd habit or a rule she usually stayed true to it. It was even rumored that she arrived at her bus 10 minutes early just because she didn't want to be a moment later than the time assigned in her bus pass last year. Not that it mattered, everyone had their odd quirks didn't they? Standing up with much effort, Flaky pinned a piece of hair behind her ear, concern shining through her amber eyes. Lammy was kind of like a friend to her now. She had reason to be worried. Tilting her head and keeping her voice low so only Lammy could hear her she quietly asked: "Are you sure everything is okay?"

Splendid scoffed playfully turning away to avoid Flippy's knowing gaze but in the end also missing the no doubt cute blush staining his pale cheeks. Of course he missed him a lot. He was his best friend...Appreciative of how Flippy blew the smoke in a different direction, Splendid began to toss the basketball back and between his feather light finger tips, slightly bored. He wouldn't say that, since he really liked spending time with the slightly younger teen but sometimes the quiet between the two wasn't a pleasant thing. Unable to think of anything to say Splendid began to hum lightly under his breath. His singing voice was horrendous but for some reason, his humming and whisper singing wasn't half bad. "...And I had the best day, with you, today~" He whispered lightly, closing his eyes contently as he smiled, leaning his head back once again. ~ Flaky wheezed out a few responses but they ended in being incoherent words to anybody's ears but her own. So Russell took that as the initiative to answer for her, leaning against the fence in boredom, shutting his eyes. "She's just...tired." Flaky slipped her arm away from Russell and fell to her knees, hanging her head in defeat as her throat began to ache from her desperate breaths. She couldn't stand being so winded and whatnot. It was aggravating. The red head pulled her untamed hair up as she tied it loosely with a hair-tie, just to get it out of the way. "I-I'm fine..." She finally stated, wiping her forehead.

Splendid jumped slightly as a pair of hands covered his navy blue eyes, darkening his sight even more from the dim lightening in the otherwise empty Auditorium. But he didn't react as badly as he would have when he heard a familiar, smooth voice sound from next to his ear and then a chin placed on top of his head. He smiled slightly, leaning back to look up at the teen, not minding the close proximity they were at. In fact, he was more than okay with it. Splendid, took a hold of Flippy's wrists carefully and moved his hands away from his navy blue orbs. "Nah, I was just thinking I'd be lucky if you didn't show up actually." The bluenette teased, before nodding. "Just kidding, but maybe I did miss you a liiiiiittle bit." Splendid said, grinning like an idiot all over again. ~ Russell sighed, continuing to watch her wobble to stand on her own and placed one of her arms over his shoulder, pulling her into a light jog, making sure she wasn't falling behind. "Honestly, you should be prepared for something like this." He muttered while Flaky stuttered a slight apology for making him help her (even though she really hadn't actually asked anything of him). "S-Sorry. I just...I'm not much of a runner..." Flaky admitted bashfully as they came up next to Sniffles who was sitting on the bleachers on the side of the track field. He purposely hadn't gotten dressed do he could study more for his Robotics Elective Class, nose stuck in a book. Flaky wished she could have pulled a similar stunt. Russell paused, looking around to make sure the teacher wasn't watching them. "Hey--Sniffs'--learn anything you don't yet?" The teal haired teen questioned, smiling at him to show he was just kidding with him.

((Time-Skip to 1st Period)) Splendid dawlded about nervously in the boy's locker room, twisting the sleeve of his shirt while spinning a basketball that he had found in the Equipment Room on one of his fingers. It eased his nerves being he was skipping and it was something he didn't always do. That's the thing, no matter what is causing Splendid's anxiety, no matter how severe it may be, give him a basketball and he was all set to take on the world. At the moment for Splendid he was waiting for Flippy to come around. If he wasn't there in the next five minutes he was leaving the Auditorium and heading to French. He needed to learn that language anyway being he couldn't even pronounce the word "bonjour" properly let alone speak the language fluently. Splendid sighed--he hated waiting. ~ Flaky panted, sweat beading down her forehead. Her cheeks were flushed with exhaustion and her legs felt as though they were made if Jell-O, ready to collapse beneath her. Gasping she leaned against the fence of the track field, clinging to it desperately. It had too have been at least 35 minutes, when would this class end? And what Physical Education teacher did track the first day back at school? It was ludicrous. Russell slowed down next to her as he came by, quirking an eyebrow. For someone who lived for inside activities he was fairly athletic. "I-I can't do it, go on without me." Flaky gasped, waving her hand for him to keep going. Russell sighed, rolling his eyes. "Flaky, babe, it's been 5 minutes." Okay so maybe Flaky wasn't the most fit person in the world even though she had a slim figure. The red head whimpered, slumping slightly. She hated running. Hell she hated 1st Period Gym altogether.

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I hope it doesn't turn out horribly--I really believe that this movie might meet up to our standards this time...

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I'm quite pleased with this and am eager to learn the ways of trolling! Well played my troll friend, well played. You got a real good moron here and he looks like he's fun to play with. First my sister, then this guy? Oh how amazing you are~ Update soon please!

Splendid went slightly cross-eyed as his navy blue eyes focused on Flippy's delicate finger pressed to his lips, immediately shutting him up. As Flippy spoke though, with his darker tone (making Splendid shiver with delight as goosebumps rose on his skin) he swallowed, blush rising on his face again. He hated doing that unless his cheeks were red from training so hard that he was exhausted. His friend was right however. He did have to go; his homeroom was right behind them, making the athletic teen frown. He didn't feel like waiting till next period...even if it was only a matter of 15 minutes to wait. "Fine..." Splendid sighed, running a hand through his dark hair, which fell perfectly back into place, and stepped back, leaving Flippy's finger to hush the air. "See you in a few then." Splendid waved, walking down the hall a little bit with a slight glance behind his shoulder before he came into his own homeroom. ~ Shifty looked down at Lifty, biting his lip to stifle his snicker. In the end it was always Lifty who somewhat listened to him. He smirked slighty, thinking how lucky he was to not be the lowest crust like Flaky. After all, if him and his brother had been he would have been far more ridiculed for what he was about to do if anyone saw. He flashed dangerous green eyes towards Flaky's frame, licking his lips wet with another insult. "Hey Flaky," He couldn't resist. Tilting up Lifty's chin he ghosted a breath over his twins lips, smirking malevolently. Just as he was about to pull the pun on the timid girl (and shock Lifty with a kiss) he froze, eyes focused onto the doorway behind Flaky. Standing in it was Flippy. "Shit..." He cursed, glaring irritably at the teen who still had his back turned to them. For the longest time, as far back as Shifty could remember, Flippy had been in his homeroom. He supposed this year wasn't an exception. As such he reluctantly broke away from his twin, oddly quiet as he slumped into his seat, burning a hole through the tiled floor with his frustrated stare. Flaky rose her head when she heard her name called again but said nothing, not wanting to humiliate herself even more. It was bad enough being called a waste of space--what else could the twin say to ruin her already horrid morning? The red head was surprised though to find that the insult never came to her. Instead, as she looked up, she found a very put out and stubborn looking Shifty in his seat instead of next to Lifty like he had been just a few moments ago. Crinkling her brow she considered asking why but decided against it, leaning over the side of her desk to rummage through her book bag. As she did so she found what it was that had apparently intimidated the teen to silence. A pair of combat boots in the frame of the entrance to the class room caught her eye and one thought rang out on her mind. It was Flippy.

((Oh Lifty and Flippy how I love thee )) Relief flooded through Splendid's entire nervous system as his body loosened up considerably from his tense form. He should have known Flippy wouldn't have done something like that because he liked Flaky (like Spelndid had regrettably suspected). He felt himself soar miles into the air though when Flippy gave him that adorable smile. That was another thing the bluenette appreciated about their friendship--he was the only one to ever get such a genuine smile from Flippy. "Ah, alright. I was just curious." Splendid admitted with a smile in return, completely oblivious as to how Flippy's answer to his question had been a little forced and the attitude side. Instead, he slyly linking their arms together as he began to talk wildly to him about an event he hadn't gotten time to tell Flippy on the bus, demonstrating it all with dramatic hand movements as they trudged in front of their HomeRoom door. Another thing he could get away with. If anyone else were to try doing that to Flippy, well, he'd surely slap them or maybe go as far as to cut their arm off depending on the person, nit that anyone other than Splendid was stupid enough to try it. ~ Shifty's grin grew even wider as his brother's touch was recognized by his body, an arm delicately around his shoulders and Lifty's body pressed ever so slightly against his own. Still giving a sneer in Flaky's direction, he slid an arm behind Lifty's back to rest on his waist/where his hip began to curve slightly. "Yeah, and maybe, just maybe--if we're feeling generous--we'll leave you alone. I'd rather not waste my valuable time on such a worthless piece of space like you. It's a horrible use of oxygen on my behalf to even be speaking to you." Shifty added, chiming in with Lify. Flaky sunk into her seat in the corner, lower lip quivering as she bit it, feeling te pressure of her actions on the bus come back to her in the form of cruel words. She hadn't meant to do anything wrong. She just wanted to stop a friend from getting embarrassed and upset. What if the brothers were in that position? Surely one would stand up fir the other! Not that Flaky would ever say it though, age was tk afraid of what they might say to crush what little remained of her self-esteem. Bowing her head ad fumbling with her hands in her lap, Flaky gave a small: "I'm sorry" before letting a few hot tears slip down her reddened cheek. She thank the gods that her clip-tamed, red hair was hiding her glassy, amber eyes.

Splendid smiled, watching Flippy calming greet his old friends/admirers that's ere good enough to be remembered--just not hung out with. Splendid couldn't help but internally laugh in their faces, something much unlike his usual mannerisms. He was the one who hung out with Flippy everyday during the Summer and after school whether it was to play a round of shooting hoops or to do homework and attempt studying (which usually ended in watching some movie). He was the one who could get away with playful touches and hugs and things that, had no one known they were best friends, may have been mistaken for flirtatious moves. Splendid was the only one whom Flippy let in and told everything about. He hated to say it but he was living every girl's dream of knowing Flippy. "Hey, so..." Splendid paused, looking around to make sure no one important that hadn't been on the bus was listening as he gave another casual high five. "What was that all about with you and...Flaky this morning." Now don't get him wrong, he had nothing extremely personal against Flaky. But when she and Flippy had been close friends he had been jealous of how close the two had been. It was almost more so than he and Flippy himself. He hoped that didn't happen again. ~ Flaky flushed a deep crimson, eyes beginning to tear up as she shook her head, falling into her seat. How could they even say that? She would never, ever, sink so low as to do something so vulgar. Not to mention, Flippy would have never allowed it. Hell he probably would have cut off her tongue or something. "B-But I wouldn't...I swear I had n-no clue he'd do that." She pleaded, small quakes ricocheting off her body externally as Shifty stood up, leaning on the desk with one hand while taking his spot next to Lifty. It amused him how bashful she was getting. The little whore probably thought she was being cute and innocent. Well to him she was being the very epitome of a useless slut with the exception that she was far from pretty or anything close to attractive, unlike himself and his twin, Shifty thought, sparing a quick look over to Lifty. "Right, and you didn't know you'd get fame and admiration among you're little retard Loser friends either for standing up to upper crust students right? Right Flaky~?" Shifty said her name with disgust, drawling out his accusations slowly.

Splendid swallowed hard, feeling his heart warm at the rare tone of sympathy in Flippy's voice. In all of Splendid's years of knowing the quick-witted and stoic I-don't-give-a-damn teen he had only heard that concerned coo once or twice, give or take, from him. Truth was, Flippy wasn't usually one to show care. So when he stopped Splendid to point out that he was bleeding behind his prevously pinched ear (credit going to Giggles) the bluenette was both pleased and shocked. Today seemed to be a first for everything with Flippy. "I-It's fine." Splendid protested, smiling that adorable lopsided grin of his. He was unintentionally cute and didn't even know it. His mum often called it a curse. His dad often called it a good way to get some go time. It amazed him how his parents were even married for all these years with no hints of a divorce showing through. "It's just a scratch, nothing I can't handle." Despite his words of reassurance, Splendid flinched as he brought shaking fingers up to feel the tender injury. ~ Flaky stopped in her tracks at the sight of the twins, both of whom looked equally as pissed off from being so blatantly man-handled. Especially from someone shorter than them to. It was embarrassing and all but smashed their dignity. Shifty turned around in his desk, lolling his head back with a thin line on his lips as he turned to see Flaky. She whimpered, taking an unnecessary step back to her chair, hitting her hip against the edge of the desk. Shifty's frown formed into a smirk identical to Lifty's without a second wasted as Lifty began is small insults sending Flaky into a wave of stuttering. "I-I...Y-You were just...L-Lammy..." "I-I, Y-You, can you do anything other than stutter and remain useless?" Shifty sneered, leaning on the back of his chair lazily--emerald eyes hooded with disinterest--his comments rolling of his tongue like butter. It was almost natural for him to be so rude to someone he disliked. It required the slightly older twin no effort whatsoever.

Splendid rubbed his ear as Flippy managed to hit Giggles' hand away, the esh a bit sore from where she had dug her fingers into it. He could feel it throbbing slightly as he held the side of his head to look at Flippy but that made the throbbing all the more worse except it was now I'm his chest region as his heart skipped a couple of beats. His eyes glinted something close to a dull gold and his skin had an ethereal glow to it making him look almost godly if you would. "F-Flippy, it's fine, really." He muttered, rubbing the back of his neck as they continued to walk and he locked his gaze to the side walk, knowing full well he wouldn't be walking into anything anytime soon. He wasn't that much of an idiot. At least by his standards anyway. Giggles gave an irritated glare as she debating on slapping Flippy or not for the rudeness displayed. She decided the better of it, instead twirling around to link arms with Petunia and walk into the school with their crowd following after them like an over sized shadow. She'd deal with Flippy some other time. ~ Flaky flushed a dusty shade of pink for what had to be the tenth time this week as she followed Lammy's gaze to Flippy who was looking fairly attractive as he bask in the sunlights glow. Unbelievable. There was no way the bad-boy heart-throb could ever fall for a Loser. No, not in any day to ever pass her by. It just wasn't possible! She shook her head, sparing a glance in Lammy's direction. "I-It's not possible Lammy. He'd n-never, not for the likes of me in th-this state." Flaky admitted, tossing her red hair before walking quickly ahead in hopes of reaching her locker before getting ambushed by another hord of kids and maybe even the twins and their gang. God knows she didn't need that right now.

Splendid blinked, his navy blue eyes refocusing on Flippy's glinting emerald orbs. He still had that appealing look in his eye making the teen swallow the remaining saliva in his mouth as he ran quickly up the aisle of the bus, flashing Flippy a smile, and running past him while grabbing his wrist and pulling him after him down the steps of the yellow vehicle. He stopped in his tracks though once he came face to face with Giggles, her arms crossed firmly over her chest. She looked as if she was debating on yelling at Flippy or Splendid. After a few moments she reach out and much to Splendid's dismay pinched the skin of his ear, dragging him behind her. "Do you realize that because you didn't think to stop your wart throb friend over there now your reputation and more importantly mine is at risk?! He's your responsibility Splendid. Don't think for a minute that just because you're a star player for the Basketball Team that we won't hesitate to shun you!" Giggles growled, fighting to come up with reasons to scold Spendid. She had more complaints for Flippy but she knew better than to do anything towards him. He could be quite...intimidating when the opportunity called for it. ~ Flaky was surprised by how she was thanked by Lammy and only shook her head smiling gently in return, feeling humbled by the credit given to her by Sniffles. She hadn't dome much, really. She hadn't even managed to hold her ground before Shifty...But, she supposed it was still nice to hear this from people who she hoped to one day consider her friends. "Ah...it was nothing." She murmured. But when Lammy continued she found herself thinking even more. Flaky realized that Lammy was right, Flippy had assisted her. But why was the nagging question? Perhaps a change of heart? Or maybe just an act of "Hey, we're even. You don't bother me and I don't bother you." "H-He did...didn't he?" The thought alone made her smile with slight happiness that she knew she was being naive in thinking would last.

Splendid was expecting a lot of things to happen when a trembling and most certainly unsure Flaky stood up to the twins. He maybe thought that she'd succeed in silencing them--which was highly unlikely. He had suspected that what was likely was that Shifty would turn around and silence her by ridiculing her or even getting physical and shoving her into her seat next to Mime. However, what did occur was something Splendid had never in a million years thought would happen. Flippy pushed through the throngs of people to get to the gathering in the front of the bus where he promptly lifted Lifty and Shifty and tossed them to the side. Splendid's jaw dropped as his navy blue eyes widened and blinked several times. He even rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't dreaming or something of that sort. Giggles from next to him screeched in irritation. Everyone knew that you had to run something by her before you did it if it was as crucial as assisting the likes of Flaky. Her cheeks puffed up and she dug her finely manicured nails into the palms of her hand, taking deep inhalations of breath. Flippy was pushing his luck in the Cool crowd. You could only accomplish so much with your status before it brought you and everyone around you down to a level that no one desired to be at. "How dare he?!" Splendid gulped, ducking to the side to hopefully miss the poison drenched daggers she glared. He'd surely get the blame for not controlling his best friend. ~ Flaky, along with the other Losers in the front of the bus, were awestruck. Mime struggled to choose an appropriate facial expression, seeming torn between surprise and disbelief. Shifty moved carefully to Lifty, glaring sharply at Flippy. Who did he think he was? But the teen knew exactly who he was and what he could do. So instead of complaining or saying anything he simply pulled Lifty his feet (being he had fallen into the crevice) and dusted him off angrily. Out of all the people taken aback by Flippy's actions though, it was Flaky. She could begin to comprehend why, after all these years, Flippy chose now to break the ice and...stand up for her. It was mind-blowing, unrealistic even. And just the look he gave her, well, Flaky was still a teenage girl and she could feel the heat flaming now in her face probably as bright as her hair. His words echoed in her mind, words of, dare she say it, concern? It felt to good to be true. "I-I..." Flaky swallowed, pinning her red hair anxiously behind her ear. "I'm o-okay." Flaky finally spat out before having the doors to the bus finally opening, signaling the students on board that it was time for school to start.

Splendid just gave a laugh in response, slinging on arm around Flippy's shoulders playfully. He knew his friend was happy he was tagging along with him to skip class. Though he probably would have offered to skip with Flippy if the teen hadn't done so. He hated listening to the Homeroom teachers reading the rules and regulations out of their Agenda Books and telling them what they could and couldn't do. It was a waste of a few class periods that he could be using to converse with Flippy and spend time with him. However, it was then he noticed some sort scuffle going on towards the front of the bus. He recognized the two who cause this drama being Lifty and Shifty--two twins who were rumored to be, ah, involved with each other. That may have been the only reason the two of them weren't up in the Cool social class with Flippy and them. "What's going on up there?" Splendid asked softly, cranning his neck to see over Lumpy's abnormal height. ~ Shifty gave a slight smirk, blushing only slightly at the actions of his brother. They often had small public displays like that but didn't mean the heat wasn't bound to go somewhere other than South. He picked at Mr. Pickle, waving the half-eaten fruit in front of Lammy's face tauntingly while taking slow, excruciating bites. The scene made Mime look away out of pity and disgust for the lavender haired female. Flaky on the other hand couldn't stop watching. She bit her lip. After Lammy had helped her a little bit she couldn't just sit there and watch as she was tormented, right? Lammy was one of the closest things she had to a friend and it wasn't fair to just watch and do nothing while she was tortured. So with plucking up the little courage that remained within her, Flaky stood up and set her face into defiance as she gripped the strap of her messenger back tightly. "Hey! You shouldn't...pick...on....her..." Flaky's voice drifted off as Shifty stood up looking over at her with mildly interested, half-lidded eyes. "Excuse me?" Flaky sputtered for a response, shrinking backwards. She just had to say something...

Splendid gave a shaky laugh, looking around and shrugging, pushing Flippy away just barely from the close proximity he was at by his chest. He knew Flippy smoked, he could smell it sometimes on his breath. But that...just wasn't his thing. He prefered to be those few in the Cool level who actually succeeded in life and weren't traced back to be the mom or dad of some kid who's fellow parent was their firetruck buddy one night after getting a little to tipsy. Besides, he couldn't afford to smoke, not with Baskeball Try Outs coming up. Picking up his book-bag and inging it loosely over his shoulder, Splendid shook his head, giving an apologetic shrug. "Nah, I can't do that--not with try-outs just around the corner from what the Coach told me over the summer. But I'll skip with you. And, dude, to save ourselves the awkwardness, just call it KryptoNut like I told you." He laughed. "No one will no one will know what you're talking about." Splendid waited for some of the kids to get in front of him as they filed out of their seats to wait for the buses to let off. They still had 5, maybe 10, minutes left. ~ Flaky looked up as Lifty and Shifty approached Lammy nonchalantly, like they owned that section of the bus. Which wasn't true, despite how unpopular the Losers might have been. They still had a right to their section. The red-head watched as Lifty snatched Lammy's precious Mr. Pickle from her fingertips, taunting her with harsh words. That wasn't necessary...it's not like she had done anything wrong. Mime watched concerned as the events began to occur frowning. Shifty chimed in with his identical twin, an equally as mischievous grin on his face. "'Course you do. Eat, you know, like this?" Shifty's eyes widened with malice as he lead the pickle over to his mouth and nibbled the tip off of it precisely before chomping a huge bite off the top just to add a dramatic effect. A bit of juice trickled down his chin. Flaky frowned. She could only imagine the horrible screams Lammy might be hearing from Mr. pickle due to her schizophrenia.

Splendid exhaled heavily from next to Flippy as he stood up momentarily to watch the events unfolding between Giggles and Flaky. From his seat, the bluenette shook his head, frowning slightly. Despite being Cool he wouldn't go as far as to sink to Giggles level of insults and jabs. Sure he'd mock an unfortunate Loser once or twice but he always smiled and laughed it off so they knew not to take it to personally. He knew most of them understood that he had to do what he had to do to maintain his rank. Still, no need to insult someone's scent or slight mess-up. You could keep a person alert for the rest of their life--making them afraid to say much of anything. Then again, that was their job being at the top of the pyramid in Happy Tree High. As Flippy finished his observation, plopping down none to gently (or gracefully for that matter) onto the seat, Splendid rolled his navy blue eyes, resisting the smile pulling at his lips. He poked his best friend since Pre-K sharply on the shoulder flipping some of his hair out of his eyes (drawing a sigh of adoration from one of the girls in their section, but he was used to it). "Hey, Flippy, how long has it been now since the two of them had been friends? Fifth grade? We're Juniors now, that's still pretty harsh to do even after 5 years." Spendid admitted with a nervous laugh, praying to god Giggles hadn't overheard him. Luckily she was to busy tracing soft circles on Cuddles' arm, a dreamy look on her face. Man he didn't get why Cuddles stuck around with her. Sure she was pretty but even he ha to admit, personality wise she got an F-. ~ Flaky flicked Lammy a side-ways glance as she sat across the aisle, offering the smallest shake of her head. That wasn't true. She wouldn't have been treated that way if she hadn't crossed through layers. Of course she deserved it. She hadn't been paying attention so it was her fault. Flaky licked her lips and swallowed, moistening her parched throat and gained enough confidence to speak, still refusing to lift her head. As if she was anticipating Giggles to scold her for doing so--for moving a muscle. "N-No. I did. I-I wasn't paying attention. B-But it's okay, thank you anyway..." Flaky whispered, amber eyes hooded with more disappointment with herself. She figured she could expect more cold remarks from people throughout the day. After living in her house locked up the whole summer with her parents on vacation, the Cool kids had a lot to make up for. Mime frowned, rubbing her shoulders slightly to which she gave a small, pathetic smile in return. Then the bus jerked to a sudden stop. They were there; at Happy Tree High.

Giggles turned briefly away from her conversation she was having with a blushing Cuddles (probably because they were holding hands and had been since they got on the bus) to see what Petunia was talking about. Her pink eyes roamed to the direction of her bluenette friend's haughty gaze and her own smirk curled around her lip glossed lips. That was referring to Flaky. A red headed girl sporting a pink shirt that looked to be a few sizes to big length wise, a simple black skirt, dorky knee high black leggings, and dress shoes from what was probably the Fourth Grade. Your typical Layer 3 nerd. Compared to Giggle's no less than perfect appearance, Flaky looked like a disgrace--a disaster that hadn't learned to deteriorate into nothing. Flaky, completely oblivious to the unbreakable layer system at the moment and more concerned with finding a suitable seat, went straight last the first four rows designated for "her kind"; the Losers of Happy Tree High. A few kids went to pull at her book-bag, more specifically Mime and Lammy (the two paying her attention) to pull her back to her correct zone. It was only when she saw the dirty and questioning looks shot at her by the Average kids that she realized she had crossed over where she wasn't welcome. "Ah--I-I'm sorry..!" She stuttered, her pale complexion flushing a rosy red. A few of the kids, ones she recognize as the twins--Lifty and Shifty and Toothy--raised their eyebrows. To be honest, they were perfectly fine with someone sitting in their area, just as long as they didn't talk and pretty much acted like the seatbelt tied into the seat and didn't make themselves known. As Flaky took a few steps back, she found her eyes locking with a certain pair of flamingo pink orbs shimmering with disdain; Giggles. In all her glory for the first day of school nonetheless. She had a pair of sunglasses resting on top of her light pink hair (tied into a side pony), hoop earrings, a light dose of make-up, some brand name shirt and a denim mini-skirt with heeled sandals to top it off. An immaculate attire as always. Giggles pursed her lips as she caught Flaky's eyes and flashed her teeth in a devious smile. She crossed her legs, leaning back into the bus seat, an all to familiar "higher-than-thou" look on her face. Time to make up for all those missed, insult-less summer days. "Hey Flaky, the trash section is up front. You might wanna' know your place--you're stinking it up back here already." Giggles chided venomously. Flaky lowered her eyes in shame, moving to step back but instead stumbling backwards nearly on her rear end as the bus driver, feeling impatient, began to start driving. She managed to ledge herself against one of the seats but not before her skirt flew up just slightly to reveal a pair of granny panties (which really were normal underwear but unless it was a thong they were classified as granny panties by the Cool girls). Giggles snorted as a mortified look crossed Flaky's face before she was pulled into a seat by Mime. "What a loser~" Giggles cooed, flipping her hair before continuing her conversation with her much loved boyfriend, Cuddles, uncaring of how an embarrassed Flaky sunk into the share seat, hugging her bag, face fully red all the way to her ears.

((Thank you for that lovely warning Belyxsh. For the record, here's the list of characters each of us will be playing as: Belyxsh: Flippy, Petunia, Cuddles, Lifty, Lumpy, Lammy, Nutty, Sniffles, Disco Bear, ect. Toasty: Flaky, Giggles, Shifty, Splendid, Toothy, Russell, Mime, Handy, ect. Let's get started.)) Flaky fidgeted nervously with the hem of her sweater, glancing up and down the street just outside her house. The sun was high in the sky, beaming down on her small form making her sweat just slightly. It was no doubt a beautiful day out, a perfect morning and, most likely, afternoon to come, for the first day of school. Not that Flaky was anticipating it at all. She shuffled her feet, lowering her gaze to the side walk below, counting the indents in the cement. She had no reason to anticipate anything that had to do with school and/or meeting people from school. Ever since Flaky had hit Middle School, her social life had gone to hell, all her so called "friends" leaving her to be something more in the "in-crowd" as it was called. She was left to linger and be teased with the lesser kids in the student body--like Mime and Russell. She missed being friends with Petunia and those memorable sleep overs with Giggles. And sharing lunches with Cuddles had always been a laugh and enjoyable. But now...now it was far from fun. Her closest peers had gone on, even him, who usually tormented her the most. The antsy red head had managed to avoid him all summer but now...now she knew she'd have a harder time staying out of his path. As the yellow school bus come around the corner at the end if the road, Flaky shut her eyes tightly, focusing on her breathing. She didn't want to walk on the bus halfway through a hyperventilation phase. Really, she didn't even want to get on the vehicle. If Flaky had it her way she'd be sitting at home with her Chemistry textbooks she borrowed from the Library teaching herself. But no one ever really got their way in this world did they? "Here we go..." Flaky whispered softly under her breath as the bus stopped with a squeak of protest in front of her quivering body, it's doors opening as she boarded it with all the courage she could muster.

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Allie blinked, tilting her head gently. She could fathom how such a small thing could strike such a fear filled reaction into Daniel. Cautiously she reached a hand forward, leaning closer to the ledge in hopes of getting closer to the dawdling creatures. Daniel's hazel eyes widened and he reached to pull Allie back by her waist, shouting a panicked "No!" but it was too late. As he skimmed his arm around her waist, the creatures lunged, and he was forced to make a decision once he hear the sound of scrabbling on bricks above his head and on the left of him. They were surrounding the clocktower. Allie gave a small screech, propelling backwards and hitting her head against the wall with a resounding crack. She whimpered but shook her head regardless, ignoring the throbbing pain that was building in the back of her cranium. What the hell was happening? "D-Daniel?!" The blond struggled to get to her feet, using the wall for support as she glanced around. The creatures had her surrounded, nipping at the heels of her feet. But Daniel was watching horrified from the exit of the clocktower. Their eyes met and he whispered a horrified "I'm so sorry." before taking off. Tears spilled from Allie's lids but she had no time for regrets as the Heartless pounced, making her scream in terror. They knotted into her hair and scratched her exposed flesh making her cry out as she struggled, stumbling every which way to get them off of her. "Help! Help me--!" Her plea was cut off as the back of her ankle hit something hard and she tumbled backwards, the creatures still swarming over her frantically. The air whipped around her as she plummeted to the ground, her tears flying off her flesh like raindrops in a storm. A sudden piercing pain in her chest snapped her thoughts back to reality as she screamed, looking down. A bright pink glow temporarily blinded her before she realized one of the creatures was holding a heart. Her heart. And then, she hit the ground softly, eyes sliding shut as the pain dulled into a numbing sensation of emptiness. . . . 'Wh-Where...am I? What's going on?' Allie blinked open her heavy eye lids carefully, her vision being met with the starry night sky. What...was...She sat up, wincing from the stiffness in her joints but proceeding to sit in a kneeling position. She looked around quickly, brow furrowed before wiping away a piece of hair that had gotten caught on her lashes. She froze. "M-My hair...!" Allie stared at a small section of her hair, jaw slackened ridiculously. Her once blond locks were now a mixture of blue, green, and violet shades. Looking down, she was relieved to find her in her original clothing appearance of a sky blue dress and white sandals but her skin had taken on a palor color just a few shades off from death. And another thing--she felt empty on the inside. "What is going on?" Allie asked herself shakily, bringing herself to her feet and looking around in fear. Something...something wasn't right. She needed to find Daniel.