The courtyard of the high school was filled with students waiting for the day to start. Groups of friends were gathering to talk. Marianne Bonnefoy and Julia, Jules, Beilschmit were sitting on the small ledge in their usual place. They were the two most popular girls in the school. Jules was Queen B. Most people were afraid of her. She had an intense gaze. Marianne was the only one who wasn't scared of her. They had been best friends since they were little as their parents were close friends. They were inseparable and regarded each other as sisters.
The two girls were very beautiful. Marianne had her hair pulled back in the usual French knot style. She wore an appropriate amount of makeup. Her outfit was all made by French designers which she had bought in Paris. Today she was wearing a pale pink top with a black mini skirt. Her back bootie heels accented the outfit perfectly. Jules was wearing her usual military style jacket with a black mini skirt and thigh high lace up boots.
"Oh my god, can you believe Ashley decided to wear that?" Marianne laughed as one of the other popular girls walked by.
"She looks like a cow." Jules giggled. "Like why would you look at yourself in the mirror and think to wear that?"
"I don't even know. I'd die if I left the house like that. You know I heard she wears fake designer clothes."
"No! What the hell? She's such a poser. You're not going to let her on the squad right?"
"Ugh, as if. My girls need to be the best dressed in this entire school." Marianne flicked her head back, the loose hair framing her face settled perfectly around her cheekbones. "Oh my gosh, Jules, you'll never guess what happened with Arthur and I!"
"You did it in his sports car?"
"Well duh, that's like a daily occurrence." She laughed. "No, he wrote me a song! He played it for me over the phone last night. It was too cute."
"I wish Matthew would write me a song, oh wait. I don't because he draws me cute things that I can hang up all over my room." She said hoping to rub it in her best friend's face.
"Well that's nice, but Arthur pretty much is the best boyfriend in the world." Arthur hugged her shoulders from behind and handed her a coffee. "Speak of the devil!" She took the coffee and smiled. "Merci, mon cher."
"You're welcome, love." He sat down and she moved herself to sit in his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck, holding the coffee in one hand as they proceeded to have their ever present tongue hockey match. Jules made a face.
"You're so trashy, Marianne." She said annoyed. Marianne replied without even pulling her face away from Arthur.
"You're just jealous because you're still a virgin."
"Yeah, I'm totally jealous." Jules rolled her eyes. She was a million times better than Marianne. She was super awesome.
She knew that the relationship with Arthur had only started because it pissed off Marianne's parents that she was dating this punk. Marianne and Arthur had always been pretty close since they'd met. They'd dated on and off since they were thirteen. Their off phases weren't so much as off, but they were fuck buddies. Ever since Marianne agreed to have sex with him in seventh grade, the two did it like rabbits. Jules liked Arthur well enough, but she worried she'd be an auntie by the end of high school at the rate they were going. Teen pregnancy was so cliché and not awesome at all. Jules pondered over what she would do if her best friend did get knocked up. She was Queen B, so it was probably her place to ridicule the girl. The thought of that actually made her sick. No, she was Queen B. Whatever she did would be how the school reacted. She would definitely protect her friend.
Jules brushed her hair back and took the coffee from Marianne and took a sip before placing it back in her friend's hand. Her face remained stoic and serious as she looked around her "kingdom."
She noticed Lovino, Feli and Ludwig walking toward them. Lovino was wearing his usual scowl and glaring at Ludwig. Ludwig always drove the two boys to and from school. Jules smiled when she saw Feli hugging on to Ludwig's arm and talking to him a million miles a minute. Ludwig and Feli had been dating for two years and a half years, though a year and a half of that was secretly. Ludwig finally came out and the two were proud to be together. He didn't get as much crap as Jules thought her brother would. It was probably because of his size.
The German boy was over six feet tall and his body was very muscular. He could really take anyone on. He was intimidating. The only thing Jules knew he had to deal with was the anonymous notes people left in his locker and the anonymous vandalism of his car. It was nothing compared to what his boyfriend went through. Feli was thrown into lockers and tormented almost from the moment he stepped foot outside his front door. If Lovino, Feli's older brother, or Ludwig wasn't around, the poor boy was toast.
Lovino rolled his eyes when Feli kissed Ludwig's cheek. "I hate that guy." He muttered sitting down next to Arthur. "Hey, douchebag, I'm talking to you!" He smacked Arthur's arm. Arthur looked at him as Marianne kissed his neck.
"Good morning, Lovino."
"Yeah, yeah. What's so good about it?" Lovino kept one eye on Ludwig and his brother while talking to his one best friends.
"This girl." Arthur laughed.
"Marianne, go drink your damn coffee. I want to talk to Arthur."
"Go away, Lovino." Marianne muttered.
"You go away!" Arthur laughed and held Marianne away from him.
"Let me talk to Lovino, okay?" She rolled her eyes and stood up, adjusting her clothes.
"How do I look?" She asked Jules.
"You look hot."
"I know." Marianne shrugged cutely before sitting between her best friend and Arthur. She felt bad that she hadn't told Jules that she and Arthur had decided to call it quits for good on the whole dating exclusively thing. It was too much. They argued too much when they dated. Marianne wanted Arthur to do too much and he didn't like it. They had decided it was best to just be friends with benefits, but not let anyone in the group know. Marianne, though it was no secret the two had sex at least once a day, worried about getting a reputation for being a slut. She wasn't. She only had sex with Arthur. She hardly thought that qualified as a slut. However she knew Jules thought her behavior was less than appealing. She sighed and drank the coffee he brought her.
"What's going on?" Arthur asked Lovino.
"That bastard keeps messing with my brother's head." Lovino growled. Lovino had been extremely protective over his little brother since they were little kids. Their parents had died in a car wreck and they had lived with their grandfather who went back to Italy ten years ago. Lovino had been the one left responsible for his brother. "I mean, Feliciano is not that sharp. He doesn't even get that that asshole is playing him." Lovino was the only one who called his brother by his full name. His Italian accent made the name sound beautiful. Everyone felt bad to say his name because they weren't able to give it the musical beauty that was befitting the boy.
"I don't think he is." Arthur laughed.
"He totally is!"
"Why would he come out to the entire school if he was playing your brother?"
"To be more believable, duh." His face burned red suddenly. Arthur looked over to where Ludwig was kissing Feli. "He needs to get his fucking hands off of him!"
"Chill out, Lovi. Your brother seems happy."
"Yeah, whatever." Lovino crossed his arms and glared at the two.
"Faggots!" A boy yelled. Ludwig got tense, but ignored the insult. Feli looked down and stepped away from his boyfriend before going and sitting next to Jules who laid her head on his shoulder. "Aw, the little pansy is going to run away." Arthur hadn't even noticed that Lovino had gotten up until he saw him tackle the guy to the ground and start wailing on him.
"Don't! You! Ever! Call! My! Brother! That! Word!" With every word, Lovino's fists would land on the kid's face. Arthur and Ludwig ran over to pull him off. Lovino was still swinging and cursing as the guy ran away. He kicked Arthur in the shin and he dropped him. Lovino started to run after the guy, but Ludwig grabbed him.
"Calm down, Lovino."
"Fuck you, you fucking asshole bastard. Get the fuck off of me! I'll beat you up too!" Ludwig sighed and held the thrashing Italian. He stopped thrashing as Feli skipped over to him and smiled his huge warm smile.
"Fratello, you don't have to do that!" He said innocently. Lovino glanced at Ludwig who was still holding him. "Ti voglio bene!" Feli threw his arms around his brother.
"Yeah, yeah. Get the fuck off me." He half tried to push Feli off. He suddenly spun around and shoved Ludwig. "What's the big idea, super studly? You're a big guy, but you let people talk to my brother like that? What the hell is wrong with you?" Ludwig just sighed. "Don't you sigh at me! You don't think you can use your size and the fact that you're an athlete to protect my brother? Well then you don't need to be with my brother. You are so dumb!"
"Lovino…"Arthur muttered, pulling him to him. "That guy wasn't just talking to Feli, you know. He was also talking to Ludwig." Lovino shrugged Arthur off him and grabbed his brother by the wrist dragging him to the wall.
"Feliciano, don't let them get to you, okay?" He said quietly. Lovino always had a hard exterior, but when he was one on one with people he cared about, he was quite sweet. He wasn't gentler to anyone than he was to his little brother. Lovino worried about him. What would happen next year when he graduated and his brother was left here alone? Would he even have Ludwig around. God, he hated Ludwig.
"Ve, okay!" Feli smiled. He opened up a lollypop and stuck it in his mouth before twirling around happily. Ludwig had a half smile on his face. He was so in love with Feli it was unreal.
"What is up?" The group turned to see Alfred walking up to them hand in hand with his girlfriend, Nat. Alfred fist bumped Ludwig and Arthur before throwing an arm around the Italian brothers. "Hey bros!"
"Get the fuck off of me." Lovino threw Alfred's arm off him before grabbing his brother away from him too.
"Nice to see you as always, Lovi." Alfred laughed.
"Whatever." Lovino muttered. Nat glanced over at Marianne and Jules. Izzie had joined them and was laughing at something Marianne was saying. She followed their gaze to a group of girls.
"Can you believe she wants to be on the squad?" Marianne was saying. "I mean, did you know she's knocked up? A pregnant cheerleader is so beyond trashy. It's disgusting really. Nobody wants to see that."
"How do you know she's pregnant?" Izzie asked. Jules rolled her eyes.
"Oh my god, Izzie, you're so stupid. She told Mary yesterday at try outs." Jules said icily.
"Oh okay." Izzie smiled and sipped her tea. Nat let go of Alfred's hand and left him to talk to the three girls.
"Good morning, bitches." She said sarcastically.
"Oh, hi, Nat." Marianne said, her voice dripping with fake sugar. She looked her up and down. She wore ripped black leggings under a plaid skirt with a black tank top under a leather jacket. Her wrists were draped in bracelets and she had piercing in along both ears. Her hair fell loosely around her face and down her shoulders. Her nails were painted black. She completed the outfit with a pair of black converse. "You're looking lovely as always." She cocked her head to the side.
"Thanks. I'm glad I'm original." Marianne glanced at Jules.
"Are you messing with Marianne?"
"No. I'm just saying I don't look like a model of some sexy French magazine." Nat knew she was being mean, but she had to keep her friends in check. They were the classic mean popular girls. She felt bad for Izzie who didn't even know they were making fun of her most of the time.
"You think I look like a model?" Marianne asked happily.
"Of course you do! You're gorgeous." Nat said jumping up to sit with them.
"Speaking of gorgeous, I cannot believe how attractive of a couple you and Alfie are. "Those brothers are the cutest though, aren't they?" Jules smiled hugging Nat's arm. Nat coughed from the perfume Jules was wearing. "Oi, Alfie!" She called. He turned around. "Where's your brother?"
"He's coming. He's just parking the car." She nodded and laid her head on Marianne's shoulder.
"When are you two going to do it?" Marianne asked checking her reflection in the mirror. Jules chewed her nail making sure to keep her face blank.
"Whenever we feel like. We can't all be loose with our vaginas." Marianne pushed her playfully.
"I told you, only Arthur."
"That's what you say." Jules muttered giving her friend a smile.
"It's the truth. Oh my god, Julia, you told me you believed me. I'm not some kind of hooker."
"Oh, but I thought you were. I mean he buys you stuff and you have sex with him. Isn't that the same as being paid?" Marianne shook her head. When Jules realized she'd actually hurt her friend she hugged her. "I'm just playing with you, Mary. I love you. You know that. You're like my sister. Sisters make fun of each other and call each other whores and sluts."
"Speaking of which, I don't think it's right for you to criticize Marianne's choices with what she wants to do." Nat said. "And I think you both are really getting out of hand with your gossip." Izzie looked at Nat and then to her friends on how to react.
"Oh. Um, that's funny. I thought we were friends." Jules said point between the three girls. "One, two, three. Oh but you're four. Go over to your boy toy." Nat sighed. She was used to dealing their rude comments. The group had tried to stay friends and for the most part they were, however it got hard sometimes when the Queen B and her cronies got too offended. They were the meanest girls, but also could be the sweetest. Jules and Marianne were very loyal to each other and would never talk about the other girl behind her back. The problem was they talked about everyone else including Izzie. Nat had to hand it to them though, they were mother lions. If anyone messed with any of the three girls, the claws and teeth came out.
"Lovino, go save your girlfriend from the bitches." Nat said. He looked over to where Izzie was talking to Jules and Marianne while they gave each other faces. He sighed and went over to her. He wasn't much for PDA, but he pulled Izzie off the wall and took her by the hand before walking a few feet away. Matthew came running up handed his brother the keys before going to Jules.
The two were so cute. Nat only saw Jules let her guard down in public when Matthew was with her. She'd even smile. He was a cute hipster type artist who would sketch all the time. Lovino was his best friend.
Roderich and his girlfriend Liza came out of the music building hugging onto each other's arms. They were the mostly likely couple to get married shortly after graduation. They were so cute. Roderich was Julia and Ludwig's cousin. He was also best friends with Arthur. Roderich and Liza were classical music buffs who could pick a Mozart piece from a Bach by just hearing two notes. They were prodigies on the piano and string instruments.
When Nat saw Liza, she smiled relieved. Roderich went to talk to Arthur and Liza ran up to Nat. Feli appeared and jumped on Liza in a big hug. "Hey, Feli!" She smiled. The three of them were close friends, but Feli and Liza were closest.
"How was rehearsal?" He asked.
"It was lovely. You would have loved it, Feli. We played Mozart all morning."
"Oh that must have been really beautiful!"
"It was." She smiled. "How are you, Nat?"
"I'm good, had my morning dose of bitch."
"I told you not to cross them. Just be peaceful and loving." She smiled. She put the flower in her hand in Feli's hair. "Isn't he so adorable?" She asked.
"Yeah, he is." Nat smiled.
The bell rang and it was time for the morning to begin. Feli ran to Ludwig who already had Feli's books in his arms. They were too cute. Alfie grabbed Nat's hand and hugged her before walking her to class.