Bayleigh's POV
"Yuu-chan... please."
"I can't, Mika. I can't go. My friends..."
"No! They're not your friends! You can't let them deceive you! Yuu-chan the humans are just using you!"
Staring down at my phone I watch the scene play out with tears in my eyes. Mika only wants to save you Yuu... why can't you see that? He's just trying to get you back. I wipe a tear from my eye remembering what's about to go down. Oh yeah, this was the episode where Yuu went crazy and stabbed Mika... More tears fill my eyes at the thought. This show is just too emotional! I CAN'T HANDLE IT!
"Bayleigh, are you crying?"
Quickly I pause the show before wiping my eyes again and sitting up straight. I had been slouched over with my hair acting as a curtain so no one could see what I was doing. I guess she heard me sniffling... darn. That means the people next to me heard too! Glancing to my right I make sure that Lucas hadn't noticed and sure enough he hadn't. What a relief. I let out a sigh as I turn to my best friend Haley who sat to my left. Her blonde hair was pulled into a messy ponytail per usual as she wore a swim shirt with leggings and tennis shoes.
"Yes actually, but I couldn't help it. There're too many feels!" I whine.
She sighs before glancing at my now revealed phone. "Seraph of the End again? When will you get over that? I mean the first season was okay, but it wasn't anything fantastic."
I gasp holding my chest. "How dare you say that! Owari is a masterpiece that's better than that one show... What was it called again? Oh yeah, My Bride Is A Mermaid!"
"Hey, that was a good anime." Saying this she pointed a finger at me.
I cross my arms. "I couldn't even get past the third episode!"
"Well I enjoyed it very much." Saying this she turned and started working on her homework again while periodically emailing her boyfriend on her Chromebook.
I sigh slouching over again to create curtains that framed my face. I've told her time and time again to break up with her obsessive boyfriend. He's making her life horrible from the emails during class to wanting to spend every minute with her. He doesn't even want us to hang out together because he thinks I like her! Honestly why would you think that? I click the button to start the video again.
"Shinoa-san!" Yuu turned around to see Crowley lift her up by her throat.
"Shinoa!" He began to walk that way before Mika pulled him back by the shoulder and turned him around.
"Please, Yuu-chan! Don't turn around! There's nothing there for you! Nothing!" He frantically said before a clip of Shinoa getting slammed on the ground showed.
It's about to happen! He's about to go crazy! I wait in anticipation, but before another line of dialogue showed on the screen my phone vibrated against my desk and a banner appeared at the top of my phone. A text? I never get texts at school. I wonder who it could be? Clicking on the banner my messages pull up and I see Mackenzie had texted me.
Hey, is it ok if I spend the night? I'd be my first sleepover and it would be nice if it was with you... WE COULD COME UP WITH MORE DANIFER SCENES!
I laugh at the message. Danifer was a ship name from one of her stories on Wattpad, and we'd always come up with future ideas over text for what the two males should do with each other next. We could come up with even more ideas if we were together. I think back to the time we created a whole story in choir class. Laughing I type my reply.
Sure, I'll just have to check with my parents but I'm sure they won't mind.
Sending the message I quickly go and text my mom if it was alright if I had a friend over, and like always she approved. She's probably just happy I'm hanging with my friends instead of sitting in my room watching my anime alone... Shaking my head I click back to Mackenzie's messages and see that she's typing a response indicated by the three dots. After a second I get her message.
That's great! Cant wait! do I need a bus pass or anything?
Typing 'yes' I send the text. Clicking out of my messages I go back to Safari and continue watching Seraph of the End until the end of the school day.
AN HOUR LATER
Hopping off the bus I wait for Mackenzie before walking in front of the yellow vehicle and onto the sidewalk. We walk down the sidewalk and finally after going over a hill we reach my house. A black SUV sat in the driveway. Huh, my dads not supposed to be home now... I guess he just came home because there was 'no work' or because he was 'bored'. THAT'S NO EXCUSE! IM BORED ALL THE TIME AT SCHOOL BUT DO I GET TO GO HOME? NO! Taking a breath I calm myself down before Mackenzie could notice my irritation. Opening the front door I spot my father sitting on his ass in front of the computer like usual. Lazy ass.
"Your home already? I thought you got home later." Saying this he looks up and a perplexed look covers his face. "Who's this?"
"Mackenzie's spending the night. Momma said it was okay." I murmur walking through the living room to my room.
Mackenzie follows and before my dad could say anything else I shut the door. Sighing I turn back around to see Mackenzie had already sat her backpack down on the ground and got comfy on my bed. A smile spreads across my face as I also drop my bag and make my way to the bed. Flopping down onto the comforter I look over at her.
"So what do you wanna do?"
She side glances at me saying," I don't know. What do you usually do at sleepovers?" A smile spreads across my face again.
"Well when Haley spends the night we just watch anime or movies. I don't really have a lot of movies so would you consider watching an anime?" I ask crossing my fingers in my head. Say yes! Say yes!
She laughs smacking my arm. "Of course! I want to see what anime's all about. I'm a little curious because of all the cracks you send me."
"Oh, yeah!" I laugh.
Pulling out my phone and turning it on I immediately pull up Safari. Hmm, what are we going to watch? Mackenzie isn't the type to watch RomCom so no Ouran or Maid-Sama. What about... that'll work! Quickly I click on the Owari no Seraph tab I still had open from earlier and go back to the first episode.
"So what're we watching?" She questioned looking over my shoulder at my phone.
I turn to her and nearly shout in her face," Owari no Seraph or as I like to call it THE BEST ANIME EVER!"
"It's that good?"
At her question I rapidly shake my head up and down. "YESSSSS, IT'S THAT GOOD! NOW LET'S WATCH ORPHANS DIE!" Saying this I press the play button and lean over a little so she could see the screen.
"You had me at orphans die."
30 MINUTES LATER
Exiting out of the episode I look over at Mackenzie. "Do you feel like crying yet?" I ask as my eyes watered up. I've seen this episode so many times, and yet it still makes me cry.
She looks back at me saying," Not really... I had seen the scene many times from all the cracks so I knew it was coming."
"Pooey!" I sit my phone down and pout.
"It was still sad though, almost brought tears to my eyes."
I look over at that. "Really?"
She nods saying," Yeah, it really did see." She gestures to her eyes and sure enough they seemed to be glossed over.
I smile picking up my phone again. "I'll take that, so do you wanna watch the next episode?" I ask clicking the green arrow that lead to episode 2.
"Of course! I'M INVESTED INTO THE STORY NOW!" At that I clicked the play button.
AN HOUR LATER
"WHAT!? So Mika isn't dead?" Mackenzie exclaimed looking at me for confirmation.
I nod. "Yup, it'll be explained in the next episode and a new character will be introduced."
"Well what're we waiting for! LET'S WATCH MORE!" More or less shouting this she clicked the green arrow to episode 4.
The time seems to drag on as the page loads. Ugh, my phones being so slow today maybe if I turn the WiFi off it'll run faster. At the thought I exited Safari and flicked up the white bar so I didn't have to go all the way to Settings. Turning off the WiFi I flicked down the bar and went back to Safari. I smile victoriously as the website seems to be going faster now. A second later it loads, and both our fingers shot for the play button at the same time. Eager now isn't she? I guess I really did get Mackenzie addicted to anime... or at least to Owari no Seraph. As both our fingers touched the screen my phone glitched, but instead of just freezing like it usually does a static covered the screen.
"What the fuck is this?" Mackenzie said anger apparent in her voice as she took her finger off the screen.
I stare down at my phone confused. "I have no idea... this hasn't happened before. How do you even fix this?"
"How the fuck am I supposed to know? I'm not an expert, I didn't make your stupid IPhone!" She exclaimed sitting up on my bed.
Following suit I sigh. "Calm down, you don't need to get so angry... we can just watch it on your phone."
She looks back at me and I watch as the anger slowly leaves her face. "Oh... okay."
Mackenzie then whipped out her phone, typed her password, and pulled up Safari. "What's the name of the website?"
"Kissanime." I respond laying back down.
She types it in before laying back down. We wait for the website to load in silence. Finally the screen loads, but instead of being met with a black screen per usual a white screen with small text in the top left came up instead. I stare at her phone confused. The only other times this has happened is when the website was down for technical difficulties, but that wouldn't make sense. It was working perfectly fine a few minutes ago so it doesn't make sense. Mackenzie growls shutting off her phone.
"Ugh, this is making my blood boil! I JUST WANT TO SEE SHINOA'S CUTE FACE NOT A FUCKING BLANK SCREEN!" Shouting this she chucks her phone. It lands perfectly on a pile of my clothes that happened to be in the corner.
"It can't be helped... so what do you want to do now?" I question sitting up again and placing my still glitched phone on the bed next to me.
"I don't know... I don't even care at this point." Grumbling this she turns on her side and I hop off the bed and walk over to my TV.
"How about we watch some Walking Dead or we could even start another anime like The Seven Deadly Sins. Do you wanna do that?" I ask clicking a button on the side of the TV.
"I said I don't care! Now let me sit in silence."
Sighing I flip to a different channel and grab the small remote turning on the BlueRay player in the process. Mackenzie's getting so passionate about not being able to watch Owari, and to be honest it's kinda scary. I mean it's really good, the best in my opinion, but it doesn't call for this much enthusiasm. Finally the TV turns on and I scroll down to Netflix. Selecting it with the tiny remote I walk back to the bed and sit down. As I'm waiting for Netflix to turn on Mackenzie moves behind me making me turn around.
"Um... Bayleigh?"
"Yes, what is it?" I question her questioning tone.
"Your phone... the static changed colors..." She trails off moving to a sitting up position to look at my phone.
I do the same and look to my phone and sure enough the screen had changed. Instead of the typical white and black thin bars that static usually consisted of it was now big blobs of random colors. I imagine this is what someone sees when they do acid. Sitting down the remote I grab my phone in astonishment. What the hell is happening? As I stared at my phone in amazement letters began to appear over the colors.
"Mackenzie! There're letters now! I repeat, there're letters now!" I exclaim turning so she could see the letters on the screen with me.
"What's it spelling?" She asked as more and more letters appeared forming words.
We waited patiently in silence as the letters formed into words. I should probably be more worried than I am right now, but this is amazing! I mean it's like my phone has a mind of its own! Suddenly Mackenzie tapped the screen making me come out of thought.
"I think it's about done! Look it's slowing down!"
Focusing back to the screen it had slowed down a tremendous amount since the last time I saw it, and slowly the letters stopped forming. When they fully stopped my eyes scanned over the words it had spelled. As I do though my eyes widen. What the hell... is this some sort of joke? The screen read and I quote "You Baka really think this trash is amazing!? What horrible Otaku this generation has turned out to be... but if you truly think this is 'THE BEST ANIME EVER' how about you two simply live there :)"
"The actual fuck is this?" Mackenzie questions.
I was about to say something about the strange text too, but before I could my phone began to glow brightly and before long the light had absorbed my entire room taking us with it.