Heyyyyyyyy, New story! And guess what? I found the inspiration for this story in mY OWN LIFE! YEAH! So this is based off a true thing that happened to me (up until a certain point, which I will mention). All people evolved have been swapped with yogscasters. Understand, any uncanon shippings are just there to fill in for the real-life relationships. They will dissolve, I promise you :) And if you're wondering, yes, Zoey sort of represents me, and since I only have my perspective on the real-life event, the story will be written from 3rd person limited to Zoey.
Zoey slammed her locker shut. She loved the satisfying bash noise her locker always made when she closed it. She met up with her friend, Teep, but everyone calls him Tee. He was so quiet, you could barely hear him. Even Zoey, his best friend, had not once heard him.
"Hey, Tee, ready for science?" She asked. Tee nodded, although he really wasn't. Zoey wasn't really either. Usually, they could pair up in most classes, but in science the teacher assigned permanent lab partners. Tee had been partnered with Sjin, who was a bit of a teacher's pet. Zoey had been partnered with Rythian, who was always in trouble for one thing or the other. Zoey really didn't like him, she didn't like that he didn't really care about school or his grades or anything. He never turned in his homework, ever. Even when Zoey had spent the entire class period trying to explain everything to him. He just didn't listen. Zoey hated that. And he was dating her best girl friend, Kim. She really hated that.
Add they walked into science, Zoey hoped Rythian would be absent today, but he wasn't. Despite Rythian never working or listening, he had perfect attendance. This didn't change the way Zoey saw him much at all; if anything she disliked him more, because if your gonna not do anything, you might as well not show up. She sat down. She bit her tongue and tried to be friendly.
"Morning... Rythian." She said, through gritted teeth. He looked up from a book, whose title was covered over.
"Morning."
She sighed; there was just no working with this boy! The teacher stood up and began the usual morning lecture, then set the kids off on their own to perform the experiment. Zoey gathered the supplies they needed, know she was going to do this by herself. She set them on table, glancing over at Tee, who was doing his best to work with Sjin, but having some trouble. She knew she'd be having trouble, too.
"So first we..." Zoey's voice tapered off, realizing Rythian wasn't paying any attention at all. She sighed and began the experiment.
After a few classes, it was lunch time. She had lunch period with Kim, which was great, and Rythian which was not so great. She didn't have lunch with Tee, though. She plunked her lunch tray on her table, noticing that Rythian was already there. He always packed his lunch. Kim was still in the lunch line, and Zoey prayed she wouldn't be too much longer.
But even though Kim arrived at the table just 5 minutes after Zoey, it had felt like an eternity. Kim sat down right next to Rythian.
"Hey, Rythie. Hey, Zoe." Nicknames. Zoey didn't mind hers, Zoe, but Rythian's got on her nerves.
"Hey, Kimmy." Rythian responded before Zoey could.
"Hey..." Zoey mumbled as she took a bit of her sandwich. She felt like such a third wheel, as they just sat there and talked. Kim occasionally giggled. Zoey just huffed and finished her lunch. She was relieved when the bell rang and she could leave.
The end of the day should've been a release, but Kim was her neighbor, and Rythian lived not to far. This meant they all ride the same bus. Kim, under the impression they all got along, wanted to sit near both of them. This meant Zoey had to sit near Rythian. But as soon as Zoey was completely third-wheeled, she just put in her headphones and drowned them out. She thought about her friends, and incidentally, her crush. She had an unsolvable crush on Xephos, who was dating Lomadia, and would probably always be. But he was the perfect boy; smart, funny, cute, nice. He was everything Zoey wanted in a boy. Except he was taken. She sighed, she could still hear Kim giggling over her music.
Finally, she got off the bus. As she and Kim walked down the street, Kim went on and on about Rythian. Zoey just sighed.
She was sick of this Rythian boy, with his rebellious attitude and his dating her best friend. Zoey really wished Tee was there. Quiet or not, he'd make her feel like less of a constant third wheel.
