Her nickname maybe Candy, but that sure as hell doesn't mean she's sweet. Her real name was Candace Peixes and she was basically the queen of the high school, even though she was just a junior. Impressive right? Just today Candy tripped another girl in the hallway because she was wearing the same cardigan she was and told you that she probably stole it because there was no way she could afford it. It's not like you are the type of guy who supports stuff like that, no, you just know that going against Candy is one of the the worst possible things to do.
"So Orion, want to know what I heard this morning?" Candy leans on your desk which allows her long curly brown hair to cover the book you was reading.
"Not really but you're probably goin' ta tell me anyways." You sigh. She smirks down at you.
"You're damn right now listen up. Apparently, there's some new kid coming, in our grade in everything."
"Who?"
"That's what I want to know." Candy huffs and hops onto the desk to just shake your head. This is classic Candy; she believes the new kid will be a threat to her, but then again that's what she believes with everyone.
"Well I believe with no doubt that you'll figure it out at some point." You pick up her hair and throw it off the desk and attempt to read your book again, but even that deems to be a difficult task when she snatched the book from your hands and snaps it shut.
"Ori aren't you at least curious?" You glare up at her and sigh again, more rushed this time.
"One, I told you to stop callin' me that and two, not at all. Whoever the hell decides to enroll themselves in this place of misery, then boo hoo for them."
Candy rolls her marron almost dark pink eyes at you and tosses your book on the desk as the teacher comes into the classroom and begins her lecture. At lunchtime, Candy quickly snatches you and drags you into the already crowded cafeteria, pushing you down next to Graydon Makara who already had his messy black hair tied back and digging into his cheesesteak like a lion eating a gazelle. It is terrifying, both the way he was eating and just Graydon in general.
"Wait here for a second Ori, I have to go talk to some people." Candy tells you before walking quickly away and leaving you with the psycho. You hold your breath because you can feel those bloodshot eyes on you.
"Hey motherfucker, know any good jokes?" He asks you. You don't look at him because what kind of fucking question is that?
"No."
"That's a shame." He says before devouring the rest of his cheesesteak. You watch on in horror before Candy saves you by returning.
"Come on Orion, let's go get lunch." She grabs you by the collar of your shirt and drags you to where students go buy lunch.
"Why the fuck did you leave me with him?" You hiss at her as she calmly smacks her gum.
"Graydon isn't terrible, he's really fun to hang around most of the time."
"Fun? He's fuckin' crazy Candace and you just leave me with him!" You both almost run over some kid who dropped their money all of the floor, but you're too annoyed to notice. She looks at you and narrows her eyes.
"Be quiet you're beginning to annoy me," Candace pays for her food and waits for you to pay for yours. "I have some new info on the new kid, apparently it's a boy."
"It?"
"Yes it," She snaps. "And from what I heard he's lived here before."
"Oh really."
"Yes really! And everybody already fucking adores him!" Candy's eye twitches which means she getting really pissed so you need to tread lightly.
"Candy you're stressing over nothing, people are just in a fuss because he's new. It'll end tomorrow just watch." You pat her shoulder and she snorts at you which was very unattractive.
"You better be right."
Candy quickly glanced over to a different table a few feet away from you two and smirks, and she doesn't hesitate to go skip over giving you a quick "Follow me," as she went. You stomach is starting to hurt from the lack of food.
"Candy come on. No more cafeteria adventures." You call to her.
"Oh please Orion, the food isn't even that great, you'll live." Candy made it to her destination, her fuchsia lips still curled into a smirk. She placed her tray quickly on the table before throwing her arm around that Captor kid, which you in fact despise. He's sitting with Disanna Lejion who is called the cat girl, and some Hispanic boy you don't remember seeing.
"Hey Tsy~I haven't see you all day. I was beginning to think you were avoiding me."
"That could be it." Tsymon rolls his eyes and takes a sip from his Fanta, giving you a look which you don't hesitate to return.
Candy fake pouts.
"Tsy you're so cruel to me while I'm so nice and generous to you." Tsymon scoffs.
"Nice? Generous? You? Right because that makes a load of sense."
"Aw Tsy, I didn't know you had a girlfriend! Why didn't you tell me!" The Hispanic boy snickers. You think you've seen him before, but you can't seem to remember where.
"S.L, shut the fuck up she's not my girlfriend. I would never climb aboard that destined train wreck."
You're not really paying attention to what anyone's saying anymore because, who is that kid. You know you've seen him, it's on the tip of your tongue. It isn't until you're being jerked away you snap back into reality.
"Come on Orion, if Tsymon doesn't want to be nice then I'm not wasting me time!" Candy growls and picks up her tray.
"Wait, Orion?" The hispanic boys says slowly. You stop and squint down at him. He stands and smiles.
"Orion it's me, Silas!" Silas? You've heard that name. Then it hits you.
"Silas," You repeat. It's him. Silas Vantas who moved away in second grade. He looks the same but only taller, but he's still tiny compared to you. It's always been that way. Silas comes around the table and stands in front of you still smiling a mile a minute.
"Look at you, you changed so much!"
"And you haven't changed at all. Still small as ever." He smacks you in the arm with a laugh.
"Hold the goddamn phone," Candace pushes him away from you and looks him up and down. "Who the fuck are you?"
"You don't remember Candace? I was here in second grade, then moved away?" Candace narrows her eyes.
"You're that little mexican boy."
"He isn't mexican," Disanna pipes in, "Silas is Dominican."
"Same difference." Candy snaps at her and crosses her arms over her chest. She turns her attention back to Silas and scowls.
"Why are you back."
"My Mom got transferred back here as a Head Doctor at the birthing facility."
"So she got a promotion." You ask. Silas turns to you and nods.
"Yep! Mom's boss believed her work was extraordinarily perfect." Candy snatches up your wrist, her scowl still plastered on her face.
"Good for her, now come on Orion we have much more important things to discuss." She drags you away quickly and you almost drop you tray in the rush.
She pushes you toward your regular table by the windows. When you sat down, it's seemed that Graydon had found himself another cheesesteak. Goody.
"Why of all people did it have to be him?" Candace growls while puncturing her juice with a straw.
"There a problem?" You ask her half interested. You really want to go back and talk to your old friend rather than listen to Peixes complain.
She slams her fist on the table which makes the table shake. You take a drink from your peach tea and hold back a sigh..
"Of course there's a problem! Vantas is back!"
"Oh right."
"He's always been after me, ever since we met. I just think it's because I'm loaded and he's not, and not to mention the mouth he's got on him. You remember all he did before he left was talk."
"Candace that is ridiculous, it's just how Silas is."
"If he's got a mouth on him then he's bound to talk." Graydon chimes in out of nowhere.
"No shit Sherlock, I'm so surprised that even in your stoned state you could comprehend that ." Candace grumbled. He shrugs at her and goes back to eating. She stands and brushes off her skirt.
"I've got my eyes on that boy. He better learn the rules around quick before he gets in serious trouble."
Candace turns on her heel and struts away, leaving you with Graydon once again. You don't even care right now, you're more concerned over Silas. You know Candace. She's a dangerous girl, and not to be taken lightly. It's not until you feel someone nudging your arm that snack back into reality.
Graydon looks at you with half lidded eyes.
"You gonna eat that?" You look down to see that you haven't even touched your sandwich. You push it toward him.
"No you can have it." He doesn't hesitate to charm it in his mouth, and you don't hesitate to move away from him either.