AUTHORS NOTE: Hey guys! X here with the sequel to The Cat! The Cat: A New Story, how original (this means, if you didn't read the first story, you may be a little lost, so I advise you go back and read that in its entirely first then come back and read this0. XD Anyways, just to let those folks who read this and say "This isn't cannon! What the fuck is this shit!?" This is based in a different timeline. That's one of the reasons I'm writing this because it's so easy to say anything is possible (which we can tell by the alternate timelines in the game itself...unless it ends with a bullshit ending that Max was dreaming the whole time because she was traumatized by seeing Chloe get shot by Nathan in the bathroom...I would be pissed if it ends like that...) Anyways! This has became a completely separate story from the game, so I hope you enjoy! (also sorry this is soo long, I just wanted to explain this to people who may not understand)
Edited In Note: Just to make it clear for those on the mobile FanFiction reader app, this story contains major Max X Victoria, Chloe X Rachel, and, because Kate is one of my favourite characters, Kate X ? (It could be anyone! Now you have to read to find out! Mawah-hahahaha! :D ...I'm sorry to anyone who's coming back from the last story and hates my cliff-hangers. To make up for this, this chapter doesn't really end in as much of a cliff-hanger, not really one at all so...yeah. You're welcome. This is really long now, you can continue reading.)
DISCLAIMER: I, obviously, do not own Life Is Strange or else I would strive to show every single possible alternate timeline and I would have made the game where you can choose the character you play as. Why would I do this? Because I would so wanna play as Nathan just to fuck with people a little.
Also...
WARNING!: This story DOES use intense language (as I simply can't help myself as you've seen above), reference to drug/alcohol use (because high school), and mention of sexual situations. (the closes you'll get to sex scenes in this story is very intense making out because I personally feel uncomfortable writing sex scenes...)
It's been quite a while since the last time I wrote in my journal. With Rachel Amber returning out of nowhere and hitting a few bumps in the road a lot has been happening. How about I start where I left off, huh? Well, after Chloe texted me about Rachel's return, it went a little bit like this.
"The fuck she's back!" Victoria yelled, standing up and walking around the room. I just looked at her with confused, wide eyes. I knew Victoria disliked Rachel, but to yell like this it's an understatement to say I wasn't in the least bit confused.
"You're not happy she's back?" I asked her, an eyebrow cocking slightly as I stared at her. She opened her mouth but seemed to be at a loss of a response. Eventually she crossed her arms and looked anywhere but at me on the couch.
"I mean I'm happy she's not fucking dead…" She trailed off in a mumble, glancing at me with a furrowed brow and a slight frown. It reminds me of all the times I stepped up in the classes we had together and showed her up, minus the hatred and wanting me dead of course.
"Come on, what's so bad with Rachel?" I regretted those words the moment they came out of my mouth and I saw a true anger behind Victoria's eyes.
"NOTHING! Not a GODDAMN THING is wrong with Rachel Amber! Not a fucking thing!" She yelled. Her eyes were full of so much anger I could have sworn they flashed red. Her fists were now down to her sides clenched in fists of rage and if only she turned a bright red and grew fairy wings and a green dress she would resemble Tinker Bell from the Disney movie.
"I don't get it. Then why don't you like her?" I questioned and she almost immediately deflated, letting out a long sigh while putting her hand to her forehead as if fighting back a headache.
"Of course you don't get it, Max. How could you?" She looked at me with searching eyes, and I think I know what she was searching for. Understanding. But all she got was confusion. She let out another sigh. "Nothing is wrong with Rachel, Max. She's perfect." She paused, looking at me in a way that looked like she was waiting for a reaction, but I just stared back at her.
After a moment, Victoria shook her head then walked out of my room. A moment later I heard the door across the hall shut.
I went about my business, getting fresh clothes on to go meet up with Chloe and Rachel. I grabbed my bag and my camera before heading out of my room and going across the hall. Being respectful of Victoria's space, I knocked a few times on the door before walking in to see Victoria sitting in front of her computer still in last nights clothes. She didn't even looked back to see who entered her room.
"Aren't you coming to see Rachel?" I questioned, walking over to her and looking over her shoulder. She was reading over emails from last night, mostly about how awesome the party was and about how most people can't remember what happened.
"I don't know. Maybe I'll catch up with you guys later." She more or less mumbled. It was odd, I hadn't really seen Victoria act this way. Of course, I kept trying until she yelled at me, then I just rewinded the thing and replaced all I had said with "Alright, I'll see you later." Maybe this is just how a hungover Victoria acts.
I ended up going and meeting up with Chloe, Kate, and the famous Rachel that had been missing from before I even came back to town. We met at the diner and walking in I looked around. The last time I was in here, it was just me and Chloe doing some parlor tricks, dis-using my so called powers.
"Max!" I turned my head to the familiar voice and saw Chloe sitting at a booth next to Rachel with Kate sitting across from them. I just noticed when I looked at Rachel how nervous I was. I've heard so much about Rachel, not to mention Rachel taking over the space in Chloe's life when I left, that this was somewhat weird.
"Hey guys." I said, offering a small smile and wave as I walked up to the table. Chloe looked extremely happy with a constant smile on her face that complimented Rachel's tired smile. Even Kate had a small smile on her face at the sight of the two.
"No Queen B-of-the-otches?" Chloe asked, looking around then up to me questioningly.
"Who? You mean Victoria?" Rachel asked Chloe, elbowing her in the side with a cocked smile.
"Yes, I mean Victoria. She's what puts the V in Villain." Chloe responded before glancing up at me. I gave her a less than tolerating look. "Er, I mean...she used to be." She added, shrinking into her seat.
"What do you mean used to be?" Rachel asked, giving Chloe, Kate, and me all a questioning look.
"Well, Maxi here gots some major powers. Apparently she can change the Princess of Cashmere from a major bitch to a somewhat tolerable bitch." Chloe explained in a very uncaring voice.
"Watch your language!" Joyce said when she came up to the table, setting the food down.
"Sorry mom." Chloe muttered, sitting up. I noticed a small smile come to Rachel's face as she watched her dear friend look down at her plate and begin eating silently.
"Hey there, Maxine. I heard you were joining us so I made up your favourite." Joyce smiled at me as she handed the plates out, setting a plate in front of everyone and a plate where I sat down beside Kate.
"Awh, thanks Joyce. You're the best!" I said, smiling up at her. In return, she gave me a smile then said she had to get back to work. With a wave to everyone, she walked back to the counter and continued her job. I still can't believe this was still her job.
"So, what's this about Victoria?" Rachel asked, looking between Chloe and me. I glanced from Rachel's concerned look to Chloe. Chloe glanced up from her plate to me. And in the corner of my eye I could see Kate eye everyone before calmly digging into her food. The sound of the metal fork against the glass plate diffused the intensity of the situation as we all looked to her before she spoke.
"Max and Victoria are a thing." Kate said it calmly and monotoned, barely glancing up. I didn't react much, though it sounded a bit weird coming from Kate. Either way, Chloe had an unsure look on her face, wide-eyes staring at Rachel, who of which had a very confused look on her face.
"What?" Rachel asked Kate, her head tilting slightly as she looked at her. Kate glanced up and met her gaze before looking back to her food.
"They're dating." She answered plainly before continuing her meal. After a very unstable moment and the sound of Chloe's foot tapping the floor, a grin split Rachel's face and she looked at me.
"Really?" I wasn't sure if the look in her eyes was happiness or amusement. All I did was nod awkwardly and watched as Chloe brought her hand to her face.
"Well, I hope it all turns out well." Rachel said, encouragement in her voice.
"Thanks.""What?!" Me and Chloe spoke at the same time. I was thanking her for her good luck while Chloe seemed to be very confused.
"What?" Rachel asked her while raising an eyebrow.
"I...er...You do remember who Victoria is, right?" Chloe asked looking very intensely into Rachel's eyes as if she was trying to see if she was mentally ill.
"Uh yeah, I think I know who Victoria is. She was a mega-bitch. But from what I heard, she's getting over it thanks to your friend. What's the big problem?" So much attitude was put into those few sentences and I saw Chloe cracking under it. At first I would have thought Chloe would snap and yell at the girl, but knowing Chloe and how she feels about Rachel it wasn't a surprise she seemed to crumble.
"Well, I mean... You don't remember how she reacted to..." Chloe trailed off in an almost whisper.
"Of course I remember how she reacted, but people change, Chloe." Anyone else would have made it sound hurtful or mockingly, but Rachel made it sound sweet. She finished with a smile and, at the sound of Chloe's oh, she wrapped her arms around the neck of her blue haired friend.
A little while later and we were all done eating. Chloe was taking Rachel home to get some rest without needing to deal with the school. While they were doing that, me and Kate were making our way back to the school. We were having finals in the next few weeks and Kate wanted to make sure she studied.
Back on campus, everyone seemed to be in a studying mode. Grounds of three to four people were sitting in the grass, on the steps, on the benches, or at any of the few tables studying. Even one of the student janitors who was walking around picking up and tearing down any missing persons posters of Rachel held a biology book in his hand.
"Don't you think you're ready for finals, Max?" Kate asked quietly in her usual monotone voice. Even after everything and being able to get her out with Chloe or Warren, Kate was still quiet. I'd be lying of I said I didn't find it cute.
"I'm pretty sure I'm going to fall math and science. Warren even gave up trying to tutor me about chemistry and stuff like that. I don't know who I'm going to get to help me with math." Even as I spoke, I wondered why I didn't ask Victoria to help me with something. Then I remembered when she tried explaining a math equation to me. Victoria's smart, that's for sure, but she is a horrible teacher.
"I could help you if you want." Kate said and I came out of my thoughts.
"Really? Awesome, thanks!" I said smiling at her. She returned the smile with a small one of her own.
The dorms were quiet with the soft sound of studying and small conversations. I said bye to Kate before making my way to my room. I couldn't help but stop at Victoria's door a moment to see if I could hear her from inside. Usually when she's in her room you can either hear the sound of her typing at her computer, chatting lighting on her phone, or the light sound of her music turned down on a low setting. But I heard nothing.
Sighing, I turned back to my room, fishing my key out of my bag. It took me a minute or two to actually find the key, but once I did and put it in the lock I noticed the door was opening. Confusion split across my face for a second before I opened the door and say Victoria laying on the couch.
"Victoria?" I said, closing the door behind me and walking over to her. She was laying on her back tapping away at her phone. I don't understand how she did that without dropping the phone on her face.
"What?" She said, hardly meeting my eyes, too immersed in whatever was on her phone.
"As much as I like you being in my room, I don't appreciate you letting yourself in when I'm not here." At that, she rolled her eyes and sat up.
I went about setting my bag down and taking out the few pictures I took when I was out. A few were of Rachel and Chloe, both wearing smiling faces. As I looked at the picture I heard Victoria let out a soft sigh. A moment later she stood and came to stand behind me, looking over my shoulder at the picture.
"That's Rachel," She mumbled more to herself. "She looks exactly the same. Except more tired." There was a short moment of silence before her usual tone came back. "So, did they find anything else out yet?"
"Not yet. Rachel didn't say much about it, I guess she just wanted to take her mind off it. But Chloe did talk to her a bit about how tomorrow's going to go. I guess the police are going to talk to her more tomorrow." I filled her in. She didn't say anything for a long moment, just watched as I went through the rest of the pictures.
"Where is she staying?" She said out of nowhere. I turned around and looked at her.
"At Chloe's house for the time being. Why?" I asked, an eyebrow raising slightly.
"I...I decided I might as well go meet her. Do you think you can talk your blue-haired punk friend into it?" An amused smirk spread across my face.
"You know you can call her Chloe, right?" I said, crossing my arms. I was pleased to see Victoria's face redden slightly.
"Well, yeah, I know that. It just seems...I don't know, weird to say it I guess." She muttered and I smiled up at her from my seat.
"Alright, I'll talk to her about it."
A/N: Hey guys! Again! Hope you enjoyed! Please leave a comment/review so I can know how I'm doing or if you have any thoughts on how this could go. Also, I was thinking of having this story alternate POV, so if you would like to see that, or if you want it to stay entirely in Max's POV, le'me know or else I'll just flip a coin to see what I do. Anyways XD See you next chapter!