The ownership of these characters and show don't belong to me. I'm borrowing, twisting around, playing with them for just a little while. I can't promise when I'm done they'll ever be the same again.
A/N this is one of those in the future type fics. No we're not talking hoover crafts and flying people type of future. Just a few years.
"So Ren only hundred days left!"
"God can you believe that in two thousand and hundred hours we'll be free!"
"An hour count down isn't that a bit much?"
"Not for Ruby not for me." With that said the bell toned announcing the start of the school day at John Polk High School. Having two very different schedules for the first time since sixth grade Rudy and Ren exchanged hugs of goodbye and scampered off in opposites directions in the overly populated hall way. Ren in a way was excited there was just hundred days left but in another sick twisted way sad. Being the smart straight A student was really all she had. Sure now she could spit out information faster and better than practically all her teacher's. College was the big leagues where Ren realized she no longer be the over all-smartest one. That scared her.
Ruby was having the same hidden mixture of feelings on the countdown as well, but for opposite reasons. Here in high school she was the gossip queen no secret or rumor was safe from her. The school population respected her and would congratulate her on the detective work. Ruby enjoyed the attention and knowing she excelled in at least one thing extremely well. With graduating on the brink that could float away.
"Hey Louis isn't this your classroom?"
"No I have math first hour man."
"Um dude this is the math classroom! See that board? See what's on it? Algebra equations!"
"Oh!" Louis said quickly turning into a blob of jelly with his insane loud laughter, causing everyone to stare at him rudely. Not wanting to deal with the situation even though as a best friend he should Twitty sighed and walked away. Leaving Louis now sitting on the dirty floor his laughter slightly trickling down.
Not wanting to hear any comments like, "What in the hell is wrong with your friend?" Or even worst in Twitty's mind was, "Wow he's so cool it must be great having a friend like that!" It wasn't great or even remotely funny. Half the time he didn't even know why they were still friends. The extreme closeness had ended the middle of freshmen year. Twitty knew the reason why and he was sure Louis did as well. Neither was ready to give up that chapter of their lives.
"So Twitty is he…." Twany asked Twitty as he approached her locker.
"Totally out of there."
"It's only 7:40!"
"I know we really should do something about this. Don't you think Twany?"
"No. Maybe you can but not me. I'm serious there is no more Louis and I in any shape or form. And never will be again. If you want to follow him around like a damn puppy be my guest, just don't involve me." Twany ended her speech with a slam of the locker and walked away. She couldn't believe Twitty half the time and to think he used be the pretty sensible one. Why couldn't he see that Louis was no longer worth his trouble? Any of theirs?
Louis sat on the ground next to a cheeto staring his best friends on the other end of the hallway. His ex-best friends he just wasn't used to that term. Everything was his fault he knew that, knew how to began and how to stop it. But he wasn't ready for that. He liked the out of control ness feeling and surprises it brought. If they didn't want to experience it that was their loss. After a moment Louis carefully and with a bit of wobble stand up and enters the classroom, just as the final bell rang.