Okay, so I know that I already posted this, but I just stopped working on it so I've decide to restart. I'll try to update weekly, but the first few chapters will be posted every other day or maybe every day! Stay tuned!
11:57, I thought to myself. Three minutes until class starts. Over two building to pass.
I ran as fast as she could with a 32 pound backpack weighing her down. Dustpelt wouldn't tolerate anyone, even me, being late for his History class.
I passed through River Hall, upsetting students and teachers who were trying to get to their classes. Why couldn't Wind Sector be closer to Thunder? I thought to herself. I ran down two flights of stairs and opened the doors to fresh air. She was almost there! She entered Thunder and ran up the stairs, past several students who were heading to lunch. "Hey, Cind," a guy said. I stopped in her tracks and almost hurtled into a trashcan. I did a double take. HE, yes, HE had just talked to me!
The class bell rang, but I couldn't care less. "Hey back at ya, Blaze." he smiled at me, and I walked with an extra bounce in my step. I couldn't help but let myself hope that the simple "hey" meant something more. I practically skipped into Dustpelt's class. Thank goodness he wasn't there yet. I sat down at my usual seat in the middle row, next to my best friend, Hollyleaf. "Where have you been, Cind?" Hollyleaf whispered.
"I had to come all the way from Wind, and stupid Onestar ran five minutes over class time," I whispered back.
"Good afternoon, class," Dustpelt said.
"Good afternoon," everyone chorused back.
"Please take out a piece of paper and a pencil. We'll be taking notes."
The class let out small noises of angst. So this is what senior year is like, I thought to herself. Notes, notes, quiz, notes, test, project.
Hollyleaf slid a piece of notebook paper onto my desk. "You know you need one," Hollyleaf said before I could pass it back. I took out my blue pen and scribbled down what was on the board.
A few minutes into notes, I felt someone staring at me. I turned around, and two rows back, A set of brown eyes were focused onmine.
Heathertail.
"I swear, she was trying to set me on fire with her eyes or something." I grabbed an apple from the lunch line as I explained my situation to Honeyfern, my sister.
"She's probably just jealous," Honeyfern said. She flicked a lock of her wavy, golden brown hair. "I mean, you're way closer to Lionblaze than she'll ever be."
"But they dated, Honeyfern."
"Past tense," Honeyfern shot back. "It's over now, and she wants him back. He likes you, so she's just-"
"Wait." I rewinded the sentence. "He likes me?"
"Of course," Honeyfern said. "He's like, legit head over heels for you. You're just too dumb to see it."
"Hey!" I said as I punched her playfully in the shoulder.
We looked over the lunch room. The five sectors, Wind, River, Shadow, Thunder, and Dark wee fitted perfectly in the cafeteria. The "popular" kids of those groups sat closer to the middle, with the not-as-populars on the edges.
"Over there," Honeyfern said. She pointed to a table in the middle. Hollyleaf, Lionblaze,Hazeltail, Poppyfrost, Icecloud, Berrynose, Foxleap, Jayfeather. "Oh, look! Lionblaze is there too!"
"Oh no," I said. I couldn't deal with Lionblaze right now. I turned around to leave when Honeyfern grabbed my arm
"Cinderheart, you are going over there," Honeyfern said. She wrapped a hand around my arm.
I let her drag me. I was feeling too lazy to fight back. "Hello!" she said in a voice like sprinkles.
"Hey," Lionblaze said. All I could do was smile. I didn't trust my mouth to make words.
"Cinderheart, come over here." Hollyleaf patted a seat next to her. I went to sit between Hollyleaf and Poppyfrost. "What's going on," Poppy whispered to me.
I talked quietly to Poppy. "Lionblaze. Right there. Freaking out."
"Oh," she said. It took her a second, but then it clicked. "Oh!"
"Yeah," I said. "Help?"
"Sure thing," she whispered. "I know just what to do."
Lionblaze POV
"So that's why I can't talk to her," I finished. Berrynose stare deep into space. I sighed. He's too concerned with his problems to focus on anybody else's.
"I'm going outside," I said. I grabbed my tray and dumped it in the trash when I noticed a familiar pair of eyes. "Heathertail," I said. Heathertail was a great friend. Most times, when couples break up, it's awkward. But Heathertail is super cool, even if everybody else says that she's a nutjob.
"Hey," she said. She stopped. "Oh no," she said.
"What?"
"Something's wrong."
I shoved my hands in my pockets. 'No it's not."
"Lionblaze, we dated for two years. I can tell when something's up with you,"
I sighed. Heathertail noticed everything. "It's just… I like this girl, but I don't know if she likes me."
"Oh." Her voice was coated in a thin layer of sadness that probably nobody else would have recognized. "Um, who?"
"You can't tell anyone," I said.
"Cross my heart," she promised.
I sighed and took a deep breath. "Cinderheart."
"What?" Heathertail shrieked. All chatter in the cafeteria came to a halt. "I mean, uh, wow! That's great!"
I smiled. "Yeah. Do you know if maybe… well, nevermind. It's awkward."
"No, no, no," Heathertail said. "What is it?"
"Could you maybe ask her… what she thought of me?"
Heathertail smiled brightly. "I, um, already have! She said… she thought that you were cruel- I mean, cool."
I smiled. "Really?"
Heathertail nodded. "You should try talking to her. But be careful that she's not just spinning… a web of lies."
I nodded, and gave Heathertail a hug- a hug that lasted a little too long. "Thanks," I said.
"Anytime!" she gushed.
I exited the cafeteria and ran to the gym for free period because, tonight, I was asking Cinderheart if she liked me.
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