Thomas sat under a tree, staring into the field with a look of anger in his eyes.
Yesterday, he quit school. He couldn't stand it anymore; the beatings, the taunting and the blind eyes. Everyone treated him like dirt and nobody came to help him.
Actually, someone always came to help him.
Isabelle always defended him, which usually ended up in fights. He always came to her aid, but this only resulted with the both of them being ostracized in the classroom.
He was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard movement behind him. He looked and saw Isabelle, her usual handkerchief wrapped around her head and carrying a knapsack.
"Hey." She greeted and he waved at her. She sat next to him with a sigh and grinned up at him.
"I brought something to celebrate." She said with a smile, which made Thomas tilt his head in confusion.
"To celebrate us quitting school." She explained which startled Thomas. Isabelle was the smartest girl in the class, she was always on top. Why would she quit school?
She noticed his shocked expression and explained.
"Meh, the work was always so boring and the people there are shitheads. It was a lousy place, anyway." she said, shrugging, "Besides, it will be boring without you there."
Thomas couldn't help but feel warm inside from her words. She quit because of him; because she rather be with him then be there alone.
"So, to celebrate the success of us quitting school, we're gonna have a toast."
She went to the knapsack and took out two glasses and a bottle of Scotch. When Thomas looked at it with question, Isabelle just shrugged.
"It's Josephs'. He won't miss it." She said as she poured some in to the two cups. She picked up one of the glasses and Thomas followed.
"To us quitting school." Isabelle said with a grin, lifting her glass in a toast. Thomas also raised his glass, smiling right back at her. They both took a sip and immediately spat it out.
"Oh my gawd!" she sputtered "This stuff burns!"
Thomas nodded as he also spit out the booze. He couldn't help but think though, that this was the best celebration he had ever had.
AN: According to Wikipedia, Thomas stopped going to school when he was 17 and Isabelle is around the same age as him, so this is during that time. I just had that image of them spitting out the scotch and I just had to write it down. I don't own TCM, but Isabelle is mine.
