Author's Note: ...I don't have much to say about this chapter...but enjoy!
Yellow placed her tray down on the table sitting on the opposite side of Green who already started eating. They ate their meals in silence, but every now and then Yellow would strike up a conversation. She felt awkward, but was relieved to have someone eat with her. She clearly didn't like being alone and fully understood what is was like from experience.
"Aha! Found you!"
Yellow and Green turned their head to the side, locating the owner of the voice. Standing beside them was none other than Blue accompanied by Red.
"You weren't in the dorm so I got Red to stop what he was doing and help me look for you. I thought that you might have gotten lost since you didn't take the map."
Yellow sweat-dropped. It was exactly as she said, she did indeed get lost but thanks to Green she made it back safely.
"I see you guys already met each other," Red spoke.
Yellow turned her attention to Red and blushed. Green eyed her for a second and instantly knew that she liked Red. Blue grinned being able to predict her reaction. It didn't take a genius to figure it out, however, Red was no genius. Just an incredibly dense fellow and the only remaining person that hadn't guessed it.
"This guy here is my roommate," Red widely grinned and slung his arm around Green's shoulder.
"This guy here is an idiot," said Green with a mocking tone.
"Who you calling idiot? Jerk."
"Obviously you and you just proved it right since you can't even comprehend that level of speech," countered Green.
"What? Take that back, you're the idiot if you didn't realize it was a rhetorical question,"spat Red.
"Oh really? If it was rhetorical, then why was I able to answer it?"
Yellow looked on as they continued to banter amazed at the display of intensity but there was no hint of malice whatsoever.
"Don't worry about them, they get like this from time to time. Green is calm most of the time and really reliable for the most part and Red, well, he really is an idiot." Blue winked.
"I kinda figured that out a long time ago." Both girls giggled and continued to watch the boys in front of them.
"Hey Yellow, tell this ego maniac that I'm not an idiot!" They turned their attention towards the poor girl causing her to flush.
"Hey, you alright Yellow?" asked Red in a worried voice.
She nodded her head "Y-yeah, just tired, a lot of things happened today." Yellow was embarrassed from all the attention she received.
"That's right, you must be tired. If you're done eating we can head back, I noticed you left your key on your desk as well," said Blue.
"Aah, sorry, I'm a bit of a klutz. Anyways, are you done Green?" She turned to the young man and he nodded getting up from his seat and they both left to empty their trays.
"We'll wait for you guys outside," called out Blue, grabbing Red and dragging him away.
"What's that for?" asked Red jerking up from his position.
"For being an idiot."
"What, you too?"
Blue just ignored him and continued to drag him.
Back to Yellow and Green, Green lead the way while she followed.
"Hey Green, I'm sorry for being so much trouble." He looked at her and shook his head.
"Don't worry, you're not as bad as Blue or Red."
"Uh, thanks?" She wasn't sure if that was a compliment but accepted it nonetheless. "And thanks again, for everything."
Green thought the girl was very honest and didn't exactly no how to reply so he just smiled at her and continued walking. It was the first time she saw him smile but she liked it and smiled in return.
They headed out grouping up with the other two and started walking when Red's voice suddenly piped up.
"I just noticed but, Yellow are you wearing Green's clothes?" Blue also noticed but forgot to question them.
"Oh now that you mention it, what happened to the clothes you wore earlier?" asked Blue.
"Umm, it's a long story, but we got wet and it was entirely my fault."
"Did you guys go skinny dipping?" said Blue eying her and Green, smirking. Yellow blanched.
"No! It wasn't anything of that sort! I-"
"Hey Green, you didn't do anything inappropriate to her did you? I didn't think you were that kind of guy," added Red.
The temperature suddenly dropped. Green was emitting an extremely cold and dangerous aura. He sent a very scary glare, not just his normal say-it-and-die glare, but the if-you-ever-dare-to-say-it-again-then-i-will-drag-you-to-the-gates-of-hell-and-fry-you-then-drown-you-in-a-sea-of-oblivion-so-you-will-never-see-the-light-of-day-again-and-trap-you-in-a-world-of-pain-with-no-escape glare.
They gulped and exchanged glances laughing nervously.
"I'm sorry for being such an idiot and even suggesting something as horrible and wrong as that, please forgive a lowly creature as myself o'mighty one." Red even went so far as to bow down before Green.
Blue on the other hand ran behind Yellow and hugged her. "Geez, Green you know that I was just messing with you right?" Blue smiled sheepishly holding Yellow even tighter .
"Pleasedon'thurtme," she said it quickly but it was still understandable. With that, Blue bolted with Yellow still in her clutch not giving her any time to respond or give her farewells before departure.
Once they reached their room, Blue quickly unlocked the door and ran inside with the smaller girl.
"Whew, almost didn't make it out of there."
Blue exhaled and breathed heavily. Yellow on the other hand was gasping for breath still in the older girls embrace.
"Oh sorry," apologized Blue letting the girl go.
Yellow, now out of the girls arms looked at her questioningly. The atmosphere back there got pretty tense but she didn't believe Green would do anything drastic.
"Believe me, you don't want to get Green mad, at least not to the point where he starts emitting a killing intent like back there. You weren't there the first time and you sure as hell don't to EVER see it. You'll have nightmares for days, maybe even weeks." The older girl shuddered at her memory.
"Right, thanks for the advice..." Yellow sweat-dropped at the girls expression. "Anyways, can you point me to the showers, I was hoping I could take one before heading to bed."
"Sure, it's all the way down the hall on the left."
"Thanks Blue."Yellow grabbed her stuff and left. She made note to wash and give back Green his clothes.
After taking a shower, Yellow went back to her room and got dressed, and prepared for bed. Blue was already tucked into her own bed, so Yellow quietly got into hers.
"So, Red huh?" Yellow jolted up startled by Blue.
"W-what about Red, I mean, you're still awake?"
Blue let out a small giggle.
"I mean you and him, together, you know like, apple and caramel and yes I'm still up."
"Apple and caramel?"
"You know what I mean"
Yellow hesitated before answering.
"We're just friends, nothing else, nothing more..." She knew he didn't see her like that.
"But, you still like him right? Why not just tell him, I mean, if he realizes your feelings, he might start to look at you differently and voilà, I can hear wedding bells. But then again, you were in another man's clothes!" Blue was teasing her again.
Yellow blushed. "I just met Green today! There's nothing like that between us, besides I don't even know what he thinks of me. As for Red, if he sees me differently, things might get awkward and we could drift apart. I don't want that to happen. I'm content with being able to see him again. Being by his side is enough."
"You certain about that?"
"..." Yellow knew deep down in her heart that she truly wished Red and her could be so much more but fear of rejection always stopped her. She was too afraid of losing any more people that were important to her.
"I'm fine..."
Blue could tell she wasn't and knew she shouldn't pry any further. Trying to change the subject, she brought up tomorrow's plan.
"I'll show you around the town tomorrow and then we'll head to the mall, it's got everything, you'll love it."
"Well, I don't really want to buy too many things, gotta pay for living costs, you know?"
"Clothes, ARE part of your living cost, don't worry so much and reward yourself a little." Blue got off her bed and walked over to sit on Yellow's.
"You know, you're actually pretty cute, a little touch up will catch you quite a few eyes."
The girl blushed " I don't want that!" gasped Yellow frantically.
"Geez, Yellow, you're so innocent, you're so cute I could just hold you all day," Blue teased.
"Anyways, I don't have the money for that kind of stuff, besides I need to find a job soon."
"Hmm? What about your parents, aren't they supporting you?"
Yellow shook her head, stopped, and followed it with a nod.
"My parents died a few years ago and I don't have any other family, but my next door neighbor would occasionally help out whenever they were free. The money they saved up is for my college expenses so I barely used any of it until now to get by. I've been living off of the money I made from part time jobs. I didn't have much time to go out because I was always busy working or studying to get into college.
Blue looked at the girl with a shocked expression. She couldn't imagine that the small girl in front of her had to endure so much hardship, especially since the girl seemed to be the happy-go-lucky type that smiled so easily. Blue locked eyes with Yellow.
"You've been through a lot. How did you manage to live by yourself?" Yellow only smiled.
"Times were tough but I never gave up because I knew my parents would be disappointed in me if I did. I know that they only want whats best for me and if they were alive, they wouldn't give up on me no matter what the case so I won't give up on them. Sure there were times I felt like I couldn't do anything but, I can still remember their voices in my head" Yellow closed her eyes as a vision of her parents came into view. She could see her dad patting her head and her mother holding her lovingly." "You can do it, Yellow!" is what they would always tell me and when they do, I really did feel like I could do anything. I didn't have time to be sad because even if I cried it wouldn't get me anywhere".
Blue looked at the girl with awe, amazed at how strong the girl was. It was astounding how this girl lived through such difficult situations and still continued smiling and laughing and determined to push forward. She now understood why the girl continued to smile. She knew what it felt like to be loved and it was an extremely powerful feeling. Yellow smiled for everything she was blessed with and cherished what ever she had. Blue smiled back at the girl and then lifted her arms and wrapped it around the girl's shoulder surprising her.
"Even if it feels like they are still here with you, they aren't. When you need a shoulder to cry on, arms to hold you, or a hand to grasp onto, just come to me because I'll be right here if you need me. Rely on me, because I'm you're friend and the others too so you're not alone. For tomorrow, just leave everything to me."
Yellow didn't know what to say. She didn't want to be a burden but couldn't refuse Blue's offer either. She closed hers eyes and wrapped her arms around Blue tightening their embrace. It felt very comforting, she didn't know when was the last time she felt so secure. Even though they just met today, she already felt close to Blue. Yellow wondered if this might be what it felt like to have an older sister. Snuggling her head on Blue's shoulder, she whispered a small "Thank you". They stayed in that position for a while and soon drifted to sleep filled with warmth and comfort. Blessed with a new bond holding them together, a beautiful friendship was born.
It's kinda cheesy but that's what I like. Anyways, there will be more interaction with the guys later and I'm sorry if the characters seem a little OOC.
omgawwdd, going back to make corrections is such a pain in my head.