Chapter Three.
Luna and Cyrus made their way to the lunchroom, only to be stopped by Justin, Cody, Travis and the rest of their jock army. "Hey, you're the new kid right?" Justin addressed Cyrus.
"Yeah, and the name's Cyrus," Cyrus replied.
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
"No, but there are quite a few hot girls here," Cyrus said as he winked at Luna. Justin moved between Cyrus and Luna and said, "Hey man, I don't want to have to hurt you so I'll give you a heads-up. Luna is my girl and you are not allowed to go out with my girl." As he said this, Justin draped an arm over Luna's shoulders, only to have them shaken off by Luna.
"Ew, gross Justin. I am not YOUR girl and I will never be YOUR girl."
"She's just playing hard to get. She's still my girl." Luna rolled her eyes with an exasperated scowl. Cody and Travis stepped forward and spoke next, "And Cyrus stay away from Raina and Elysia."
"Yeah, because that is so true, come on Cyrus, let's go find Elysia and Raina," Luna said, pushing Cyrus towards their table. Justin narrowed his eyes and mouthed she's mine. The jocks returned to their table, but maintained a hard stare at Cyrus, looking for a reason to beat him up. Luna and Cyrus took their seats across from Elysia and Raina. Raina looked up from her government textbook and Elysia put down her phone, which had a tab open for vet internships. Their mouths dropped and their eyes widened in shock. "Yes, yes. We look alike. We AREN'T related. Anyway, let's just get the introductions out of the way. Cyrus, this is Elysia and Raina. Raina and Elysia, this is Cyrus. I met him in the office when the secretary asked me to show him around. And I should also probably tell you guys that Justin and his friends aren't exactly friendly with Cyrus."
Cyrus nodded and spoke next, "So, Raina, you want to be a lawyer huh? And you Elysia want to be a vet."
"Yes, I think there should be a more effective criminal justice system and with the crime rate rising, there is a need for more lawyers," Raina spoke eloquently. Cyrus nodded his head, clearly impressed with Raina's beliefs.
"I wish to be a vet because I love animals. If there weren't any animals in the world, we wouldn't be here. We all exist in a circle of life and if a significant piece of that circle just dissipated, we wouldn't be able to survive and thus we wouldn't exist. We need the animals just like they need us," Elysia said passionately, her eyes gleaming over with love.
"And what about you Luna? What is your dream job?"
"An astrophysicist."
"Why?"
"Because I am fascinated with space. I am particularly fond of the moon. It's so warm and inviting. I especially love going out at night and looking through my telescope. That is when the view is exceptionally great and all of the nocturnal animals come out. It is so peaceful at night and many interesting things can occur when the sun is gone," Luna said happily.
"Hmm…you all obviously have a passion for your job. It's interesting to hear it from other people."
"What do you want to be Cyrus?"
"I would really like to be a performing doctor. Before you ask, what I mean is that when I provide visits to patients, I would like to play my violin to keep them relaxed. I go to the hospital every day because I am a volunteer there. One of my favorite patients there, Mrs. Johnson, she loves it when I play because it is soothing and it takes her mind off the pain. If you want, I'd be happy to play for you ladies."
"That'd be cool! When are you free?"
"How about you guys come over to my place later? That way you can hear my music and my parents can see that I made new friends and I'm not lonely at my new school. They always worry about me fitting in."
"Sure. Luna can drive us; she has the car keys today."
"Is that alright with you Luna?"
"Yeah, I'd be up for that. Maybe we can do the research you wanted to do afterwards."
"What research?"
"We wanted to figure out if and how we are related since we share a striking resemblance."
"We can help too, if you would like."
"I think that that would great. It would go by a lot faster if it was done by more than just the two of us."
"Okay, so we meet in front of the school after classes. Is everyone okay with that?" There was a resounding yes from everyone at the table. Luna, Elysia, Raina and Cyrus continued to talk while Justin intently stared at their table.
"How does he do it?" Justin asked.
"What?" Cody asked. Justin grabbed Cody's face forcefully and turned it in the direction of Luna's table. "Hey! He better not try something on Raina."
"Dude. Those girls haven't gone out with any guys and they aren't gay. I just don't understand them. They continue to tease us, but have no attention to date any of us. What does that guy have what we don't have?" Travis asked angrily.
"Nothing. We are everything a girl could ask for."
"Then why aren't they groveling before us?"
"I don't know," a frustrated Justin, crushed his can of Coca-Cola. "We should talk to him after school; maybe change his mind about who he should be hanging with." The rest of the jocks grumbled in agreement.
They met up in front of the school as planned and waiting by Luna's car was Justin and his gang. "Hey Luna! Wanna come over and hang out today?" Justin asked.
"Nah, I'm busy. Raina, Elysia and I are going over to Cyrus' to listen to him play."
"Humph," Justin grumbled once again. He walked past Cyrus, purposely bumping his shoulder into his. "This isn't over," he whispered so low the girls couldn't hear.
"We'll see," Cyrus glared at Justin. "Shall we?" Cyrus asked as he turned towards the girls and gestured towards the car.