Author's Note: I'm sorry about the disappearance. The computer situation took longer than I expected. I only got it back a few days ago and I'm missing half of my charger. Life's also been rough. In the past few weeks, my family's pet fish died and I found out someone who I thought was my friend actually hates me. Overall, it's been rough.
Yuuri's POV:
"Hey, I heard about what happened in band earlier." A kid I've never met before says before placing a hand on my shoulder and walking with me. "I'm Jean-Jacques Leroy, but you can call me JJ."
"Nice to meet you, I'm -."
"Katsuki Yuuri, I presume." I nod. "Don't worry about Plisetsky. He's just an obnoxious freshman." JJ reassures. We pause when a door slams open and the other Yuri comes out along with a bunch of other freshmen.
"JJ you douche! You were an obnoxious freshman last year! Now, you're an obnoxious sophomore!" The other Yuri shouts before chasing JJ down the hall. I just stand there, perplexed for a moment before heading to my next class.
(After school)
Victor's POV:
"Sorry I'm late." I say before putting aside my bag.
"What was it this time?" Mila asks.
"Stuff about Yuri. Where is he?"
"Went to the bathroom." Georgi states before Yuri enters.
"Yuri, Mr. Cialdini told me about what happened today."
Yuri rolls his eyes. "I don't know what you're talking about." He states before placing a hand on his hip.
I look him in the eyes and cross my arms. "What you said to the other Yuri in band and how you chased JJ down the hall and tackled him down a flight of stairs."
"Oh."
"You shouldn't even be here. You probably got hurt."
"Don't worry, I'm fine. JJ broke my fall." He states casually.
"You really need to control your temper. It's a miracle that grandpa hasn't found out about your behavior." I state.
"Whatever." He states.
"We'll continue this discussion later."
(The next day, lunch)
Phichit's POV:
My lunch box! I can't believe I left it in my locker again. "I'll be right back, I forgot my lunchbox." I turn around and start heading upstairs.
"Want us to come with you?" Yuuri offers.
"No thanks. I'll be back down in a moment." I respond before running up the stairs. I open my locker and grab my lunchbox before slamming it shut.
I start to walk back to the cafeteria when I hear something in the opposite direction. Curiosity taking over, I start walking quietly in that direction, making sure not to disturb any classes. As I start walking towards the west stairwell, the noise is getting louder and I can hear clearly what it is. A person is in distress. I reach the stairwell and slowly open the door.
At the bottom of the flight of stairs, a boy with raven hair, black pants, and a black shirt is curled up in a ball, hugging his knees to his chest. He's holding something in his hand though I can't tell what it is. He looks up and our eyes meet for a moment. He looks upset.
"W-what are you doing here?" He asks coldly. "Don't you have friends you'd rather be with?" His tone is harsh.
"I left my lunchbox in my locker so I went to get it and I heard an odd noise so I decided to investigate and it lead me to you, Seung-Gil." I reply. "What's wrong? You seem upset."
"Nothing that concerns you. Go be with your friends. Don't waste your time on a failure like me." He coldly states. He hugs himself more, letting go of the paper he was holding. I quickly grab it and look at it.
"Seung-Gil…If you want to talk about it, I'm here for you. If you need a friend, I'll be it."
"I get no benefit from being nice to you, so why bother?"
I pause and think. "Actually, there is." He looks confused. "If you want to, maybe we can get pizza after school? My treat."
"No. I'll just waste your time."
"Seung-Gil, listen to me. One C is not the end of the world. I know that you work hard and you're smart and it'll be okay."
"If I'm so smart, I wouldn't have gotten a C. No college is going to want me now."
"Everybody slips up every once in a while. It's okay. It'll be okay."
We spend the rest of lunch talking and agree to meet outside the band room after school before going to get pizza.
(After school)
"Leo, I'll be home a bit late. I have to do something." I say before heading to the band room. Seung-Gil is already there.
"Ready?" He asks.
"Yep."
We both head out and walk to the pizza place in awkward silence.
Author's Note: I'm sorry that this chapter wasn't the best. It's just been rough lately, but I promise the next chapter will be better and that all events in this chapter are important. I'm also so sorry it was so short. Shout out to Vanilla Twilight for BETA-ing.
