A/N: Hey it's moi! Thanks to everyone who reviewed and/or favorite-ed. It makes me feel all warm and gooey inside when I realize people actually like my stories. Okay, now let's get back to the story. It seems Ray and Suki seemed to get along in the biology lab last night, but will the feelings be mutual the next day? Read and find out :)
(Also, I realized that the last chapter sort of failed, so I'll try and make it up to you by making this one decent and much longer than the last one!)
-QuirkyDiva1
*Suki's POV*
"Good morning Suki. It is now six forty-five a.m, and it is time for you to get ready for breakfast" said Whisper, my alarm clock buzzing off, waking both CJ and I. CJ replied in a groan.
"Thank you so much Whisper" I muttered sarcastically, pulling my blankets off and turning my alarm off. I stood up and walked over to CJ's bed, and shook her lightly. "Come on Ceeje, we have to meet the boys for breakfast in fifteen minutes" I said, and she moved her pillow form her face.
"Why does morning even exist?" she whined, pulling the blankets up higher so they were hiding her face.
"Because there needs to be balance" I replied, clearly un-amused. I hadn't got much sleep the night before, due to the fact that I was quite confused about everything at the moment. I was confused about our escape, confused about classes, and... confused about Ray.
Why had he been so nice to me last night? He was supposed to be the big bad bully, or whatever you want to call him, but he had been almost the exact opposite the night before. He had actually been semi-likeable.
CJ groaned one last time before she sat up, pulling the blankets off her head and walking towards her dresser. I pulled my red Tower Prep blazer from my dresser, and quickly got changed, then went to the bathroom to get ready for the day. Our dorm room was right beside the washroom, so we didn't have to go far.
CJ was close behind me, and we both took out our hairbrushes. "How did the dreaded biology lab cleanup go? Was it as horrible as you thought?" she said, seeming to be much more awake than she was a few minutes ago.
I shrugged; I wasn't really ready to admit to CJ that I didn't absolutely hate Ray anymore. She would've gone crazy, and made all sorts of untrue assumptions. "It was boring and gross" I replied, brushing my raven black hair.
"I feel so bad for you!" she went on, "I mean, I can hardly stand the sight of a real frog, let alone a dead dissected one". I rolled my eyes and a smile formed on my face. CJ was a good friend, she could sometimes be girly and annoying, but she was my best friend.
"Once you get used to it, it isn't half bad" I said, trying to look superior. CJ quirked an eyebrow at me, and I let out a small laugh. "Okay, even when you get used to it, it still is really bad" I admitted, and she laughed along with me.
We soon finished getting ready, and walked towards the cafeteria, where we meet both Gabe and Ian in the hall. "Morning" Gabe muttered tiredly, holding a small glass of coffee in his hands, like it was keeping him alive.
"Oh, Gabe" CJ and I both said, as I gave him a pat on the back.
"People need sleep" Gabe muttered, "sleep is a good thing". Ian, CJ and I all let out a laugh to Gabe's expense. He glared at us and shook his head, "It's not funny, I need my handsome sleep" he said, holding the coffee tighter to his chest. CJ and I gave each other knowing smirks.
We talked as we walked to the cafeteria, well, Gabe grunted more than he talked but at least he was trying. He became much more awake after he got his carrot cake waffles and a second cappuccino.
"So what did you guys do last night?" I asked, eating one of my four strips of bacon.
CJ, Gabe and Ian all exchanged humours glances. "Well we were working on the forest specimens, but then we got distracted after Gabe found a CD player..." Ian started, and they all burst out laughing. I didn't want to feel left out, but I sort of did. It was my fault though; I had gotten myself into this whole mess.
"Gabe tried to dance. It was horrible" CJ said, and Gabe looked to her in shock.
"What do you mean my dancing was horrible? I could've won dancing with the stars with the moves I was pulling" he complained.
I ate my lunch quietly, while the rest of my group exchanged jokes about the night before, laughing and smiling. "Wow" I thought to myself, "I'm such a loser. I'm really jealousy of my friends because they were having fun? What type of person am I?"
I shook my head, everything would be alright. My friends were there for me, and I would be there for my friends. They were being great to me, letting me know what was going on while I paid for the mistake's I had made.
Soon, Whisper's voice came on in an announcement. "First period starts in ten minutes" her monotone voice said. We all looked to each other and sighed.
"We should get going" Ian said, standing up and taking his tray to the garbage can. We all followed in his footsteps.
"See you all later" CJ said, and we all waved goodbye, walking in separate ways to our different classes.
My friends were being compassionate. I was the one who was not, and I needed to start pretty darn quick.
*Ray's POV*
"On the bright side, you don't smell like pig stomach anymore" Don said, shrugging as we walked down the hall. But I didn't take his joke as an insult, I was much too happy to get angry at the moment.
I hadn't been to awkward the night before, and I had seen Suki Sato smile due to me. That was a first. It had been much less awkward than I had expected, it actually had been sort of... pleasant talking to her.
"What's got you all chipper today, Ray?" asked Fenton as he started walking with us. Hell, even Fenton wasn't annoying me today, It was a miracle! I placed a hand on Fenton's shoulder, and smiled at him.
"Everything, Fenton, Everything" I said, and walked into my next class, English, abandoning my two roommates in the hall. English was something I was actually semi-decent at, unlike History or anything else.
I was early to class, so I sat my book bag on the desk. I soon realized the guys must have thought I had serious brain damage, because of my mood. I wasn't usually the happiest person, and usually was pretty boring to hang out with.
Wow, people must hate me.
But there was no time for negative thoughts; I was feeling too happy with myself for anything to go wrong. Or so, I thought I was. People soon started to pile into the classroom, and in came Suki with her friends. Then it dawned on me.
Even if Suki and I had been semi-friendly, I would never make it to the top of her priorities list. She had her other friends to look out for her, the people who had always been there for her. Her friends, Ian Archer, CJ Ward, and Gabe Forrest.
And then like that, my feelings of happiness deflated like a popped balloon.
I mean, why had I even been so happy in the first place? It wasn't like Suki would ever forgive me for all the horrible things I've done. Why should I even bother?
"Stop putting yourself down" I thought to myself, and shook my head. I would be a different person.
I would change.
A/N: Hello again! Hope you guys liked this chapter better than the last one, because the last one really sucked :p
Also, I probably won't be able to update for about a week because I'm going on a band retreat with my school band class. We leave on April 3rd, and we get back on the 5th, so I'll try and post something on the 7th.
Please review/ favourite, it always makes me feel awesome when someone appreciates my writing!
-QuirkyDiva1
