I'm sorry for the long delay. I had given up on the story until I read comments and messages asking for more. To those people, I give you this:
The showers after gym were my chance to clear my head. Being on Lyoko, then using "Return to the Past" didn't give you the clarity that sleep would. I stood in the crammed stall, my forehead against the tile wall as the water washed over my pasty body. Why did this have to happen? Why was I the one who had to hold on? I didn't have anyone to rely on besides Sissy. As the water washed the sweat away from my body, my mind was doing the same with my thoughts. My mind was releasing all the pent up anger and frustration. Each problem of my train wreck of a heart was manifesting in the form of waterworks. Each tear spilling out of my eyes to trail down with the water. I didn't know which flow was which, nor did I know which was the more potent of the two. I pulled my head away from it's leaning position on the tile, turning till my back was against the wall. I let out an ugly, broken sob that echoed in the empty locker room. The sob was followed by another, then another. My ugly, hoarse voice soon boomed over the shower's volume. I hadn't noticed I had slipped down the shower wall until I was hugging my knees. I hadn't even noticed another pair of arms was wrapped around me, until I felt a soft kiss to my forehead. I looked up to see a raven haired William giving me a sympathetic look.
"You're getting wet.." I mumbled quietly, my voice too strained from sobbing to be audible unless he was at this close to a range.
"Then, let's get out of here." He cooed. He lifted me to a standing position, wrapping a towel around me then escorting me out of the still on shower. He led me over to my open locker , turning away from me to give me privacy as I dried off and changed. I didn't feel like effort in the state I was in, so I pulled on a baggy tank top and some yoga pants. William looked over my attire without a comment, but simply a smile. "So, you're ready?" He asked. I nodded a response, shutting my locker door before walking over to him. He wrapped an arm around me as he led me from the locker room and the sight of my breakdown.
I leaned into his hold, my body molding to his. The campus was basically deserted due to the fact that while I was breaking down, people were making their way to the cafeteria for lunch. William and I walked in to catch the very end of the line. He picked up his tray, his other hand never leaving my side. I then picked up my tray. The food was edible as always, but my stomach wouldn't have any of it. It was too churned from the day, then the rewind of the day. William was kind enough to kick kids out of a table so we could have it to ourselves. His calloused hands pulled out my chair for my delicate frame to rest in. Then, he made his way across from me to sit , his eyes never leaving me. I could feel the eyes of others piercing into my frame, those bewildered of the group, then the soft pair of Sissy's that gave her blessing without words. However , I adjusted myself in my seat. My bitchy exterior was degraded, leaving me helpless. But... William was there to take half the gazes, if not all. His smile never left his lips , except when he parted them to shovel food. I just watched the raven haired boy with admiration. He actually cared about something besides a fuck. He could've left me in the showers, but he didn't. He helped me to my feet after I was broken down. I just spent all of lucky watching him. The silence between us wasn't that of awkwardness, but understanding. We were beginning to understand each other.
Before we picked up our trays, I asked him a question, "William, do you think I'm worth something?"
To which he responded, "You're a diamond in the rut. If one boy is too preoccupied to notice, then I'll haul ass to value you more than he ever could."