The weekend flew by as The group of 6 friends sent texts back and forth after Judai added Chazz and Syrus to the chat as well. Jim Hassleberry and Johan couldn't talk very much as per what the three said on Friday night, they were quiet busy with their relatives coming to visit. The first thing that the trio did when they entered school was let the office know that the three new students couldn't attend for the week.
Judai took it up to himself to collect their papers for them to make up and hand it to them the following week to work on. As for extra curricular not much was needed done except for Hassleberry to practice and Jim to work on his art because in Drama class, everyone was working on decorations for the talent show.
"Phew this banners gonna be difficult to hang. Do you think the Janitor will lend us his ladders?" Judai was assisting Aster and a couple of other students with the banner as they were putting it away for the end of class. Aster scrunched his face in annoyance. "If not I pity the idiots who are gonna have to form a cheerleader pyramid just to hang this sucker above the stage in the cafeteria."
He wasn't wrong, just to hang the banner above the threshold of the stage was gonna take at least 4 people. Judai sweated a little as he noticed some of the classmates were making the memorial frame for Bruce's blown up picture for them to set on the stage the next day.
"I wonder if his family's gonna attend since the school threw this together to honor him…" one of his classmates a girl with dark green hair and a blue ribbon tied behind her head spoke up. Judai shrugged casually not even answering the student.
He didn't know his classmates well barely their names because nobody cared to acknowledge him. The teachers and a few students actual did. Aster Phoneix being one of them in his drama class because the two usually butted heads over parts in plays they would perform.
Bastion Misawa being another because the boy was a genius and often competed with the outcast in their classes even tho they never shared the same classes most of the time. He pretty much knew Bastion from their days in middle school tho the two never directly interacted often.
Alexis although never spoken publicly, were aware of the others existence because she was one of the more popular students in school she was aware of him and his friends being bullied. Her friends Mindy and Jasmine were more aloof and payed more attention to the hotter men at the school than anyone under their status.
And Yusuke a held back senior who was indebted to Syrus after the smart freshman helped the poor flunking senior raise his grades so he could participate in basketball. Outside of those few and the current friends he had, Judai wasn't aware of anyone else except those who bullied him and his friends. Those who were with Bruce mostly being his jock friends and a few cheerleaders who fawned over the football stars.
The green haired girl actually snapped her fingers in front of Judai, snapping him out of his daze. "Wha? What's up?" He glanced down at her. The girl was his chest height and Judai took notice of the large circular framed glasses that had lavender eyes behind them. She wore a plaid skirt with suspenders over a black blouse with ruffles down the center.
"Where's the new boy? How you pronounce his name… Joan? Jawan?" The girl, her English slightly broken spoke to the brunette. "Johan. J-O-H-A-N." The girl tried again this time succeeding with a crooked smile on her face.
"Johan? Yes! I got it." She let out a giggle but returns to her question. Judai not sure wether to answer the girl or not considering he didn't know her or wether he should explain Johan's disappearance to others outside their friends and the teachers.
He just gave a shrug not bothering to look at the green hair bispectical girl. "Um, Yuki?" He looked back at her, her face was twisted with unsurness. "The bullies at the school pretty much disbanded…" Judai wasn't aware of this. He was sure Curtis or Tony would've taken up the mantle of being a bully after Bruce's passing. The jock's death must've rattled those connected to him and decided to change their ways so they could live for him.
"Ah, Souka..?" Judai's Japanese slipped out showing his somewhat confused delight. Did that mean him and his friends weren't gonna be looked down upon anymore? He wasn't sure.
Blair however was getting the worst of it as she's shoved into a bathroom stall nearly falling against the toilet. "That's for hanging out with those stupid Outcasts. Learn your place Blair." A towering red head leered at her dumping relish from todays lunch on her as she screams.
The girl walks off laughing as Blair walks out of the stall grabbing her bag as she tries to clean off the relish. She noticed her headphones were missing, probably stolen by the red head. She clenched her fist in anger as she wipes her face which was still covered in the condiment, geting a wet towelette to wipe her face.
'There's nothing wrong with being friends with Syrus and the others… Theyre good people..!' Her inner thoughts rang out. She wanted to scream this. She wanted to say it out loud. But she was too afraid. She didn't want to end up getting the treatment Judai Chazz and Syrus dealt with. Because nobody would be on her side. No females would stand up for her. She knew Alexis was the queen bee and that everyone treated her greatly.
She knew this was partially her doing, she wanted to teach her a lesson for some reason. She wiped off the relish before exiting the bathroom and walked to the drama room. She had shared the same period with Judai but she never spoke to him while they attended classes. She didn't care what people did to her. She wasn't gonna change.
"Hiii Juu-kun!" She chirped walking in. Judai turned bashful in seconds his cheeks quick to inflame by the nickname. "B-Blair! H-hey." He waved casually back at her wearing his signature red jacket black turtle neck underneath with a white scarf around his neck. He wore his usual white jeans and black laced up sneakers.
She on the other hand wore a turquoise plaid vest top with a loose navy blue jacket and khaki skirt with black leggings that met her black leather boots. Her usual headphones would've been around her neck which she missed dearly but thanks to the red head they were now missing.
"Where's your headphones?"
"Where's Johan-kun?" The two spoke at the same time making the pair laugh out loud catching the attention of the class. Aster walked over casually still wearing his grey business style suit with a blue tie to match his stricking bright blue eyes.
"You two seem to be chummy." Aster points out. Judai just brushed off his words a smile on his face. "Well I can be very chummy to hang with." He looked at Blair giving her a wink as she giggles behind her hand at Aster's blundering confusion. He blinked his eyes scratched the back of his head before quietly retreating from the conversation.
The two shrugged confused but sat down and started chatting, Judai explaining to Blair about the three new students having to leave school for the week to deal with visiting relatives. "What a damn shame. Not like they'll miss too much with the memorial tomorrow."
Judai was sure that Bruce's parents who he had heard split up a year ago, the mother had moved away and had taken the younger daughter with her. He remembered her well and the crush she had on the poor brunette. She was the first girl to make the brunette realize his decision as a gay male was a perfect choice, as girls in love were often nuts, at least to the 15 year old.
He was sure that the mother and daughter would be back in town for the school's memorial and the funeral for Bruce. The day soon ended as Blair and Judai separated, Blair saying she needed to get books from her locker. "Okay, and Blair? Where's your headphones?" Judai asked curiously. Normally her bright green headphones would be around her neck at all times but during class when she walked in he noticed they were gone.
"I-i… leant them to someone..? Yea! J-just for today…" She was sweating but Judai wasn't aware of it. "Do you need me to help you find the person you loaned them to?" The oblivious male just smiled casually. The navy haired girl just shook her head her eyes downcasted to avoid Judai seeing her pained look.
"I'll handle it. I'll meet you on the bus!" With that she ran off to look for the red head. Judai continued his walk to the bus meeting Chazz and Syrus outside sending a quick text to the group of boys on his phone.
Judai: memorial's tomorrow.
2 minutes later
Jim: sorry we can't be there with you guys. :(
Johan: our stupid relatives just showed up today
Hassleberry: they're a pain already save us Dx
Chazz: good luck guys xD
Syrus: sending sympathy now
Syrus sent a giant hug emoji which made Judai laugh as he met up with the two climbing the bus behind them.
"Nice Syrus." He fist bumped his short friend as he sat down next to Chazz, who returned the gesture. Syrus looked out the window as everyone got on except Blair. 5 minutes passed and with the bus about to take off Judai stood up and walked off the bus. "She's not here, Imma go find Blair." Syrus and Chazz ran off two the three boys leaving their stuff on the bus out of absentness and worry.
The three boys split up and searched the school. Judai took the third floor while Chazz and Syrus took the second and first floor. Judai looked around desperately the school not being entirely empty due to students doing after school activities or loitering in the halls.
He checked the classrooms one at a time making sure to throughly look before hearing a commotion out the window of one of the English classes. There was a group of kids on the ground in the courtyard someone laying on the ground in the middle as someone hovered over them ripping their shirt open.
He recognized that stance, someone was about to be molested. "HEY! Get away from there!" His voice rang out but the kids on the ground paid no attention to him as Syrus had exited the hall and entered the courtyard but his cry is what got Judai's blood pumping and rushing in his ears.
"BLAIR!" Chazz wasn't far behind the short haired male as the two ran through the courtyard but were both thrown back by two of the students messing with Blair, the red head student rushing away from the scene as to not get caught.
In a desperate scene of events, Judai pulled himself through the window and with good aim jumped from the window, falling all three floors and landed on the one about to hit Chazz, the juniors legs crashing from under him as he stood up off the male.
"Get out of here before I call Security you bastards!" Chazz cried out rushing after the second one who tried to run away. Syrus and Judai tackled the one hovering over Blair knocking him to the ground. "Fuck that bitch said we wouldn't get caught!" The male scrambled away and took off inside the school. Chazz ran back to the two males panting slightly as the three run to Blair who was leaning against the brick wall, her body slumped and out cold.
Her vest was torn and her bra cut open, her skirt nearly pulled down to reveal her matching black underwear with her lacy bra. She had a cut above her eyebrow which was dripping blood down her closed eye lid and cheek. Judai knelt next to her taking off his red jacket and covered her with it.
Syrus looked around for Blair's things and noticed them under the gazebo nearby, but first noticed a couple of abandoned items that were on the ground. "Chazz look! It's Blair's headphones. Looks like they were dropped and there's a girls ribbon beret here next to it, there still some hair in it." Syrus pulled the black haired male next to him as Chazz picked up the beret and Syrus Blair's headphones.
"There's red hair here… A fight must've broke out between Blair and another girl and she ripped her beret out of her hair." Chazz pockets the beret with the hair still attached as Syrus picked up Blair's stuff with Chazz's help, the two return to Judai who lifted the now covered up Blair into his arms.
"Blair-chan… Damnit I shouldve been with her… why did this happen..?" Nobody responded as the three boys fled into the school, hoping that the school nurse was still on school ground.