Response to the black knight: bullies aren't meant to be complex, theyre reason for hurting others tends to come from their insecurities or fixations to hurt others. I gave Bruce depth after his death because his life and passing left both scars on people during his life and when he died. And if your gonna insult just for one brief scene of a bully scene without giving me a chance to flesh it out later then don't bother reading. I do things in steps then come back to said previously placed steps to give it more depth.
Had to respond to that review because it annoyed me greatly now let's continue.
The trio were lucky to find the nurse barely locking her door as they brought the unconscious Blair into the nurses office. She went to work checking Blair out even tho she was unconscious, going as far to check her wound out.
"She's very lucky you three were looking for her. Those boys didn't have any time to do anything except knock her out and tear her clothes a little." The three let out a hard sigh of relief as they look at their unconscious friend.
"We think a girl might've started this whole thing." Chazz pulls the beret from his coat pocket passing it to the nurse. She nods her head. "I know who's this belongs to, but since tomorrows the memorial, don't do anything about this till the next day you hear me?" The boys looked at each other passively silently agreeing.
"Her name is Nikkola Zeta. She's one of the wannabe popular students trying to follow after the queen herself." They nodded in response they would be able to find her easily now. Chazz let out a hard sigh looking to Judai. Syrus shared the same look his gaze laid on the brunette as well.
"Why you guys looking at me?" The brunette's chocolate eyes swapped between the two in slight confusion. The two spoke in unison. "Are you okay??" This made the brunette lean back a bit more confusion on his face as Syrus pinched the bridge of his nose raising his glasses slightly to do so.
"Aniki, you jumped out a three story window! Are you okay?!" The shorter male boldly stated as if the action had slipped the brunette's mind all together. He ruffled his hair chuckling slightly. "O-oh yea… I-i'm fine guys. Besides it would've been too late had I ran down three flights of stairs." His response was spot on and made the two double back. He wasn't wrong they realized. The two weren't exactly known for handling situations like Judai was.
Syrus nodded as he crossed his arms. "Nikkola… I think I saw her in my History class." The three thought heavily on how they could confront Nikkola to end her terror on Blair when the Navy blue haired girl in question started to stir.
She let out a soft groan as her hand went to her head to rub at the bandage on her head which Chazz instinctively grabbed to avoid her messing with it. "Don't touch it." His voice startled her as her eyes shot open and she let out a panicked gasp as if realizing what had happened in the last 30 minutes.
She looked down and noticed Judai's jacket covering her front, lifting it up slightly to see the messy state her shirt and now destroyed bra were in as she blushed, her face full of shame and embarrassment.
"I-i'm so sorry..!" The girl choked out her eyes welled with tears as she gripped Judai's jacket tightly as she started sobbing. Chazz not being the affectionate type, rubbed the poor girls arm while Syrus runs to her bed side to give the sobbing girl a hug.
"Don't be. Judai knew you were missing." Chazz mutters gently to reassure the girl who's brown eyes met Judai's own brown eyes a soft smile on the males face. Her eyes light up with unshed tears. "You went to get your headphones back from Nikkola, she didn't want to return your stuff and made sure you got hurt.." Judai roughly summerize. It wasn't everything that was accurate but in his eyes and the situation spoke somewhat of what happened.
Blair didn't bother trying to tell the truth. She didn't want to put her problem on them nor let them know that her hanging with them was the reason behind it. "Y-yea. Thar's it! She wouldn't give it back, and her stupid boy toys jumped me…" her words didn't assure the males of the situation, but they were willing to let it go for now.
Blair looked at them slightly confused. "Uh, fellas? Where are your bags?" silence spread between the four of them before the three boys fell to the floor anime style finally realizing they left their bags on the bus.
"No waaaay! This sucks! How are we gonna get our shit back!?" Chazz panics crying out in horror. Syrus was equally freaked. "My music teachers gonna murder meeee!" The bispectical boy sobbed into his hands and Judai just shrugged unphased. "M-maybe the bus driver…?" His two male friends groaned helplessly as Blair giggled.
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After calling Zane out from his job at the movie theater the male pulled up in his Jeep looking at the 4 of them with deadpanned stares. "Do I need to ask…?" The older male looked half annoyed as the 4 climbed in, Syrus getting in next to his brother in the front seat.
"You do and I'll tell the whole school who your secret lover is." Zane sweated profusely as he just drove the car out of the parking lot heading to Blair's house to drop her off.
The next day the group met back up at the bus stop not having gotten any sleep, out of worry for their things. All three of them had some form of bed head mostly from the lack of sleep. "Morning…" Judai wheezes out having on a different color jacket, having to loan Blair his red one so she could go inside her house yesterday. This coat being more of a military style jacket with a red and grey color palate.
The other two let out whispers of good morning, being equally tired and worried about their things. Even down to bringing up the whole situation with Jim Hassleberry and Johan who all were worried about Blair, but had high hopes that their bags would be okay.
The bus pulls up and Dorothy opens up the door chuckling. "Hey there kids. Forget something?" The thick busty older woman bellows from her drivers seat as by her seat were their bags, strapped down by a lock and chain, strapped to the drivers seat.
"Whaaa! Miss Dorothy your the best!" The three cheered Judai and Chazz high fiving each other as Syrus bounced with joy being the first to jump into the bus as the bus woman unlocks the chain and lets the boys grab their bags.
"I heard from Rika about what happened! You boys were very brave to jump in to save Blair. Good job!" She gave them a genuine smile as the three took their seats sighing with joy. Rika being the school nurse, must've called Dorothy after they left school to watch out for the boy's stuff.
"Thank you Miss Dorothy." Syrus chirps the boy hugging his violin case fat tears in his eyes. He must've been really freaked about what he would've said to his music teacher about the lost instrument.
Time passed fairly quickly on the bus even after picking up the other students Blair sat down with the three and chatted away thanking them again for yesterday. She was in such high spirits after finding out the three she got to know Friday night would come to her rescue if she was in trouble, it made her feel adored and appreciated.
The group headed to their first classes and since the memorial was later in the day the teacher's didn't bother trying to make the kids focus on work. So Judai just spent his time listening to music on his phone and texting one of the three students who weren't in class right now, that being Hassleberry.
Judai: how's everything going so far?
Hassleberry: pretty sucktastic Johan's older brothers here and is treating him like a solider at a boot camp.
Judai: sounds strict… the memorials today so no work for you guys.
Hassleberry; doesn't help the rest of the week. Damn these guys they should've just waited till thanksgiving or winter break… it's only October damnit…
Judai looked at the date. October 13th thankfully not on a Friday. He sighed. 'Didn't they plan the homecoming dance just before winter break…? Aw man…' Judai remembered there be an announcement earlier in the month about the dance but it slipped his mind with everything that's been happening.
Hassleberry: Also Johan fell out of a tree, Byyyyee
Judai: WHAT???
That certainly didn't help his nerves about the day as he now worried if wether or not Johan would be rushed to the hospital for a broken something or other. His worries couldn't stay for long as soon all the freshmen were called to come to the cafeteria.
It was a long time before everyone was seated in the cafeteria, Syrus Chazz and Judai managed to meet up and sit next to Blair who sat between the three boys hugging them by their arms, Chazz looking bashful about it while Syrus straight up turned red. Judai chuckled as he noticed Bruce's parents enter the room with principal Hawkins.
"We are here to honor the passing and tragic death of Bruce Campwell. Here are Mr. Campwell and Mrs Forester." The students clapped their hands as the two approached the microphones. "We are so thankful for all the students and faculty being here today to honor my dear boy. He would've done a great many things in his life. Sadly it was cut short… Whoever could've done such a thing to a good kid, a good student." Mr Campwell was a splitting image of Bruce but older with graying brown hair and a business suit, his ex wife wearing a simple grey dress with short sleeves and grey heels.
"Yes our daughter has a song she would like to sing in honor of her dear older brother." Offstage the mother waved up her daughter who Judai hadn't seen in over a year but boy did Bruce's sister blossom.
She wore a vanilla colored sailor uniform with a brown skirt and tan ribbon around the collar, with ankle socks and leather pennyloafer shoes. Her hair flowed passed her back with a fish tail braid, a deep chestnut brown color with peekaboo indigo streaks in her hair. Her thin framed glasses made her look very intellectual without giving away her true age.
She carried with her a tan vintage guitar. She approached her parents, her face giving nothing away as her parents walked off the stage. She had an aura of not even wanting to be there, Judai could tell by the way she clenched her hands at her side, and not even meeting the gaze of the audience.
She started strumming her guitar in her arms playing a familiar tune that Judai knew immediately. His eyes widen with surprise and slight amusement. He knew by the end nobody would be happy.
"Why should I play this game of pretend?
Remembering through a second-hand sorrow.
Such a great son and wonderful friend.
Oh, don't the tears just pour?"
The last line she sang was so full of sarcasm that Judai laughed out loud earring amused looks from his friends and glares from other students. Even the girl on stage paused before a smile broke out. Judai gestures to his friends as he sneaks away and goes back stage. The guys must've figured out what he was doing as Chazz immediately pulls out his camera and starts recording the scene zooming in closer to the stage.
"I could curl up and hide in my room.
There in my bed still sobbing tomorrow.
I could give in to all of the gloom.
But tell me- tell me what for?"
Judai got to the top of the stage steps opposite side where she entered the stage and grabbed a mic and turned it on. He wasn't gonna dare step out on stage and let people recognize him as he threw on a hat that was back stage and tore off his red jacket for a discarded trench coat. It covered most of what he wore as he kept his jacket at the top of the stairs so he could grab it before he ran out of the room.
"why should I have a heavy heart?
Why should I start to break into pieces?
Why should I go and fall apart for you?"
It was his que as he walked onto the stage and sang the chorus with her surprising everyone even her parents with his display. The girl alone was surprised as she barely kept up with the male.
"Why should I play the grieving girl/boy? and lie, saying that I miss you. And that my world has gone dark without your light? I will sing no requiem, tonight."
She looked at him confused but laughed lightly as they continued to sing the students applausing.
"Why should I have a heavy heart? Why should I sayI'll keep you with me?Why should I go and fall apart for you?"
Judai ended up two feet from the guitar playing girl who was smiling proudly. Judai under his disguise grinned wildly. Chazz Syrus and Blair were cheering from the 3 table as Chazz recorded the whole thing on his phone, probably to show their friends later about his amazing deed singing with Bruce's sister and killing it.
"Why"
"Why should I play the grieving girl? And lie saying that I miss you? And that my world has gone dark without your light!"
Judai closed the distance between the two as the girl sang into the microphone still strumming her guitar. the students were in awe as well as her parents having tears in their eyes.
"I will sing no requiem tonight"
In a flash Judai pulls the guitar from the girl and smirks taking the microphone off the stand for her as he continues to play the exact cords she did surprising the crowd except Syrus and Chazz who grinned in delight.
"Cause when the villains fall, the kingdom never weeps.
No one lights a candle to remember.
No, no one mourns at all when they lay them down to sleep.
So don't tell me I didn't have it right.
Don't tell me it wasn't black and white.
After all you put me through.
Don't say it wasn't true, that your not the monster that I knew…"
Judai play the tune slowly as the girl after grazing herself across the stage so full of emotion, replaced the microphone on the stand and pulled Judai close by the trench coat.
"Cause I cannot play the grieving girl/boy and lie saying that I miss you.
And that my world has gone dark…
I will sing no requiem
I will sing no requiem
I will sing no requiem tonight."
The room exploded with applause and cheers as Judai dropping the guitar gently on the ground dashed from the stage before anyone caught him, picking up his discarded red jacket before dashing out the cafeteria door his friends racing after him. Chazz whooped and hollared. "Wait till the guys see this! That was amazing, Yuki!"
"Yea, Aniki! That was so bold to do singing with Bruce's sister." Judai laughed at his friend's cheering as they went into the courtyard as Judai discarded the hat and trench coat a grin still plastered on his face.
"Nobody will figure it out it was me until the talent show!" He bowed to his cheering friends who end up laughing along with the brunette as they walked off.
The girl on stage looked surprised as she picked up the guitar from the ground and smiled bitterly. "You saw that huh, bro? Didn't think I'd see the day when Judai Yuki would sing for your sake." She mumbled out. She knew it was the cheerful brunette, after all. When she began to sing, her eyes had been glued to his area from the beginning.
"Wonder if he remembers me?" A smile tugged at her lips as she walked off stage her parents waiting at the entrance to the cafeteria as all the students returned to their classes for the rest of the day.