(Canonical interlude #2)

Aftermath - The night her heart was shattered.

December 17, 2015. (2:00am)

There was many things Pearl was prepared to handle in life. Her band being pricks, idiotic fans, people giving her shit about her height and such. But Naruko turning up in the middle of the night half drunk and and in tears? ….this she had no fucking clue on what do.

Next to her on the couch was Naruko who was as mentioned a half-drunk and sobbing mess… Or really she was as she had passed out a few minutes ago and she was now resting her head on Pearl's lap as she slept(something Pearl was fine with) and on the phone was a panicking and slightly pissed off Callie.

Why was Callie angry? Well other then the fact that Marie had broken Naruko's heart only a few hours ago(you know telling the person that they had grew up with and that always had their back through thick and thin that she never loved her… yeah it was bound to piss of someone.), and the fact that Pearl…may have called Callie instead of Marie by accident and started abusing the hell out of her.

Why was Callie panicking? Well because no matter what she did Marie was not answering her door, nor was she responding to her messages….and the fact that Pearl had described Naruko's condition…yeah you could say she was being just a little bit panicked. Just a little….okay a lot but that's besides the point. The main thing is Pearl had no Idea on what to do. On one hand she felt she should stay with Naruko and attempt to comfort her when she inevitably woke up…and on the other hand she wanted to hop in her car, drive to Callie and Marie's apartment and smash the now empty bottle of whisky that Naruko had somehow gotten her hands on over Marie's head.

"So let me get this straight. Marie told Naruko that she never loved her and that all it was, was pity?" Pearl asked.

"Yeah…I have no clue as to why the fuck she would ever say something like that. She absolutely loves Naruko…I just…maybe she-"

"Don't go fucken making excuses for her Cal. I swear to fucking god if you do I'm kicking your ass as well." Pearl said harshly. Like hell she was going to let Marie off lightly for this, and if Callie tried defending Marie….well then they both are gonna get it.

"What the hell do you mean by that! Kick both our asses? Why?...look Pearl this is between them not us, so don't go threatening people when we don't know the full-" Callie responded angrily but was cut off.

"The only thing stopping me from coming over there right now and glassing* that bitch is that Naruko has fallen asleep and she has my leg in a death grip and the fact that despite breaking her heart, Naruko would never forgive me for hurting Marie that badly. And the fact that you are fucking defending her is fucked Callie …like what the hell!"

"OK 1. If you even fucking try to glass my cousin you're fucking dead, childhood friend or not. And 2. I'm not defending her I'm just saying we don't know why she decided to do this, fuck for all we know there is a very valid reason and-" Pearl had enough and hung up on Callie. Valid reason her fucking ass, who the fuck tells their girlfriend of three years that they never loved them? A fucking bitch that's who.

"Fucking typical." Pearl murmured, tossing her phone onto the couch she looked down at Naruko who had her head on her lap. Sighing sadly she gently rubbed her hand across her best friends hair. "This is fucking bullshit, why the hell would Marie do this? You don't deserve this shit…fuck you do everything for them and then this shit happens." it was pretty upsetting to Pearl seeing her best friend in this state, Naruko was always the fun, and at times overly protective one in their group(Once tossed a guy threw a closed window for talking shit about Pearl), Callie was the kinda ditzy yet smart at times one(no really, it was fucking freaky), The bitch… Marie was the snarky yet kind one(yeah fucking right.)…and she herself was the was the loudmouth smartass(with a heart of gold) of the group…so to see Naruko so…destroyed..so hurt, it was something Pearl hoped she would never have to see again…..

'This is just wrong…seeing Naruko like this, seeing her so shattered…so broken. I fucking hope you feel sick with yourself Marie…fuck what am I even saying...I really really hope they sort this shit out…or at least settle shit on good terms.' Pearl thought to herself as she drifted off to sleep.

Sadly we don't always get what we want now do we, this will not be the last time Pearl sees Naruko in such a state…nor will things end on good terms… In fact quite the opposite.

I guess Naruko is lucky though…to have a friend that would stick by her through thick and thin…someone who will never betray her…..

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Hopefully.

Well that's another one…though I may or may not redo this one in the future depends on how the main story goes really.

And yes I know this is a short one, not all of them will be long. Some will only be a few hundred words(only a few if I can help it) as like I said I'm writing these in between main updates and such and whenever I have spare time really. Hell I already have another three of these that are half finished, and the next chapter of the main story is nearly done to. I'm just in the process of doing the end parts, but I'm trying not to push so much stuff into one chapter and end up turning it into a cluttered mess.

Ah yes and before I forget. I will be posting my fic on AO3…eventually…when I can figure out that tagging system….and how to publish my fic without it being condensed into a near unreadable mess.

So yeah I'm there under the same name, and I'll post an AN when I figure it out.

*1 it means to smash either a glass cup/bottle over someones head, if you didn't know.