Thanks to 0bs3ssi0n's idea...I was able to write this!
Chapter Eight – Disappointments
After school, a petite girl searched up and down the hallways for her boyfriend. She couldn't find him anywhere and wondered where he was. They were supposed to go to Tyson's dojo. At last, she saw him talking to a girl with blonde hair by the art room. They looked really happy talking to each other to her. Zarine almost decided to just turn around and leave, but she gritted her teeth and walked up to the pair.
"Hey," Ray said, barely sparing her a glance before returning to his conversation.
"We have to go to Tyson's, remember?" Zarine reminded.
"Oh ya. I'll see you tomorrow, Shea," he said, and waved to the blonde.
"Bye," Shea said, smiling. It looked like she would have no trouble getting Ray to be her boyfriend. Putting her binders into her backpack, she closed her locker door and got ready to leave.
"Hey," Leo said, coming to stand beside her.
"Hi," she said, with less warmth than usual. She knew that he was dying to go out with her, and she had been interested in his offer, until that morning. Compared to Ray, Leo was nothing.
"Want to grab a drink or something?" he asked hopefully.
"Sorry, but I have plans already," she lied. "See you around."
Leo watched her leave with a look of disappointment. He sighed in frustration. He had been trying to catch her eye for a year now. Why won't Shea return his feelings? So many girls consider him a sex god, but not her.
That night, Zarine knocked on Kai's door with a binder in her hand.
Kai got up from his desk and opened it a little to see who it was. "What is it?" he questioned when he saw the silver haired girl.
"Can you help me with some homework?" she asked.
"Yeah, alright," he said, opening the door wider for her to go through.
After he answered all of her questions, she said, "Thanks. I better not keep you from finishing your homework." She put her hand on the doorknob and was about to exit his room when Kai said, "You could have just asked Ray, you know."
"I know," she said quietly.
He looked at her intently and asked, "Then why didn't you? He would've been more than happy to help you."
Zarine was at a loss for an answer. When she couldn't think of an excuse, she merely shrugged before going back to her own room.
Kai frowned. Obviously, something was going on between the two of them. However, it was none of his business. They could work things out by themselves and unless it got out of hand, he wouldn't interfere.
Zarine looked down at the ground as she was walking back to her room. The reason why she didn't ask Ray for help was because she was afraid. What if he tells her that he didn't want her anymore because he had found someone new? The thought of it tortured her.
[Maybe tomorrow will be better.] she thought hopefully.
As soon as Zarine left, Kai picked up the phone. He dialed the number that he hadn't called for a year.
"Hello?" Jewels' voice answered on the other end.
"Jewels, it's Kai," he said.
There was a long silence...then Jewels asked, "What do you want?"
"I was wondering if you'll eat lunch with us again," he said, crossing his fingers.
Jewels replied in a cold tone, "No, why would I? I still got homework, so..."
Kai interrupted her. "I want you to be there at lunch tomorrow."
Jewels' eyes widened. He wanted her to be there? He actually thought that she would be there because he wanted her to? Did he just expect her to forgive him like that after a whole year of ignoring her? What the hell?! He should at least apologize!
"That doesn't make a difference. I don't want to be there," she said before hanging up on him.
The auburn eyed boy swore. Why wouldn't she forgive him? He had taken the first step to make up with her. Telling her that he wanted her to be there damaged his pride. A lot.
The next day, Ray woke up just in time for school. Puzzled, he rapped on Zarine's door. Usually, she would have woken him up by this time. She was a morning person. When his girlfriend didn't answer, he opened it. One glimpse told him that she had already woke up and left. Her bed was made and her baby blue backpack was gone.
He went downstairs and hoping to see her in the kitchen. Much to his disappointment, the butler came and told him that she and Kai had already left for school. He didn't understand why she didn't wait for him, but had left with Kai instead. It felt strange to him, he had talked to her every few hours ever since he met her. Okay, so what if he had only known her for a month? She was a huge part of his life. He didn't even bother to eat so he would get time with Zarine before school starts.
He saw her talking animatedly with a couple of guys at her locker. Ray felt a stab of jealousy. Zarine came to school early so she could talk with some guys that she just met two days ago?
He was marching down the corridor to demand some answers out of her when... someone suddenly covered his eyes. "Guess who?" a female voice giggled.
"Shea," Ray said. Moving her hands away, he turned around to look at her.
"Why are you here so early?" she asked curiously.
"Oh, I was just going to talk to my girlfriend," he replied. Then he added, "Zarine, you know the one with the silver hair over there."
She glared daggers at the silver headed girl at the other end of the hallway. [What?! She is his girlfriend?!] she thought lividly.
She pleaded, "I came here ahead of time to wait for you so I can show you something. You can talk to her after."
"All right. I suppose I won't die if I talk to Zarine later," he said before following her
Zarine instinctively turned her head. What she saw made her heart sink. Ray was walking away with a certain blonde, Shea. [Why didn't he come and talk to me? He probably saw me here, then why would he follow Shea?] she thought, confused and jealous.
"Is something wrong?" Leo asked, startling her out of her reverie.
Zarine shook her head, and muttered, "I'll see you in class. I have to go and talk to Carrie."
She walked away, not to Carrie, but just to be by herself. [Stop being such a possessive freak!] she scolded herself. [Ray's NOT going to leave you for some girl he met yesterday!]
Kai let out a stream of curses as he shut his locker. He just saw Jewels and as soon as she spotted him, she spun around and went back the way she came.
"You sure are in a cheerful mood today," someone remarked.
"Oh, it's you," he said simply when he saw Carrie's grinning face.
"Show some excitement when you see one of your friends. It makes them feel special," she said. She peered at him thoughtfully with her hazel eyes. "So why are you in such a bad mood?"
"Your sister, that's why," he said.
"What did Jewels do? You guys never even talk to each other anymore," Carrie said, bewildered.
"We did. The night before and last night," Kai said. "I was taking a walk on the beach two nights ago because I couldn't sleep, and met Jewels and Waffles there. Well, we got into a water fight and forgot all about the puppy. When it was over, Waffles was gone. Jewels thought that her dog had drowned or something and started crying. She acted all cold and everything after that, even when Waffles appeared," Kai told the red head.
"Crying?" she asked, her eyes wide.
"Yeah, you know, when drops of water come out of your eyes," he said dryly.
"I'm well aware of what crying is," she snapped. "What about last night?"
"I called her," he admitted.
"Called her?" she said incredulously.
Kai explained with an amused look, "That's when you punch in numbers on a phone."
She ignored his comment. "What did you talk about?'
"I asked her if she would eat lunch with us..." he said.
"And..."
He sighed, "She said no. The message she sent was as clear as a door slammed in my face."
Carrie narrowed her eyes. "Wait a minute," she said slowly. "Did you apologize?"
"Why should I?" he asked. "I don't apologize to anyone." He was NOT going to damaged his pride even more by apologizing to Jewels a second time.
"There's a first time for everything," Carrie said. "Unless you get over your little quirk...Jewels will never forgive you."
"Quirk?" Kai said, arching an eyebrow. "She knows very well that it had really hurt my pride to tell her that I wanted her to be with us again."
"She's not going to just hand forgiveness over to you for nothing," she said. "And there's a price for everything. Think about it and make the right choice. You can have your pride or you can have Jewels' friendship." [And maybe more.] she thought, smiling inside.
Yes, I know, terribly short. Next chapter will be longer!
