A/N: Short chapter here, but it's primarily to introduce a new character. Whether they good or evil is entirely up to all of you to figure out. Is this character going to be a danger in the future, or is this new character going to become Jen and Tiffany, who help on the sidelines. Who knows?! Also, Erica, won't reappear for a while. But she will. So have fun figuring out when she'll return to screw with the club ;)


Before Tridon could walk into his first period class with Monika and Natsuki, he was pulled aside by Ms. White.

"Mr. Pierce, there's something I must discuss with you."

"Okay?" Tridon questioned, "Will I miss the whole class session?"

"Most likely."

"Ah geez." Tridon scratched the back of his head and turned to the girls, "I guess I'll see you two later."

"It's fine Tridon." Monika nodded.

"Just don't forget about our thing this weekend." Natsuki stated.

"I won't." Tridon waved the two off and followed Ms. White to a classroom. There stood another female student who had blonde hair that reached just above her shoulder blades and was about the same height as Monika if not slightly shorter.

"Ms. White?" Tridon questioned, "Who dis?"

"As you may know, Monika dropped from her number 1 spot after mid-terms last year and the number 2 changed since the final exams, we have your new Salutatorian, Lola Fleming.

"Lola..." Tridon tapped his head and nodded, "I don't remember who she is."

"Uh, I'm right here." Lola interrupted.

"I know, but I honestly don't know you."

"That's because she hasn't been in any of your classes at all since you started high school." Ms. Wright answered, "She performed exceptionally well on the mid-terms and the finals that she jumped up the rankings to number 2."

"Okay. So what do you need from us?"

"I just thought it'd be a good idea to introduce the two of you since it doesn't seem like anyone is going to be passing her up any time soon."

"She's that good huh?"

"Scored just under you Mr. Pierce."

Tridon sighed and walked past Ms. Wright, "Alright, I'm sure you know who I am Lola."

"That's right. Tridon Pierce. You're part of the Literature Club here at school. Originally number 2 for the last 3 and a half years."

"I would say all that information you know would be stalker-scary, but I think everyone at this school knows about half the stuff I do." Tridon held his hand out and said, "It's nice to meet you Lola."

"As to you." The two shook hands, but Tridon had a short flashback where he saw a blonde-haired girl running in front of him. Lola noticed this and asked, "Is something wrong?"

"I-It's nothing..."

"Mr. Pierce, Ms. Fleming, we'll need you two to head off an event next weekend."

"Next weekend?" Tridon thought to himself, "I don't think I have anything planned for next weekend, but another event?"

"I know you don't like last minute events. The last principal told me."

"Mmm..." Tridon held a straight face and mumbled to himself, "Stupid continuity..."

"All you have to do is introduce yourself during the event and that's it. You can go home afterwards if you like."

"Good." Tridon sighed, "As long as it's not like the last event. That place was boring and lame."

"Real charmer he is Ms. White." Lola sighed.

"Oh you wouldn't know it." Tridon uttered.


After the meeting, Tridon made his way to his next class, Photography IV.

He saw Yuri waiting outside for him and he waved at her. However, he was pulled to the side by Lola, confusing Yuri.

"Lola." Tridon groaned, "The hell are you doing?"

"I just need to ask you something." She responded.

"Well make it quick. I kinda have someone waiting and confused over there."

"Are you going out with any of the girls in the literature club?"

"No. Why are you asking?"

"I just think it's..."

"Weird for a guy to be in a club with a bunch of girls, so you assume that I'm dating one, if not all of them?" Lola stared at Tridon with surprise and he sighed, "Sorry, that just seems like the most definite thing you'd say."

"No. That's exactly what I was going to say..."

"So what's the deal?"

"I want you to be my boyfriend."

"Huh?!" Yuri suck her head out from the corner of the hallway just as Lola asked this, "Tridon!" Yuri turned Tridon around and glared at him, "A confession so early into the year?! Have you forgotten about us?!"

"I'm not even the one confessing Yuri."

"Y-Yes, but girls are already confessing to you and it's only the beginning of the semester."

"Yuri, nobody has ever confessed to me at this school. I don't know why you make it seem this is an everyday occurrence." Tridon sighed and turned to Lola, "Why do you want me to be your boyfriend?"

"I kinda told a group of bullies that I was dating you, so I want to show them that it was true."

"Why would you fabricate a lie that big just to prove something to these bullies?"

"I just didn't want them to torment me anymore and now that I'm number 2, they're more likely to torment me more."

"Mmm..." Tridon sighed and shook his head, "I don't like bullies. Natsuki herself has a bully problem." He gave one look at Lola and nodded, "Alright, if you want me to fake being your boyfriend until they back off, I'll do it."

"Tridon!" Yuri shouted, but Tridon held his hand up.

"Will you really do it Tridon?"

"Yeah, but only until they're off your backs. Not any longer, okay?"

"Yeah, for sure."

Tridon turned around to Yuri and pat her on the head, "Just explain to the girls the deal when they see us together, okay? I don't want them to freak out or beat me into the ground over a misunderstanding."

"Hm..." Yuri thought to herself, "Give me more head pats from time to time and I'll tell them the deal."

"Fine..." Yuri nodded and smiled, "But we're late for class."

"Okay." Tridon turned back to Lola and said, "Do you know where they usually are at the end of the day?"

"They like to hang out around the school entrance. Just walk out with me there so we can fool them."

"Alright, I'll have to tell some of my friends the deal with walking out with you." Tridon scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "Especially a certain best friend of mine."

"Tridon. We're late." Yuri grabbed Tridon's collar and proceeded to drag him away.

"Just meet me by the library!" Tridon shouted as Yuri dragged him around the corner.


After school, Tridon walked towards the library entrance to see Lola patiently waiting for him. He waved at her and she waved back.

"I didn't think you'd actually go through with it."

"Well, like I said earlier, one of my club members has trouble with bullies herself. So if someone is being harassed by bullies, I'll make sure I'm there to make sure they don't harass you."

"Thanks Tridon. I know this is a lot to ask, especially from someone you barely know."

"Well, I like to help people when I need to. Makes me feel better about myself."

"I remember talking to Monika one time last semester and she said that you have an inferiority complex."

"N-No..." Tridon stuttered, "I don't know where she got that, but I do not have a inferiority complex."

"Just," Lola slowly wrapped her arm around Tridon's arm and said, "act like my boyfriend until we get far enough from them."

"Fine. But only until they're out of sight and out of mind."

Tridon looked around while him and Lola walked past the entrance gates. His eyes eventually stopped on a group of girls standing in a half circle right outside the gate. They looked to want to step up, but hesitated.

He scoffed and averted his gaze forward, "Found you lot..." He mumbled to himself.

After walking just a bit longer, Tridon stopped and pulled his arm out of Lola's grip, "Are we far enough?" Lola asked.

"Yeah. We lost them a while ago, but I see who they are." Tridon sighed and looked at Lola, "Maybe I should accompany you to and from school as well. Those girls look worse than the girls that mess with Natsuki."

"But your club..."

Tridon scrunched his face and nodded, "Why don't you join the literature club?"

"Huh?"

"Yeah. We're down to the original 5 members from last semester since our last 2 members either left or stopped showing up. So it'll be great if we could get some new members."

"I don't know. I've never been too much of a literature person."

"Don't worry." Tridon reassured Lola by putting his hand on her head and gave her head pats, "Don't you worry about a thing. We do writing lessons from time to time along with some other interesting events." Tridon smirked as he said events and added, "I think you'll love it there."

"Well," Lola stared at the ground and nodded, "I'll do it!" Lola looked up at Tridon with a look of determination.

"Great."

"Tr-i-don." Tridon slowly turned around to see the other 4 girls all glaring at him.

"And now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get my cardio on." Tridon sprinted past Lola while the others chased him down the street, "I'm sorry girls! It was for a good cause!"

Lola watched Tridon being chased by the other girls. She smiled and looked to the sky towards downtown, "I don't know what he's talking about." Lola brushed part of her air over her ear as the cool winter breeze brushed past her, "My cousin doesn't know what he's talking about. Tridon is a great person."