Holy jeez, sorry, I have been sooo lazy and I've had so many track meets!

Chapter 9

Jinx tapped her pencil in a bored fashion on the smooth black science table. "Ugh, kill me now," she muttered to Ekko, who was seated next to her.

"Sorry, but I don't want to be sent to Juvie," he joked quietly. Jinx snickered, causing Fat Hands to whip around. "Can you two keep it down? We're trying to learn here! You two aren't the only kids here. Now shut up before I send you two to guidance."

Jinx raised her hands up mockingly. "Jeez, Fat Hands, what got up your panties?"

Hat lady turned around from her stiff position beside Fat Hands. "She's just stressed, because she needs to know if Jayce is going to ask her to prom or not. Isn't that right, Vi?" She asked in her British accent.

"Shut it, Cait," Vi mumbled.

Jinx sniggered. Dr. Singed glared pointedly at the back of the classroom. "Ekko, Jinx, please make your way out of the class until both of you calm down."

Ekko swallowed and nodded, "Yes, Dr. Singed." He grabbed the bluenette's wrist and dragged her out of the room, ignoring the snickers and glares. Once they were safely out of hearing, he sighed. "Jinx, don't do that. When old Singed gets angry, it gets ugly."

"Uglier than it already is?" Jinx snickered. Ekko let out a snort. "Yeah, I guess so."

Jinx elbowed her friend. "C'mon, what's the worst that could happen?"

Ekko shook his head, running his hand through his mohawk. "Are we calm now? We should get back to class."

Jinx's eyes widened. "Go back to class?" she whispered in mock horror. "When we have the chance right now to escape? No way. Let's ditch," Jinx decided. Ekko stared at her as if she had grown two heads. "Are you kidding me?"

"Um, do I look like I'm kidding you?" Jinx flipped her braids behind her back, which had begun to hang over her face. Ekko groaned. There was no way to get out of this.

"Do I have to?" he asked weakly. Jinx glared at him. "Well, duh!"

Ekko sighed and began strolling down the hallway. "How do you suppose we get out of the school, miss genius?"

Jinx smiled. "Easy!" She hefted her minigun, PowPow. Ekko grabbed her wrists. "Uh uh, no way, Jinx! I'm not going to destroy a wall to get out of school!"

Jinx sighed. "Fine, then, be boring. There's a window over there." She pointed to the left. Sure enough, an open window stood proudly on the wall. Ekko shook his head. "Fine."

He crept over to the window and looked down. It wasn't that far of a fall, so he shrugged and leapt. He landed with a thud, wincing at the impact. Jinx came not far behind, nearly yelling, "Catch me, Ekko-cookie!"

Ekko whirled around, holding out his arms automatically and letting the pale girl land in his embrace. "Warn me next time," he grunted, ignoring the butterfly feeling in his stomach as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Just needed to test your reactions," she said sweetly. "Now c'mon, let's go somewhere!"

Ekko sighed. "The candy store, Jinx? That's all you could think of?"

Jinx smiled as she grabbed a few bags of Baron Nashor Sours off the rack. "Well, where else would we go?"

Ekko rolled his eyes. "Oh, I don't know, back to class, maybe?"

The blue haired girl giggled. "Oh, silly Ekko! I ditched because I was bored, and I wanted to spend time with you!"

The boy blinked. "Oh," he said, very intelligently. Jinx snorted at the boy's reaction. "Wow, didn't know you had the capacity to say that," she teased. Ekko flushed. "Shut up," he mumbled. "Let's go, have you payed yet?"

Jinx rushed up to the cashier and tossed a few bills on the counter. "Thanks!" she chirped, turning back to Ekko. "Now I have!"

"Um, ma'am! Your change?" The poor lady at the counter called after the hyperactive bluenette to no avail as she dragged Ekko out the store.

Jinx ripped open a package of sours as the two wandered down the street. "Oh my god!" she squealed. "Riv ditched too!"

Ekko stared in shock as he saw the familiar white haired girl strolling towards them. "Hey guys," she said casually. Ekko croaked, "Aren't you supposed to be in class?"

Riven arched an eyebrow. "Aren't you?"

Ekko breathed through his nose. "Jinx made me."

"Whipped already, aren't you?" Riven chuckled. Jinx's face turned an impressive scarlet, and Ekko's dark skin turned pink. "Am not!" Ekko growled. Riven rested a hand on her hip. "Well, where were you lovebirds headed?"

Jinx shrugged nonchalantly, "First, we're not in love. Second, I have no idea."

Riven burst out laughing. "You really are crazy, Jinx," she said affectionately. "Um, thanks?" Jinx scratched her head. Riven sighed. "Well, you wanna go to Yasuo's house? Nobody else lives there, and he gave me a spare key."

"And you say I'm whipped," Ekko mumbled under his breath. Riven turned her scarlet eyes on the boy. Though she was shorter, it didn't stop her from intimidating him. "What was that?" she said sweetly, so sweetly that it almost sounded sour, if that was possible.

"Um, nothing!" Ekko yelped submissively. Riven nodded approvingly. "That's what I thought. Let's go."

Jinx followed her friend happily, but not before grabbing Ekko's wrist. "You walk way too slowly," she complained. "Walk faster, slowpoke!"

"Shut up," Ekko muttered. "Girls are just weird."

...

The trio reached Yasuo's peaceful home at the edge of town rather quickly. Riven sucked in a breath. "I love it here," she smiled. "It's so quiet, and it's just the wind and me."

"Sounds like you'd love to live here, with Paintbrush Boy," Jinx snickered. Riven flushed. "Jinx, shut up." But she cracked a smile nonetheless. "Let's go inside, shall we?"