Chapter 3: Week 3

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{Silvia's Point of View}

(Silvia's Home)

-Monday-

[October 7th, 2005]

My eyes slowly flickered open as another Monday came. I slowly sat up and rubbed my eyes with a yawn. When my vision focused, the first thing I see is the poster on my door.

I got out of bed and walked over to it, reading what's on it to myself, 'Rui is a friend! Read the diary on your desk! Diary? What diary?'

I looked at my desk, seeing the said diary sitting there, waiting for me. I pulled my chair back and sat down, opening up the diary to the first page and started reading.

'Future me, if you forget about your friends, this diary is here to help you. Rui, our friend, gave this diary to us because he wants us to stay friends. He tried to say he's being selfish by doing it, but that's not true. He's a really kind person and will help us through this. You can trust him, and since you won't remember what he looks like, he's a human in our class and always wears a zip up sweater. You'll know him when you see him, he doesn't have any friends either. As proof, try to think of your lunches all last week, you won't remember them because our friend was there. He'll eat lunch with you on the roof every day. Enough about that, the next pages are about what we did with Rui.'

I turned the page, reading everything he and I did last week... and I can tell he's a kind person just from these entries. I can't wait to meet him... but the way this was written... no, that must be my imagination.


{Rui's Point of View}

(Richardson High School-Hallway to Class)

I felt so nervous heading towards homeroom... what if Silvia doesn't believe her own diary? No... that's not going to happen. She knows her own hand writing, how could that be fake? I don't even know what she wrote into the diary... what if it was about how I'm a creep? Well... I'm not a creep, everyone just thinks I am...

I then heard Silvia's voice, "Hey..."

I turned to see Silvia, she looked nervous, "Yes?"

She swallowed hard, "Uh... are you Rui?"

I flinched, "Do you remember me?"

Silvia looked aside, shaking her head, "I read my diary..."

I scratched the back of my neck, sighing, "I shouldn't have assumed that, sorry. Either way, yes. I'm Rui, and I'd like us to still be friends."

Silvia blushed before nodding vigorously, "Of course!"

I coughed, nudging my head to tell her there are other students nearby. She got the hint and put her head down, acting out her lifeless persona as she walked into class. I followed her in, sitting down but I noticed a strange mood in the room. Everyone spoke in a harsh whisper to each other, meaning a big rumor must have spread. I swear to god, if it involves me I'll be severely pissed off. I don't think it is, considering no one is giving me a dirty look, so what is it?

Our teacher, Mr. Takanashi, walked in, "Everyone to your seats, I have two announcements."

The girl sitting next to me squeaked, "I knew the rumor was true!"

Mr. Takanashi sat at his desk, coughing to gain our attention, "Recently, I have been thinking of switching seats around to better watch certain students. I have reason to believe some of you are cheating."

I thought to myself, 'Cheating? That's a sudden allegation, I mean, I can understand thinking some of these people cheat off their friends every once in a while, but is that really a problem. This seems... fishy.'

Mr. Takanashi continued, "I'll be moving you all but don't assume being placed in the front makes me believe you're guilty in any way. I just wanted to be clear about that, any questions?"

I raised my hand, "Can I ask why?"

Mr. Takanashi narrowed his eyes a bit, "Certain students have been performing... uncharacteristically well lately. That doesn't mean they're cheating, but we can't be too careful about this. Cheating is a severe offense in this school, remember?"

I looked down to avoid looking at him, "I understand, sorry for asking."

Then he said this, "No, I'm glad you ask Rui. Mr. Striker came to me with one of your old tests and said you copied an answer word for word from another student."

I instantly felt a chill run down my spine, "Mr. Striker said that?"

Mr. Takanashi nodded, "Yes, that's why I'm having you sit right in front of my desk when the new seats are given out after the second bit of news."

I could feel my heart race, 'Mr. Striker told him that!? That's a lie! Another... lie... that bastard... he's trying to get me expelled without using drastic measures. If I get caught cheating once, that's a month suspension... three times and I'm expelled.'

Mr. Takanashi looked at the door to our classroom as it slides open, "Ah, there she is. Our new student. This is Shay, she's a new student here at Richardson High School."

A human looking girl walked into the room, she has pale white skin, long black hair and piercing blue eyes. Frost seems to radiate from her exposed skin with icicles hanging from the tips of her hair. If I had to guess, I'd say she's taller than me since Mr. Takanashi is taller than me and she's almost his height. Her body is very slim with her breasts making a slight bump on her torso. She wore a sleeveless shirt, showing tattoos of skulls, chains, and roses on her arms, adding to her punk look. Like the other girls, she wore a button up white shirt with the dark gray skirt, except her sleeves are just cut off. Now that I noticed it... isn't that against the rules? I looked around the room to see other students are captivated by her beauty. She's not that beautiful...

She looked at everyone, a neutral look on her face, "Hello."

Mr. Takanashi told everyone, "Get up, it's time to assign our seats, Rui, you know where you're sitting."

I begrudgingly got up and took my new seat in front of Mr. Takanashi as everyone else moved to their news seats. In a way, it worked out for me because Silvia got the seat to my right, but the new girl got the seat to my left. That struck me as odd considering the circumstances behind the seat change. There's no way he'd assume this girl will cheat on her exams when Shay has only been here for three minutes. Does that make his reasoning nothing but a lie to disguise the fact he might want to find a way to get me expelled? I'm starting to feel like school is a nightmare that just won't let me wake up. Thankfully, that's everything that happened and the other classes went without a hitch except for the glances I received from the teachers periodically. I wonder if they're targeting Silvia as well, if so, I'll need to make sure to stop them from trying to suspend her.


(Roof)

I went straight to the roof this time, ignoring my trip to the vending machines for a drink. Silvia was waiting for me, despite not knowing who I was completely. Her lunch looked delicious as always while mine is completely underwhelming. It felt like another Monday of us rebuilding our friendship from the ground up... except it was different. This is what I mean.

I looked at Silvia, "Your favorite lunch is meatloaf right?"

Silvia chuckled, "I think that's your favorite."

I looked aside bashfully, "Did you write that down too?"

Silvia froze, "No... I just remember someone saying they loved my mom's meatloaf... you're the only one I ate lunch with right?"

I looked at her, excitement building inside me, "Yeah! So you are starting to remember!?"

Silvia shuffled away nervously, "I'm not sure... I just remembered that one thing being said to me last week."

I watched Silvia pulled out her diary and write into it. I felt like I scared her with my sudden outburst, so I decided to be a little bit quieter and distant to fix that. The funny thing is... she pulled out that same flier again... but didn't ask me to go with her. She just stared at it and frowned before putting away. I could sense a mood shift as she stared at her empty container with a blank expression.

I asked her, "What's wrong?"

Silvia shook her head, "It's nothing."

I reached over and placed my hand on hers, "Hey, we're friends, it's okay to talk to me."

Silvia gently pulled her hand away, "I don't think friends put their hands on each other's... at least... I don't think so."

I blushed and turned my head to hide it, "I'm not sure myself... most of my female friends never were close to me."

Silvia looked at me the moment I said 'female' and asked, "Why did you say it like that?"

I looked at her, completely oblivious to what she was asking, "What do you mean?"

Silvia looked into my eyes, "You said female... as if avoiding the word girl to thus avoid girl friend being used side by side in the same sentence."

I raised a brow, scratching my chin nervously, "That was... oddly specific."

Silvia flared up, "Now you're avoiding my question!"

I put my hands up defensively, "I'm not avoiding it!"

Silvia narrowed her eyes, "Then answer it."

I felt a bead of sweat go down my forehead from how nervous I felt, "Well... I just... hate the word girlfriend..."

Silvia pressed further, "Why?"

I looked away sadly, "I don't want to say why..."

Silvia opened up her diary and put the pencil to paper but didn't write, instead saying aloud, "Rui does not think of me as a friend because he doesn't trust me."

I looked at her in shock, "Don't write that!"

Silvia looked at me with one eye, "Then talk, we're friends right?"

I clenched my hands, facing an ultimatum, "I... had a girlfriend last year... but she broke up with me because of the rumors and lies... She moved away during the summer and everyone seems to have forgotten she ever existed..."

Silvia suddenly jumped up, "I remember!"

I turned my gaze to the sky, "What did you remember?"

Silvia rubbed her temples thinking, "I remember a... ugh... was she a tall girl with long blonde hair? Mel... Melony! That was her name right!?"

I was genuinely surprised, "Yeah... how do you know her?"

Silvia closed her eyes, rubbing her temples, "When I think back... I can see her walking, smiling... but someone is missing in those memories... you. You're missing in all those memories."

I smiled a bit, "It's kind of cool how your memory lost is able to make you remember things more clearly in regards to non-friends."

Silvia didn't speak, instead she wrote into her diary. I always found myself wondering what she wrote into it... but it's hers to keep and remember things... One things for sure, she uses it for me. I don't know why when she could be friends with anyone she wants to now... I mean... they'll question why she needs a diary to remember them, but that can easily be explained right? Does she just naturally trust me? If so, why? I know we've been friends for two weeks... but why? Am I special to her?

I shook my head to rid me of those thoughts. She'll make new friends eventually and I'll have to either share my time with her... or watch her slowly leave my life... That's such a sad thought... but if she's happy, a friend will be happy regardless right?


-Tuesday-

(Richardson High School-Hallway 1st Floor)

I down a flight of stairs, looking for a restroom since the second floor had to close all of them for repairs. Some genius decided to be a douche and brake all the toilets and sinks with some weird clogging substance. I don't even want to begin thinking of what could be clogging those drains. All I know is someone said they saw a hand come out of one of those toilets... that alone sent shivers up my spine.

Lost in my thoughts, I bumped into the new girl, "Sorry."

Shay rolled her eyes, "Are you blind?"

I glared at her, "Only on Tuesdays you bitch, pfft."

I pushed past her, but she followed me, "Hey, don't walk away from me asshole."

I flipped her off, "Fuck off."

Shay aggressively grabbed my shoulder and forced me to turn to face her, "You better stop acting like a dick before I tell Mr. Takanashi."

I snickered a bit, "What, are we in grade school? Oh no... you're a tattletale. I'm so scared."

Shay smacked me, "Don't mock me!"

I licked the inside of the cheek she smacked, "Right... girl... I should just walk away."

Shay smacked me again, "No, just stand there and take this like a man."

I yelled, "What the fuck is your problem!?"

Shay laughed, "Nothing, I just wanted to piss you off."

I turned around, walking again but she forced me to face her, "What is it!?"

Shay smirked, "You dating anyone?"

I said, "No."

She grabbed my arm to stop me from preemptively turning, "Why's that?"

I took a deep breath, calming down, "Look, I'm tired, it's the morning, I need to go take a piss, can I please just go?"

Shay took a step back, "Ew... you didn't need to tell me that."

I ignored her, walking away before she could stop me. I'm thankful that Shay didn't stop me nor did she follow. That girl is not normal... and something in my gut is telling me she is bad news in all the wrong ways. I know that sounds stupid to read, but there is such thing as a person being good bad news... it's all a matter of perspective. The fact she is new to our class and sits next to me makes her very suspicious, not to mention this entire encounter. What was her goal? Only time will tell... and when it does tell, will it be good or bad?


-Thursday-

(Roof)

Silvia and I were back to being as close as we were last week. It felt nice being this close again and having her bring me lunches. I know it sounds like I'm mooching off her, but I'm really not. We went to the movie theater after school yesterday and it was nice. It wasn't a date, but... it felt like one when we were watching the movie. I think our friendship is starting to get complicated, especially when she said her mother wanted to meet me. I immediately felt like we were a couple when we really weren't.

Our peaceful lunch is cut short when the roof door opened and Shay walked through, noticing us immediately, "Would you look at that. Two love birds eating lunch together, how cute."

I whispered to Silvia, "Ignore her, she's just trying to start trouble."

Shay walked over to stand in front of me, "What did you say to her?"

I looked aside, a bit annoyed by her presence, "Nothing."

Shay smirked, "My dad was right about you." That got my attention, "He said you were a total bitch, but I never believed it until now."

Silvia got mad, "Don't insult my friend you cunt!"

Both of us are shocked to hear her yell that, but the shock lasted a mere moment for Shay as she turned her gaze to Silvia, "I'll do whatever I want to this perverted piece of shit. My dad said he was a peeper, bet he never told you that."

I stood up, shoving her away, "Who the fuck is your dad!?"

Shay looked down, brushing herself, "Do you really need to ask? I think you know full well who my dad is, then again, you probably never heard my last name."

I didn't want to believe it, "You're that disgusting pervert's daughter?"

Shay got mad, "My father is not a disgusting pervert, you are!"

Silvia cut in, "Who's this girl's father?"

Shay looked at her, "My name is Shay Striker. Mr. Striker is the one who found out this sack of shit was wandering into women's restrooms around the school."

I yelled, "That was a lie! Your fucking father did! I caught him doing it and the bitches that work here didn't believe me!"

Shay smirked, "You are just sad, what kind of man can't own up to what he's done? I can understand why an ugly ass like you would peep, after all, no girl would be stupid enough to date you."

Silvia screamed, "Shut your fucking mouth! He is not ugly!"

I looked at Silvia in shock, "Silvia, calm down. Don't fall into her trap, she's just trying to get to yo- mmph!"

Shay grabbed my shoulders, pulling me into a kiss in front of Silvia. To add to the effect, she even had her tongue out when I pushed her away, covering my mouth in shock. I've never seen Silvia look so... mortified, but that quickly changed to anger as Shay was thrown back with Psychic.

Shay got up, snickering, "What's wrong? Mad I kissed him before you did? Trust me, you wouldn't have been impressed. Then again, you creatures sure are tough with those powers right? That's why he'll never like you, you're nothing but a creature to him."

Silvia visibly shook from her... racist words, but said, "Just get out of here before I lose control."

I frowned, looking at Silvia worriedly, "Silvia..."

Shay turned and left without uttering a word as I tried to comfort Silvia. She didn't want to speak, but her face said it all, she's upset and hurt. I kept trying to get her to talk to me, but she wouldn't say anything, she'd just nod or shake her head to respond. Before I knew it, lunch ended and we needed to go back to class where Shay waited for us. She openly winked at me, making sure Silvia saw it to salt the wound a little more. I kept my eyes on the board or my desk, doing anything in my power to ignore her but... the kiss ran in my head over and over. What can I do to stop her?


(School Grounds)

After class ended, I walked with Silvia until we got to the subway, "Silvia, are you okay?"

Silvia wouldn't look at me, but she asked, "Did you... like kissing her?"

I shook my head, "I don't like her and the kiss sucked, she tasted like a moldy sandwich."

Silvia giggled a bit, "I guess you would know what that tastes like."

I smiled at her, "Hey, you're my friend first and foremost, you know that right?"

Silvia nodded, hugging me suddenly, "Thank you. I promise to never forget you again."

I rubbed her back before gently pushing her shoulders to separate us, "Never make promises you can't keep."

Silvia blushed, "I'll remember not to."

We ended up just smiling at each other before going home. Today was a long day...


-Friday-

(Richardson High School-Vending Machines)

I knew Silvia had my lunch covered, but I felt really thirsty today. A bottle of water is definitely something I needed for lunch. Little did I know trouble in the form of Shay was waiting for me there.

Shay had that same smirk, "You're really easy to track, you know that?"

I ignored her, going to a vending machine only to find it sold only soda. That wasn't what I wanted, plus soda is too expensive at this school. I tried to go to the next one, but Shay body blocked me. She had this look on her face, that told me shes egging me on to assault her in some way. She's just as crooked as her father, hell, I can see the resemblance now. They're both assholes and she might be just as much of a pervert as her father, the little bitch.

Shay pulled out her phone, showing a picture of me and her kissing, "Let's say I let it slip that we kissed, what do you think will happen?"

My fearful reaction was all it took for her to continue, pushing forward with that same smirk. I wanted to smack that look off her face... but I knew of the consequences of doing so...

I felt my back press up against the wall behind me as Shay pinned me there, "Your little creature isn't here to help you, which is sad considering it's fun to make her so mad."

I looked aside sadly, "Leave Silvia out of this, she's done nothing wrong."

Shay whispered, "On the contrary, she's done one thing wrong, she tried to make me back off. That is unforgivable to me because some thing tried to tell me what to do."

I glared at her, "So you are racist towards pokemon."

Shay scoffed, "They're pokemon, animals, plain and simple. What, do you actually like her? Is that what's happening between you two?"

I avoided eye contact, "No..."

Shay leaned to my ear, "I can make all those rumors go away; I can get my father to admit that he was wrong about you being the pervert."

I felt a little scared, "It really wasn't me. Your father did it, I swear."

Shay whispered, "No one needs to know that, just do as I say and Mr. Takanashi will stop trying to get you suspended. You know he thinks you're a cheater, right?"

I gently pushed her away from me, "I don't need your help, but please... leave me alone."

Shay poked my chest, "Are you sure you don't want my help? I just offered to get rid of all your problems."

I looked at her, "At the cost of my freedom, and I know people like you can't be trusted."

I heard Derek's voice, "Get away from him."

I looked to my left to see Derek leaning against the entrance, "Derek?"

Shay pulled back, looking at him, "You're one of this guy's friends. How much did you hear?"

Derek smiled to himself, "All of it, I've been here the whole time, stealth is my specialty."

I raised a brow, "Specialty? Also, what happened to not wanting to be around me?"

Derek rolled his eyes, "Don't be a douche, I'm here to save you."

Shay laughed, "You can't save him, my father will always be believed over two students."

Derek looked her over, "You look so shallow."

Shay flinched, "Shallow? How the hell am I shallow?"

Derek walked over to us, "I can tell just by looking at you you're only doing things for your own benefit. Like those tattoos, they're just for attention, aren't they? Then there's your daddy issues or lack there of since you love to suck him off to get what you want I bet."

Shay got in his face, "Shut your fucking mouth, I do not suck my father off!"

Derek laughed, "Oh shit, did I hit a nerve there little bitch?"

Shay tried to smack him, "Shut your trap before I tell on you!"

Derek ducked underneath it, "Oh really? Trying to benefit your shallow ass more? Next you'll give a titty fuck for an A. I almost pity you."

Shay punched him in the gut, "Stop mocking me!"

Derek rubbed his stomach, "Was that it? I thought a slut like you would have strong muscles from all the hand jobs you give."

Shay flinched, "You... fine... you want to piss me off, then I'll leave and make your life a living hell."

When Shay left, I said, "Thanks..."

Derek pat my shoulder, "No problem. I'll see you around."

I watched Derek leave me there before grabbing my water bottle from a vending machine. Silvia wondered what took me so long, so I told her exactly what happened. I don't understand why some people are racist to each other when life is about working together... isn't it? In fact... I worry about Silvia because one day she's going to get a boyfriend right? I mean... she has to eventually... and she has the diary to remember him. I just wonder what kind of guy she'll date.


{Silvia's Point of View}

-Sunday Night-

(Silvia's Home)

I couldn't stop myself from pacing and rereading my diary over and over again. I don't know why, but that stupid bitch has me so paranoid about Rui... I know I'll forget him... but maybe... maybe I'll remember him better if I read my diary thoroughly every night before Monday. I need to remember him... because I know he's important to me as my friend. I'll write this last entry before the person I was towards him is possibly gone forever...

"Dear future self, a girl named Shay is trying to ruin our friendship with Rui. She's an evil stupid bitch that forced him into a kiss in front of us. I know this sounds like jealousy... maybe it is, but that's not important. She's trying to harm our friend, so you have to do what you can to help him. Please..."

I closed my diary and turned off my light before stripping into my pajamas. I laid on my bed, feeling my chest shard beat a little faster when Rui crosses my mind.

I closed my eyes, letting a tear drop down, 'Please... I don't want to forget him again...'


(That ending was a little sudden... but I think it's showing how Silvia feels pretty well. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter as Shay continues to try and harm our heroes... if you can call them heroes... As for her father, he'll be making an appearance soon. Please review, favorite and follow to support the story.)