I swear, I'll write myself into a hole
DISCLAIMER: Don't own the characters, just the story.
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"Piper!" I yelled, jogging to keep up with her in the halls.
At the sound of her name, she turned around, the natural expression on her face disappearing into a gentle smile. She stood in her place while I finish closing the gap between us. When I got to her, she had a hand on her hip and her head cocked sideways ever so slightly.
"What's up?" she asked, leaning on a pair of lockers to stand out of the way.
"I need to ask you something, if that's okay?"
"Nico, you can ask me anything. What is it?" she said softly.
"I need advice on-"
Before I could finish my sentence, I heard someone lean on the locker behind me, creaking the metal. An arm was slung over my shoulder, draped. I was about to turn back to protest, mainly to yell at Will, the first person I thought it was, but when I head the voice, I stiffened.
"Hey, Beauty Queen, mind if we still your little friend here?" I heard Grace say from behind me. Knowing that, Jackson must be near by-
"We wouldn't be long." And there he was.
I felt a sigh shutter through me, unsure of what they wanted. I watched as a range of emotion wash over her face, ending with an eyebrow raise and a judging look. Piper waved me off, turning on her heel before giving me one last look over. I tried to give her a look of despair, a silent cry for help, but if she noticed, she didn't lead on.
Percy wrapped his arm around my shoulders, dragging me along as he and Jason made their way down the hall.
"So, we were talking with our drama Teacher just a little bit ago," Percy started, leaning his face closer to my ear. He switched with Jason as they went down a different hallway.
"And because we are such great students, she told us some information ahead of time," Jason finished.
Percy stepped in front of us, hands on his hips.
"She told us that the three of us will be in a group together for the play."
"And," Jason continued, "our play is called Kill Me, Deadly. Isn't it exciting?"
I looked over the two of them, unsure of what to say. Why was I with them? WHY?
"Is that all you wanted to say?" I spoke, not wanting to look them in the eyes.
"Just thought you would want to know just how amazing part of your group is."
I had a thought on my tongue, something I wanted to ask, but wasn't sure if I should. I tossed it around my mind before Percy cut in.
"And, just because I know your thinking it, sadly, she split us and Will up, so we have to watch him from afar." He spoke in a fake melancholy tone. He looked off to the side, as if experiencing a moment of longing.
"I wasn't thinking that," I cut in, trying not to show my past interest of thought.
"Uh huh," Jason said slowly.
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"Alright, in two days, we'll be heading off to the city to watch the play. It seems that I have everyone's permission forms, so I'll go over the schedule real quick. We'll be arriving at the theatre at three, but we'll head out from the school at eight, stop for lunch when we get there," the Teacher explained, going over notes on her laptop. "I have the seating plan already, so don't complain about where you're sitting. I'm not listening to all of you yelling then entire trip, either."
She continued to drone on, yelling at Ethan and his friends as they complained about the pre-set seats. I leaned back, closing my eyes to just try and block out everyone. Leo as tinkering with something, mumbling under his breath every time it made a beeping noise.
"Damnit!" he yelled under his breath. He placed the device in his pocket and took a deep breath, leaning back in his seat. "What's she talking 'bout?"
"Just going on about the trip plans," I told him plainly.
"Oh."
"How was the haunted house? I forgot to ask."
"Oh, man," he started, shooting up in his seat and turning to face me. "I was dying laughing. They would come in, acting all tough and shit, telling their girlfriends that they could hold their hands if they got scared, but literally like five seconds later, they were screaming like five-year-old! It was great! Too bad you weren't there, it would have been hilarious."
Leo continued to go on and on about different people he scared on Saturday. For me, Saturday was more of a blur than anything. I had fallen asleep on the couch, sometime around two in the morning; Hazel didn't return until the next morning, saying that they had lost track of time and Frank's parents offered for her to stay over, which she accepted.
That Halloween went by with a weary feeling hanging over head, sucking me in. It left a feeling that I could only describe it as if it was the start of a change, the beginning of something that would never be the same.
As I looked over the other students, I tried to pin-point the exact reason on why. Why was everything turning into something new, something different? When my eyes settled on a certain blonde, I don't know why, but something felt bigger than what I knew. It felt like everything that has happened up until now would only minute in comparison to what was to come. I didn't know why I felt like that, but the longer I let my mind wonder, the longer the feeling stayed, the more it hanged itself in the back of my mind.
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As I stood at my locker, I looked over and spotted Piper. I knew I had to talk to her, and hopefully this time I would be able to.
I slammed my locker closed and headed her way, dodging the cluster of students that blocked the path between me and her.
When I reached her, she was stuffing her bag quickly, her movements swift. I tapped her on the shoulder and she flinched.
"Holy crap, Nico, you scared me," she said with a huff, her hand over her chest.
"Sorry about that, just wanted to know if we could talk?"
She looked at me then at her phone with her brows pushed together, her expression tough. She bit her lip as she continued to look deep in thought. With a sigh, she looked at me.
"I'm sorry Nico, but I have somewhere to be. I'm really sorry," she spoke fast, zipping up her bag. "If it's important, text me. But I'm so sorry, really. Any other time other than this and it would be different, but I'm sorry."
She continued to apologize profusely, but I waved her off, saying it was no big deal.
"Really, if you need, just text me and I'll be right there," she said again, a look of worry on her face.
"Seriously, it's fine. Go on."
"Really?" she asked, slowing down for the first time this entire conversation.
"Yes," I told her, a smile on my lips to show her I was fine.
A sigh passed over her as she closed her eyes and her locker door.
"Alright. Text me later, though," she said as she waved goodbye and headed down the hall.
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"Nico?" Hazel asked, rubbing here eyes as she waddled into the kitchen, still half asleep.
I looked up from the table, blinking a few time until my eyes focused again. I smiled at her sheepishly, hoping she wouldn't ask too many questions. It's been like this for a few days now, my head would start to pound, I wouldn't be able to sleep, and I couldn't concentrate on anything. It's like my head was fogged up, blurring my thoughts.
Tonight had been one of those nights. I had hoped that it would stop, by here I was, at four in the morning sitting in the dark at the kitchen table.
"What's wrong?" she asked, yawning.
I yawned back and tried to close my eyes. I place my head on the cool table, the feeling removing some of the pain.
"Just couldn't sleep, that's all," I reassured her, flashing her a quick smile, hoping she would believe me.
Before a put my head own, I caught a hold of a quick sight of her frowning, probably not believing me.
I heard her sit down next to me, the scrapping of the chair against the floor, the rustling of her sitting, and the light thud when she placed her elbows on the table beside my head.
It was silent for a while until her timid voice spoke. "Are the headaches back?"
I knew I had to answer her, but I really didn't want to. I knew she disserved the truth.
"No," I lied.
I couldn't see her, but I knew she was frowning.
Again.
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"Alright, everyone, line up!" the drama Teacher yelled.
The entire drama class stood outside, the sun just started to peer over the distant trees. Most of the students were yawning, rubbing their eyes, or talking with their friends beside them in a hushed whisper.
"Why so early?" Leo complained, eyes closed and head drooped.
"I don't know, I didn't get much sleep last night," I replied.
"Same, fam."
"Okay, so it seems everyone is already here, so I'll start listing off partners." The Teacher stood in front of the bus doors, looking over a piece of paper she had in her hands.
"I hope the gods are with me and Callie's my partner again," Leo said, wiggling his eyebrows in a lazy manner. I only laughed at him.
"Ethan and Luke, second to the front, on the left!"
"Oh yeah, and hopefully I'm not stuck in hell again," I added, looking over to see Jason and Percy going on about some T.V. show while Will occasionally added in a side comment. He seemed to be more tired than most of us. Probably up most of the night planning on how to get with my sister.
"Meg and Rachel, third from the back, right!"
"Dude, just you watch, with your luck, everything's going to go wrong," Leo joked, nudging my shoulder.
"Selena and Drew, third from back, on the left!"
"Don't even dare, you'll jinx me."
"Leo and Callie, second from the back, on the left!"
"Woo hoo!" Leo yelled in excitement, pumping his fist into the air. From some little ways away, Callie rolled her eyes and turned away from him.
"At least you got who you want," I said, "I don't even remember who's left."
"Shouldn't be anyone too bad."
"In the back, in this specific order from left to right, Will – Nico – Jason – Percy. Everyone, head on the bus to your proper seating and we'll be on our way."
I could feel my heart drop as she said those words. For three hours, I would be stuck beside the three of them, and that's just on the way up. My hands felt sweaty and my throat started to hurt. I looked at Leo whom only gave me a look of pity.
We grabbed our bags and headed on the bus, Leo and I falling last in line. As everyone boarded the bus, I stopped to face the Teacher.
"Thanks," I told her, not looking her in the eye for more than a few seconds.
I could tell she smiled back by the way her voice sounded. "Don't worry, just remember you owe me one."
And with that, I boarded the bus.
When I stepped on, I looked around at every seat. They were all filled the with class. I hadn't heard every name called, so at least I got to see where they were.
I slowly waddled my way to the back where Percy had his legs kicked up on Jason's lap as he looked out the window. Will was looking out the window on the opposite side. In front of him was Callie and Leo's seat, so at least I had some hope of rescue if I needed.
As I approached the back, Jason elbowed Percy. He looked at the blonde before looking up at me. He moved his feet off of the blonde's lap and straightened his back. Jason tried to give me a small smile, but I looked down, not wanted to acknowledge him.
I took my seat in between both blondes. I didn't want to look over at Will to my left, so I stared ahead, resting my head on the back rest. I put in my headphones and closed my eyes, hoping that maybe I might be able to find some sleep for the first time in a while.
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I'll say this again; I'm writing myself into a corner. Seriously. Getting real angst-y up in here. To be honest, I don't know why filler gets to moody and full of angst. I swear, this is supposed to be a comedy, but where's the giggles?!
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So with finals coming up, school got me calculating whether I can stop showing up to school and still pass my classes. Answer: Yes. Yes I can. I'm writing this instead of finished an essay due like four days ago.
On the side note of school coming to an end, I'm starting a new school next year and I'm dying inside. New girl in high school. Yay! Kill me.
Hope it doesn't go like this story… *awkward yet concerned laughing cause I know what's to happen*
Just finished watching Ladybug and cat noir. Its really chill!
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