And we're back with more My Old Friend. Oh so the morning I started writing this chapter I went into my first morning class, and I was so freaking tired and I faceplant onto my desk and I just yelled 'SOMEONE GET ME A HOT CHOCOLATE SPIKED WITH CAFFEINE I HATE COFFEE! ' Anyone else expect Ember to say something like that?... I think I'm gonna use that...That's all I have to say. ~ Rachel :D
horror movies... crap...
I don't scream, but I yelp or hug a pillow or beg Ember to let me go play super Mario bros.
I'm scared easily. I took my glasses off so I wouldn't have to watch, Em saw me and stuck them back on my face, IM SCARED!
Then there's ember...she loves horror movies, but she's absolutely terrified of them. She takes advantage of my after movie paranoia and constantly tries to scare me. To the point where she once rearranged my room while I was out grocery shopping, then blamed it on little demon children.
Oh and then there's Luciano... He's second in line to inherit the local mafia except his big brother Flavio... Anyway, he's got tons of connections and shit, and is Em's best friend besides me. He acts all tough and emotionless but he's a bit ummm... Easy to scare? If you want to put it nicely that is...
As for Alexander... He looked just about as bored as humanly possible, although everytime Ember and Lovi would hug when they got scared and screamed, he would smirk. And when ever I hugged my little bunny doll, he would start laughing, which freaked Em and Lovi out even more because it was really well timed with the movie and the lightning flashing outside.
At least the pasta was good... Yes Luciano brought us pasta. It was delicious. HORRAY FOR STEREOTYPICAL ITALIAN GOOD COOKING SKILLS~
I avoided the sauce though... Because 1. Flavio supposedly helped make it, therefor it can't be trusted if you value your life. 2. Once when discussing pasta sauce with Luci, he stumbled and I thought he said blood. It was enough to make me want to avoid it...
No you moron... You never go to the creepy closet at the end of the hall!
"NONONONONONONONO!" Em screamed
"Ember stop yelling in my ear." Luciano said rubbing his temples
"IT'S LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW THEY'RE IN A HORROR MOVIE! STOP MOVING TO THE CLOSET!" She yelled at the screen.
Em and I think a lot alike... I just have different ways of expressing my opinion, like really quietly or not at all.
And so, said character got eaten by the monster.
Ember and Luciano hugged again and I squeezed my pillow and doll. Alexander was laughing, which scared us all even more.
When the movie was finally over, I went to my kitchen to get more soda. When I got back to the couch Ember and Luciano had disappeared.
" Where did those two go?" I asked Alexander. He shrugged.
Ember has ninja skills...
"BOO!" She jumped up from behind the kitchen bar, scaring me half to death.
"N-not funny!" I told her. She started snickering.
I took a step backwards in frustration while I crossed my arms.
A hand shot out from under my kitchen table, which I just happened to be standing next to, and it grabbed my leg.
I let out a heroic shriek of fear and a did a backflip over the couch. I dove onto Alexander and hugged him.
"HIDE ME!" I screamed.
Luciano crawled out from under the table snickering and Ember was rolling on the floor laughing. Alexander was doing his Psycho laugh too.
Why do I love that laugh so much...?
At least I knew how to scare Em back.
"Hey em~~? Wanna spend the night..? I promise I won't try to get my revenge..." I said in a little sing song voice with a devious smirk on my face.
That shut her right up.
"... ICANTFORFEAROFMYLIFE!" She yelled in a slur of words.
"I t-thought so!" Returning to my usual shy ways. Luciano shut up at the fear of my quick personality change, but Alexander was still laughing.
"I-ill call Arthur! And I t-tell him to bring cupcakes!" I threatened.
Alexander looked at me absolutely horrified.
"Are you fucking insane?!"
I looked at him triumphantly. "Maybe I am, maybe I'm not!"
"Holy son of a nun! Rosie! You just said a whole sentence without stuttering!" Ember yelled.
"H-huh? Wh-what about me stuttering?" I asked straightening my crooked hipster nerd glasses. I can't see well without them, unless I squint for a bit...
Em did a faceplant. " DAMNIT!" She slapped the ground.
"E-ember are you alright?" I asked my friend.
"$& !$&&&!& &!& " that pretty much means she mumbled a lot...
"Well, I'd say she's fine..." Luciano said as he nudged her with his foot.
"Bitch, stahp fookin doin dat." I heard her muffled voice. She popped her head up. "Ain't nobody got time for dat!" She said randomly.
"...What the fuck?" Alexander asked.
Ember jumped up. " Don't worry Rosie-poo! You'll talk good one day!"
"T-that wasn't p-proper grammar..." I murmured.
"You don't need to have good grammar to talk good!" She replied happily.
"E-ember... It doesn't work like that..." I sighed.
"I hate to interupt, but Yuki, would you mind letting go of me?" Alexander asked me.
"H- huh? OH! S-sorry!" I quickly let go of him and I jumped to my feet. It was too dark for anyone to see the blush on my face.
You have no idea how good that is for me... I'm in the same room as a nosy, loud, nutcase of a friend. A future mafia running Italian who could ruin my life in an instant. And said person I was blushing over.
Oh, but Em knew... She always knows... I gave her a pleading look and she remained silent. The good thing about Em is, she knows when she shouldn't do something. No matter how bad she is at 'Reading the mood' she figures it out when it's needed.
"Yeah, whatever don't worry about it." Alexander told me.
"Oh frickbricks! Rosie~ It's too late for me to walk home, mind if I crash here bro?" Ember glanced back and forth between me and the clock in the kitchen.
"T-thats fine." I replied. She grinned.
"Thanks Rosie-poo~"
"D-do you really have to c-call me that?"
"It wouldn't be the same if I didn't. She said smirking.
"F-fine... Do you guys w-wanna hang here t-too?" I asked the boys.
"Eh, I don't want to be anywhere near Flavio so yes." Luciano told me.
I looked at Alexander waiting for his response.
"Well someone has to be responsible and keep an eye on you psychos..." He looked at me in particular when he said that.
Is he still worried about me trying to jump..?
"O-okay then... One of you can stay on t-the couch, a-another can s-stay in my p-parents room, and m-me and Em w-will stay in my room." I told them.
Eventually I had changed into my flannel rose pajama pants and rose patterned tank top. Ember was borrowing a giant t-shirt and my sweatpants to sleep in.
We were staying at opposite ends of my bed.
"Night Em..." I murmured.
"Night Rosie..." She replied.
I took my glasses off and held them in my hand and I slowly drifted off into a horrible dream.
I didn't have my glasses on I couldn't see well. It was raining... I was walking down an empty street I recognized as my neighborhood. I was a bit shorter, I glanced at my reflection in a puddle. I squinted for a moment and an image of my younger self about age twelve looking back at me.
"Hey Rosie! Get your ass over here!" A voice called. I knew it as the voice of a bully, I started running.
"Hey where ya goin? Don't you need your glasses back?" It asked mockingly. It was right, running was pointless if I couldn't see where I was going. I slowed to a stop and turned around.
"Don't you assholes have anything better to do than mess with her?" A voice called.
"Shit! It's Jones, lets go..." They whispered amongst each other.
I heard footsteps trudging towards me on the pavement, my glasses were placed into my hands, I set them back on their rightful place and I looked at my savior.
It was twelve year old Alexander.
"You okay Yuki?" He asked me.
I nodded.
"Alright, come on, Olivers probably having a fit...
I blinked myself awake. I smiled, that happened just about everyday, only now, I hide my glasses so no one tries to take them. So then I can run home with no reason to stop.
I missed the days when people would stop picking on me because Alexander would save me.
...I'm thirsty...
I rolled off the bed, trying not to wake up Ember. I crept out the door and into the kitchen.
The Tv was still on the light coming off of it, I could see Alexander sleeping blank faced on my couch, he was using his jacket as a blanket.
He looks so cute like that... No. Rosa stop, he's your best friend and he just moved back, he's been gone for three years, he could have completely changed...
I sighed and walked over to my fridge.
...damn it... Ember ate all the good stuff...
I settled for a bottle of water and I sighed again. I started sneaking back to my room. I facepalmed.
In the time I was gone Ember had shifted into a starfish position and was sprawled out across the whole bed.
Great, ill just go stay in my parents ro- damn Luciano's in there...
I say there for a moment thinking about where i should go. I eventually decided the floor in the living room would be the most comfortable place.
Alexander was crashing on the couch, and the other chair in there is a lot less comfortable than it looks.
My rug there is plush and fluffy, I set a pillow down next to the heating vent.
It was still a lot colder than I thought it would be...
I shivered a bit and drifted off into a half asleep mess. About half an hour later Alexander stirred awake.
He looked down at me. "... God Yuki..." He said getting up. He walked over to me and picked me carrying me over to my couch, I was still in that Limbo of sleep and conscious. He set me on the couch and covered me with his jacket.
He went off to the other side of the room and sat in the chair. He had managed to fall asleep instantly.
He's so sweet sometimes... I smiled. Goodnight Alexander...
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Well that was fun, Macks been bugging me to finish this chapter ALL WEEK!
Doing homework Hey did you finish writing it yet? No not yet...
In the halls at school Hey are ya done? No...
Three in the morning YA DONE?! Mack... Go the fuck to sleep...
Okay that last one was an exaggeration but you get the idea.
NOW LEAVE MEH ALONE~ Rachy :D