Well, here's Chapter Two everyone! Remember, I own nothing. Plain and simple.
Chapter Two: The Challenge is Set.
Two days had passed without anything interesting happening; Avril started her classes to hone whatever talents and gifts she had with the other children, and B kept a silent eye on her, waiting for just the right moment to strike. He tried to talk himself out of making friends with her, since he knew exactly when she was going to die right down to the minute and seconds, but he decided shortly afterward that it would be worth it all if he was right about her.
He finally plucked up the courage one rainy afternoon after class. B was coming out of his Problem Solving class and Avril was leaving the art room, a sketch book in hand. The other children didn't notice the two, but within seconds Avril had locked eyes with the boy just a few feet away from her. They stared at each other for a moment, both afraid to move. Just when B had forced himself to take a step forward, Avril turned and headed down the hall to the stairs. Not about to let the opportunity pass him by, B quickly caught up to her. She must have heard his quick footsteps behind her amongst the mindless chatter of children, for she whirled around and glared at him.
"What do you want?" She asked harshly, clutching her sketchbook close to her chest and backing against the wall. B shoved his hands in his pockets and shrugged.
"You look like you need a friend." Avril eyed him up and down with a raised eyebrow.
"And what about you?" She demanded. B's thoughts froze in place. What about him? "Don't look so shocked; I see that you sit alone every day, and that no one wants to be around you. So, answer me this, B; do you want to be my friend because you really want to get to know me, or are you just tired of being alone?"
For a moment, B thought over what she said. He was, indeed, tired of being alone. He watched the other children run and play in the yard, taking turns on swing sets and playing tag, while he sat with his knees curled up to his chest, all alone. He longed to have a somewhat decent life, to have friends and maybe relationships like normal people did. He didn't want to be different anymore. At the same time, something about Avril intrigued him. He didn't know a thing about her aside from her name and when she would die, but something pulled him toward her. It sounded like something he had read in a cheap romance novel, but it was true. When he had decided how he would answer her question, he shook himself out of his thoughts and looked straight forward, finding himself staring at a blank wall.
She was gone.
He couldn't help laughing quietly to himself as he shoved his hands in his pockets and made his way down the staircase. Becoming her friend wasn't going to be an easy task, he could see that already. But little did she know, B loved a good challenge.
And B never lost.
Yes, yet another chapter, even shorter than the last. But please, keep reading. I promise it'll all be worth it. The chapters may get a little longer, I don't know yet, but things will definitely pick up later down the line. How much later? I don't know. I haven't written it yet and I refuse to make a plot line. ^.^;; Anyway, review please!