A Tricksters Guide to Making Friends

Chapter 2

A/N: Second chapter is up! Should I write more, for the alpha kids and trolls or not?

Anyways, no offense to anyone who likes Jade (I love her too)!

"And that's the story of how we became BFFs!" John smiles, finally putting an end to his continuous ranting. You swear he can be just as annoying as the troll in the red sweater.

"That's FAAAAAASINATING John." You sigh, twisting the ends of your hair around your fingers.

"DaWw! Jadey doesn't seem very INTERested…" Davey cries, poking your cheek. "I think you're just lonely! Maybe you should try to socialIZE with RoseY-"

"-Chew with your mouth closed." Slapping his finger away you use your free hand to push his jaw up. He and John have been talking continuously for the last twenty minutes and they still haven't finished their bar of chocolate! It makes you quite hungry yourself…

Speaking of yourself, your name is Jadeine Harley. And as you might have guessed, (if you aren't as dumb as the other two individuals mentioned in this story) you are a mature woman- despite being thirteen. Or at least, you like to believe you are. That being said, your friends (if you have any) always tell you to lighten up! But you just can't find it in yourself to relax; even for a moment. Ever since you laid eyes on the 'real' you, you've HATED her. She was just so…childish and sweet, too naïve! And second, she was dating Dave! You can't even imagine staying in the same room as Davey for over five minutes let along cuddle with him! But you on the other hand are rude, snarky and the better side of her.

Although, you do decide to humor their ideas- but you'd never tell THEM that. Not that they'd care anyways, they were too busy running around and playing tag. So you pluck up all of the courage inside of you and stalk over to Rose.

Well that's what you would have done if you weren't such a paranoid freak. So instead, you tiptoe into the same sector as her and hide behind a large green hoo-dickey with a white triangular button.

Sweat runs down your face as you talk to-that's OBVIOUSLY what you're not doing-her. She looks as bubbly and cheery as ever. Rosey has always been very talkative. Naïve and gullible- but talkative. Speaking of talking, she was talking to someone right now. Her ectobiological father of course! He was someone you really didn't want to run into…

"Thank you Dirk!" She calls, waving at him as he stalks away. There was some ice-cream next to her now, Roxy must have sent it through him.

"Yea mjhgfjklhm…" He mumbles something under his breath (that you don't quite catch). GEEZ, looks like SOMEONE got the sour side of the sugar rush this morning!

"Huh?"

Oh God she's looking right at you, how did she find out so quickly?

"Ooooh! What does this button do?" She skips up to the machine that you are hiding behind and pushes its big triangular button.

"AH NO STOP!" You scream, tumbling out from behind your hiding place.

The machine begins to rock violently and a huge blast of white light sweeps you off your feet. It's a few minutes before you can compose yourself but somehow you don't seem to have a scratch on you.

"WHY'D YOU DO THAT?" You shout at her, sending her a bit off guard. But you cut her off before she can even answer and you hug her. "I'm sorry I sounded so mean… I -uh-hmm…well…" You're a bit of at a loss for what to say since you've never actually tried being nice to anyone.

She seems a bit startled but then flashes you a warm smile and wraps her arms around your back. She has a pretty smile, and is quite pretty herself. None of you said anything and you preferred it that way. You knew that if she started talking she wouldn't shut up.

"You'RE not hurt too badly are you?" She asks you politely, letting go of you and touching your hand.

Normally you would have pushed any such violator away, but you think…that you actually want to be her friend… And get to know her better!

"N-no… are you?"

"NoPE I'M fine."

This is the best thing about her; she isn't insane like the others. She doesn't alchemize crazy weapons, drunkenly harass anybody (mainly Dirk) or hit people with huge lollipops, fruits or pumpkins. Nope, she is sweet. Sweeter than any candy the Veil could offer.

She smiles at you and you smile at her. Maybe you could teach her to be quieter and she could teach you to be a much better person.

This could be the beginning of a really beautiful friendship.

A/N: I smiled so much while writing this, oh my. Yep, my headcanon is that Rosey is more sane and reserved compared to the rest but that still doesn't stop her from being candy obsessed or cheery!

Also my deepest apologies to anyone who was offended by my narrative, mainly the part where I call the reader dumb. I didn't mean it in the slightest and it was just to advance the plot. Stay happy guys.