Hey guys! Long time no write! But school and all... well, you can't blame a gal. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter. ^_^
Chapter 6- The Revelation
Kaya walked up and down through the hall. She looked at her watch every now and then, and went back to pacing.
Sherri looked at her friend. "What's going on Kaya? Why do you keep looking at your watch?" She smiled. "Oh I get it. Is your lunch date running late?"
"No it's not that." Kaya tapped her foot impatiently.
Sherri eyed her friend suspiciously. "So what is it?"
Before Kaya could answer, there was a knock on the door. "Oh good. He's finally here." She ran out of the living room, then came back. "Stay right here chica. I'll be back in a flash." And she left.
Sherri thought nothing of it and went back to the magazine she was reading before Kaya came huffing and puffing and looking at the clock. It was her day off, so she had nothing really to do. The voices in the hallway were getting louder.
"Sorry I'm late. I got held up in a meeting and I just got out by saying I had to use the toilet."
"Oh it's no problem. At least you're here. Come on into the living room."
Sherri froze. That voice sounded familiar. Too familiar. Then it snapped at her. Oh man. It's Trunks! She looked for a way out of the living room while her thoughts raced.
Oh man! What is HE doing here? And on my day off too. Did Kaya set this up? Knowing here, she probably did. Sherri looked around frantically. Dang it! The only way out is the door. But then they'll see me. Unless...
Kaya and Trunks entered the living room. Kaya smiled sweetly. "Oh good. You're still here."
Sherri smiled back just as sweetly as her. "Well it was either face you, or jump out the window. It wasn't really worth the risk."
Kaya was still smiling, but it didn't reach her eyes. "What?"
Trunks interrupted. "Kaya, what is the meaning of this? I thought you said Sherri wouldn't be home." He looked at Sherri. "What are you doing here?"
"Um, I live here?" Sherri looked at him like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"I know that. I meant what are you doing here today?"
She shrugged. "I had a day off."
Trunks looked at Kaya. "And you knew this?"
Kaya looked at him. "Hey, don't blame me. I'm human. I lie! Besides, how did you think we were gonna find out what's wrong... look through her panties and hope we stumble upon some diary containing all her heart's secrets?"
"And what's wrong with that plan?" They both looked at Trunks. He groaned. "You know what? I have no business here anymore. I don't even know why I came."
He started to leave when Kaya touched his shoulder. "Please stay Trunks. We need to find out what's wrong with Sherri."
"Um, hello? I'm right here, and there's nothing wrong with me."
Kaya ignored her and continued talking to Trunks. "Please? Do me this one little favor."
Trunks sighed. "Fine. You're lucky you're a woman." He went to sit on the couch opposite Sherri.
"No no no. you have to sit together." Sherri and Trunks glared death stares at Kaya. "All right, all right! Sheesh! Sit as far apart as you like!" Kaya grabbed a chair and sat in front them. "Okay, I'm getting the vibe that you guys had something before this. Don't eat me or anything, but that's my observation. So what happened? And I studied law and psychology with two ex- boyfriends, so I'll know whether or not you're lying and how to get the truth out of you. Now spill!"
Trunks sighed. "Well, it's sort of a long story..."
"We're not in any rush!" Kaya clapped her hands together. "Story time! Hold on. Let me get some popcorn and coffee."
"Popcorn and coffee?" Sherri raised an eyebrow at her friend.
"Uh yeah. Popcorn for the drama, coffee if it gets boring." She ran out of the room, leaving Trunks and Sherri by themselves.
"Look, you don't have to tell her if you don't want to." Sherri didn't look at Trunks as she spoke.
"I really don't have a problem in telling her. After all, it's in the past. And maybe Kaya's right."
Sherri frowned at him. "What do you mean?"
He glared at her. "Maybe it could even help us figure out the future."
His look gave Sherri shivers and she turned away again. Kaya walked through the door. "Oh good. I thought one of you would try something stupid and run away or something like that." She sat down with the coffee and popcorn in her arms. "So Trunks, you were starting...?"
Sherri interrupted. "Actually, I think I'll tell this story."
"But I said I would." Trunks protested.
"Fine. We'll tell it together I guess."
Trunks and Kaya looked surprised. "Well by all means go ahead."
Sherri cleared her throat. "Well it went like this..."
-Flashback-
Sherri walked through school that day, rushing to her next class. Her eyes were focused on the ground in front of her so she accidentally bumped into the guy in front of her.
"Whoa, Sherri! You're going a million miles a minute! It's okay to take a break once in a while." Trunks looked at his girlfriend's distraught face and instantly frowned. "Sher, what's wrong? Are you okay? Did something happen?"
She took a deep breath then started to cry on Trunks.
He rubbed her back with one hand and patted her hair with the other. "Honey, is something wrong?" His eyes flashed anger. "Did someone do something to you?"
She stopped crying enough to shake her head. "No. Dad got a promotion to the United States."
"Hey that's great!" He looked at her. "So why are you crying?"
"We're moving there at the end of the week."
"Oh." Trunks blinked. Then realization dawned on him and he almost cried too.
"Trunks? Honey, you're getting misty eyed." Sherri touched his cheek with the back of her hand and he held onto her hand and kissed it.
"I don't want you to go. All your friends are here, I'm here... besides, it's the middle of the school year! We're graduating in a few months!"
"I know, but there's no way around this. I can't stay at any family's house because they are far too far from the school. I can't stay at a hotel cause there's a cost involved. And I can't really just show up at any of my friend's house and say I'm staying with them for the rest of the school year."
Trunks' face fell. "That's true." He ran a hand through his hair and kissed Sherri's hand again. "Well, I may as well walk you to class. You know, enjoy the last few days together."
Sherri kissed him on the cheek and led him to her class. When they reached outside the door, she looked up at him. "Well, I stop here. You better get to class too."
He nodded then brought his lips down on hers and held the back of her head. When their kiss was over, he waved as she disappeared into her classroom.
Throughout the next three classes, Trunks couldn't stay focused on the lesson. His mind kept racing. Then five minutes before lunch, he came up with an idea so genius, he exclaimed out loud in class. Everyone turned to look at him.
The biology teacher pursed her lips and looked at him from behind her glasses. "Care to explain this enzyme structure, Mr. Briefs?"
"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry Ms. Samiki. I just remembered something important."
"Hmph. Then in that case, please keep your mental notes to yourself and try to listen in class." She went back to teaching and Trunks slumped into his seat.
"Hmph. It's not like I'm failing. I'm doing the best in this class!" And he ignored her as she spoke.
At lunch time, Trunks ran into the cafeteria and looked around. "Sherri!" He ran over to her and greeted her with a kiss on the lips.
"Hey Trunks. Everything okay?" She frowned. "Why didn't you take lunch?"
He waved it aside. "Not important." He sat down next to her and stole a fry from her plate. "I had an amazing idea."
"This idea must be amazing if you're skipping lunch to tell me."
"Who said I'm skipping lunch?" He stole another fry and she slapped his hand away when he tried to take more.
"The idea?"
"Oh yeah. Stay with me."
She looked taken aback. "What?"
"Stay at my house. It's close to the school, and we have plenty of extra rooms!"
She mulled it over in her head. "But my parents..."
"They know me. They can trust me. If anything had to happen, wouldn't it have happened already?"
She thought about it. "Well you do have a point there-"
"Exactly. You can finish school, and even better, we get to see each other even more often!" He picked her up from the bench and placed her on his lap.
She giggled. "You raise very strong points there."
"Exactly." He nestled his face in her hair. "Think about it?"
"I will. It's just convincing my parents that has me kinda worried."
"You can do it. After all, it's you!" He kissed her and placed her back on the bench. He got up. "Man I'm hungry!" He grabbed a handful of her fries then ran off to the lunch line. "I'll buy them back for you!" He stuffed his mouth and proceeded to buy five servings of fries; one for Sherri and the rest for him. Lunch proceeded as normal with their hopes high for Trunks' plan.
The next day Sherri practically jogged to Trunks' class. She held onto the door frame to stop her from running past the class completely.
"Hey Trunks, I-" She stopped short and took deep breaths. And it wasn't just because she was tired.
Trunks was engaged in a full-on lip battle with a girl in his class. He looked up and saw her at the door. Trunks pushed the girl off him and stood up. "Sherri!"
She looked at him. Her breathing had regulated and she shook her head. When the first tear fell, she ran away from the class.
"Sherri wait!" Trunks chased her and caught up. He held her wrist. "Sherri, I can expla-"
"Don't bother Trunks! I know what I saw!" She wrenched her wrist away from his grip and wiped away the tears. "To think I was coming to tell you that my parents said I could live with you!" She shook her head and laughed bitterly. "I must be out of my mind." She started to walk away from him. He held her wrist again and she snapped at him. "Don't touch me! It's over Trunks." She backed away from him and held up her hands then put them back down. "It's over."
As Sherri walked away, she pulled out her phone. "Hello? Mom? Yeah, I changed my mind. I'll come home to start packing my bags right away. Huh? No nothing's wrong. I just had a... change of heart. Yeah, bye."
Trunks watched her go. The girl who kissed him earlier walked up behind him and rubbed his back. She cooed. "It's okay. Now you can be with someone who actually deserves you. Me."
He pushed her aside. "Stay away from me!" His voice turned low and threatening. "Do you have any idea what you just did? Thanks to you, I probably lost the best thing that ever happened to me!"
She whimpered. "But Trunks..."
He punched the wall next to him. "Leave. Now."
She scampered away and Trunks stood all alone in the hallway. One tear ran down, then another. In no time, Trunks was crying like a baby.
- End of Flashback-
Well guys, that's the end of this chapter. I really wish I could promise a quick update, but I can't. But patience is a virtue so hang in there! Till next time!