Note: A Little sneak peek for book 2! I'm working on it so enjoy ; ) Adding a few more characters into this story.
It was the first day of school and Piers was excited to see his friends. Well, he did see them over the summer. Especially his best friend Chris.
Piers was walking down the school hallway looking for his brand new locker. "Guess what?!" Chris yelled running towards him. "What?" "I have a top locker once again! Four year in a row!" "That's awesome man. Let's hope I don't have a bottom locker like last year." Piers told his best friend.
Piers found his locker and he smiles. "Dude!" He shouted turning to face Chris who had a puzzle face on. "I have a top locker!" "That's awesome! This school year is going to be awesome!" "Totally." A girl voice said behind the guys.
Chris and Piers turn to see where the voice was coming from and it was Helena. Helena and Piers didn't spend any time over the summer because of her dad who took her to New York City to visit her dream college, NYU. "Helena!" Piers said rushing towards her.
She laughs as he picks her up and spins her around. "Helena. I've miss you so much! How was New York?" "New York is pretty badass. I love it there." "I'm glad you do and I'm glad you love it. I've been to New York a couple of times to visit my family." "Save the story for lunch." Helena told him.
They've both laugh and Chris was on his phone. "What are you doing?" Piers ask Chris. Without looking up from his phone, Chris told him, "I just receive a text from Claire. She's not going to make it to the first day of school."
"Her plane probably came late." Helena assures Chris. "Come on Piers. Let's go chat." "Hey man, I'd catch up with you later okay?" "Sure bye."
As soon as Piers and Helena were out of sight, Chris puts his phone away and lean his head against a locker. What he told Helena and Piers was a lie! He didn't want to tell them the truth because the truth would panic the both of them and that's the last thing he needed right now.
Claire enters her house and throws her suitcases inside her home. The suitcases were pretty heavy. "Mom? Dad? I need a hand here!" Mrs. Redfield rushes downstairs and sees Claire. "Claire baby! Oh my God! Did you do something to your hair?" "Uh yes?" Claire said nervously. "All I did was flattened my hair?" "You look so cute. Wait here while I go get my camera!"
Claire rolls her eyes and then decides to get the rest of her suitcases from outside. She put the second suit case inside the house and when she went to get the last one, it was a bit way too heavy for her. "Come on you piece of shit!" She said pulling and pulling the suitcase.
"Here…let me help you." A voice said in front of her. She looks up and sees who it is. "Oh my-" Claire waited for him to finish putting her last suitcase into her house. When he turns to face her, Claire smiled and yells, "Leon!" She went to hug him and he hugs her back.
"Looks like you have a new hair style." He grins. "Is it a crime to try something new?" "Not that I'm aware of but no?" Claire giggles. "What made you came back to Raccoon City? I mean, the last time I've seen you was in tenth grade" "Remember how I said I wanted to graduate from this school? Well, I came back to graduate from this school!" "Yay! I've always dreamed of graduating with you. Especially with my best friend!"
Leon chuckles. "I love the best friend part. So I guess you've spend your summer in California. Am I correct?" "Yes sir." Leon laughs and say, "Remember the time when we were little kids and your aunt tried to take you to California over the summer and I literally went inside one of your luggage's to go to California with you?"
"Oh yeah…and you got caught when they've scan my bag at the airport!" She laughs hard and Leon hugs her again. "It's good to be back." "Tell me about it. Hey um, we should head to school." "Want to race there?" "Leon. I'm not five." "You're never too old to run! What? You're afraid you're going to lose?" "Me? Pft! Heck no! Let's race!" Claire went beside Leon. "On the count to three we run. One…two…three!"
"Do you think that Claire is going to make it?" Helena asks Piers as they've both were holding hands. "Hopefully. But let's not discuss about that now." He stops walking and turns to face Helena while holding both of her hands this time. "Let's discuss about you and me…" Piers lean in for a kiss but then the school's sprinklers went on.
"Oh crap!" Piers shouted running out of the sprinklers but it was too late. He was soak in wet and also Helena. "I'm so…sorry." He told Helena. "It's okay. Luckily I brung extra clothes with me just in case accidents like this happens."
"Well that was very smart of you." He told her leaning to kiss her again. "Yo Nivans!" Chris shouted jogging towards him. "Great…" Helena laughs. She liked seeing Piers frustrated. It was cute to her. "The senior counselor is giving out schedules. I just got mine so go get yours."
"I'd get it later. Right now I want to spend time with Helena." "Dude, class is about to start in twenty minutes!" "Dammit. Fine. Helena, I'll catch up with you later." He left Helena and she sighs.
Claire and Leon were running down the street and the school was one more block away from them. Claire notice that Leon was in the lead so she decided to do a dirty old trick that he always fell for. She pretends to trip and then she falls on the ground. "Ow!" She shouted.
Leon stops running and turns around to see what happen to Claire. "Claire?! Are you alright?!" "No! I-I think I twisted my leg!" She said in a panicking tone. He runs towards her and gets on one knee. "Which leg?" "This one." She pointed to her right foot. "You know what? I think I'm bleeding can you um go inside the store right here and get me a Band-Aid." "Sure." He got up and went inside the store.
As soon he was out of Claire's sight. She got up from the ground and ran down the block to school. She knew it was wrong and also cheating to do it but she didn't care at all. All she wanted was to win and rub it in his face like he would do always to her.
Claire ran inside the school building and as she was running down the hall, she accidently bumps into someone who happens to be running too. The two of them bump their heads to each other and fall on the ground. "Ow…" Claire said putting her hand on where her head started to ache.
Piers quickly went over to her and put his hand around her. "I'm so sorry. Is there anything I can do for you?" Claire looks up at him and Piers notice it was Claire. His heart started to pump fast and hard. He thought that he would see Claire tomorrow or even later on. But mostly tomorrow. He wasn't ready for this. Not now.
"You look…different." "I know. I decided to try something new like a new hairdo. Is it bad?" She asks nervously. "No…it's perfect for you." He told her smiling. "We uh should get up from the floor before Principal Simmons sees us. We don't want to get detention on the first day do we?"
"I don't think so." He told Claire as he was getting up from off the floor. He held his hand out to her waiting for her to take. Claire gladly took his hand.
"Claire?!" She hears the voice and she quickly panic. She went behind Piers and uses him as her shield. "What are you doing Claire?" He asks unsure. "Hiding from an old friend."
Leon looks around the hallway and then sees Claire behind Piers. "You're dead Claire!" Piers weren't sure if Leon meant it in a nice way or mean way. He took it as a mean way because of the way Leon use his tone of voice. So he told Claire to back up. "What are you talking about? I hope you don't think Leon is going to attack me because he's not that type of guy."
Leon ran towards Piers and Claire and Claire screams. Piers went to the side and Claire began to get so weak due to laughing so much. Piers have never seen Claire laugh this hard and so much. He never even saw her smile so much either. He became a little jealous because he wanted to make her smile and laugh a lot like how Leon was doing.
Leon was tickling Claire. "Stop it Leon!" She shouted laughing more. "No! You tricked me! This is what happens to cheaters." He put his knuckles to the top of her head and became to rub his knuckles on her head. "Stop! You're ruining my hair!" She said. Claire didn't care about her hair at the moment; she was enjoying spending time with Leon.
Piers frowns, he couldn't stand watching them together laughing and smiling. He then assumes that the two of them probably have history together. Tired of watching they play, he went to his first period class.
Leon finally stops and Claire takes a deep breath. "Leon. Don't you ever do that again?" She joked. "I won't do it if you don't ever do that dirty trick on me. Anyways, who taught you that trick?" "I did." "No wonder." "What's that supposed to mean?" "Nothing…nothing…" "Nothing means something." She told him elbowing him into his rib cage. "You're right. Come on, let's go to class."
"But I don't wanna'" She said in her best little girl voice. That made Leon laugh. "Adorable. Let's see each other schedules." They've both spend the next three minutes looking at each other schedules. "Looks like we have every class together accept P.E." "Of course Leon. Girls and boys cannot be together due to you dirty boys.
"Hey! Watch it Redfield! I'm not like the rest of them. I promise." "I believe you" She told him smirking. The school bell rings and Leon and Claire went to their first period class which was English.
Piers was in English class sitting next to his best friend Chris who was on his phone texting Jill. "You should have seen Claire dude." "I know, doesn't she have some type of new hair?" "No not that. What I meant was her and some dude. I think his name is Leon?"
"Leon is back?! Holy shit?!" Chris puts his phone on the table and his eyes widens. Chris and Leon use to be best friends back when they were little kids. But Claire was much more best friends with Leon more than he was. "Where is he?" "I don't know but what is so good about him?" "The dude is freaking awesome! That's what's good about him!"
Claire and Leon enter inside the classroom laughing. Piers notice them so he puts his head down on the table wishing he wasn't here. "Yo Kennedy!" Chris shouted waving at him. "Hey Claire, its Chris. Why don't you go pick out a table so we can sit at. Make sure it's in the back." "Of course." She did what she was told and Leon went over to Piers and Chris. "Wow Chris…you look older." "I can say the same thing to you. How is everything?" "Everything's cool."
"How about after school we hit the diner like we use to?" "Uh…sorry. I sort of have plans with Claire." "Ugh, that girl is forever ruining something." "How about the three of us then?" "Sounds good to me." Chris notices Piers. "Uh wait! Before you leave, you don't mind if my best friend Piers tags along right?" "Sure. I don't mind. It's a pleasure to meet you Piers. I'm Leon S Kennedy by the way." Leon held his hand out waiting for Piers to take.
Piers wasn't sure if he should take Leon's hand but he did anyways. "I'm Piers Nivans. It's a pleasure to meet you too Leon. By the way, what does the S stand for?" Before Leon can say anything, Helena pops out of nowhere and says, "Sexy." She laughs and hits Leon playfully at his arm.
"Uh…thanks Helena. Appreciate the compliment." This made Piers mad. He was furious. He couldn't believe that his own girlfriend actually called someone sexy especially when it's a guy right in front of his face. Piers just stood in his seat tightening his fist. He was ready to explode in any minute.
"Piers?" Helena asks putting her hand on his shoulder. "Helena, can we talk later on?" "Uh sure. Can't wait." She told him.
"Alright class! Everyone sit down! Sorry for being late!" The teacher wrote on the board his name and Leon and Helena went to take a seat. Helena took a seat beside Piers and Leon took a seat next to Claire. "Can you see the board?" Leon asks Claire. Claire nods. "Hey, how come Helena isn't sitting at our table?" "Things change." "What do you mean things change?"
"I'm not going to tell you exactly everything because it's pretty much a long story but long story short, Sherry, Helena, and I split up. We've three made different ways." "Why?" "Helena and I gotten into an argument before I went to California. It was kind of a stupid argument." "What was the argument about?" "I would rather not tell you. It's kind of like a girl thing."
"Well in girl code, is there anything like being friends again?" "Depends on the girl." Claire sighs. She felt bad about not telling Leon about what happen last year during the school year. How her and Piers faked a relationship and things started to get too loose.
She didn't want to tell him about it because she knew if she would have told him about Steve hitting her, he would have probably flip out right now and that's the last thing that she needed right now.
"Hey Claire?" "Yes?" "Want to hang out tonight? At the diner?" "Sure. I'd love that."
School ended and Claire quickly went to her locker to put in a few books inside of it. She already did all her homework with Leon in Algebra class. They've both did their work first then went straight to homework so later on when they both hang out they didn't want to worry about homework.
Usually, Claire wouldn't do her homework. But now that this is a brand new school year, she thought about studying hard and doing all of her homework's. She wasn't doing it just because Leon is back. She's doing it because she wants to go to a good college.
"Are you ready?" "Yup." Claire had texted Sherry when she was in the girl's bathroom. She told her to meet her at the diner and waits a surprise for her. Sherry told her she was on her way and that she was excited to see the surprise that is waiting for her.
Piers was walking with Helena to the diner. He thought about confronting Helena now about what she had said earlier to Leon. "Helena, can we talk?" "Sure." She told him stop walking. He looks at her straight in her eyes but then looks away. He hates to confront someone about what they've have done that hurted his feelings or made him jealous.
"It's about earlier…this morning." "Is it about that kiss we tried two times? It's not your fault Piers okay? Someone just happen to put the sprinklers on so we both got wet. End of story." She plants a kiss on his cheek and gave him a smile.
Piers change his mind about confronting her about what she said to Leon earlier. He decided to let that slide. But next time, he promises himself that he would say something. Piers took Helena's hand. When they both enter inside of the diner, he notices that Claire, Leon, Chris, Jill, and Sherry were in the back of the diner. The usual seat.
"I didn't know that Leon was going to be here?!" Helena exclaimed. Helena let's go of Piers hand and begins to walk fast always to the back of the diner to talk to Leon. "Leon! How are you?" She hugs him and he hugs her back. Piers began jealous once again. He never was jealous like this before. "So tell us Leon, how was living in New York?" "It's pretty awesome actually. I love Time Square." "I love it too! I've been there and at night it's just beautiful." "Yes! Claire, maybe you and your brother Chris could maybe visit New York next summer?"
"Maybe if Claire doesn't run off." He joked. "Shut up." She told her brother. Leon laughs and nobody notice that Piers was sitting in a booth alone. As Leon was telling them a story, Claire notices that Piers was sitting in a booth by himself.
Without telling her friends where she's going off to, she went over to Piers slowly and took a seat across from him. "You're okay?" She asks him. "Why do you care?" "Don't you want to go talk to Leon?" "Of course I do." "Then why are you here?" "Because I notice that you're sitting by yourself and you seem a bit down."
"I'm fine Claire okay? Now leave." "Obviously you're not because you never talk to me like that before. Unless you're mad which is you are."
Piers sigh and say, "Fine. You got me. I think I'm a bit jealous about Leon." "Why is that?" "Everyone is all over him I mean look at him! I'm losing my best friend Chris to him, and especially the love of my life." He sighs again and begins fiddling with a piece of napkin that was on the table. "I'm tired of loving someone and they treat me like shit."
"I'm sorry" "Why are you apologizing for Claire? You didn't do anything to me!" "Yes. I set you up with Helena. And I totally forgot to tell you." "Tell me about what?" He questioned curiously. Claire took a deep breath before saying, "Helena and Leon use to go out…before he left." "What?" "You heard me. I don't need to repeat myself."
Piers shake his head in anger. He threw the napkin to the side and got up from his seat. Claire got up from her seat too and got in front of Piers. "What are you doing?!" "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm going to get my girl back!" "It's not worth it Piers!" "Maybe it's not worth it to you because you don't know how it feels to get heartbroken a bunch of times!"
Piers realize that he was shouting because of everyone in the diner was looking at him. Including Leon who turns his back to see what was going on. Piers put his gaze back on Claire who was frowning. "Look, I need to go get some air." Just that, Piers left and Claire just stood there watching him leave.
Leon went over to Claire and put his hand on Claire's shoulder. "Want to go home?" "No…it's fine." She told him turning around to go back to her seat.