You are now Phaedra.
You swore to yourself you wouldn't do this again. You would NOT pursue another Samantha, and yet here you are, going after some asshole who so blatantly despises you. Anyone would be able to see this for what it was: you were trying to replace her. You were too prideful to take Samantha back, but still too weak to let her go, and this is the result. Fantastic.
You set down the sponge being used to wipe down the stove in the kitchen and allow yourself one little glance at Eridan, which soon turns into full on staring. Even when cleaning the school's kitchen, he still manages to look regal. He's wearing a green long sleeved button-down shirt with crisp white skinny jeans, black loafers, and the ever present jewelry, whereas you're just wearing a black tutu with a black mock-straight jacket, grey and black striped leggings, and dark grey converse. How did he always manage to look so much better than you?
He sways and hums something unfamiliar as he scrubs the cheap microwave, wiping away the excess food on the inside. You can't see his face, but he seems sort of happy right now, or at the very least content. All of his movements over the last twenty minutes have been fluid, and from what you've heard, he hasn't griped about a single thing.
"Hey Ampora, why so happy?" you call out, abandoning the work you were supposed to be doing. His humming stops along with the swaying, and you briefly wonder if you should've just enjoyed the view. He sets the sponge down and turns on his heel, staring you down with a menacing glare. Ya, you definitely should've just kept your mouth shut.
"I am most certainly NOT happy, seein' as I'm stuck defilin' myself wwith this labor," he retorts, and you smile in spite of yourself. You know he'll think you're making fun of him, but honestly you just think it's cute when he's upset. Although, you'll have to give him a little shit about the labor thing. You stride over to him, standing only a couple feet away, and shift to the side with crossed arms. A single corner of your lips quirk higher than the other in an amused half-smile.
"Not used to doing any work? Or do you just leave that stuff to the maids?" you tease, raising an eyebrow the slightest bit and switching which side to lean on. He snorts, which you think it the cutest thing ever, and turns his head to the side.
"For your information, wwe only havve ONE maid; the other is a butler," he corrects, and you just bust up laughing. You'd only been half-serious about the maid thing, but this douche actually had one? He was just too darling!
"Stop laughin' bitch, you're just jealous!" he nearly shouts, seething at your behavior. You should probably stop laughing and clutching your sides, especially if you hope to make him like you. You do just that and frown, deciding to be the better person in this situation.
"Hey relax, ok? I was just messing around, sorry. Besides, having a maid must be super cool," you say in an attempt to smooth things over, "Ha, me and my brother wouldn't be able to afford that shit."
Ampora cocks an eyebrow and finally looks at you again, probably urging you to provide a further explanation, but you aren't willing to give one. You probably shouldn't have even mentioned that part, hell, you probably shouldn't even be talking to this kid. You're just fooling yourself into thinking he'd even be your friend. You smile and shrug, feigning indifference. He's about to ask, but you turn away and grab the scrub off the oven. All you had to do was finish cleaning the kitchen, and then you could go home and play video games with your brother. Assuming he's actually home, that is.
You don't say another word to Ampora the whole time you're cleaning, and he doesn't push the issue. A part of you wants him too; wants him to ask why just so you can keep talking to him of your own devices, but he won't. Plus, the other parts don't want to talk right now. It isn't a depressing thing, it's just that you really don't like what conversations about money lead to.
After disposing of the expired foods, you place the sponge in the sink and exit the kitchen, avoiding eye contact with Ampora. You grin as you make your way out of the school because going home is the best part of your day. The drive home is so lovely, and your home itself was so inviting. You hope against hope that Ayexis is there because you really want to spend time with him. He was at his boyfriend's house yesterday, some kid named Cronus. He was a cool dude that seriously didn't belong in this generation, always talking weird and trying to act slick.
You push open the doors leading to the parking lot and immediately spot your baby. There weren't a lot of vehicles, seeing as school was already let out, so she was super easy to spot out. Your grin widens and you practically bound to her, going through the usual routine of putting your helmet on and starting the vehicle while supporting it with your foot. You rev the engine just to humor yourself and chuckle a little at the calming sound. You're about to speed off when you hear your name being called above the roar.
"Phae! Wwait up!" Ampora calls and you power down the vehicle to hear him properly. You watch him run over to you, still managing to look sophisticated like an asshole. Once he's beside your baby, he tugs down on his shirt and straightens out his features.
"My bro is at his boyfriend's and my fuckin' parents are on some stupid vvacation for the next month, so I wwas wwonderin' if ya wwanted to come ovver or somethin'. Not cause I wwant to hang out wwith you! I just don't wwanna be stuck alone wwith the maid," he says, stutter more evident in this statement than it'd ever been before. You actually like his speech problem, but maybe that was because he was inviting you over. That's probably half of the reason right there. Plus, today is your day off, so you don't have anything better to do. Well, there is your brother, but he's probably out with his boyfriend too.
"Whatever you say dude. Am I just supposed to follow you there, cause their ain't no way I'm leaving Jazzy here," you state simply, to which to rolls his eyes at how 'difficult you're being'.
"Fine, let's just go before I change my mind," he snaps, marching over to his vehicle which does NOT belong in a school parking lot. He owns a violet Mercedes Benz. Dear fuck, how much did his parents even make!? You start Jazzy back up to challenge the vehicle, and when he starts his it gives off a nice purr. You totally win. He drives ahead of you the whole way there, and you got to hand it to him, he can drive. You'd expected him to be one of those assholes that drove super slow to piss everyone off, considering how freaked he was on Jazzy, but no. He was speeding the whole time, which was fine with you because it gave you an excuse to speed as well.
Now, if you thought his car was something, then you had no clue what to even think of his house. You know those pearly white mansions with the gates out front that you always see in the movies? Ya, those movies were practically BASED off of Ampora's house. You pulled up behind him in front of the gate and waited until the gates fucking magically opened, allowing the two of you entrance. The rode went in a large circle pulling up to the house, and he parked right by the front door. You parallel park behind him and remove your helmet, doing your best to smooth out your hair before letting the helmet dangle off the handle of your baby.
Ampora is already halfway to the front door, so you practically sprint to catch up, nearly tripping on the white stairs. Like, why so many stairs? He rings the doorbell and looks at a strange tile by the door. The doors open dramatically once he does, and he ushers for you to step in first. The moment you do, your breath is not just taken away. It's gone, like it was never even fucking there. He had the whole damn deal: spiral staircase, an enormous foyer with two fireplaces, a large Persian rug in the center, mantles, the most exquisite furniture, and this was only one room. This one room, the foyer, was three times bigger than your apartment. So not even fair.
"Jealous?" Ampora asks in a sly tone, and even though you can't see his face right now, you know he's smirking triumphantly. Sometimes you think his ego is even bigger than yours! Much like his home is.
"As if. All this means is that we're always hanging out at your place, nerd," you counter with a smile, walking forward before he can object. You peer into the room to the right and see a large movie room that's literally decked out like it came straight from the theater itself. You've always enjoyed watching movies, so you decide to make this your destination and run to the room. Ampora shouts something behind you and you can hear his loafers against the marble floor as he chases you into the screening room. You're already sifting through the movies below the large TV when a certain film catches your eye. It's one of those horror movies that're too graphic to be shown in regular theaters and are given the rating X. You'd thought movies like this were myths!
It's titled Blood Bath, which doesn't sound very original, but if it's rated X, than it MUST be gory! You hold up the movie towards Ampora, and he just rolls his eyes and nods. You squeal in joy and put the DVD in before hopping back to the front row of seats. He sits in the seat beside you and huffs, but you're too overcome by child-like amusement to care. You hear Ampora clap, and then a man in a fancy tuxedo is in the room with you.
"How may I help you two?" he asks, first looking at Ampora respectfully, then casting a dirty look your way. Whatever, fuck him.
"I wwill take some lobster, and for the lady, if I can evven call her that-"
"I'll take some ribs and Dr. Pepper please," you cut off, not even acknowledging Ampora's remark. The butler looks astonished by your behavior, but you just laugh and add, "I'd really appreciate that."
He seems put off by your kindness, which is stupid. Just because you aren't rich doesn't mean you'e ill-mannered. You know how to show appreciation, unlike some people named Eridan. The butler nods and exits the room quietly, to which you pause the movie at its beginning. You want to make sure you have food before it starts. Twenty minutes later, the butler comes back with the ordered food, much to your amazement. How do you even make ribs in twenty minutes? You hesitantly take a bite, but it's not bad like you'd expected. It tasted… Amazing! You tell him as much and thank him for the food before he leaves once more.
Then you start the movie, happily eating your ribs and sipping your Dr. Pepper as guts and organs are thrown haphazardly on the screen.
Alright so a little change, the next chapter will be both the remaining time spent at Eridan's, AND their time in detention the following day. Thanks for the support c: