I was going to post this chapter up earlier but due to writer's block (my friend calls it procrastination) I couldn't think of what to write but after that my internet had to make things worse and after that I ended up redoing this chapter though because of the extra time I got this chapter to 3k unlike my normal 2k per chapter minimum but I'm posting chapter 4 and chapter 5 together since I was suppose to originally post them in one chapter but I decided to split the chapter into two.
Enjoy reading these chapters.
It was nearing noon as time passed in Jerome's house. They passed the time with conversations, short arguments, and even explanations about their surroundings. Cupa and Andr were having a conversation, Ben and Jerome were having their own, and Allen was using his phone quietly.
Allen looked at the time on his phone which read '11:36 AM'. "Eleven-Thirty" He muttered quietly to himself. He stood up started to walk toward the front door. Everyone stopped their previous tasks and placed their attention to him.
"Where are you going now?" Ben said with an exasperated sigh.
Allen didn't turn to answer him. "Home, see you guys later." He opened the door and left leaving the house silent.
"Is he okay?" Cupa asked, breaking the silence.
"Allen's just being a depressed bitch again."
Cupa turned her head to him. "What do you mean?"
Ben simply grunted in response. "There's no need to talk about it now."
"I'm hungry, what about you guys?" Jerome asked nobody in particular.
"Why don't we make it a double date then?" Ben teased.
Cupa and Andr looked at each curiously then turned to Ben and Jerome. "What's a double date?" They asked in perfect unison.
"Why don't you ask Jerome?" He extended his hand toward Jerome.
Jerome became nervous when the girls turned to him. "Uh... it's like a normal date but with two pairs instead."
"What's a regular date then?" The girls asked in unison.
Ben started to laugh as he tossed his phone to Jerome. "Here let me help." He said trying to hold back his laughter.
Jerome read straight off the screen. "The day of the month or year as specified by a number." Cupa and Andr looking confused as he read it.
"The definition under that!" He pointed at the screen.
"A social or romantic appointment or engagement..." Jerome read out quietly only for Ben to burst out laughing.
Andr was the first to speak. "A-A romantic engagement?" She stammered.
Cupa continued. "S-So it's something for like couples?"
"That's right! Andr and Jerome then Me and you." Ben pointed to the hooded girl causing her to blush.
"W-Why would I want to go on something like that with a pervert!" Cupa pointed in response.
"Me, a pervert? I prefer the term 'no sense of common decency' to clarify." Ben then moved across the sofa right next to Cupa. "We could get to know each other better." He said softly.
Cupa surprised at how fast his movements were panicked at his sudden closeness and pushed him off the sofa. "W-Why would I want to know anything about a pervert!"
Ben just stayed on the ground laughing and Jerome decided to step in. "Yeah it's not going to be a double date or anything like that, Ben's just trolling as usual... so let's go get something to eat."
Andr and Cupa stood up and followed Ben and Jerome as they walked out of the living room and out the door. Andr and Jerome were upfront while Ben and Cupa lagged behind a bit.
Ben sighed to himself quietly. "I honestly do want to go on a date with you though. Well, what about next time we go out on a regular date just you and me?" He said with a grin.
"I-I well, I um..." She pulled the edges of her hood down leaving him without an answer.
He chuckled. "I guess, I'll be waiting for an answer then." He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her with him as he tried to catch up to the others.
-Allen's Point of View-
I got home a few minutes after I left Jerome's house. I walked up the stairs to the raised platform that lead into my house. I unlocked the doors with the spare set of keys my parents gave me. I walked into my house to see if my sisters were home but I remembered that the rest of my family went to visit my grandparents in Seattle just a few days ago. I was suppose to follow them but I decided not to so I'm kind of living alone for a about two months but my parents told the neighbors to check up on me from time to time. I did a quick sweep of the house and went upstairs to my room.
I walked up towards my bedside drawer with a digital clock on top which read '11:55 AM'. I then decided to just go downstairs and watch TV. As I walked towards the door I heard shuffling coming from behind me. I turned around but all I saw was a black silhouette charging towards me making me fall back. I felt a sharp pain hit the back of my head and the world went black.
The four of them got to the restaurant eventually but were delayed because Andr kept looking at everything around her. Though Cupa was like that too when they were going to Jerome's house. They made it to a small coffee shop around the corner. Ben and the others would go here after school sometimes to meet up.
When they got inside they immediately found an empty table. Ben sat across Cupa while Jerome sat across Andr. The shop wasn't full but it wasn't empty either. Andr seemed restless about all the new people around her. Cupa on the other hand was excited seeing all the new faces. A waitress then came with menus for them to order. She placed them on the table and waited silently for them to order.
Ben on the other hand didn't have to browse because he knew what to get everytime he came here. "I'll have the usual iced coffee and Mocha Cake." The waitress nodded and scribbled on her notepad.
Jerome was browsing through the menu. "I'll take a ice tea and a club sandwich." He put the menu on the table.
The girls though seemed to be having a hard time to pick. "They all look so good!" Cupa said happily.
"I don't think I can pick anything either..." Andr said quietly.
Ben decided to make a suggestion. "Cupa, ever heard of cake?" He asked.
Cupa nodded her head. "I've seen the villagers make cake before but I've never tried it."
He nodded in return. "I see... Waitress please get the beautiful girl over here, a slice of Green velvet cake and an iced coffee." He said stressing the word beautiful.
The compliment made the girl fluster. "T-Thanks..." She said softly.
Andr looked over her menu to Jerome. "Um, Jerome can you help me pick something..." She said barely audible.
Jerome stood up and loomed over her. "How about trying something simple like Vanilla Ice cream?"
Andr nodded. "I've never heard of it, but I'll try it."
Jerome turned to the waitress. "Vanilla Ice cream for the lady." The waitress nodded and walked off.
Ben took a glance at Andr and noticed the faint blush on her face. "Calling her a lady? Since when did this turn into a competition?" He said with a grin.
Jerome sat down next to him. "It's not a competition if I already won." He whispered loudly.
"We'll see won't we?" Ben said with a chuckle.
"What's with those two?" Andr whispered.
"I'm not sure but..." Cupa let out a soft giggle. "He said i'm beautiful..." She said with a faint blush.
She grabbed her shoulders and shook her. "Cupa! Don't listen to that pervert!" She said looking worried.
"But Jerome called you a lady." Cupa said causing the girl to fluster.
"T-That's not the point! Jerome's okay, but why is he friends with a pervert like him!" She pointed to Ben.
Cupa shook her head. "I think Ben's alright, he's just a bit..." She trailed off thinking of a word. "Weird..."
Andr sighed. "I don't know how you can think that when he's been making these kind of advances on you."
"Well do you think it would be okay if Jerome did things like that?" Cupa asked curious.
Andr thought about it. "T-That's... I-I don't think... Forget it!" She shook off the thoughts about her and Jerome.
Cupa giggled at her reaction. "It's okay Andr, I think you and Jerome look good together!"
"S-Shut up! W-We won't be anything like that!" Andr stammered at her best friend.
Meanwhile back in Allen's house a girl was straddling the unconscious Allen and shaking his shoulders for him to wake up.
The girl had a worried look on her face. "Hey are you dead? Please don't be dead!" She shook him harder she pulled her hand back to slap him.
Allen stirred feeling dizzy and nauseous, the world around him was shaking. He tried to focus on the blurry figure in front of him. "Who are-" He started but felt a sharp pain hit his the side of his face.
He was fully awake now staring at the girl on top of him. She was staring at him with her large ruby red eyes, she had hair ties with red beads holding her purple hair in twin tails, she wore a teal v-neck sweater with striped sleeves, and a black miniskirt.
"Please get off me before I faint." He said with a blank expression.
The girl did as she was told and stood up. Allen stood up and loomed over her as he had to look down at the petite girl. He estimated her to be 4'10 because of her height.
"Who are you and what are you doing in my room?" He questioned.
"My name's Venra..." The girl softly said.
"Okay, what are you doing here Venra?" He eyed the girl suspiciously.
"I woke up under here..." Venra pointed to the bed.
"You woke up under my bed?" He deadpanned.
Venra nodded her head. "I woke up earlier and heard footsteps and you came in through the door."
He raised an eyebrow. "So you decided to assault me?"
She turned her eyes to the floor. "I was merely protecting myself..." She said quietly twiddling her thumbs.
"How were you defending yourself when I didn't even attack?"
"Well, I'm in an unknown place where everyone could be hostile..."
"As far as I know, you were the one that's hostile. You even slapped my face." Allen turned his head and showed the red mark.
"I was trying to make sure you're not dead..."
"You could've just checked my pulse." Allen put his fingers to his neck.
She seemed confused by the action. "Check your pulse?"
He sighed. "Nevermind..." Allen then remembered Ben and Jerome's events. "Considering that you woke up under my bed... You're obviously from Minecraft or Minecraftia as you guys call it."
"That is correct. I'm a cave spider..."
"Okay then..." He then turned away.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going down stairs to make something to eat. You can follow since you probably didn't eat lunch." He walked out the door with the girl following.
"M-May I know your name?" The question making him stop in his tracks.
He simply turned his head. "It's Allen."
The same waitress brought the food to the table. Ben was currently eating his cake hungrily and was almost done. He stopped to sip a bit of his coffee and noticed Cupa was having a problem using her fork to eat the cake.
He waved his hand in front of her face to get the girl's attention. "Here do this..." He took a small butter knife that came with the fork and sliced the cakes into tinier pieces making it easier for her to pick up. She managed to get a piece of cake onto her fork this time and popped in her mouth.
Her face lit up happily as she swallowed. "This tastes amazing!" She hungrily started to eat.
He extended his hand and stuck his finger in the frosting of her cake and popped it in his mouth. "Wow, green velvet frosting taste better than I remember."
The girl fingered her own cake to taste the frosting. "This is called frosting?"
"Yeah, taste good doesn't it?"
She nodded. "Cake is awesome!" She continued to eat hungrily.
He quietly chuckled to himself. "Nice to see a girl with an appetite these days... When the hell did I start sounding like an old man?" He finished his cake and looked to Cupa who surprisingly already finished hers. "Wow that was quick, you might eat faster than me!" He complimented.
She took a glance at his face and then bent over the table getting closer to him. He felt the blood rush up to his cheeks as the girl inched closer. Her hand extended to him and she brushed her thumb softly against his face. He noticed there was some frosting on her thumb as she backed away.
The girl oblivious to what she had done was simply licking her thumb. "This frosting is great too!" She smiled brightly.
The boy turned away and found his friend wide eyed staring at him. "What are you staring at?" He asked, a faint blush on his face.
Jerome continued to stare at him. "How... How do you even... I give up..." He sighed.
Jerome and Andr ate their meals quietly. He of course had to teach her how to spoon ice cream but she got it in a relatively quick pace. They then decided to order refills on their drinks and chat.
"Jerome, How did you meet Ben?" Andr asked.
"Elementary..." Ben mumbled incoherently.
Cupa raised her arm. "What's elementary?"
"It's like a school and school is a place for adults to bore knowledge into your head."
"That sounds scary..." Andr said with a hint of fear.
"It's not scary but incredibly boring... Though you girls are going to school with us."
Jerome looked curiously at him. "How are you going to do that." He questioned.
"As you know of my pro photoshop skills... I will use that to get our schedules and simply change the names on them." He said proudly.
"How will that even work?" Jerome unimpressed by his plan.
"Until I find a way to permanently enroll these girls into our school, I will simply use the schedules to keep them with us for the next four weeks. Since it's only four weeks of school left and the teachers are just getting field trips and parties ready they won't check the student records."
"Okay so why do you my schedule?" Jerome asked.
"I'm going to remove your name from Andr's copy and place her name so both of you will have the exact same classes and of course Cupa will have my classes for I'll use my schedule."
"We're going to school!" Cupa cheered.
"Okay but can you continue the story of how you and Ben met?" Andr asked.
"Well, we met back in elementary... He just decided to follow me around like a stalker." Jerome answered.
"Me? Yeah right, I decided to hang out with this nerd." Ben extended his hand to Jerome.
"Sure... Did you know Ben was such a pervert back in elementary?"
Andr seemed unchanged. "I sort of knew that by now."
Ben was hurt by her demeanor. "Just for the record in elementary I was a bit of a perv but I mellowed out since Junior high."
Jerome scoffed at this. "Mellowed out? At best it seems you put all you're perverted thoughts on drawing it!"
Ben crossed his arms defensively. "Since when have I done this?"
Jerome took out his phone and swiped across the screen a few times. "This..." It showed a neatly drawn picture of a female straddling a male. "That..." The next showed a female against a wall with her legs wrapped around the male. "And this..."
Ben grabbed the phone before he could show the next one. He quickly deleted the photos and gave Jerome the phone. "Pictures or it never happened?" He said, flashing a grin.
"Well I may not have pictures but I have witnesses." He pointed across the table to the two girls.
"Pervert..." Andr simply said.
"I didn't know you were an artist... but THAT kind of artist..." Cupa turned her head away.
Ben sighed and slammed his face on the table. The while that followed were mostly accusations at him and embarrassing stories from his past. Though soon enough they got to a topic about where everyone will be staying.
He turned to Andr. "So Andr, you'll stay with Jerome for now."
Jerome sighed. "Since my parents are still at the Philippines for one more month then it's fine."
"I-I don't think it's appropriate for me to stay in a boy's house especially alone..." Andr said softly.
"Don't worry Jerome can let you stay in his parents' bedroom... or you can sleep with him if you want." Ben offered, a smirk forming.
I saw Jerome turn his gaze from Andr as she hid in her turtleneck. "Um, so where does that leave Cupa..." She asked quietly.
"It's obvious isn't it? She'll stay with me but your lucky since your parents are gone." Ben turned to Cupa who was merely a spectator until this point.
"W-What about your family?" Cupa stammered.
"I'm sure they won't mind. Though I warn you my sister is annoying."
"Though where will I sleep?"
"Well... Remember that room you were in this morning?"
"W-Was it the one with the cat?"
He nodded his head. "That's the guest room, you can stay there or with my sister... Either that or with me..."
Cupa pulled the edges of her hood down to hide her blush. "I-I don't think that's a good idea..."
Jerome suddenly stood up. "Okay since that's decided let's go pay and leave because it's getting late." He stood up of his chair.
"I'll pay for Cupa's food and you pay for Andr's food." Ben started to get out his wallet.
"Such a gentleman." Jerome said sarcastically.
Ben chuckled at the thought of him being a real gentleman. "I know right?"
Shortly they were out of the restaurant heading their separate ways. Cupa and Andr waved to each other as they split off. Andr and Jerome were heading towards Jerome's house which was the opposite direction from where they were going.
She tugged on Ben's sleeve while they were walking. "Hey Ben?"
"Yeah?"
"What is your family like?" She asked softly.
He thought about it for a bit. "Well... My mom's a blonde and so is my sister but I have black hair like my dad..." Cupa looked at him with full interest as he spoke. "My mom's a make up artist and my dad works in a branch of the military as he says."
"What about your sister?" She asked full of curiosity.
He felt a shiver go through his spine. "I think it's better if you meet her face to face..."
"Okay then..."
They walked silently the rest of the way. They made it to the porch of the house. He turned around to face her. "Ready?"
"W-What if they don't like me?"
"There's no way they could hate you! My family isn't one to turn people away." He said with reassuring eyes. "But remember... Whatever I say, Just go with it." She nodded in return.
Chapter 5 comes up next!