Heya guys! I hope you enjoy this chapter, I'm not taking the story torwards what I had iniatially planned, but I do feel like it's going to be better this way now. And I just realised how hard it is to write Berry ! Can't imagine writing Sheldon xD Alright, enjoy :D

Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own any right to these amazing characters.

Spoilers: Well, last episode I've seen was Episode 13 Season 1. But as it comes out, I might add some info from the series.

Chapter 2 - Taking It All Back

The bell squeaked loudly, announcing that the last class of the morning was finished and Shelby closed her eyes for a second. She wasn't quite sure if she felt relieved the classes were over and that she could finally try to talk to Cyd or if she felt nervous. She did feel extremely nervous. She was scared she wouldn't be able to fix whatever was wrong with her friends. However, there was one thing she was sure of, it wouldn't be for lack of trying. And so, she took a deep breath, opened her eyes and tried to put on the best smile she could find.

'Thank god it's lunch break!' she gathered all her book and shoved them hurriedly in her backpack to keep up with Cyd. 'I'm starving. What do you think they'll be serving today? Uh! I hope it's meaty burgers. I kinda feel like a cheeseburger. I bet it's just some nasty pasta though. I never get what I want in the cafeteria, it's ridiculous.'

'Hm… Shelby?' Cyd had stopped walking and was turning to the opposite way of the cafeteria.

'What's up Cyd?'

'I'm not feeling very hungry right now. Is it okay if I don't go with you?'

'Oh it's fine. I'm not THAT hungry anyways. What do you wanna do?' Shelby linked arms with her friends, ready to skip lunch and hopefully, avoid starving to death.

'No, Shelbs. I meant, I'd rather have lunch time to myself today.' she explained, slipping out of her friend's grip.

'Ooooh' Shelby's heart sank to the floor. 'I don't really remember the last time we didn't have lunch together.'

'I'm sorry, Shelbs. Really.' This was definitely one of the hardest things Cyd had ever done. But she needed time away from her best friend to process what she'd seen and to understand what she was feeling. It broke her heart to see Shelby so helpless. She knew she only wanted to help, but she couldn't. Not this time. 'I just need some time to think, that's all.'

'Will I see you in class?'

'Of course. Who doesn't want a nice nap after lunch?' and they both smiled, faint, dim smiles, was the best they could do.

Shelby watched as her greatest of friends walked away. All she wanted to do was sprint after her, jump on her back and laugh about something completely irrelevant to the moment. However, she was aware of the fact that Cyd wouldn't just ask her for some time to herself, without desperately needing it. And so, she had to respect her request and give her exactly what she needed: time. Against every fibre of her body, Shelby turned around and gloomily walked away. After grabbing her share of pasta and juice, she found an empty table to sit down. Her food remained untouched for minutes and minutes, while she wondered where Cyd was, what she was doing.

'Hiya Shelby. Where's Cyd?'

'Oh, hi Berry. I don't know, she wasn't hungry. Where's Naldo?'

'That's unusual… I actually calculated once what were the chances of Cyd missing lunch.' Berry pulled out three small notebooks and looked at the first one labelled "Renaldo", 'Not this one.' and subsequently placed it back in his back pack, there were only two left, one named "Shelby" and the other "Cyd". 'Here we go.' He opened it and dozed off into his own world of calculus.

'You actually keep logs on us?'

'Of course.' he didn't raise his head from the book to answer. 'There's a lot of data that you provide me with that is essential for my research on social entanglements. And besides, I've been keeping tabs on you and Cyb more closely ever since I created your ability to time travel. I still have to figure out how I did that. Oh! And to answer your previous question, Renaldo decided today he wanted to cook his own lunch, he might still be talking his way into the kitchen. I think it would be wise not to wait for him.' Berry continued writing and Shelby decided she should try and eat something, but besides the past being awful, she had lost all her appetite. After a while, Berry looked up, mildly confused. 'Something's wrong… I can't quite pinpoint that it is. I don't feel, irritated.' He suddenly focused on Shelby. 'You're not talking! Why?'

'I don't feel like it.' she responded simply. It was the truth.

'Is it because Cyd is not here? That's would interesting. Cyd's a variable in much more than I imagined.' he was mostly thinking out loud when he turned his attention to Shelby again. 'Let's say… Cyb wasn't in your life, how different would you be?'

'I don't know, Berry.'

'How does it make you feel?'

'Not very good, obviously.'

'You're not being very helpful.' he stated putting he's pen and pad down.

'I'm sorry, I'm not really in the mood.'

'I don't understand why they wouldn't let me in the kitchen.' Naldo sat down at their table looking very disappointed. 'They let in rats once. No fair.' that was when Shelby decided she was definitely not going to have the rest of the food. 'What's with the long face?'

'It's because Cyd is not here.' answered Berry quite proudly.

'Why isn't she here? Is she trying to cook herself today too?' Naldo looked around trying to see into the kitchen.

'No, she said the needed time to think or something.'

'Wow… Even I know that's not good.' Berry almost looked concerned.

Naldo promptly asked:

'Did something happen?'

'I don't know. Probably. We jumped to the future.'

'To that lab?'

'No, no. We tried to jump further, to see if there was a future for us after that and to find out how did we escape, you know?'

'That's brilliant. Why didn't I think of that?', Berry felt slightly upset at his own intellect.

'So what did you see? What happened to Cyd?'

'I don't know. I wasn't with her. One minute everything was okay and we were looking for clues, the other she was bringing us jumping us back to the present. And since then she's been distant and cold. I don't know what to do guys… This is nothing like her.'

'You shouldn't worry much. The percentage of you two breaking apart is almost none.'

'That's not what I'm worried about, Berry. I'm worried because she's not okay. And all I want is for her to be happy.'

'She loves you, Shelby. And you love her. Just show her that, and be there for her. Everything will be okay.'

The bell rang again, this time to announce the beginning of the afternoon classes. Shelby was determined to help Cyd. She had to make sure she knew she could count on her, for everything. She was there, forever. They were meant to go to the same college, start a company and grow old side by side. Whatever it was Cyd saw, they could work it through, like always. And even when her best friend didn't show up to class, her spirit didn't tremble. She had to find a way to be strong for Cyd.

Meanwhile, the black haired pile of confusion, was walking home. With her hands in her pocket, she walked slow, kicking a little rock along the way. She left school to sort through her feelings and thoughts but couldn't bring herself to do it. It wasn't a shock to her and that's exactly what scared her the most. When she saw that picture, sweetly adorning their future living room, her heart skipped a beat. Just like an electrical little jolt on her chest, before everything falling back into place. She knew she wasn't scared of Shelby not feeling the same, because she obviously did, eventually. She felt scared at how fast it all unfolded. Just that morning, all she wanted was another day with her best friend, maybe even a time adventure if they were lucky. And now, all she could think about was how she desperately wanted that future to really come true. She found herself outside Shelby's house. Not being able to deal with her internal debate, she made her way to her bed and tried to sleep it off.

'Cyd?', Shelby sat softly at the edge of her friends bed. 'I brought you some food, thought maybe you'd be hungry.' she rolled over to examine the food. 'I'm sorry I woke you up.'

'I wasn't really sleeping.'

'Do you want to talk about it?'

Cyd pondered the offer for a second and then she realised, it didn't feel right, it didn't feel natural at all. This wasn't the way to that future she witnessed. Looking at Shelby, she knew her heart belonged to her, and that it had for a long time now. But she had to figure that out by herself. Not by taking a sneak peek into the future.

'Shelbs, do you trust me?'

'Of course, Cyd.'

'We need to go back and stop ourselves from going into the future.'

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