Classed Divided

Chapter 7

I'm feeling so much like a beggar, but can you guys at least think about my patr(e)on? I'm a struggling 20 year old with no real options other than writing.

"Tell us again how it happened." As I looked up from my work, Rakan leaned on his hand and stared at me with a huge grin. "I love that story."

"There's nothing to tell." I huffed. Even when I don't work on my boxing on a free study day, I end up in the gym. And for some reason, Rakan followed me. I have to fucking idea where Xayah is.

"Sure there is!" I looked back at my math homework. "The girl we're trying to get you with follows you into a weird kinda bar, where she watches you beat the crap outta some guy, then you get her away from a creep, and take her on a date. Is there really nothing to tell?" We stared at each other for a few seconds.

"I've known you for 2 days, and I already want to beat the crap out of you." He just grinned again. "I thought you said you were gonna help me with my homework."

"That's before I learned about this juicy gossip!" I threw my pencil at him. "Hey! There's no need to beat me up about it!"

"You won't shut the fuck up!" Sighing, I leant back on my hands and stared at the ceiling. Why I'm sat on the floor, I don't know. "Why aren't you hanging out with your girlfriend, anyway?"

"She said that she needs to get some junk sorted out." I looked at his face, and he looked like he was about to cry. "I don't like being away from her."

"Don't cry." I pushed my work aside and shuffled over to sit next to him. "Then I'll get upset, and it'd be a huge mess." He laughed and shoved me. "C'mon, I want some coffee."

"And I'm going with you?" I lifted Rakan to his feet by the back of his shirt.

"If you're missing your girl, do you really want to sit alone in this place?" He looked around for a second.

"Yeah, you're right. Let's go." I grinned as he followed me out of the gym. "You're buyin' me a drink, though."

"Why?" I asked, my eyebrow raised.

"Because I said so." He elbowed my side. Rolling my eyes, I shoved my hands into my pockets. As we walked through the halls in silence, I swear, I heard some quick, soft tapping. Rakan turned before I did, and raised his hand to grab my arm. As I turned, I had only seconds to brace myself and catch the teenager that ran at me.

"Sona!" I swung her around as she pressed her face into my neck. "You're back!"

"Hit the deck! Live weapons!" As I placed Sona back on her feet, both of us smiling wide, Rakan was on his knees, hands on his head. "I almost got kicked in the head!"

"Oh, relax. Her feet don't hurt." Even as Sona looked up at me, she was beaming. "When did you get back?" She moved her hand from my back and hold up a closed fist. "Today?" Sona nodded.

"Oh boy, I do love being ignored." Rakan huffed.

"Well, Rakan, this is Sona. She's the best musician you'll ever hear." She gently backhanded my arm as her face went red.

"I'm surprised that you know a word that big." He grinned.

"You're gonna get a beatdown, soon." I stepped towards him, but Sona pulled me back. "Sona, this is Rakan. He and his girlfriend joined the school yesterday, and they're already major pains." She smiled and bowed to him.

"Can't speak?" He asked. He folded his arms when Sona shook her head. "Ah, I get it."

"Get what?" I asked.

"She doesn't need to speak because she gives people notes." I raised an eyebrow. "Music notes… paper notes… Damn, you're dense." Sona covered her mouth in a silent laugh, and Rakan jumped away from me, laughing when I swung my fist at his face.

"Idiot." I huffed. "How was the tour, Sona?" She looked up at me again, excitement in her eyes before she started signing.

I went all across Runeterra! I stopped in every city for at least a week; I met so many people-

"Okay, what the hell is all this hand action?" Rakan asked.

"It's sign language." I said, gripping Sona's hands. "You should learn it."

"Ok, but why do you know it?" He asked.

"Jinx didn't talk for years. I had to find a way to talk to her." Sona and I smiled at each other. "Ekko knows it, too."

"Vi!" Why dopes everybody want to me today?! I turned and watched Lux run over. "Here." She held her phone out to me. Sona wrapped her arms around my waist and pressed her cheek into my shoulder as I turned around. Lux didn't look too pleased about that one.

"What?"

"It's my father. He wants to talk to you." I stared at her. "Take the phone!" Sighing, I took it and held it up to my ear.

"Hello?" Somebody grumbled something on the other end of the line.

"Good morning. My name is Pieter Crownguard." Oh, fuck. "The young gentleman that I had introduced my daughter to last night told me that you'd assaulted him because he was talking to Luxanna." I put my arm over Sona's shoulders. "However, Luxanna told me a different story. What's your take?" I looked at Lux, and she waved her hands in a 'go' motion.

"That kid's an idiot. I did knock him out because he was going to…" Oh fuck. What are the words? "Force himself onto her." I looked over to Rakan, whose mouth dropped open. I shrugged with my free shoulder. The line went silent, and I looked back at Lux.

"Why the fuck did you set me up for this?" Sona brushed some of my hair back behind my ear.

"He didn't believe me!"

"Wait, a dude almost fucked you like that, and you're chill about it?" Rakan yelled. "How can you be so calm about somethin' like that?!"

"He's with the police, that's why!" I felt Sona sigh. I'm like, one of the only people she can vent to.

"What's your name?" Pieter said again, which made me jump.

"Geez- my name's Vi."

"What's your last name?"

"You tell me!" Lux went pale. The line went silent again. Sona got my attention.

What did he ask?

"Wanted to know my last name."

"You don't know your own last name?" Lux asked.

"Everybody asks- No, I don't know my last name!" She stepped back. "Jinx doesn't know, either!"

"So, Ekko does?" Rakan asked this time.

"Yeah, but I'm not telling you." The phone made another noise.

"Alright. I'd like to meet you." Shit. Oh, fuck. "Tomorrow. I'll give my Daughter the details." I could not hand that phone back fast enough. Lux started talking to her dad, stepping away from us. Sona smiled up at me, and hugged me tighter.

"We'll have time to talk soon, Sona." I gently rubbed her back.

"Probably not the best choice of words." Rakan grinned.

"She knows what I mean." Lux sighed, which made me look back over. She pulled the phone away from her ear and looked at me, sparing an angry glance at Sona.

"Vi, do you know where I live?" I nodded. That sounds so creepy, but I've seen the place a bunch of times. "Can you be there at 12 tomorrow?"

"Yeah, but I don't expect this to go well." She didn't even smile. She just looked at Sona again before walking off. "Hey, Rakan? Did she seem angry to you?" I asked when Lux was out of sight.

"Probably because you've got another woman all up in you." Sona smiled again, shaking her head. "No? But she's a catch to most people!"

"Most people?" I laughed.

"Well, not to me. I already got the prettiest girl ever."

"You always know what to say, Rakan." Xayah chuckled, stepping out of nowhere –probably walked up the hall like a ninja- and pulling his head down so she could kiss his cheek.

"And all of it is the truth, Miella." Ugh. I think I'm going to get diabetes.

~~~~~~~~~~~~X~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is currently my life. Laid on my bed, not being able to focus on reading, with Xayah sat with her legs crossed on my stomach, Jinx and Sona having a sign language conversation on her bed, and Ekko and Rakan were playing one of those fighting games, sat on the floor. Why is she even sat on me?

"Hey." Xayah took the book out of my hands. That's probably why. "That sign language stuff, is it easy to learn?"

"Why? Interested?" I grinned.

"Well, I already know Vastayan and English. What's another language?" She didn't give my book back, though. What the hell does Lux's dad want me for? So he can arrest me for punching that guy's lights out? I'm not gonna get to sleep tonight thinking about this. Speaking of which, Sona's probably gonna go back to her place, which is the set of rooms between this one and the rich kid place, and I have no idea where Xayah and Rakan go.

"Miella!" Rakan whined. I tipped my head to look. "This game is mean!"

"You're just a sore loser!" Ekko laughed.

"Yeah, right. Let me try." She knocked the wind out of my getting up. Then she sat on Rakan's lap. "Okay, basic controls?"

"You'll figure it out." Rakan said. Sighing, I looked back up at the ceiling.

"Hey, Vi." I had to sit up to look at Jinx. "Sona's gonna stay here tonight."

"Why?" I looked at her.

After being around people for so long, I don't want to go and be by myself yet.

"Yeah, Rakan and I are staying, too." Xayah said, still focused on the game.

"Why?" She grinned.

"I heard what happened earlier, and you're gonna need help in the morning." She looked at me out of the corner of her eye. "And I like to annoy you."

~~~~~~~~~~~~X~~~~~~~~~~~~

And now it's come to this. Sona's got her face in my neck, arms locked around my waist, and her legs over mine. Not gonna lie, the way she's breathing is a bit of a turn-on. I'm pretty sure that Jinx and Ekko are having a conversation in their sleep. It's all gibberish, though. Then there's- I jumped and swore softly when I looked over to the two of them in Jinx's bed. Xayah had her eyes wide open. Does she sleep like that?! Thankfully, Rakan is a light sleeper, and pushed himself to his elbows.

"Wha?"

"Your girlfriend is terrifying!" I hissed. Blinking a few times, Rakan nudged her a couple times.

"Xayah." She said something in what I think was Vastayan. Also could have been the same gibberish that Jinx and Ekko are saying. "Baby. Come here."

"I'm already right next to you." She smiled, turning over and cuddling up to him.

"Yeah, but now you're closer." He winked at me, and I turned to look back up at the ceiling. "Hey, Xayah?"

"What's up, Honey?" These two are so sappy.

"Are you gonna marry me today?"

"Ask me again tomorrow." Xayah hummed, and moved closer. I think. Somebody moved.

"I always do." Now that's just making me want a girlfriend. Not Sona, like people think. Jinx calls both her and Sona twins, and I don't want any part of that. I've had one girl that was more than just a fling. I wonder what she's up to.

Little less than 2k words, but I'm going to love the next chapter.