Chapter 67: Raina & Mummy: Preserved Friendship by huskynator/kirbymanx
"Okay, Wegdie, back into your closet." Raffina prodded Schezo Wegey and his gang back into their self-contained cozy little headquarters. Once all inside Raffina yelled to the benefit of all on-lookers. "Don't make me waste my time by babysitting you!" Raffina said very coldly before shutting the door.
The onlookers cheered as usual for Raffina, and normally Raffina is all for it, but she's just not in the mood after the stunt Schez&Co's newest runt tried to pull… Explaining it is worse.
The living corpse in Raffina's group, Mummy, mostly only known for her appearance, waddled up to the clique leader. "Wanna let it out, Miss Raffine?" She politely asked.
"No." That hurt the mummy more than a 'Not in public' would. Raina gently pulled her necroleptic friend.
That's when Coach Satan flew around the corner. He had enough context clues to know what was going on. He groaned this was a Schez&Co matter.
"Raffina." The coach addressed the cosplaying martial artist. "Please wait outside I'll need your version of events."
"But I'm supposed to…" Raffina backtracked, didn't wanna disobey her gym teacher. The most fun class. "Alright…" She pulled out her phone. "My appointment with Rulue will have to wait I suppose…"
The Coach turned to Raffina's clique. "You can go."
"Alright." Raina would question why, but she ain't complaining. "We'll wait in the hangout room for you."
"Thank you, Raine." She sighed.
Raffina's clique, sans Raffina, waved their leader off.
"I think we lost Scylla." Mummy commented at which Raina groaned.
"Not going to search for her this time…" Raina shrugged. She would find her but she is not ready to be chasing after the klepto today… Not in these heels.
It's just Raina and Mummy now, sitting in the hangout room together, eating a snack.
Raina being as popular as she was, received a lot of "Hello"s, "Hi"s, waves, and even a gift! Raina is as genuinely polite about it as necessary. Genuinely so, maybe with a bit of snark, and a bit of disdain if you're named Incubus and especially Choppun.
Mummy looked at all of it. She looked down at her food. Choking up a little…
"Hm…? Oh…" The cheerleader did her best to make her dejection noticeable to her wrapped-up friend. "Sorry, but short of kicking you out of the group and not…"
"I know…" Mummy cut her friend off… "Please keep on doing it. I'm happy I have necrolepsy. Being alive is more important than still having my looks." Mummy ran her mouth, Raina noticed she was just saying things.
"Nephthys…" That assertive tone of voice reeled Nephthys' head back up. "How about we go clothes shopping again sometime, hm?" Said with a smile.
"Huh?"
"You're still a pretty lady at heart, right? That accident turning you into a corpse can never change that even… if… you're still a corpse…" Said with a sheepish nervous grin. "You still gotta do stuff to feel like you're fully alive, right?"
…
"N-N-Nephthys? Are you crying?"
"N-No…" She lied, though she didn't try to be a liar, but she failed.
Raina looked around, she still had a reputation to uphold. Didn't wanna be the center of attention in this very public room.
"You're always so nice to me, Raffine's fierce rival, now a body that doesn't wanna die…"
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"Waaaaaaaaah!" The dam broke, Mummy couldn't hold it back anymore. She didn't know what possessed her but she gave Raina a big hug. "WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO NICE TO ME?!"
Raina tried not to be grossed out and tried handle the sudden outburst with grace. Nephthys knew the answer, Raina has told her this before. She supposed she just needed to hear it again. "Because it very easily could've been me."