With her back slumped over, Juno walked the halls with her lunch in hand. There were students all over the halls chatting through lunch. Lowering her head she stared at the ground avoiding everyones gazes. No one was staring at her but she felt like her back was on fire. Closing her eyes tightly, Juno began to race towards the exit, drawing attention from the onlookers. Realizing she had made it to a secluded area she sighed and opened her eyes. Juno sat down with her lunch and leaned against a fence.
'I can't believe I found my way to the roof of all places... I would be in so much trouble if I was found here...' Juno thought setting her lunch on the ground. 'Well... I don't want to go back in there... I'm sure it will be okay as long as I stay quiet...' She thought taking a bite of her sandwich.
The wind whistled quietly as it blew Juno's hair gently. She was positioned in a corner, leaning against a fence. It was a difficult angle to see from the roof entrance and was a good cubbyhole. Looking down through the fence you could see a courtyard and a few students having lunch. Quietly enjoying the subtle blowing of the wind Juno smiled softly; not noticing the person who had appeared on the roof.
"Why are you calling me now..? You do realize I'm still in school right..?" a low voice asked hiding the anger in their voice. Hearing the sudden voice Juno flinched in suprise. "I can't do that, I'll be home late today. I'll leave the money on the table when I get home... Just don't use it on that stuff again..." The voice said getting slightly more hostile as they continued to speak. "My tone..? yes..." They took a deep breath before speaking again. "I'm sorry for speaking to you like that it won't happen again..." The person said lowering their voice as they corrected their tone. "I'll go pick them up after school, goodbye." The voice said about to hang the phone up. "NO!" They shouted seeming to have heard something unpleasant. "I told you I would pick them up!" the voice exploded as they lost their temper. "I-I... Yes... I shouldn't have spoke to you like that I'm..." They paused gritting their teeth. "sorry..." They said with a slightly trembling voice.
Holding her breath Juno began to carefully peak out unable to stop her curiosity. Looking around the corner, towards the entrance, she stared intently. 'P-Pierce!? Why is he here!?' Juno thought as her eyes dilated in shock. Quickly Juno pulled back into her cubbyhole; before she was noticed. Suddenly she heard a sort of ringing sound, accompanied by a voice.
~Side quest~
Objective: Learn about Pierce's situation in greater detail. Find a way to help leviate some of his stress and anxiety.
Reward: Pierce's affection increase (will be able to visible see this person's affection meter towards you)
Failure: Pierce's affection towards the target will decrease. (When affections become drastically low the consequences can become dire.)
*Accept/Reject*
'W-What!? Another one of these things..? Maybe I really am insane...' Juno thought staring at the floating game screen infront of her. 'Should I accept this..? Well at least I get an option this time...' Juno thought staring at the screen. 'No! Juno you're just hallucinating, this isn't real... Just ignore it... It will go away! Yeah...' Juno thought shaking her head vigorously. "Anyway for now I just need to wait for Peirce to leave so I can get out of this situation... I definitely don't want him, of all people, to catch me... Based on his conversation just now, I doubt it will benefit me at all being caught by him.' She thought as her faced paled imagining Pierce noticing her.
Stretching her neck out she peaked from her corner. Pierce stood at the entrance, his back facing her, as his broad shoulders blocked the view of the door. Juno continued to observe him, hoping desperately he would leave. "I will talk this out with the teachers... please just let me pick them up..." Pierce said with little emotion in his voice. "I will deal with this so it won't become a problem again... I'll make sure they call me for these issues next time..." He continued convincing the person on the other end of the phone. "Yes... I realize I am a minor and it will be difficult to convince them but I can do it. So please... let me pick them up..." He said in a somewhat pleading voice. "Gre- and they hung up... Well at least that's over with..." Pierce mumbled in irritation. With a long sigh he walked over to the fence and leaned back. "I really don't want to go back in and act like nothing happened anymore... I'm really sick and tired of living like this..." Pierce mumbled leaning his head back, staring at the sky. Slowly he closed his eyes slumping down to the ground. With his legs stretched out and his back leaning against the fence he appeared to relax. 'It doesn't look like hes going to leave anytime soon...' Juno thought becoming more and more anxious. "W-What do I do!?" She pondered peeking out at Peirce who was lost in thought. Noticing his closed eyes Juno considered her options. 'The bell will probably ring in about 15 minutes. He has just sat down and he seems so distracted, I doubt he will be leaving soon... I can't wait for the bell to ring. My class is to far away and I can't risk a teacher finding me leaving the roof... I could wait it out and hope he leaves before lunch is over... But I have no idea when or if he will leave... I guess the only way out is to sneak past him...' Juno thought unable to think of another way out. Gathering her stuff she steadily checked to see if his eyes were still closed. Confirming this she slowly crawled out of her hiding place. She held the other half of her sandwich in her mouth, crawling slowly across the roof. With her lunch tray on her back she moved as slowly as a turtle hoping it wouldn't tip over. Slowly she crawled past Peirce. Feeling a sudden gust of wind, push against her back, the tray tumbled onto the ground. With a loud crash Juno's eyes dilated as she slowly moved her head to look at Pierce. His green eyes opened slowly, staring daggers at the crawling Juno.