VIENNE POV,
We've been walking here for hours yet we still don't see our club room. Seriously, how long is this corridor?
Ah, there it is.
"DO NOT DISTURB". There's a sign hanging on the doorknob.
'Do not disturb my ass', whether he likes it or not, I will still open this door. It's just Comere who's inside anyway, as if he can stop us.
I smirked as I opened the door, I was born ready to face that shithead. But I was shocked when there was no one inside. Uh, miracle. I look back at Wada and Lex, but they are gone too. Huh? What is this? A prank?
"Go ahead guys, prank me! Asif it'll work!" I said loudly, for them to hear me.
Later on, I heard a whisper. I barely hear what it says.
"Not qualified". Oh, I clearly hear it now.
"Not Qualified". It says again, but this time, it became louder. I can feel that whoever is talking is right behind me. So I looked back and it was Comere who showed up on my face.
"NOT QUALIFIED". He says loudly. I wanted to say something but I couldn't hear my voice. Instead, I heard someone calling my name instead.
"Vienne… Vienne… VIENNE!"
It sounds familiar but I can't find where the voice is coming from.
"Vienne, honey, wake up. Your friend came by and she said she's going to school early. She couldn't wait for you."
"Mmmm." It's the only thing I can say...
"Hey! Wake up! You're gonna be late again if you don't get up now!"
"Huh? Y-yep, I'm awake!" I said and sat up quickly. Aw, headrush. I hold my head trying to ease the pain. When I felt okay, I looked up, and it was my mom. Oh, that explains it. She's the one calling my name. I was just having a dream--- a bad dream. Of all people, why does it have to be Comere in it? Argh.
"I said, Wada came here early. She said she's going to school early and she can't wait for you." Mom told me again. Did Wada eat something bad?
"Ah…O-okay, mom. I should get ready too."
When I got dressed, I left my room and as I closed my door behind me, I smelled our breakfast.
"Smells delicious mom!" I shouted as I ran down the stairs and went to our dining. "How can I start my diet mom, if you keep on cooking us these foods sooo... go---" I cut off my words when I saw an extra plate.
"Is dad home?" I asked as I sat down on my usual seat and started eating. "I thought he's going home next week?" I asked my mom who seemed to be preparing something in the kitchen.
"No honey, dad's not home. It's for Lex." My mom said with a coffee in her hand and sat down with me. I frowned when I heard that name.
"Oh? Why? He's your…" I looked away from mom knowing what her next words will be. She noticed my reaction and smiled, "He's… your friend, right? And he's always here every morning with Wada, though it's only Lex who ate with us. I noticed that his cousin ate her breakfast not very often here either." She explained and there's a hint of teasing in her words. "So I thought to prepare him some food too." Mom said to me smilingly.
Mom really wants me to have siblings, well I wanted too, but for some reasons she can't have another child. So she treated Lex and Wada as her own too.
"Mom, next time," I said, putting my hand on top of hers, "bring out the plates if they're really here so you won't have to waste your time. I'll put this back, okay?" I said, picking up my plate and 'Lex's plate' -.-
"And probably he's with Wada." I added, then I stood up and put them on the sink.
"But I just wanted to feed your friends too, they're like your brother and sister anyway."
"Well, if that's the case, we have to add them in our grocery budget." I said jokingly. Then I remembered, speaking of Wada, she went to school early. I thought if I leave early I can catch up on her.
"Mom, I should go now. I'll try to catch up on them." I said as I picked up my bag.
"Okay honey, bye! Take care!"
"Will do, mom! Bye!" I said and kissed her cheeks.
As I walked my way to the bus terminal, there were two women chatting in front me and they were like turtles, walking really SLOW. I tried to walk past them but I couldn't.
"Ahem." I cleared my throat to give them a sign that there is a person behind them. But it looks like they couldn't hear me, they're too busy talking to each other.
Aaah! It's too early to get mad, I don't have the energy to nag yet. -.-
Where do they think they're at? At a park? Gosh. If a sidewalk is not that wide, be aware of your surroundings, be considerate to other people. Don't. Walk. Slowly. -.-
"Excuse me." They laughed as I excused myself. Were they laughing at me?!
Shut up Vi, they're probably talking about something funny. -.-
Aahh, they're still chatting and even louder this time. It's enough! They got me so annoyed. -.-
I walked faster and past them. Then I walked slowly when I'm in front of them.
Ha! Your turn now. I raised my eyebrow and a little smile on my face as I walked.
"Didn't even excuse herself! Teens really nowadays think too much about themselves!" The old lady said to her friend loudly, obviously enough for me to hear what she said.
The heck?! I excused myself! It's just you two are too busy gossiping! Hsss, whatever. I'm still not in the mood to get into a fight--- in this early. I'll just listen to my music.
I get my earbuds from my pocket and put them in my ears. When I'm about to press the play button, I heard the old ladies talking again.
"Did you know that some things went missing in Wilford Academy?"
Now they're talking about our school. Ugh.
W-wait, things went missing?
"Wilford Academy? The prestigious school?" Asked the other, and I feel she's pointing at my back.
"Yes, that school!" the first lady answered.
Who would think that the three of us agreed to transfer here in Wilford and got accepted? Well, Wada and I, we really wanted to go to Wilford Academy, it's our dream school since we were kids, I just…don't know about her cousin, Lex.
We started out as friends when we were still kids until then, you can't separate us three.
Lex and Wada are cousins. Even if they're related, well not immediate family but still… They are too different from each other.
When I first met Wadalei or Wada as we call her, I thought she's just shy because she's too quiet, but later on, it's really just who she is. She doesn't talk that much, but if she says something she can stop you from what you're doing and you would want to listen to her. It's like, once in a blue moon situation. She's very aloof with other people. She always wears this expressionless, I-don't-give-a-damn face. Also, she's the smartest among us. If you don't know anything about something, just ask her.
On the other hand, her cousin, Alexer, is the irritating, talkative, active and irritating one. Did I say irritating twice? Well, 'cause he IS! He talks a LOT of nonsense things, especially on social media, he'll post whatever is he doing. I guess the only thing he hasn't done yet is to live stream his daily life. And hell! He asks too much without even trying to think what the answer will be. But I know… deep down in his coconut shell, he's not that dumb at all, he's just too lazy to use his brain. And that pisses me off. Look, he got accepted in this school, and it's really hard to be accepted here. He's really just slacking off. You just really have to push him ten times more. Also, even if he's like that, you can count on him for other things. And he's kinda funny in his own way too.
W-wait, am I defending that dumbshit? o.o
I blinked to come back to my senses and tried to listen again to the old ladies at my back.
"Well, you know they really have tight security and you never heard of things getting lost there, right? It's just this time it happened. And… you won't believe what is missing now." Said the other lady. She really loves to gossip, huh?
"W-what?!" Asked the other lady curiously but you can also hear some excitement in her tone.
"Pencils! Just pencils! And they're making a fuss about it."
"Really? Pencils? There are more valuable things to steal than pencils, so… why?"
The lady is right, why pencils?
"I don't know! This could probably happen in one of their art classes."
Hmm, this looks like it can be a case for D-Club! This could be the start of our adventure!
I walk fast now, excited to talk about this with my friends. Then apparently, I saw Wada sitting on a bench and Lex standing near her.
Why are they still here? I thought they went ahead already?
As I got closer, I saw Wada pointing at me. She's probably talking to Lex.
"I thought you guys went ahead?" I asked.
"I'm actually on my way to your house." Lex answered
"And for what? You don't have any reason to visit me unless you want to eat with us again!" I snapped at him then I looked away which made him scratch his head. He always does that, does he have fleas or what? He better get his hair checked, I don't want to get it too.
"Let's go…" Wada said just before I wanted to say it to Lex. Just right on time Wada. She rode the bus first when it stopped in front of us and we immediately followed her.
As we sat down on our seats, I saw the two old ladies earlier. Wow, until now they're still gossiping?
"Oh by the way, I heard a rumor earlier when I was on my way to the terminal." I said, I suddenly remembered what I had heard from those chit-chat queens earlier.
"And what about?" Lex answered quickly, while Wada just looked at me.
"They said there were things that went missing in Art Class." I said. "We should probably check about this later if this is true!" and if it is, this could be our first case in D-Club!
"So? What does it mean for us if there are missing things in Art Class? We don't have an Art subject yet." Lex butted in, and he looks like he doesn't want us to investigate this. Such a killjoy.
"Duh?! It's an adventure for us! It's better if we join in investigating this!" This is our chance to do what we've been dreaming of when we were kids. Even in small cases like this, we can experience being detectives.
When we arrived at Wilford Academy, I was the only one who was excited about going to the art class. The other two seems don't see this as an opportunity for us to explore things like this.
Comere beat us in art class, he was now talking to some students. Ugh, I frowned when I remembered my dream.
"So, it's been three days since the missing pencils started huh," we heard Comere when we got to his side.
"That's right Shion. A lot of us were wondering now, 'cause we never experienced things getting lost here in Wilford. There could probably be some thief who got inside our campus! My gut tells me!" Said the lady who's talking to Comere. Maybe she's the adviser of this class.
"Let's see," Comere said and put his hands on his pockets, "I'll investigate this case, I'll gather more info about this, if you know something else just tell me. Got it?" Shion said coldly. This Shion is really so arrogant!
"Thanks Shion." Said the lady and left. Comere looked back at us and he probably thought that we would follow him.
"Oh, the gatecrashers.." Shion said to us. Does he really have to say that?
"Ah-huh? Gatecrashers your ass." You wanna be rude to us? Well, I'll give you what you ask for.
I saw Lex looked uncomfortable. Maybe he felt the tension coming from us. So I changed the topic so it won't lead to any fight.
"What's the deal in Art class? Is there anything the D-Club can investigate?" I asked.
Comere smirked at us like he was disgusted with our presence. He crossed his arms and tilted his head then said, "It's.. None of your business. So may I? Excuse me." And he walked past the three of us. The heck? SO rude!
"H-hey Shion! Don't back at us yet! I'm still talking to you!" I yelled at him and I felt students were staring at us but… oh I don't care! "What do you mean 'NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS', huh?! We're already part of the D-Club, so we have the right to know what is happening in Art class! We signed a form from D-Club so technically we're part of your club! You think your club will work on your own?? Actually… You know what, you have to thank us for joining your club, you have now someone to help you!"
Comere didn't look at us until we arrived at D-Club. Ugh, I really hate that Shion, so annoying! What does he think of us? Ghosts?!
"For your information, I haven't accepted you and your minions here 'Miss talkative', so will you please shut your mouth? You're so loud, I can't enjoy my peaceful time here because of you." Said Comere when he sat down on his swivel chair. The heck? That's all he's going to say?! Peaceful time? Well, you won't get your 'peaceful time' as long as you won't change the way you treated us!
"What is it with you? Why won't you just accept that we're part of your club?! You don't have someone here anyway! A club with no members is just a display!" I said again, a little bit calm but still trying to persuade him.
I looked back at Wada if she had anything to add up but of course, none. She's just quietly staring somewhere as usual. Then I looked at Lex who now looks scared as if Comere and I will get into a real fight any moment.
"Why would I?" Comere said, which I turned my eyes back to him. "I don't need loud members." He raised his hand and pointed at somewhere. I followed it and it pointed at Wada. "I can only accept her, not you two." He added. Wada doesn't seem confused by his gesture.
"And Why?!" I said, now this irritates me so much. "We are friends! You can't just accept one of us, you can't separate us three!" He probably doesn't know what friends are, 'cause he doesn't have one!
"Really? If this is a company, can you say that to the owner of the company?" He asked,holding my gaze at him. Really? He's comparing his club to a company? I know he has a point, but does he see himself? I wanted to say something but no words came out of me.
Now's the right time to say something, Vi. Anything.
Oh, I hate this.
I just glared at him as he continued to talk more.
"See? You can't even question them why you're not qualified even if you have the ability to do the work. It's because you can't please people if they don't want you in their lives. You must accept the fact that some of them don't like you. Understood?" He said harshly. His words hit me, I admit. I really hate this.
I can't find the words I want to say. I just clenched my fist and stormed off of the room leaving Wada and Lex inside.
I know. I know that you won't get all the things you want and not all people will like you. I freaking know that you can't please all the people around you. But still, he doesn't need to rub it in my face.
He's out of his line.
Of all the time that I always rant, why does it have to be now that no words came out of me?
Maybe… I need time to think about myself too.