Finally the harsh punishment was over and the weekend was here, I could relax now, knowing I don't get to see xerxes' face till Monday.
I stretched lazily on my bed as I sat up. Hopefully I didn't miss anything important with my little four hour nap. "what time is it?" I yawned as I picked up my phone and checked the time. "hmm, it's just three pm…" I yawned some more as I itched my messy hair. My eyes caught the message banner that popped up on my screen the moment I unlocked it. "hmm? When did Charles text me?" I looked at the time she had sent it, about an hour ago. Tapping the screen I opened the message
CHARLES <3
Vivi, where are youuu!!!
Cheerleading practice already started and you're not here yet }L L
"oh no, I totally forgot…ugh" I groaned as I cracked my stiff neck. What was I supposed to tell her, after all I did promise to come for their practice today. I stare at the screen and sighed, replying to her text.
ME
Sorry Charles L
I over slept. Kill me when you get back xoxo <3
I sent the text as I stared at the phone. I let out an airy chuckle, then flopped back into my bed "Charlie's so gonna kill me for ditching" but now I had nothing to do. I groaned as I stared at my celling. I really didn't feel like going for the cheerleading practice, but then I was bored. Maybe if I bug Seagrave enough, he'll let me go to the arcade for a few hours, since it was the weekend. After all, all work and no play couldn't be too healthy, right?
So it was settled, I will be going to the arcade in town, but who do I go with? Another hurdle to pass, how exhausting. Drinking the water by my bedside, I got out of bed and straightened my black hair and stepped out of my room, locking the door.
Yawns. It took a while before I found and convinced or rather begged, Seagrave to let me go, but to my dismay everyone was in quote "too busy". How sad for me. As I sulked, inspiration hit me, I hadn't asked chuckles yet. I hurriedly went in search of xerxes and soon enough I find him in the kitchen, aggressively tapping on his phone screen,, his back was turned to me and he hadn't noticed my presence. The horns on my head popped up as I grinned, slowly, I crept up from behind and…
"CHUCKLES!!..." I screamed into his ear, making his grip on the phone slip.
"THE HELL!!..."
"HAHA!..."
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU AND I THOUGHT I FUCKING ASKED YOU TO STOP CALLING ME THAT" he yelled at me as I continued laughing.
"whatever…" I dismissed his rantings which pissed him off. His red eyes staring daggers my way.
"…"
"I wanna go to the arcade…"
"SO! WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME FOR!?" he yelled some more and I yelled back. This was how our arguments always started, loud.
"JUST LET ME FINISH FIRST YOU BARBARIAN!..."
"tch.."
"tch…I wanted going with Theo, but he's busy with Nora, Keiko is training, he's always training these days and the girls are having cheerleading practice, im not really in the mood for that…"
"ah-ha, so you're playing hooky?"
"yeah, kinda, I mean I already got permission from seagrave, Sem and Noah are watching the girls, I don't know where the rest are and I don't…completely…hate your company…and so I was wondering if you'd….go with me?" I picked my word as nicely as I could, heck I even threw in a smile at the end, but he just kept staring at me like some kind of dumb child. But even after everything I said, the one thing he got from it was.
"Are you asking me out on a fucking date?"…
"WHAT! NO, well…yea…no, no, its not a date…I just asked if you wanted to hang out at the arcade…" my face had turned red, why would he think I'd ask him out.
"the exact definition of a date…" he gave me a smartass grin as he leaned back. Shit, he was right though. I huffed as I tried to calm myself.
"you know what, never mind, I'll go by myself…" I declared as I prepared to leave, but he caught hold of my arm in a firm grip, stopping me in my tracks. I glared down at him and noticed he was looking away from me with a small tint of red dusting his pale cheeks.
"wait…I also don't, totally hate your company. I'll come with you and not because I'm bored out of my mind and just to be clear, this is not a DATE!' he let go of my arm and I smiled.
"yeah! Definitely not a date. Let me go take a bath quickly, I'll meet you at the lobby…" I informed him
"ugh, so you haven't had your bath since morning?" he scrunched up his face in distaste and I rolled my eyes.
"tch…shut up, dipsh*t…"
"what did you just call me!!..."
"a dipsh*t, what are you gonna do about it…" I teased him, which seemed like a good idea at the time.
"BASH YOUR FUCKING HEAD IN!" he threatened me with those red eyes of him lighting up. But I didn't stop there.
"you'd need to catch me first…" I took off running when I noticed him stand and give me chase. He was fast, but I was faster. It was always a rush getting on his nerves and getting chased. I laughed as I dodged his attacks from behind, avoiding his shadow tendrils as we ascended up the stairs to the third floor. I reached my room just in time to slam the door in his face.
"OPEN THE DAMN DOOR IVY!" he banged on the door as I used my weight as a barricade.
"WHY? SO YOU CAN BASH MY HEAD IN?"
"YOU DO KNOW I COULD EASILY RIP THE DOOR OFF ITS HINGES RIGHT, SO OPEN THE DAMN DOOR…" he continued banging and jiggling the lock.
"YOU CAN'T" I yelled back, blocking the door with my body.
"and why the hell not.."
"because, I just took off my clothes…do you really want to see my naked body that bad…" I lied through my teeth, which seemed to have worked as he stopped trying to break my door down. It was also quite on the other side, making me wonder if he had left or something.
"you're lying…"
"no im not…I really am naked…"
He jiggles the knob one last time before giving up, knowing he might get in trouble if he forced his way in and saw that she was actually naked. His face had turned bright red from thinking about it ad he stepped away from the door.
"tch…whatever…" he left and ivy sighed as she slid down the door slowly.
"what the hell…he's crazy…"
Getting my towel and bathing supplies, I hit the showers which was on the fourth floor. The dorm buildings in P.S.A was a four story building, large enough to accommodate its students. It was completely fitted with a kitchen, the common rooms, lobby and then the left and right wing, left for boys and right for girls. Each wing had two bathrooms, one each in the second and fourth floor. And right now, I had the entire bathroom to myself. I turned on the hot water and stood under it. Me taking my bath late or simply avoiding being naked In front of others was a deliberate action and everyone knows this so they don't question it. For three years, ive been hiding the ugly scars on my body from my past. The only person that knows my secret is Charlie. After snooping around for too long, I just had to show her my scars, she was horrified and asked what happened, my simple answer, I had an abusive father and my mother left him. That was all I ever told her or anybody for that matter. The shower was long as I tried to wash away the stress. When I was done, I tied the towel firmly and used the other one to dry my hair, then cover my back with it.
As I was turning the corner on the third floor someone crashed into me, making my towel loosen a bit, but I caught it in time . I looked up with an annoyed look to meet red eyes already looking back at me with a flushed look on his face. Xerxes. My cheeks burn up with the way he was staring at me. But we both begin to bicker again
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING STANDING WHERE I'M WALKING"
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO BUMPED INTO ME YOU STUPID JERK AND WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STARING AT ME LIKE THAT YOU PERVERT" I yelled at him as I tried to cover myself properly.
"I'M NOT STARING" he denied it even if he was totally staring. He looked away quickly with a heated blush on his face.
"why are you here anyways, I thought I asked you to wait for me in the lobby when you're done?"
"I dropped my keys when I was chasing you, im looking for them…" he sighed as he gave me a side glance before averting his gaze again with his cheeks still painted red.
"oh? Its yours? It's in my room" I told him about the keys and he hummed. I pushed pass him and he stepped back, following me from behind, leaving a good amount of space between us. I was clearly uncomfortable, could he see the scars on my back? I picked up my pace as he followed me behind.
"wait here.." I shut the door and a few seconds later I came back with his keys, giving it to him. He thanked me and I hummed.
"sure thing…"
But even after I gave him the keys, he still stood there.
"did you need something else Chuckles?"
"s…stop calling me that!"
I laughed at the way he looked right now.
"now go get ready"
"…whatever…" he turned around and stomped away and I shut the door.
"ugh, so stupid…" xerxes slapped his head as he wait for the elevator doors to open. "why did she look so- and her…no! stop thinking like that xerxes, she's still the same dumb girl…" the doors open and he walked it. Suddenly all these images and thoughts of her invaded his thoughts and he tried to shake them away.