High School Mayhem

~~~76~~~

Chapter 76: Friends
~Lyrvanna~

After the last bell rings, I dash out of the door of my eighth-period classroom. I can not wait to leave this school for as long as possible. Before I even get the chance to make it down the hall, someone grabs me and pulls me into a janitor closet.

"What the cripper crapper!" I exclaim before turning around to see Laurance. My eyes widen. "Oh my, Irene! Kidnap much! Why'd you pull me in here?" 

"Because I want to know why you're so mad all of a sudden. One second, you barely want anything to do with me other than being neighbors and classmates. Then, you randomly come up to me acting like everything's normal again and five seconds later, you're upset."

"At lunch that day, I was trying to make everything okay again, to be friends again but you wouldn't even look at me." I roll my eyes. "Of course I'm mad because after I tried to leave again that's when you finally looked at me. Are we at a point where you'll only pay attention to me if something is wrong with me?"

"What? No." He shakes his head. "I didn't mean to make it seem like that, it's just... out of nowhere, with no warning, you made it seem like everything was okay again and none of any of this... craziness ever happened. I was shocked, and a little butthurt that you friend zoned me... again." He laughs, I smile a little before letting it slide away. "Then you were about to leave and I had no clue why, of course, I tried to stop you from leaving. I mean, I had only just gotten you back."

"We should get out of the janitor's closet, the janitor could be coming back at any moment," I say as I walk out. That and the fact that I can't stand small spaces, especially during serious moments. I can't even stand serious moments for crying out loud. I turn to Laurance and smile. "Come on, I'll walk you home." I joke.

"Really, you'd do that?" He gasps and we begin walking home.

"Of course, any time. It's on my way anyway." I shrug as we laugh. One joke equals a minor serious statement. "Seriously though, I have totally missed having to keep you safe as we walk home. Remember when you nearly walked into a pole?"

He thinks for a moment. "Actually, I think that was you."

"Oh." The memory pops into my head as he laughs.

"Kawaii~Chan can't believe this!" Kawaii~Chan's voice squeals. I look ahead to see her standing in the spot where we're supposed to meet up in. "Kawaii~Chan didn't know Laurance~Kun and Lyrvanna~Chan were friends again!" She runs over to us.

"I haven't asked him officially yet, KC." I clear my throat and turn to Laurance. "Laurance Zvahl, will you be my best friend again?"

He dramatically places his hand on his chest. "I'd love to." He fans his eyes. "I think I'm starting to tear up."

I pat his back. "I have the effect to move people to happy tears, you'll get used to it."

"Sure, you do." Kawaii~Chan and Laurance shake their head as we start on the walk home.

~*On The Walk Home*~

"Kawaii~Chan's glad Lyrvanna~Chan and Laurance~Kun are friends now but did you have to agree on waiting to date?" Kawaii~Chan pouts. Technically, we haven't agreed on anything yet. I turn to Laurance at the same time he turns to look at me. "You... haven't agreed yet, have you?"

"Not... officially?" Laurance inputs.

"Kawaii~Chan will give you some alone time!" She puts in earbuds and speed walks ahead of us.

"Okay, but do we really have to talk about this?" I sigh turning to Laurance. "We were having fun and I don't it to go back to being serious and... not fun."

"We don't have to, we've already basically agreed. We're just friends, in the future maybe we can try but for now... friends."

"Best friends." I beam.

"Best friends." He nods.

"Good to have you back, Laur." I pat his back with all of my force.

"Same to you, Van." He messes up my hair.

"You guys are done already?! No goodbye kiss?" Kawaii~Chan turns to us.

"You were listening?!" I gasp.

"Um... maybe?" She chuckles nervously and dashes off toward the house.

"What am I going to do with her?" I sigh jokingly shaking my head.