I have 3500 words of crack lined up as an apology for this half-assed chapter 🙏
Chicken Breast has been oddly peaceful as of late. Ruggie and I would switch around for our shifts, with the occasional surprise from Xianniang.
And somehow, that made it boring.
I've never felt bored on Sage Isle before, since I got used to the monotone life of online schooling and working at Chicken Breast. But because of all the chaos with overblots and celebrity drama, I've begun to almost enjoy the adrenaline rushes.
And yet today was just another boring day at Chicken Breast, which I suppose I shouldn't complain about.
"Maybe I should leave for dinner soon," I thought outloud, checking the time. "Maybe some udon, or sushi..."
I stopped daydreaming when the bell on the front door rung. Quickly straightening my posture behind the counter, I realized that the customer was Ruggie.
"Hey," I greeted, allowing myself to relax, "I thought you weren't working today?"
"Yeah, I'm not," He yawned while walking towards the counter. "Leona wants some chicken, so could you fry some up?"
"Make them yourself, lazyass." I teased, but entered the price into the cash register.
"He eats my cooking all the time," He said with a shrug, "So I thought I might as well switch it up for him. Plus, he wanted to know what I make here."
"Damn," I said, then remembered. "Right, he's a prince."
"I can't believe you just forget that," He said, ruffling through his bag to pay. "Anyways, I'm gonna get the..."
Once we were done the transaction, I headed into kitchen to cook for the prince and Ruggie.
As I began to fry the chicken nuggets, I noticed one with an odd shape.
"Damn, this chicken nugget is shaped like a dick," I snickered, poking it with a fork.
I contemplated adding it to the batch, and once I came to the conclusion that a prince wouldn't order chicken nuggets, I threw it in. It was a surprise for Ruggie— and for the vine.
Once all the goods were cooked, I walked out of the kitchen and threw it all into a bag. "That's it?"
"Yep," Ruggie said, "Thanks. Oh and I'll be here to work tomorrow."
I gave him a wave, "Sounds good!"
Once he left, I stretched my arms over my head told myself that I would close the store in thirty minutes.
After a few more customers entering and exiting the place, time flew by and I walked towards the front door and flipped the sign to say 'CLOSED'.
As I gathered my belongings and locked the back doors, I recieved a message from an unknown phone number.
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LEONA KINGSCHOLAR
is typing...
LEONA
Why the fuck is my chicken nugget shaped like a dick.
(Y/N)
Who is this
LEONA
Its me dumbfuck
(Y/N)
Hello Me Dumbfuck. My name is Haywood Jablome
LEONA
Die
[You have been blocked by Leona Kingscholar!]
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I snickered. "So the chicken nuggets was for the prince? That's crazy."
Locking the front door, I began my walk back home.
My phone buzzed with a message again, so I pulled it out to see who it was from this time.
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YUU
is typing...
YUU
BWAHAHAH YOU DID NOT JUST GIVE LEONA A DICK SHAPED CHICKEN NUGGET
YUU
NOW HES ASKING ME FOR YOUR ADDRESS
(Y/N)
STOP YOUR NOT GONNA GIVE IT RIGHT
YUU
I dunno where you live 💀
YUU
But if I did, I would tell him
(Y/N)
HEARTBROKEN RN
(Y/N)
AND WHY ARE YOU HANGING OUT WITH HIM 😭
YUU
I got kicked out of my dorm...
(Y/N)
Girl aint you prefect
YUU
Yeah
(Y/N)
THEN HOW.
YUU
Remember when I said I wouldn't help Adeuce with their contract situation—
(Y/N)
Aint no way 😟
(Y/N)
GROW SOME BRAIN CELLS
YUU
I know it was stupid...
YUU
But Grim was so cute 🥺
(Y/N)
😨😐
YUU
Hush
(Y/N)
AND SO YOU SOLD YOUR HOSUE FOR AN OBVIOUS SCAM??? 😭
YUU
No I made a bet it's different
(Y/N)
THAT IS NOT DIFFERENT...
(Y/N)
FLOYD AND JADE ARE BULLIES AND CHEATERS WHEN IT COMES TO BETS
YUU
Yeah I learnt that yesterday 😭
YUU
Wait, I thought you haven't signed a contract before?
(Y/N)
I actually have I just didnt want to admit it in front of Adeuce 💀 I got out of it tho 🤝
YUU
What was it for?
(Y/N)
If I won at UNO they would bring me cool rocks every day and if Azul won I would have to bring them Mont Blancs every day...
(Y/N)
And obv I lost 💀
YUU
But how did you get out of it??
(Y/N)
I ate the contract
YUU
You what
(Y/N)
I WAS SALTY ABOUT LOSING SO I TOOK A YUMMY NUTRITIOUS BITE OUT OF IT 😍
(Y/N)
i was a dumbass back then
YUU
Wait wait wait
YUU
I thought his contracts were indestructible?
(Y/N)
Girl where tf did that idea come from
(Y/N)
Did he gaslight you
(Y/N)
Usually its the tweels that do the gaslighting tho
YUU
Well
YUU
I dont know
YUU
Maybe?
YUU
But are you sure that was an enchanted contract you... ate?
(Y/N)
Yeah def
(Y/N)
It tasted like pins and needles
YUU
I dont
YUU
Okay
YUU
Cool
YUU
This is new
(Y/N)
Are you okay???
(Y/N)
Do you feel bonita
YUU
No
(Y/N)
Oh 😃
YUU
But I did find a possible solution thanks to you
YUU
Thank you so much
(Y/N)
No worries!
(Y/N)
Wait, did I technically betray Azul—
YUU
Now I won't be homeless
YUU
I'll give you a hug the next time I see you
(Y/N)
HELLO SAILOR 🗣🗣
(Y/N)
THANK YOU MAAM 🙏
YUU
I gotta go discuss this with Leona now
YUU
I'll message you the results!
(Y/N)
If you ever become homeless you can crash at my apartment 👍
YUU
Thanks lol
YUU
Bye!
(Y/N)
Toodles!!
[Yuu is offline!]
[(Y/N) is offline!]
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I stared at my phone screen for a moment longer before resuming my walk home.
But as soon as I turned it off, my phone buzzed from another message.
"Seriously, again?" I mumbled, opening the notification. "You'd think I was a social butterfly with the amount of messages I'm getting right now..."
Seeing the sender of the message, my eyes widened and I quickly opened my messages app.
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AZUL ASHENGROTTO
is typing...
AZUL
Will you be available tomorrow after school? Perhaps around 4PM.
(Y/N)
Yes I will!!!
AZUL
Sounds good. See you then.
(Y/N)
CYA!!
[Azul is offline!]
[(Y/N) is offline!]
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Giddily, I reread his message and put the date into the calendar on my phone, although I was confident that I wouldn't forget the time.
However, as I scrolled farther up in our chats I remembered my promise on bringing him some chicken to eat.
"Ah, but I think we're out of paprika at home..." I said to myself, mentally running through the fridge and the cabinets to remember what I was missing.
I stopped walking as I caught sight of the roof of Sage Isle's convenience store. After some thought, I changed routes and headed in the direction for a shopping trip.
I sighed in relief as I escaped the cold outdoors, and grabbed a hand-held card to put my items into.
Making my way around the store, I bought a little bit of everything so that it would last a few days between Dad and I.
A crate that with a banner that marked some cheese on sale caught my eye.
'That brand's usually pretty expensive, isn't it?' I thought, making my way towards it. I noticed that there was only one block left inside. 'Damn, I've lucked out today. I wanted to make pizza anyways—'
As I reached out to grab it, my hand bumped into the hand of another. I retracted my hand in surprise and faced the stranger.
"Ah, sorry," I said sheepishly, making eye contact with the boy with long black hair, which was tied into braids on half of his head.
"No, it was my fault that I wasn't paying attention," He apologized, though something about his voice seemed a little off. I didn't have much time to think about it as he began to look around. "Argh, that dumbass..."
"Sorry?" I asked. "Uh, you can take the cheese..."
"No, it's alright." He said, and his gaze flicked to my hand. I almost saw his eyes widen for a moment as it landed on the ring on my finger, but it was quickly hidden under a smile.
"That ring..." He paused, "No, nevermind."
I couldn't hear him properly, and so I simple stood confused. "Sorry?"
"Its nothing. Unfortunately my... friend just wandered off somewhere when I strictly ordered him to stay close. Ah, apologies, that was too much information. I'll be leaving now."
The boy whipped around and ran into an aisle in order to search for his friend.
"That was strange." I said to myself, but shrugged and picked up the cheese and threw it into my cart.
'Damn, that guy was pretty. What is with Sage Island and it's sudden spike in hot people recently??'
I made my way towards a till and put my basket down on the belt. As I rummaged through my pockets for my wallet, the stranger's voice was heard again.
"Kalim! Do you understand how dangerous—..."
My hands froze at the name, and I lifted my head in the direction of his voice. Unfortunately he was hidden behind many shelves, and I had no way in seeing him.
'Kalim?' I thought, feeling my heart pound in my chest. '...No, no way. He said he was homeschooled, so he can't possibly be attending one of Sage's two schools, right?'
"Uhm... excuse me?"
I snapped out of my trance as the cashier gave me an awkward look.
"Would you like to pay by cash or card?"
"Oh— yes, sorry." I fumbled with my words, and quickly finished the transaction.
Before taking my bags, I took a moment to stare at the isles in hopes that the stranger would show up again, but when he wouldn't appear I left the store.
Frustrated, I kicked some snow off the sidewalk.
'Should I go back in and try to find them? No, I already paid for my groceries so that would be too awkward...' I bit my lip and began to speedwalk home. 'Urgh, this is so stupid. Surely, I'd know if the Kalim Al-Asim was attending RSA. Plus, that pretty stranger totally gave NRC vibes, and I don't imagine Kalim would attend that school. He's too bright and happy-go-lucky... So it must all be my imagination. Yep, just like that stupid black Porsche.'
I made it in front of my door before I knew it, and I paused as my hand reached for the doorknob.
Somehow it felt like I missed a huge opportunity, and to enter my home would only solidify it.
Letting out a breath, I opened the door.
"Dad, I'm home," I said, then winced when my voice was monotone.
"Welcome back!" He called back from his room which was upstairs. "How was your day?"
"It was okay," I said, though it didn't feel like it. Walking into the kitchen, I put the groceries in their respective places and quickly ran up the stairs to close myself in my room.
Falling backwards onto my bed, I let out a frustrated groan. I lifted my hand and stared at the ruby ring for a long moment, before dropping it to pick up my phone and raise it above my face.
"This is stupid..." I mumbled to myself as I swiped through my contacts. "And it's gonna be so awkward..."
However my remarks didn't stop me from pressing the call button and lowering it to my ear.
My phone rang a few times, and just as I was about to end the call, Idia picked up.
"Uhh... hello?" He said hesitantly. "Why did you call me?"
I pondered the question. "I don't know."
"The fuck you mean 'I don't know'." He snorted, and the clicking of a keyboard could be heard in the background. "Did you fail a quest or something? Or was it midterms?"
"Yes and no," I grumbled, rolling onto my stomach. "Do you ever feel like you made a huge mistake?"
The clicking stopped, and his line went silent for a moment. "Yeah, it be like that sometimes."
Expecting him to say more, I stayed silent. When he wouldn't say anything, I snorted. "You suck ass at comforting people."
He snickered, and the tapping of keys continued. "I don't expect you to be much better."
"True. Once my friend vented to me about his insecurities and all I could say was 'cowabummer'—"
"You're kidding me. 'Cowabummer'? You actually said that?"
"Yep." I sighed, "Urgh, I hate this. Why do I have to have a tragic protagonist backstory?"
"Mood," He mumbled. "I'd take being an NPC over my crazyass lore."
"I mean, you have cool hair though." I said, trying my best to remember the image of him I found online. "The way you have a curse gives main character vibes. Imagine, a hero who is cursed and finds a way to break out of it and—"
"As if," He mumbled, but the way he said it made sounded forced. The clicking stopped once again. "...You really think so?"
"Mhm."
He sighed loudly. "Urgh, this whole convo is cringe. Can we change it up?"
"No." I said.
"Fuck off," He huffed. "But just... don't think too much about whatever happened today. There's usually a rematch somewhere anyways."
"That's true," I said. "And congrats, you just gave your first protagonist speech."
"Seven, stop that. Ah shit, Ortho's calling me. Talk to ya another time?"
"Sure," I said, "Bye."
The call ended, and I put my phone down. After rotting in my bed for a few minutes, I forced myself up.
"Time to marinate some chicken for my beautiful wife," I said to myself, stretching my arms behind my back.
Realizing that I would need my hands to do prepare the dishes, I took the ring off my finger and placed it on my bedside table before leaving my room.
Chat why is my artstyle so inconsistent like wtf
And wattpad killed the quality of the photo I'm crying
Oops 😱 i dropped a hint 😳 for what the next part ☝️ might be about 😍 crazy 😱
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