A/N- yes there's a second prologue lol. Deal with it :D
W/C- 1563 

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POV: MARTYN

"Shut up Martyn," a voice hisses at me from in the dark. Okay, so what if schools going on right now. So what if I'm skipping. At least I'm doing it with my best friend- and girlfriend.

I turn to look at her from in the dark. "C'mon Cleoooo. I'm bored just sitting in the janitors closet. Let's at least skip somewhere more fun.... Maybe if we go to the library we can play the equivalent of hide and seek but with the teachers," I smirk as I say that, imagining us running around bookshelves with the librarian chasing us.

Even in the dark I can feel Cleo roll her eyes. "Fine you idiot but if we get caught I'm throwing you under the bus... straight under the damn bus. But we're not playing hide and seek. Let's just go chill out."

I hear no noises from outside the door so quietly I open it. Peeking my head out, I spot no students or teachers so I step out into the abandoned hallway. Honestly it looks quite depressing. The walls are tinted yellow over the years, random dents cover the walls as well as gum and who knows what that stain is.

"Hurry up slow poke," I hiss back at her.

"Oh slow poke yourself Martyn," she grabs my hand as she steps out. "Remember that time when you were skipping-"

"Which one?" I remind her sarcastically.

"Whatever," she ignores that I said anything and continues. "When you were skipping and you tried to outrun a teacher and ran into a damn locker."

I grimace at the memory. "Did not! You weren't even there so you have no proof!"

Okay so maybe I diiid run into a locker. But hey! That wasn't a skill issue at all. It was the teachers fault and the locker- yes I'm blaming the locker and you can't stop me! So long story short I did skip the class. But can you blame me it was maths! The teacher appeared out of nowhere and the locker jumped out in front of me. Okay whatever believe what you like.

"Actually Martyn, there's like 10 pictures of it. But you believe what you want," she winked at me and this time I roll my eyes.

Silently, we made our way through the school, nearly running into a few teachers but just managing to avoid them. Eventually we make it to the library and slip inside, immediately going towards the usual group hangout spot at the back. As we made our there a voice made me stop in my tracks.

"Why are you kids out of class? Huh?" I mutter insults under my breath in annoyance at the voice. Why do teachers have to ruin everything?

"Uhhh our teacher- principal- studying- um-" I stutter unhelpfully, turning around to be face to face the old librarian. The lady had to be at least in her 50's. Sections of her tight, slicked back hair were grey. Wrinkles covered her face and her eyes were piercing and ready to strike. Never liked this librarian anyway. I've been to multiple different schools and this one is the worst of the lot Unsurprisingly, Cleo takes over.

"Our teacher sent us here to study for a test we missed last week," Cleo smiles convincingly at the librarian. I honestly have no idea how she does this.

"Oh if that's so I'll leave you kids to it," she turned and hobbled away from us. As soon as she was out of earshot I turned to my girlfriend.

"How did you-" she lifts her hand and covers my mouth.

"A woman never shares her skills Martyn. You should know that by now. Anyway let's go. I got a text earlier from Etho saying him and Dubs would be there." We make out way to the back of the library without anymore interruptions.

Reaching the spot, we move the plank of wood that blocks it off. In short, we found this back room area a while ago. Like the school couldn't be bothered to properly block it off so they just threw a plank of wood there and went: well she'll be right!

I hold the entrance open for Cleo and slip in straight after her. Upon entry, Etho and BDubs look up at us from where they were sitting.

"Hey guys!" BDubs practically yells.

"Dubs, what did we say about not yelling while we're here?" Out the corner of my eye I see Cleo raise an eyebrow as she speaks.

"Sorry Muuuum," BDubs sticks his tongue out and I stifle a laugh. The this "Mum" joke has being going on for over half a year and hasn't gotten less funny at all.

"Anywayyyyy," Ethos voice makes me turn towards him. "You guys skipping the same class as us?"

"Maths?"

"Yep maths."

I walk over to one of the many bean bags in the room and collapse dramatically. The rest of the period consists of us playing cards, playing mobile games (totally not getting competitive) and chatting. A few times we would frantically go silent as the librarian walked passed but otherwise it was peaceful and fun.

As the bell for break sounded Cleo and Etho walked out first and I turned to BDubs.

"Dubs... be honest. You really reeeeaaalllyyy like Eth-"

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POV: CLEO

"-BDubs!!!" I exclaim to the Canadian. Even under his black mask I can see a flustered smile.

"No I uh no I don't!" The denial is obvious and quite frankly a terrible attempt at lying. I tsked at him as a blush covered his revealed face.

"It's obvious. Ask him ouuuuut. C'mon Ethoooo," I fake pout at him which gets a laugh from him. As we make our way to the cafeteria I heard a voice yelling out to us.

"Cleo! Etho! Get over here!" The voice was coming from  the line for food. A boy with blonde hair and almost red appearing eyes was waving us over.

"Hey Tango, wassup?" I smile at him as we joined him in line. Todays lunch was hopefully not too bad but do I have super high hopes? Absolutely not. First rule of high school- okay not first rule but whatever- never trust the school lunches.

"You guys missed some drama in maths!" excitement seemed to shine in his eyes. "So Pix kept yelling out random answers for the questions on the board and Doc got really  pissed off. So he stood up, walked straight around to Pix and punched him square in the nose!" While explaining this Tango acted out a punch. I shook my head with a smile as the lunch lady awkwardly told the acting Tango that he could get his food now. His face flushed with embarrassment and he grabbed his food and moved over to allow me and Etho to grab the food.

I wrinkle my nose slightly at the food. A soggy looking pizza, and- is that mashed potato? Or child vomit? Honestly I have no idea. Probably the latter. The longer I look at the food while Etho grabs his the sicker I feel. Tango and him start walking towards our table and I wait for a moment. I glance around before throwing that shit straight into the bin before following behind, catching up quickly. We take a seat and start the usual "How is your day going?"  chatter. 

Suddenly two hands grab my shoulders and I jump in surprise. A recognisable laugh comes from the person. "MARTYN! GOD DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT!" I scold him. He smirks and takes a seat right beside me followed by BDubs, a boy with brown hair and sunglasses (Yes. He's a weirdo wearing them inside. Believe me I know cause he sits with us every day) and a girl with long, blonde hair which is pulled back into a loose ponytail. Martyn sets his food down and shoots a questioning glance, obviously asking why I don't have food when the rest of the group does. I choose to ignore it for now.

"So wassup my dudes!" Ren grins at the group, causing more smiles around the full table. 

"Not much. Skipped last period cause you know. Maths," I shrug. I've probably missed more than half the classes this year but that's fine. The school year ends in two odd weeks anyway. I know more than enough about maths to pass with at least a B. Maybe an A if I'm lucky. I turn to Martyn and the rest of the group. "Oh did you guys hear about the fight in our maths class last period?"

"We missed a fight! Aw man," Martyn sighed in annoyance. "Well what happened!?"

I gesture to Tango. "He knows all. Leave the story telling to him- well the author- but anyway."

Tango starts going off about the Pix and Doc tale and I take it as a chance to chill out a bit. I've been dating Martyn for I think a year now. It's been one of the best years of my life but I have to be honest. I'm starting to feel like we're both just better off as friends. Well probably bestfriends but you get the point. I wish that I loved him like I did before. Maybe if I wish hard enough I will.

Maybe. Just maybe I will.

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A/N- Woo! Second prologue out! Opinions would be super helpful. I hope you all enjoyed it.

Remember to eat, drink, sleep and take care you yourself!
Ok loves, cya next chapter :D