(Y/N) P.O.V.

The bell rang signaling that class was over. During lunch I sat next to Zane instead of in the library. I couldn't stop apologizing to him for hitting him in the face. I'm such a bad person... friend? Do I have a frie-

"For the last time, (Y/N), it's fine. I just want to know how you were able to win the game single handedly?

'Oh shoot'

"Well, um, I just... I have to be able to take care of myself, right? Being alone and all..." Zane just gave me a questioning look and continued eating.

"It's honestly a surprise you came to the actual lunch room instead of the library.", he finally said.

"How else was I supposed to say sorry? Class wasn't an option since I have to focus on my studies, and I couldn't wait until the end of the day."

"Why not?"

"Because what if you'd think I didn't care?"

"I wouldn't care." The rest of lunch was silent between the both of us. We didn't spoke for the rest of lunch. Actually, I didn't speak at all for the rest of the school day.

I plugged in my headphones and started heading out the school, until.

"Hey (Y/N)! It's me, Vylad. We are partners for Home EC, remember?"

"Oh, yeah. Sorry I forgot."

"So I was thinking that we can do the project at my house. My mom wouldn't mind... but be careful of her though. She can sometimes be... 'clingy' is the best word I can think of to describe her."

" Okay. What dish are we making? I'm thinking dumplings."

"Dumplings are fine. We can search up recipes when you come to my house."

"Got it memorized. Recipe in my head. I'll bring the ingredients."

"Oh, well then I guess we can start making them today. 5 o'clock sounds good?"

"Sure."
" 'Kay, see you later then." Vylad left. He is very cheerful and social. Definitely not how it was before.

smol tiem skeep! (I'm aware of how I spelled it)

Later that evening I went to the address Vylad had given me in class. I knocked three times before a tall blonde guy answered the door.

"Vylad it's for you! Hi I'm Garroth, you must be (Y/N)."

"Yeah, nice to meet you." I shook his hand as Vylad came down the stairs.

He looked like he was dressed like he didn't cared. But you can tell that he spent at least an hour trying to get that "cool and don't care" look. Everyone has different styles, who am I to judge?

"Thanks Garroth. Hey (Y/N).", he said turning his attention to me and smiled.

"Hey Vylad." I smiled back. He let me in and led me to his kitchen. He introduced me to his mother; Zianna, and father; Garte.
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Lolz! Garte sounds like a ship name for Garroth and Dante!😝
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"Finally my Little Pea is going to cook. All he ever does is play videogames and soccer. (Y/N) I hope you don't mind but I want you two to make dinner for everyone. Including yourself of course! That is if your parents are okay with you staying for dinner."

"Sure it's fine. I love to cook! And don't worry about my... parents." Zianna just nodded and let Vylad and me get to it. After an hour of waiting, the dumplings were done cooking.
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Why so long? Cuz dumplings take so fricking long to cook it's annoying!!-_-
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I started setting up the table even though no one asked me to.
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You're just dat noice ;3
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Zianna called everyone to come and eat.

"Where's your brother? Go get him Vylad.", Zianna said with an annoyed tone. I looked around the table to look at the family. Zianna, Garte, Garroth, Vylad who has gone for his brother.

I looked at Vylad coming down the stairs with Zane following him. 'Speak of the devil', I thought. Zane looked over his family and went wide eyed when he saw me.

Then he started walking faster and sat in the chair next to me, which was Vylad was sitting. Vylad just gave him a dirty look and sat next to Garroth. Zane returned that look with a smirk behind his mask.

Garroth chuckled at his brothers and started serving himself dumplings. There was a short awkward silence but it seemed to last an eternity. Garte finally ended the silence.

"Zane, this is (Y/N)."

"I know who she is. Why is she here?" 'Does he not want me here?'

"She is Vylad's Home EC partner. They cooked dumplings together."

"Together?", said Zane giving Vylad a death stare.

"Yeah, together. Got a problem with that, Zane?", said Vylad with an evil smile. This is just too funny.

Zane's P.O.V.

(Y/N) chuckled and started serving herself dumplings.

"No, there's no problem. It's just... weird.", I said. Garroth was about to put a dumpling in his mouth before he stopped. He instead started to pay more attention to Vylad and me. So did (Y/N).

"Are you jealous Zane?" Vylad said with a smirk.

"I'M NOT JEALOUS!"

"Enough! Both of you!", mommy yelled. Vylad mumbled something.
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Btw in case you're wondering Vylad said "He started it."
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"What did you say?!" I'm starting to get really mad.

"Oh nothing." (Y/N) exploded. She started laughing really loud. Garroth started laughing too, they were both crying tears of joy.

"WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?", I screamed to (Y/N).

"I'm laughing at you guys bickering. This is really funny to me for some reason, I don't know why. Is it always this hilarious being in a family?" Everyone went quiet and stared at (Y/N), including me.

She started eating until she realized us looking at her. She swallowed and started fumbling words out.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't meant to say that. I was just thinking about it and it accidentally slipped out. I'm really sorry I'll just stop talking." Mommy had tears in her eyes and stood up to hug (Y/N).

"Oh sweetheart, you shouldn't be sorry. We're sorry for ruining this dinner by fighting. Once you're done eating I'll drive you to your orphanage."

"Thanks but I don't live in an orphanage. I live in a house of my own and I can walk there."

"Well at least let Garroth walk you there. I'd let Zane or Vylad, but they're grounded now." I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! MY STUPID BROTHER GOT ME IN TROUBLE! IN FRONT OF (Y/N) OF ALL PEOPLE!
"Mom!", both Vylad and I whined.

"Two weeks!", she yelled back. This is so embarrassing. Finally everyone started eating. It was so delicious! I can't believe how tasty these are!

"This is great! You two did a wonderful job!", dad said.

"Thanks!" Vylad and (Y/N) said in unison. Vylad turned at her and smiled even bigger than he already was. So did (Y/N), I think that she may have also blush a bit. Vylad is so dead as soon as (Y/N) leaves.

When we were all done eating mom insisted on (Y/N) giving her the dumplings recipe. She is at the front door about to leave with Garroth escorting her before mom apologizing about Vylad and me one last time.

Once mom closes the door she immediately makes Vylad and me go upstairs while she cleans up. When mom and dad gets far away enough I go inside Vylad's room.

"WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME (Y/N) WAS COMING?!"

"I thought (Y/N) told you when she left school. How was I suppose to know she didn't tell you?"

"I DON'T ALWAYS GO WALKING WITH HER! BUT THAT'S DOESN'T MATTER! WHY WERE YOU ACTING LIKE THAT WITH (Y/N)?!"

"Me?! I was just annoyed that you took my seat. You were the one who took it the wrong way."

"BUT WHY WERE YOU PUSHING MY BUTTONS?!"

"I was just playing! Again, you were the one who took it the wrong way, not me. Besides, why do you care so much?"

"I-I... I DON'T KNOW! I guess I was jealous, as much as I hate to admit it. It's just that I finally have a friend and I don't want to lose that."

"A friend is someone who you can trust and get along with, not your personal property. You act like she is yours and yours only. She's not. She's a person like you and me, not a pet. Now get out of my room before we get into more problems." And with that Vylad shoved me out of his room.

I went back to my room and fell straight asleep on my bed. Luckily it was Saturday tomorrow.

(Y/N) P.O.V.

After giving Zianna my dumpling recipe, Garroth and I started walking to my house.

"Well my brothers really seem to like you, huh?", Garroth said looking down at me.

"Really?! What gave it away?", I replied sarcastically.
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Idk if I spelled that wrong, but idc ('w')
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"So do you really live on your own? If you live in in a house surely someone lives with you."

"Nope, I actually do live on my own. Cook, clean, study, wash, pay bills."

"How can you pay bills? You're just a teenager."

"My skills pay the bills, literally. I'm a (idk man. Whatever job ya want I guess) and that is how I make money. Besides, I live in a one floor house with a small kitchen, living room, bathroom, and my room. I also save as much energy as possible so then the bills won't cost too much."

"Oh, well that sounds really cool. It's amazing seeing what people can do when they really try." I just nodded back at him.

We didn't really spoke for the remainder of the walk until we got to my house. I thanked him for walking me there and I went straight to bed. Today was a long day and the weekend was going to be freedom. Finally I can sleep in again.

I woke up at 11:00 a.m. I sure was tired from yesterday's drama, but today I am fully charged. I took a shower, and changed into some clothes; my prettiest shirt, jean capris, and strap-on sandles that match my shirt (or whatever you want to wear, idc).

I decided to read, play video games, and go to the mall. I wasn't really hungry so I was able to read and play for about an hour each. When I get to the mall I'll eat.

Showering and then walking to the mall usually takes long, so that's another hour lost there. At this point when I finally reach the mall it would be 2:00 p.m.

I came in through the huge mall doors, it was 2:00 p.m. exactly. It was packed today! I still wasn't hungry yet so I decided to go browsing for a bit. Trying to go around the crowd to the book store was like trying to swim in the other direction of the current.

As I entered the store my lungs were filled with fresh air. People don't normally come into the book store, so I'm usually the only one there. But this time there were at least five extra people.

I started heading straight for the magna section. I don't know why I decided to go there. Manga was never really my thing. But I did heard that there are some really good mangas right now like Fruit Basket.

It wouldn't hurt to try something new so I didn't stop myself. Although it was weird. It's like something was pulling me there rather than me going there.

When I turned the corner to the manga  aisle I saw Zane skimming through black but shiny book. I decided to approach him.

"I thought you were grounded." He turned and looked shocked to see me. I saw him turn red for a split second. He quickly put the book back and faced me.

"My mom doesn't really commit to what she says."

"So you're off the hook?"

"Not exactly. I got my video games taken away from me."

"Oh, well that's not too bad right?"

"I guess not." He turned away and started looking at the covers again.

"I didn't knew you liked manga.", he finally said.

"I don't, but it doesn't hurt to try new things. Got any suggestions?"

"Well... there is this one series that I really like." He pulled back out the book he was looking at.
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Prepare 4 da MCD references >w<
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"It's about a women who starts a life in a village, but doesn't remember her past. Eventually she learns a little more about her true past. I would tell you more but I don't want to spoil it for you."

Sounds interesting. I'll definitely check it out. What is the series called?"

"It doesn't really have a name, but they're not hard to find. All of the books in the series a black like this one. On it's spine it tells you the number book and season."

I looked at the rest of the books and realized that there were a bunch that looks just like the one Zane has in his hand.

"Come on, Zane! We need to go! Oh hey (Y/N), didn't thought I'd see you here." I turned around and saw Garroth.

"Oh, hi Garroth. Nice to see you again."

"Same to you. Now if you'll excuse me,  Zane and I need to go."

" 'Kay, bye Garroth. Bye Zane."

"Bye.", Zane said as he passed me to go with Garroth.

When they left I realized that the "aura" was happening again. It was there when I was with Zane but it had grown stronger with Garroth around. But it shrunk back to normal when they left.

I grabbed the book Zane had and started reading the first page. He was right, it was very interesting. I decided to buy the first three books of the series. My stomach growled really loud.

"Okay, okay. We'll get some food.", I said to myself because I'm crazy. I ordered my food and sat down. While  I waited for my (idk, whatever you want to eat. I want Chinese food.) I started reading the first book of the series Zane recommended.

When my food was ready I grabbed it and sat down just so I would get startled at who was behind me. Someone tapped my shoulder and I was about to smack whoever it was. I have weird and violent reactions when someone startles me.

I turned to see Aphmau smiling brightly at me. My hand was slightly raised up, about to hit her, but I put it down when I saw it was just her.

"Sup (Y/N), I'm surprised to see you here. Can I sit with you?"

"Sure. I'm surprised myself, I usually fail at getting my butt out of bed on the weekends." She giggled and noticed my book next to me.

"I love that manga series! You read it too?"

"Well I just got it today. I've read a couple pages and it seems really good so far."

"Oooh! We'll you have a lot of catching up to do. The third season is already out and that is only the first book. Out of topic here, but have you talked to Aaron lately? He's not answering my texts."

"Sorry, he hasn't been replying to my texts as well. College must be really hard and stressful for him."

"Yeah. It has almost been a week since the last time I've talked with him over the phone. I'm worried about him."

"Same here.", I said before a pink haired Meif'wa called after Aphmau.

"Aphmau~Senpai! We still need to shop for new shoes!"

"Sorry (Y/N), got to go. See you in school. Coming Kawaii~Chan!" Aphmau stood up and left. She also had an aura around her. She didn't have one before... strange.

I spent the rest of my day just shopping for a few clothes and video games. I also got some cloth, fabric, and a pack of designing papers. I went back home at 6:00.

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Okay, so I know that I'll hopefully get this chapter out by Friday, and today is Sunday. I apologize for that. I didn't update on Friday because I was lazy. I didn't do it Saturday because I had to help clean the house, do my homework, and watch some YouTube videos. So I started typing this chapter out yesterday night and today. I'm sorry I don't commit to whatever I say. Bye now, I need to continue writing this fan fic in my notebook.
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