Izumic’s Fanfic Blog

 

“Hey Joe.” Tiffany sauntered up to Joe in the main hallway of VU Monday morning. She grabbed on to his arm, pressed her body close to his, and smiled what she thought was a seductive smile.

Joe pushed her away.

Tiffany pouted, “I have got something you might want to see.”

“What do you have that I would want?” Joe walked on, he was barely paying attention to what Tiffany was saying, all he wanted to do was to find Ariel. He had meant to ask her out over the weekend but both his parents were home, which was very rare, so he didn’t get a chance.

“This.” Tiffany flashed something in front of Joe’s face.

Joe stopped. “What is that?”

“It’s your little friend and her lover. Looks like she’s got you and everyone fooled with her fake innocence.”

Joe grabbed the photograph from Tiffany, and then blanched. Mike and Ariel kissing?

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“What the hell is this?” Joe punched Mike.

“Man, what are you talking about?” Mike wheezed clutching his stomach.

“This!” Joe threw the photo at Mike.

Mike look at the picture. Oh crap! “Where did you get this?”

“Does it matter?” Joe grabbed Mike’s collar, “when were you going to tell me you guys were going out? Does it amuse you to see me interested in her?”

“We’re not going out! Joe, let me go, people are looking at us weirdly!”

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“Ariel!” Rainie practically tackled Ariel.

“Hey Rainie. What’s wrong?”

Rainie grabbed Ariel and began pulling her, “come quick, Mike and Joe are fighting in the courtyard!”

“What? Why?” Ariel asked as she ran after Rainie.

“I don’t know, but it doesn’t look good. I’m worried about Mike; he doesn’t know how to fight at all.”

“Oh shit!”

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“Don’t lie to me!” Joe shoved Mike.

“I’m not lying! Joe, come on, let me explain!”

“What is there to explain?”

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“Oh crap!” Ariel swore as she ran near the courtyard. Joe and Mike were fighting in the middle of the courtyard, and they had attracted quite the crowd.

“Excuse me, excuse me,” Rainie said as she moved through the crowd. Ariel wasn’t so polite, she just shoved those in her way.

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“What the heck is going on?”

Joe paused.

“Ariel, thank God you’re here, could you explain this guy that we’re not going out?”

Instead of replying to Mike, Ariel looked at Joe, “can we please take this somewhere private?”

Joe looked around, nodded, and began walking. Ariel followed. Rainie helped Mike up from the ground and dragged him along.

They stopped underneath a large pine tree right outside the campus. There was no one else around because classes were in session.

Joe turned, “I hope you guys have a good explanation.”

“For what?” Rainie asked before Ariel could.

Joe glared at her and thrusted a photograph at Ariel, “for that.”

Ariel looked at the photograph silently for a few moments. Rainie, curious about photo, looked over her shoulder and gasped.

“What is there to explain?” Ariel asked Joe.

Joe was taken aback, “why were you two kissing?”

“How do I owe you and explanation for it?”

“Because both of you are my friends, and I don’t want my friends sleeping around so that people could laugh at me.” Joe was angry. It was the first thing he could think of, and he immediately regretted it.

Ariel slapped him. Hard.

Mike’s jaw hit the ground.

Ariel’s eyes were cold. Her voice was clipped and her tone acidic. “What I do does not concern you.”

Joe involuntarily shivered despite of his anger. Ariel gave him a long, calculated, and hard look. Then she turned and calmly walked away.

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Ariel felt empty. She did not, could not, feel anything. She walked.

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“How could you say that?” Rainie demanded.

“It’s true.” Joe’s face stun, but he was stubborn and refused to back down. His insides were still boiling from anger, and worst of all… he had no idea why.

Rainie slapped him. Mike stopped her before she could do it again.

“You are a fucking lowlife.” She growled before stomping off.

Mike punched Joe, perhaps in revenge for the earlier punches, “Stop being such an asshole and start making some sense.” Mike ran after Rainie.