They were waiting for ages. Where did Berwald go?
« Did ya two fight again? What did ya do?
- No! We haven't. And why would it be my fault? »
Finally, someone opened the door.
« 'am here.
- See, Lu'? He's right here. Because I did nothing. And, uh...
- Who is that? »
A blonde head was peeking out from behind Berwald.
« Timo.
- It isn't helping. »
Understanding that Berwald wouldn't develop further, the two kids' heads turned towards the boy while he stepped back slowly, as if he wanted to disappear. When he finally seemed to understand what they were expecting from him, he stopped and tried to explain himself, his gaze still locked upon the floor.
« Um, hi. I- I just moved next door. My name's Timo. I, um, I was crying because I got separated from my cousins and I don't have friends here, but he said we could all be friends and dragged me here? I mean I- I can go if I'm bothering. »
Well, that was awkward.
- - -
« You know the tradition, Lu': Timo's letters are opened at lunchtime, when we're all together. We're gonna be late if we read it now.
- Then, why couldn't I just keep it?
- I'm the leader! It's part of my duty. »
Lukas sighed. It wasn't worth arguing over and he knew he couldn't win this and be on time given how stubborn Mikkel could be.
« I'd like to remind you that nobody ever agreed to your leader status, so I'm not sure where you got your duties from... But let's just put that aside for now. You're right about one thing: we'll be late if we keep chatting like that. »
At these words, Lukas turned his back and walked away, soon followed by the others. The house they lived in was pretty close to the school so they only had to walk a little every morning, avoiding the overpopulated buses and metro.
« See you at lunch! »
When they got to school, they each went different ways in order to reach their classrooms except for Mikkel and Berwald. Those two had the chance to be in the same class and stuck together most of the time. Emil, too, had friends to join but Lukas was left on his own – and even though he didn't mind that most of the time, there were days like this one when it weighed on him.
He stepped into the class, quietly reaching for his favourite spot like every morning – a chair at the third row, right next to the window. Not very long after that, footsteps echoed from the corridor, growing louder and louder as an omen of chaos. The loud and haughty sound they made left Lukas no doubt about their owner's identity. So these assholes were already here... Crap.
« Hey, look! The weirdo's here before everyone else, as usual! »
Ignorance was the best way to deal with it, right?
« Hey buddy, aren'tcha happy to see me? »
Keep quiet. Don't react. Build a wall.
« You can't even say hello? Have you lost your tongue?- Ha, he probably never had one in the first place. »
Don't show how you feel, don't show that you're bothered, and they will just go. They always go. But then, others take their place...
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FanfictionMain pairing : FinNor/NorFin He has been gone for five years now, and so much had changed... As soon as you become that lonely person at the back of the class, monsters catch you. Monsters looking like you and I - and no matter what you do, you can'...
