They call her, ᥅ꫀᦔ || Zigzag

So, What Ya in For?

       I laid on my cot for a few hours thinking about almost nothing that whole time. Just mindlessly staring at the top of the tent like Zero had been doing when I walked in. I sighed to myself and closed my eyes with my arms behind my head. I heard some laughing and soon the others made their way into the tent.

"Man, Armpit. You're ruthless on him." Squid laughed out.

"He's gotta learn somehow. I'm just trying to be a good mentor." Armpit joked back. I felt eyes on me but left my eyes closed.

"Yo, what about your other student?" Magnet asked. 

"Man, I don't know. Hey, yo! No sleeping, dinner time soon!" He yelled. I left my eyes closed, hearing some of the others start to snicker at him.

"Hey, great mentoring there 'pit." I think Zigzag said this time. I heard them walk closer to me and loom over.

"Yo!" I tried not grinning to myself, hearing him loose patience.

"Sad, I think Pendanski would have made a better mentor." I retort.

"Man, that fool can't even teach himself." He counters. I grinned at this, knowing he had a point. Suddenly there was a drill and the others started to get ready. I opened my eyes in question, the group of them turning to me.

"Hey chicka, it's dinner time." I looked at Magnet before getting up from my cot, following silently behind. We made it to the mess hall, which was overly crowded with boys. I hummed awkwardly to myself and followed the others in line. I grabbed a tray, looking at the questionable food that the guy had plopped onto my tray. I finished my way through the line and stood in the middle of the room trying to find an open seat. Oh, geez, this is why I never went to lunch at school, of course never going also got me in trouble but that's besides the point. I was just about to take a step to head outside, regardless if I was allowed too or not, before someone called out to me.

"Hey, Lillian, over here!" I looked over seeing Zigzag standing up, waving me over. I stood there for a moment, debating before huffing to myself and walked over.

"Here you can sit there." He added as I got closer, moving over so I could sit between him and Magnet. I gaze at them awkwardly, seeing everyone from the tent sitting at the table. Most of the others stared between Stanley and I silently. 

"So, hey, Stanley since you didn't dig today, you wouldn't mind giving up your bread to somebody who did now would you?" X-Ray asked reaching over and grabbed his bread, not bothering to wait for an answer. I looked around as everyone stared at Stanley who sat there, too intimidated to do anything. 

"No, you can have it." He smiled as Squid turned to me and went to do the same thing. I quickly grabbed the bread, but pushed the rest of the food out to him. He looked shocked for a second before turning to the others.

"Might work on him, but not me." I say as I started to eat the bread.

"I still got the rest of your food, didn't I?" He gloats smugly. I smirked.

"That's 'cause I'm letting you." I say pointedly before taking a sip of the water. Some of the others laughed quietly.

"So what'd they get you for?" X inquires eyes shifting between Stanley and I. I sat, quietly eating the bread.

"Stealing a pair of shoes?" Stanley mumbled. More of a question than an answer if you ask me.. The others howled in laughter at this. Obviously finding it funny regardless.

"From the store, or were they still on someone's feet?" Squid asked.

"No, no, he just killed the dude first. You just left out that little detail, right?" Zigzag jibes beside me, leaning in towards Stanley. I, who was sipping water, coughed into the cup, trying to cover the laugh that bubbled up. I felt him turn beside me, but ignored his action. I pulled the cup away, biting back a smile at the fake question.