Influenced (A Keveridge fanfiction) *EDITING*

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(A/N: I'd just like to make a quick explanation of the picture above. Kier talks about his "creeper shoes", and not many people are aware of what these are, so I thought I'd show you so you can get a proper image of Kier ^v^ -Chloe x)

(Kier's POV)
I felt eyes of my annoyed class mates watch me as I threw on my bag and trudged out the classroom, slamming the door behind me. See, this is why I never participated in class; all I did was get moaned at, then sent out. In my eyes, it was a complete waste of time.

I expected to see Laurence waiting patiently outside, but instead I saw no one at all...wait, where was Laurence? I looked round the small corridor to look for the boy, but I couldn't see him. He can't have just disappeared, could he? I don't even know why I cared so much, me and Laurence weren't friends. Well, not just yet. But now wasn't a time to explain, I needed to find Laurence. There was definitely, one hundred percent something up with him, Laurence would never act this cocky at school. I looked behind me, not wanting to get caught for walking away, that would mean another lecture and probably another letter sent home. Then that would lead to another lecture from my mum, which would make me even more annoyed, and trust me, that's not a good thing...

I started my way down the corridor, walking as quiet as possible, but still concentrating hard on finding Laurence. If he was trying to act as badass as me and get away with it, who knows what could happen? I peered subtly in some classroom door windows, looking to see if he had been relocated by a teacher, but he wasn't to be seen. My black creepers (see picture) trailed across the quiet corridor, as I was slowly giving up hope trying to find Laurence. Why did I even care so much? Oh god, Kier, you're probably just overthinking as usual. I brushed my red fringe back to distract my thoughts when I heard distant footsteps, and a small cough. It sounded familiar (a cough sounded familiar, Kier I swear you're losing it now). I turned round to see my tall timid friend, Shane, following me down the corridor. It calmed my intense nerves slightly, if I got caught out of lessons...well...all is explained early in the chapter.
"Kier?" Shane asked, catching up to me.
"Shh, keep quiet. I'm not meant to be out here..."
"Why are you here?"
I sighed. Wasn't it obvious I was looking for a certain person who used to be my best friend but now was turning all badass and...okay, apparently not to Shane.
"Laurence got sent out of class, then I followed him a little while after, and usually he'd be stood waiting to get called back in, but he wasn't there." I explained. Shane looked at me thoughtfully, then spoke.
"How long ago was this, Kier?"
Oh yeah, because everyone timed how long ago their so-called friend disappeared (note the sarcasm). "Maybe like...ten minutes ago?"
"I saw Laurence walking out the school doors a few minutes ago..."
"Laurence has walked out?! Are you sure it was him..? Lots of people have curly black hair..."
Shane shook his head, chuckling slightly at my concern. "Does everybody have curly black hair, small square glasses and a black Vans bag? Do they all walk out of school?"
What Shane was saying made perfect sense, but it wasn't like Laurence to do something like this. Even I wouldn't! (Okay, maybe once...)
"Thanks, Shane. I'll...er...see you at break!" I said, patting the tall boy before dashing down the corridor.
Why do you care so much Kier? Why are you doing something like this for someone you don't like? were the thoughts running through my head as I sped down the never-ending corridor. I was deep in thought as I ran, and it came to me that I'd finally come to a conclusion. I did care.

(Laurence's POV)
I didn't know what I was doing as I started to open the school doors. It kind of gave me a buzz, I was walking away from school. I wouldn't walk away, but I'd certainly walk somewhere else. I'd never been sent out of class before, the whole class, and even the teacher was shocked for me to speak back. Even I was a little shocked! But hopefully this was going to change me into a more confident person, so I could do things like stand up for myself, and maybe become more popular. I had no friends whatsoever, literally nobody. And it really did kill me inside that Kier had turned on me, but the whole reason I was being this arrogant and confident was for Kier. If we were ever going to be friends again, I would definitely change into a more confident person, not the old, boring person.

However, as confident as I may have looked walking away from the building, I was trembling furiously. This was something I'd never do as the old Laurence, but I was finally doing it. I took a few looks back before walking down the school field. It was a lot quieter down here, I don't think anyone but me and Kier knew about it. The bottom of the field is where we would hang out, it kept us away from the pathetic idiots who would usually pick on us for being the "different" ones. But we weren't, and we knew that.
When I reached the bottom, I sat down on the grass and flung my blazer off, throwing it a little distance away from where I was sat. I watched as it flew through the air and landed softly, little patches of dirt instantly growing on it. I laid back and stared at the clear, blue sky. It reminded me of how me and Kier used to lay down here and talk about absolutely nothing important. Sometimes Kier would try to climb the little fence that was just a little further ahead, and how I would watch him either succeed, or fail and drop off. These memories made me realise how much I actually did miss Kier, and I didn't realise until this exact moment in time that tears were gathering in my eyes, a few dropped down my face. I did miss Kier, more than anything. I just wished there was something I could do to change his mind. But I couldnt.

But I had a sudden shock and my heart instantly began to race. There was a sound that I'd been longing to hear ever since I walked away.
"Laurence!"