Retrouvailles

chapter 1

"Sorry" the young boy said as he bumped into someone.
He quickly took his books that were on the floor and left without uttering a word to the other.

"Tf " his best friend said laughing at his state.

"Shut up Ryan" he said as he walked past him

"Ooo, someone's in a bad mood, what's up?" Ryan asked coming towards him and putting his arm on his shoulder.

"I'm not in a bad mood, it's just idk, I've been having bad luck all day" he said.

"Alright Lukazade, let's just get to class" ryan said

"Lukazade?" Luka said looking at him, as he just smiled widely and walked to class.

Luka just stared at him and smiled slightly, he always wondered why he was like this. He was never like this, when he first met him back when they were only 12, Ryan was always a very typical blonde boy who was an introverted quiet person that would never talk with anyone and just simply doodle in his book.

And even when Luka -a very typical raven haired boy who was also introverted, doesn't like to doodle but likes greek mythology for some dumb reason- befriended him, he would still always be to himself, until a few months ago he started getting more and more energetic around him.

"Luka?" Ryan asked peeking his head out the classroom door waiting for him to enter.

Luka entered the class, his old class where everyone was always the same since primary school.

"Hey Lulu" said the one and only Jane, the schools popular rich girl. No she doesn't like Luka in any way, it's just a stupid nickname she gave him because their friends.

"You good?" said Mia her close friend, another one of Luka's and Ryan's only friends that are girls. She was the schools introvert that was somehow friends with the entire school.

"Yes I'm good" Luka said sitting on his seat.

"You sure? U look like u got punched by someone" said Irene, another one of Jane's and Mia's friend. And another one of Luka's and Ryan's only friends that are girls. She is the schools extrovert that is loud and doesn't give a shit abt what she says to anyone.

They were the popular trio of the year group.

"Yes I'm good" Luka said resting his head on the table.

His head was faced in Ryan's direction, he was gonna start a conversation but noticed that Ryan was too busy zoning out.

Luka wasn't a very quiet introvert, he had friends. But at the moment he could only have a chance to speak with Mia and her little group because they were the nearest.

But he didnt do it, why? Because he was overthinking again and so because of that he decided to walk home alone afterschool. Luka didn't like to walk home with Ryan, incase he'd find out abt his house life, which really wasn't the best.

Ryan had agreed to it, he said that he lived in another area as an excuse, because he himself didn't want Luka to see where he came from. There was a reason why Ryan never opens up or talks to anyone.

He was always degraded and pressured back at home by his parents, to become that 'perfect child'. Which is where he grew this thing where all he wanted in life was for people to accept him, respect him or just simply be nice to him, and that's exactly what Luka did.

They've been best friends ever since the day 11 year old Ryan was crying under a big tree all by himself, it was a tree that was on top of a slope where from there onwards was a fence that was a barrier that kept people from falling into the city roads.
Ryan was crying because he had been bullied, where he went after class to a place where no one would find him and cried to himself watching the stunning view of the city.

Which is where Luka had come after him and comforted him, and ever since then, that tree was placed in a special part in his heart, because that was the first time someone had ever been this nice to him, Ryan felt confort with him, he felt safe as if Luka was his bodyguard from everyone and everything in this world.

But he never had a bodyguard back at home.

Which is why this friendship was very special to him,
Which is until he started realising he felt more than just a friendship kind of love with Luka.

And he hated every bit of that.

The next day at school during lunch Luka sat on his table at the cafeteria with his food, he was originally waiting for Ryan but he was no where to be seen, he wasn't at school the entire day, Luka tried texting him asking him where he was, but never got a reply, Ryan hadn't even seen the text yet.

"Hey Lulu, where's Ur boyfriend?" Said Jane, jokingly, she always shipped the two.

"Idk, at home probably" said Luka, Ryan wasn't his boyfriend but he would always play along cuz he was fed up with constantly saying 'hes not my boyfriend'.

"You don't know? Wow what kind of a bf are u? Aren't u worried if something happened to him?" Asked Irene.

Luka just sighed, he wasn't in the best moods to be joking around.

"u alone? want us to company u while he's gone?"
Asked Mia.

"If u want to" said Luka shrugging.

The three girls sat opposite to him , they didn't really talk much with him, but still stayed so Luka wouldn't feel alone.

"Omg my bf keeps texting me, hold on" Jane said taking out her phone.

"He goes to the same school as u, he's sitting right there like a few feet away, why can't yall just talk?" Irene asked disruptively.

"Cuz it's easier to text him, worry abt Ur own bf, I bet he still hasnt even read any of Ur messages" Jane said.

"Hey! He prefers talking face to face, he loves talking to me. Jks prob cheating on u since he prefers texting over seeing u face to face" Irene said chuckling.

Jane looked at her with her mouth wide open.

"Ur bfs very anti-social I bet u can't do this with him" Jane said as she stood up taking her things and walked towards jks table and sat next to him leaning on him and hugging his arm as jk hugged her back, whereas Irene rolled her eyes knowing Jane was right and if she ever did that with yoongi, he would probably stay still akwardly not being able to do anything back, slightly pushing her away.

Mia was laughing watching the two as she knew no matter what she did, her bf wouldn't be caught lacking at anything.

Luka was just watching the whole thing laughing along with Mia, until he got a text from Ryan :

"Sorry, I have something coming up, I probably won't be home for a week"

Luka just sighed reading the message.