The Journalist and The Photographer vs The Soccer Player

New Norm

~1 month later~

~Luca and Logan are continuing to heal from everything they've bottled up. Patton, Vivian, and Janus know about everything, Roman and Remus know bits and pieces but Remus knows more. Luca and Logan are much happier overall.~

~lunch hour~

"Hey Star kids," Janus hummed when Luca and I walked up.

"Why so late?" Roman asked.

"We got lunch from down the road," Luca said, holding up his bag that had the sub he ordered. I sat down at the table, Remus and Roman on either side of me as normal now. Luca sat on the end, comfortable close with Patton.

"Oo, smells good," Patton said.

"You two are lucky the principal likes Logan so much," Vivi huffed.

"That's because I've saved their asses with dropping test scores. Second they're out of line, out I go. Happened to the middle school we went to," I said.

"Ivory Middle?" Remus asked.

"How'd you know?" Luca asked.

"We heard about that school. It was a perfect, high test scores school, then one year, few years ago, it dropped down to an F. Shut down almost instantly after all the testing came back," Roman said, holding a rose out in front of me like every other lunch period.

"Thank you. Ivory middle was the school I left. Surprised it traveled so far," I said, taking the rose, breaking most of the stem off, and sticking the flower in my ponytail like I do with any other flower I get.

"They came to the apartment and begged for Linda to enroll Logan back at the school. Hands and knees begged, they were desperate," Luca said.

"Fuck off," Roman suddenly snapped.

"...Hm?" Janus hummed as I looked at him.

"I was fixing the flower, dumbass," Remus snapped back.

"Your ogre hands would crush it," Roman spat.

"I was just fixing it, God damn. And if you actually tried, you'd know she don't like roses," Remus said.

"Here we go," Vivian muttered, looking at me.

"Oh? Then she likes corn flowers," Roman said.

"I get them cause their blue. Blue is her thing," Remus rolled his eyes.

"...Personally I like the corn flower. But," I said, shutting up when Luca shook his head.

"But what?" Roman pushed. Remus tilted his head at me.

"...Myosotis flowers are my favorite... I don't really do flowers though, so doesn't matter," I shrugged.

"Now it'll be a war over who gets them first," Janus said.

"No it won't. Roman can win whatever this is, I'll stick to music and podcasts, thank you very much," Remus said, glaring at Roman.

"It's not a war," I mumbled.

"You're just trying to discourge me so you get 'em first. You won't win, bitch," Roman said.

"Language," Patton said, smiling at Luca when he ate.

"Whatever you say," Remus sighed, looking at me.

"...I got to hurry up so I can prep the Journalist Club. Have to get to Fine Arts Studio early today," I said.

"Need a ride?" Remus asked.

"Shut it," I started when Roman went to talk. Slowly, he shut his mouth.

"I drive her. We have that course together, same time," Vivian said.

"When Remus says it," Roman started.

"Oh come on you knew I didn't mean my dick," Remus scoffed.

"Never know with you," Roman muttered.

"God damn," I mumbled, glancing up when a familiar student was approaching the table.

"Luca," the kid said, voice lined with annoyance. Luca hung his head with a sigh.

"What, Jared?" he asked.

"The hell you doing with the geeks again?" the kid, Jared, asked.

"How bout you go suck a dick, Jared?" I asked. Vivian choked on her food from laughter, Janus shaking his head with a grin, Luca smiling and looking at Jared, Patton shaking his head with Janus, Remus grinned and leaned against his arms, and Roman laughed.

"Aren't you the slut? Guy either side of you," he spat back. Luca went to stand up, but I spoke first.

"Pathectic for that to be your comeback. You were one of the kids that went to the house when that started. You know it was football practice. Plus, clearly it's been passed over and debunked," I hummed.

"...I bet your daddy was absent," he tried.

"He's been dead for almost 10 years. Try again," I said.

"Damn," Remus muttered.

"Your... mother is a whore, you're probably a whore baby along with your pathetic brother," he said, now grinning.

"No. She was bipolar and tried murdering me before killing herself, our long gone sister, and other family members, but nice try," I grinned.

"God damn," Luca mumbled.

"...Fuck you," he snapped, walking away.

"Have fun with your slut girlfriend!" I called back.

"Well, clearly you two have healed over that," Vivian said.

"For the most part, yeah," Luca said, smiling at me.

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