The Investigation Club - An Amourshipping Story

Club Activities Begin?

(Ash)

The next day came in a flash. The hype was too real, hours felt like minutes and minutes felt like seconds. I was awake before my alarm, thirty minutes earlier than usual. I couldn't hear anything downstairs in the kitchen, so I knew straight away my Mom was asleep. I looked at my weary, tired self in the mirror and ran a hand through my bedhead. 

"She'll be fine if I just skip breakfast, right?" I spoke to myself and began to get ready. Skipping breakfast would save five minutes and after waking up early, I decided to walk to L.A.P instead.

Getting ready, when you are as lazy me, isn't a problem at all. Within a few minutes, I was ready, creeping downstairs and leaving through the front door as quiet as a mouse. The spring sun was out, but there was a chill in the air. It was cold enough for a jacket, but that was about it. I looked at the sky and noticed some clouds rolling in ever so slowly from the south. Maybe rain?

"Hey, Ash!" I heard a voice and turned to my right, staring down the street at Serena. "You couldn't sleep too, huh?"

"Oh, hey Serena," I smiled and started walking towards her, she ran up to me and then turned around and we began walking towards the bus stop. "Yeah, I couldn't sleep much last night, so I decided to get up early and walk to school." 

"I was going to wait for the bus, but walking is fine with me," Serena looked at me out of the corner of her left eye and I did the same with my right, before looking away almost instantly.

"You don't have to walk with me you know," I told her. I was just speaking the truth, the bus would probably be a warmer option.

"But we can't have you walking on your lonesome, silly," Serena moved in front of me and put her finger on my nose, stopping me in my tracks. "So I am walking with you, okay?" 

"Sure," I replied, my attention on her finger. "You mind...moving your finger?" 

"Oops, sorry," Serena instantly turned back around and pointed her finger down the street instead. "Let's go!" 

So we continued on, down the street and past the usual bus stop. Most streets were quiet and nice and even with our excitement, we barely said a word to each other. I felt a little nervous, I didn't know what to say. I wonder if she felt the same, or was she just waiting for me to speak?

(Serena)

I wanted to say something, but I wasn't sure what to say. I was hoping Ash would say something to break the silence because things were getting awkward. It was really nice but awkward. We were centimetres apart, walking down the street. We still had quite a bit of walking to do, enough for the bus to probably pass us on the way.

"Are we going to be late?" Ash had a sudden thought, rushing into his pockets to get his phone out, shoving it in his own face to check the time. 

"We are definitely not going to be late, Ash," I couldn't help but laugh at him as he panicked. "We'll be fine."

"Yeah...sure," Ash calmed down and slid his phone away. His face clearly showed embarrassment, so I looked away and focused on the scenery. 

Bright colourful flowers in neat rows lined up against the streets, with trees hanging over the flowerbeds, benches surrounding the trees. Some people were sat down, drinking coffee and preparing for a hard day's work. Some upperclassmen from L.A.P were sat down, talking amongst themselves. 

"Oh, hey  guys," I heard Calem's voice and I looked straight ahead and sure enough, he was just walking out of the coffee shop, with a coffee in his hand. "Good morning to you both."