Spinning- {LukaxMiku}

Chapter 2- Best Friends

Stacks of mail sat underneath her mailbox, but she paid it no mind. They had been left there for a while. She climbed up the steps to her apartment and unlocked the door in a trance. She couldn't stop thinking about her.
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"Miku you're being unreasonable!" Gumi shot at me.

I huffed and crossed my arms, giving her the meanest glare I could. "Oh yeah? Well... well at least I don't leave my best friends for someone else!" I responded, looking my ex-best friend of 5 years in the eye. She seemed unphased at my anger.

"I'm not leaving you! Ia's really nice and cool! I know we didn't talk much in the 3rd or 4th grade but you don't see me complaining about that girl Luka that you hung out with," The greenette said, rolling her eyes. "We just went to the zoo together, it's not like we got married," She then added.

I felt my face heat up and tears well in my eyes. I had never fought like this with anyone before, especially not my best friend. "You went to the zoo with her and not me! I bet Luka would've taken me because she's my new bestest friend! You betrayed me!" I said with tears starting to roll down my cheeks as I pointed an accusing finger at her.

Gumi sighed, shaking her head. "Miku I really hoped you would grow out of being so childish. You're crying about best friends for god's sake! How old are you? 11? You're acting like you're still 6. Go hang out with Luka for all I care, at least Ia won't get mad I didn't share my Scooby-Doo fruit snacks with her like 'best friends' should," She said before turning and walking down the sidewalk to her home.

I immediately brought my hands up and covered my red face as tears streamed down. I turned and ran home, not wanting to be in public and crying anymore. I pulled the key from my bag and unlocked my front door, slamming it shut behind me and forgetting to re-lock it as I threw my bag to the floor from off my back.

Why... why did she pick that jerk Ia over me!? I sniffled in thought as I climbed the stairs up to my room, gently wiping tears from my eyes. Gumi was always there for me, she was always the one who cared about my feelings and made me feel better when I was upset...

Maybe... maybe if I showed off how better of friends Luka and I are she'd feel the same way I do! Maybe she'd want to be my best friend again! I got a smirk on my face as I got on my knees and pulled out a bracelet making set from under my bed. Good thing I knew Luka's favorite colors!

I quickly got to work using my and Luka's favorite colors to make special friendship bracelets, something Gumi and I never had. I looked at them with pride, thinking about what else I could do to make the greenette notice how much closer I was with Luka than her.

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"Luka! Hey!" I heard call behind me as I walked towards my homeroom. I recognized it to be Miku and turned around excitedly.

"Yeah?" I asked, my excitement growing as she held a box in her hands. She seemed to peer over my shoulder at something but I gave it no mind as she immediately opened the box and gave me a bracelet laced with pink and teal bands after.

"It's a friendship bracelet to show how close of friends we are!" She chimed fairly loudly, making me laugh with a wide grin. "Thank you! They're so pretty!" I remarked as she pulled out one of her own that matched mine.

"We should also make a secret handshake sometime," Miku then said, taking one of my hands as was walked into the classroom together. I felt my heart lurch as our hands touched but I just figured it was from the excitement of the gifts and gave an eager nod to her suggestion.

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As Luka and I sat next to each other for lunch I thought back to Gumi's face as she watched me give the bracelet to the pinkette. She seemed pretty shocked, though far from the jealousy I so desired.

"Want some?" Luka asked as she held three fruit snacks in her palm to me. I looked at it with surprise before taking them happily. "Thank you!" I cheered. Gumi would never give me any of hers unless I begged her for them.

"Of course! You're my best friend!" She said back. I looked her in the eyes before giving a nod. "Here, have a piece of my cookie!" I offered, ripping a chuck out of my large chocolate chip cookie and handing it to her. She gladly took it as we both laughed.

I didn't think about Gumi for the rest of the day.

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Miku was really becoming a large figure in my life. I mean, she always had been before, after all she was probably my only friend, but I found myself thinking about her a lot. I always thought her and the green haired girl were closer but I hadn't seen them talk one bit for the past month or so. I hadn't found out why until I went over to her house for the first time.

"This is my cat, Leeks," She said, showing off her white feline with mucus green eyes and a large tummy. I gave an "Aw" as he rubbed up against my ankle, then kneeling down so I could properly pet him.

Miku had a very nice house. I could always tell by the way she dressed that she was probably a bit wealthier but her house really showed it off. After I had sufficiently petted Leeks I let her lead me on a tour of her spacious abode. It was a very nice house but it also felt kind of empty.

"And this is our fourth bathroom," the girl laughed out as I shook my head in shock. "Only three people live here, what do you need that many bathrooms for?" I asked, peering in to see a few framed pictures of Miku with the greenette beside her grinning. I waited for a response or even a scoff or laugh but heard nothing.

"Miku?" I asked, looking back to her but she was silently looking at the pictures and not responding. "Hey... are you ok?" I then asked after a moment, leading her to lean her face foreword and cover it up with her hands. "I-I'm so-sorry," She struggled to say in a sobbing voice as I watched tears run down her arm from the hands over her eyes.

"Don't be sorry! I- what's wrong?" I asked, unsure of what to do. Should I leave her to have some privacy or should I stay with her? Did she want me to leave? Did I hurt her feelings?

"Gumi... s-she... I... I-I..." Miku sobbed, giving sniffles and gasps for air as she cried. I started hyperventilating but I stopped myself as I realized it wouldn't help anything. I laid a hand on her back and lead her to her room so we can sit and talk. She immediately grabbed one of her five pillows and softly weeped into it.

I continued rubbing her back in a supportive fashion until she rose her head from her pillow, eyes and cheeks a light red and moist from the tears. "Thanks," She said, curling up so she could hug her knees. "Y-yeah..." I responded, still a bit shaken up myself. She looked over to me with sorrowful eyes and acted as if she was going to start crying again.

"I'm ok, I was only worried," I said in attempts to calm her down. She let out a large sniffle and heavy sigh. "Um... I'm ok, too, I just miss her..." She said, looking away from me. "Her? The green haired girl?" I asked which made Miku nod. "Gumi, she was my best friend but then she started hanging out with Aria a whole lot and we had a fight and now we're not friends..." She explained slowly in a saddened tone.

"Oh..." I muttered before asking, "Well, I'm sure she still wanted to be your friend even if she was hanging out with Ia, right?" in attempts to be hopeful. Miku shrugged in response and I could tell that she really didn't know if Gumi wanted to be her friend or not, and it was tearing her apart.

"Well, I'll always be your best friend, ok?" I then said, giving the girl a small hug, which after a second she reciprocated. "Ok. Thank you, Luka," She whimpered in a defeated tone.