Vivienne's Not So Much of a Backstory

Chapter 16

  Cherry was finishing some homework when Eliot called her to the door. Thats where she was met with Vivienne with a sad look on her face. "H-hey Cherry... can I come in?" asked the lost girl looking to the ground. The two girls talked for a bit before getting down to business, "Cherry, I really didn't mean for that prank to happen... at least not to you." Vivienne started. The memory of that night started replaying in her head and she started to realize how funny it really was and how fun it was to trick Cherry. "But even you have to admit it was kinda funny." pointed out Ivy-I mean VIVIENNE! "What do you mean funny?!" asked Cherry outraged that her friend would say something like that. "I mean, uh, imagen if we did that to one of our friends or Delaila even!" "Oh, I guess that would be kinda funny when you put it that way." chuckled Cherry at the thought of Delaila being doused in water. The two made up and as Vivienne left she couldn't help but feel a string in her head. She shook it off and continued her way home to get ready for her first day back.

Vivienne arrived at school VERY early since Mateo had to get to a meeting beforehand. Without something to do, Vivienne headed towards the library to see if James was there. Sure enough, there among a ton of books, there was James and Amara. "HEYA! What you are guys doing?" The two looked up from the book they were reading. "Oh hey, Vivienne! What are you doing here and so early?" asked Amara. "My suspensions up and Mr. T had a meeting." Vivi explained. "Well while you're here we might as well continue our research." James said grabbing another book. "What kind of research are you doing?" asked Vi. "Research on where you came from! James has amazing theories about you!" exclaimed Amara. Vivienne blushed "Awe you don't have to do that for me!" "The main theory I'm working off of right now is that you came from maybe another time in a different place. The question is when and where if this is true. If you came from the past then we could find whatever spell let you travel through time and improve on the spell to send you back and create the first working time travel spell! WE'D BE FAMOUS!" explained James. Being from the past, even to the purple girl herself, sounded far fetched but not wrong. "Well, what makes you say that?" asked Vivienne. "Well, Clarence told me he saw you in ancient Roman clothing and no one has worn things like that for YEARS. Then he told me he saw you by an old looking building. All point to a different time! Do remember anything that would help?" asked James. "Well now that you mention it-" Vivienne was cut off by Amara who was getting out a pen and paper "Okay continue!" "Well, I remember praying at this alter and being in this BIG underground temple just before a duel. I don't know who I was dueling against just that the first round was to the death and in the temple. I think I was about 10 maybe...and in a very decorated robe. I was face to face with my first, guess you can call them my victim, and then the memory fades.". As James reads over the notes Amara took a big smile grows over his face. "NO one has had a gladiator duel in centuries and underground temples are historic landmarks! All this points to the past! Now to find the underground temple you might remember." James exclaimed getting out his phone just as the bell rang. The 3 got up and put their books away before heading to class.

"Hey Vivienne!" called out a friendly voice. Vivienne walked over to the empty chair right next to Cherry. The table was the usual first-period group Cherry, Clarence, James, and Vivienne. Everyone was chatting when the worst pink-haired girl called out for Vivienne "Vivi sweetie! Come sit with us and get away from those losers!". Vivienne remembers the talk she and Clarence had a few days ago about Delaila and did exactly what Clare-bear told her to do: she stuck out her middle finger and stuck out her tongue. Delaila was shocked and turned away furious while everyone at her table just stared in shock. Clarence, unable to hold in his laugher blurted out laughing. "HAHAHAHAH! Oh, good job Vi!". Everyone turned to him and started play punching him. "HOW COULD TEACH HER THAT! SHE WAS SO INNOCENT!" Shouted Cherry. Vivienne just sat there confused at why everyone was mad at Clarence. Thats when their teacher walked in and the class grew quite. "Hello, class. Today we'll be having Physical Day. Please hold on to this slip of paper as you go into the locker rooms. Cherry and James banged their faces on the desk letting out a groan. "Whats Physical day?" asked the Lost girl. "Basically, the teachers split us up boys from girls and it's like a checkup and P.E exam at once. Make sure we're healthy ya'know?" explained Clarence. "It's fine if you didn't need to be shirtless the whole exam and do Physical fitness," complained James. Vivienne already knew how much Cherry and James hated P.E and much preferred indoor activities like drawing and reading. Vivienne didn't mind P.E if it wasn't for her competitiveness which makes her take things too seriously.

The students were dismissed and sent to the locker room. Vivienne and Cherry met up with Amara and the three headed to the locker room. On their way there, Cherry told Amara what Vivienne did in class. "Vivienne, Clarence did tell you what that means right?" asked Amara worried. Vivienne shook her head and said she doesn't know whats so offensive about a finger. Cherry whispered what it meant in Vivienne's ear. "O-Oh! I so sorry I didn't know that!" said Vivienne shocked Clarence taught her that. The girls laughed agreeing to get back at him as they entered the locker room. They were handed a noodle strap tank top colored just like their uniform with their soul printed in the top left corner, and a pair of short-shorts. They were told they would be called by their last name to be checked. Until then they were to stay in the locker room. When the teachers left, some of the girls snuck out to see the guys. The three girls just sat and chatted till Vivienne realized something. "Uh... guys...I don't have my slip." "WHAT?!" Amara and Cherry said in unison. "I left it in the classroom!" "Okay ok calm down everyone! We just need to sneak out and get the paper. Let's go ask Mr. T for the keys." planned Cherry. Amara agreed to be the lookout while Cherry and Vivienne look for Mr. T and the slip. the three snuck out and ran to the Boys locker room where they saw shirtless guys trying to impress girls blocking the door. Lucky for them, Clarence just so happens to be one of those guys. "Clare- bear! Do you know where Mr. T is?" asked Vivienne as she ran up to him. Clarence looked down at the small girl and blushed. Never had he thought he might see the cute girl in such an outfit. "Uh- yeah, why?" asked Clare-bear facing away hoping his blush would cease. "Lost girl here left her slip in class and we need to get it." explained Cherry. Clarence's blush grew at the sight of Cherry. "Right, He's helping out with the Physical check but, James has them in his locker. Let me go get them for you." Clarence said going back in the locker room and coming out soon after with the keys. Cherry grabbed them and with a quick thank you the girls ran off. Amara lightly punched Clarence for teaching Vivienne the middle finger. They ran back to the classroom and found the slip of paper. Amara said she would give the keys back to James and they ran back to the locker room.

Physicals went on, Amara went in to do her saying she'll wait by the bleachers for them when she's done. Long after that L's were called and Vivienne went in. First, she waited in a line before being met with a kind nurse. The nurse led her into a room and examed her. After examination, she asked Vivienne some questions like "Have you been sexually active?" or "Do you take drugs?". One question stood out to Vivienne however: "Do you or have you had any fatal illnesses." Vivienne replied with yes: "When I was younger I had an illness so bad I was bedridden for I don't remember how long.". Once they were finished Vivienne was led to the next part of the physical, P.E exam. First Vivienne had to run 4 miles (she did 2.5 cause shes fast but her tiny body can only hold so much energy), then they checked her vital signs before telling her to a number of exercises. Less to say, she was done with physical activity for the day. Vivienne caught her breath before heading to the bleachers to meet Amara. On her way, however, Vivienne spotted the opstical course they had set up. Apparently, it was for those who were bord and still had energy. Whoever was the fastest would get a $15 prize though. Vivienne was too tired to try it till a snotty voice caught her attention. "YOO HOO! VIVI, I CHALLENGE YOU!" shouted Delaila. "Oh hey Delaila, listen about what happened this morning-" "I'll stop you right there my friend! Water under the bridge, I want to challenge you to the opstical course! So far I have the best time and I want to beat everyone so I can prove I'm the best." "Can't, I'm too tired from the physical check. Besides I need to meet a friend." Vivienne tried to explain. "Oh I see, it's that lameo Amara, right? I pumbled into the ground, I guess you're just like her huh? Scared you're going to get owned like her?" taunted Delaila. Something bubbled inside Vivienne, next thing she knows she's in this big open field where tall women stand over her. The women start pushing her around till she snaps. "KNOW WHAT FINE I'LL RUN AGAINST YOU! ONLY TO PROVE I AM NOT WEAK! I'LL BE THE VICTORIOUS ONE!" proclaimed Vivienne staring into one of the women's red evil eyes. "We'll see about that sapling." she said with an evil grin.

They lined up at the starting line. One of the women asked Vivienne to take off her crown explaining no charms are to be used for a fair match. Not wanting to back out and look like a cheater Vivienne took off the crown and handed it to the lady. "ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GO!" yelled the ref. The two sped off dominating opstical after opstical. Soon after they started, Vivienne felt the sideffects of her illness come into play. Soon the women she was racing up ahead of her. She felt as if she was about to collapse, and something was telling her to do so. 'Trip her up, someone as mean as her needs to be stopped! Come on! I'll help you do it!' "N-n-n-noo...I'm not like you..." uddered Vivienne as she staggered across the finish line before passing out.

Vivienne painfully opened her eyes to see a doctor looking over her and Mr. T with a worried expression on his face. Clarence ran into the room wearing nothing but a tank top and basketball shorts. Vivienne couldn't hear anything they were saying, Mr. T tried to put her crown on her but the doctor stopped him. Clarence started yelling at the doctor, he got so mad that Mr. T had to hold him back. "C-c-c-clare *cough hack cough*" Whispered poor Vivienne. Clarence pushed his way out of Mr. T's grasped and shoved the doctor to one side grabbing Vivienne's crown and threw it on her head. Vivienne weakly touched the star, and the gas was released. The doctor quickly took the crown off scared the gas Vivienne was breathing in. "Whats going on?" the sick girl asked. "I'm sorry Miss Lost, but I can not give you your crown back till I've figured out what your illness is and what the gas you were just breathing in is." explained the doctor. "SHE NEED THAT GAS TO BE CURED IDIOT! NOT GIVING HER THAT CROWN IS LIKE SLOWLY KILLING HER! YOU GOTTA HELP ME OUT HERE TEACH!" yelled Clarence. "I'm sorry Reskel, but you just need to let the doctor work and coming in here screaming and yelling is not the way! I'm sorry but you need to leave!" proclaimed Mr. Thaigo. "But Clare-bear is right! I need my crown, my dad told me to never take it off or else I'll die! Mr. T, I respect you but, I promised my dad that I'll never take off my crown unless it's needed! Please respect my father's words!" proclaimed Vivienne. With a sigh, Mateo talked to the doctor and gave the lost girl her crown. The doctor, however, took a sample of the gas in return. Soon after a quick vital check, the lost girl was released.

Outside the doctor's office, Vivienne was met with all her friends who explained what happened. After she passed out a large crowd gathered around her. Cherry got so upset at Delaila for making Vivienne do the course, she started shouting in the pink girls face with tears in her eyes. James and Amara came just in time to hold her back. Clarence came outside to do his physical when he noticed the large crowd and a familiar Purple haired girl being carried off the field. he ran over and broke up the upcoming fight. He asked his friends what happened to Vivienne. Cherry, hysterical with anger, told him she had passed out and no matter what they did they couldn't wake her up. Clarence held Cherry close to his chest and let her cry. He asked James and Amara if she had her crown on remembering what happened at his house. They said Mr. T was carrying it for her. Cherry and Clarence looked at each other knowing what had happened. Clarence grabbed a shirt and booked it to the doctor's office while Cherry explained why the crown was so important.

When explanations were done, the snobby pink haired girl walked up to the crowd with a sorry expression on her face. "Here, I'm sorry for what happened and I'm glad you're ok" Delaila said with a sincere smile. She had handed Vivienne $5 out of the $15 she had won. Everyone changed back into their uniforms and the day continued as normal.