"Their next spot to write something, would approximately be either in this alley, or on the wall of the school." Unako concluded from the evidence she gathered, better known as gossip around school.
"What if they aren't there?" Alex questioned, getting worried.
"They'll be in one of these places. Even your dad said so. It's where The Judgings happen, it makes sense." She answered, giving Alex some cookies.
"I don't get you. So what if we come there? I mean, I don't get what you want to do with this." Alex didn't understand why she had to get into this.
"Well, we'll find out stuff about their rebellion, so we can fight back..."
'Or possibly join, if given the right information.' She grinned to herself in excitement.
"I know but, like they'll share anything with us, I don't get what you want me to do, Unako." Alex disliked this idea to the core, but he did it because of her, just as always.
"Oh, just listen in on them a bit. Or record." She explained, finally eating a cookie herself, while Alex ate almost the whole plate.
'I'll do the questioning.'
"Let's get going at 1 AM." She told him the plan.
"But that's pretty late, isn't it?" The dark blue haired boy questioned, scratching his head.
"Duh, that's the point, Alex. They aren't gonna come paint over walls in the middle of the day." She took the cookie away from his hand to tease him, and then ate it.
He completely ignored her teasing with his worried questioning.
"What if someone sees me? I don't wanna ruin Mr. Marais career..." He continued to complain until Unako stopped listening.
"Anyway, you be in the west side of the district, street four, I'll be on the east, street four." Was her only answer after his long ramble.
Alex noticed she always had to get what she wanted. But it didn't bother him, since he let her do it countless of times. Taking advantage of him wasn't something he was annoyed by.
"Yeah, it's a deal. Just keep your cellphone close." He told her, looking with his worried yellow eyes.
"What, you scared to go alone?" Unako teased.
"No, I just don't want you getting hurt." He said seriously.
Even though she was being sarcastic, he reacted so seriously. He always took everything so seriously. It was cute about him. Everything on him was oddly cute. All the way from his big yellow eyes, to his bright perfect smile.
She just wanted to kiss him already. He was leaving and it was a final chance to do it without it being forced. He turned around and she looked up at him. She didn't say anything. As she leaned in close, she got severely disappointed. He hugged her.
"Keep safe. See you." He waved with a smile as he went away.
"Uh, yeah, see you..." She told in a bit of a disappointed tone.
1 AM came slow when you were nervously anticipating it like Alex. He could list a million ways why this could go wrong, but he still went along with it, just for her. And because of his fear of being stupid. The closer he came to his destination, the more fidgety he became.
He didn't know what to do, so he hid behind a trash can. It smelled horribly, but anything for Unako. Anything for anyone really, just as long as it wasn't for himself.
He looked around with his light yellow eyes, trying to spot if anyone was there. Thirty minutes passed, and he still felt like something horrible would happen.
After two hours though, he wanted to give up already. All the tension passed him, he actually became assured that nothing would happen and that Unako calculated this entire thing wrong. Everyone makes mistakes. But as soon as he started walking towards home, he heard a noise.
Steps. Quite rough steps. And the very memorable sound of spray paint being used on a wall. But those steps were quite easy to recognize. Just from that tears welled up in his eyes. He got up, racing to the sound of the spray paint. He had to come quick. He had to find her. After two months, he had to. There was a high possibility it wasn't her, but he didn't care.
And there she stood. Her purple hair was kept in a long ponytail. She wore a bandana over her face, to cover herself up from people and from the fumes. Her red eyes were wide as she saw Alex after such a long time.
"Mia!" He yelled out, stepping closer to her, out of breath from all the running.
She removed the bandana, exposing her face which looked terrified.
"Al..." She whispered out, her voice cracking.
He ran to her. She stood in a self defense type way, to protect herself. But he hugged her. He hugged her tightly. She just stood frozen, looking straight ahead, her head on his shoulder. She felt tears in her eyes, her lip quivering. She could only squeeze his hoodie lightly with one hand.
"Mia, I was so worried..." He hugged her tighter.
She started to cry as she hugged him back. She missed him so much. But she just couldn't. She pushed him away slightly.
"Why?" He asked, his tone hurt.
"Alex, I can't." Mia backed away, trying to hide her face in the night.
"What do you mean you can't? I've been looking for you for so long, I had no idea what you were doing, I was so worried... How could you say go away again now that I found you?" Alex started crying, trying to get closer to her, but she'd just move away even further.
"Please, it just hurts... Being around you hurts, Alex." She whispered out.
He never seen her this vulnerable. Just pure sadness, no mixed in anger and violence. Just pure emotion and no pretending. He couldn't lose her now.
"Stop doing this! Mia, I need you." He tried to get to her somehow.
"You don't need someone like me. You're better off without me." She told him, sobbing but still pushing him away when he tried to comfort her.
"We're friends. I want you in my life. I need you. Stop being selfish and just face your problem." He was starting to get annoyed with her.
But that just made her go in self defense mode.
"Need me? Didn't you need your little girlfriend too?" Mia went in deep, anything to keep him away from her.
His eyes widened as he looked at the floor, shame written on his face.
"I..."
"Or did you give up on your great search once you met that pretty little Japanese girl?" She jabbed again.
He couldn't say anything to that. He was just stricken with guilt. Guilt and surprise she would use this against him.
"I'm still trying to find her..." He said barely.
"That's why I see you on picnics with that other girl. Your heart is so faithful, huh, Alex?" She jabbed deeper and deeper every word, crying from guilt as she did it.
"Please stop..." He mumbled through tears.
"I won't! You'll see just how horrible I am. I'll-" she yelled out but got interrupted.
"You're not as bad as you think, Mia!" He screamed out, desperation obvious in his voice.
"You don't know me, Alex." She answered, she was sobbing even harder as she insulted him.
"I do know you. You just have issues that we can solve together." He looked at her with his wide, but this time forced, smile.
"Just leave me alone." She said, turning around.
"Mia, I will not-" He put a hand on her shoulders.
"Leave me alone!" She screamed out, hitting him in the head, harsh and brutal, enough to pass him out.
With that, she packed her stuff, crying through the whole thing. She left him there, hoping this was the last time he sees her, or someone remotely similar to her.
