Just like me - Game Gyaru Fanfiction [DISCONTINUED]

Chapter 16: Nailed it.

Daniella lay in bed, her dreams much kinder then the nights before. Arina had stayed at hers all day so by the time she finally left, Daniella was beat. They had exchanged numbers and she went to bed without a second look at her phone. Her sound sleeping was broken suddenly by a loud banging at the door.

"A-AH!" Daniella screamed, rolling out of her bed by mistake. She cursed under her breath and groaned. "God- fuckin-! I need a bigger bed..."

Flicking on her phone she checked the time, 6:30 AM. It was only then she noticed... Twenty unread text messages. Daniella's heart sunk, she launched herself up from the mess of blankets and bolted towards the door! Flinging it open her drowsy eyes met the shorter girl standing uneasy in her doorway, piercing blue eyes with dark circles below them, tear stained cheeks and shaking hands.

"Brianna, I- Shit, I-I'm so sorry-!" Daniella stuttered, looking her up and down she looked terrified. Brianna clenched her fist, her fear filled eyes scorched into fury.

"DANIELLA! YOU ASSHOLE!" She yelled, throwing her arms around her, she held Daniella tight.

"I know, I- OW!" Daniella flinched as Brianna's hand slapped her arm.

"NO TEXTS, NO CALLS, FOR A FULL DAY! AFTER YOU JUST DISSAPEARED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW WORRIED I WAS ABOUT YOU?" Brianna went on, through blurry wet eyes she glared Daniella down, getting angrier with every word, her voice rasped and choked with fear.

"Y-yeah, fuck. Yeah I deserved that..." Daniella replied, rubbing the red mark on her arm.

"I-I looked everywhere for you, checked your apartment over and over again in case you came back, I called the police-!"

"I'm so so SO sorry Brianna!" Daniella repeated, lost for words she leaned forward and hugged her again. Brianna calmed down a little, Daniella could feel Brianna's heart begin to slow as she sniffled into her shoulder.

"It's okay..." She said at last.

"It's just, scary. You know? What if something did happen, I couldn't do shit to help you! When you go off on your adventures, I just feel so helpless..."

"You're not helpless." Daniella assured her, placing a hand on her back.

"And don't worry, nothing will happen, I promise. Rose has got nothing on us!" She flashed a confident smile. Brianna lifted her head off Daniella's shoulder for a moment to give a tilted stare.

"Us?" She hummed curiously. Daniella flinched, shit. She never was good with secrets! It was a miracle Brianna had been the only one she'd told after all these years. Still, she couldn't tell her about Arina. It wasn't her secret to give away.

"U-uh yeah, you and me! I'll be on the hunt for Rose, and you can use your big brain to do all my homework." She saved with a wink, Brianna laughed and shoved her away.

"In your dreams Dani!" She grinned, Daniella sighed satisfied at the smile on her face.

With a flick of her wrist Brianna checked her watch, sighing into a frown. "I need to get ready for work..." She said solemnly.

"Work on a Saturday... And you say I'm a superhero." Daniella smirked and Brianna giggled.

"Alright well, I guess I'll see you Monday at school. Try not to get killed before then, please." Brianna said it like a joke, but her eyes shone with worry. It was times like these Daniella wished she'd never told her...

"I'll be okay. Besides, if I ever got hurt you'd find some way to revive me just so you could kill me again yourself." Daniella grinned, Brianna rolled her eyes and smiled.

"Damn straight I would." With a glint in her eye she waved Daniella goodbye and closed the door.

Left in the cold silence of her early morning apartment, she decided to watch the sun rise. An event usually missed by her frequent oversleeping... It was beautiful. She stared at it for awhile, watching the sun rise up over buildings and glare through the window, filling the dark room with warm light.

The sight got boring after awhile, tapping her fingers rhythmically along the windowsill she hummed along to a song stuck in her head. Leaving the window she flopped back down on her bed and checked her phone. No plans today. She walked over to her desk, scattered with homework she didn't plan on doing any time soon and a notepad full of notes and details about Rose. Which at the moment amounted to only a few pages, mostly trying to decipher her powers which to Daniella seemed almost limitless! She picked the notepad up and flicked through its pages, stopping at the last. Arina had written down a few things the previous day, her hand writing was much smaller and neater than Daniella's. In the corner of the page there was a little scribbled rose, Daniella smiled. Arina really was a talented artist.

Then a thought came to her, rushing over to her bedside table she grabbed her phone, eagerly swiping up to her newest contact.

Daniella: Hey! Are you doing anything today? :) I was thinking about going out into town if you wanna join :D

Moments after sending she cringed.

"Two emojis and an exclamation mark?! Jesus Dani, could you sound more clingy?" She scorned herself, pacing up and down her room. Looking down at her phone every now and then to check for a reply, frowning as the chat was empty besides her one lonely message. She glanced up at the time and a bout of guilt stabbed at her.

Daniella: Oh it's pretty early isn't it, sorry if I woke you!

"I say, making her phone ding again." Daniella remarked with a groan. Placing her phone face down on the desk she paced to the other side of the room and looked out the window. Getting as far away from it as possible.

Two hours and an agonising wait later, her phone beeped. Daniella practically leapt across the room to check it! Hesitating as her hand hovered over it, she sucked it up and looked.

Arina: That sounds fun! When?

Daniella: Maybe around lunchtime? We could meet by the fountain in the centre of town.

Arina: Ok see you there :)

Daniella let out a breath she didn't know she was holding, loosening her grip on the phone she was clutching so tight. She slumped down in her desk chair and pumped a fist into the air.

"Nailed it."