A Search For Something More

Chapter 10: The School Day after the Trial

The next day my mom drops me off to school and I meet Octavia at our usual spot. We greet each other with a brief kiss and enter the school holding hands trying to act like it's another day. Everyone around us was acting more hectic than usual with The Dazzlings' escape, but we don't pay any mind because we know what really happened and after all the hype from the vandalism and the trial, we've gotten used to all of this.

"How's your cheek today?" Octavia asks.

"It still hurts a little but it's getting better," I reply with a shrug. "I see you managed to cover up your bruises with make-up."

"Indeed," She says. "It's not perfect, but at least it covers them well enough that my parents can't notice. The less my mother knows about taking part in a fight against sirens from another world, the better."

"No argument there," I say.

For a couple of minutes, we just quietly walk down the hall holding hands until it was time to separate to our respective first-period classes.

"By the way, after school, we're going to meet up with Vinyl, Lyra, Bon Bon, Derpy, Doc, and the Rainbooms to discuss Sonata and give them your apology and after that, I'm thinking we do something later tonight just you and me," Octavia says.

"Uh...actually, I'll have to rain check on doing something later," I say reluctantly. "I'm kinda doing something with the guys."

"Oh, and what are you doing that prevents you from spending time with your girlfriend, may I ask?" She queries.

"We don't know yet," I admit. "I just know that I promised that I'd hang out with them today because I kinda owe them for spending so much time with you since practically the moment we got together...and I did ditch them from our plans to go to the trial together just so that you and me could play secret agent with Vinyl and the others."

Octavia giggles at my joke.

"I suppose joining the E.M.R. and having all our movie nights is pretty much all you've done after school for some time," she says. "Very well. They can borrow you this time."

"Oh ho, so I'm just something that can be borrowed and otherwise hogged by my girlfriend, eh?" I ask teasingly.

"In fact, Mr. Draft, you are," she replies in a matter-of-factually tone. "Last time I checked, the rule is the girl can have her boyfriend around with her whenever she pleases no matter what."

"Oh yeah? Who made that rule?"

"That would be me," She says, sticking her tongue out playfully.

"Oh, why you...!" I start tickling her, and she squeals with laughter.

"R-r-rough Draft, people are looking at us!" She manages to shout out.

"Yeah, well, that's what you get!" I counter. The tickling goes on for a few more seconds before I finally stop, and she playfully smacks me upside the head.

"You are a complete dork, you know," She says plainly.

"Yeah, well, you're dating this complete dork, so there," I counter back.

She smiles at me before she leans in for a peck on the lips.

"And I'm so delighted that I am," she whisperers sweetly before she begins to walk away. "Anyway, I better get to class. We are meeting at the music room right after school ends. I expect you to be there."

"As you wish milady," I say, mocking her accent.

"Keep up with that accent and you'll wish I'll just smack you upside the head, darling," She says not even looking at me as she walks out of sight.