The Flower and The Moon

Chapter 3

The bell rang, meaning time to change classes, but both Luna and Iris had 3rd lunch (it's their 6th period right now), meaning practically all the good food was gone from the cafeteria. So when Luna walked out of Art class, Iris spotted her in the hall after she walked out from choir, she ran over to her and dragged her to a spot where it was a little quieter.

I-"Hey what's your next period?"

L-"Oh, uhm, lemme check... I have lunch"

I-"Oh cool! We have three classes together!"

L-"Please don't yell so loud"

Iris quieted down, but still said excitedly

I-"Oh sorry. So do you want to go to a cafe or something since the cafeteria has practically no good food left (or any to start with)

L-"Oh, Uhm, sure I guess."

As they walked to the front of the building, which wasn't a long walk away, they had a short conversation.

I-" So do you have a car? I'm not old enough to drive yet, so I usually have to ride my bike or ride with one of my parent's cars."

Luna winced when Iris mentioned her parents, Iris noticed.

I-"Sorry did I say something offensive?"

L-" No, no, just bad memories."

I-"Oh, sorry sorry."

L-"It's fine"

I-"So before when you told me about the groups, what does it mean to have a grey uniform?"

L-"It means you're not part of a group or don't have any friends (which would be my case)."

I-"Hm, if that's the case, then why don't we have any color to ours? I mean other than grey."

L-"Usually the color doesn't show up unless there are three people in a group."

I-"Ohhhh, that makes sense. Hey, we're here!"

When they walked out the front doors Iris asked Luna again if Luna if she had a car, since she hadn't said earlier. Luna shook her head.

L-"Did you ride your bike here today?"

Iris let out a loud sigh and shook her head, sadly.

L-"Well, I rode mine to school so I guess you could just use it."

I-"But what about you?"

Luna laughs softly.

L-"I'll just walk there, so where do you want to go?"

Iris thought for a moment.

I-"Hmm, I think there was a new small restaurant that just opened. How does that sound?"

L-"Sure I guess, I've never been."

I-"It's not far from here, so let's just walk there so you don't have to walk alone!"

As they walked over there they talked about how boring Mr. Andrew's lectures were. Luna opened the door for Iris to go through, the lady at the front told us to sit at a table in between a table with one girl that was chewing on her straw, nervously. On the other side were two people: one was a shorter, more bubbly, and pinker girl while the other was a lankier guy that was quieter and wore a lot more blue in comparison, their conversation seemed to be more one-sided. The two girls sat across from each other, Luna kept quiet as Iris examined her face.

I-"So how did you get that scar across your nose?"

L-"Oh, uhm. I got it from an incident when I was a kid."