Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-35702393-20180628083548/@comment-35702393-20180710064807

Here's the new draft. Enjoy!

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[ RED ]

A glooming peace this morning with it brings.

The sun for sorrow will not show his head.

Go hence to have more talk of these sad things.

For never was a story of more woe,

''Than this of Juliet and her Romeo... ''

I placed down the book, sighing, and coming back to my senses. I've just finished a truly marvelous work of Shakespear, and I must admit, it made me cry a couple of times. Forbidden Love, its so cliche these days, but this book was worth it.

I was in my room... well... my screwed up room. Caleb and I did clean it up but now it was just... a room. i still had my bed, my closet, by desk but thats it. There's nothing else... except these books mom tells me to read. I like reading. It helps me think... But I still miss art. Oh, what I'd do to have at least a pen and a paper to sketch random stuff in.

Shrugging, I grabbed my laptop and checked some of my notifications. Yes, I was grounded, but I can still use the internet. Mom planned to cut the signal at our place so I'd have no access to social media whatsoever but my brother needed it for his online classes. As much as mother hated it, she let the net stay, just for Caleb. Mom has always loved Caleb more than me, and honestly, I'd rather keep it that way.

I sighed and saw no notifications whatsoever...

Then, "Hey Red! You're friend's here!".

I almost smashed my face onto the floor due to how fast I stood up and almost fell. I ran down stairs and saw, right on the living room, the petite and small figure of Cora, sitting by our couch. She noticed me and she smiled, slightly running to me and hugging me. I hugged back of course, ''finally Cora was here. ''

We headed up stairs to my room and as I expected, she did not like how my room was looking currently.

"''What the heck happened to your room?" ''She asked, and looking at my room, I might just be asking myself the same thing. It's like a typhoon manged to fit inside and carry all my things down to the pacific ocean, never to be seen again.

"Uuuuh... stuff happened, anyway! That's not the point. The point is..." I paused and led her inside my room, locking the door and making sure no one else knew what me and Cora were going to talk about.

"...we need to find a way to communicate with Nik and Newt." I whispered, and she nodded, grasping the situation we were in.

We sat at my bed and began our discussion...

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"Nik's mom banned Nik through all his social media accounts. I've tried talking to him and until now he won't reply." Cora sighed, using my laptop.

I've tried to think of other ways to communicate wih him but nothing just seems to come up! Urrgh... Nik where are you when we need you? Also Newt. Cora seems to be really worried about him... although she won't admit it. Cora raised a brow, "Why do you need to talk to him again?" she asked, and I looked at her with a worried look.

I pointed to the direction of the arena.

"Our weapons... the one Riley gave us... we left them in the arena." I told her and she gasped. Our weapons were in some compartment in the arena, we didn't have time to retrieve it because of the party and also, the huge fire. Riley wants us to train and be prepared... well we obviously can't do that if we don't have weapons.

"Why don't we just get it ourselves?" Cora asked.

I shook my head, "Berk council is doing some detective work in the arena, looking for clues as to how Riley started the fire, since that was his party after all... but I know he couldn't have started the fire... right? I mean, I was with him the whole time when he-" I paused, not wanting to remember the embarrassment I felt when Riley... ''confessed. ''

Cora didn't push the topic any further. "I'll try to get in contact with Newt, you try and get Nik." she said and I nodded.

This was much harder because all four of us can't be seen talking to each other in broad daylight. People would think we were scheming something when the only thing we want to do is prove ourselves innocent.

"I'm starving. Wanna go to the Hall?" I suggested, and Cora looked confused, "But the food there sucks." She replied back, I laughed nervously, "Aah... well, I think its ''delicious." ''I lied. Cora speaks the truth. Food there sucks. But I didn't want Cora to eat alone. She's been telling me she now eats in the Mess hall everyday after the party.

Cora shrugged, "Okay. Your choice." She smiled, before we both headed outside and went to the Hall to get some ''Heavenly Food. ''Please, I beg you, note the extreme sarcasm.

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People didn't look too happy seeing me and Cora together in the Mess Hall. Most of the people there were glaring at us, others were murmuring and whispering to each other while the rest just ignored me and Cora the whole. One of those people being ''Nik. ''

"Nik's here." I whispered to Cora, stating the obvious.

Nik was in his table (Yes. His table. It's the table where he always eats or reads books), too focused reading a history book or whatever, not even knowing me and Cora were in the Hall. I tried my best not to make any eye contact because the galres of the other people wasn't helping at all. Nik doesn't know I'm here. Good.

Cora told me she'd go get our food and I nodded, trying to look for a table. As she went away, I scanned the area, seeing if there's a single table that's far enough from the other people, so me and Cora can talk in private.

''Nope... no... ew, that one has bubble gum... nope... too crowded... no- PERFECT! ''

I saw one close to the corners of the hall and I made my way there, slowly, not trying to get any more eyes glued to my face. So I checked my phone, pretending to have no care in the world, and made my way to the table...

...not until someone had to block my way...

"Well well, if it isn't my precious little ''Rose petal." ''Arkin smirked, enjoying how much I looked miserable.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't blushing...

''He called me Rose petal... ''

"Move away Arkin." I told him, both fear and venom laced on my voice. Arkin wasn't affected by this. Of course he wasn't. He was the mlst fearless person I've ever met... and that's saying something.

"Or what, Meadow? What kind of thing could you and your skinny body do to me?" Arkin laughed the moment I gave no reply, "Exactly... nothing." Arkin forcefully pushed me backwards on the shoulder. Now everyone was looking at us...

"I said move away, Arkin!" I yelled angrily, sliently punching myself for granting my own death wish.

"Why you little-" Arkin raised his fist and i just closed my eyes, ready to feel the blow as Arkin might as well break my face with that one hell of a fist he has.

I closed my eyes and felt... ''nothing. ''

okay, what the frick?

I slowly opened my eyes to see... ''Nik. ''

''Nik... out of all people. ''

Nik used his palm to block out Arkin's punch and the two dudes were just staring at each other, having some kind of mental staring contest until eventually, Arkin lost.

"Unless you have something better to do Arkin, go away." Nik threatened and all Arkin could do was growl at him before walking away, pissed, obviously.

I didn't look at Nik. I didn't dare look at him. We weren't allowed. But I mentaly chuckled. Heh.. how ironic... Its like ''Romeo and Juliet. ''

Nik onlu stuffed his hands onto his pockets before walking away and out the Mess Hall, leaving me standing there, and confused still. Cora quickly went to me and asked if I was okay. I nodded at her before noticing something.

''A book. ''

It was the book Nik was reading earlier, he probably left it behind. I just got a crazy idea. "Cora, do you have a pen or maybe a small piece of paper anywhere?" I asked. She shrugged, "I have a pen but... I dont have any paper... why?" she asked. I looked around and saw a scrap tissue paper on the floor, ''This will have to do. ''

"I'm gonna write Nik a letter." I whispered, careful not to let anyone else hear me.

I wrote slowly, scared the paper might rip apart.

''NIK. This is Red. Meet me at the back of the arena tomorrow night. We left our weapons there and I just heard the arena has been guarded and sadi to be off-limits lately. Please be there, thanks. ''

I finished, before hesitating and grabbing the pen again. I wrote on the bottom:

''PS. Thanks for defending me with Arkin. I appreciate it. ''

And I folded the note and stuffed it inside the pages of the book.

"Cora, after we eat lunch, I'm heading to the library to give a note to someone." I stated, and cora already knew who I was talking about, "And you..." I paused before giving her a sad smile, "I dont know what happened with you and Newt but... you guys need to talk." I said, giving her a reassuring smile.

She sighed before nodding, "You're probably right." She replied.

Nik better read and notice this note because we're getting those weapons back...

...and we're gonna find Riley.

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Done! Tell me if i need to make edits