Ciel played with the hem of her jacket as Brandon and Melissa stared at her. She was feeling very uncomfortable and wished they would stop staring at her. Well, more specifically, that Brandon would stop staring at her. Ciel let out a breath when he started taking his food out of his bag. "Oh, it's okay so far. It's nice to be in a new place. I'm pretty sure the novelty of everything will wear off in a few days, though, and I'm not ready for that." She laughed a little and looked down at her bag to get her food out as well.
Melissa laughed but Brandon stayed stone faced. She looked up at the other girl. Brandon took out his lunch box and gave Melissa her sandwich she packed that morning. She packed his hole lunch.
Ciel placed her lunch on the table and started unpacking it, sneaking glances at Melissa or Brandon occasionally. She had no idea what the relationship between them was like, but she had a hunch it wasn't perfect. Well, no relationship was perfect, but this one felt even less perfect. Ciel opened a container of strawberries and popped one in her mouth, still stealing glances at the couple across from her.
Melissa ate her sandwich looking at Ciel. She was just happy that Brandon finally let go of her hand. “So we have gym next,” she said trying her best to start up a discussion.
"Ah, is it bad?" Ciel groaned, leaning towards Melissa slightly like she was telling her something secret. "The gym class at my last school was the worst. There was way too much running in it for me." She gave Melissa a small, crooked smile and put another strawberry piece into her mouth.
“It’s not that bad. The teachers don’t care what you do as long as you’re active for at least half of the class,” she said. “I usually stay in the weight room.”
“Yep with me,” Brandon said. He kissed her again.
"Well, that's nice. I'll probably just walk around or something." Ciel nodded as if agreeing with herself. "Oh, Brandon, are you in the same gym class as Melissa and I?" She looked towards him with polite interest, though she knew she wasn't going to be that happy if his answer was yes. Ciel had hoped that she'd be able to talk with Melissa in the gym class, but it appeared that it wouldn't be happening.
“Yeah he is but he’s usually lifting or something and I’m in the treadmills,” Melissa explained. Brandon was staring at Ciel again. Checking her out. Melissa glanced at him and then bit her cheek. She kept her eyes on her sandwich.
"Oh, I see. However much I hate running, I think I might have to join you in there sometimes. I have to stay in a bit of shape, just in case I get dropped into an adventure or something like that." Ciel put the last strawberry in her mouth and closed the container, her eyes sparkling with humor. Most of her attention was focused on Melissa, though she glanced at Brandon occasionally. All his staring was making her slightly uncomfortable, but she didn't show it.
“That would be great,” Melissa said crossing her legs. She leaned on the table. She finished her sandwich. Brandon kept looking at Ceil but then he looked away and talked with his friends.
“We still have awhile till lunch is over. Want to go to the library?” Melissa asked Ceil. She always snuck away to the library half way through lunch.
"Oh, yeah!" Ciel's face lit up at the thought of the library. It would probably be quieter there than the lunchroom, and that was a definite plus. "That's most likely the place I'll spend most of my free time, to tell the truth." She smiled at Melissa.
Melissa nodded. “Thought so,” she said before standing up. She tapped Brandon. “I’m going to the ladies room. I’ll see you at gym,” she said before kissing him on the cheek. She walked over to Ceil.
Ciel swept her things into her bag and stood. "I'll come with you." She wasn't quite sure why Melissa needed to lie about where she was going, but she didn't like it. Maybe she would ask her about it, or maybe not. It might be a touchy subject.
Brandon just waved her off. Melissa smiled at her and took her hand. She led her out of the cafeteria and down the hall. She didn’t even notice that she was still holding her hand.
Ciel was… surprised, to say the least, when Melissa took her hand. It wasn't a bad thing, just unexpected. She had a boyfriend, Ciel reminded herself, but that didn't stop her from blushing the tiniest bit. And it didn't make her let go of Melissa's hand. "So, Melissa, do you go to the library during lunch a lot?" The question was partly to distract herself and partly because she was truly curious.
“Yeah its quiet there. I can usually get my homework done,” she explained. She didn’t realize she was still holding Ciel’s hand until they walked into the library. She blushed slightly and let go.
"Oh, that makes sense. You have some smart ideas, Melissa." Ciel smiled at her as they walked into the library. However stupid it was, Ciel couldn't help but feel a small stab of disappointment when Melissa let go of her hand. She immediately chastised herself for feeling that way, but it didn't stop her cheeks from going pink again.
“Thanks,” she whispered and walked over to some chairs near the back of the library. They were nice and snug in a corner. Hidden by bookshelves. She sat down on one of the soft chairs.
Ciel flopped into a chair near to Melissa. Her eyes closed, and she let out a small, satisfied sigh as she let herself relax. "This place is nice." She opened her eyes and looked at Melissa, her lips curved into a warm smile. "Thank you for letting me come along."
“It’s no problem. Gets a little boring. Being here all by myself,” she said taking out her laptop. It was clearly new. One of those macbook pros or whatever. She had no clue how to properly use it. “I have some Ela homework by the way but I can multi task.”
"Well, I'll accompany you as long as you want me to." Ciel tilted her head back and stared at the ceiling. "Ugh, that was weird. Sorry." She looked down at Melissa. "Oh, I'll be quiet, don't worry. I don't want to distract you too much." Ciel smiled at Melissa and unzipped her bag, pulling out a paperback book. "I think doing homework would be good for me, anyways."
Melissa smiled. “If you want to sure but I can talk and do homework at the same time. If you want to talk,” she said. She hoped Ciel wanted to talk. She wanted to get to know the other girl. She wasn’t sure why but she really did.
"Ah, let's talk, then." Ciel tucked her legs under her and set the book in her lap. "It's not like I have anything to do after school besides homework." She leaned forward, her green eyes glittering with curiosity. "So, Melissa, what do you want to talk about?"
Melissa shrugged. “I don’t know. What do you like to do for fun?” She asked relaxing into the chair. She looked between her laptop and Ciel still typing.
"Fun… Well, I really like going for hikes. And making jewelry, though I never really have time for either anymore." Ciel sighed, her face somewhat sad now. "Oh, and I like to read, but you probably already knew that. Anyways… What do you do for fun?" Her face lit up again as she looked at Melissa.
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