Chapter 23

Its been two weeks since the incident, school was now open again for the second semester. Students again were flooding the school and not at the mall or at home. News of the incident erupted like a volcano, well who wouldn't want a scoop of that? The Neel, Lumier, Buster, Jay, Fernandes, Serbia, Stien, Mc'Aaron, Heart and even the Einfield were there. The whole troop were there, which news entertainment wouldn't want to have a talk with the big ones?

But now never mind that, the news was more about how the Neel and Lumier particularly started to live together. Students was gossiping here and there, on what the would the blonde haired girl would feel and what would she react, would a cat fight start? Or would the Heart and Neel have to break up because of a Lumier?

A lots of comments were thrown here and there making a brown haired girl uncomfortable, students were eyeing her head to foot, some would even show her a disgusted face for stealing Lumic away from someone, some with pity of what had happened to her, some were well some people didn't really cared. But mostly, some were judging her without really knowing.

"Ve!" a small petite woman called, waving her hand for Venus to see.

"Levy" her head down low, Venus hastily went to her friend, covering her face from shame, which didn't really worked.

"Why are they like this?" Venus asked in a hush tone.

"Don't mind them one bit Ve, lets just go" the duo immediately walked towards their room.

But sadly, things didn't go as peaceful as they want. On their way towards their room, they met the girl Venus dreaded to meet or see; Lisa Heart was in front of them, stiffening in her spot, she didn't really mean for this to happen so why should she be scared? 'Oh I don't know maybe because you just started to live in with her boyfriend maybe?' her inner voice stated sarcastically.

"Lisa" Venus started taking a little step towards her.

"Don't, just don't. I have nothing to say to you" she stated and went her own way.

Her playful hazel nut eyes were now dull and lifeless, tears were now glistening at Venus' eyes. Whispers were drown here and there, their stares and hushed voices didn't actually help for they sound like buzzing flies.

"What a pig, she made Lisa cry" a girl commented in a supposed to be a hush tone.

"Poor Lisa, she didn't deserve to be treated like these" another one stated.

"It's all her fault" some stated making Venus flinch and shock. 'This is all my fault?' she thought, her breathing now becoming irregular as she was now in the verge of hyperventilating.

"What did Lumic see in her?"

"What did she do to make Lumic notice her?"

"It's because she's rich that's why"

"What a stinker"

"She can't even defend herself from Jose, ha! What a joke, and here I thought she was trained in self-defense"

"Useless pig"

The buzzing just keeps on going on and so on, never did she know humans can be these cruel, never did she expect that things would turn out this way, and never did she expect for people to throw such cruel things at her. Having enough of the insult and mockery, she dashed out.

Not knowing where to go, her feet just ran without her brain knowing, 'maybe because of instincts? Or maybe because my brain couldn't process anything else that my feet automatically ran on there own?' She thought hard not wanting to remember the things that she heard from those people. She bumped at anyone or everyone on her way, not even bothering to say 'sorry' nor did she look up at the persons she bumps into.

"Venus!"

"Venny!"

"Ven!"

She heard them call her name, was it even her? Or a different Venus? She ran and ran, minutes later she finally came to a stop, when she felt a door was pushed from her hands. Looking around she concluded, 'rooftop' was what her mind said. She closed the door and took a step but alas her feet finally couldn't take it and collapsed on the floor.

It was only around 10 at the morning yet her day felt like wanting to come to end. Crying her heart out, she knows no one was around, who would come here anyways? Her heart wrench and aches, from the insults that she takes. 'It's my fault, it's my fault' was what her mind said, heart beginning to believe throbs and breaks. 'I didn't meant to, I didn't mean to take Lumic away from you' she reasoned to no one but herself, wanting to comfort her own and trying to release the pain.

This was her first time being bullied in such way, she didn't like it, heck! What's there to like in being bullied? It's tragic, it's sad and it's frightening. How one news turned her world upside down, was these the beginning of her torture? Was these the beginning of losing her? Was these the beginning, of her end? 'I don't want this! I want my normal life back' she thought, as she curled up into a ball on the floor not minding the dirt that she's laying on.

Meanwhile with Lisa, she's been thinking deeply of what she said and how she felt like a pig to Venus. It wasn't Venus' fault that she got into that kind of a situation, it wasn't her fault that Jose attacked her, and it wasn't her fault that she and her boyfriend is now living in the same roof. She knew Lumic and Venus were friends since they were little, how'd she know? It's beause she saw the picture that was hanged up on his wall once when she visited, she knew Venus was special to Lumic, she knew that they were JUST friends or best friends even, she knew but she couldn't help but feel, jealous of the girl.

But why? Well because for once, for once since they started dating he never really cared for anything, not even for her. When she'd visit him at school he'd always try and drop her, leaving her, or even ignoring her. But ever since Venus came he again began to interact with everyone, he began to lighten up again. What's with Venus that he changed? What does Venus have that made Lumic soften up?! What does Venus have that she doesn't have?! She got frustrated that she forgot to think where she was at and what was she doing, she only got out from her world when she heard a bang, looking through she was now at Lumic's mini office at school.

Taking a deep breath in Lisa took a step closer to her lover, wanting him to notice that she's in, but unfortunately not once did he look up from the paper he was reading. Oh how she wanted to whine, hit, bawl, and break down in front of him, but she knew better. After all that's what she learned from her mother, to be better. She breathed in and out, still trying to piece up her patience.

Lumic on the other hand, he knew she was there, from the moment he heard the door slammed open, he knew it was his lover that stood at the door way. But he didn't give a freak right now, he was pissed at the rumors that started to spread like wild fire. He knew it would go out this way but he didn't even do a single thing. It might look like he was reading the paper that he was holding but in all honesty, he wasn't. He was glaring at the paper as if it was the one at fault, if looks could burn the paper on his hands would of turned to ashes by now.

"Lumic, lets talk" Lisa finally talked, sighing he put the paper down and looked up to her.

"Have a sit" he stated, now loosening up the tie that was at his collar that felt like choking him.

Lisa immediately seated, posture straightened up and facial expression screams seriousness.

"Lumic, do I really matter to you?" she asked, looking straight at her boyfriends eyes.

Frustrated, Lumic rubbed his temple and took out a sigh of frustration. One again they were at this again, once again she was doubting him- but then again he never really did loved the girl, it was all Lumician's fault that he got into this mess, sighing Lisa should really know, but somehow he doesn't really like telling the girl.

"Look, Lisa I- answer my damn question Lumic!" not even able to finish what he was about to say she shouted, her blonde hair covering her eyes, not affected by her out burst, he leaned back on his chair and stared at her.

"Yes, yes you matter to me" he said, Lisa was half relieved of what her boyfriend said to her, except for the fact that when he said those he used his monotonous voice.

"Then, then please, please. Can you at least avoid Venus? For me?" she plead, hoping he'd say yes, hoping he'd avoid her, hoping, praying, that he'd once just once would see her and not Venus and that he would do as her plea.

She looked at him, trying to beg to him non verbally. But once she made eye contact on her lover she couldn't believe what she saw, his eyes were cold and deadly, it felt like the glint on his eyes would pierce right through her head. There, she knew her plea was pointless, the answer to her begging would be in vain.

"Lumic I know you care for her, I know that she's important to you and, I know that you were friends before, I know you want to stay by her side, but what about me? Where should I stand? I am your girlfriend, I am your lover, I am your partner! But damn it!"

She finally lost it, she stood up and slammed her hands on his desk, her hands stung from the impact but what hurts more was her aching, breaking, wrenching heart. She couldn't shake the fact that Venus was more important than her, his girlfriend, his lover, his partner. Tears spilling out, she couldn't hold it anymore she looked at him again dead in the eye.

But what surprised her the most was the look of surprise that was evident on his eyes, was he finally seeing her? Was he finally realizing that she was his partner? Was he finally realizing that he should care for her? Was he finally able to grasp that she was important and he doesn't want to loose her? Was he? Or was he not? The surprise faded replaced with a glare.

"What do you mean you know we were friends from before?" he leaned forward wanting to know what she said to him, his glare intensified but Lisa didn't cared, she didn't really saw the malicious glint that cascaded on his eyes, she was too busy thinking of the man in front of him that she was un able to determine how he looked at her.

"I visited you once at the mansion, you weren't there so I made myself home" she paused and went back to her seat, leaning to ease the discomfort that build up her stomach.

"I went to your room to at least check if you again made a miss but what I caught there was the picture of you and Venus, I didn't mind it at all though since it was still when you were younger. I was about to ask you about her but then never got the chance to until now" she spilled it all out, not leaving any detail to hide.

Lumic was silent, and it scared the shit out of her, did she made the huge mistake of telling him? 'No that can't be, he's my boyfriend I have to tell him everything' she thought. Lumic slowly stood up, their eyes not meeting not even a glimpse, his hair covered the look on his eyes, making Lisa fear for her dear life.

She was never this scared of Lumic, he never did anything to hurt her, he never even would hurt a fly! Well, at the least not the other one- Lumician; but alas Lisa doesn't know that shit now does she? But before anything could happen, the door again slammed open, with a panting boy on the door way, sweat building up on his forehead.

"LUMIC! It's Venus!!" he shouted, Lisa's grew wide upon seeing who it was, her throat run dry, Lumi on the other hand grew pale at the mention of the brown haired girl.

"What happened?" he questioned sternly.

"It's a mess"