Story: Ending Part 6
[[Continuity Note: We now know how Rock, Alf and Damien feel about this whole no more magic situation. Things aren't looking good for Alf.]]
After his disastrous afternoon with Damien, Alf wanted to relax with a friend. Sadly he had no friends that he hadn't managed to insult or offend over the past couple of days so he had to settle for his parents. He ranted to them all night, over dinner as they tried to reassure him that everything would work out in the end. It wasn't the end of the world, they were his friends, they would forgive him. But Alf wasn't sure that they even wanted to be his friends anymore. He'd been down to the bottom of the friendless pit last year and he didn't want a repeat performance.
And suddenly they were rushing him off to bed because school began the next day. Something that Alf had completely forgotten. What was he going to do about school? He had friends, but he wasn't sure if they'd be speaking to him. Alf understood that Damien wanted to use his powers, even if he didn't really agree with that point. Alf understood that Rock was feeling neglected because he had been neglected. But Alf did not understand what was going on with Jessica at all. Her powers weren't about to disappear, so what was the deal with that?
Restlessly, Alf managed to get to sleep late at night.
The next day, Alf decided to pretend was a normal school day. He walked to school. He (hoped) to meet Damien next to the fence. And he'd go to class like normal, and eat lunch with Jessica. He would see Rock randomly and try to start a random conversation. And then he would go home. And it would all be better.
The first part of Alf's plan went over all right. He walked to school. He didn't die on the way there. The second part worked out okay, too. Damien was waiting for him. He acknowledged him even.
"G'day Alf," he greeted. He didn't smile, but that was okay. Alf hadn't apologised yet. Because Damien hadn't done anything wrong, it wasn't his fault that they'd had an argument.
"I'm sorry about yesterday," Alf apologised. "I shouldn't have said anything. You should be able to do what you like with your magic. It is yours for the moment."
Damien smiled. "I'd already forgiven you. It's not your fault you don't understand."
"Thanks," Alf said, and the two of them were back to talking about random things as they always had.
Phase three of the plan: go to class as normal, went well as well. There was the usual first day of school assembly, and arrangement into classes. There was a lot of administration to be undertaken on the first day as always.
The fourth stage of the plan was to eat lunch with Jessica. This proved to be a little harder than Alf had first thought. She wasn't sitting in their usual place by the fence. But he had Damien for back up now. The two of them could find her together.
They found Jessica in the library. She was sitting at one of the tables in a back corner, obviously trying not be seen by anyone. The people she was trying not to be seen by turned out to be Alf and Damien. As soon as she saw them coming she'd packed her bag and started heading around the bookshelves nearby. Damien and Alf split up and attempted to corner her. They didn't manage this until she reached the stairwell outside the library. Alf had already gone down and Damien was following her.
"Why are you running away from us?" Alf asked.
"I wasn't running," Jessica stated, as she attempted to manoeuvre around them. It was going to be difficult if she didn't want to fall and break her neck.
"Maybe you weren't running," Damien said. "But you were definitely trying to avoid us."
"No I wasn't," Jessica stated.
"Okay," Alf stated. "So where are you going then?"
"Bathroom," she stated.
Damien raised an eyebrow. "Then why didn't you use the one upstairs in the library?"
"Because it was taken."
"You didn't even go past it to check."
"It's always taken," Jessica stated. "What is this an interrogation?"
Damien and Alf exchanged a glance. "Yes."
Jessica made a noise of frustration and attempted to push past Alf. Alf went flying and Jessica turned white with fear and guilt.
"I'm so sorry!" she exclaimed, before rushing down to help Alf up.
"I'm fine," Alf said, sitting up, rubbing the back of his head. It was strange to suffer an injury and have enough presence of mind to know that it was actually being healed by magic as you sat there.
"Not bad," Damien commented. "9 out of 10."
"Real witty there, Damo," Alf commented in return. "Real witty." He watched as Jessica tried to sneak away. "Stop!"
[[Um, there's a day missing here somewhere. Oops. And I'm going to eat now. Bye.]]
posted by Cedric @ 12:06 pm
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