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— Anon —
*BZZZ BZZZ BZZZ*
The horrible sound of my alarm clock dragged me from the comfort of my dreamless sleep. I looked at it to see what time it was. 6:30 AM. Fuuck. I almost forgot that I had campus beautification today. Torrenting all those anime titles was not worth it at all. It was just more of the same cookie-cutter Isekais. I still don’t know how a show can have a completely wild story premise and still be so fucking boring. As I stepped out of bed, I only now realized how early it was and since I couldn’t fall back to sleep, I reflected on what had happened these last few days.
My plan to be invisible has been failing horribly. Naser and Naomi have been trying to hang out during lunch. And I’ll admit, Naser was a real bro for giving me the bigger half of his sandwich. Then there’s that band trio. The trigga is a bitch, but Reed and Fang are alright I guess. Then there was that weird as hell stego chick. She had those strange cards that she pulled from I don’t know where, said some cryptic shit, then dipped. It was really strange, but she almost seemed…familiar somehow. Still, I don’t have anyone I would consider a friend.
Well, except one.
I unplugged my phone from its charger and turned my phone on. It should be the middle of the afternoon in Japan, right? I opened my PMs and texted the one person who knew me the best.
(RockRinger68): Hey stego, what u watching?
I turned off my phone and closed my eyes. She is usually watching anime around this time of day. A few minutes later, my phone vibrated, causing me to turn it on again.
(StegoStar7): Not watching anything sadly. Getting ready to garden today.
(RockRinger68): Damn, you too?
(StegoStar7): Wait, you do gardening too!?
(RockRinger68): Not by choice. Got detention for torrenting shitty Isekai’s in school :<
(StegoStar7): Were they worse than Club Art Online?
(RockRinger68): Worse than CAO
(StegoStar7): You poor thing T~T
StegoStar has been the only constant in my life. When I lived at Rock Bottom, I met her in a Bleach forum. I was talking about the top 3 objectively best bankai’s in the series and she chimed in with a terrible take. We argued for about 4 hours before I won of course, and then we just kept talking. Over time, we got to know each other better and before I knew it, she became my best friend. As much as I liked being by myself, I enjoyed talking and watching anime on Dinocord with StegoStar.
I rubbed my eyes and got out of bed. After putting on my Iconic fit, I managed to scrounge around my sad excuse of a kitchen for two pieces of bread to eat. Fuck my cheap ass parents. I wouldn’t have to starve if they actually did their jobs as parents. For once in my life, I decided to leave early. Not because I was excited for slave labor, but because StegoStar was sending me more messages and I didn't want to get suspended for being late.
(StegoStar7): So how did the move go Rock?
(RockRinger68): it went pretty good. Finally don't have to worry about my parents interrupting our anime sessions
(StegoStar7): Yayy! BTW, where did you say you moved again?
(RockRinger68): to a crappy part of Volcadara
She didn’t respond for a few minutes before asking a somewhat weird question.
(StegoStar7): What are you going to be wearing?
(RockRinger68): The usual. Green jacket and navy slacks
While the question was kinda out of the blue, It’s not like she hasn’t asked me that before. Seems like she had to get going because that was the last message she sent. I just made it to school, and I can already tell it’s going to be hot as tits out here.
I just hope this day goes by quickly.
— Stella —
*KA KA KA KA KACHI DA-*
I give out a loud yawn. Even though it’s 5:30 in the morning. I’m really excited because it's one of my favorite days of the week. Gardening Day. I jumped out of bed, slipped out of tarot pajamas, and put on my usual jorts and white shirt. I took a look at my full-body mirror to see how I looked. Yup, super kawaii!
I walked downstairs to an unlit kitchen. Dad isn't usually up this early, so it wasn’t a surprise that he wasn't here. I took out some leftover salad from last night and ate a little bit. As much as I don’t like working hungry, I know Rosa is cooking today, and It’s going to be well worth it. After downing the flavor-filled leaves, I walked out of the house and toward my small, light-gray car. The stickers of various anime characters greeted me as I got in and drove to Volcano High.
On the way there, I heard my phone getting a notification. After I parked in the back of the school, I checked my phone. It was Rock! I haven’t heard from him in a few days. Aww, the poor thing got detention for things watching worse than CAO. Talk about double punishment. When I think about it, he is the person I've been friends with the longest. We were talking for a year before I even met Rosa. Remembering that point in time gave me a tinge of sadness. Before Rosa, I was completely alone. Everyone made fun of me just because of the things I liked.
I shook my head. None of that matters now. Right now, I going to do something I love with a friend. Can’t get much better than that, Right? I get out of the car and skip my way to the garden. I saw Rosa already sweating in her dress, and after she was done bringing out an ice chest from her car, she noticed me.
“Ay, Stella-cita, how are you!?” ankylosaurus asked as she picked me up in a bear hug that just barely left my spine intact.
“I'm doing good Rosa. You ready for today?”
“Si!”
While we were getting all the tools out, I remembered that Rock had just moved a couple days ago. I asked him about where moved to and the answer he gave made me pause for a bit. He was in Volcadara. He was about to go gardening in detention. Principal Spears said that we were getting a few students to serve their detention in campus beautification. There’s no way, right?
I had to consult fate. I pulled my tarot Cards from the sneaky back pocket in my pants that is hidden by my tail. I drew the first card in the deck. Upright wheel of fortune. Oh. My. God.
Ohmygodohmygodohmygod! This is actually happening! I’ll finally get to meet Rock! Should I tell him? No, not yet. This will be a great surprise. I picked up my phone and asked what he was wearing. Now that I now what to look out for, I just need to spot him.
Oh, this is going to be so much fun!