Keystone Outcasts

[buildingaspaceship]

"If you were dying of cancer for a full year you would understand that there is a difference to watching someone die, and being the one dying. I'm fucked, I've accepted that death will win, now you all need to accept it too..." He sighs and sits upright in his bed. "I'm such a liar..." He mumbles under his breath and rubs his chest were the weird tubes were sticking out of his skin under his shirt.

 

[CrystalSmith]

Joshua looks at him, "Robbie, there's not that much different between the two. Both are effected emotionally, and physically go through the worst times of their lives. You shouldn't accept dying, not until you're on your death bed and there's no turning back. I have hope, because without hope what do any of us have to live for." He says softly, not wanting an argument like what happened the day before.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"Just... Whatever gets you through the day, alright? You have hope, that's fine." He sighs slightly and grabs his phone from his pocket. He logs onto Facebook silently and then scrolls through his Facebook feed, and then he stops. "Hey! There's a party next Friday at Annabeths house apparently. We should crash it or something."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Joshua nods, "Sure thing, let's crash the party. We'll get Lee and Chloe and Melanie to come along too, I'm sure they'd love that." He says with a small grin.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"Sounds like a plan... Hey, i think I'll invite Shelly. Oh, yeah, you don't know Shelly do you? Not yet at least." He laughs a little and bites his lip. "She's only just moved here too, like Chloe, but I think she's been here a little longer... She doesn't go to our school, though." He explains. "She's nice. Different."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Joshua nods at him, "Well, can't wait to meet her, a friend of yours is always gonna be a friend of the groups." He says with a smile. He looks around, "Well I'll have to go soon, it'll only make him angry if I don't go home." He says.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"I hope so..." When Joshua said about leaving, Robbie nodded his head and bit his lip. He had expected that he'd need to leave soon. He could never stay out too long, because of his father. Robbie decided that one day, if it got worse or wasn't sorted out by Christmas, he would call Childline for his friend. "Alright, fair enough... Want my mum to give you a lift?"

 

[CrystalSmith]

Joshua shakes his head, "No, I'll walk but thanks." He says with a grin before standing, "I'll be fine. He's normally passed out by now and I'll lock my bedroom door so he can't come in when he wakes up." He comments.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

"Okay.. You know, you can call me if you need help or someone to talk to..." He offers, and stands up, opening his bedroom door so that he can escort Joshua to the front/back door. He leads him through the narrow corridor.

 

[CrystalSmith]

Joshua nods, "Yeah, I will, thanks." He says lightly with a smile, "I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?" He says lightly before waving and heading home. At home he glances at his passed out father before heading upstairs and locking his room.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

(Time skip? :3)

 

[CrystalSmith]

(Yeah, I'll be bringing Layton in now.)

 

[CrystalSmith]

Chloe wakes up with a yawn, she couldn't shake the bad mood that had been around since yesterday night. She takes a deep breath, stands and stares in the mirror. She applies her usual smoky eye makeup but with bright red lips. She looks around and then stares at the cheer uniform. She changes into it, looks down at the skirt and cringes, it was far to short for her liking. She looks at the top in the mirror, it was a nice size, only some of her stomach exposed. Picking out shoes was easy, she takes her black and white vans and smiles lightly. When she was finished she looks at her hair and ties in into a simple pony tail.


Joshua remains asleep, not waking up to his alarm. He yawns, stirring slightly. He rolls over, lying on his stomach, still asleep.


Layton stands at the school gates, staring up at the sign. It was far to early and he'd been awake for awhile and left his house. He places his hands in his pockets and sighs, there was no one around, him being the only one their minus the few teacher who were already inside.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

Melanie rolled out of bed, the sound of her alarm blaring in her ear. She had changed the song on Sunday night, so that each week she would wake up to something different. This week, it was "I'm Only Sleeping" by The Beatles. Ironic, really. She went through her usual routine, avoiding breakfast with her parents and making sure that she was presentable enough to come to school, in a black and white striped long sleeved shirt with a black knee length dress over the top. Purple tights, Doc Martens. She was ready to impress, so she began walking to school.


Lee was already walking with Robbie, their mouths going ten miles per hour as they yammered on and on about some kind of TV show that they both watched. Robbie had a large grin on his face, and Lee was seriously into it, passionately defending a character that Robbie was saying was useless. They rounded the corner, and walked to the gate. They weren't open at that time, but students were still standing around. When they got there, they leaned against a brick wall while they waited.


Robbie's mother had already contacted the school with an apology for the graffiti on the window of the cafeteria, saying that Robbie would stay after school each day to get rid of it. He was angry about it, but he wasn't letting it get to him on the outside. He just wanted to have fun before he died.

 

[CrystalSmith]

Chloe was heading to school slowly, she smiles over at Lee and Robbie when she sees them. She grins at them, deciding that acting in a good mood would be best. She looks at her cheer uniform before looking at them again, "Hey guys." She exclaims. She looks around slowly, seeing quite a few people. She smiles before her smile drops when she notices someone she recognised, someone she hadn't expected to ever see again. She didn't comment, pretending not to see him. She smiles again.


Layton stood quite close by, his hands in his jacket pockets. He sighs, looking around. He glances over at a group of people, not even recognising Chloe having only seen the back of the girls head. He stifles another sigh and mutters something unintelligible about hating school. He heads to his new locker and then to his first class.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

Lee and Robbie wave at her, stopping their bickering to blurt out a hello, before continuing in heated passion about why Robbie much preferred the 10th doctor, to Lee preferring the 11th.


"David Tennant was the master of Doctor Who, Lee, you can't just- How- Matt Smith? Really? Come on, there's only so much I can take with you. I'm putting my foot down here, guys, no. Chloe, you have got to have seen Doctor Who. Tenth or Eleventh Doctor?" Robbie rants, waving his hands in the air frantically.


Melanie walked over to the group when she arrived and wrapped her arm around Lee's waist as though they were dating. "How is my extremely handsome group of males, plus the sexy Chloe?" She grins.

 

[CrystalSmith]

Chloe looks at them, "Personally I prefer Matt, his flirting and humorous personality just adds up to perfection." She admits with a grin, she looks over at Melanie and grins, "Well, I'm not the only sexy one here, Mel, I'm just dressed like a walking talking Barbie doll. Have you seen how short this skirt is??." She says with a hand on her hip and her free hand bringing her hand through her tied back hair. She laughs lightly.


Layton opens his locker placing everything but his pen and schedule into it. He heads to his first lesson, sighing as people stare at him.


Joshua had just begun to walk to school, liking how quiet the streets were, knowing he was late. He hadn't even spoke to his father, which he was grateful for. He looks at everyone as he arrives, "Hey guys." He comments.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

Robbie widened his eyes when Chloe said that Matt was better than David, and groaned slightly, whereas Lee silently grinned to himself and smugly looked at Robbie. When Chloe mentioned how short her skirt was, Robbie didn't look, but Lee looked down at it, his mouth slightly wide open. Robbie brought a hand up and snapped Lee's mouth shut, rolling his eyes and tutting. "Both of you are so discriminatory towards Ten. Rude people. Melanie, who do you prefer?"


Melanie made a thinking face and shrugged her shoulders. "Twelve, probably!"


Robbie and Lee both looked at her like they had been shot in the arm. Then, they shared a look between them, and Lee pushed her arm off his waist and stepped away from her. "No." He shook his head and looked over at Joshua, grinned at him, and then gestured over his shoulder. "We should all head to class. It's English first, oui?"

 

[CrystalSmith]

Chloe chuckles and laughs loudly, "Well, David wasn't that bad, I just prefer Matt." She says to Robbie, looking at Lee and raising an eyebrow as he looks at her skirt. She then nods, "Yes, we have English." She comments before starting to walking ahead of them towards English.


Layton was already sat in English, sat in the back, though these seat usually taken my Chloe, Lee, Joshua, Melanie and Joshua. He sighs opening his new book and writing the date.


Joshua follows them to lesson, glancing at Chloe who continued to walk ahead.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

Melanie ran to keep up with the others, who were walking ahead of her. She pouted as she caught up, "Don't ignore me because I have better taste!" She yelled after Robbie and Lee, only silencing because a teacher glared at her. When she got to the door for English, she wormed her way through before everyone else, and looked to the back of the classroom. "Oh my God." She turned and walked back out of the classroom.


Robbie raised his eyebrows, and Lee did too, before following Melanie, who was wide eyed and had her arms crossed. "What? What's wrong? Is there a dead pigeon in there? That's how you're acting." Robbie says, matter of factly.


Melanie shakes her head, "No! There's someone sat in our seats!" she exclaims, and glances through the door.


Lee groans, "Well then just ask them to move, Jesus, it's not that hard."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Chloe chuckles at Melanie, "Yeah, tell them to move," she says, having not seen who was there, not even having chance to walk into the class room. She looks at them and then at the class room.


Joshua laughs, "Yeah, tell 'em to move. They are our seats." He comments amusedly. He wouldn't want to sit anywhere other than the back anyway.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

Melanie looks at them and makes a strange face, before sighing, "Me? I have to?" She looks at Lee, and then at Robbie, and pouts, hoping that one of them would do it. She bats her eyelashes at them, just for extra effect.


Robbie and Lee look at each other. "Yes. For having terrible opinions about Doctor Who. Go, she witch." Lee says, and pushes her gently towards the classroom. Melanie makes a strange squeaking sound and walks into the room, and over to the boy in her seat.


Robbie and Lee exchange glances with each other, and with Joshua and Chloe, then walk in the room slowly behind her. Lee gets an idea, and quickly swipes Robbie's hat off his head, just in case it made the guy feel sorry for them.


Robbie turns and glares at Lee, holding out his hand for his hat, gritting his teeth.


Melanie clears her throat. "Um... Excuse me... Hi. You're um... Not to be rude or anything, but... I think- I know actually- You're sat in our seats."

 

[CrystalSmith]

Chloe walks I'm after them before staring at the guy sat in the seats and her eyes going wide. She gulps, her head starting to spin. She stares at him, he looks in her direction, hesitating but not reacting. She looks away, taking a deep breath and staring into space, she felt physically sick but doesn't comment.


Joshua looks at the guy and watches as he stands. Layton stands slowly, picking his stuff up and moving to the only space, at the front, "Yeah, sorry." He comments before sitting down. He was shocked to have seen Chloe, but doesn't say anything, making out that he doesn't even know her.


Chloe sits in her seat, gulping and staring at the desk. She forces a smile and opens her book.

 

[buildingaspaceship]

Lee hands back Robbie's hat, who pulls it over his head and narrows his eyes, and they both sit down. "There was no need to show off my head you twat." Robbie mumbles.


"Cancer perk!" Lee defends, exclaiming it quite loudly, a few people tutted and turned around, Robbie went bright red and banged his head on the table. "Shut up Lee..." He whispers.


Melanie sat in her seat, grimacing at the fact that it was now warm, because the boy had sat in it. She puts her bag down on the floor and then crosses her legs under the table. She didn't notice that Chloe was acting weirdly, instead her eyes were on Lee, who she was scowling at.

 

[CrystalSmith]

Chloe taps her fingers against the desk, staring into space. She writes the date and keeps the forced smile on her face. She looks around and gulps, feeling the need to cry but holding back the tears. She pulls at her skirt, it's suddenly feeling a hell of a lot shorter. She starts to write, scribbling everything after doing something wrong. She sighs in frustration.


Joshua sits and chuckles, "Guys, we got our seats, lets just hush before we get a detention." He laughs, glancing at the new boy, "Outcast material?" He questions to Robbie and Lee. He looks at Layton and then stars to write. Layton sits in the front and sighs, starting to write.