Monochrome Stories

Black's POV

"A warning?" I asked.

"Yeath. Thankfully he let me off with just a warning." Crimson replied.

"What happened anyway?" Lilac asked. 

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." Crimson stood up, but stumbled a bit. 

I caught him. "Woah, be careful. Come on, I'll take you to the nurse's office." I offered. 

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me and go to your classes. You might be late."

"It's fine. I don't mind being late." I looked at Lilac. "Lilac, you can go on ahead. Take White and Chartreuse with you when they get back." I said. 

"What?! No! I wanna come with you guys..." She replied. 

"Hey, Black, move me closer to her." Crimson said. We moved closer to Lilac, and just as we were close enough, Crimson put his index finger on her forehead. "Just go, little miss. You can come see me later during dismissal. I'll be at the music room as usual."

Woah. When did these two get so close? 

"Okay then... See you..." Lilac replied. 

Me and Crimson proceeded to walk towards the nurse's office. I felt really bad for him. He was full of scratches and bruises, but what could I do? 

"Pitiful, aren't I?" He suddenly said. 

"What? I wasn't-"

"It's fine." He interrupted me. "I'd probably feel sorry for me too. You know, I never thought that there'd be a person in this school willing to hang out with someone like me, but here I am, with exactly that person, carrying me to the nurse's office. I'm glad."

He became quiet for a bit. I don't know what to say to something like that. Should I say "thank you" or something? Shit, now it's been too long to reply. Might as well just change the topic. 

"Hey, Crimson... How did these rumors start?" I askes, but he continued to be silent. I could tell he was uncomfortable with the question. "Then at least answer me this... When did you and Lilac get so close?"

He smiled a little. "It was during the weekend. I shopped a bit at the market and saw her coincidentally walking on the way home. I approached her first to say hello. Honestly, she looked really scared of me at first, but she eventually warmed up. I walked her home since it was getting dark then, and we were walking in the same direction anyway. We exchanged contact numbers before splitting up, and we talked during the night too."

"You talked during the night??"

"Yeah. She called me and we talked."

I have a bad feeling about this... 

We arrived at the nurse's office and I set Crimson down on the bed. "Rest here for a bit. I'm gonna head to class now. See you later." I said as I waved my hand. He waved back and I immediately headed to the classroom.

A few hours passed and classes were over just like that. I stood up and fixed my stuff to head to the music room.

"Hey, Black." White's voice said behind me. "Do you wanna go out today? I found a new cafe near here and I wanna try it out."

"Sorry, I can't." I replied. "I'm gonna head to the music room to visit Crimson. Maybe invite Lilac?" I suggested. 

"I was gonna, but I can't find her anywhere."

"She must've went home already. Try texting her and see if she'll respond. Why don't you come with me for a bit? I'll introduce you to Crimson."

He took his phone out and started texting. "Yeah, I think I'm gonna come with you. I'll stay there for probably a few minutes."

"That's great! You'll finally see he's a great person." I said as I proceeded to walk. 

White followed after and we both headed to the music department. Just as we got closer to the music room, we could already hear the strumming of a guitar followed by a male voice singing, probably Crimson's. 

"That sounds beautiful." White said. 

"I know. It's one of the reasons why I love coming here." I replied. 

We arrived at the music room, and just as I was about to open the door, I heard a faint familiar female voice. 

"Woah, you have muscles." The voice sounding like Lilac said. 

"Stop touching my arm, little miss. My body still hurts like hell." A voice sounding like Crimson's replied. Little miss? Shit... I think it really is Lilac. 

A touch on my shoulder startled me. I turned around and see White looking a bit concerned. "Hey, what's wrong? Why aren't you opening the door?" He asked. 

Shit. I never thought Lilac would be here. Wait, what am I doing? They're just friends, aren't they? They said so themselves. There's nothing to worry about. 

"Black?" White asked again. 

"Oh, right. Sorry." I replied as I pushed the door open. There was nothing to worry about... "Hey, Crimson." I said. "I brought White with me if it's alright with you."

He turned to me and smiled. "Of course, but why does it feel like you guys are making this place a hangout now." He joked. "It only used to be you, but now little miss wants to come here more often too." He said, pointing at Lilac, sitting on a chair too close beside him. 

"Hey, Black!" She greeted me. "Sorry for coming here already. I was just worried about Crimson."

"Oh, it's fine." I replied. "I was coming here anyway. I also brought White with me. He wanted to ask you something." I moves a bit and signaled for White to come in. 

"H-hey, Lilac." White said nervously. 

Lilac stood up and walked towards White. "Yeah?" She asked. 

Look at him turning all red. I'd be surprised if Lilac didn't know that he liked her. Anybody could read him like a book. 

"Do you maybe wanna come with me to a cafe?" White asked. 

Lilac smiled and grabbed her bag from her seat. "Let's go. You're walking me home after this." She said, walking past him, but then stopped. "And Crimson, take care of yourself, okay? Bye, Black!" The two of them then proceeded to walk out the door.

"So, is that them?" Crimson asked. 

"What?" I replied. 

He strummed his guitar. "I haven't forgotten our first conversation, Ice Prince. I don't blame you though. I can see how you fell for the girl."

Shit... I completely forgot about that. I forgot that I told him about every- Wait... 

"You could see how I fell for her?" I asked. 

"Well, yeah. I won't lie that she looks absolutely stunning, but she's really nice and caring too. Too bad those two are dating."

"Those two? Do you mean White?"

"Yeah."

"They aren-" Wait. Should I say they aren't dating? Why am I even concerned about this? It isn't my problem. They aren't even dating. If Crimson likes her, than I should just let him... But then White... I want him to be happy... "To be honest you guys look closer than you should be." I said, changing the topic. 

"Oh, we do?" Crimson asked.

"And by the way, what the hell was happening here earlier? I heard you guys from outside the classroom. Why was Lilac touching your arm?"

"Oh, that? I was strumming my guitar and then she suddenly entered the room. She grabbed a seat and told me to just continue playing. We talked for a bit and she asked how my injuries were. She didn't believe me when I told her I was fine and wanted to check it for herself, so she squished my arm because I told her that there was one spot with an injury."

"Oh, that was it?"

"Yeah. Did you think we were doing something else? You have quite the imagination, Ice Prince." He chuckled. 

"H-hey! I do admit I was thinking of something else..."

The mood suddenly became serious. "You know, at first I was reluctant to approach you at that bathroom..." He said as he stopped strumming and just looked out the window. 

I took a seat beside him. "So why did you?" I asked. 

He looked at me and smiled a little. "I guess I still have that habit of helping strangers."

At first I didn't understand what he meant. He never mentioned this habit of his. I thought it was normal to help people in need, so why did he have that expression on his face? Why did his smile look so full of regret? Why did his smile look so... Lonely...