Monochrome Stories

White's POV

"What about you?" Lilac asked, turning towards me. 

"Uh... Um..." I stuttered. Oh my God. Stop it, heart! Calm down! 

"Yeah, he wants to come with you guys." Black interrupted. "Now, go on. Don't keep them waiting White." He said, pushing me towards Lilac. 

"Great! Let's go, White!" Lilac said, grabbing my arm and pulling me towards her friend. "Hey, Chartreuse, this is my friend, White." She said, pointing at me. "And White, this is my best friend, Chartreuse."

"N-nice to meet you." I said, putting my hand out for a handshake. She didn't answer and started walking. "Um, did I do something wrong?" I asked. 

"Don't worry about it. She's just like that to boys." Lilac answered. 

"Oh... Okay then..."

We arrived at the cafeteria and found a seat by the corner. "You two stay here." Lilac said. "I'll buy us some food. What do you guys want?"

"Maybe just coffee?" I replied. 

"Strawberry milk." Chartreuse added. 

"Alrighty then. Get to know each other while I'm gone, okay?" Lilac said before walking away. 

I could feel the awkwardness in the atmosphere. I could tell that Chartreuse didn't want me here. I glanced at her direction every now and then. I didn't notice it at first, but she looks really pretty. Her long blonde curly hair looked really silky. It was almost tempting me to touch it. Almost. I still wanna live. Her style looked a bit boyish. I wonder what department she's in. 

"Hey..." I said. 

She looked at me with a very intimidating gaze. "What do you want?" She asked. 

"I just wanna get to know you. You know, since we're both friends with Lilac, we ought to be friends too."

"Look, whatever your name is, I could give two shits about you. You're just here because Lilac invited you. If it were up to me, I'd never have let you come."

Well, her mouth totally didn't match her face. 

"You could try to be a bit nice." I said.

She slammed the table and reached for the collar of my shirt. She grabbed it and pulled me closer. I could feel all the people staring at us. It was a really uncomfortable situation. "I don't care who the fuċk you think you are, but nobody has the right to tell me to be nice. Especially if it's coming from someone like you." She said, letting go of my shirt and sitting back down. 

"At least tell me what department you're from so I know something about you. I don't want Lilac to see that we didn't make any progress." I said as I fixed my shirt. 

"You're persistent, aren't you? I'm from the dance department. Now, shut up, okay?"

"Okay, jeez. I don't get why you're so mad at me."

"One reason is that you're a guy. That should be enough reason for me to hate you, but I know that you like Lilac, and that just makes me hate you more because she likes you too. The thing is, I don't give a flying fuċk if she likes you. If you ever start dating, you will have to deal with me every single living day of your life, and I will make sure it'll be hell for you. And if you ever do anything to hurt her, I swear I will be the last thing you see before I strangle you to death. Got it?" 

"Hey, guys!" Lilac said, heading towards us. "Sorry I took a bit long. The line was hell."

"It's fine. Don't worry about it." Chartreuse replied, smiling and gesturing her to sit down. This girl might actually be bipolar. 

"So, have you guys gotten to know each other?" Lilac asked while taking a seat next to Chartreuse.

"Yeah." Chartreuse replied, smirking a bit menacingly. "I'm sure he's gotten to know me now."

"That's so great! I'm glad to see you making friends with a boy. I can also introduce you to one of my other friends later. I asked him to come with us earlier too, but he said he wasn't hungry."

They just continued talking as I drank my coffee. They looked like they were great friends. Almost as if they've known each other for a long time. Must be nice having a childhood friend. 

The bell rang and the three of us headed to our classrooms. Chartreuse went to a different hallway since she was in another department. 

"Hey, Lilac, what floor is the dance department?" I asked as we walked. 

"The dance department? If I'm not mistaken, it's on the 5th floor. Same as the music department." Lilac replied. "Oh and White..."

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry about Chartreuse."

"What? Nooo. We had a nice talk."

"No, you didn't. Don't worry, I can tell. I know her personality. She isn't the type of person to be nice to boys."

"Then why invite me?"

"I was just thinking if she'd meet some boys that I'm friends with, her view of you guys might change. She might see that not all boys are bad."

"If it isn't much of an issue, can I ask what happened to her?"

She smiled a little. Her smile was enough for me to survive the whole day. I wonder how I'm allowed to be with such an angel. "Sorry, White, but it's not my story to tell."

"Oh, don't worry. I understand." I replied. I guess it makes sense, but I don't think I'm gonna get anything from Chartreuse anytime soon. 

The day went on and lunch time arrived just like that. I rested my head down on my desk to hopefully sleep for a bit, but I could smell a familiar lavender scent getting closer towards me. 

"Hey, White." A voice said as I felt a hand being placed on the back of my head. I looked up and saw Lilac, but she moved backwards as soon as I looked at her. "Let's go have some lunch. Chartreuse is waiting for us outside the classroom." She said, pointing by the door. I looked over and saw Chartreuse with her arms crossed, and a pissed expression on her face. That's kinda what she looked like earlier this morning too, but this time she seemed more pissed. 

"Uh, can I really? Won't she mind?" I asked quite nervously. I'm honestly terrified her. She might murder me at any time. 

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure since she already met you earlier this morning, she won't be as hostile as before."

"Ugh, fine." I stood up and walked towards Chartreuse. "Hey." I greet her.

She looked at me, her expression turning into disgust. "Gross. What the hell do you want?" She asked with a hostile tone in her voice. 

"I'm just greeting you. Is that so bad?"

"Yeah. It is. It's bad coming from you, so just shut up. Lilac said she's gonna introduce me to another boy, so I'm mentally preparing myself."

Mentally preparing? Is that really necessary. 

Black and Lilac finally joined us and he gor introduced to Chartreuse. Black gor ignored, same as me, and the four of us walked towards the music department because Lilac said she wanted to fetch Crimson too. 

We proceeded to walk, then Black placed his hand on my shoulder. "Hey, are you okay?" He asked. 

"Y-yeah. I'm fine. Just a bit terrified." I replied with an obviously nervous voice. 

"Terrified? Of what?" 

"Her." I replied, pointing at Chartreuse. Who wouldn't be scared of her? 

"She is a bit scary. Didn't you eat with them earlier?" 

"Yeah. It was honestly nightmare. She threatened me that if I ever wanna go out with Lilac, I should be prepared to deal with her every single living day of my life." 

"Well, shit. What did you do to her?" 

"Nothing! We didn't even talk while we ate. I don't even know how she knew I liked Lilac." 

"I guess pay no mind to it. It might just be her personality." 

"I guess..."

We arrived close to the music department, where a sudden crowd of people were blocking our way. Lilac spoke with one of the students and there was immediate panic in her eyes. She grabbed Black and stormed through the crowd. 

"H-hey! Lilac!" Chartreuse called to her. "Where the hell is that girl going?!" She looked at me. "You!"

"Y-yes?!" I asked. 

"Clear a way so we can pass through. We have to get Lilac!"

"What? Why me?"

"Because you're a guy. Now, hurry up. It's the only thing you're useful for right now."

"R-right..." I replied walking towards the crowd.

I talked to one student at a time to ask them if they could hopefully get out of the way. I succeeded with every single one of them and I finally opened a path for the both of us. Chartreuse came rushing in and immediately headed to the front of the crowd. I followed her and saw Black about to walk away. 

"Black!" I exclaimed as I grabbed his shoulder. He turned around. "Where are you going?!" I asked. 

"We're going to the principal's office with Crimson. You guys can go eat first. We'll just catch up later." He explained. 

"No." Chartreuse interrupted. "I'm not gonna leave Lilac with two boys. We're coming with you." She said, pushing Black to the side. 

"Yeah, what she said. We're just gonna come with you." I added. 

He sighed. "Well, come on then." He said, gesturing me to follow him.