After getting back to class, we spent the rest of our time here. Nothing really important really happened other than at the end of class when our teacher give us our results in envelopes.

Like- holy hell, that was fast... o_o

But other than that, nothing else really happened in the in-between.

After class everyone left in a rush, checking their results out in the corridors. Noticing everyone else doing this, I kinda wanted to check mine and Tom's results too.

I clasped the envelope in my hand, examining it. A perfectly smooth yellowish white envelope with no type of seal in sight, the envelope was probably closed via saliva.

Might need to be careful where I place my hand after opening it...

I was about to open it, but then saw stopped once I saw a hand being placed over mine.

The instance surprised me for a moment, but I shortly calmed down at the familiarity of the presence before me.

"..Hmm, yes?" I stared up at the individual, noticing it was Tommy.

"How about we wait until we check our results?" Tom suggests to me.

I curiously raised an eyebrow.

"Huh? Why?"

We finally get our results and he wants to wait?

He is sooo planning something...

"I- I dunno... I just kinda want to do something... cool! epic..! Like, maybe streaming our reactions ..live?" He says pretty timidly.

...and there it is--

I let out a soundless sigh.

"...you want us to go live?"

His eyes began to dart.

"Well- more like... I want you to come over to my house and join my stream so we can see the results... together."

"..Tom-"

He then subtracts his hand away from mine, placing it timidly behind his neck.

"I know you might not be up for it-- You just got back to getting use to being in a stream, so I understand if you don't want to--"

"No, no... I'll be more than happy to."

Tom pauses for a moment, surprised at my response.

"wait- really?"

I shrugged.

"If it means so much to you, I'm willing to put aside my petty differences."

Tommy frowns.

"Y/N, you don't have to do it for my sake-"

"It's not like I'm only doing it for your sake..." I stated, "I want to start letting go past regrets. It's started with Aiden, and now this whole... streaming conundrum is next."

I want to change.

I've been a little extra these past few months, not wanting to stream because it made me uncomfortable-- saying that it didn't feel right to befriend Tommy and the rest of the SMP members... Not wanting to deal with any of the stresses of such sudden "fame" and "popularity"... and other stupid excuses I made for myself.

Everything happened so suddenly, and I think I was overwhelmed.

But now... Streaming with Tommy again made all those nerves just... wash away. I learnt how to act and be normal in front of a... metaphorical camera... I learnt how to talk with people not of my- erm... quote on quote: "Status".

I think now... I'm fine.

"..so, date? time?" I asked him.

Tommy suddenly snapped out of his apparently dazed state.

"wha- Date? uh... time?"

I narrowed my eyes.

"For the stream, dummy..."

"Oh- uhhhh..." His cheeks dusted pink out of his slight embarrassment. He ponders for a moment before coming to a conclusion, "...does this Sunday sound good to you?"

"Yeah. I should be free then..." I replied.

"Good." He already seemed to be in a better mood, "..I'll get going now- bus is pulling soon."

"ah- alright..." I murmur, "...bye Tom"

As he walks past me, Tom raises a hand and ruffled my hair.

"Cya Y/N"

With me being distracted by the feeling of his hand tangled in my hair, I didn't notice he swiped the envelope from me. It was only until he pulled it up to flaunt it that I noticed.

"...And this is staying with me!" His eyes gleamed.

And with that, he left me.

I stood there for a moment, processing what just happened, still feeling the presence of his hand despite it no longer being there.

I'll be going to his place his Sunday to stream? With face cam I assume.

This will be the first time his chat will officially see me.

I'm not sure what will happen on the day.. but I have my worries.

After I came back to the SMP, twitter went a little salty(the lightest term possible). Many were supportive about it, but there is a minority that didn't like the idea. I don't blame those people- I'd be a little annoyed too if a temp member came back as an official one--- someone who doesn't even stream anymore themselves...

...

..

.

.

I wonder what I should wear...?

--And speaking of wearing clothes... I forgot to ask him about his hoodie..!!

..Should I try and-- actually, I can just bring it over to him this Sunday.

I shrugged off the rest of my prior thoughts and started making my way out of the building.

After twisting and turning through the corridors, I was finally able to get out of the main building I was in. I trot a little more, finally growing closer to the front gate. My ticket to freedom...!

But before I could even set foot out of school grounds, I could feel my phone buzz from the pocket of the hoodie.

I walked over to the wall of the gate and pulled out my phone to see why it was going off, seeing that Luca's number was displayed on the screen. She was calling me.

I slid my thumb across the screen, answering the call as I held my phone up to my ear.

"..ello?"

"Hey Y/N..!" Luca hums in a sing-song kind of tone, "If you're free, do you want to come by my place to hang out?"

"Uhh... sure? Why the sudden offer though?" I questioned.

"I want some juicy gossip, and you want to rant and vent. Sounds like a fair arrangement." She tells me.

"Haha- funny." I say, my voice sounding flat.

Though maybe going over to her place might actually be a good thing...

"Where are you at?" I ask.

Suddenly she began to chuckle.

"Look to your left... look to your right..."

I stared ahead, simply feeling a little more dumber.

She- she can't be serious...

Slowly I turned my head to the right, seeing that on the other side of the crowd of students was Luca. She wasn't dressed in loose clothing anymore, she was wearing a beige wooly sweater.

"...criss cross!" And at that, I saw her do the movements.

..oh my-

I didn't even bother replying to her antics, I just started walking over. While walking over, I hung up our call.

By the time I got to Luca she seemed a lot more bubbly than usual. I could practically see her sparkle.

Wonder why she's so happy...

"You could've just walked up to me." I told her.

"I didn't feel like running to catch up to you..!" She responds to me.

Makes sense.

"Welp- we goin'?" I question.

She eagerly nods.

"Uh huh! But first of all, we kinda need to pick up Lily from school..."

The two of us than began to walk out of campus.

"Really now...?" I stare at her sus.

"I actually do need to." Luca laughs, "But straight afterwards, we'll go to my place and chit chat there"

"aye aye~"

The two of us walked along the sidewalk, simply doing some small talk while enjoying each others company.

She would tease me about Tommy and I'd tease her about being an obsessive fangirl-- y'know, the usual.

She also explained to me a few things that has happened at her house as of recent.

Like how Lily's been warming up to her quite a lot-- they still share a room, so maybe they were bound to get along at some point.

Luca was also telling me about Lily starting at a primary school nearby.

Though, because she's downplaying the school... it's probably a privileged one.

And as soon as we got there-- I was pretty much right.

It looked like some weird private school-- but minus any fancy uniforms.

The two of us would see other kids and their parents walk out of the building with them, seeming wild and hyper as I usually saw most kids like.

Once the crowd of people got thinner, me and Luca decided to finally go in.

Upon entering, I automatically was welcomed with a sudden warmed feeling. The place felt homey, and the colors inside of the lobby sections wasn't too hard on the eyes.

There were cubbies and coat hangers displayed on the nearby walls, pictures and drawings were also plastered up to give a much more youthful presence.

A colorful rug was rolled out beneath our feet, I could tell it was high quality just by looking at it.

And on the other side of the room was a desk with a young man sitting behind it. Another room separated by a midway curtain was besides the desk.

Upon noticing us, the male stood up and waited expectantly for us to speak to him.

Luca walked up to him, me following behind.

"Hello, we're here for Lily." Luca tells the young man individual behind the front desk.

"Sisters?" He asks, eyeing the two of us in curiosity.

I quietly cleared my throat.

"Actually, I'm--"

"Yep! We're sisters!" Luca cuts me off, "Me, Y/N and Lily are a trio!"

"Haha... Uhhmm... in any case.." The guy starts to trail off, seeming in thought for a moment before saying his next set of words, "Actually, am I able to talk with you two about Lily?"

"Hmm? What ever about?" Luca questions.

"Is Lily... happy at home? Does she talk?" He begins to ask.

"At first, Lily didn't talk as much... Actually, she only really talked to Y/N, but she started to grow towards me too and we end up talking all the time when we're at home!" Luca explained, "...why do you ask?"

The lad seemed silent for a few moments, debating whether he should tell his bit of information to us.

"..She isn't sociable with the other children, little Lily is usually in the corner by herself..." He says, "She watches the other kids play rather than playing herself."

Oh..?

"I thought she might've been anti-social, or afraid to make friends... But when I went to talk with her earlier today, she simply told me that she doesn't need any." The guy sighs.

Well- that's sad.

Ah.. how reminds me of my youth...

"Oh..." Luca's once happy expression falls, "..I'm sure she's still getting use to the environment! She did just transfer into this school after all. But I'll make sure to talk with her about it later."

"That puts me at ease..." He smiles, "..I'll go let Lily for you two"

And with that he walks out of the front office/lobby, walking off to the main room.

After a few moments of waiting, the man from before comes out with Lily trailing behind him.

"Hi Lily!" Luca gave (what I assumed was) a closed-eyed smile, turning to gesture to me afterwards, "I brought Y/N with us today, she'll be coming over..!"

"...Uh- hello Lily." I awkwardly waved to her.

Upon seeing me, Lily's eyes softened.

"...Y/N..."

"Yep... that's me..." I mumbled out.

Lily then comes over to me and Luca, turning to me and deciding to grab my hand.

The action startled me a little, but I eased into it.

"Oh... uhh... okay little one..." I murmur, staring down at her still quite confused.

"Hey.. you meanie- hold hands with sissy too..." Luca pouted, extending a hand towards Lily.

Lily stared between Luca and her hand, soon coming to the conclusion of her grabbing Luca's hand as well.

Luca's whole mood immediately brightened.

"Okay..! Let's get home!"

And so, the three of us walked the rest of the way back to Luca's house. Making idle chit chat on the way, and making me figure out what I was going to say to Luca about Tom.