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Zack sat on the bus stop, shivering cold. The middle of the school year and it was freezing his butt off to go without a jacket in the cold air. He wore his green scarf and shook with slight tremor. He was always ealier to the stop than Flaky, he never wanted to be late. Maybe Lucy had a jacket or something, another scarf? He shouldn't have rushed, he barely had time to sharpen his barretta knife he carried around. No one could pry it from him so teachers didn't bother as long as he never actually used it.

He sighed and watched his breath for a moment, then checked the time. Where was Flaky? And where the hell was the bus? He shivered and sat on the park bench thinking about his venture after highschool. Another thought crossed his mind when it came to future. Where was Flaky going to go? It was one of his sometimes thoughts when it came to that girl. They've been friends since they met in grade school. The day he finaly stood for something and stopped being bullied. Though he still picked on Flaky's hair, he was doing it for good fun, any one else would be punched, souble felonies would be cut, then people usually quit, third felonies rarely happened.The last guy who go to Third moved... Either out of fear of Flippy, or because of parental business.

Zack // Flippy

Flippy watched as Flaky slipped... Again... He'd thought she might have remembered that the sidewalk hadn't been salted in that black ice spot. "Morning Flaky..." He smiled for her, she placed the scarf on him. She was always so caring. She sat a few inches away from him so as to not be awkward, but right now he was remembering a survival guide technique he read in a book about body heat. He wanted to hug her just to see if she had body warmth.

"Did you get last night's physics home work done?" Zack asked trying to start a conversation as usual. "I had a question about the one about perpetual energy..." He slid closer to her and pulled out a green note book. Everything he owened was green. Even his hair. The only thing on him that wasn't green was Flaky's scarf, which was a deep burghundy. "Did you get it? Or is the teacher cracked in the head as usual?" His watch ticked away. The bus still hadn't arrived...

And then snow... It began to fall in small flurries at first, but then increased in size. Flippy shivered and clutched his back pack for warmth. The worst day to not wear a jacket. He wasn't leaving his knife at home though... "Brrrr... Is it just me? Or... Did it just... Get colder?"

Zack // Flippy

Flippy slid a little closer to Flaky slowly, he wasn't trying to make it obvious, and hit intentions were to get warm. No more, no less. Lucy was his best friend, when was that buss getting here? He could tell she was cold too. He put one arm on the bench, going towards Flaky, feeling the cold aluminum prickle against his skin almost made him pull back and snap fast. He gritted his teeth and slid a little closer to her.

He'd given her hugs before. Tons... Hundreds. Every time they met in the hall way they'd exchange a hug or so and walk onto to their next class. They share half their classes together and alternate between each, they even share lunch at the same time so it wasn't unusual. Flippy whistled an odd tune and looked off to the side as he wrapped an arm around Flaky's shoulder. Feeling her warmth and sighing in relief. He put the Green note book away without removing his arm from her shoulder.

The snow flakes began to fall a little harder against their skin. At one point, Flippy glanced over at Flaky and blushed, seeing how graceful she was in the snow. Even for frizzy hair, she had fair skin and the snow flakes fell just right to make her glisten. And shiver. He looked away and tried concentrating on a light post or a bird... Or something. Keeping his arm in the warmth.

Zack // Flippy
"Y-yeah... It-it is... Is-s-n't it?" His teeth were chattering as well. That or a speech impediment was kicking in suddenly. He leaned a little closer into Flaky to give her warmth. That scarf wasn't doing much, but Lucy was doing more to help. He dared to move close and wrap his other arm around her. That damn bus. Why was the bus driver late this morning? He had to stop thinking about the bus or it would never come their way.

Flippy looked down and around and then finding better warmth when he hugged Flaky close... Which gave his face a slight blush. There was something else he noticed as well. She was wearing a skirt? Why a short skirt in the middle of winter? Atleast he wore pants. She must be freezing her butt of... Literately. Without thinking much, he took off his scarf and placed it under her bare legs. She needed it more. "Why... Why d-did you wear a skirt in the middle of w-winter?"

He chattered less now, only because he was closer to her. Her warmth helped, and so did her sweater. His bare arms wrapped tight around her shoulders.

Zack // Flippy

Zack sighed, luckily they weren't the only two on the bus, he hopped on after Flaky and headed to the back, greeted by his fellow bros, Disco Bear, he's just a cool dancer we just added the bear because it sounded good, Handy, who's name is ironic since he lost his hands to a wood saw in wood shop, but some how, he's still good at building and writing. Then there is moosey, but he doesn't talk much. They sat in the back, just so they could talk to themselves.

After a while things got to a point where Moosey asked the random question, "What are you guys doing after highschool?" Disco answered with a quick arm flink, "Dance school of course!" Handy answered lifting up his bandaged hands. "Well, medical school maybe? Carpenter internship? I have to think... What about you Flippy? Where do you think you're going?" Zack rubbed his chin thinking. "Well... I was sorta thinking about signing up for the military, my family hasn't been in for a while, and my psychiatrist says it's a good way to channel my energy. That sounds about right."

He pulls out his knife and flips it over and over, catching it. Te bus driver keeps driving, just trying not to think about the weapon. "So who are you guys thinking of being with?" Moosey asks again. What was with these questions. "I'm gonna be with all the ladies!" Disco shot over to the group of girls in the front. They rejected in disgust, Handy seemed quiet until piping in "Well... I was thinking Petunia... Maybe? She's sorta cute." He looked to Flippy who threw up his hands. "I'm going to be in the military... I may not have time..." "What about Flaky?" Moosey said, he wasn't an idiot after all... Or atleast not for now.

"Errr..." "Yeah what about Flaky? You want to tango with her don't you?" Disco added in nudging Handy. They began to press him with questions, not realising they may have been too loud. "Err... Guys, we're just friends, really close friends... We've been that way since we were little... Neither of us has approached the other to change it, besides, she might be looking for some one else. Being single isn't all bad." He hides the scarf around his neck in his shirt. "Mhm..." Disco says, before putting in his head phones. Handy, tries to grab a book with his bandaged stubs, but just gives up.

Zack takes his knife and begins to polish it... Thinking to himself.

Zack // Flippy

Zack nodded to her, and looked back to the guys before bolting off the bus behind her, he needed to get to ROTC, The first class he didn't mind. He should've been in uniform. He didn't realise he was still wearing the red scarf that Flaky gave him. During inspection he was ridiculed up and down about his uniform mistake, repremanded and missed out on formation and told to clean the third floor bathrooms, it took him half the period to clean the Boy's side and the girl who skipped out of duty left him to clean the other side.

He set the sign outside in the hall and set to work on trying to clean, by starting to scrub the stalls and floors. Most people were in class so he was fine if no body rushed in. He was locked in a stall to clean them individually, to keep the room quiet while he scrubbed. The brush and bristles scraping against the tough areas, the entirety of every last linoleum surface area had to be made clean otherwise he'd be in charge of bathroom duty all week.

Zack // Flippy

Flippy froze, solid as ice, he hadn't thought anyone would pass the sign without second thought. Only a girl who was clueless would not think twice... Clueless? Oh no. Zack turned around and peaked open the door. His suspicions were right, it was Flaky. And, she was soaked, not good, worse yet, he could see... He had never seen her this way, except for when she was in a bikini at summer parties. But this was the first time he could see completely.

And he was, getting harder in soft places. He peaked out and waited, he was shocked, she was... There. He couldn't move outside, Zack needed to wait. He held back his hard on and tried looking away, he wondered what happened to her to make her peel off layers. He wrapped her scarf around his neck. Trying to keep his mind off, but her perfume had imprinted on it. It only made his thoughts a little more wild.