Ivy

I wouldn't say I was interested in whatever the teacher was busy teaching... I never really liked history on the Outside. I had a feeling they made it compulsory for Roman and I, since this was literally the class where they try to twist their brains and feed them rubbish about the hell of a life they would have, if they were on the Outside.

Fortunately it wasn't us alone. Ethan, Fiona, Ralph and Caramel had this class with us.

Honestly, if I wanted to argue with this teacher, this class would never end, and I might end up being the star of IncLine again.

I furrowed my brows.

That really wouldn't be so bad... I guess Rebel-lions could get their voice out through IncLine, since it's just like YouTube in this dimension. I'd have to look it over with Roman.

Roman, well-- speaking of Roman, he has been in a kind of mood since yesterday. I wouldn't blame him. The last few weeks has been pretty life changing for both of us and he's probably missing his family.

But if it wasn't for me, he wouldn't be here, so I have to find a way to make him feel better, even if I myself don't feel all too good.

I felt even worse, noticing the slightest faults in my body, feeling overly self-conscious. I guess I never really stopped caring about what others thought of me.

I sighed, looking beside me to see a bored look on Ethans' face, his hand on his chin. And his eyes slightly drooping like he'd spent the whole of last night keeping watch or doing something tedious.

I looked around the class, my eyes catching a glimpse of Roman scribbling whatever fact he caught from what the teacher was busy explaining.

My gaze shifted to his side, only to find Fiona staring at him. There was something in her eyes, something I saw whenever she looked at Roman. I knew something was up with them. Roman liked her, I'm sure of that, but I wasn't all too sure of Fionas' feelings, shes'never mentioned anything to me about her liking Roman. But considering the way she was looking at him, maybe she felt the same way.

My gaze swept towards the other side of the class room, zoning in on Caramel and Ralph. Caramel as usual, had a lollipop stuck between her lips, Ralph was seated behind her, pulling the ends of her hair softly with a playful glint to his eyes.

She would constantly turn towards him, glaring and muttering something low, all he'd do is smile sweetly back at her.

Well, the both of them? I wasn't so sure. But I've caught Ralph staring at her countless times when she wasn't looking, a certain longing in his eyes. But Caramel, her face as usual, held no emotions.

Ralph's eyes suddenly met mine, almost as if he felt my stare. His lips kicked up at the side as he sent a soft wink my way.

I rolled my eyes, looking ahead again.

It was apparant the teacher didn't really care if anyone was listening, he just kept on talking.

I sighed, my eyes falling back to Ethan, who as I pressumed, was fast asleep.

I smiled, kicking the side of his leg from under the table.

He jerked up in a start, his Tcom, falling straight to the ground, gaining everyones' attention, including the teachers'.

I suppressed my laughter.

"Did you want to ask a question Murray?" The teacher asked, a frown etched to his brows.

"No." He mumbled, picking up his Tcom, before his head turned to my direction.

I looked ahead immediately, appearing as innocent as I could.

It didn't take long before I felt the vibration in my jacket. I sneaked a glance at the teacher who had gone back to explaining things I really didn't care about, before taking out my phone, seeing a text from Ethan.

I smiled, looking over at him to find his tired eyes, trying to glare at me.

I clicked on his name.

Murray:
You'll pay for that.

I looked aver at him, shooting him a teasing smile, before sending my reply.

Me:
Pay for what, Trev?

Murray:
For the first hand embarrassment you just caused me, Pony.

I grinned.

Me:
I don't like it when my seat partner prefers, dreamland to Inc History, besides, sleeping in class is so not cool.

He scoffed silently, before typing away on his phone. My phone vibrated.

Murray:
Right. So what? You're concerned about my public image now?

Me:
I'm concerned about your grades genius. Do you want to repeat this class?

Murray:

We all know the history of this Dimension, I don't know why Mr. Sock face keeps repeating it. Besides, I'm a little tired.

My eyes immediately found his on me.

"Tired?" I mouthed to him. Concern and curiosity filling my insides. He nodded, going back to typing away on his phone.

What has he been doing that I don't know about? He couldn't be working could he? Or does it have something to do with those Lithain guys? Or... Or Michelle?

When my phone vibrated, I was brought out from my thoughts.

Murray:
I've been having sleepiness nights lately. I don't think it's anything serious but, its been happening frequently.

Sleepless nights?

Me:
Do you think it has something to do with your chip? Or are you having nightmares?

I didn't know what else to ask, seeing as I couldn't think of any reasons why he'd be having sleepless nights.

Maybe he's thinking of ways to tell you about this Michelle girl? Or maybe he wants to say something about that drug.

I mentally slapped myself.

My God Ivy! Not everything is about you or your stupid assumptions... I seriously need to learn how to let the sleeping dog lie.

I looked over at him to see his hand hovering at his screen, his brows furrowed in a way to show that he was thinking hard about something.

Murray:
I don't know... But it doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter, of course it does-

Murray:
I've been thinking... You said you wanted to visit my base, why don't we do that after school?

For weeks, I've been bugging him for weeks about going there, but he always finds an excuse, now he wants to take me there? He was obviously bringing this up to take my mind off his sleepless nights issue.

Me:
What changed your mind?

Murray:
It gets a little- lonely, at times, I just want you to come over...

I smiled, heat rushing up my cheeks due to the sudden increased pace of my heart.

Me:
Do you have something planned?

Murray:
Something? Something like what?

Me:
Something along the line of... 'Intimacy?'

This time, the reply didn't come immediately, so I looked over at his direction to see that the tip of his ear had gone another shade redder. He was typing in a message, but his hand rapidly moved on the back button, indicating how fast he was deleting the words he had written.

God, I love this boy. And I think teasing him will be my new favourite thing?

Me:
Your lack of response, means I'm right. We're finally sealing the deal, by having sex! I've always waited for this moment. But I'm really nervous... What's your favorite color?

I watched his eyes widen as he read and reread the message I sent. He shifted uncomfortably, his hand going awkwardly to his chin, then back on the table, before going to scratch the back of his neck, all the while typing and deleting his messages.

My insides felt like jelly and my whole senses has left my surroudings. All my heart and mind could focus on, was Ethan.

Me:
If you're wondering why I asked for your favourite color, I wanted to go shop for some really sexy bra and panties, or maybe a silky lingerie... Yk, to make the experience more magical, and unforgettable.

He gulped down.

Me:
Feel every moment.

Me:

Just the two of us, together.

Me:
Little candle lights here and there, soft music.

Me
Skin on skin.

Murray:
Stop it.

I bit back a grin. Continuing.

Me:
I've always wondered though, how it'd feel like. You're going to have to be gentle with me, Murray. I might seem really tough on the outside, but I'm exceptionally soft on the inside.

Me:
If you're gentle with me, I might be gentle with you, I'll kiss you wherever you want me to, slowly, like we have all the time in the world. I'll touch and 'hold' you whereever you want me to.

Ivy, you've finally gone mad, are you seriously sexting your boyfriend in class? And getting turned on by doing it? You're stupid... But I want to continue.

Me:
I'll make sure my fingers brush every inch of your skin. I can go fast and slow if you want. But since it'd be our first time together, we should go slow. But our second time would be more memorable.

Murray:
You're killing me, Ivy... Stop it.

Me:
Awn, is my poor baby turned on right now? Don't worry, I'll make every second count.

Murray:
I love you... Please stop it.

My heart fell, just right there.

Me:
I love you too... Sorry.

My gaze zeroed on his face... My God, I've never seen him so flushed! I like it.

Me:
You look kinda cute rn.

His eyes raised an inch to find mine. He looked back down at his phone, a small smile on his face.

Murray:
Don't call me cute. Also, are you in or-

Murray:
I mean, do you still want to come over or?

My heart warmed.

Me:
Yeah I do. Of course I do.

Me:
Btw, you never answered my question, what's your favorite color?

Murray:
Ivy!

Me:
No no, I really want to know. No sexual intentions involved. Hehe.

Murray:
It's white.

I won't lie... I'm surprised.

I was about to send another message when a static cut through the air, followed by the voice of the schools' artificial intelligence in charge of calling the end of class periods, announcements and time keeping.

"Ethan Murray, please report immediately to the principals office."

I furrowed my brows, looking over at him to see the confused look on his face too.

"You heard, Murray... Principals office now." The teacher voiced out.

"I'm not deaf, Sockface." He groaned out, getting to his feet while grabbing his jacket and Tcom. "See you later." He whispered towards my direction before making his way out of the class.

Did something happen? Is he in trouble?

Roman

If Glory was the founder of this dimension, she's supposed to be dead.

So there's got to be something keeping her alive. But then again, not everything can be explained with science, there are just somethings that are beyond science.

Maybe her ability to stay stuck in one age, is one of them... But if there was more to it, I'd have to do my research.

According to what was taught in class, Glory and some guy named Dean made this Dimension, after the project had been shut down by humans. They stayed on the outside for about a year, trying and failing to create another dimension, until one day, they got it right.

Left Earth for good, creating a whole new world of their own. The Rebels sector was the first sector to be created, seeing as they forced people to join their sick cause. Followed by the Futures, the Willing, and then the Purest.

I sighed, adjusting my glasses.

I'd thrown myself into work after my conversation with Fiona. I thought maybe working and searching for clues on how to bring this place to its knees was something I should be doing in order to forget her. But then, I'd see her in the hallways, in class and basically every where, and her words would suddenly resound in my ears, distracting me from whatever it was I was doing.

It was beginning to get frustrating, because no matter what I did, I still couldn't forget her, I couldn't get her face out of my head, I couldn't stop the stomach churning feeling after thinking of what she said to me that day.

Liking someone sucks... Big time.

"Hi Ro."

I looked up immediately, my eyes finding Lulu's bright ones. "Hi Lulu."

She grinned, sitting next to me... By Next, I mean literally next to me... No much distance.

I swallowed. "Is your Tcom giving you- you issues again?"

She furrowed her brows. "No, not at all. It's totally fine now."

"Awesome."

"Yeah, I'm here for a completely different reason... Well, my friends and I are hanging out later today at Renegades, I was wondering if you'd like to join us?"

"Uh... That is such a nice gesture Lulu, I would have loved to-"

"It's gonna be fun Roman... My friends are a cool bunch, and I'd really want to get to know you more." She pressed on.

"I-"

"I know, it's difficult to find who to trust around here, seeing as you're human, and you're not exactly welcomed... And I know you've left your family and you miss them sometimes... You need to let loose, have fun, you know... Forget?"

"I would never forget my family."

"I'm not talking about your family, Roman."

I raised a brow of enquiry at her.

Her index finger moved to the top of my shoulder, trailing slowly down my arm as she spoke. "I know there's someone you so badly want to forget... I have just the perfect thing." She smiled slowly up at me. "It's called Lit. It's fucking good, trust me. It can help you relax, think more clearly, and you know, have some fun, with people who really like you."

I swallowed. "I don't do drugs." I stated out.

"Come on Roman, live a little. Lit is more than just a drug, it's everything." She bit her lower lip. "Trust me, you're gonna have a lot of fun. I promise."

I thought about it for a second... If this Lit thing could help me forget Fiona for just a few seconds, I'd take it.

I sighed, then shrugged. "Alright, sure. I'm not doing anything later anyways, so I'm in."

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