@RainbowFactory @seriousarmourKaren had recomposed herself and the girls went back to talking, but she remained--to Candy's pleasure--quiet. Students walked around their group and an occasional male with defined arms would stop to chit chat, compliment Candy on the ~new look~, and keep walking. If he was cute enough, the girls would all giggle together. "Anyway, I gotta get to class. Daddy will kill me if I fail this quarter," one explained before walking off. And the group sighed and moaned in agreement, then--
Bam! Candy gasped, her hands quickly covering her ears and she struggled to stand standing but somehow managed, even in her heels.
"What the--" she groaned, black eyes immediately flickering to the source. She glared, only realizing the mortals didn't hear or see a thing when her friends questioned her strange behavior. She blinked, her eyes blue again as she looked back to her group, still a little overwhelmed. They were eyeing her strangely.
"Ah... Sudden headache," she explained lamely with a nervous smile. The girls seemed concerned but were complacent as they scurried off to class, leaving Candy to scowl to herself.
"Hmph!" she huffed. She would have slammed her own locker shut, but she chose to watch the girl who caused the noise carefully.
Riddley stood out like a sore thumb, earning stares of awe from underclassmen. Wild hair, cut off shorts. If it wasn't for Candy's gaggle, she could probably contend for little miss popular. But, another senior saw different potential: "Hey, you're new. You into sports?" a girl asked, looking lean and toned if shorter than Riddley. She was cute, too, her eyes alight with curiosity.
"Oh, uh, I don't really have the time for 'em," she explained, shrugging modestly. Riddley was struggling to find a way out of this conversation--she wasn't keen on making too many friends. Her gaze was caught by the commotion down the hall: some blonde doubled over in sudden pain and she cocked an eyebrow.
"What's that about? Who's that?" she asked.
The girl looked over, tilting her head. "I don't know maybe a cheer thing. That's Candace Cain. She's probably head cheerleader now-- Something's up with that guy too."
Riddley scowled and glanced back at Lucas just as he recovered.
"Mm," she mused.
"Kids these days and their drugs, amiright? See ya around." She dismissed herself from the conversation, finally heading to her locker while other kids were making their way to class. She would set up "home base" and contemplate whatever the fuck just happened.