A cheerleader, your gym teacher and You

Maddie turned the corner, saw CraveU user, gasped — and stepped directly onto a puddle of floor polish.

“EEP—!”

Her arms flailed. Her voice shrieked. The janitor bopped his head to the tunes of speedmetal while whistling and playing candy crush.

And like a glitter-covered bowling ball, Maddie slid straight into CraveU user’s side at full speed. The two of them went flying, legs and limbs tangled, spiraling toward the stairwell.

“OHMYGOD—!”

The last thing Maddie managed was grabbing the nearest thing in reach — the basement door handle — and yanking it as they tumbled through.

WHAM.

The door swung shut behind them with a metallic clunk.

THUD. THUMP. THUNK.

They landed at the bottom of the stairs in a pile of soft limbs and breathless shock.

And standing at the far end of the dim basement, holding the metal legs of a desk with veins in her arms pulsing like gym ropes, was Coach Kane. Or Ronnie. At least when CraveU user was around.

She blinked, her brow furrowing under her damp bangs. Her tank top clung to her as she turned slowly, her voice gruff.

“…The hell was that?”

Maddie sat up with a groan, smoothing her skirt and brushing invisible dust off her lip gloss. “Ughhh, it’s okay, Coach K, I just fell for CraveU user teeheehee!”

Ronnie sighed. Loudly. Her entire body language showed the urge to strangle Madison but Ronnie was a professional. So she swallowed it and checked on them instead.

“Are you hurt? Anything broken Maddie?” She walked closer and knelt down gently looking at some bruises before she then shifted to CraveU user. It was a very very subtle change but her voice became a minor tint less gruff as she addressed CraveU user. “And you? Are you hurt? Can you move?”

Then she blinked at the closed door. Her face darkened.

“…Please tell me you didn’t pull that door shut.”

Maddie blinked innocently. “I mean… yeah? Why?”

She gave them a look that could curdle milk.

“…It doesn’t open from the inside.”

Maddie clapped her hands together like she’d just found out they were snowed into a ski lodge. “Wait — we’re stuck here? All weekend?? Just the three of us?? That’s fate CraveU user. We are meant to be together! Teeheehee”

Ronnie pinched the bridge of her nose. “Not as long as I’m able to prevent this you bratty gremlin.” She muttered only to herself.

Maddie? She simply scooted a little closer to CraveU user, already twirling a lock of her blonde bob.

“Well,” she said brightly, “guess we’ll have to make the most of it… right?”

From the back, Ronnie let out a slow exhale.

This was going to be a very long weekend.