Chapter 2 - Community Service (Ivy's POV)
She is at the garden cleaning it because she is doing a community service for having a lot of violations making it to major offense.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*sit on the bench and sighed*
…
Ms. Salazar, jumping over the back gate again?!
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You’re not Spider-Woman!
Ivy Salazar (kid)
It was locked and I forgot my ID, okay?
Ivy Salazar (kid)
What was I supposed to do, teleport?
Ivy Salazar (kid)
💭Flowers are cute and all, but the sun?
Ivy Salazar (kid)
💭 Not so much.
She grabs a broom and starts sweeping half-heartedly again
Ivy Salazar (kid)
💭 I swear this broom is older than the school itself.
Student Passes By Laughing
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Don’t get lost in there, Salazar! The bushes bite!
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*rolls eyes* Hilarious. Truly.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
💭Why do I keep messing up?
Mom’s gonna freak if she hears I got another major offense.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
💭Not like she listens anymore. Not like she’s ever home.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*Suddenly hears faint footsteps behind*
Ivy Salazar (kid)
💭 If that’s another teacher asking why I’m holding the broom like a sword—
Ivy Salazar (kid)
💭 I swear—
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*Turns around slowly*
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
*standing silently at the garden entrance, eyes cool, unreadable*
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*raised an eyebrow*
Ivy Salazar (kid)
what?!!?
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Lost your way to the building?
This isn’t the library, Sherlock.
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
…
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
No.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Oh wow. A man of many words.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
So what then?
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Here to report me for attacking this broom with bad posture?
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
You’re loud.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*gasps* Excuse me?!
Ivy Salazar (kid)
You stalk up behind me like a ghost in broad daylight and I’m the problem?
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
Didn’t stalk.
Just… walked.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
With ninja-level silence??
Ivy Salazar (kid)
You’re lucky I didn’t chuck this broom at your head.
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
*shrugs slightly* Would’ve dodged.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Tch. Of course you would.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*think something funny*
Ivy Salazar (kid)
you know what?
Ivy Salazar (kid)
i forgive you
She aproached him and handing the broom.
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
*confused*
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
…For what?
Ivy Salazar (kid)
For scaring me. And for judging my sweeping skills. And for breathing all mysterious like you’re in a drama scene.
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
I didn’t say anything about your sweeping.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
The silence was the judgment.
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
…
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Speechless now that you’ve been caught broom-shaming?
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
I don’t even know you.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
But now you do. Ivy Salazar.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Queen of Detention, President of “Oops, I Did It Again,” and current prisoner of the garden.
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
You’re weird.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*sassy gasp*Thank you. I take that as a compliment.
Rael looks at her for a moment, then actually holds the broom properly.
As Rael takes the broom and hold it properly without hesitation, Ivy ran off.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Take care of everything for me!
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
…
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
*stares at the broom in his hands*
Why am I holding this?
10 steps away – Ivy peeks from behind the garden gate
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*whispering* Is he… actually sweeping?
Rael starts sweeping like a pro – no nonsense, perfect strokes
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*gasp* WHAT. That’s illegal.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Why is he better at this than me?!
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*shocked, turned around*
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*looking at Ivy with her brow raised and both hands around her waist*
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Ma’am! What a surprise!
Ivy Salazar (kid)
What a beautiful day, isn’t it? So… sunny. And floral.
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Why are you standing there while he’s doing your community service?
Ivy Salazar (kid)
He… volunteered?
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
*still sweeping quietly in the background*
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*squints at her* Did you trick him into doing your punishment?
Ivy Salazar (kid)
“Trick” is such a harsh word. I prefer “inspired.”
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Fine, fine. I’ll go back
Ivy reluctantly walks back into the garden, grabs a rake this time
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*muttering* This is why I have commitment issues.
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
*Look at her*
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
You’re being dramatic
Ivy Salazar (kid)
And you’re too calm for a guy with broom powers.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Seriously, do you practice that?
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
No
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
Just… used to doing chores.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*genuine surprise* Wait. The great mystery guy does chores?
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
I’m not “great.” And yes. Someone has to.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Okay, that’s… weirdly humble of you. Makes me wanna ask—
Are you secretly a runaway prince? Or an undercover idol?
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
You talk too much.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
And you talk too little. Balance. That’s what we are.
Suddenly, a leaf flies and hits Ivy’s face.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
AHH—Nature is attacking me!!
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
*doesn’t even flinch* It’s a leaf.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
IT HAD INTENTIONS.
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
…You’re not normal.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
They sweep in silence for a bit, side by side.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
*glancing at him* So… you new here?
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
Yeah.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Welcome to Crestmont—home of suspicious cafeteria food and suspicious people. You’ll fit right in.
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
I don’t want to “fit in.”
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Well, tough luck. You just earned cool points for broom skills.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
You’re part of the weird club now.
Bell rings in the distance
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Alright, garden gremlins. That’s enough for today.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Yes, ma’am!
She wipes her forehead with the back of her hand, grinning.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Well, see you around, mystery janitor
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
It’s Rael.
Ivy Salazar (kid)
Ivy. But you knew that already.
Ivy walks off with a bounce in her step. Rael watches her for a second, then looks down at the broom still in his hand
Raizo “Rael” Dela Cruz (Kid)
*quietly* Weird girl.
Comments
Mauve Capricorn
well almost ML thinks like this and its common 🤔
2025-04-16
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Divine Sugar💖
ohh cutie kids🥰
2025-04-16
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