Lilly just nodded in response, a small surge of confidence making her get up. "I–Can I tell you something…?" She asked shyly, sighing in defeat when he left. She should have known it was going to be no use. She wished she could just start over her whole life and never get to know Jay. Or Ajax for that matter, since he made Jay even worse.
(WAIT NO I'M GOING TO BRING HIM BACK LATER)
The minute Helen got home she started on cleaning, so the house would be fitting to the conversation she'd try to have. And… strangely enough, she found herself thinking about Remus.
Ajax headed to his class, mind full of thoughts. Lilly hadn't said anything… Did she not want his help? Was he just a buddy?
(Oof, it's fine, Lilly is going to go to Ajax anyway)
Lilly stayed like that for a few moments before getting up and looking at herself, covered in bruises with scratch marks on her neck and puffy eyes from crying so much. She looked like she had had a horrible hangover, which the exact opposite of what had happened to her. She straightened her back and fixed her hair, trying her best to get herself together so she could leave the bathroom. "I can do this, I can ask Ajax for help. I'm not a damsel in distress that needs a super buff man to save her…" She mumbled to herself, wiping off the tears and adjusting her clothes.
Remus had finished his work rather early today, surprised at himself as he stretched his arms and looked around the room too see if he would remember if he had any other work. He was glad when he realized he didn't have anything else to do, ignoring the fact that his brain wanted to think about Helen. Why? He had no clue.
She started humming along to herself, turning over her latest project in her mind, if focused on keeping Remus out of her mind.
Ajax stopped for a moment, breaking away from the flow of people to lean against a wall. He shut his eyes.
Deep breaths. Focus on the noise. Lilly doesn’t know you well enough, that’s all it is. It isn’t you. She doesn’t hate you.
Lilly walked out the bathroom confidently, not caring about the other popular girls that were making up rumors that would spread like wild fire, the other girls either laughing at her or worried about her. She quickly made her through the hallways, eyes searching for Ajax. When she finally found him, she went over to him and lightly tapped his shoulder, not sure what she was going to say.
Remus hummed under his breath as he started packing up, trying to think of everything but Helen. Was he finally going insane? Or was he just super worried about her for some reason?
Ajax’s eyes flew open and he looked over at Lilly. He smiled gently, shoulders dropping in relief. « Hi. »
Lilly managed a small smile back, looking around awkwardly before clearing up her throat. "So–um–do you have something I could use to cover this…?" She asked, pointing at her face with a small awkward smile.
Ajax bit back a smile, and with a nod he put a hand on Lilly’s shoulder and walked her back to the bathroom. He rifled through his bag, finally pulling out some makeup wipes and a small box of matte powder. « Good enough? » he asked.
Lilly nodded, looking a bit surprised when she saw the makeup wipes and matte powder. "Why do you have this stuff?" She asked, raising an eyebrow towards Ajax. A smile appeared on her face after a few moments. "Got a secret girlfriend?"
(Sorry for the absence!)
Ajax snorted. “Right.” He turned to face Lilly, a playful half smile on his face. “I had to stop by Boots to buy this for my sister, genius. Now run along and make yourself up,” he told her, handing her the stuff.
(Heyyyy, so I know I haven't been on notebook for a long time, and I was wondering if you still wanted to keep this going? I just read through the rp and their relationship is so cute and I love it)
(WELCOME BAAAAAAAACK BY THE WAAAAAAAAAAAAY YOU GORGEOUS HUMAN BEINGGGGGGGGGG)
(We can continue this!)
(I doubt the gorgeous human part and yay!!)
Lilly gladly took the makeup and went into the women's bathroom, using a few wipes to clean up the grime and tears before using a bit of the matte powder, she's never one to wear much makeup. After she thought she looked presentable, she took the makeup and left the bathroom, smiling thankfully at Ajax and handing him the makeup. "Thank you so much, I don't know what I'm gonna do without you!"
(Don't you doubt it ❤️❤️ I missed you)
He wrinkled his nose, tempted for a snide remark. Leaning onto the doorframe to watch her do her makeup, he smiled softly.
"You'll never have to wonder, then."
(Aww thanks, and I missed you too!)
Lilly couldn't help but blush a bit at what Ajax had said, a smile appearing on her face. "I'm glad I won't have to."
She smiled and his heart fluttered lightly. Not now.
"So, how's the boyfriend?" he asked casually, as if he hadn't noticed how much quieter Lily got around him.
Lilly glanced at him at the question, sighing softly. "Fine," she replied, hoping Ajax wouldn't recognize that she had lied.
(Hey,, you still up for this?)
(Like I said, absolutely again! Unless you don't want to of course)
(No no, I'd love to!)
Ajax wrinkled his nose delicately. "Okay but, see," he started mildly, "you're an awful liar and I'm a people person, so spill."
"I…" Lilly sighed softly, not sure what to say and how to word it. "I don't know how to say what be does to me…" She felt like she might cry if she kept thinking about it.
Ajax sighed deeply, his heart sinking. Somehow, he couldn't bear to look over at her. "Alright look. You're really great. I don't know what he does to you, but it's nothing good. Talk to me or not, but don't do nothing. You don't deserve a jackass boyfriend."
(Also, welcome back!!! It's good to see you active and alive)
Lilly glanced at Ajax, wondering what he thought if her now. "How about I tell you afterschool? Jay has ears everywhere."
(Active and alive XD thank you!!)
"Yeah see, that kind of sentence worries me. But sure, I'll wait by the cafeteria for you, deal?"
"Deal." Lilly glanced at the clock. "I gotta go to class now, see you later." And with that, she was off to her next class.
Ajax sighed, shaking his head. What a complicated, sordid story this was about to turn into.
Lilly made it to math class and sat in the back, doodling or thinking about what to say to Ajax the whole time.
(Should we time skip or something?)
(Sure, when to? I feel like we should plan something out or something cause I don't remember where this was going)
(Lilly was going to tell Ajax about her relationship with Jay and we should skip to when they meet up)