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Pentallow is seen lying on her bed with tears coming out of her eyes, still in her school uniform. There's a knock at her door and she jolts up in bed and wipes her remaining tears.
"Come in!" She shouts. Iris walks in, holding a blanket over his arm. He walks over to her bed and sits beside her.
"So I finally got that blanket you wanted, I had to sneak by Irene just to get it and clean it and you have no idea- Wait, were you crying?" He asks. Pentallow looks shocked and waves her hands wildly.
"WHAT? NO! No no no no, I wasn't crying, Not at all!" She lies. Iris looks at her worriedly and sighs.
"Pentallow, I know when you're lying, and I know when you're sad. Plus, you're not the best liar." Pentallow frowns and sighs, holding her head in her hands. "Wanna talk about it?" He asks, putting his hand on her shoulder. Pentallow jolts up and wipes her tears again.
"Could you.. close the door please?" She asks. Iris gets up and closes the door, then sits down next to her.
"I.. just had a bad day, nothing too serious.." she said.
"Pentallow, if it's after 2:30 and you're still in your uniform, it's something serious, and it's four." Iris says. Pentallow chuckles and sniffles.
"*sigh* You know me too well Iris.. Truth be told, it is a bit more serious.. I've been made fun of for my weight and how I was homeless, and just a bunch of mean stuff.." she admits. Iris looks at her, sad and angry.
"Ok, first of all.. Pentallow, you are perfect the way you are, don't let any asshole tell you otherwise!" He exclaims. Pentallow nods frantically and looks nervous.
"Iris... Are you mad?.." she asks.
"*sigh* Yes, but not at you, I will never be mad at you." He says, holding her cheek. She leans in and sheds a tear. "Pentallow, who said these things, and how long has this been going on for?" He asks, holding her face.
"It's been going on for a few days and I don't know who said these things, just that it's a 'she' and she has red hair." She says. Iris holds her close and hugs her, she hugs back, weeping a bit. After she cries a bit Iris speaks up.
"Hey, meet me in my room at 10:30 tonight, I want to show you something. Also, you might want to wear sneakers, is that ok?" He asks
"Y-yeah, and Iris? Thanks, for everything.." she says. Iris smiles and stands up
"Anytime." He says and leaves her room.
10:30 P.M.
Everyone is asleep but Pentallow and Iris. Pentallow sneaks quietly to Iris's room and knocks quietly on his door. He opens it for her and she enters. He closes the door behind them.
"So... What did you want to show me?" Pentallow asks.
"It's out here." He says and climbs out the window, Pentallow looks shocked but follows him out anyway. Iris is climbing up a trellis outside his window that's filled with vines. Pentallow climbs after him.
"How much longer?" Pentallow whines.
"We're almost there." Iris replies. Soon enough they're both on the roof of The Mauve Castle and walking on it.
"Iris, are you sure this is safe!?" Pentallow exclaims.
"Relax, I've done this thousands of times. It's only dangerous if you make it." He replies "Here." Iris sits down and pats the space beside him, inviting Pentallow to sit next to him. She sits down and looks at the stars. Her face turns to wonder as she sees the beautiful stars and the wonderful moon.
"Woah."
"Beautiful isn't it? I come here when I need to get away from the world, to really have some time to myself. And.. I wanted to share this with you.. the view I mean.."
"Iris... This is great! Thank you so much! I hope you don't mind me staying here for a while.."
"Actually, I brought a few pillows and blankets so we can relax comfortably; if you don't mind sharing."
"Not at all!" They both lay out the blankets and pillows and share a space together. They cuddle up against each other and enjoy the view until they both fall asleep.
The End
Bonus:
"Aya, where are Iris and Pentallow!? It's been forever and breakfast is ready!" Ciruela yells in her Spanish accent, cooking eggs in a pan.
"I'll go look for them." Irene runs off to Iris's room and the door and window are wide open. Pentallow's room is empty as well. She walks back out to the kitchen.
"So? Are they missing again?" Irene smirks and grabs the megaphone by her dad's chair.
"Nah, I know where they went." Irene walks up way too many flights of stairs and eventually reaches the very top of the Mauve castle. She walks up a spiral staircase into a little tower that comes out from the roof to find 2 sleeping bodies on the roof. She turns the megaphone on and yells.
"IRIS AND PENTALLOW LAYING ON A ROOF-" Both Iris and Pentallow wake up in sync at Irene's screaming and terrible singing. "S-L-E-E-P-I-N-G!"
"IRENE WHAT THE HELL!?" Iris screams
"FIRST COMES SCHOOL-" At this line both Iris and Pentallow realized that they would be phenomenally late for school if they stayed up on the roof any longer. Pentallow runs back to the trellis on the side of the house while Iris rushes to put all the pillows and blankets back in his secret place on the roof. "THEN COMES HOME, YOU BETTER GO FAST OR I'LL STEAL YOUR CHURROS!"
"THAT DOESN'T EVEN RHYME!"