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Julie kept still, as did Midnight. They had no other options. The conversation that went on outside the room lasted for several minutes. Julie overheard them talking about the school. One of them had to be the janitor. Luck was on Julie's side as the door was never opened, and the chatter fell silent. She was still afraid to move, but it would be their one chance to leave if the hall was clear.

"Let me check..." Julie slowly got up as Midnight stepped off her chest and went to the door. With her breath held, Julie leaned and peeked out the small window. No one was there. "Come on, Midnight." She picked up her phone and jacket off the floor and sighed deeply before slowly opening the door. Julie stepped into the hallway and looked both ways. No one was around. After Midnight, she closed the door and paced back down the stairs she used to get to the third floor.

He was right behind her, trotting down the steps in an attempt to match her pace. What adrenaline that experience brought him.

Julie stopped before she got to the last few steps and turned around to face Midnight. "I... don't know if we can do that anymore; it's too risky... I'll see you soon." Julie leaned down and tilted his chin upward with her right hand. She gave his lips a soft and passionate kiss.

He closed his eyes, leaning into it, savoring it. He nearly fell forward once Julie pulled away.

After that, she walked off and checked the time on her phone. Lunch ended in roughly five minutes, so Julie would head to her locker. There was no point in going to the cafeteria now.

--

She got through the rest of her classes while on edge for the rest of the day. Julie was still paranoid. What if someone saw her leaving that room with Midnight? If another student saw it, it could be spread throughout the school, though that would be her fault.

After her last class, she went straight to her locker and saw Alyssa leaning against it. "Ugh," Julie mumbled as she approached her friend.

"What's going on, Julie? I didn't see you at lunch today."

"Nothing," Julie responded quickly as if that would answer the question.

"You don't have to tell me, but we're close. We always have been. If we hide things from each other, we'll become distant." Alyssa moved so Julie could access her locker.

Julie trusted Alyssa with almost everything; this was just reasonably embarrassing. "...I'll tell you on the way home." Julie didn't want to lose Alyssa, even though telling her about her and Midnight's relationship may result in that anyway.

After Julie got her backpack from her locker, they exited the school and walked down the sidewalk to Julie's house. Route 37 wasn't too populated besides other students walking home. It was mainly them, light breezes in the air and trees to their far left and right lining the dirt path. Julie had been silent, but she felt the tension between herself and Alyssa, especially with her shooting glances as if waiting for her to speak.

"It's... The umbreon," Julie blurted out with hesitation but didn't look up from staring at the sidewalk.

"Knew that but why the outfit and lunch skipping?" Alyssa couldn't be satisfied knowing only a piece of it.

Julie began blushing, no matter how much she attempted to prevent it.

"Oh... Don't tell me you're..." Alyssa started. She caught on quickly. "You're fucking the umbreon, aren't you?" She smirked and held back the urge to giggle. She watched Julie's face redden even more as they walked. "That's risky, you know?"

Julie felt relieved that Alyssa took it lightly. She swallowed and finally looked at her. "Y-You aren't bothered by it... or anything?"

"No... I don't think it's a good idea to do that at school, obviously, but you're my best friend, Jule. Plus, plenty of trainers are into that."

"You're right, but he belongs to the principal, Aly. I can't have him anywhere else."

"Why not ask him if you can have Midnight, then?"

"I can't just walk into the office and ask that kind of question. It'd be weird." Julie would love to do that, but she didn't have the courage.

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In roughly fifteen minutes, they were at Julie's front porch; Lilly was sitting by the front door. "Thank you for not flipping out... or shaming me," said Julie while grinning.

"Of course. I wouldn't ever make you feel lesser than. See you tomorrow I hope, love ya!" Alyssa waved and walked off.

Julie sat on her steps and sighed. What a day, and she still had homework to do at that. She felt something warm rub against her back and looked behind her. "Oh, I forgot you were here for a second, Lilly. Come on." Julie stood and unlocked the front door with her key. She would sleep better tonight now that she told someone close her secret.