Wow, Hau was a dumbass. Gladion looked the kid up and down and decided abruptly that his new partner? Was literally disabled. Look at him, he was doodling on their project description. Was he so thick in the head that he-
"Gladion, what do you think our project should be on?"
Gladion kept himself from smacking Hau upside the head. He'd explained that they were going to be doing a gummy bear experiment only 20 times, and Hau wasn't listening all 20 of them? Gladion pressed his palm to his temple in sheer irritation. "Gummy bear."
Hau nodded, remembering. "Right, sorry."
Why did Gladion have to get stuck with the class idiot for a science project.
Hau reached into his backpack and pulled out a greasy bag.
"And what, may I ask, is that?" Gladion said, wrinkling his nose in disgust.
Hau smiled and reached into the paper bag, pulling out a malasada. Typical.
"Want one?" Said Hau, biting into his own greasy dough ball, the biggest, ugliest grin on his face that Gladion had ever seen.
"God, no." Gladion uttered, continuing to write down the hypothesis.
Hau shrugged "More for me, then!"
Gladion tried to ignore the greasy pig stuffing his face next to him. It was a miracle Hau wasn't obese, he ate all the god damned time.
Gladion just wanted this project over with already so he never had to converse with the likes of Hau ever again. From the looks of it, though, they were going to need more time.
"So." Gladion interrupted Hau's doodles and malasada fest, making Hau look up.
"Clearly we aren't going to finish this today, so where would you like to meet so we can finish? The library perhaps?"
Hau swallowed his bite of malasada and wiped his mouth with his sleeves. Gross.
He gave a thoughtful look for a moment before shrugging "Anywhere's okay with me. Actually, can we go to my house? The library is a little far."
Gladion gave him a look of disbelief. Of course Hau would suggest his own house. This way he can do even less work.
"Fine. Whatever." Gladion mumbled
"Great!" Hau grinned and grabbed his books, leaving Gladion to the science project that he might as well have been doing himself.
Hau had left his number and address for Gladion. They would meet up Friday after school. Gladion was not excited.
