A/N: Hi! So I decided to do a series of one-shots to help boost the fandom! Everyone is based off of a song that started playing on Simon while I was playing Mahjong, and inspiration just kinda hit. Their ratings vary so I have to post them seperately, but oh well! I hope you enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: As of today, I still don't own Kenyon's amazing boys, nor the CoN world. So until that day comes, I make no fortune from this, other than the enjoyment I get from writing it.
Mad World
Caleb sighed as he stared out the window of the classroom. The teacher was going on and on about Shakesphere, which didn't even begin to interest him. As if living forever wasn't bad enough, he was forced to spend it in a desk, hearing the same voices prattle on about their boring lives. He noticed the sky begin to darken, and a pained smile crossed his face. How fitting that the weather agreed with him. If he thought himself old, the Earth was even older, and it had to put up with a lot more shit than he had to.
He heard giggling behind him and turned to see Kody and Nick chatting. Kody's face was bright with laughter, and the look of love in Nick's eyes was more painful than Caleb wanted to admit. It wasn't that he was jealous, it was just that he was aware. People like he and Nick lived for a very long time, but the women they loved easily died away- their lives short and fragile. It was enough to cut him to his soul as he thought of the misery his friend would feel once she died.
Of course, some might think him negative. Most thought that being immortal was the best thing imaginable. Little could kill you and you could see the world change around you. But that was exactly why living so long was a bad thing. There was a time when he'd been so naïve as to thank the gods for his birthright. They'd soon given him a reason to regret such a thing. From the betrayal of those he protected to the death of his beloved Lillian, Caleb was sick of it. No, it was better stated that he was tired. He was tired of seeing the ones he called brothers and fought and bled for die around him while he lived another day.
The bell rang and the teacher dismissed them. Caleb thought about walking out the school's doors and never returning. He wanted to find a place to wait until the end, Adarian be damned.
"Hey, Cay!" Nick called by his locker, and Caleb hid a grimace. There was the reason why he couldn't just lay down and die somewhere. He had to protect Nick.
There was always someone to protect, he reminded himself as he approached his charge. Always something to fight for. When is it going to end?
"Wanna go to the Triple B after school? I hear Bubba's got a 'real' zombie he's gonna use to teach people how to defend themselves against."
Caleb sighed and gave a genuine smile. "Sure."
Not today.
Sorry for the OOCness, but when I heard the song, this came to mind! (Also sorry for the shortness, but there's more one-shots to come!) P. S. None of these are connected to The Dark that Follows. [Song: Mad World by Gary Jules] Please review and tell me how it was and how I should do better in the future! Thanks to all who'll read this and to those who reads TDtF! Keep rocking!