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Mrs. Bumblebee- No. There will not be a spin-off of Johnny offering Randy to join ROR. That will actually be in the fic.
Warning, this chap will contain...bad language XD
Flames will be used to roast sausages
I do NOT own Monsters University T-T
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Everyone loses a best friend eventually. Whether it's from moving away, a friendship break up, or worse. But if it's your first best friend, then it hits you hard. Which isn't a good thing for Randy's case. Despite having come from a loving family and all, Randall "Randy" Boggs never had many friends during his childhood and high school life. He had some you would consider acquaintances, but never friends. Maybe it was because he couldn't control his invisibility and camouflage powers? He didn't know.
But when he came to MU, he had two goals. One was to join the cool kids. Who doesn't want to be with the cool kids? And the second was to make a friend. It's called the winds of change after all. And surprisingly, it couldn't come any sooner. He already befriended his roommate. A little round, green, one-eyed monster called Mike Wazowski. Already, he knew this was going to be the beginning of a legit friendship. Yes, legit. Because great and awesome are too cliche. And nobody likes cliches.
But it was great. Except for the fact that Mike ran him over while riding a pig by accident one night while he was offering someone one of his cupcakes. That was an embarrassment. But he forgave Mike any way. He was actually impressed with Mike's determination to prove to everyone that he could be a great scarer. Although Randy himself was thinking he wouldn't stand a chance. He has spirit, but not a chance. But either way, Randy supported and helped his friend any way he could.
In the end, things were great. But there was always that drawback. Another freshman, James P. Sullivan, was in the way. Apparently James and Mike have formed a bitter rivalry. Randy noticed this at first when he realised Mike wasn't paying much attention to him. At first, he left him alone. Not wanting to get in the way. But after a while, he felt ignored. They still chat and hung out, but not as much as they used to months before. Eventually, their rivalry got out of hand and led to an accident.
Hearing that Mike was expelled was one of the worst things that's ever happened to him. By now he had considered him a best friend. But now that he's been expelled... Poor Randy didn't know what to do. He just stood there as he watched Mike pack his things while muttering curses about Sullivan for ruining his dreams. The purple lizard wanted to comfort Mike, but he didn't know what to say. He wasn't in a situation like this before. Randy followed Mike out of the dorms. After a sad goodbye, Randy watched his little green friend disappear into the crowd of chattering monsters trying to get to class.
While he just stood there. Alone.
"Johnny! Wait!" someone suddenly yelled.
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Johnny growled in silent annoyance before turning around. "What is it Javier?" he asked politely.
The blue bug darted his eyes quickly over to Randy, who was now entering the crowd of students as well, before looking back at Johnny.
"Uhhhh, we should get to class." he said hesitantly.
Johnny rolled his eyes. "Alright, smartass, let me just-" when Johnny turned around, he was surprised and upset to find that Randy was gone. He thought he heard Javier sigh in relief and snapped his attention back to him. "What was that?" he hissed.
"Nothing." Javier replied.
Johnny growled softly. "Well you got your wish, smartass, let's get to class." Johnny said before pushing Javier out of the way.
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Nighttime on campus was a time when all of the night owls would ditch their studies to go out and have fun. Like party or other naughty things that they shouldn't be doing. Only a few students had the brain to stay behind study. On this night, however, there were no parties. At least, not at the ROR house. Johnny was lying on his bed. Sweater lying on the floor and yellow button up shirt unbuttoned. The senior's eyes were focused on the ceiling in deep thought. He had been up here since the evening. And non of his brothers bothered to come up and check on him.
Normally he didn't want to be disturbed when he was thinking. What he was thinking about you ask? That young purple lizard he saw. But that wasn't his first encounter, oh no. It all started a few months ago while in the middle of a conversation with Sullivan. His eyes just happened to dart over to the tree where the purple lizard was sitting under. It was as though a bell suddenly went off.
That slim body. Those smooth scales...
"Marcus..." Johnny whispered softly to himself.
That lizard reminded him of Marcus too much. It ached his cold heart to think about the crimson lizard. He could still remember his shy voice. The way he smiled at him whenever they met. Despite being abused by his own aunt, and forbidden to come over because of his father, he always smiled just for him. That adorable, innocent smile was the one thing he missed the most. Seeing that purple lizard without his glasses really hit him hard. He shivered slightly as the thought of actually running his hands over those smooth scales. Sinking his teeth into that young, tender, flesh...
"Hey Johnny!" Chet said when he opened the door and poked his head in.
Johnny jumped slightly, taken by surprise. He then growled softly. "What is it, Chet?" he asked slowly.
"The guys and I are going out for a drink. You wanna come?" the one-eyed crab asked.
Johnny sighed, "No."
"Oh, okay then!" Chet said with a goofy grin before closing the door.
"Idiot." Johnny muttered before lying back down on his bed and gazing up at the ceiling. He actually got out of the bed briefly and walked over to his window. He poked his head out and silently watched his brothers leave the house. Once they were gone from his sight he went back to his bed and layed down for a third time. Sighing. He allowed his thoughts to wander as he gazed at the ceiling with a blank, empty look in his eyes.
After a few minutes he rolled to his side, facing the wall and making small circles on his bed sheets with his finger. The room was silent. Except for the clock that was hanging on the wall. He licked his lips slowly as he thought about the purple lizard again. If only he knew his name. And a bit more about him. He seemed like one of those monsters who study. Monsters who study a lot actually make good teammates thanks to their intelligence. But he didn't look like a brute. Like Chip, Reggie, and formerly Sullivan. Those types of monsters make excellent teammates because they're likely to be great scarers. But brutes are also known to be ignorant and stupid. He was obviously not a idiot like Chet. Sometimes he wondered why he even let him join ROR. But, he must admit, Chet was surprisingly hard working. He'll leave it at that.
But he could tell that the lizard was also shy and somewhat lost. The poor critter actually reminded him of a lost child. Just entering the big wide world full of possibilities. Tch. He probably didn't have stay locked up for eight years in a mental asylum. Not once seeing the outside world. Yeah, life sucks when your dubbed insane. He's seen him hanging out with that little green twerp as well. It's possible they could be friends.
A hum of impatiences escaped him. Just thinking about the lizard has given him the urge to take him right now. He secretly hoped he was a virgin too. Don't ask, that's just him. He just needed to spend a few minutes alone with him...
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The bar was packed. Filled with chattering students talking about how their day was or sharing a piece of gossip they picked up. Or blowing off some steam by talking about how much they hated their teachers. If your lucky, you might even spot a teacher or two. The ROR boys often came here for some down time to themselves. But mostly just to get away from Johnny. The loud chattering managed to drown out the music that played in the background.
The boys quickly made their way to a booth in the back. Away from the door and crowd. Once they sat down, the boys finally let out a sigh. They got their drinks and started to chat about things they managed to pick up in class. Javier, however, was silent. More silent then normal.
"Is something wrong, Javier?" Chip asked, "You haven't said a word or touched your drink."
The blue bug sighed and bit his bottom lip nervously. A dark feeling suddenly fell over them. The boys exchanged nervous expressions. They remembered what Javier had done earlier. When Johnny was approaching that purple lizard, Randy. Javier had done the one thing none of them had the guts to do. He distracted Johnny so the freshman wouldn't fall victim to his seemingly friendly charm. As a freshman, he was likely to fall victim easily. Of course, this went unpunished.
"What did he do, Javier?" Reggie asked.
Javier seemed hesitant to respond. His lips were trembling slightly as images of the incident flashed in his head. He shakely and slowly lifted his sleeve up. Chip had to cover his mouth to prevent him from gasping out loud. Reggie squeaked in terror while Chet's jaw dropped open. What was once blue skin now looked like a mixture of green, purple, and black.
"He did this to you?" Chip whispered as he held the wrist gently in his hands.
Javier sniffed and bobbed his head. Chip poked it slightly, earning a painfilled whimper from the blue bug.
"Dude, I think it's broken." Chet said.
"No duh, Chet." Reggie growled.
"Why didn't you go to the nurse?" Chip asked. Javier was smarter then this and knew better.
"I-I don't know." Javier admitted shakely, "I-I was afraid that Johnny would do it again if I went to the nurse."
"Oh, Jav..." Chip sighed after he pulled his sleeve back down, "I'm taking you to the nurse tomorrow."
Javier, still maintaining the little pride he managed to hold on to, shook his head. "No, I'll be fine." he said quietly. But in reality, he wasn't fine. None of them were.
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Randy couldn't remember a time he felt this depressed. Ever since Mike was expelled, he couldn't sleep at all last night. It was quiet. Except for the occasional yelling and cheering of the students walking in the halls outside of the room. Other then that, it was lonely. Lonely and quiet. The freshman didn't bother to go to breakfast. What would be the point? He would have no one to sit with anyway.
Sighing, he sat up from the bench he had been sitting on and made his way to his first class. Books pressed against his smooth chest. Once he arrived he sat in his usual spot. Soon the room was filled with students, not looking very excited about having to start another day in Scaring101. Randy turned his head slightly to look at the empty seat beside him, ignoring everyone and everything else around him. He sighed and turned away just as Mr. Knight came in. The students fell silent and class went on like usual.
However, while in the middle of writing down some notes, Randy could have sworn he felt a pair of eyes gazing down at him.
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Javier wasn't harmed in the making of this chapter. XD
I'm surprised most of you thought I was going to have Johnny introduce himself to Randy right away. The ROR boys have a part in this fic as well.
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