Birthday Troubles

Chapter 2

The Day They First Met

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As the morning light filtered through the blinds, Andrew yawned tiredly. It was just the morning after his plans with Viola, but he had forgotten them for a moment as he lay shirtless in bed. Suddenly, Andrew felt a pleasant tickle on his neck. It kept on going even as Andrew shrugged it away.

" Paul, stop it ! " he said in a happy tone. Suddenly, his eye snapped open as a big, hairy, tarantula crawled down his face …

" Aaaggghhh ! " Andrew screamed as he jumped up ! The tarantula flew off his face … and landed on Toby !

" Toby ! … Don't move. " Andrew said in a whisper as his friend slowly woke up. His dark-skinned teammate slowly woke up to the previous screaming, and his eyes opened in shock.

" Holy shit ! " he cried out ashe jumped up. The two – fully grown – teenage boys watched carefully as the tarantula landed on the ground, and it just stayed there … for a long while …

" Did you kill it ? " Andrew asked quietly.

" I don't know ! Check ! " Toby said.

" No, you ! " Andrew said back. Suddenly, it moved, shocking the boys to a quiet … then it moved towards Toby !

" Ah ! " he yelped as it crawled under his bed. Toby jumped all the way across onto Andrew's bed as they screamed in horror. They hugged each other in fright and then froze and looked at each other.

" Aaaggghh ! " they screamed as they separated. They watched as the giant spider crawled towards the door … which was still closed !

" Open it ! " they both shouted at each other at the same time. Suddenly, the door opened, by none other than …

" Duke ! " they yelled happily. He yawned and scratched the back of his head tiredly.

" What-what is that ? " he said in a drowsy voice as he slowly looked down … and yelled !

" What-what is that ! Oh god ! " he screamed as he pulled his foot back quickly and jumped into the room with them.

" Jesus ! Why does this seem so familiar !? " he gasped as he placed a hand over his chest. The other two boys ran over when they heard a happy yell coming from the hall. They all popped their heads out and gave and angry glare.

" Malcolm ! " they yelled at their preppy … hall mate …

" Keep that … your pet where it should be kept ! " Duke yelled as they retracted their heads.

" Damn, why does this keep happening to me ? " Duke said tiredly. The other guys just tried to act cool, that they just weren't screaming a minute before. Suddenly, they all looked towards Andrew as they all heard a familiar sound.

" Uhhh … breakfast anyone ? " Andrew smiled.

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" Oh my god Andrew. " Olivia tried not to laugh as Andrew stuck a straw in his muffin.

" Eew, what are you doing ? " Sebastian asked.

" Sucking out the middle of my muffin through my straw. " he smiled.

" How does that even work ? " Toby asked, after all this time of never knowing.

" Well … Andrew found a way. " Duke said.

" You just have to suck. Just suck really hard ! " Viola laughed. Andrew pouted at them and just proceeded … sucking …

" Anyway, you feeling any better ? " Duke asked Viola, who came to an abrupt stop.

" Huh ? Oh yeah, a lot better. " she said after awhile, making him give her a look before shrugging it off. Viola contacted eyes with Olivia and Andrew who both nodded.

" Yeah, sorry guys. But I have to do one last homework assignment … which I left in my room … " she smacked her forehead while the other two were amazed at her acting.

" So, bye you guys. See you later. " she said before she walked over to Duke and gave him a kiss before walking out. Moments later, Olivia stood up.

" Oh, I forgot something in our room ! See you later than ? " Olivia said before giving Sebastian a kiss before leaving with Andrew watching after her. He … finished his muffin and stood up.

" I need to go back to our room too. I forgot something for class after the whole … spider incident … " he shuddered. He waved them goodbye before walking out. And there was Malcolm, always on the watch as he trailed Andrew. As Andrew stopped outside the dorm entrances, Malcolm quirked his eyebrow as he saw Andrew entering the girls' dorms. Malcolm was about to sneak in too when … bam !

" And where do you think you're going ? " Coach Dinklage yelled as he pulled Malcolm back.

" Ummm … I … " Malcolm gulped nervously in fright of the soccer coach as he remained speechless. He just yelped and ran away as Coach Dinklage just watched him run away. The coach smirked and walked back to the locker area while Andrew, Viola, and Olivia stuck their head out.

" Wow, who knew the coach would help us ? " Viola said in amazement.

" Anyways, back to work ! " Olivia smiled as the two girls dragged Andrew through the maze of … pink.

" Dang, your guys' dorms are so … fancy. " Andrew said as they went through another winding corridor.

" What ? Ours is … Yours is ok too … " Viola said, quirking her eyebrow as she wasn't used to being a girl yet.

" Come on, you live there too remember. " Andrew said as they finally came to their room, and walked into a world … of soccer and music !

" Wow, less … girly than I thought. " Andrew said in surprise. The other two girls just sighed and walked over to the bed.

" … Aaggh ! " yelped when he saw the pillowcase on Olivia's pillow, of her face …

" Yeah, I know. I look like the wicked witch of the west. " she sighed.

" No ! … Umm … " Andrew looked to Viola for help but she just shrugged.

" We found it in Malcolm's room … it was gross. We got Duke and Sebastian to steal it from him. " Viola laughed. And they all stood there in an awkward silence until Viola took out the box of pictures …

" Where did you get all of these !? " Andrew gasped as he looked through the pictures, some of Andrew when he was younger, some of what looked like Paul when he was younger, and most of them together.

" Most of the ones we got of you were from Duke and Toby, and we took the rest ourselves. " Olivia said.

" Hey, you guys never really told us how you figured out. " Andrew said.

" Well, I think Paul figured it out when Monique almost made you cry at Cesario's that one day … " Viola said, making Andrew reminisce about it.

" I can't believe you guys hooked up right after the Debutante ball though. " Olivia said as the two girls remembered back to that day …

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" Awww, you looked great up there Viola. " Olivia complimented as she still held onto Sebastian's arm. It was after the party and the whole place was almost all cleared up but the teenagers decided to stay after a bit later.

" Well, it's getting late and tomorrow's still a school day. " Kia, one of Viola's best friends said.

" Yeah, bye you guys ! Say bye to Paul too ok ? " Yvonne, Viola's other friend said as they waved goodbye to the two girls.

" Yeah, we'll be going too guys. " Toby and Eunice waved goodbye as they too left.

" I bet you they're going to their room to make-out. " Duke said.

" And I think you won this bet. " Sebastian grinned. The other girls laughed too. There was only Sebastian, Duke, Olivia, and Viola left … or so they thought.

" Ugh, it's you. " Monique scoffed as she and Justin appeared from the back.

" What are you still doing here ? " Viola asked.

" What, it's a free country, we can be wherever we want. " Justin said back, though there was complete silence after … broken by the hoot of an owl.

" So, the two creeps hooked up huh ? " Olivia said, remembering the fight they had back at the luncheon. The other two just looked at each other and turned away.

" Not exactly. " Justin said.

" And Sebastian, whenever you're done with this tramp, you know you can always come back to me. " Monique said before she left.

" Oh no you didn't ! " Olivia said as she through her dress back and was stalking towards her but Sebastian held her back.

" It's ok, you know I'll never leave you. And Monique ! You should know, not even a dog will come back to you. " he yelled before Monique scoffed on last time and exited.

" Viola. Baby. You know the offer is still always there. " Justin said, before he backed away quickly when Duke growled. He ran out while Viola happily hugged Duke and kissed him. Suddenly, she looked around in question.

" Where did Paul go ? " she asked as she remembered Yvonne's request.

" I dunno. " Sebastian said as they looked around.

" Paul ! Paul ! " they called as they looked around the area.

" Maybe he left ? " Duke suggested.

" Without saying goodbye ? He might've if he had a … date. " Viola said quietly as she brightened.

" Wait ! Did anyone see him leaving with anyone ? " she asked. Suddenly, the others all started talking at once as they tried to figure out what happened to Paul. Then, a voice perked up from nowhere.

" Hey kids ! What are you still doing here ? " Mrs. Hastings asked as she appeared from the back, obviously cleaning it up as they could tell from her appearance.

" We're looking for Paul. Have you seen him ? " Viola asked her mom.

" Yeah, he left here a while back with that boy who was at the same table. " she said before nodding and leaving them. Then, the group turned to each other and quickly thought about this new information.

" Ok, who was sitting at their table ? " Sebastian asked.

" Each table sat like, 8 people right ? " Olivia asked.

" Yeah, I know Paul was sitting with Kia and Yvonne 'cause they like, never separate. "

" Till today. And weren't two guys sitting there too ? " Sebastian asked.

" Yeah, Jason and John, but they both came with their girlfriends. So wait, that's 7 people. " Olivia figured out.

" Then who's the last person !? " Viola asked. She could remember someone from that table clapping for them very loudly, specifically her and Duke. Who could it be ? It was on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't remember !

" I can't remember ! " she yelled as she fell into one of the chairs. Viola looked up, wondering why she hadn't heard Duke participate in the conversation when she saw him looking around in question.

" Hey, what's up ? " she asked him.

" Huh ? Oh, I was just wonderin' where Andrew went … " he said, suddenly, Viola's eyes opened wide and she gasped loudly.

" Andrew ! " she yelled.

" What, what about Andrew ? " Olivia asked.

" What ? That spiky haired guy that always seems to be hyper ?" Sebastian asked.

" Yeah ! It was Andrew ! He was the last person at the table ! " Viola realized. She and Olivia clasped hands as they jumped around happily.

" Hurry, we gotta find them ! " Viola said happily as Olivia nodded. They ran towards the door … well, tried to run as their feet got caught in their dress and they fell down.

" Ow. " they said in unison as their boyfriends hurriedly helped them up. The moment she got up, Viola continued towards the door, walking this time, though quickly, and awkwardly.

" Viola, you're so graceful. " Sebastian said, trying not to laugh at his sister.

" Yeah, I'm a gazelle. " she responded before they followed her out the door.

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" And you just knew where to look for us ? " Andrew as asked as Olivia and Viola finished their story.

" Yup ! "

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Another chapter done ! Now, I know this was kinda long, so what do you think ? Leave a review and tell me if you want it to be longer, shorter, or if it's good as it is ok ? I'll be waiting, and the more reviews I get, the faster I'll update !