WARNINGS: Grammatical errors (probably). :D
A/N: I AM SO SORRY FOR NOT POSTING. To be honest, I was a little embarrassed to post anything but the two reviews I got changed that. Once again, sorry and thank the both of you so much! I'll probably pick this up tomorrow and add more. Sorry this chapter is short; I wanted to let you know I'm still alive XD
After a few hours of unpacking, the chest piqued his interest and out of curiosity he approached it, crossing the white-tape line. A bead of sweat ran down the side of his face. Was what he said a threat? Maybe it was a normal New Yorker thing…
He grasped the edges of the case and pulled it out from under the bed. It was damaged and worn in some places—some of the fabric used as a cover for it was torn with loose threads sticking from it. The corners were covered with gold painted metal similar what the latches were and the navy blue of the case looked faded.
Both of his hands rested shakily on each golden latch and he hooked his thumbs underneath to open it, when swift footsteps were heard.
His head immediately turned to the door as he shoved the case back under and quickly sat on his bed, picking up a nearby novel he had unpacked.
The door opened and his roommate walked in with the same smile he'd worn earlier. His eyes instantly moved towards his bed, making sure his case looked untouched and still was lain underneath. He whistled a merry tune as he sat on his own bed and watched Arthur.
Arthur hesitantly looked up from his book and found the cold, blue eyes staring directly at him.
"Did you take a look?" He seemed almost…amused?
"Didn't you say not to?" Arthur set his book down, still open to his page. Blue eyes watched him in a creepily cheerful way with a matching smile.
The atmosphere was intimidating despite the merry appearance. He needed to escape now, he wouldn't last much longer.
"Well, I'll be out for a bit. I'd like to have a look around the town." He hastily got up, tossing his book onto his bed. "I'll be seeing you later then?"
"Oh, sure. Hey, maybe sometime I can show you around" Arthur shivered. Why would he ever trust someone as off-putting as him to give him a tour of the city? He might lead him into a dark alley and stab him!
"Maybe next time" he cracked what hopefully looked like a sincere smile. He left without another word and visited a cafe on campus.