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The dreams were repetitive and vivid. Claus was always present, teasing and harassing Ninten wherever he turned. These intimidating dreams often woke the boy up in the middle of the night, tangled in blankets and silence. And yet, as much as these dreams scared Ninten, he often found himself thinking of Claus throughout the day, as if the boy found his way into the corners of Ninten's mind.
-Mind control
He added to his list, smiling slightly to himself. He hadn't been on the bus since Friday, and spent the whole weekend trying to prefect drawing Claus' face from memory. It became apparent as the weekend dragged on that Ninten was very much attracted to this unusual boy.
"What 'cha drawing?" A voice called out from behind Ninten, who turned to see a taller tanned boy leaning against the doorframe.
"None of your business Ness." Ninten quickly shut the sketchbook and tucked it partially under him.
"You're too sensitive Ninten, it's no big deal." Ness yawned and walked into the kitchen to fix himself some breakfast. "It's hard taking care of a kid who refuses to talk."
"I'm not a kid, Ness. Don't call me that."
"You're two years younger than me Cuz, you're a kid to me." Ness walked over to Ninten with a bowl of cereal in his left hand. In one swift motion he pulled the sketchbook from under him.
"Hey give that back!" Ninten yelled. ' I really got to build more upper arm strength'
Ness casually walked away and set the cereal bowl down on a nearby countertop. He flipped through to the freshest page in the sketchbook. Claus was drawn flashing his beautiful smile and adorned a flower in his red hair.
"You're such a girl Ninten." He chuckled "Wait, I think I know this guy. Claus right?"
' Shit.' Ninten ripped the sketchbook out of Ness's unsuspecting hands and walked away. "Why do you care?"
"The dude's in my math class. He's quite the trouble maker. It's almost hard to believe he's related to his brother."
"Brother?"
"Oh yeah this cute blonde kid named Lucas. Quite the introvert, but I figure I could crack him."
"People aren't eggs Ness." Ninten cautioned 'Ness' over confidence is often his downfall.'
"People aren't subjects either." He laughed, motioning towards the Claus drawing. "Or fairies, seriously dude what's up with the flower crown?"
"I don't know it was stupid okay. And it's just a flower not a flower crown." Ninten's face was red and he took an eraser to the paper.
"Do you think he's cute?" Ness raised his eyebrow flirtatiously, it was one of his more interesting talents.
"I find him amusing." Ninten responded. 'So Claus was older than him?' Suddenly he began to question Claus's flirtatious vibe as actual teasing. Could it be possible that someone a couple of years older could take interest in a sophomore?
Ninten spent the rest of the day surfing the internet and researching people with red hair. Apparently 13% of all people in Scotland have naturally red hair, whereas Ireland only has 11%. After hours of looking up useless unappliable facts Ninten took a shower and attempted to go to bed early. Tomorrow he vowed to get up early and fix his hair somewhat properly. Tomorrow he would speak to Claus.
AN(other shitty author's note): this is just me saying sorry for the super short chapters & mentioning that this story is set in an AU (obviously) so Ninten is basically in 10th grade whereas Ness,Lucas, & Claus are all high school seniors (normally I do picture Lucas as a junior but whatever) okay bye guys! Thanks for reading
-C.A.T.