Rich Boy Rush

CHAPTER 3!

"Are you hungry? I can hear your stomach grumbling," Bryce commented.

Avery shrugged. "I skipped breakfast."

Avery was in the Harrington House, working on his sketch. He sighed dreamily. It was a sketch of Derby, sitting on a throne and wearing a crown, with his chin rested on his hand. Avery smiled shyly to himself.

Gord walked past, seeing him. "What are you doing?"

Avery reddened and held the book close to him. "Nothing! Just...studying for the math test later."

Gord looked bewildered. "Why not just buy test answers from Mr. Hattrick? So much easier."

"Because I actually want to study and learn, so I can have a successful career?" Avery said, continuing his sketch.

"Why would you do that? Aren't you going to be the next owner of your parents' restaurant chain?"

"No, that's going to be my oh-so-perfect brother," Avery said. "Just leave me alone. Let me study."

Gord rolled his eyes. "Ta-ta," he said as he walked away.

Parker walked downstairs and greeted Avery. "What are you drawing?"

Avery held the book to himself again. "It's nothing, I'm just studying."

Parker's eyebrows furrowed. "Well...okay. I'm heading out to lunch. Want to come?"

Avery looked up. "Where to? I'm awfully hungry."

"I don't know. We could go to Ottling Overseas."

"Sure, whatever. Let's go." Avery sighed.

Ottling Overseas was Avery's parents restaurant chain. It was high class and served fancy seafood. Parker always did this, went out to fancy restaurants for lunch.

When they arrived at the restaurant the server led them to their table. "You think we'll get back to class on time?"

"For sure," Parker said as the server gave them bread. "If not I can always bribe Mr. Hattrick."

They ate their lunch and Avery insisted on paying the bill, but Parker payed anyway. They walked back to campus, talking along the way.

"Oof!" Avery accidentally bumped into someone while talking to Parker. He looked and saw it was Bif.

"Sorry," Bif said. Avery rolled his eyes. "Bonehead."

Bif moved aside. "What's your problem? Just chill out, okay?" He started walking to class.

"You really want to be second in command, don't you?" Parker asked.

"Hmm?"

"Everyone's saying you hate Bif because you want to be second in command!" Parker said as they got to Math class. "When you're second in command, you and Derby basically get to control people together. Who wouldn't want that kind of power?"

"Uh, yeah...yeah, that's right. That'd be really cool." Avery said as Mr Hattrick gave them their tests.

Parker leaned over. "But you know, Bif's pretty rich. I don't think anyone could be second in command other than him," He whispered to him.

Mr. Hattrick shushed him. Avery mouthed to Parker, 'we'll talk later.'

Parker and Avery walked to the Harrington House together. "Hey look, it's Pinky. Isn't she gorgeous?" Parker said, pointing at her as she walked by.

Avery gulped and shrugged. "Uh, I don't know...not really my type..."

"Who IS your type?"

"Tch...Mandy, I guess..." Avery said, scratching his head. He meant it too, Mandy was the most beautiful girl in the school to him.

"So anyway...about the whole Bif thing..." Parker started, until they both saw Derby walk into the room. "Avery, I need your assistance."

Parker turned his head and saw his friend begin to get shy and nervous. Something's up, he thought. "Of course...anything for you. What is it?"

"I just need you to go out and buy more tea. Not the revoltingly cheap kind from the Yum Yum Market, the swell kind from Imported Teas down in Vale." Derby was flipping through a magazine, but only looking at the photos with him in it, complimenting his photos.

"Yes, consider it done." Avery said as he walked out. Parker followed him.

"Why is it whenever you talk to Derby you sound like you're having an orgasm or something?" He asked suspiciously.

"I-I have no idea what you are talking about," Avery said, turning his head to hide his blush, but Parker saw it.

Parker's brows furrowed. "Are you in love with him or something?"

Avery ignored him. "Can we talk later? I have to do what Derby told me." He bypassed Parker.

Parker looked on the table and saw Avery left his sketchbook from earlier there. He was suspicious at what Avery was drawing earlier, so he decided to take a peek. What Avery doesn't know won't hurt him.

The first page was a simple sketch of a flower. Parker continued flipping through the pages and reddened deeply. They were all sketches of Derby.

Parker's eyes widened as he closed the sketchbook. So...he's in love with Derby? I mean the signs were kind of obvious. It was pretty suspicious the whole time. He put the sketchbook in the position it was in when he found it and walked away.

Avery got back from Imported Teas and had two bags full of tea boxes. "Derby! Derby! I have the tea!"

"Yeah, just put it over there," Derby said, waving his hand to a table in the corner. He was talking with Bif and Avery glared.

He did as instructed, stacking the tea boxes. "Hey," someone said and Avery jumped. It was Parker. Avery suddenly had an idea.

"I need to talk to you about something in private."

Parker nodded and followed Avery to the balcony as he closed the balcony door behind him.

Parker was still stunned at Avery's secret. Am I the only one who knows? I probably shouldn't ask him. It may make him upset.

Avery looked at him. "I need you to help me."

"With what?"

"I know you're a good boxer, Parker. I heard you're one of the best boxers in town."

"Yeah, so what?" Parker said with a confused look. "There are a lot of boxers better than I am...like Justin, for example."

"Yeah, but you're one of my good friends," Avery said. He put his hands in his pants pockets. "I need you to train me."

Parker looked absolutely bewildered. "I know you're a decent fighter, Avery...but I don't think—"

"Please," Avery said, putting his hands on Parker's shoulders and looking down. "I know I can do it. I just need your help. The plan is if I challenge Bif and beat him in front of everybody, Derby will be impressed and at least acknowledge me. He'd see I'm strong too and not just 'Avery the Oddling, the nice prep. The badly bred prep. The weak kid,'" he said sadly. "If he sees I'm strong too, he'll make me his—" Avery cleared his throat. "One of his bodyguards. I need that power."

Parker sighed. "Avery, you know you're one of my good friends...but I don't know."

Avery started to look upset. "Well...well fine...I'm sorry I wasted your time." He put his hands in his pockets and walked off sadly.

Parker felt a bit guilty. I know Avery always listens to whatever Derby tells him. I know it's wrong, but maybe I should talk to Derby about this.

So now Parker knoooooooooooows! :O what's going to happen?
I was kind of unsatisfied with this chapter...that's why it took a bit long. I edited it so many times like crazy.

Also if you like this fanfiction please read my other Bully fanfictions Love and Devotion (Petey/Johnny) and Like In The Fairytales (Earnest/Male OC and Kirby/Male OC) ^_^