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P.S. - I do NOT own Greek.
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Chapter 3
It was a system they took minutes to perfect. Jeremy nodded at Wade. Wade to Beaver. Beaver to Ben. Ben to Cappie. And well... Cappie to everyone. The signal was given, the place was set. All that was missing was...
"The music!" Beaver yelled exuberantly as one of the new pledges (the name is extremely difficult to remember) pressed the button.
And just like the birth of Simba, the soundtrack of the Lion King (Disney version not Broadway) burst into colourful African chants signalling his arrival. The double doors were opened, and he stepped onto the famous backyard of Kappa Tau. His arms were wide open to signify welcome. The long robe he wore that was made out of (fake) tiger skin, to signify nature. His unusually heavy hat-like thing to signify fun and merriment. And the applause from all of his subjects and equal worshippers alike? A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.
He took a deep breath to begin his speech. "Welcome! We here at the KT house would like to welcome yonder people from far and wide. May your bellies be filled with much sweet and unhealthy food. May your heads be filled with many a humorous tale. May your women.." He winked at a few, and was delighted by them unbuttoning their tops. "..receive the right to please me tonight. Therefore, to light the ceremonial tree I call upon Pumba!" They waited. But nothing happened. He was smiling. Even though someone forgot their cue, and everyone was staring at him expectantly. "Pumbaaa!!!" He quickly turned around to find Beaver cowering in the side. Cappie gestured frantically for him to come forward. After being pushed (roughly) by the other KT's behind him, Beaver moved forward slowly, stopping to whisper into his President's ear.
"Um.. Cap? Why couldn't I be Timon?"
"Beave, we discussed this. Timon's gay, and you don't want to be gay do you?" Beaver shook his head. "Then go to the ceremonial tree." With one final look over his shoulder he grabbed the stick of fire handed to him by one of the pledges and proceeded to 'The Tree'. With one final nod from his brothers, he set the semi fake tree surrounded by a makeshift island of water, on fire.
Grinning, Cappie threw out his arms. "Let the celebrations begin!" The crowd cheered. Yes! These were his people.
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Maybe he was getting too old for this. He had tried to drink. A lot. But something always seemed to come up, and for some reason, he always chose the not-so-fun thing to do over the completely-fun thing to do. Sighing, Cappie bent down and picked up another can. He didn't get it. This was a KT party. Only beer and other fancy liquor allowed.
"Wow. Nice.. outfit?"
He shouldn't have stiffened. His eyes shouldn't have closed in an effort to calm himself down, as well as his rapidly beating heart. Turning around, he smirked. "It's a ceremonial robe to signify my rebirth."
"Oh." Casey looked amused. "And how many rebirths has this robe seen?"
He looked down at the once magnificant poncho, now dripping with God knows what. "I'm down to about eleven I think." He removed the garment and tossed it to the floor, revealing the same jeans and t-shirt he had under it since last night. "What brings you to my neck of the woods?"
She seemed startled. "Well, I just thought we could talk."
He stopped picking up the trash to look at her quizzically. "Talk?"
She shrugged. "Yeah."
He still looked at her quizzically. "Nice time to pick to have a chat."
The laugh she let out sounded very nervous. "I know. It's just....I know you know about the ZBZ thing and..."
His smile might have fallen really quick. But it had nothing to do with the fact that it hurt that she came to see him on his birthday (Fine. Day after) to discuss Greek business. "..and you want to know if we'll help."
She smiled sheepishly at him. "Um.. yeah?"
He smiled despite himself. "We're putting it to a vote tomorrow. I'll let you know."
"Thanks, Cap." She was about to leave when she suddenly turned towards him. "You need any help?"
Grinning, he tossed her a garbage bag. "Help yourself."
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He groaned. "Kill me now."
She giggled next to him. "Come on, Tiger. This is the last load."
Sighing, he grabbed the really heavy garbage bag (could have been a dead body in there) and tossed it into the dumpster with Casey's help. "There. Done." Feeling that they (he) were too far away from the house, he collapsed onto the lawn. Spread eagle has always been his favourite position (among others).
Laughing, she joined him. "I missed this."
He looked at her. Missed sleeping on the lawn at eight in the morning?
At his expression, she grinned. "I mean, I miss the two of us hanging out. I hang out with Evan. A lot. But not with you."
What? He sprung up, resting on his elbows. "You hang out with chambers? A lot? Why?"
She shrugged. "I don't know. We just.. talk."
He looked away. He knew it. All that fake, I'm-poor-now-I'm-just-one-of-you was utter crap. Evan Chambers was a good for nothing...
"How are you doing, Cap?"
His eyes widened as she turned to her side, her head resting on her open palm. Did everything she do remind him of her in bed? "Not bad. Classes are a bitch, and I'm behind with book-taculour. Things could be better."
She looked taken aback. "Wow. The last time I asked how you were, you told me how the party planning was going, what was broken at Kappa Tau, and whether or not Wade decided to go commando on his first lesbian double date. And now.. you mention books? I'm impressed."
He rolled his eyes. "Did Rusty tell you I'm becoming mature or something? 'Cause the kid might be misinterpreting my actions."
She laughed. "Rusty didn't tell me anything. I guess we've just noticed the change." She smiled softly. "It's a good change, Cap."
"Oh?" He turned over to his side, mirroring her position. Noticing her face really (like freakishly) close to his, he might have panicked (a little). "You think it's a good thing?"
Her smile fell, and her eyes watched his intensely. "It is."
Maybe he subconsciously shifted a bit towards her. "Are you giving me a compliment ?"
"I am."
"It's working." He mumbled softly, his eyes not leaving hers. He needed to look away. Step seven of the 'Get over Casey' list up in his bedroom has this listed as a potential kiss moment. And he was not going to kiss her. Even though her eyes were practically pleading him to. Even though he felt himself move forward. Even though he knew they were supposed to be friends.
She was the first to look away. "I guess I better get going."
Sighing, he fell back onto his back. "Yeah."
She looked at him, her eyes clouded with something he didn't want to decipher. "I'll see you around then."
He nodded, his eyes focused upward and away from her.
"Goodbye, Cap."
Why wasn't she leaving? "Ciao."
She waited for another few seconds before she stood up quickly and made her exit. As she left he let out a breath he had no idea he was holding. This thing between them, it was going to kill him.
A/N - Sorry for nothing much happening. But I have a really bad habit of setting things up in my fic instead of diving right in. My shrink is trying to cure me.
