Title; Deception Is A Virtue
Repertoire; 08.3 – What Happens At Band Camp…
Authoress; Chrome Hearts
Fandom; My Candy Love
Main Focus; Castiel x Candy
Rating; K+

A/N: Okay guys. Okay. I'm updating. Don't flay me.
But also, please don't send me any more PM's demanding an update instantly.
I have a life, believe it or not. I go to Uni. I have essays and assignments. I have older brothers I need to teach that not everything can be put in a microwave. I work. And most importantly, I'm currently trying to keep my head above societies (and Uni's for that matter) water.
Right now, updates are the least of my worries, but I assure you – I'm going as fast as I can.

Anon review reply #9 Kyoshi Not-So-Baka
The quote? Erm… American Pie, I think… I haven't actually seen it before – I've just heard the phrase. Lots and lots of times.
'Heard Morgan and Castiel the first night…" Oh, I laughed so much at that.
Ehe. It would be incredibly hard to explain, that's for sure.
Like a sir, indeed! Like a sir with enormous amounts of Gangnam Style.
Whoa, whoa, whoa… Your camps sound cool. Like… Our lousy, boring Victoria camps, we like… Aren't allowed to leave the campsite. It's boring. That does sound pretty amazing!
I went to some environmental conference in Caloundra, Queensland two years ago when I was in year eleven – Snuck out of the Hotel at around 10 o'clock. BEACH PARTY! There were crabs on the beach. Crabs are painful. The animal kind. I'd assume the other kind are painful, too… But I wouldn't know.
Babo is Korean for 'idiot' and 'silly' too. :P
Consider your dA stalked. Mine is SozzledChan. Chan meaning girl… Sozzled meaning… Drunk. (It just sounded cool at the time. xD)

Anon review reply #10 aria
To be perfectly honest, what happens next is a secret.
So, I'm not allowed to tell. You're just going to have to find out.
I'm glad you're enjoying this so far.
Cross-dressing is badass. Yep.

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~Deception is a Virtue~

After being let out from her afternoon music class early, Morgan let out a happy sigh of relief as she stretched her arms out in front of her, flexing her fingers in the warm sunlight.
So far, her classes for the day had been nothing short of rigorous, highly repetitive drumming which lacked even the slightest trace of enjoyment. Morgan was slowly going insane in the small, stuffy, instrument-filled room, so one could only imagine her excitement at escaping out into the fresh air.
After several laps of the –surprisingly large- campsite, Morgan saw a familiar figure off in the distance.
"Morgan!" they smiled, turning to face her. "Wanna go check out the pool?"
Quickly making her way to Gage's side, she grinned. "Sure. It's warm enough for a swim – and dinner isn't for another three hours."
The two headed first to Gage's cabin where she changed quickly into a pair of long, knee length board shorts and a baggy Sleeping With Sirens band shirt. Scooping up a fluffy white towel on her way towards the cabin door she smiled at her friend.
"Alright, while you change, I'll go grab a drink from the dining hall."
Morgan shook her head furiously. "No," she said hastily. "The lock on the bathroom door is broken – I need you to keep watch in case… In case… Uh-"
Gage shrugged her shoulders lazily.
"He's a guy, and you're a guy – or so he thinks. He's not going to go perv on you in the bathroom, Morgan. Stop being such a drama queen."
Morgan frowned ; her eyes narrowed and her lips pressed into a thin line.
"Some people don't know how to knock," she muttered darkly. "We'll get your drink, and then you can keep watch."
After a quick detour past the dining hall, the two girls headed towards Morgan's cabin, Gage holding a particularly large slurpee cup up to her lips. Making their way up the painted wooden steps to the cabin door, Morgan froze as she glanced inside.
Castiel and Lysander lounged lazily on his bed talking and both looked up when she entered, Gage following closely behind her. Much to Morgan's relief, Lysander smiled at her – the kind sparkle in his eyes reassuring her that –as of right now- her secret was still safe. Castiel, too, smiled in Morgan's direction happily before his dark eyes fell on the figure behind her and he got to his feet quickly.
"What's he doing in here?" he growled pointing a milky finger at Gage.
Gage side-stepped around Morgan so she could get a better view at the fiery red-head.
"We're going swimming," she said shrugging lightly. "Morgan's just going to get changed. Do you have a problem with that?"
"Swimming?" Castiel snarled almost immediately. "Together? By yourselves?"
Gage nodded, rolling her eyes. "That's what I said, isn't it? Morgan – hurry up and get changed. Go."
Quickly shooing her friend towards the en suite, Gage turned back to face Castiel.
"Do you have a problem with that, Red?" she asked sarcastically.
Castiel fell silent for a few moments, and even inside the bathroom, Morgan knew that he was positively fuming.
Quickly re-emerging into the bedroom moments later in a plain black, baggy tee-shirt and loose-fitting dark brown shorts that came to just above her knees, Morgan sighed inwardly, relieved that Castiel and Gage hadn't tried to murder each other just yet.
Castiel turned quickly to face Morgan as she stood in the bathroom doorway, her towel draped over her shoulders to hide her chest – despite it already being close to flat.
A small trace of pink tinted Castiel's cheeks and he turned to face his silver-haired friend.
"Go get changed," he said flatly. "We're going to the pool too."
Gage groaned loudly. "Really?" she sighed. "Really? How annoying. Let's go Morgan. Maybe we can get a little bit of alone time in before they come annoy us."
She glanced quickly at Castiel who, as she had expected, reacted to the words 'alone time' with a quiet growl, his fists clenched.
Morgan chewed her bottom lip nervously as she glanced between the two.
One way or another, both Gage and Castiel were going to end up hurting each other. Morgan knew that was a fact. And that it would be up to her to stop that from happening.

~Deception is a Virtue~

Morgan and Gage sat on the edge of the pool, their feet dipped into the cool, blue liquid below them, conversing quietly.
"Oh," a voice said bitterly from behind them. "I thought when you said you wanted to go swimming, you were actually going to swim."
Morgan tilted her head upwards slightly. "Castiel, you didn't just come down here to annoy us did you? If you want to swim, then fine. Don't just come here to interrogate us."
"Yeah, Red," Gage agreed. "Either jump in the pool or get lost."
Castiel's lips contorted into a snarl and he glared down at the two who sat on the pool's edge.
Reaching down, his fingers wrapped around the fabric of Morgan's shirt and he pulled her to her feet.
"What are you doing?" Morgan snapped, her arms flailing uselessly. "Let me go."
"No," Castiel replied evenly. "We need to talk. We need to talk about your arrogant friend over there."
Gage arched her eyebrows as she, too, got to her feet.
"Oh?" she said darkly. "I'm the arrogant one? Let Morgan go – how many times must you be told?"
Castiel's dark eyes moved to Gage. "Nobody asked you. Stay out of it."
He gave Morgan's shirt a sharp tug and she stumbled forward half a step, placing her hands on Castiel's chest to steady herself.
"Hey," Gage snapped, moving towards the two. "I said to leave Morgan alone."
"And," Castiel replied just as icily. "I said to stay out of it." He gave Gage a sharp shove on the shoulder and she stumbled backwards a step, slipping on the –now wet- tiled edging and falling into the pool.
"Gage!" Morgan shouted glancing over her shoulder.
"Forget him," Castiel growled, tugging on her shirt. "I said I need to talk to you. Let's go."
He let go of the fabric of her shirt, quickly wrapping his fingers around her wrist and dragging her a few steps away from the poolside.
"No," Morgan defended trying to get out of his grasp. "Gage can't swim!"
The girl in question surfaced, her eyes pinched shut as she splashed helplessly around in the deep water – some of it dribbling from the corners of her mouth before she coughed, spraying it out in front of her.
Another loud splash rippled the water, spraying Morgan before Lysander, too, surfaced, his arms wrapped around the other girl's middle as he held her up.
"You're not going to drown," he reassured her, "don't worry."
He helped her to the side of the pool before pushing her out and up onto the safety of the ledge where she coughed and spluttered, breathing rapidly.
Castiel dropped his hand to his side as Lysander hoisted himself out of the water. Taking this as her chance, Morgan moved quickly away from the red head, and to her friends side, joined by Lysander a few moments later.
Castiel took an unsure step forward. "I-I'm sorry," he said quickly. "I didn't know."
Morgan glanced up at her roommate and sighed. "I think it'll be best if you just go back to the Cabin, Castiel."
Hanging his head in embarrassment and self-hate, Castiel moved away from the poolside and towards the campsite without a second glance.
"Morgan," Lysander breathed quietly as he helped Gage into a sitting position. "Why would you let her near the pool if you knew she couldn't swim?"
"S-she?" Morgan stammered as she watched her friends breathing relax. Lysander nodded.
"I'm not stupid, you know. I just saved her life. Sure, oversized tee-shirts can hide some things… But a wet tee-shirt is another thing. And when she's clinging to you for dear life, well…"
He trailed off, looking away.
"Tell me – who else here is really a girl?"
("Castiel. That's who!" Gage managed to grumble.)
"Just us, as far as I know," Morgan said quietly, smiling down at her friend. "Please, Lysander – don't tell anyone."
Lysander nodded, turning his gaze back to Gage. "You have my word."
Letting out a quiet sigh, Morgan slumped backwards, glancing up at the cloudless sky.
"Why do they always have to fight?" she mused quietly. In all honesty, her life would be content if Castiel and Gage could just get along – without insults, threats and violence. Better yet; she wished that Gage and Castiel never saw each other again. It'd be far calmer for all of them.
Lysander chuckled quietly to himself.
"That's like asking why leaves fall; it is in their nature."

~Deception is a Virtue~

A/N: Tralala. World of Warcraft Pandarian quote in there. Seemed fitting enough, I guess.
Speaking of which, that expansion comes out in a few days.
/excited.

Yeah… This chapter… Because nobody ever goes to class in this game – I thought I'd skip the class scene here~
Logic – I have it.

Bam.
CH out.