I'm back! This story contains slash and gay pairings. Don't like, don't read. Simple as that.
~ThirteenThirteenThirteen~
Friday afternoon found Riley in Geometry class drowning out Ms. What's-Her-Faces' voice as she taught the class whatever lesson was occurring. He had one more class to get through after this and then he and Cindy were tourney bound in a few hours. Speaking of which, he was ripping pieces of notebook paper, rolling them up into tiny balls, and pelting them at the back of Cindy's head. She was fine with it at first, but was getting annoying after a while and after being hit for the umpteenth time, she turned around in her seat to glare at him.
"Um, excuse you?"
"What?"
"Stop throwing that shit at me!"
He picked up another piece and threw it at her, hitting her on the spot between her eyebrows. "What shit?"
"Stop it," she growled before turning back around. Riley picked up another piece and threw it at her again. She flinched and tensed her shoulders causing Riley to snicker. Just as he was ready to throw another one though-
"Mr. Freeman! What is your reasoning for throwing balled up paper at Ms. McPhearson?"
Riley sunk in his seat and Cindy snickered as Ms. Justice came over to glare at him.
"I take it that you find this more important than the lesson I'm teaching. Now how about you answer the question on the board?"
Riley looked up at the foreign symbols and struggled. He tried to think but failed. He sunk back down, looking defeated. "I don't know, ma'am."
"That's quite a shame, now, isn't it," Ms. Justice said as she walked to the front of the room, "But you're lucky that the bell is about to ring in about 15 seconds, or I would've severely punished you. Pack up class, do your homework, and enjoy the rest of your day."
The class packed up, and Riley breathed out a sigh of relief. The last thing he needed was to be in trouble right before the tourney weekend. The bell soon rang just after and everyone bolted for their last class of the day. Cindy linked her arm through Riley's and the two of them walked together two their classes, Cindy to English and Riley to Art. As they reached Cindy's class, Cindy unlooped her arm and linked her fingers through Riley's hand and they held on for a few moments.
"See you in a few?" She asked innocently as she batted her eyes like a young child.
"Haha, you already know it, C-Merph," Riley said with a smirk.
She pulled one way while he pulled the other way, each seeing how long they could hold on until their fingers pulled away. Finally, their fingers snapped off and Cindy went into her class while Riley rounded the corner to another hallway for his Art class. He would only be in there for fifteen minutes at most before the whole team was called down. The assignment was that day was simple: Continue the project drawings. Riley pulled out his sketch book and flipped until he found his current unfinished drawing. It was of Cindy in her basketball stance, her smirk a very prominent feature. He grabbed his sketch pencils and continued to add details to her face; he made the loose strands of hair fall from her face look wild as they would when she put in work on the court, he detailed the shape of her eyes and how concentrated they would always look. Riley wanted this drawing to be perfect; not because it was for a huge chunk of a grade, but because Cindy was his definition of perfection. The fifteen minutes he had went by pretty quickly as he worked diligently to finish his work on Cindy. There were five dull beats from the intercom as an announcement came on.
"All members of the varsity boys and varsity girls basketball team please report to the gym at this time."
Riley smiled without having to look up at anyone. He carefully packed up his sketching pad and made sure his sketch pencils were organized neatly back into their case (he valued art as number one in his life next to basketball), carefully rolled up the picture he was working on, and walked out of his class. Out in the hall, various members hollered and screamed as they thought of going to Baltimore. Riley smiled at the mere thought of things. Not only would he be spending an entire weekend in Baltimore away from his family, but he would be with his teammates and (of course) Cindy. He switched to a different hallway, turned another corner and came across the English hallway. Just as he suspected, Cindy was waiting outside her English class, waiting for him. His smile broadened as he held out his arm for Cindy to loop hers through as they walked down to the gym together. When they got there, they sat on the bleachers and waited for the coach to speak. Coach Hemling soon came in front of the teams, duffle bag in one hand and backpack on his back.
"Alright, boys and girls," Coach Hemling began, "Your bags have already been loaded. We will be taking charter buses to Baltimore which should take about five hours tops. We leave now and we won't be back until Tuesday. For the duration of the trip, you will be following these rules: You are to follow mines and Coach Tremur's directions at all time. Do not go anywhere ALONE; you are to be in groups of at least three when going somewhere. No PDA allowed. When we check in to the hotel, no boys should be in a girl's room and vice versa. You will need to be in your rooms by 10:30 and lights out will be by 11:00 every night. Other than that, let's make this a great trip. We're gonna bring home that tourney trophy, both boys and girls! AM I RIGHT!?"
"RIGHT COACH!"
"Good! Now bored the buses! Last names A-E will be on bus one, F-P will be on bus two, and Q-Z will be on bus three."
The mass moved towards outside. Riley breathed a sigh of relief; at least he and Cindy were on the same bus. He didn't know what he would do for five hours without her company. As they got on, Coach Tremur took roll as everyone passed her. After everyone seemed to be situated, the buses departed the schoolyard. For the most part, the vast majority of the kids on the bus went to sleep. Others played their video games, while some watched movies. Cindy sat on the aisle seat, her head slumped over as she dozed off with her headphones on her ears. Riley smiled and made a grab for her hand. He held it gently then used his free hand to pull her slumping head to rest it on his right shoulder. He then gently placed his head on hers as he began to doze off himself, all the while his phone softly playing Drake music as the bus rolled on.
~XXXX~
Later that night, Jazmine sat in front of her mirror as she tended to her hair that she decided to make long and curly. Tonight was her big first date with Cairo. She groomed her eyebrows, giving them that nice arch. She then applied her makeup; first her foundation and whatnot, then her eyeliner and mascara, and finally she applied her trusted Baby Lips on her mouth, puckering them so that they got the shine that they deserved. She put on small hoop earrings, and as for her curly hair she pulled it back to a low curly-puff ponytail but left one curly strand loose to hang at the side of her face. She wore a striped yellow and white shirt with slim low-waist jeans and her favorite pair of dark blue Toms. She also had a long sleeved jeans jacket due to the cool nippy air that came with the November atmosphere. When she felt ready, she turned around to her bed and made a pose with her hands in the air.
"Well, what do you think?"
"You look beautiful, Jaz!" Amy exclaimed as she bounced on the bed. Jazmine's friend Emily gave an agreeing smile as she nodded in approval.
"Cairo's not gonna be ready for Jazzy! You about to kill it girl!"
"Mmm-hmm! So when's he coming to get you?"
"He should be here in about ten minutes."
"Oooo! What are you guys gonna do?"
"Oh, nothing special. He's just gonna take me to go see a movie and possibly out to grab a bite afterwards."
"Well that sounds pretty good for a first date," Amy said. "I remember Christian took me to play putt-putt on our first date."
"Well that sounds pretty cool," Emily said.
"Not really. Christian hit the ball so hard one time that it hit the blades of the windmill at the end of the course, then it ricochet across the field and hit an elderly lady in the head. Her grandson thought it would be great to start up a fight. I punched out the guy after he whacked Christian in the face with a putter. The manager ended up kicking us out after that."
Jazmine and Emily laughed hard as Amy sat with an embarrassed smile. "But I'm pretty sure Jazmine's date will go smoother than that though," Emily gasped between laughs.
"Hopefully," Amy said reassuringly as she patted Jazmine on the back. "You nervous, hun?"
"A little," she admitted, "I really don't know what to expect. What if something goes wrong?"
"Jazmine, don't worry about it," Amy said as the doorbell rang, "Your date will be just fine."
"Yeah," Emily said as she held out Jazmine's purse for her, "Now c'mon, Cairo's waiting for you."
The three girls bounded downstairs as the doorbell rang for a second time. Jazmine breathed out as she tried to calm down. She then opened the door and saw Cairo standing on the porch with a warm smile on his face.
"Well, good evening, Ms. DuBois," He said gently, taking her hand and kissing it. Amy and Emily giggled in glee while Jazmine's face heated up immensely. "Shall we leave now?"
"Uh, yes, we shall," Jazmine stuttered out a bit. She turned around to look at her friends, who both gave her the thumbs out.
"Then let's leave. C'mon, I wanna get good seats."
"Have a good time Jazmine! And don't worry, we'll lock up after you leave so no one breaks in."
"Thanks guys! And you two have a good night!"
Cairo helped Jazmine into the car and closed her door before getting in on his side. He made sure Jazmine buckled herself in before taking off out of the driveway. "You ready for a good time tonight?"
"Yeah, but…"
"What?"
"I can't help but think that this won't be just any normal date."
"Aw, c'mon now, Jaz. What could possibly happen tonight at the movies?"
They drove off down the street. Back at the Freeman house, the blinds in boys' room was skimmed up as Huey watched them leave. He was dressed in a long sleeved black shirt with black sweat pants and all black running sneakers. He turned around to face Caesar, who was sitting on the bed, and Christian, who was standing up. They too were dressed in all black.
"You guys ready?" Huey asked. Caesar nodded and Christian held up the small black string bag to indicate he was ready.
"Alright then," Huey said as a placed a black bandana around his head, "Operation: Bad Date is now in effect."
They bounded down the stairs, went outside, and jumped into Huey's car. Huey put the car into gear as he backed out of the driveway and followed Cairo and Jazmine's path to the movie theater.
~XXXX~
At the theater, Jazmine and Cairo stood in the line and waited as the line inched up to receive their tickets. Shortly, Huey, Caesar, and Christian joined the line. The line continued to inch its way forward while the boys looked around for their targets.
"Hey, you guys," Caesar said as he pointed up front, "I found them."
Huey and Christian arched their heads to see that Jazmine and Cairo were at the front of the line.
"Two tickets for The Hunger Games, please," Cairo said.
"$16.00," the ticket manager said.
Jazmine reached for her purse to pay for her half, but Cairo stopped her.
"Woah there, Jaz. Don't worry about it. I got this."
Jazmine smiled at him as he pulled out a ten, five, and one dollar bill and gave it to the ticket manager.
"First date, huh?" The ticket manager said with a knowing smile.
"Yes sir, it is," Cairo confirmed as he smiled at Jazmine.
The manger chuckled as he handed them their tickets. "Enjoy your date night."
"Thank you," they both replied as they went inside. Huey looked over the line of people as the duo made their way inside.
"Could this line be any slower?" Huey growled underneath his breath.
"Well, it is opening weekend for The Hunger Games," Christian pointed out,"Everybody and their mamas are out tonight to go see it."
"That and it's definitely going to be a packed house tonight," Caesar added. Huey's face suddenly formed an evil grin.
"Full house, huh? All the more better."
After what seemed like an eternity (but in reality was only ten minutes), the three boys found themselves at the front of the line. "Three tickets for The Hunger Games, please," Huey said.
"$24.00," the ticket manager answered as he pulled out three tickets.
Caesar and Huey reached into their pockets for their wallets and fished out $8.00 each. Christian smiled sheepishly and nudged Huey.
"Heeeyyy," he mumbled in a low voice, "So, um, I left my wallet at the house so is there any way that you two could uh…um…"
Huey and Caesar looked at each other with annoyed looks before each of them fished out an additional $4.00 out of their wallets. The ticket manager laughed.
"Enjoy the movie, you three," he managed to get out as he handed them three tickets. They walked briskly inside and began scoping the foyer where the lines to the concessions were jammed packed.
"There they are!" Caesar exclaimed as he pointed out Cairo and Jazmine at the very front of the line for food. The concessions were blocked by another ticket barrier man who received the tickets and gave back the stubs. The boys gave the tickets to the man, who in return gave them the stubs, and rushed beyond the rope.
"Don't let them see us!" Huey whispered fervently.
"You alright, Jaz?" Cairo asked. Jazmine's eyes were darting around uneasily.
"I don't know. I feel like somebody is watching us…"
She jerked her head behind her and looked. No one in the vicinity looked suspicious to her, so she shrugged and turned her head around as the young teen at the concessions spoke.
"That'll be $29.47."
Once again, Cairo was ready to pay full price but Jazmine stopped him.
"C'mon Cairo. You don't have to pay for both of us."
"But I want to though!"
"Well, since you're so bent on doing this, at least let me pay for part of it."
She got out her wallet and pulled out a ten. She would've pulled out fifteen dollars but doubted whether or not Cairo would even let her pay that much; he wouldn't even let her pay the eight for her ticket.
"Fine," Cairo gave in as he took the ten from her and pulled out the rest from his wallet and paid for their food. They walked away as Cairo held the popcorn and hot dogs while Jazmine held the drinks. "$30.00 for just a couple of stuff. That's practically highway robbery!" He mumbled under his breath. Jazmine took one last look behind her to check for anything suspicious. She saw that nothing shot out of the ordinary and continued to walk inside Theater Three behind Cairo.
"You think she saw us?" Christian said from his position behind the 'Insidious: Chapter 2' promotion cutout.
"I doubt it," Huey muttered from where he and Caesar were sitting, hidden within the promotion cutout of 'The Purge'. "She paid more attention to Cairo, if anything."
Huey then threw his hand down where it came in contact with Caesar's hand. He quickly looked down, then at Caesar before quickly moving his hand away and looking at the Theater in which Jazmine and Cairo had gone in, hoping that his face wasn't glowing a shade of red for Caesar to see.
"Alright, Theater Three is right there, so that means that the actual room where they work the movie is right above. Just gotta find the door to the hidden stairs and we'll be home free."
They all got up and walked with a purpose as to not seem suspicious. They rounded the corner where the bathrooms were and found a door that was locked with the words "Employees Only" clearly labeled across the front.
"Jackpot," Huey mumbled, "Christian give me your bag."
Christian handed him the black bag. Huey opened it and rumbled around and found a tiny pair of pliers and a hairpin. The door was only card activated by the employees. Huey knelt down and fumbled with the door handle while Christian stood watch. Caesar however remained behind him. After a few minutes, Huey paused to rest his mind; unlocking this door was harder than he had perceived.
"Need any help, Hues?" Caesar asked.
Huey tensed up a little as the heat returned to his face. "Uh sh-shouldn't you be keeping watch with Christian?" he managed to get out while struggling not to look at Caesar.
"Well since it's a full house tonight for the movie, I highly doubt any employee would come back here," Caesar replied, "And even then, pretty sure Christian will have it under control."
"Hey you never know. Christian may fail at that. He did forget his wallet so no telling what else he could do now."
"Hey!" Christian exclaimed quietly, "Quit with the slugs, Freeman! It was one mistake! You here acting like me forgetting my wallet will ruin this whole mission!"
"Yeah yeah. Just don't forget you owe us $4.00 each."
Christian stuck up his middle with his back to them before resuming his post. Caesar kneeled down next to Huey while he arched his head the other way.
"I'm pretty sure he's got it. Now c'mon and lemme help. I guarantee we'll figure it out quicker."
Reluctantly, Huey gave in and scooted over so that Caesar could check out the handle. He fumbled with the pliers and hair clip. He jiggled it for a bit before feeling a click.
"I think I got something," Caesar mumbled under his breath, "Help me turn it."
Huey gulped silently. Touch Caesar's hands? That was asking for death and trouble. His forehead began to sweat over as he reached for Caesar's hands. He almost jerked backwards as he made contact with them. But a mission was a mission and he had no other choice. Both he and Caesar grunted as they twisted the pliers to the right.
"Uhhh guys? Y'all better hurry this up. An employee is coming this way!" Christian called back.
Just as he said that, the handle clicked completely. "We got it, Christian! C'mon let's go!"
They all jumped up and pushed the door open to scamper beyond it. They were standing on a small floor with stairs winding upwards. The place was dimly lit. The three of them climbed up the stairs to the very top, five flights in total. When they got to the top, they reached a somewhat low hallway with doors correspondent with the movie theater rooms and a storage room right next to it. Huey untied his bandana and held it in his hand. Caesar slowly opened the door. Inside the small room, there was a theater employee in the chair as he worked the dashboard to the film. In front of him were the windows that allowed him to see the movie and make sure it was working as well. Huey quickly rushed in and gagged the worker with the bandana. The man struggled and fought to break free as Huey disabled him from speaking clearly. When Huey was done, he pressed down hard on a spot on the man's neck and the man quickly stopped his struggling and slumped in his seat. He was unconscious. Caesar and Christian picked him up, carried him out the room, and stuffed him into the mini storage room next door. After all was said and done, they all settled down into the room and closed the door behind them. Christian reached for the light dimmers and dimmed the lights in the theater while completely taking off the lights in the room they were in. The dashboard lit up. Before Huey reached to press anything, Caesar stopped him.
"What?"
"Let's not ruin anything yet, please?"
"…You wanna see the movie, don't you…"
Caesar slowly grinned. "Yeah kinda," he admitted with a bit of guilt in his voice.
"Fine. We'll watch a few minutes of it."
"Yes!" Caesar exclaimed victoriously before settling down to watch. Huey sported a small smile at Caesar's back; the way he was enthusiastic about this was kind of, well, cute.
The three of the watched the movie, which Huey had to admit was interesting in itself, and he wasn't a big movie fan. After a little while, Huey checked his phone to see that twenty minutes had gone by.
"Alright guys," he said, "Movie over."
"Awwww," Christian and Caesar groaned. They got up and got closer to Huey.
"What are you gonna do, Hues?" Caesar asked.
"Well first, I'm gonna tint the film a different color, then flip it upside down, completely shut it off, and then that's when the fun will start."
"Haha, my man Huey," Christian snickered, "We're about to have some real fun up in here tonight-"
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LI'L NIGGAS DOING UP HERE?!"
The three of them spun around instantly as they stared at the door in complete and absolute shock.
Uh-oh.
~XXXX~
Riley and Cindy are together on the trip! Maybe some memories in the making? Jazmine and Cairo are on their date! And Huey, Caesar, and Christian are in trouble! Uh-oh!
Will Riley and Cindy have a good ride there?
Will Jazmine and Cairo's date be ruined?
Will Huey, Caesar, and Christian survive their ordeal?
All this and more in the next update!
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