Title; Deception Is A Virtue
Repertoire; 12 – Misunderstandings
Authoress; Chrome Hearts
Fandom; My Candy Love
Main Focus; Castiel x Candy
Rating; K+

A/N: Another update, this one to celebrate 100 reviews. Hurray! Thank you all!
(Yes, 100 reviews is my excuse… Because I don't want to admit that this fanfic has secretly become my favourite one to write… And that I have mild writers block for TABU. . )

Anon Review Reply #18 – Lazy Hero
Kekekeke. He certainly is!
Silly Castiel.
Is it now?
;D
Everyone has assumed that.
Oh, I'm glad to hear it~^^

Anon Review Reply #19 – Stella
Whatchu do to get grounded for life?
Forget to let Tyson out of whatever wardrobe you had him locked in?
xD
Yay for stealing his iPod though.
Brothers come in handy sometimes~~^^

Anon Review Reply #20 – Le Guest
Did he?
You guysall like assuming he has.
Teehee~
xD
Even on MCL.
Everyone's like "AHHHH! HE KNOWS!"
It's quite sweet, really. C:

Disclaimer; It's honestly too hot here to concentrate on anything right now… And my mind keeps wandering to frozen yogurt and the fact that I should be washing my car.

~Deception is a Virtue~

Castiel shifted awkwardly in his seat the following morning during History; Revolutions, occasionally stealing glances at Morgan who sat next to him, head bowed, pen furiously scribbling in answers to questions.
Letting out a quiet sigh, Castiel reached into the pat pocket farthest from Morgan and slipped the polaroid photo out, infolding it and quietly –and inconspicuously- as possible.
How could Lysander not have told him earlier? Heck, how could he not have realised himself? It was so blatantly obvious. Castiel glanced upwards at the clock before stuffing the polaroid into his pocket once more.
He needed answers, and, of course, he was going to get them.
Lysander surely wasn't going to be of much help, seeing as he had kept Morgan's secret for so long.
Castiel clenched his fists at that. Lysander was his best friend – how could he possibly- No.
It was Morgan whom he was going to be getting his answers from; regardless of whether Morgan wanted to or not. Another glance upwards at the small clock that hung on the wall made the corners of Castiel's lips tug upwards into a small smirk.
Their first break was drawing nearer, and that, he had decided, was when he was going to pull Morgan aside and demand answers…
And, of course… Return the wallet. Castiel chuckled quietly to himself at that – yes, he had almost forgotten about that completely.
His hard eyes were fixed upon the small red second hand, following its circular movement around the face of the clock and, with each tick of the second hand, he grew closer to answers.
Letting out a –rather loud- sigh of relief as the shrill sound of the bell echoed throughout the classroom, Castiel got quickly to his feet and, without waiting for Morgan to pack up, grabbed her firmly by the wrist and pulled her out of the classroom.
"What do you think you're doing?" she growled, trying to shake her wrist free as the two of them entered the courtyard to the side of the school.
Castiel rolled his eyes, pulling her behind the large oak tree that stood off to one side – that way, they were completely concealed. Nobody would think to even look there for them.
"You know perfectly well what I'm doing," he replied, his dark eyes narrowed. "You have something you're hiding from me. I know what it is, Morgan. But I want you to tell me still – and be honest."
Morgan tilted her head to the side, confused. "I don't know what you-"
She was cut off quickly by Castiel digging his hand into his pocket before pulling out her wallet and holding it out to her.
"This is what I mean," he said simply, chuckling as Morgan's eyes widened and she quickly snatched it out of his hands. Castiel's chuckle, however, held no traces of amusement.
Pulling the leather wallet open, Morgan looked through it, a worried expression playing across her face.
"Looking for this?" Castiel asked, holding the polaroid photo between his index and middle finger. As Morgan made to grab it, his lips tugged upwards into a small smile and he held It just out of her reach.
"I know your secret," he said simply finally surrendering the photo to the horrified figure in front of him. "But…"
He sucked in a deep breath, looking away. "Why didn't you tell me? Morgan, I-"
"Are you crazy?" Morgan asked, dumbfounded. "If I told you… Heck, if anyone aside from Lysander knew, I… I would have had to leave the school."
At this, Castiel arched his eyebrows. "Why?"
"Why?" Morgan repeated. Honestly, a picture was worth a thousand words as it is, and now, the delinquent expected an explanation? "Because I-"
"Because you would have been laughed at?" Castiel chuckled. "That's a stupid reason to drop out. Morgan, everyone has their own hobbies. And, for you, yours is simply cross-dressing."
"Cross-dressing?" Morgan asked unsure. Sure, she was cross-dressing, but…
"Yes," Castiel nodded. "But don't worry. I'm not going to tell anyone that you're trying to be a drag queen – if anything…" he sucked in a deep breath, looking away. "I think dresses suit you."
"What?"
Morgan let out a sigh, running her hands through her short black hair. How could he possibly- He didn't think she was a girl? How delirious and thick skulled could someone possibly be?
Castiel grinned. "So your hobby is dressing up like a girl, that doesn't bother me."
Lifting a hand, he brushed Morgan's fringe out of her eyes.
"Uh…?" Morgan began, uncertain. "What are you doing?"
The red head quickly retracted his hand, his smile growing wider.
"Forget it, let's just get going."
The two walked side by side throughout the schoolyard in a comfortable –not so much for Morgan- silence before Castiel came to an abrupt halt, chuckling quietly to himself.
Slightly confused, Morgan stopped beside him, tilting her head to the side.
"You know, Shortround," Castiel grinned, "you'd make quite a good girl."
Resisting from choking on her breath, Morgan rolled her eyes as the two resumed their slow pace throughout the school yard.
"You don't know the half of it."

~Deception is a Virtue~

A/N: Trololol.
Kays~ I'm good now.

Short update?
Here's a secret; I know already.
I wrote this in about forty minutes, simply because I felt like I had to post the next chapter quickly.
I finish my course for the year in about four weeks, so please be patient with delayed updates until then.
And then... I shall spend the summer writing away~^^