Watching Monsters University scenes and seeing when Sully steals the pig-like creature and wrecking the dorm room, I have to say it's funny seeing him just laugh off having a bookcase fall on top of him. He really brought out some giggles from me.
In the weeks since the party, Brandon and Randall have grown increasingly close, the two of them usually spending the majority of their free time together, with Randall even allowing his beastly friend to observe him and his baking skills, as Brandon had to keep himself from tackling his lizard baker and devouring all the delicious treats at once, it was pretty crazy, especially when his appetite wants him to eat all the cupcakes.
A change in their relationship had occurred, Randall was closer to Brandon, with Mike and Art having knowing expressions on their faces. It was clear their was a mutual attraction between them. They often held hands whenever they went to class, usually hiding it.
"Thanks for the hand holding, Brandon. Really gives me a boost in confidence." whispered Randall, as they arrived at Professor Knight's class. "Hope I can make a good impression when it comes to scaring."
"No problem, Randy. Can I score another cupcake after class?" giggled Brandon, sticking his tongue out. He was like a crazy and overgrown pup when it came to food, so cute yet so crazy at the same time.
Yet it was that cute and friendly nature that drew Randall closer to him, especially whenever they got affectionate, which was becoming the norm for them whenever they studied, usually ending with them tangled in each other's arms by the end of the session.
"Sure. I made some for lunch, but I'll let you have one, my beastly chum." smiled Randall, adjusting his glasses and blinking a couple time, as they entered the classroom, taking their seats.
Professor Knight was at the chalkboard, writing down today's lesson and asking the class to read up on the next chapter in their Scaring 101 books and take notes, as he went to grade the students homework, as Mike was reading every single word in the book, memorizing all the information in order to become the best Scarer ever.
Naturally, it was just an utter snooze fest to Brandon, he wasn't one for the books, even though he got A's and B's with a rare C from time to time on his work assignments, either just due to his lack of interest in the subject or just from the general boredom. He read through the chapter, taking down notes on valuable knowledge, as he had to both learn and do scaring at the same time.
Brandon was honestly hoping to test out his scaring power once more, maybe even see how it'll stack up to the likes of a Sullivan. He was somewhat irritated with the blue mess of fur over what happened to Randall, though it was just some stupid prank to get back at some rival campus, though he was surprised by how Sullivan took a bookcase to the face and just laughed it off. He's a pretty strong monster, even if he's dumber than a sack of rocks.
"He might be dumb, but he is a strong monster. Maybe the reputation of that family is all it's cracked up to be." whispered Brandon to himself, taking a couple notes on Sullivan, more specifically on his durability.
He also needed to get ready for that little game he's got planned with Sullivan. He can just picture it know, out-roaring James P. Sullivan and perhaps even better, Randall scurries up to him and kisses him. Oh yeah, that'll be the ultimate way to end a victory with a kiss from the cute lizard monster.
"Alright, class, close your books and rise from your seats. It's time we see how each of you stack up when it comes to scaring." replied Professor Knight, looking back at the class of eager and nervous monsters. "Mister Sullivan and Mister Beast have already shown their scaring prowess, let's see if any of you can outclass them."
"Well, James, let's see how we stack up, shall we?" snickered Brandon, grabbing his sack of beets and B.Y. Pens and rising from his seat.
Mike, Randall, and the rest of the class all went down and lined up, as Professor Knight slowly walks by, inspecting each one of his students, not too impressed by what he's seeing, with most of the monsters trying their hardest to show they're scary.
"Ready position, common crouch." ordered Professor Knight, walking by his students. "I want to see matted fur and yellow teeth!"
Everyone got into position, crouching and their arms raised like they're ready to attack. He gave the order of a basic snarl, a red monster with a single eye wasn't all that impressive, he asked for some slobber and Mike let out a roar, only getting the remark that drool is a tool. Sullivan let out a low growl, looking fearsome and catching the professor's attention.
"Now here is a monster that looks like a Scarer." came Professor Knight, complimenting Sullivan, before walking off. "You want a hope of passing this class, you better eat, sleep, and breathe scaring."
Yeah, Sullivan's got some skills when it comes to being a monster, while Mike's got the brain power, he's not even scary in the slightest. In his non-transformed state, he's still scary in his own right, but it looks like James P. Sullivan takes the throne for being the scariest monster in class.
"Gotta listen to the Dean's advice, can't risk my form going out of control." whispered Brandon, as he saw Sullivan just acting as smug and arrogant as ever, throwing a gesture towards Mike, who ignored it and got back to scaring.
Randall was nervous, though he did come off as somewhat menacing when it came to scaring, his eyes narrowed, his forked tongue out, and his sharp teeth were bared, he looked like he was trying to scare, all the while glancing back at Sullivan and seeing how far below he is compared to him and frowning a little.
Sullivan's the teacher's pet, Mike's got the brains to be a Scarer but lacks the traits needed to scare children, and Randall just looking at how inferior his talents are when it comes to the likes of the son of Bill Sullivan.
Once class ended, Brandon, along with Randall and Mike made their way over to the library to study up on an assignment, with Mike eager to fill his head with more knowledge and outshine the likes of Sullivan.
"Too bad I didn't transform when I had the chance, I really could've shown Sullivan a thing or two when it comes to scaring and fear." remarked Brandon, rolling his eyes. He really should've transformed back in class, but thought about using his normal form and heeding the Dean's words.
"I really would've loved if you did and sent that arrogant idiot through the window or something." replied Mike, chuckling at the thought of that blue idiot getting taught a very painful lesson.
Brandon frowned at that, in his transformed state his aggressive nature becomes more dominant and he becomes very sadistic and cruel whenever he's brought into a fight and his beastly nature usually takes over. It was part of the reason why he was never bullied due to him nearly killing a group of bullies when he transformed, he had to fight against his nature to keep from slaughtering them.
Not many monsters knew about the dangerous side of Beasts, the transformation into their true form. Some say it's the true personality of Beasts and while they may appear as innocent and kind, in reality, they're blood thirsty savages that cause nothing but death and destruction in their wake. Brandon shuddered thinking of that, he wasn't a killer.
"Not much of a violent type. Besides, I prefer to enjoy myself and have fun rather than tear the arms off Sullivan." nervously chuckled Brandon, looking back at Mike and Randall. He didn't need for them to know the deadly truth about his kind.
"Tear Sullivan's arms off? I wouldn't go that far, even if the guy's kinda an ass." remarked Mike, chuckling as Brandon really had a funny bone when it came to cracking a joke.
It wasn't a joke though. Brandon was afraid of what would happen if he did lose control, Mike, Randall, Art, his friends and fellow classmates would all be put in danger should he go out of control. And not even a team of the biggest and strongest monsters would be able to stop him.
His biggest fear though was that Randall could be hurt by his transformation. The thought of Randall being injured by his true form was something he didn't even want to imagine, he could feel the tears in his eyes just thinking about that.
"I really only use it when the time comes, other than that, I don't just casually go around using it." revealed Brandon, as he looked back at Mike and Randall, slowly reaching out and taking the lizard monster's hand.
Randall held Brandon's hand, squeezing it as a way to show his affection. Chuckling to himself, Mike could see them holding hands, they were growing ever closer, he wouldn't be surprised if they're together by the end of the month. He wanted to help out, but decided to let things progress naturally, let the love between them blossom and flow freely.
"Why is that?" asked Randall, as they made their way to the library.
"Could lose control." whispered Brandon, hoping they wouldn't press him further for answers on the matter.
Nodding as if could understand Brandon, the three monsters stepped into the library, seeing various other monsters at the tables either reading or studying, some so bored, they're fast asleep and drooling. Brandon snickered to himself, though he kept his voice down due to the fact the librarian wasn't somebody he wanted to cross, she could be something fierce when it comes to dealing with noisemakers.
Mike grabbed as many books as he could carry, coming over to a desk with a large stack of books, taller than himself as he can barely see and stumbles. Brandon leaps into action, sprouting multiple arms and catching all of the falling books, as he places them onto the desk and smiled.
"What a save there, Brandon. Thanks." whispered Mike, smiling as he took a seat and got to work on studying.
"You're welcome." smiled Brandon, grabbing Randall's hands as they head off to study and start on some of their homework.
The sooner they get their work done, the more time they can spend together. Though studying also became a time for affection, with it normally becoming a time for cuddles and snuggles, even a time when both of them are enjoying each other's company. Randall took out a set of flashcards, removing the rubber band as they found an empty spot of the library.
"You brought those fear-cards, I think we're probably scarier than anything on those cards." giggled Brandon, taking a seat in one of the chairs.
Randall laughed and begins shuffling the cards up, Brandon was a pretty smart little creature, it really shows he's got a handle on both the academic and scaring aspects of MU, he was really gonna pass that exam come December with flying colors, he was certain of that.
"You aren't the sharpest Beast around, but still pretty smart. But let's see how smart you are when it comes to knowing phobias." said Randall, taking a seat in the chair next to his beastly friend. "Here's your first, fear of spiders."
"Arachnophobia." said Brandon, giving the correct answer.
"Fear of thunder?" came Randall.
"Keraunophobia." said Brandon, rolling his eyes and sticking his tongue out.
"Fear of chopsticks?" came Randall, as Brandon gasped and looked back in surprise. Seriously?
Nodding. Brandon was in disbelief. Fear of chopsticks? Of all the silliest and dumbest things to be afraid of, who in the world would be afraid of something like that? Irrational fears did exist for a reason, but the name of this kind of fear escaped him.
"Don't know?" asked Randall.
"Yeah. I'm stumped and dumbfounded at the same time, Randall." admitted Brandon, chuckling as he scratches the back of his head. "Can't believe there's even a fear for that."
Randall laughed at that. Anytime he's brought that up, most monsters are utterly confused as to the name of the phobia, though there were exceptions like Mike who knew the name of the fear, but that might be due to the fact he's basically a dictionary.
"It's calledconsecotaleophobia, the fear of chopsticks." revealed Randall, chuckling as he put the card away. "We'll work on the more irrational and weird fears."
"Any dude that's got a fear of chopsticks seriously needs to get an ice pack on that head." jokingly remarked Brandon, laughing as he stuck his tongue out.
They continued their studies, scooting closer to each other as they did their homework, as Brandon once again took Randall's hand, rubbing it and gently squeezing it, as the lizard monster adjusts his glasses and his tail begins to wrap around the furry waist of his friend, as he begins blushing, the butterflies in his stomach going crazy to the point where he felt like he'd explode as they cuddled up together in their chairs.
Making a rather bold move, Brandon rose from his seat and sat right on Randall's lap, as he blushed furiously and squirmed a bit, taking a deep breath and calming himself down. They were perhaps the closest they've been since they first met and the feelings between them were getting weird.
"Um... Brandon?" whispered Randall, blushing so much to the point his scales flashed red, as he looks around, making sure nobody's around.
"Randall, I've got another question to ask you..." came Brandon, looking down for a moment and then going to face his lizard pal, amber and emerald gazing upon one another again, this time, things were getting more interesting between the two of them.
"Yeah..." came Randall, blushing even more as he swallowed, looking back at Brandon and slowly wrapping his arms around the furry Beast's waist.
"What is the fear of love?" giggled Brandon, slowly leaning in close, his face resting against Randall's, as he gulped when those words were uttered.
Randall could feel his heart beating almost through his chest, as he took a deep breath, looking back at Brandon, his grasp on his beastly friend tightening as he felt a swirl of emotions in his head, as he could feel the warm fuzzy feeling coming on stronger than ever.
If Brandon really loved him, he was making it almost obvious by saying that. He looked back at his beastly friend, so innocent, kind, friendly, and dare he say it, even adorable. He's very adorable, Randall admitted. He couldn't get enough of his time with his beastly friend, he blinked a couple times, slowly leaning in close, their lips inches apart.
"Philophobia..." gulped Randall, taking a deep breath and slowly leaning in.
"Are you afraid of love?" asked Brandon, snuggling into his lizard monster's embrace.
"No..." whispered Randall.
A blast of confetti shot from Brandon's head spout. This was it! He and Randall are gonna kiss! He licked his purple lips and lovingly gazed into Randall's shimmering green eyes, almost mesmerized by how beautiful they are and slowly leaning into his friend's embrace, puckering his purple lips up.
Taking a deep breath, Randall slowly puckers his lips up and begins to lean in to what's going to be their first kiss, a kiss that's gonna change their relationship forever!