Part Five
Betrayal
Enter New Challenger
It was such a nice day. Rowen thought to himself stretching catlike from under his covers looking out the window. A few moments later he sat up in bed with one movement. A deep sigh and one more stretch and he was off to the shower. As usual it wasn't as enjoyable as he'd wished it could be. The constant pounding on the locked door from Kento always interrupted the middle of it. Always, with the accompanying of his morning rude comments and complaints. It wasn't his fault if the hot water heater could only handle 20 minutes within an hour. So, with the quick buckling of his pants he was out and on to the local library. It was nice to get away from the house once in a while. The tension there seemed to be getting thicker every day, instead of getting better. It was also nice to just get out among others that won't say a word to you unless you had some thing they wanted or was in their way… vise versa. Being alone had its advantages anyway. There wasn't any one around to nag at his new bad habits. No one to tell him that he was wasting time with his hobbies… which were also new. He had spend countless hours at the local billiard hall enjoying the background music and the occasional cigarette. If his friends knew he knew he'd probably have an earful. Although, he knew he could be doing better things with is time. But, today it was the library. Nice and quiet. With the sun shinning through the windows. It gave the place a sort of comfort. Plus it had a magical look to it. Each book had a story to tell. Just waiting for some one to listen. With the sun shinning off of them. They seem to come alive and call to him. And what was it today? Which one was it that was begging to him. A few aisles down and a right turn. He knew where he was going. He was planning a night out for a night sky expedition. There was a few things he wanted to put down in his notes beforehand. He had also been getting into night sky photography. It was still fairly new to him and wanted to make sure of what powers the lenses should be for the best quality.
"Find any good books lately?" A voice said from the side of the shelf.
"Not really, that's why I'm here, why?" Rowen said not taking his eyes away from scanning the selections on the bookcase.
"What are looking for?" He asked again.
"Just something about the stars and their layout." Rowen said trying to ignore him.
"Try this then." The guy said holding out a book for him.
With one look at he said flatly. " That's astrology… I need astronomy."
"What's the difference? The both study the layout of the stars. Just this one says they effect us more." He could have sworn he heard a chuckle.
"Is there any chance I might get rid of you soon?" Rowen said fed up with his nonsense that kept interrupting his train of thought.
"Only on one condition."
"And what might that be." He said flatly.
"If you can beat me at pool." His voice was stern and serious.
Rowen looked up to see a fairly tall red head with a smirk on his face. His hair was pulled back. But you could tell it was long due to the few strands that escaped. And he could tell his annoyance which was now his new opponent was smarter than he let on.
"How do you know I play?" He asked. Since he never remembered seeing him anywhere before. Let a lone the Billiard Hall.
"Reputation. I hear your pretty good. I'd like to see how I stack up against you." He said with another smile.
"Fine. I'll meet you tomorrow night then."
"Sorry, can't do it. It has to be tonight."
"Okay, a few hours then?"
"That's perfect. I'm, William. But, most every one calls me Will. And I'll meet you there." He said walking away.
Strange. Rowen wondered if Will did things like that a lot to just walk off like a challenge was nothing. It would be if it was done in the pool hall. But, this is unexpected. But, it wasn't like he felt like going back home just yet. Sage and Ryo had been fighting. As always… Kento and Rowen ended up in the middle and trying to play peacemaker. So, why not see what happens. Besides… he knew Kento was going to go out tonight and he didn't want to be left alone. A few books a flash of his library card and off he'd go to get ready for the game. This should be interesting… a new challenge.
Rowen thought with a smile.