A.N: Haha. I'm a loser.
Paradoxical: -_-;
Rank and File
Chapter Ten
By Firefly-chan
I poked at my grapes on the tray with a fork before sighing and dropping it back on the table. I looked up at Celestyn who was sitting on the other side of the table, and shrugged. "I'm not going to Panix's Halloween party," I started slowly. "I...um...don't think I'm really up to it."
Celestyn frowned at me, pushing away her tray. "C'mon, Tyson!" She groaned, shaking her head. "You can't back out now! The party is tomorrow night, remember?"
"Yeah," I scratched the back of my head, blinking, "I know."
Raquel drew out a long breath, rolling her eyes. "I can't believe you're doing this, Tyson," She muttered. "You told us you were going!"
"I changed my mind!" I exclaimed defensively. "Can't a person change their minds? Jeez."
"Not on such sudden notice!" Celestyn mumbled, rubbing a hand over her face. "Why don't you want to go?"
"I just...don't," I replied stiffly, sticking my nose in the air.
Ray raised an eyebrow, looking at me from across the table and inquired, "Did something happen while you were having your little fun at Kai's house on Friday? Something we possibly don't know about?"
I felt a flush rise to my face. "No!" I snapped hastily, standing up to dump my tray. "No, of course not."
"Mmhmm," Raquel crossed her arms over her chest, smugly smirking as I turned and quickly walked towards the garbage bins at the end of the cafeteria.
After I had dumped the excess food that I hadn't eaten, I placed the tray on the shelf to be washed and started to turn to head back to the table when I felt a firm hand rest on my arm. I spun around, blinking in momentary surprise when I saw Kai before narrowing my eyes, ripping my arm from his grip and glaring at him.
"What the hell do you want?" I asked coldly.
He looked around, seeming calm enough, before looking back at me. "Come out to the hall with me. There's something I need to discuss with you."
I threw my arms into the air, shooting him a withered glance. "Oh, yeah, Kai," I began sarcastically. "Sure I'll go out in the hall with you! Hmm, so what is it you would like to do now? Shove me against the lockers and HARASS THE LIVING HELL OUT OF ME!? IS THAT IT?!"
Silence washed over the cafeteria.
Panix, who I now just noticed standing behind Kai, coughed, waving his hands in the air. "Nothing to see here," He said, nodding. "Just go back to your lunches."
I muttered angrily under my breath as Kai took me by the arm again and roughly steered me out of the cafeteria. He shoved me lightly out of the doors to the cafeteria and out into the hall, closing them behind him. He ran a hand through his hair, shaking his head before turning to face me.
"No, Tyson," Kai began softly, his voice bordering dangerously low, "I'm not going to shove you against the lockers and screw your brains out--"
I held up a finger, sniffing. "I said 'harass the living hell out of me', you perv. Not..." I fell silent when I saw the look he gave me. "What? It's true."
"Shut up," He snapped, and my mouth snapped shut, mostly in surprise. He glared at me through already pointed eyes, flexing his fingers at his side. "All I wanted to know is if you were going to Panix's party or not."
My eyebrow shot up. "Why do you ask?"
"I just want to know, okay?" He said coolly, taking a step towards me.
"No, I'm not," I replied, watching him carefully before taking a cautious step the other way.
"Why not?"
"Because I don't want to."
"There must be a reason for you not wanting to go."
"Well, there isn't!" I said hastily, turning away from him. "I don't see where it is any of your business in the first place so I suggest you back the hell off and leave me alone before I file a restraining order to your ass."
He stared at me delicately, amused. "Am I making you upset?"
"Oh," I spun around, my glare deepening, "you always make me upset. Your mere presence pisses me off. So you want a reason to why I'm not going to this party? I'm not going because of you, jackass. I'm not going because I know there is a reason we were invited to this party and I don't intend to find out. And you know what? There is not a damn thing you can do about it."
Silence.
After a moment, Kai shifted, his face blank. He started towards me until I was pressed and pinned against the wall. I returned the level gaze evenly, folding both arms over my chest and raising my chin defiantly. Kai caught my chin, forcing it downward to look me better in the eye. The taller teen leaned closer, whispering, "You will go to that party, Tyson. If I find you're not there then I will track you down and drag you to Panix's house myself. And it'll hurt."
Kai smirked lightly, leaning down further and pressing his lips against my own for a rough moment before pulling back and pushing himself away from the wall. Without another word, he turned and started down the hall, disappearing around a corner.
I stood there, staring at the tiled floor for either several seconds or minutes, I wasn't quite sure. I took in a deep breath, trying to stop myself from the violent tremors that ran through my body. I clenched my hand into a fist, practically slamming it into the wall behind me as I clenched my eyes shut.
"I hate you," I hissed between gritted teeth. "I hate you."
I stayed in my same position for another minute before relaxing my body, willing myself to get my anger under control. I opened my eyes then and took in another deep breath before walking across the hall and back into the cafeteria.
End Chapter Ten.
End Notes: Muahahahahahahahaha! X-x Sorry this was so short but it had to be. It's all leading up to the party. Er, speaking of which, the next chapter will either be up late sometime tomorrow or on Friday evening. Sorry. ^.^;; But I've been really busy with school lately so y'know. I should probably go study now. O.O; So, review and make a little author happy. ^^
Paradoxical: -_-;
Rank and File
Chapter Ten
By Firefly-chan
I poked at my grapes on the tray with a fork before sighing and dropping it back on the table. I looked up at Celestyn who was sitting on the other side of the table, and shrugged. "I'm not going to Panix's Halloween party," I started slowly. "I...um...don't think I'm really up to it."
Celestyn frowned at me, pushing away her tray. "C'mon, Tyson!" She groaned, shaking her head. "You can't back out now! The party is tomorrow night, remember?"
"Yeah," I scratched the back of my head, blinking, "I know."
Raquel drew out a long breath, rolling her eyes. "I can't believe you're doing this, Tyson," She muttered. "You told us you were going!"
"I changed my mind!" I exclaimed defensively. "Can't a person change their minds? Jeez."
"Not on such sudden notice!" Celestyn mumbled, rubbing a hand over her face. "Why don't you want to go?"
"I just...don't," I replied stiffly, sticking my nose in the air.
Ray raised an eyebrow, looking at me from across the table and inquired, "Did something happen while you were having your little fun at Kai's house on Friday? Something we possibly don't know about?"
I felt a flush rise to my face. "No!" I snapped hastily, standing up to dump my tray. "No, of course not."
"Mmhmm," Raquel crossed her arms over her chest, smugly smirking as I turned and quickly walked towards the garbage bins at the end of the cafeteria.
After I had dumped the excess food that I hadn't eaten, I placed the tray on the shelf to be washed and started to turn to head back to the table when I felt a firm hand rest on my arm. I spun around, blinking in momentary surprise when I saw Kai before narrowing my eyes, ripping my arm from his grip and glaring at him.
"What the hell do you want?" I asked coldly.
He looked around, seeming calm enough, before looking back at me. "Come out to the hall with me. There's something I need to discuss with you."
I threw my arms into the air, shooting him a withered glance. "Oh, yeah, Kai," I began sarcastically. "Sure I'll go out in the hall with you! Hmm, so what is it you would like to do now? Shove me against the lockers and HARASS THE LIVING HELL OUT OF ME!? IS THAT IT?!"
Silence washed over the cafeteria.
Panix, who I now just noticed standing behind Kai, coughed, waving his hands in the air. "Nothing to see here," He said, nodding. "Just go back to your lunches."
I muttered angrily under my breath as Kai took me by the arm again and roughly steered me out of the cafeteria. He shoved me lightly out of the doors to the cafeteria and out into the hall, closing them behind him. He ran a hand through his hair, shaking his head before turning to face me.
"No, Tyson," Kai began softly, his voice bordering dangerously low, "I'm not going to shove you against the lockers and screw your brains out--"
I held up a finger, sniffing. "I said 'harass the living hell out of me', you perv. Not..." I fell silent when I saw the look he gave me. "What? It's true."
"Shut up," He snapped, and my mouth snapped shut, mostly in surprise. He glared at me through already pointed eyes, flexing his fingers at his side. "All I wanted to know is if you were going to Panix's party or not."
My eyebrow shot up. "Why do you ask?"
"I just want to know, okay?" He said coolly, taking a step towards me.
"No, I'm not," I replied, watching him carefully before taking a cautious step the other way.
"Why not?"
"Because I don't want to."
"There must be a reason for you not wanting to go."
"Well, there isn't!" I said hastily, turning away from him. "I don't see where it is any of your business in the first place so I suggest you back the hell off and leave me alone before I file a restraining order to your ass."
He stared at me delicately, amused. "Am I making you upset?"
"Oh," I spun around, my glare deepening, "you always make me upset. Your mere presence pisses me off. So you want a reason to why I'm not going to this party? I'm not going because of you, jackass. I'm not going because I know there is a reason we were invited to this party and I don't intend to find out. And you know what? There is not a damn thing you can do about it."
Silence.
After a moment, Kai shifted, his face blank. He started towards me until I was pressed and pinned against the wall. I returned the level gaze evenly, folding both arms over my chest and raising my chin defiantly. Kai caught my chin, forcing it downward to look me better in the eye. The taller teen leaned closer, whispering, "You will go to that party, Tyson. If I find you're not there then I will track you down and drag you to Panix's house myself. And it'll hurt."
Kai smirked lightly, leaning down further and pressing his lips against my own for a rough moment before pulling back and pushing himself away from the wall. Without another word, he turned and started down the hall, disappearing around a corner.
I stood there, staring at the tiled floor for either several seconds or minutes, I wasn't quite sure. I took in a deep breath, trying to stop myself from the violent tremors that ran through my body. I clenched my hand into a fist, practically slamming it into the wall behind me as I clenched my eyes shut.
"I hate you," I hissed between gritted teeth. "I hate you."
I stayed in my same position for another minute before relaxing my body, willing myself to get my anger under control. I opened my eyes then and took in another deep breath before walking across the hall and back into the cafeteria.
End Chapter Ten.
End Notes: Muahahahahahahahaha! X-x Sorry this was so short but it had to be. It's all leading up to the party. Er, speaking of which, the next chapter will either be up late sometime tomorrow or on Friday evening. Sorry. ^.^;; But I've been really busy with school lately so y'know. I should probably go study now. O.O; So, review and make a little author happy. ^^