///AN: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, reviews make my day. And, as always, thanks to Kuria for taking time to massage my ego.
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As Adam woke up and looked around the room, he noticed Charlie wasn't there. After a quick inspection of the room, he found a note from him saying he had gone out and would be back soon.
Deciding that it was as good of time as any, he gathered his stuff and headed into the bathroom to take a nice long shower.
When he got out of the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel, he saw Laverna sitting on his bed sketching in a rather large black leather sketchbook. It looked vaguely familiar but this was hardly the time to think about that.
"Do you usually go into people's rooms uninvited? Or did you just want to see me in a towel?" Adam asked with a faint amount of humor in his voice.
"Oh yes, Adam. Oh, baby. I came over here at 9 in the morning to see you in a towel." He could practically see the sarcasm dripping from her words. "Get real, Adam."
He looked up at her and made a 'turn around' motion with his hand. After she rolled her eyes, sighed dramatically and turned around, Adam turned himself to get changed. When he was done, he turned around and finally asked her why she was there.
"Charlie and I were supposed to study this morning," she said, "but apparently he isn't here."
"Yeah. So, why are you studying now? It's 9 o'clock on a Sunday," Adam asked, only a little confused.
"We have a test tomorrow and the teach has threatened to lower MY grade if HE fails. Bastards, the lot of them." Laverna bitter, like that was odd.
"No wonder Charlie's failing! A test on a Monday?"
"Or it could be the fact that he spends all his time practicing and doesn't study."
"Ooo, you didn't just insult hockey," Adam responded, feigning anger.
"Yeah, you're right. I insulted JOCKS in general."
"Now that was below the belt."
Charlie chose that moment to burst in and hid behind Adam.
"You've got to hide me, man!" Charlie sounded desperate, as if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were after him.
"Hide under my bed. Are you going to tell me what's up with the whole 'hiding' thing?" Adam asked as Laverna hid a smile behind her hand.
"Just, do it! I'm NOT here! Okay?" Adam heard Charlie's muffled voice.
No sooner had Charlie said that when somebody burst in the door.
"Okay. Where is he Adam? I know you're hiding him." Linda asked, and quite frankly Adam felt a little frightened. It wasn't often someone saw such a murderous grin.
"You just missed him. He had his blades with him, so he'll probably be gone for awhile." Laverna covered, and very convincingly. If Adam hadn't known any better he would have believed her himself.
"Oh, okay. Tell him I'm looking for him. Thanks! Bye!." And with that Linda left and Charlie crawled out from under the bed.
"Thank you so much!" Charlie was still breathing heavily and looked terrified.
"Is she still after you?" Adam asked.
Laverna looked confused and Charlie filled her in, "I broke up with her the other day, I told her that I wasn't interested in her anymore and that I like someone else. And so, she's after my balls."
She rolled her eyes, "You can't hide forever you know."
"Yeah, but at least until I graduate." Adam knew that tone. Charlie was serious. Adam also knew Linda, at least well enough to know that she was seriously going to castrate him.
After a moment of uncomfortable silence, Laverna spoke up.
"So, History…" Laverna began.
"Wanna study with us Adam?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah, Charlie can use all the help he can get." Laverna was given a glare for this, but Adam agreed. "Oh, and did I mention that if you fail, I WILL make your life a living hell? My passing depends on you playing. So.. If you fail, I get to dye your hair. Fair enough?"
"And if I pass?" Charlie sounded a little uneasy about this agreement.
"How about you can choose what color I dye my hair next?" Laverna offered.
"Ehh… Not really much of a reward…"
"How about, if you get an A I will convince Adam to dye HIS hair?" She offered with a smirk.
"No! There is no way in HELL you are dyeing my hair!" He had his pride to think about after all…
"Oh, I think its perfectly fair…." Charlie agreed. And so it was decided, Charlie failed and Laverna chose his color, he passed and he chose her color, and if he got an A, well, then Adam's hair would get colored. It sounded fine, well, except to Adam. Who, Laverna convinced, was assured that it wouldn't happen.
end part 2
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As Adam woke up and looked around the room, he noticed Charlie wasn't there. After a quick inspection of the room, he found a note from him saying he had gone out and would be back soon.
Deciding that it was as good of time as any, he gathered his stuff and headed into the bathroom to take a nice long shower.
When he got out of the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel, he saw Laverna sitting on his bed sketching in a rather large black leather sketchbook. It looked vaguely familiar but this was hardly the time to think about that.
"Do you usually go into people's rooms uninvited? Or did you just want to see me in a towel?" Adam asked with a faint amount of humor in his voice.
"Oh yes, Adam. Oh, baby. I came over here at 9 in the morning to see you in a towel." He could practically see the sarcasm dripping from her words. "Get real, Adam."
He looked up at her and made a 'turn around' motion with his hand. After she rolled her eyes, sighed dramatically and turned around, Adam turned himself to get changed. When he was done, he turned around and finally asked her why she was there.
"Charlie and I were supposed to study this morning," she said, "but apparently he isn't here."
"Yeah. So, why are you studying now? It's 9 o'clock on a Sunday," Adam asked, only a little confused.
"We have a test tomorrow and the teach has threatened to lower MY grade if HE fails. Bastards, the lot of them." Laverna bitter, like that was odd.
"No wonder Charlie's failing! A test on a Monday?"
"Or it could be the fact that he spends all his time practicing and doesn't study."
"Ooo, you didn't just insult hockey," Adam responded, feigning anger.
"Yeah, you're right. I insulted JOCKS in general."
"Now that was below the belt."
Charlie chose that moment to burst in and hid behind Adam.
"You've got to hide me, man!" Charlie sounded desperate, as if the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were after him.
"Hide under my bed. Are you going to tell me what's up with the whole 'hiding' thing?" Adam asked as Laverna hid a smile behind her hand.
"Just, do it! I'm NOT here! Okay?" Adam heard Charlie's muffled voice.
No sooner had Charlie said that when somebody burst in the door.
"Okay. Where is he Adam? I know you're hiding him." Linda asked, and quite frankly Adam felt a little frightened. It wasn't often someone saw such a murderous grin.
"You just missed him. He had his blades with him, so he'll probably be gone for awhile." Laverna covered, and very convincingly. If Adam hadn't known any better he would have believed her himself.
"Oh, okay. Tell him I'm looking for him. Thanks! Bye!." And with that Linda left and Charlie crawled out from under the bed.
"Thank you so much!" Charlie was still breathing heavily and looked terrified.
"Is she still after you?" Adam asked.
Laverna looked confused and Charlie filled her in, "I broke up with her the other day, I told her that I wasn't interested in her anymore and that I like someone else. And so, she's after my balls."
She rolled her eyes, "You can't hide forever you know."
"Yeah, but at least until I graduate." Adam knew that tone. Charlie was serious. Adam also knew Linda, at least well enough to know that she was seriously going to castrate him.
After a moment of uncomfortable silence, Laverna spoke up.
"So, History…" Laverna began.
"Wanna study with us Adam?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah, Charlie can use all the help he can get." Laverna was given a glare for this, but Adam agreed. "Oh, and did I mention that if you fail, I WILL make your life a living hell? My passing depends on you playing. So.. If you fail, I get to dye your hair. Fair enough?"
"And if I pass?" Charlie sounded a little uneasy about this agreement.
"How about you can choose what color I dye my hair next?" Laverna offered.
"Ehh… Not really much of a reward…"
"How about, if you get an A I will convince Adam to dye HIS hair?" She offered with a smirk.
"No! There is no way in HELL you are dyeing my hair!" He had his pride to think about after all…
"Oh, I think its perfectly fair…." Charlie agreed. And so it was decided, Charlie failed and Laverna chose his color, he passed and he chose her color, and if he got an A, well, then Adam's hair would get colored. It sounded fine, well, except to Adam. Who, Laverna convinced, was assured that it wouldn't happen.
end part 2