Chapter 4: Campus watch and Starved

Thomas has convinced Karl to let him stay, but for how long?

Thomas has left the imperial hall and is now heading to the university cafeteria for some food.

"After I get something to eat, I'm going to hunt down that fligheit." Thomas says to himself, continuing to walk to the Cafeteria. Along his way, he hears two voices that sound familiar to him, making him stop. He continues listening, now hearing the voices clearer.

"That's Fiona's angelic voice and Fligheit's." Thomas says growling at Van's last name as it leaves his mouth. Hearing they are close by, he follows their voices to better know where they are. Looking over a bush, he finds them sitting at the bench of the Gygolous hall, sitting close together. He is now listening to their conversation.

"So after I wake up, what do you want to do?" Fiona asks turning to van.

"Um well we can go sit in the lounge with the flat screen tv and eat a little something, your choice." Van suggests.

"That sounds great." Fiona replies back, giving him a kiss on the lips and standing. "See you later."

"See ya and get some rest." Van calls after her, watching her leave into the building. He stands himself and takes a breath. When he turns around and is about to walk off, Thomas jumps out of the bushes, surprising him.

"What do you call yourself doing with Fiona, Van?" Thomas practically yells to him.

"Oh hey Thomas." Van says casually. "How did you get pass campus security? Or did you notice only students attend here?"

"I am a student!" Thomas yells to van. "And while I'm here, I'll be keeping my eye on you."

"Yeah ok, if you say so." Van says walking off, ignoring Thomas's expression.

"I'll be watching you closely Fligheit." Thomas repeats, this time with a sharper tone and continuing to watch Van walk away.

University Cafeteria

Prozen and Ashley are still getting to know each other.

"So tell me a little bit about you." Prozen asks putting his soda down on the table. "Now that I told you mostly everything about me."

"Well." Ashley begins. "I, too, was transferred from a high school to come teach here as well about two years ago."

"You teach my old subject." Prozen adds in.

"Yeah history." Ashley says giggling. "The students were very disruptive, but only few I could call actual students."

"Sounds like a few of mine." Prozen mumbles.

"So tell me, what was your high school like?" Ashley asks turning to him. "Especially the history class you taught."

"Well there isn't much I can say about it, but there was this one student, interesting, but there." Prozen begins. "His name was Van Fligheit, son of Dan Fligheit."

"Was he a problem?" Ashley asks interested.

"No he wasn't." Prozen answers. "He was more of a slacker/laid back student. I never really dealt with one of those before."

Ashley nods.

"Sounds to me like he stood out from the class." Ashley says back to him.

"He actually did. In a good way, I hate to admit." Prozen says zoning off in a daze. "He actually brought this essence to my class, no other student could."

"One day I would like to meet this boy, Van is it?" Ashley confirms.

"Yeah that's him and he won't be hard to find." Prozen says sitting up. "He attends this school."

"Well I would love to have him in my history class if he is how you say." Ashley says smiling at Prozen.

"Um are you sure about that?" Prozen questions.

"I think I can handle him." Ashley says. "Besides, he doesn't sound like that bad of a student."

:::::Then you don't know his history::::::: Prozen says to himself.

"Yeah well, it just maybe me." Prozen speaks, grinning a bit.

"Well it could be." Ashley smiles to him.

Other side of the room

Thomas has just entered the cafeteria with anything to eat on his mind. He walks up to the nearest menu and begins his search.

"Anything right now would do." Thomas says to himself as he continues looking over the menus. He finally decides and walks up to the counter where the cashier sits.

"Let me have a cheese burger with extra cheese." Thomas orders.

"No problem sir, all I need is your student ID." The cashier requests.

"Student ID?" Thomas asks in shock.

"To make any kind of purchases around campus, you need a student ID." The cashier says to Thomas, pointing to a sign next to her that clearly states the point.

"Um I don't have one, but I can clearly compensate with something else." Thomas says hoping to make a deal.

"No ID, no cheese burger with EXTRA cheese." The cashier speaks sharply. "Next."

Thomas turns away slumping, with his stomach still growling.

"This has got to be the worst day of my life. First Karl leaves me at home when I'm standing right there, secondly, I end up at the same school with Fligheit and thirdly I can't even get something to eat without a school id." Thomas sulks. "This really sucks."

Thomas continues sulking and doesn't notice Van walk in in front of him.

"Yes, let me have a large pizza with extra cheese and mushrooms." Van requests to the Cashier.

Thomas immediately snaps up and turns around, spotting Van at the counter. The cashier hands Van his order.

"Man that looks good." Thomas says to himself. Van is about to leave when he is stopped by Thomas.

"Hey Van, listen about what I said earlier, Let's call it truce." Thomas begins rambling.

"When you say you're really watching me, I won't ever ignore that statement again." Van says hoping to get around Thomas. "You're really serious."

"Well I was hungry and really tired when I said that, so if you would be as to so kind to forget I said that and share that pizza with me." Thomas begins in a begging tone.

"Don't you know stalking anyone is against the rules?" Van says backing away a bit. "No can do, this is for Fiona and me when she wakes up."

"Just one slice." Thomas says inching towards Van.

"Ok Thomas officially, I would just laugh, but at this point, you're freaking me out." Van says going around him and leaving the cafeteria. Thomas watches as Van leaves with a sharpened vision.

"I won't forget this Fligheit." Thomas growls in a low tone, watching him leave. Thomas proceeds outside with Raven coming inside. He walks up to the counter and pushes who is in front of him out of the way.

"Don't mind do you?" Raven says grinning not caring if the guy is hurt. "Didn't think so. Ok let me see."

Raven begins ordering.

Gygolous Hall

Irvine has returned to the girl's dorm with something for him and Moonbay.

"I can't believe it only takes an ID to get what you want around here." Moonbay says taking another bite of the pizza.

"Well that's what the woman said in the cafeteria, but I know some places around do take actual currency." Irvine says finishing his slice of pizza.

"Well I'm taking the offer of whatever's good." Moonbay says grinning to Irvine.

"You know, there is a small shop around the corner that has all kinds of things in it." Irvine hints.

Moonbay gives him a certain look.

"You do know, only the campus takes Student ID's." Moonbay reminds him.

"Yeah, but I have money to take care of that part." Irvine says grinning back.

"Well tell me about this shop of you know of." Moonbay says leaning forward.

Irvine raises an eyebrow in interest.

Imperial Hall

Thomas has come back to the room he begged Karl to let him stay in and Sits on the bed.

"Why am I having such bad luck?" Thomas asks himself as he continues to sulk. "Before I even knew Van, I was had all the luck in the world, maybe not with women, but I had it and now it's like every time I see that loser, things change for me. Everything I could and should have is all taken because of him."

Thomas sits up and pushes his sulking aside, with thoughts of revenge starting to fill in his mind.

"All I ever had and can have has been taken away by Fligheit and if I have to knock him out of the way to get it all back, along with Fiona, then I will do whatever it takes." Thomas speaks in a low tone.

(When he tried this before, didn't he not fail?)

Cafeteria

Prozen and Ashley have pretty much talked themselves out.

"Well it was really nice getting to talk to you." Ashley says politely and standing. "I have to get going to the deans office."

"Like wise." Prozen says back to her. "I guess I'll see you around then?"

"Yeah you will." Ashley says pushing her eat up and walking off.

"If I do end up teaching Fligheit, I do know someone who will help me through the trip." Prozen says watching Ashley walk out of his sight. He turns his attention away from Ashley and back to himself. "I never did get my answer about the liquor dispenser. I better go see if they have one."

Prozen stands himself and walks out of the cafeteria himself, on his search for the perfect vendor.

Imperial Hall

Karl has just come back from the cafeteria with some nachos and is heading to his room. When he walks through the door, he spots Thomas on the bed.

"Whoa Thomas, I didn't expect to see you here without you running short of breath." Karl cracks walking over to the desk and setting his nachos down, proceeding to the closet. "I would have thought security caught up with you by now."

Thomas sits up, with the smell of Nacho's running past his nose.

"Are those nachos?" Thomas asks smelling around the room and suddenly spots a box sitting on the desk. He immediately rushes over and begins eating. Karl turns around to see Thomas indulging in the nachos' and sighs.

"No Thomas really, do you want any?" Karl says in an after thought tone of voice. "No go right ahead, and enjoy yourself."

"You have no idea how hungry I am right now." Thomas says with a cheese mess around his mouth.

"Yea judging by the cheese making a home on your face, I can say you've been turned down, even by van." Karl says laughing.

"That low life didn't even share his pizza with me in my time of need." Thomas whines.

"The only thing he probably thought you needed was shock therapy." Karl says snatching the remaining nacho's from under Thomas. "Didn't anyone find out that you don't belong here?"

"No, no one has found out yet." Thomas says through the mess in his mouth. "Karl, you have to let me stay here until I do get accepted."

"Thomas..." Karl begins in a not so sure tone. "If they find out, I'll be kicked out along with you."

"Well now that I have food in my system, I'll go now and get things straight with them." Thomas says getting up.

"Oh word of warning before you leave, they want to talk to someone with a little dignity, something you look like you're lacking plenty of." Karl cracks again. "Go wash your hands and face."

"Oh right." Thomas says heading into the bathroom and begins washing his face and hands of the cheese. When the mess has been taken care of, Thomas turns to the mirror and an evil smile crosses his lips.

"Once I do become an official student, I'll succeed this time with doing away with Fligheit." Thomas says to himself, feeling a laugh coming from in his throat. He silently begins laughing out loud.

"It's not sane to laugh to yourself either." Karl calls out to him.

"Sorry funny thought crossed my mind." Thomas says back.

Thomas continues to smile, mapping out exactly what he wants to do.

A/N: Ok end of chapter 4 and sorry it had to end so lamely. Didn't want to take so long in updating plus I started school again this semester and I can't say when the next update will be. So no flames, you know the rules if I find one and review nicely and thanks for being and continue to be patient. if anything is confusing, let me know and I'll change it.

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