Cheaters: Chapter 2
By Suchan deFamine
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Monsieur, the ballet—now.
Silver: What she means is, the story. No ballet, that would be against non-camp fic rules. (takes the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack away from Suchan)
Suchan: ;.; Awwww……poo.
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"Disperse!" Asa waited behind while Manfred finished up his water.
"Manfred… it's not poison."
"But it's not coffee either," the dark boy grumbled.
"You're impossible!" shouted Asa, throwing his arms up. Manfred left a half-full glass of water on his tray.
"Come on, homework." He linked elbows with Asa and nearly bounced out of the cafeteria. Asa yanked him back to stop him skipping.
He stared at Manfred's eyes suspiciously. "You didn't have coffee, did you?" Manfred shook his head, no. "Crack?"
Manfred frowned at him. "You know I'm against drugs, dearest." He kissed Asa lightly, and turned to walk toward the King's Room. Asa stopped him.
"What's up with you today?"
"What do you mean?"
Asa frowned. "Like, yesterday you were all pissed off because you can't have coffee and now you're all happy. You're not sneaking any, are you?"
"I told you, no. Why don't you believe me?"
"Because you're acting unbelievable." Asa began to walk away, stopped, turned back to Manfred. "I'm sorry. You're just not acting like yourself, and I'm worried." He threw a sorrowful glance at the floor, and walked away again.
Manfred stared after him. 'You should be worried. I don't think I'm myself.'
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The two hours required to do homework seemed like four. Asa sat in complete silence, barely thinking about mathematics. It's not like him to be so happy without any coffee. Actually, it's not really normal for him to be happy, period. There's something going on… I'd better find out what it is.
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Manfred was wandering the corridors, wondering what to do. He stopped by a window nearest the dormitories where the younger boys stayed. It was the window he and Asa had silently shared a pensive night, staring at the stars…
"Manfred?" Manfred turned around to find, not Asa, but Charlie, looking at him questioningly. "What're you doing down here?"
Manfred shrugged. "Needed a change of pace, I guess. Don't think I've ever been down here, even…" He trailed off, looking thoughtfully at the wide grey eyes, the fullness of the boy's lips…
"Er…Manfred? I'm going to leave now or I'll be late for class."
Manfred shook himself. "Right, hurry. I don't like handing out detentions in the morning." Charlie rushed off, feeling slightly unnerved.
"Honest to God, Manfred Bloor, what are you doing up here? I was calling your name everywhere!" he turned around and found a red-faced, panting Asa glaring at him. "Hurry up, we're going to be late!"
And, as they hurried down the stairs, "Although, I wouldn't mind a detention." Asa smiled mischievously at him.
Manfred shrugged, but smiled. "Any more detentions and your parents are gonna get kind of suspicious…"
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Straightening his purple cloak, Asa Pike loped up to Manfred's door, knocked. No response. Frowning, he knocked again, louder.
"I don't understand." Asa's wolfy ears pricked up.
"You never do, do you?" a familiar voice sighed.
Worrying, Asa began to follow the voices. "Now, wait a minute…"
"What's wrong?"
"This! You!"
"Are you…scared?"
The first voice snorted. Asa stepped out onto a balcony. "Of course not." He leaned over to look just in time to see Manfred, hand caressing another face, lean in for a kiss.
Knuckles were stuffed in his mouth to keep from crying out. The wind had been brutally knocked from his lungs. And that, that…ugh! Of all people to cheat on him with!
Choked with anger and anguish, Asa fled, running with all his might down to the dining hall. Another prefect, Justin Moore, called out to him about not running in the halls, but Asa didn't slow down until he reached the door to the dining hall.
He grabbed a tray, a meager dinner, and sat at a table behind the tallest girl he could find. I can't believe him… Asa furiously stabbed at his food. That bastard. He'll get his.
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Charlie Bone opened his eyes, blinked nervously. "I…I should go…" He backed away quickly and headed for the dining hall.
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End Chapter.
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