Title: I Thought I Knew You
Author: Ari
Warnings: Sophia being a bitch (Deal with it people, I don't like her.) Albel and Fayt hints! Finally! If you squint and look really, really hard!
Disclaimer: I'm not creative enough to invent Fayt and Albel. Nor Duo, Heero, Fanta, or Ryang. Or…any other characters I randomly stuck in here.
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Chapter 7:
Fayt, You Ass!
It was a few days after Fayt's rant to Albel about woman, and class progressed slowly that day. Fayt was currently sitting in Symbology, Albel next to him, bored out of his mind. Mr. Lasabard had given them a workday, but Albel seemed more interested in doodling then the project at the moment.
'Not that it matters.' He thought. 'We're ahead of everyone anyway.' Fayt leaned over to try and see what Albel was doodling, but the boy's arm was blocking the paper. "Hey Albel, let me see." He said while poking at The Wicked One.
"Hrm…hold on…" he mumbled/growled, not looking up from his work. Fayt sat back in his seat to wait for the man to finish. As Fayt was tossing project ideas back and forth through his mind, waiting for Albel to finish, Mr. Lasabard stood up and called for silence from the class.
"Now, with a raise of hands, who has found how their partner is connected to Symbology?" Fayt raised his hand, and so did some others, but more than half the class remained immobile. "Well, try your hardest. This is the main point of this project. Presentations will begin next Monday."
Fayt glanced over to watch Albel take a pink eraser to the paper. Finally, after some more erasing and a few tiny pencil marks, Albel sat back to look over the images. He then pushed the pages toward Fayt, who took them and looked them over in semi shock.
They were sketches of him, and very good ones at that. They were like character sketches, each one of him dressed differently with little notes off to the side.
The first one was of him in baggy black jeans with dozens of chains hanging from his belt loops. He wore a tight tank top with a mesh shirt over it.
The second one had him in loose dress slacks and a white button up shirt left open. A silver chain around his neck and matching bracelets accented bare skin.
The last picture in the stack nearly made his eyes shoot from their sockets. He was wearing layers of dark gauzy material for pants that matched the scarf like lengths tied around his neck and shoulders. They feel down his back like thin, wispy, black wings. He wore no shirt and he had black cuffs around his wrists. His eyes were lined with make up and his lips had silver lip stick. Once again, around his waist were silver and gold chains, and the glitter! He was…saturated…with glitter! Silver and gold glitter.
Of course, the sketches were all in pencil, but thanks to Albel's little side notes, he knew the colors. Fayt glanced at Albel just in time to see Albel glance at him.
"They're good, but why have you dressed me up?" Fayt glanced back at the images. "You have a thing for gothic fairies, don't you?" Albel shrugged and only grinned. "Albel?" Fayt questioned.
"Oh, we're going to party."
"Party?"
"Yes, you and me. I'm going to throw together a party of some sort." Fayt glanced at The Wicked One again, a curious look on his face.
"Really? And you want me to come? Dressed in one of these?" Albel shrugged again.
"These are just ideas, but it'll be something similar." Fayt wasn't too sure how he felt about this, but he didn't say anything. Something was nagging in the back of his mind, some other party that he should know about…Whatever, he couldn't remember it, so he shoved the nagging feeling to the back of his brain.
"Fayt! Are you coming?"
He glanced up and snapped out of his daze, the entire room was empty, save for him and Albel, who stood patiently next to him, waiting. Cliff was standing in the door, Nel behind him.
"Cliff, I…I can't tonight. I have to work on my…project…with Albel." Fayt noticed Albel sending him an 'Oh, really?' look, but he glared, silently telling The Wicked One to shut up. Albel shrugged, a grin plastered on his pretty lips.
'Pretty lips?' Fayt thought to himself. But he didn't have much time before Cliff broke back into his conscious mind.
"But, what about Sophia?"
Fayt's eyes narrowed a little, he was still a little irritated with his girlfriend. "What about her?" Cliff and Nel both scowled.
"Well never mind. If you don't know, then it doesn't matter." The red head hissed. Fayt watched them in shock as they both turned away angrily, leaving him standing there. Albel seated himself on the table next to him.
"What's with them?"
A simple shrug. "I don't know."
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"Aw, 'bel! He is so adorable!" a girl named Shion giggled. Fayt had gone with Albel back to his dorm, figuring that he might as well be where he said he would be. Albel, a little happy that Fayt had invited himself over for no reason, had called together are small group of friends.
So, Fayt, Albel, Ororon, Duo, Heero, Fanta, Ryang, and Shion were all sprawled around Albel's dorm. Duo and Heero were cuddling on the couch, Ororon was in the chair, Albel was sitting at the counter watching everyone waiting for the popcorn, and Fayt was lounging on Albel bed, trying to stay away from Shion, who had taken a liking to messing up his hair. Ryang and Fanta had disappeared into the small bathroom twenty minutes ago, and had yet to come out again.
The microwave beeped and Albel got up to pull out the bag of popcorn and stick in another one. Shion relented her attack on Fayt and let him be, deciding to go pound on the bathroom door to torment her other friends.
"Popcorns done and movies starting! Get out here!" there was some muffled yelps and a couple giggles that made Fayt smirk and Duo catcalled.
Albel carried over two bowls of popcorn and Shion jumped up to help carry the 24 pack of Mountain Dew to the couch. Duo and Heero scooted over as much as they could, and Shion and Ororon dropped next to them. Fayt tossed his pillow at Albel, successfully smacking him in the face. He growled a little, but let the action slide. This time. Fanta and Ryang came out and called the chair, so Albel and Fayt stretched out on the floor.
They were already thirty minutes into the movie, Moonchild (1.), and they had yet get a minute of silence.
"Duo! Stop hogging the popcorn!" Shion hissed.
"Albel, stop poking me or I'll bite off your finger!" Fayt snarled from the floor.
"Fanta, stop fondling Ryang." Ororon spoke up.
"Shion, stop kicking me." Heero's voice sounded.
"Ryang, you smell like sex." Fanta purred.
"Fayt, some of that pillow is mine too, you know!" Albel stated, yanking the pillow over some more.
"Move and I wont kick you." Shion chirped.
"You're just jealous, Ororon!" Duo cackled.
Finally, ten minutes later, the popcorn was evenly distributed, pillows were evenly shared, causing the poking to stop, Ryang went to clean up, and Fanta settled down. Heero cuddled closer to Duo so as not to be kicked and Ororon sat in blissful silence.
Everyone was enjoying the movie immensely. The giant fish had just floated across the screen and Duo could be heard making some comment about drugs when a loud banging on the door broke the atmosphere. Grumbling, Albel got up and went to answer it. He had been nice and warm! Fayt's body heat was very comfortable, whoever this was, was going to die.
"Yes?" he hissed, yanking the door open to glare at the intruder. Unfortunately, the small girl glared right back.
"Is Fayt here?" she demanded trying to see passed Albel's body, but The Wicked One kept himself wedged in-between the door and the wall. She didn't need to see inside his room! "Well?" she demanded again. Albel shrugged and was going to shoot off a nasty comment when an arm slung itself around his waist to see past.
"Is it for me?" Fayt asked, pulling Albel away from the door. "Aw, crap." He muttered as he saw Sophia standing there. "Sophia? What's up? Why are you so dressed up?" he asked, eyeing her nice pink dress and fancy hair. Instead, she ignored him and pushed past into the room.
"I see your working hard on your project. Fayt, you ass. Is this what you blew off my birthday party for?"
Albel felt Fayt's arm go ridged and he glanced down to see the boy pale considerably. He was even too worried to notice how Fayt's arm stayed around his waist. He wasn't quite sure what was going on, but he didn't like that Fayt was worried. So he slung his own arm around Fayt's shoulder and gave him a nudge to snap him out of it.
"Hey, you better explain this to her." He mumbled. Fayt nodded slowly; well aware that everyone's eyes were on him. He finally let his arm drop as he walked forward and tried to take Sophia's hand. The girl yanked it back and glared at him.
"You better explain, Fayt. You yell at me, ignore me for a week, lie to your friends, blow off my birthday party for this gothic scum, and then have the gall to hang all over Albel-fucking-Nox!"
"Sophia, it was an accident…"
"Was your little gothic orgy really that important to you?" she spat. Albel's eyes narrowed.
"I think you better get out." He hissed, eyes staring down at her. She pointed a finger at him and snarled.
"Don't worry, I'm just about to leave!" she stomped up to Fayt, stopping in front of him.
"Sophia, I'm sorry. I-"
SMACK
Fayt simply stayed frozen in shock as she hit him. It was a girl smack, but it still stung. "We're over, Fayt. Have fun with these cretins, I know Cliff and Nel are disgusted with you too."
"That's it!" Albel roared. "You stupid wench!" he grabbed her by the back of the neck and jerked her around to stare at him. "You march in here, acting like you own the place, cut down on me and my friends, while acting like the work revolves around you! I can take that, it's happened before. But if you ever hit him again," he leaned down close to her face and whispered. "then I will personally kill you." That came out so only she could hear it. "Got it?" he asked, standing back up.
"Yeah." She glared again.
"Good." and not letting go of her neck, he threw her out into the hall. "Happy birthday." He sneered.
"Faggot." She hissed. Albel's eyes darkened.
"Watch what you say, wench." And he slammed the door and made his way back into the main room with Fayt. They dropped back in their spots to start the movie again.
"Hey, Fayt. You okay?" Duo asked from the couch.
"Fine." He said simply. "My cheek hurts though."
"Aren't you sad, Fayt?" Shion asked gently. Fayt sighed and rolled over so his chin rested on the pillow next to The Wicked One's face.
"No. Not really. We really never did much together."
"But didn't you-"
"Leave him alone!" Albel snapped. The Wicked One didn't like how they were badgering him so much. "He said it wasn't a big deal." He glanced over at Fayt who just stared at Shion's feet. "Anyway, she was a bitch, Fayt. You deserve better."
"What, like you?" he mumbled and Albel smirked.
"Yes. Like me-Ow!" he hissed as Fayt smacked him playfully. Albel growled and 'smacked' him right back until the two were wrestling on the ground. Duo, Heero, Shion, Ororon, Fanta, and Ryang just watched with smiles. After all, they could see it, even if those two idiots couldn't.
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"But I don't want to put them on!" Fayt folded his arms across his chest and stood firm. They were once again in Albel's dorm, and Albel and Fayt stood in the bathroom, trying to get Fayt into some, as Duo called it, party clothes.
Everyone was waiting out in the dorm as Fayt and Albel wrestled in the bathroom, and from the sounds, Fayt was loosing.
"Do you think he'll get him in the pants?" Duo's voice popped up from behind the counter.
"Fayt in leather pants?" Ororon questioned. "I doubt it."
There was a loud crash and some yelling and the sound of glass breaking from the bathroom. Duo started laughing as Albel started swearing with little Fayt swearing right back. After several more minutes, the door swung open and a pompous looking Albel strolled out, a look of triumph on his face.
"I am simply God-like." He announced before turning back and yanking a struggling Fayt out into the room. Duo, Fanta, Shion, and Ryang cheered at Albel success.
Fayt stood, shifting uncomfortably, in the doorway. Albel had managed to get Fayt into low cut, black leather pants and dark boots. He wore a red tank top with bleeding silver words 'Death and Blood' across his chest and a simple black button up shirt left open over that.
Fanta and Shion squealed and they, along with Duo, tackled him back into the bathroom. Duo calling out, 'Our turn' and Fanta yanking out a black hand bag. Now it was Albel's turn to listen to Fayt yell as Duo, Fanta, and Shion teamed up against him with cosmetics.
"Fayt!" Albel yelled while banging on the door. "If you don't let them do your make up, I wont love you anymore, you fucking maggot!"
"Fine!" Fayt hissed back. "I never wanted your 'love' anyway!"
"Fayt! You wound me! My poor, abused heart!" Albel chuckled.
"Don't worry, 'bel!" Duo yelled.
"Yeah, he's not fighting nearly as much as it sounds like!" Shion giggled through the door.
Albel allowed them to continue with Fayt while he shooed everyone off to get ready by themselves.
ONE HOUR LATER
The group was walking down the road, heading to the house the 'dorm party' was being thrown at.
Fanta and Ryang walked in front with Ororon close behind. Duo and Heero walked close together, hand in hand, and Shion skipped back and forth between all of her friends. Fayt hung in back with Albel watching him closely, still a little worried for his freshman maggot.
"Hey! Fayt!" someone yelled angrily from behind them. The group stopped to look back and see who would stop them. The angry glares of Cliff and the disgusted looks from Nel made Fayt feel sick.
"Aw, shit…" Albel hissed.
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(1.) Moonchild is the Japanese movie that Gackt and Hyde stared in together. WONDERFUL movie! So sad! Everyone should see it! There's a part were they go see some friends at a fish mart, and the guy was so high, that he thought there were giant Koi swimming around his head.
My main goal in all these chapters was to show you how Albel is. He acts differently in public than he does by himself. And he acts differently with friends too. I needed people to understand that but I think it was missed and taken for random insaneness. We must remember, what Albel thinks, isn't always what Albel does.
Now, just because Fayt's not dating Sophia anymore, doesn't mean he and Albel are going to jump in bed. They're just becoming friends, these things need to build, and I need more time to develop an actually plot.
My other goal in this chapter was to show you Albel's friends. In the school's view, they're outcasts, cold and mean, but they're all actually quite fun and they watch each other's back.
Don't worry; you haven't seen the last of Cliff, Nel, and Sophia. I will try to find a way to get Peppita and Roger in here, but I'm really not sure how to…
About Symbology in this story: I kind of set it up differently for the story to work. As you can tell from the project, Symbology has affected everyone in some way, some more than others. Fayt's in a big one, where Albel's is smaller, dealing with the tattoo. Some people, maybe have a family member that affects them or it could be as small as meeting someone with Symbology that had an affect one you. Everyone's different. And you'll understand when the class gives presentations.
Notes: Reviewing makes me update faster! And idea's from my friendly audience moves the story along quicker!