Chapter 2: Tell me everything

(Sophia's POV)

After what felt like my mind snapping like a torn ligament, the sharp pain pierced through my head. I turned, grasping my head in pain as what felt like white-hot fire sliced across my brain.

I cringe, my face distorting in pain as the tour guide struggles to figure out my sudden problem.

"Oh my god, you're bleeding!" she squeaks, her tone startled, aghast even, bringing one hand to my chin as I feel warm liquid dribble over my lips.

Seconds after her hand is replaced with a cloth fetched from her pocket, and this time it's over my nose. Her fingers holding gentle pressure. I wanted to calm her down, wave her off and say it was just from the dust and heat but suddenly my mouth went dry, my head started reeling in pain and it got very hot. My body temperature rose quickly.

"Are you sick?" she asks, her voice strained as she "Are you diabetic?"

I mumble unhelpfully, feeling completely distorted.

I feel myself moving over to a bench or something firm as she waves another over. I feel an odd sensation come over me as a shadow now kneels before me. I hear words being said but none of them reach me, there moving too fast and there gone before I can make them out. I feel something on my neck. A hand maybe? It's cold. So, a cloth? A million questions swirl in my brain. Where was I? Who was with me? Who was watching? Would Sheila find out? A million questions were left unanswered as I slipped into a calm sea of blackness.

(Javier's POV)

I walked around the campus, sliding left and right to avoid the hustle of students now pouring into the quad.

Freshman Welcome Week.

God, I hated this. The hustle, the noise, the bright-eyed faces of hopeful scares. The curious eyes following me around, observant eyes recording my every move, and hungry males. Eyeing up my ROR sweater as they started plans to try and take it from me. It was common knowledge around scarer's that ROR was one of the most sought after fraternities on campus. Many monsters of legends came from ROR, some stories exaggerated as they passed from mouth to mouth but none the less they were mostly true.

"Woah!" a female voice says and I feel someone bump into me.

I instinctively reach forwards quickly and grip a set of arms in front of me with ease, reflexes agile and quick from years of scaring with Johnny and my other brothers, the motion stopping the others decent to the ground. I look down and see the face of a girl, dressed head to toe in pink with butterfly berets in her hair. Purple hair was tied into a high ponytail. A pair of pink glasses on her face and the utter surprise was obvious on her face. A face that flushed with a dark blush as she says my fraternity sweater and seeing my face put two and two together with ease.

"I'm so sorry!" she says in a high-pitched tone.

I place on one of my alpha male looks and smile at her, like the others her blush intensifies as she's captivated by my smoldering look.

"Please, the fault is all mine." I grab her hand and place a kiss on her knuckles "I just hope you weren't hurt by my clumsiness."

As if her face could get darker it does and Just. Like. That. she's reduced to a stuttering mess and with a few quick nods I finally release her from my powerful grip and keep walking with an annoyed eye roll.

I hated doing that.

Hated it with a passion but 'keeping up with appearances' was one of Johnny's priorities and blowing off a freshman would be bad publicity. My face fell back to its normal stoic features, weaving my way through the group once more and this time actually paying a little more attention to not put myself through this once more.

I went through the quad and to avoid the noise found myself walking towards the dorms, the student dorms that I spent a few nights in before Johnny snatched me up like a fly in a spider web. It felt like a lifetime ago, four years going just like that, like a finger snap and I found myself in my final year of college. Wow, I was told time flies but I never believed them, until now that is. I turned walking towards the front doors when a familiar female voice rang through my ears.

"The dorms are large to hold the majority of the students here at MU. The dorms are split up Male and Female!" I turn to see Chrissy, the student tour president finishing the last of her rounds "There are no male and female dorm room partners! Same-sex roommates only!"

This statement gets a few chuckles, mine included as memories of Big Red's hilarious half an hour argument with the dean went public for weeks on Fearbook. Achieving more likes than even Johnny's posts for it; the president wasn't too happy but gave big red credit for his ballsy move. Thankfully he was put in his place and this little addition was placed on the tour speech.

"Your room numbers are in the envelope you got at the registration hall" she lifts up an envelope with the MU insignia stamped on it "If you have not gotten your envelope you'll need Photo I.D. and you'll get your school I.D. taken along with the envelope."

I block out the rest of the speech, leaning on the tree to my right as I waited for Chrissy to finish. It's not like we were super good friends but we've seen each other at a few parties and not seeing any other familiar face in the crowd I chose to stay by her side. Chrissy caught my eyes, her voice stopping for just a moment, not long enough for anyone but me to notice as I'd heard this speech many times over the years and she smiles, my eyebrow-raising once and she nods, turning back to the crowd. I chuckled as she clapped her hands once more; by now I could quote this speech by heart and I find my lips moving along with hers as it comes to an end. Most of the students split off immediately, content of checking out their rooms and settling into this 'mind-blowing place' in hopes that it might stop their racing hearts.

I walk forwards with a smile easily swerving through the crowd of people and Chrissy vanishes from my sight and just like that my smile vanishes.

"Oh my god, you're bleeding!" Chrissy's voice cuts through my head and I move faster, pushing some people out of the way as I thought of all the possibilities of that statement. When I break through the crowd I see Chrissy standing with another female, a cloth over her nose and the red blood still on her hand. She had gotten the other to the school steps and her eyes snap up to lock with mine, concern clear in her eyes.

"Javier, I don't know what's wrong with her."

Being well versed in medicine, as Chet was often littered with injuries as his excessive energy led to over-exaggerated motions or too quick movements that ended, all the same, I quickly scanned her body. A thing that Johnny taught me, I still remember the two-week class he gave me on the couch, calmly wrapping up Chet's leg or arm as the other whined about the pain. I also picked up a medical book and on my spare time flipped through its pages.

At first, I thought it was just a nose bleed, possibly from the heat of the summer day and not enough water but as I knelt down I could see Chrissy's concern. I wasn't sure what her normal color was but the shades were now an odd color. Chrissy placed a hand behind her head as the other sunk backward. I placed a hand on her cheek, the skin feeling cool and clammy to the touch. This instantly set off warning bells, that and not a moment after the female head fell to the side, slipping into unconsciousness.

"Javier!" Chrissy squeaks, her eyes now filled with tears.

For all her success, Chrissy didn't do well in stressful situations, then again I often wondered why she chose the most stressful job on campus but she's gone almost three years without an incident.

"Its fine, I got it." I state and scoop the woman up into my arms "Go alert the dean, I'll take her to the medical wing."

I stood up, yelling at people to move out of the way as I raced across the campus. She was so light; barely moving my arms, so much so that I often found myself looking down to make sure she was IN my arms. It was like I was carrying a feather. Yet at the same time, she was skinny, thin like most of the girls I'd had the pleasure of being with, not like the PNK girls that could lift little more than their purses. No, with each step her body folded up against mine and I could feel actual muscle under her clothes, lithe muscles that were clearly well maintained, dangerous muscle that I knew shouldn't be underestimated, look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it sort of thing and a part of me burned to find out why.

I saw the marching band crossing my path and curse as this meant the day was half over, the dean asking them to wait till lunch as the movements of the students would slow as they found a place to enjoy their food and cleared a path for the marching band to well, march, but now they were blocking my way. I knew instantly that they wouldn't hear me, the music playing loudly with pride, so I bend, bending in the run and jump, watching with slight self-impressment as I easily cleared everyone heads, the music stopping just the slightest as they glanced up to watch me and then back to their papers, a few odd noises cracking through the air as they struggled to find their last spot. I set a mental reminder to apologize for later, as no doubt they'd been practicing that piece for a while.

I hit the ground still running and thank god when the school's main doors fall into my sights.

(Dean HardScrabble's POV)

"Oh god, James..." I trailed off, my head now spinning with the information I had received "How could you do that?"

"I don't know it just happened!" he says, leaning back in the seat "I'm not saying that excuses what I did." He runs a hand down his face "Sophia is an amazing monster and she'd be an excellent scarer, better than I could ever be but she's not taking the course."

"Well, I wonder why?" I state a bit harsher than I'd intended to "Sheila's been controlling her entire life. Sophia's never done anything on her own. How the hell is she supposed to make decisions now?" I run a hand over my face "And I assume she has no idea about that last part of the conversation?"

"No." James sighs "Carla I know you don't owe me anything but please, look out for her. For me?"

I looked into his eyes and sighed, going to answer when my door bursts open.

"Dean Hardscrabble!" Chrissy yells, James and I both jump in surprise "A freshmen collapsed in the quad, Javier's taking her to the hospital wing, you need to come quickly!"

I sigh, running a hand down my face hoping that this wasn't yet again, another drug problem.

"And the surprises never stop..." I exhale and stand up, pausing beside the larger male monster "James... I will do what I can. Please, see yourself out."

James nods once.

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"What happened?" I asked as we walked, our feet moving quickly down the hall.

"I'm not sure, she was fine during the whole tour and suddenly she started having a nosebleed, and got all pale and started shaking and then she passed out!"

"Do you think it's drug-related?" I ask.

Chrissy looks at me quickly.

"No," she says honestly "No, I don't."

"Well then" I nod "Let's go see who it is."

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"She's fine." Doctor Agustine says, calmly coming out of the room "I think it was just a mix of things throughout the day." She lifts the chart up "Her blood sugar was a little low which explains the fainting, she skipped breakfast or possibly purged herself in one of our garbage cans which explains the paleness and shaking and the added stress of starting university must have triggered the nose bleed." I glance back to see Sophia lying on the bed "I've got her on an IV for fluids and I'd like to monitor her for a little while but after that, she'll be fine."

"Thank you, doctor," I state

"Don't thank me" she chuckles "he's the one that brought her in. If he wasn't so quick to could have been much worse."

I turn to see Javier Rios. The senior bug-like monster and well-known member of ROR. He looks at me for a moment before his eyes fell back to the hospital window, with her on the bed.

"Thank you, Javier."

"Of course Dean Hardscrabble." He answers, not even looking at me but the tone was real.

A rare thing as the bug-like monster was mostly known for stoic tones and faces, hiding his emotions from the world like someone was out to kill them. Relying more on science and facts to prove his points and guide his actions than his emotions. This fact had both its ups and downs but it seemed to be working or the monster in the long run.

"I should go." He states quietly, more to himself it seemed as his feet weren't moving in the slightest "I have a party to help set up for." He states again, this time with a little more force and it seems to do the trick as after a second his feet move "Dean, Doctor." He says, dipping his head politely and walking off down the hall.

I walk into the room, my clawed finger sliding down the side of the bed. I'd promised to look after James's girl and she was in the hospital room, not an hour after arriving. My god, I guess it didn't matter who the Sullivan was, every one of them was a pain in my ass. And now, there are two of them! Dear God, help me.

(Javier's POV)

I walked back to Frat row, the Greek houses bustling with energy as everyone got ready for the party of the year. It was known that parties were held each night, each house hosting at least once in the next few weeks but the first was always ours. Roar Omega Roar. The best of the best, the one that held the most legendary parties all through the night. Everyone came and wouldn't leave till we forced them out. A party that I should have been setting up right now, I could only imagine how pissed off Johnny would be. Maybe he'd hear me out before he started yelling, one could hope, right?

As I walked, a little slower than I'd liked I finally came to our house, the reason for my tardiness still lingering on my mind. It also seemed that other stuff happened as well, the thought that more lingering eyes fell on my body as I walked crossed my mind more than a few times and for once, frat row was actually quiet while I walked past. I caught the eye of a few girls, the PNK's and they just giggled a few times before whispering to themselves. I glance down at myself and start to wonder what the hell was going on, had some asshole stuck a sign on my back or something? But that had to wait as I found myself climbing the steps to ROR, and like I'd feared Johnny was standing there waiting for me. Dramatically opening the door with a look on his face that screamed trouble.

"Now Johnny hear me out-"

"Well well well, if it isn't the college hero! Hey, guys look who's back!" Johnny says with real happiness "You know, I knew you were hiding a trump card but this was a whole other level."

He chuckles and wraps an arm around my shoulder.

"Wait, what?" I ask as I'm lead inside.

My other brothers were around the room on chairs, some standing, and some sitting as they strung up party favours and other trinkets.

"Nice job man! IT'S ALL OVER FEARBOOK!" Chet yells excitedly, jumping up and down like a child.

"How's the princess Jav?" chip teases before adding more air into a balloon.

"It's got five hundred likes already and it keeps growing," Johnny says impressed

"Okay, what?" I ask again and they pause, glancing at me oddly, even Chet had stopped his childish jumping, a rare sight indeed.

"What?" Johnny pauses "Don't tell me you haven't seen it..." my confused look has him rolling his eyes once more and running a hand down his face. He pulls out his phone and in seconds shoves it in my face. I glanced at the title page of Fearbook and my eyes widen

"Campus hero saves his princess?!" I read out loud.

I see a picture of myself jumping over the marching band and a few videos from fans previously recording the songs and one of us sitting on the steps, Chrissy's face clearly distraught. Johnny pulls the phone away, walking around the room like a king declaring his new rules.

"Monsters University's very own, Javier Rios, a proud member of Roar Omega Roar saves the life of a freshman, not yet identified, collapses in the heat of the day. Rios's quick thinking and calm attitude may have just saved her life." He says and eyes me; I roll my eyes "Dude, it's all over the web."

"Oh come on! She just fainted, it's not like she was dying." I sigh and jump as Johnny pulls me to his side once more.

"It doesn't matter!" he chuckles "this little stunt just adds more credit to our house, and what can I say," Johnny chuckles and pulls up the collar of his shirt once "ladies love a hero."

"Oooh!" chip chuckles "Someones getting laid tonight!" and just like that he's back to jumping around the room.

"Chip calm down before you break something!" Johnny yells from another room, the jumping ceases.

I sigh, looking out the window. Can't people really be buying this shit right? I wanted to say yes but from the predatory looks that I now just realized I was sent by the PNK I had a sinking feeling that Johnny was right. In a few hours, I'd have people eating out of my hand.

Fuck.

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