Chapter dos…
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Chapter Two: Social Disease
Sora fell onto his bed, his head and shoulders drenched, and let his head sink into the pillow. He let his blazer escape his weak grasp and drop to the floor as he submerged himself into his mattress. He heard the door open and sat up to see a drowned Riku. He was soaked the same as Sora and his silver wet hair stuck around the frame of his face. Sora, twisted on his bed, rolled over on his back, eyes still locked on Riku,
"Don't you love Swirly Day?" Riku smiled, beaming with sarcasm, as usual. Sora held his stomach and exhaustingly laughed,
"You look like a drowned rat!" Riku slammed the door behind him and dropped his books,
"Thanks for that." He walked over to his bed and began taking off his shoes. Finally relieved when they came off, he fell back on his bed and placed his hands behind his head. Sora looked gloomy after he finished his chuckles, lying still on his back he shut his eyes and reopened them.
"Gunna take off your shoes?" Riku looked over to him,
"You don't want me too," Sora rolled on his side, looking away from Riku. He closed his eyes, "After lunch, that Rai kid stuffed some, uh, dead fish in my shoes."
"From where?"
"I don't know! Either he caught them fresh in the river or he grabbed them from the cafeteria!"
"Sick." Riku squirmed, "That stupid brute is really twisted now…" He laid on his back on his bed and began to think. Sora kept talking in the background,
"It was awful… But how could they find so much…" Riku blocked this out while Sora was deep in thought of how they tracked down and uncovered so much fish in the cafeteria.
"Ugh, all of their.. gross… I can feel it between my toes—"
"Alright! That's quite enough!"
"Sorry," Sora sat up and went over to the dresser, opening a drawer he looked over to Riku and back again,
"Hey," Flustered he rummaged through the drawers, "Where--"
"Oh, uh," Riku sat up, "Remember when Tubby and his posse stripped me to my whites?" Sora had a disgusted look of dissatisfaction, his eyebrows furrowed, eyelids half down and mouth ajar.
"Sorry," Riku said embarrassed. Sora slammed the dresser and fell back on his bed with his arms crossed, glaring at the ceiling,
"Great, no socks, no care packages, my shoes are filled with shite!"
"Hey, hey, calm down."
"Calm down?" Sora snapped at Riku, flabbergasted, "Getting back is what I'm gonna do."
He sat on the edge of Riku's bed in deep thought. Riku sat up and looked to Sora, is hair drenched. Sora combed it back; his forehead bare. Riku began to stare, and Sora turned to him casually with an eyebrow raised,
"What?"
Riku's mind skipped to a different thought and stuttered, "Well I-I was just thinking that you should stop this good boy routine of yours."
Sora shook his head, "What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about you acting totally innocent around here but really you are probably some sick son of a bitch when it comes to pulling gags, am I wrong?" Riku forgot about Sora's looks for a moment.
"Huh?"
"Don't play dumb, all this talk about getting back… so sure of yourself… And you said you were in Scotland for about a year, how did you get out of your old school?"
"What?" Sora brought a knee up on the bed to face Riku. Riku leaned in close and spoke, "What did you do that was so bad, you would get kicked out of an all boys boarding school?" Riku's face was too close for comfort, Sora backed away,
"I didn't do anything." Sora said slowly and clear, he watched a drop of water fall of the end of one of his silver bangs. He licked his lips and began to speak again, "Get off my back about it." Sora rose from the bed, uncomfortable, 'When are we going to get that new roommate?…' The comfort level dropped in this room then on. With all these rumors surrounding the silver-haired boy, how could he even think of making himself so comfortable, so close to Sora?
"I-I'm off to the tuck shoppe.(1) See ya…" Sora grabbed a dry grey jacket off the dresser and slammed the door on his way out. Riku laid back on his bed and mentally kicked himself.
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They glided through the entrance towards the grand hall, coming from their last class to lunch. Riku and Sora chose a seat at the ends of the table, some space between them and the rest on the long benches, they weren't considered very popular for the very beginning of the school year, but not miserably outcasts either. The whole school listened to the announcements and began their lunch.
"You know that mate of yours that we ran into on the first day of school a few weeks ago," Sora started,
"Yeah Seifer, what about him?" Riku said with half interest.
"Well he's been giving me these weird looks lately around the school and in a couple of my classes." Sora took a bite of his food and continued, "Like he's scheming, or I'm gonna wake up the next morning and be missing half of my limbs." He finished with concern and a hint of comic relief. Riku gave a silent chuckle, still playing with his food,
"Maybe he fancies you."
"Now c'mon, I'm serious. We gotta get him before he gets us."
"I'm not joking," Riku said with an amused smile, "why do you think he picks on me the whole time? That and everyone thinks I'm a poof. Put two and two together."
"Well are you?"
"Oh, get off it!"
"Well, shite Riku, now I'm even more scared then before." He dwindled the fork around in his peas, "I mean you act like he's gonna ravage my body in a school corridor." Riku playfully shrugged, and Sora countered,"That's not funny."
"It is just a wee bit." Riku replied lightly and squeezed something invisible with his finger and thumb. Someone knocked the back of Riku's head as they walked by, the robust boy and friends giggled as they looked back on Sora and Riku.
"Who the hell was that?" Sora missed who actually hit him, his eyes still fixed on the boy as he sat at a table. Riku ran a hand through his hair,
"That was friggen Rai."
"That focker." Sora took a mouthful of his food. He realized that Riku had probably gone to pre-prep and prep school with most of these kids, he seemed to know everybody. Not everyone was mean to him, he had other friends but they seemed to grow apart. Sora caught a boy eating lunch all by his lonesome in the corner, a blonde boy reading a book occasionally taking a bite of his food,
"Who's that? I think he's in my History class." Sora nodded in his direction. Riku followed,
"Oh, that's Cloud S.," Riku turned back around, "Cloud Strife. Everyone calls him a demon or a devil's man."
"Why's that, he just looks like another lanky kid."
"I don't know, people are stupid," Well it least Riku didn't judge, Sora thought, "but I wouldn't talk to him." Riku finished and Sora rolled his eyes.
"So people are afraid of him?"
"Yeah, that about says it. Supposedly, when he was nine he butchered his parents."
"Why?"
"To devour their souls or something," he lightly said and Sora sarcastically smirked, he hated stupid rumors like that, "When he was dismissed to another family, they shipped him off to this boarding chain."
"Nobody picks on him though?"
"Well, no one here, no, but that's because…" Riku cleared his throat and leaned in, he sure fancied these long shite stories, "there was this one time where demon boy was in Edinburgh, the summer three weeks (2) -- and Hayner M. spotted him when he was out with his brothers, supposedly just came out of the public library, you never caught him without his nose in a book. Well Hayner just leisurely followed him for a couple of blocks; the kid of course still reading while up the street come a pack of Luenchey public school kids dressed in their green collars, not yet out for their long summer break. Now, Hayner mentioned that he was lucky not to be wearing his school blazer and that he was with his wee brothers, but the demon just had his blazer with a pair of jeans. So there it was, green colliding with maroon, boarding with public, and you probably haven't been here long enough to know but Luenchey was located in the dumps of Edinburgh, so when they walked up to demon lad, they smacked the book right out of his hands. Hayner stayed back, 'window shopping' but he said, he said that that demon mute rose his head and just told himself that he was taking everybody out right then and there. One of the boys pulled on his collar and demon boy just through a punch and was on him! Fists flying, his posse just stood there amazed until one of them finally pulled him off and held him in a lock from behind, the one on the ground left with a bloodied up face! Well now he was being held by this big brute in a headlock, clearly a head and more taller, while all of his mates were getting ready to prey on a still target. But what does he do! He throws the stupid cunt over his head and onto his back and takes a swing at one of the boys standing there awestruck! He takes four more of them out with kicks and fists like a real focking boxer! It was said to be one of the most incredible sights ever!"
"And your telling me that stupid little 'Hayner' just stood there and watched?"
"Well, it was over in seconds, he said." Riku put a fist under his cheek.
"Well that's it, I'm gonna talk to this demon boy – the story being stupid gossip or the truth doesn't matter, no one will mess with us then. Plus I'm going to show that Seifer cunt a lesson." Sora declared and threw his fork and knife on his plate.
"Good luck. I'm not getting chopped up into bits." Riku said with half-interest in what he was saying.
"Rubbish." Sora started to get up from his table as the old bell gonged in the background. Riku got up and followed on the other side of the table,
"Well if you get hacked away at then at least you don't have to worry about me taking more of your socks."
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The bell rang at the end of the class, everyone began stacking their books and heading out the door. Sora sat in the second row, closing his textbook with his papers marking his place, he looked to the back of the classroom where the 'demon boy' sat.
"Hey," Sora found himself standing over the demon boy's desk. His head rose to Sora's voice, the expression reading frustration. Sora scratched the back of his head,
"I was just wondering what your marks are in this class. See I'm not doing so well, so I just thought…"
"What do you want?" The demon boy said sternly and rose, he stood a few inches taller than Sora, whom became slightly intimidated.
"Just asking for help in studies." Sora reckoned with all his reading he should be good in academics.
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Riku was relaxed on his bed, reading a textbook and jotting down notes every few minutes on paper. He rubbed the back of his neck as he continued reading and had his eyes wonder to the empty bed on his right; Sora's bed. What was it about that boy—
Suddenly the doorknob started turning, Riku went back to his studies as Sora poked his head in the room,
"Hey Riku,"
"Sora, I wondered where you went after dinner---" Someone stood in the open doorway while Sora put down his books and blazer. Riku's eyes widened when he met eyes with the demon, but then softened, trying to play cool. He watched Sora grab one of his textbooks from off his dresser and calmly stated,
"How are you still alive?" Sora ignored him and turned to Cloud,
"Come in if you like, I didn't know the librarian would make a trip to the city tonight." Cloud walked in and shut the door. He sat on the end of Sora's bed and laid dead eyes on Riku,
"You didn't tell me your roommate was The Poof,"
"Aw, mannered little demon ain't he?—"
"Both of you daft cunts, shut up," Sora commanded and turned around with a book and sat at the head of his bed. He and Cloud opened their textbooks and started to study as Riku idly stood by. He scanned the spikey haired blonde, his deep set blue eyes and long limbed body. 'I could take him in a fight,' Riku playfully stated in his head.. They were the same height, both of them with only a little meat on their arms and torso. Riku didn't believe the stories anymore, Cloud or demon lad seemed just like him – an awkward, lanky teenager.
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Sora's plan was unfolding. One week passed by, during it he and Cloud had studied in the library, working for an exam he he would take next period. Now Cloud would say more than one awkward sentence at the beginning of a study session, he began nodding to Sora in the corridors and at lunch. And people noticed. Sora had not been picked on, only one occasion a dumb upperclassman pushed he and Riku into the lockers in the hallway. But as soon as he laughed and walked away someone stopped him and whispered, most likely about Sora and the demon boy; the upperclassman looked back once and never again.
"Man, it's windy today." Sora and Riku were walking in from the courtyard. Riku carried his school blazer on his arm and began straightening his loose tie. A chubby brunette with his tie around his head was walking with him.
"It's chilly too," Sora rubbed his shoulders, "Jesus, I almost died last winter here."
"My God, Riku where is this kid from? This is the warmest day you'll get out of the whole year." Riku laughed and agreed. A thought popped in Sora's mind,
"Hey Pence, I've been meaning to ask you… Why do people call you pence(3)? Do you have a fetish with money or something?"
"Ohhh, shit! My books are in your locker, Pence! I can't be late for my next class!" Riku darted to the school, the chubby brunette began to follow, pulling his school tie down,
"Right, see you then, Sora!" Sora waved and took his time getting to Castle Renard. He reached the back of the school and walked along the stone walls to the side entrance. He was beginning to miss home and started thinking of his life and friends back in his home country…
Something hit him in the shoulder, he turned and he was shoved against the wall. Seifer stared him down, eye to eye. There was silence, Sora watched as one last student ran into the school after throwing his ciggarrette down… No one was here now to help him. He didn't have anywhere to go, Seifer's arms fenced him in, to the left and right; Seifer in front of him and the wall behind. He closed his eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath.
"You thought you could scare me off? I'm no chicken shite, I don't believe in stupid rumors," Seifer said hauntingly and aggravated.
"I don't even know you, what do you want with me?" Sora fired back, "Look, I haven't done anything to you so just let me go…" Sora began to sweat, just earlier complaining about the cold. 'Crowded… gonna get thrashed…'
Seifer smirked and the space between him and Sora grew smaller as he fell onto his elbows. The bell gonged around the campus. Time stopped as an evil grin stretched from ear to ear on Seifer's face. Sora's quaking eyes grew wide and he bent his knees, maybe he could escape by ducking under an arm and making a run for it. But with his back bent, blazer flapping in the wind, Seifer leaned in and placed his lips below Sora's ear. His body suddenly became tense, 'What the fuck is he doing!' The spiky-haired teen drove a foot into his stomach and took a swing at him, anything to get away. But the built blonde grabbed Sora's forehead and slammed it back into the stone wall with a dull thud. A scratchy groan from the back of Sora's throat escaped his lips, while Seifer pinned an arm to the castle wall. Sora raised his chin and gulped, eyes shut tight…
"Don't move," Seifer commanded and Sora breathed out slowly, still shaking – It was happening so fast. Head throbbing, he could feel the clammy kisses being planted on his neck, and couldn't do anything about it! Sora clenched and unclenched his hands, taking in deep breaths - in and out, in and out, still groaning. Seifer's hand found its way inside Sora's blazer. The hand slowly made it's way up Sora's back. The brunette opened his mouth but nothing came out but a tight scratchy cry; his head still pounding. 'Get this fucker off of me, someone!' Sora surely thought he was finished, how could he possibly be saved? Just as Seifer's hand reached for the boy's hip, his head jerked up. Sora looked around, someone was coming! Seifer turned back to Sora, trusted a knee into his stomach and tossed him on the ground. Cloud appeared outside the entrance, his eyes moving from Sora on the ground to Seifer. The brunette stayed on the ground, waiting for Seifer to leave but something was keeping him.
Cloud's face finally showd an emotion as Seifer began walking towards him. The upperclassman rammed shoulders as he went back into the school. Sora's eyes roamed around until he finally thought the coast was clear. He sat up, Cloud kneeling on the ground beside him,
"You okay?" Cloud asked. Sora brushed off his pants still a little shaken up,
"Y-yeah, yeah! Barley touched me." Sora stood up and stumbled back a little, he reached for the back of his head which was still very soft and tender. He sucked air through his teeth and Cloud stood up.
"Thanks for coming." Sora said a little more seriously. Cloud nodded. "Why aren't you in class? We have that big history exam this period." Cloud shoved his hands in his pockets,
"Teacher sent me to find you… and then give you a beating for skipping." Cloud and Sora smirked.
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Reviewing for another test in Sora and Riku's room. Sora ran downstairs to the tuck Shoppe before it closed. Cloud sat on top of their dresser as Riku laid across his bed with a book and notes open. Riku tapped his pen on his head as he was reading. Cloud turned the page in his book,
"Hey,"
"What?" Riku said with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
"You should look after your roommate a little better." Cloud looked sidelong at Riku. The silver haired boy looked up puzzled and then back down at his book,
"What are you talking about?" Riku turned a page in his book and Cloud closed his textbook.
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The tuck shoppe is a little shop in the boarding schools where students can buy munchies; like chips and basically junk food. Students also pick up their care packages sent by families there.
These boarding school kids don't have a long school year with weekends and summer breaks. Riku and Sora go to school for three weeks strait, including Saturdays and Sundays, and then have three weeks off to visit their families all year round.
Pence - U.K. plural of penny
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Does Cloud know what really happened between Sora and Seifer? And what will Seifer do the next time Sora is left alone? DUN DUN DUN.. lol
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