There were many rumors flying around Helios. There was two, however, that were the most prominent. The first was the new professor, Professor Lispen.
"Did you hear about the new training professor?" A girl looked at her boyfriend curiously who nodded in reply.
"Yeah, I heard he's really hot," He said when he noticed his girlfriends stare, "What? Like I said before. I don't need to be gay to know when a guy is spicy hot."
The other rumor revolved around a certain delinquent and a certain 'sickly' student.
"Ugh, I want to be carried like that by Baldwin…. And he carried a boy… I wonder if I fainted if he would carry me?"
"I doubt it. He's such a bad boy. A dreamy bad boy." A few girls giggled together while the first one huffed.
A certain short Idun walked by at that point and rolled his eyes at their conversation. 'A bad boy? Really? He's just an annoying delinquent.' He sighed and kept walking, ignoring the stares he was getting from the girls. 'Although… he did carry me to the nurses office…'
Rood sighed once more and was about to walk into the dorms when he noticed a black ball of fluff near a bush. He frowned and walked towards it when he heard a soft meow. He kneeled down and gently touched the ball to roll it over when he realized that it was a small kitten.
"A- a cat? What are you doing here kitty?" The Idun looked at the small kitten when he noticed that it was holding its paw a bit odd. When he gently touched it, the cat gave a whimper and he quickly retracted his hand.
"What's wrong? Let me see your paw okay? I want to help." The kitten looked up and hesitantly showed him their paw, only to reveal that it had a thorn stuck in it.
"Ah, poor kitty. Now hold still I'm going to take it out. Hm… it's a pretty small thorn. I have tweezers in my room, so I'll have to bring you in there alright?" The cat gave a patient meow and allowed Rood to pick up them up. Rood stood up before quickly walking to his dorm room and opened it to a sight he hadn't expected.
Shicmuon, who had just gotten out of the shower, stood there in only a towel.
"Why do you have a kitty."
"I uh, why are you, um. Oh for fuck sakes, put some clothes on!" Roods face was red as he quickly walked to the bathroom to grab his tweezers. He set the kitten down gently on the counter, his mind still wandering to the boy who had only a towel on. His mind kept on the towel before he shook his head flustered.
The cat looked up at Rood before giving a soft meow and holding up its wounded paw. Rood blinked before rummaging through the drawer. He pulled the tweezers out with a little 'aha!' before gently taking out the thorn from the tiny paw. He took out some bandages and gently wrapped the foot before smiling at the kitty.
"There you go." The younger boy gave a small smile when the kitty gave a little purr and curled up on the counter. Shicmuon, now with pants on, leaned against the door frame.
"So why do you have a kitty."
"I- Oh for the love of god put a shirt on!" Rood huffed, blushing at the shirtless boy. The fit boy gave a groan and turned around to put a shirt on when Rood stopped him.
"Asujen wait a moment."
"Wait? I thought you wanted me to put a shirt on." Shic turned around with a huff and crossed his arms. Rood rolled his eyes before pointing to the older boys shoulders.
"Are those real tattoos?"
"Yeah."
"Why do you have tattoos. You're how old?" Rood frowned, absentmindedly petting the top of the black cat's head.
"I'm seventeen. Besides the royal crest one was forced on me. The association crest I got myself. Why? Dunno. Felt like it. You gonna tell me why you have a cat now?" Shic pulled out a random shirt before putting it on. The younger boy glanced down at the cat who gave a soft meow, sitting regally and watching the boys' antics.
"It had a thorn in its foot. I found it by the dorm entrance in front of a bush." Rood gave a little shrug.
"A cat in this school? Weird." the auburn-haired boy flopped down on Rood's bed and picked up the warm teddy bear.
"That's my bed you realize that, right? And put that damn teddy bear down! I wasn't even the one to put it there! That was my stupid older brother…" The smaller boy was once again flustered and the other boy shrugged and set it down.
"You're the one with the teddy bear."
"And get out of my bed!"
"No. I like this one best."
Lidusis sat with the two Hadelio siblings under a large tree, listening to the oldest one complain.
"He's just a damn delinquent! That Baldwin guy is such a jerk, I just don't see what the others get so excited about." Chevel spoke angrily before taking a bite of his sandwich and grumbling. The gray-haired boy smiled but thought back to his encounter and spoke up.
"He wasn't so bad when he was helping me…" Lidusis gave a soft smile at the memory of him quietly and gently, yes Shicmuon, helping him figure out some of the issues in his work.
"Wasn't so bad?! Are we even talking about the same person?!" Chevel looked at the gentle boy before getting sacked over the head by his little sister.
"Don't be rude to Lidusis. Geez, you're so hyper." Ibriel gave a little huff at her older brother with a cute pout, ignoring the scowl Chevel gave her. Lidusis look between the two childish kids before giving a soft laugh.
"He stayed and helped me with my project… with the magic sources. He didn't have to." The gray-haired boy tugged on his bangs a little as he watched the others.
"You're still doing that? Did he help you get any further?"
"I think… I think I am almost at a breakthrough." Lidusis gave small smile when Chevel sighed reluctantly.
"Perhaps that Baldwin isn't all that bad… Hey, are you going home on the weekend or are you just going to stay here?" The older Hadelio looked at the other boy who merely shrugged. Ibriel brightened and gave him a grin, her hands gently holding a cup of tea.
"Then you can come home with us! Dad won't mind and we can play video games past midnight!" She beamed brightly at the prospect of playing video games with her two favorite people. Lidusis wondered what Rood and Dio were going to do. Dio stayed at school but what about Rood?
Rood packed some of his school supplies into his backpack when he noticed something.
"Where's that damn teddy bear…"
The shadows moved as the day passed, the students' excitement for the weekend began to be uncontrollable. Kids cheered when it was time to go, buses and cars ready to drop off the students. Rood stood with Lidusis, waiting to get into the bus, Dio standing with them mournfully to see them off as he was an all year around student. Ibriel and Chevel waited with them as their ride had not yet arrived.
"Hey Rood, are you going to the festival? It supposed to be one of the best festivals in the Kansi country!" Ibriel asked curiously as she tied her hair up in a ponytail. Rood looked at her and shook his head.
"I see no reason to." The questioned boy gave a shrug. No point going to a festival by yourself.
"You should come with me and Lidusis then! Oh. Chevel's coming too I guess."
"I guess? What am I, chopped liver?" Chevel gave a huff at his sister and crossed his arms. Rood thought about it before nodding.
"I don't see why not," Rood glanced at Dio whose eyes seemed to sparkle."I suppose Dio, you can come with." Dio grinned but his shoulders dropped at a realization.
"I'm not allowed to leave the school if I stay the weekend. If I were to spend the night at a friends house though….!" The cheerful boy gave the short boy a hopeful look.
"Fine… Just don't be a pain." Rood sighed and shook his head. Dio, on the other hand, was ecstatic and cheered loudly, eliciting some odd looks from the other students. Lidusis gave a soft laugh at the cheerful boy's antics. Ibriel clapped at the conclusion brightly. She could tell that Lidusis made some good friends just as much as Chevel did. It certainly eased some of his worries.
The bus arrived and Rood and Dio climbed on before finding a seat near the front to sit at. The smaller boy sighed at his friend's excited chatter. He hadn't, however, noticed a certain roommate of his climb into the bus after him.
Shicmuon went to the back of the bus, his eyes, however, staying on his roommate, curious to see where he lived. As the bus drove off, dropping people off their bus stop, it soon arrived to Rood's home. The auburn-haired boy watched the get off the bus and enter the home, his curiosity satiated for now.
As Shicmuon stepped off the bus, he walked into the large building. He ignored the people around him, the security stopped talking when he walked in and looked at one another in silence. The entrance radiated money. A beautiful receptionist waited for any questions on command, the flooring was a rich red carpet, and the electronics available were all up to date.
Despite all this, the tall boy walked into the elevator and rode all the way to the top floor which held an expensive condo with a skyscraper view, new technology only available for the rich, and silence.
"I'm home…." Shicmuon muttered to the empty household, part of him wondered if anyone other than him and the maids ever entered this building. Ah. That's right, Van. He shook his head and walked to the back of the condo, into his large and empty. It consisted of nothing but a desk with a few pencils and notebooks, a bed, and a couch that overlooked a large windowed balcony.
Shicmuon set his bag on the couch before opening it up and taking out a warm and fluffy teddy bear that belongs to a certain blonde roommate of his. With a huff, he walked to his bed and laid down before holding the teddy bear above him. He rolled to his side before setting the teddy down and shut his eyes, waiting for the exhaustion to overtake him.
"Can you get off me now." Rood looked at his older brother in annoyance.
Kiel just so happened to have been hiding in the kitchen from his paperwork when he saw him and Dio come in. As he had never seen Rood with a friend before, not to mention it had felt like years since he had been at school, He immediately swept Rood into a tight hug. While crying dramatically much to Rood's annoyance.
"I'm just- just so happy to see you. You even have a frieeeeeeeeend!" The tears seemed to increase and the wails got louder. Ren walked into the living room and sighed at the sight. Dio was at the side with tears at the touching sight.
"Sir, you need to get back to work. You would like to go to the festival tomorrow with Rood, yes?" She gave a small smile when Kiel immediately put his younger brother and walked back into his office. She gave a sigh before turning to Rood.
"Welcome home Rood." Ren smiled at him and Dio.
"Thank you, Ren. Dio will be spending the weekend with me because tomorrow, us and a few other friends will be going to the festival together." He put his bag on the couch before walking into the kitchen to look for a snack.
"Alright. I'm glad you have made many friends. Master won't be likely able to go to the festival tomorrow anyway with the way he's going."
"What?!" Kiel poked his head out with a horrified look. Ren sighed and shook her head before walking to the office and ushering him back in. Dio watched curiously before turning back to his friend who was currently making three sandwiches.
"Oh, those look so goooooood~! Can I have one? Pleaaaaaase."
"Obviously. Unlike you, I can't eat three sandwiches by myself."
"Then who gets the third one?"
"My brother." As Rood put the sandwiches on each plate before bringing one of them into Kiel's office as Ren walks out.
"I brought you a sandwich." He set the plate on his desk next to the pile of paperwork that crowded the rest of the desk.
"Just the person I wanted to see! I need to talk to you about something." Kiel smiled at Rood and gestured to the chair in front of the desk.