They walked into the dining hall to be met with critical stares and whispers, Beyond smirked to the others, "Making friends already!" He winked and Mello chuckled.
The bully from before approached them with two more big guys. Light arched an eyebrow at them as they watched them grab their dinner. L sighed, "No cake?"
The serving attendant smiled, "On weekdays there is cake for dessert, but on weekends it's just jello."
L sighed and hung his head, reluctantly taking the jello cup. The bully snatched it off of his tray and smirked, "Thanks, freak."
Light furrowed his brow and nodded to Beyond, who smirked deviously, "Ever play American football, Light?" Light returned the smirk and nodded. "I'm going long!" Beyond slammed into the bully knocking him off balance and Light snatched the jello cup from him, turned and threw a long pass. Beyond jumped onto a chair, then onto the table and ran down it leaping into the air and catching the jello cup. He shook it back and forth with a huge grin, "Come on guys, let's sit outside! Let's enjoy the weather while we have the chance."
Mello set Light's tray down and Matt set Beyond's down, "Damn guys."
Beyond lit a cigarette and handed L his jello cup, sitting himself between Mello and Light, "Told you. Nobody fucks with my friends. Nice fucking throw though!" An older man leaned in the doorway of the dining terrace and cleared his throat. All their smiles but Beyond's faded quickly. "Let me guess, don't run inside, or on tables… I didn't step on anyone's food though." He smirked defiantly and took a long drag of his cigarette.
The man chuckled, "You got a fire in you. You're quick with your legs and your mouth. And you!" He pointed at Light he flinched and looked down to the table, "What an arm!" The coach pulled a chair up to their table and flicked the cherry out of Beyond's cigarette. "I want to make an offer for you guys to try out for our athletic division."
Beyond stared at his cigarette irritatedly and Light sighed. L looked up from his jello, "You should do it. It will establish you into the school more." Both Beyond and Light stared at L in shock, "I, personally, am interested in their competitive academic division."
Matt smiled, "We should all join stuff, it's not like we don't all have the same classes, we can help each other with schooling." Nate nodded a contemplative expression on his face.
Beyond shifted a glance to Light, "I'll do it if you do…"
Light nodded, "Alright, when's the try out?"
The coach smiled, "You're in. The display you two just out on was enough to impress me. So at the club fair this evening come on over and I'll introduce you to them team. You'll be on the Junior Varsity."
Mello's eyes lit up, "Is there a drama club? I love acting."
The coach chuckled and ruffled Mello's hair, "Naturally. See you kids there tonight then." He walked back into the hall.
Beyond watched him closely, "Hmm, divisions?"
Nate twirled his hair, "Won't make us any less of the alliance we are, in fact, it will make us stronger to have various groups with us."
Light sat back in his chair with an apple, "He's right."
They found themselves among a bunch of groups trying to recruit the new freshman. They were separated into divisions and then smaller groups among that. The coach waved excitedly at Beyond and Light. They looked at each other and shrugged, "Alright. We'll meet at the door afterwards." They all nodded and went separate ways.
Light and Beyond waited by the door talking among themselves, waiting for the others. "Too bad you can only join one division."
Beyond smirked, "Yeah, I'm a badass actor too."
Light smirked, "Really? So. Humor me, was what you did to that kid in the hall true or not? But yeah, I would have liked to give L a run for his money."
Beyond smiled shallowly, "Only one way to find out, Light."
Light chuckled, "Color me curious, but, I think I'll watch from a safe distance."
Beyond let out a loud cackle as Mello bounced up to them, "Theatrical and arts division! Hell yeah!"
"Way to go." Beyond slapped hands with Mello and L shuffled over to them with his hands in his pockets.
"You alright, L?" Light gave a soft smile, to which L furrowed his eyebrows and bit his thumbnail.
"Mm, yes, thank you, for the concern, Light, I'm apparently good enough to be in their Varsity academics team." L shifted his glance to the floor.
Matt and Nate walked up, "So, technology division for us. Turns out were both whizzes with computers."
Beyond smiled and put his hands on his hips, "Well, alright!"
