Weston College Prep

by thaliaarche

A blond starlet. His bespectacled stalker. A rich chess player. A redhead actor who's superficial on the surface. A perfectionist obsessed with Harvard. A valedictorian-to-be with one hell of a poker face. A shifty youth whose only mood is subjunctive. All seven juniors report to the counselor's office, after violence breaks out in the hallowed dining hall of Weston College Prep.

5. Chapter 5

Grell

Counselor: "What's your relationship with William like?"

Grell: "We're friends. We've got the music in common."

Counselor: "Anything else?"

William

Counselor: "You're a perfect student . . ."

William (cutting in): "Almost perfect."

Counselor: "That must take a lot of late-night studying. That's an energy drink you've got in your bag, isn't it?"

William: "Red Bull, yes. It gives you wings . . . Or keeps you from crashing, at least."

Counselor: "Do you drink Red Bull a lot? Or coffee or soda?"

William: "Coffee. One dose in the morning, one at lunch. Then one energy drink when classes let out."

Counselor: "Nothing stronger?"

William: "Caffeine pills for all-nighters and major exams."

Counselor: "Nothing stronger?"

Lau

Lau: "I will neither confirm nor deny anything about the rumors that may or may not be told about drugs that might be sold to our likely salutatorian . . . possibly."

Claude

Claude: "Sebastian touched Alois. That was entirely unreasonable."

Counselor: "Well, Alois touched Ciel. Was that unreasonable?"

Claude: "I am in no place to criticize Alois' actions. I cannot do anything but defend his honor."

Counselor: "Honor?"

Claude: "I use the term loosely."

Ciel

Ciel: "Everything exploded in the dining hall, and I don't use that term lightly. As I recall, Alois tackled me, Sebastian went for Alois, Claude went for Sebastian, and Grell aimed at Alois and ended up hitting all four of us."

Counselor: "Strange, then, that William ended up with the butter knife in his hip."

Ciel: "It is strange, isn't it?"