The Emcee: Well, since I didn't get any complaints, I'll continue with the story.

Love is Complicated

"Thank god it's Friday!" Tony exclaimed throwing himself onto Rudolph's bed.

"There's only two days of school left. I don't see why you complain as much as you do," Rudolph said, sitting on the desk chair. "Can't you get another chair? This one's very uncomfortable."

"Ruddy, look at it this why: be glad you're sitting on something. And school's a drag. They only make us go so we don't bum around the house. The only good thing about school is that you get to hang with friends."

"Well, I rather liked the teachers. And the work wasn't so bad."

"Yeah. But two years from now, we won't have to do work. We'll be seniors. And after that, no more school!"

"Ah, but college," Rudolph said in contrast to his lover.

"Eh, college is just there for kicks." Seeing Rudolph's look of disapproval, he added, "But I do want to get a degree in teaching."

"Teaching is alright. However, I desire a more quiet work space. A Librarian perhaps."

"You guys talk about the most boring of things."

"Gregory, what're you doing?" Rudolph asked his older sibling. "Eavesdropping, I suppose."

"Quite the contrary, little brother. I had nothing else better to do."

"Sure, you didn't. Don't you have a job?"

"I did," Gregory said, pealing a banana's peal back and taking a bite.

"What happened?" Tony asked, turning his head to see him properly.

"I was fired."

"Why?"

"Because."

"Because why?"

"The manager hated me, the gay fuck."

"Why did he hate you?" Tony arced sm eyebrow.

"Yes. I wonder why? After all, who could ever hate you?" Rudolph asked, snickering slightly.

"Shut up! He tried to make a move on me, and I punched his nose. Bled pretty badly. Not that I'm complaining much. He deserved it."

"What!" Tony and Rudolph said in union.

"What're you two deaf? He tried to make a move on me." He threw the banana peal into the trash can across from the bed.

"Do mother and father know?"

"No. Why should I tell them?"

"Because he made a move on a minor." Ruddy said.

"Here we go again..." Tony mumbled to himself while shaking his head.

"It's against the law to make a move on a minor unless you've received their consent first. If he did do anything and was caught, he could be tried for sexual assault and harassment."

"Well, the point is he made a move on me, I punched him, and I got fired. Makes me wonder if he even looked at my application." Gregory replied. "Well, I'm going. I'm bored." And he walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. Tony looked at Rudolph in surprise.

"Do you believe what he said?"

"I don't know, Tony. I mean, Gregory can come up with some pretty wicked stuff. But I don't think even HE could lie about something like this."

"Poor guy. I'm gonna see if he's okay," Tony got up, off the bed.

"Don't get lost like last time!" Ruddy called, reading the book from the day before.

"That only happened once!"