A/N: I'm sorry about not updating this. I really am. Shit happens though, right? So, this is part one of my seven-part collection to do with the seven deadly sins. I know. I choked on the cliche too. But! It's a steady enough topic and I think I can do some cool things with them. ;) We're going in alphabetical order, just because I think I should. Up first (obviously): Envy.

beginningxofxthexend: To be perfectly honest, I didn't notice the numbering mistakes in the last chapter. XD I was writing that on like, three hours of sleep and early in the morning. XP I'm surprised they turned out as well as they did! Hope you like this one.

LawleyPop024: Next chapter is here!! And I did end up kicking Epsi's ass. The only problem is that he is now so obsessed with Modern Warfare 2, it's pretty much all I can think about. O_O I can't seem to win with Epsilon...

LadyV.2102: Don't feel bad. I end up handwriting a lot of my story ideas too. Mostly during class when I can't access a computer to type everything up. XD I listen to a lot of "obscure" bands, because I like the feel of it. I dunno... But I can't wait for you to get some stories up. :)

julliette: I understand having a full class schedule and not having time. Trust me! lol. There will be more to come for some time yet. :3

forgetMEalways: Music infuences my writing very deeply, so incorporating my feelings from the songs into the stories were almost second nature, lol.

Wendy (aka, the anonymous reviewer on chapters 1-9): I told you I'd convert you. Come to the darkside. We have boylove. Silly, silly Wendell, not keeping up with the concept of oneshots... Hope you keep reading kid. ;)

"I just don't get how he sits there and just... gets it." Reid sighed. He was watching Tyler study for a forensics exam, though it seemed more like the brunette was simply idly skimming the pages.

"What, jealous that you have to actually study?" Pogue asked with a chuckle.

"Fuck off and fuck you." Reid growled. He continued watching Tyler, envy sparking a low fire in his blood. Tyler could skip every study session for the rest of the year and still ace all of his courses with no problems. Reid studied his ass off, went to tutoring, skipped parties for book-reading sessions, and he still averaged a low "B" in most of his classes. He watched Tyler lazily flip through the pages in his book, not bothering with taking notes or highlighting important portions.

"We all have our strong suits, Reid. His is book shit. Yours is getting shit-faced." Caleb laughed. Reid flicked him off and gazed across the library, trying to catch sight of what Tyler was studying. It was well known that Baby Boy almost disdained "studying" with his "brothers", mostly because they were distracting. Reid was always pissing Caleb off and Pogue was just there to keep the fued running as long as it didn't resort to blows because their verbal sword-play amused him. So study hall was the only time the four of them were obviously, physically, and publically divided.

"I don't know why you're making this all about Tyler. I wish I had a liver of steel like blondey." Pogue grinned, ruffling Reid's hair. Reid swatted his hand away with a dark scowl.

Tyler, despite his distance from his brothers, could hear their conversation. His brothers were right. He was envious of Reid, but not just for his "liver of steel", as Pogue had put it. Ried was very socially affluent; he could interact with peope quite well. When he put his mind to it, Reid could tell you everything you could ever want to hear without making it seem fake, forced, rehearsed, or obvious that he was trying to bed you. Tyler was rather awkward when it came to conversing with people that he hadn't grown up with.

He'd had a few dates, most of them blind, and they never lasted. They expected things of him that he couldn't give. He knew what he wanted, he just had no way to go about getting it. He didn't have Reid's suave people skills, or Pogue's incredible abililty to baffle the populous with bullshit, or even Caleb's ability to dazzle with little more than a "mysterious smile". He had his books, and that was that. He spared a glance at his brothers' table when they became particularly loud. His eyes met Reid's and he noticed how Reid's smile faded from triumph over besting Caleb with his words to something a little more inexplicable; inexplicable with a jealous flicker. Tyler quickly returned his attention to his book and finished browsing the chapter.

Tyler soon closed the book and ducked out of the library, planning on going back to the dorm room and lurking on whatever message board caught his eye. Reid was already in the room and sitting at the computer.

"You know, I've been wondering..." Reid let the thought trail as he tapped a few more keys.

"Wondering what?" Tyler asked, dropping his bag on to the bed.

"Wondering how in the hell you can ace all of your tests and never study." Reid shut the computer down and turned to face Tyler.

"I've been wondering how in the hell you can drink a bottle of Everclear by yourself and not go to class the next day with a hangover." Tyler shrugged.

Reid didn't move. If he was amused, it didn't show. If he was pissed, Tyler couldn't tell.

"What do you want, Reid?" Tyler eventually sighed.

Tyler was slammed against the wall roughly, Reid's face close to his own.

"I want you to skip studying tonight. I want to see how you'll do on that test tomorrow."

"I wasn't planning on studying anymore anyway."

"I know you. You study, you take a break, you study, and so on, and on, and on. Not tonight."

"What's the point?"

"So you can see what it feels like to get a B."

"Jealous?"

"Maybe."

"How are you going to stop me from studying?" Tyler asked with an arched eyebrow.

"Like this." Reid kissed him quickly, not giving Tyler the chance to think or fight back. And while Tyler was suddenly envious of Reid's obvious skill when it came to kissing, he decided it didn't matter.