C'est La Vie—Chapter Twenty
by taitofan
Rated PG-13 for sexual situations
Author's Note: Chapter Nineteen was skipped for nsfw content. You can read it on AO3 or tumblr.
Disclaimer: I don't own Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja or its characters.
Prompt: Maybe role swap. Randy is high school goth/ninja fan and Julian is secretly ninja and shares his secret with Theresa. (AO3)
If you have any CC, please share and I'll listen. Please read, review, and enjoy! Finished 02-17-16
Norrisville High's resident ninja really wanted to know when he would catch a break. If it wasn't some kid getting stanked over petty high school drama, it was a robot attack courtesy of McFist. Today it was a robot, and to put it lightly, Julian was really, really sick of robots.
The fact that this one had collapsed part of the school wasn't helping that feeling of disgust he felt. Nor did the fact that he'd gotten trapped in a classroom because of the rubble. True, he could have tried cutting his way through the blockage with his sword, but the structure was unstable, and most of all, he wasn't alone. No, he'd had to rescue a student from falling debris, leading him to be trapped…
"The ninja! I can't believe I'm really here with the ninja! This is the cheese!"
…with Randy Cunningham, the school's resident goth and the ninja's number one fan.
"Student, I'm afraid now is not the time to be cheering. We could be in danger." Randy didn't look fazed by any of the looming threats around him. Rather, he looked outright dreamy. Julian swallowed thickly at the sight. He'd had a crush on Randy for the longest time, and it was almost surreal that Randy was practically in love with the ninja, yet outright ignored Julian. "…Student, are you sure you haven't bumped your head?"
"I'm fine!" Randy gushed, his kohl-lined eyes all but sparkling at being so close to his idol. "This is just the brucest thing to ever happen to me!"
Julian's best friend Theresa—the only one who knew he was the ninja—just loved to tease Julian about how endearing he found Randy's ridiculous made-up slang, but he couldn't really say anything in his defense. Randy was downright adorable, even when he got stanked into a giant bat. And now, having his crush be so happy to be near him warmed Julian's heart.
…If only Randy could care about the boy under the mask just as much.
Julian shook his head and focused. Now wasn't the time to wallow in self-pity—he had to get Randy to safety and stop McFist's robot. He thought about all of his options, finally deciding that there was only one way to assure Randy's well-being.
"Student, please climb onto my back so that I may—" Randy didn't even wait for an explanation before he hopped onto Julian's back, almost chocking him in the process. Julian cleared his once again thick throat—Randy was so close!—before continuing. "Yes, well. I'm going to cut through the rubble, so please hold on tightly."
Randy did just as was asked as Julian withdrew his sword and leapt towards the fallen debris. He made short work of it, quickly getting them out of the classroom and into the abandoned hallway. Julian was about to tell Randy that it was all clear and he should get to a safe place, when he felt Randy shift closer.
"Hey ninja," he whispered into Julian's ear through his mask, "do you realize what you said when you saved me?"
It was hard enough to think with all the hubbub going on with McFist; Randy's close proximity made it almost impossible. What in the world could he have said to make Randy sound so—dare he say it—excited?
"W-what?" he asked, hoping his voice didn't sound as flustered as he thought it did. Judging by Randy's chuckle, it probably did.
"You yelled out my name when you pushed me out of the way. But you didn't call me Randy." Julian's heart almost stopped as it came back to him. No, he hadn't called him Randy. He hadn't even been thinking of anything except that he needed to save the other boy. "You called me Randall, and only one person in the entire school calls me that."
"I don't… That is, I'm not sure what you—"
Julian was interrupted by Randy hopping down off his back. Randy wore a very knowing smile, and Julian couldn't even begin to imagine that this was going to go well.
"You don't know what I mean?" Randy laughed, shaking his head in amusement. "Sure, whatever you say. But if Julian wants to go out to get ice cream or something after that robot is taken care of, I'll be waiting for him by the gates."
Julian watched silently as Randy took off down the hall, whispering "So freaking bruce!" to himself as he went. Julian was inclined to agree.
"So bruce," he murmured before taking off after the robot, already excited about his upcoming date.