Meenah was infamous for calling other people at ridiculous hours of the night or day. Eridan found this out at approximately five in the morning, about one hour before his normal rising schedule. The early sixty minutes rendered him irritated and short with the Peixes, grumbling and muttering about the absurd timing she had to inform people about plans. Meenah only laughed, but kept her voice hushed as not to wake any of the others in her silent household.
"Ampora, just stuff your gills and listen for just a flick, okay? I gots some important business to discuss with you."

Heaving a sigh, Eridan remained quiet as to let Meenah speak.

"So, today is a weekend as you perfectly nit-picked tight schedule keeping Amporas would know, and for once, you're gonna clear out your plans for today. Is this making itself clear to you?"
Rolling his eyes, knowing she couldn't see it but it was habit, Eridan took his head from his pillow to speak.
"Yeah yeah, did you plan somethin for me and fef to do today or is this going to be some bullshit double date thing. You know those always work out terribly."
There was a huff from Meenah, but there was no pause in her retaliation.
"The only trouble it is for me, is keeping you two cuddle fish together. I swear I have never seen a pair like you two wonder away and get so distracted from each other by something else in my life."
"You're not that old."
"True, but you're still younger."
"Shut up, by like, a year or so."
"Still. The point stands. No wandering off this time! Also, Feferi isn't gonna be with us. Well, you anyway. I heard you're having a little trouble with your Calculus, and he, the person meeting up with us, aka you, need some help with his history. I know how much you enjoy history."
Eridan let out an irritated hiss, you could practically see the scowl on his face when he spoke.
"Meenah are you fuckin' serious. Okay, so this isn't a date but who says I want to spend my perfectly good weekend with studying? I mean, come on, do you even study or is this just some damn game."

Smirking to herself, Meenah simply shrugged her shoulders despite the fact Eridan also couldn't see that either.

"Eridan. Of course I don't want to spend it studying, and I'm not, I just thought you could use some extra help, at least give it a try? Who knows, you guppies might have something fun to talk about!"

After a long pause filled with Eridan's thoughts of how much he did not want to study passed, he finally decided it could be worth it. "Fine. Fucking fine. Where am I meeting this douche and who is he."
A smile creeped onto the eldest Peixes's face, her plans were slowly coming together, as planned. "You're meeting him in the library, around two 'o clock or so. It's Sollux Captor, though you don't have any classes with him last time I checked." "Did you seriously check or are you bullshitting me, Peixes." "No it's just a saying, now calm your swimming trunks and go back to sleep." "You wasted too much time, I'm getting up in like fifteen minutes, by the time I fall asleep my alarm will go off most likely."
Meenah rolled her eyes, twirling the house phone's cord in her fingers.
"Whatever Ampora, just shut it off and get up later, you have time."
A click sounded and Eridan's line disconnected, but the smile was still in place upon Meenah's face. The name "Sollux Captor" passed right over his head in his haze of tired and sleepiness, and he went right back to sleep almost immediately. Now, to call the other one and let him know he was meeting Eridan today.

The obnoxious ringtone sounded in Sollux's room, and he knew whom it was of course. Though that's the whole point of ringtones, to know who's contacting you at hours one should not be awake at. Sighing tiredly, Sollux reaches over from his seat at his desk and answered his phone. He murmured out in a tired drawl. "This is the Captor's residence, Sollux is currently unavailable at the moment, please leave a message at the lisp, except if your Meenah, then you can kindly fuck off and let me sleep. Liithhhhhhhp."
"Were you up all night playing Minecraft again mister Captor who is apparently unavailable?" Silence met her words, and she knew she was correct as Sollux glanced up at his pause screen of Minecraft. "No. I just never sleep, you know that. Anyway, what do you want, it's early." "Yeah yeah I know, you're meeting Eridan at the Library at about two o' clock this afternoon, but get there a little early, as he probably will too. You're gonna study some math with him in turn for him helping you with history. Before you complain you're doing fine in history, it's to get you used to him really. I don't care about all those straight A's. Just work with him on his math and don't get frustrated with him, be patient." Sollux had almost fallen asleep through Meenah's mini speech, but shook himself awake to answer. "Eridan? Oh, yeah, Eridan. Mhm, sure whatever, couldn't this of waited till later though? For Gods' sake would it kill you to send text messages once in a while?"
For a beat, it was silent, then Sollux looked at his phone as it beeped, and new text message from Meenah Peixes. It read simply, ")(OWS THIS FOR YOU MIST-ER CAPTOR? 38D" He had to smirk a little at the quirky text.

"Haha, very funny. Anyway, I'm going to start getting ready now then, just so I can walk out the door when it's time. Bye."

Meenah was the one who got to the End Call button first, but it didn't matter since it was only a half a second before Sollux hung up. She squealed and rolled around in her bright fuchsia blanket, curling up in a tight ball and going back to sleep. Meenah knew she wasn't getting up till after noon passed, so early as Hell calls wouldn't bother her.

Sighing in agitation, Sollux closed out of his game and rubbed his eyes. A shower would be just golden right now. Unfortunately, he could not wake his father. As, the man would be wondering why the sam hell Sollux is awake and why he needs to take a shower at- Sollux checked the time on his phone to clarify that the absurd time of waking is indeed 5 AM- shit it's not so bad. He could still get like, nine hours of sleep.
Fucking perfect.
The bed of soft sheets and the faint smell of the detergent from when Sollux accidentally emptied half the bottle in and washed the clothes anyway. Those were dark days of lighting incense and air fresheners being stored in the clothes. Sollux never was allowed near the washing machine after that.
Sluggishly maneuvering at a snails' pace, the Gemini crawled to the heavenly wonder that lead to pearly gates of the Land of Sleep.

Eridan Ampora has never been more impatient in his life. He was currently standing outside the Library, three missed call alerts on Meenah's cellphone, and a scowl on his face. It was 4:37 PM. Sollux Captor was late. The nerve of him.
Strolling over to a table, Eridan set his shoulder bag down, irate that he was wasting his weekend here pointlessly waiting for someone so late, he should just leave. It was at least fifteen more minutes before a lanky tall boy with two coffees in his hands appeared. Well. That was a good start to an apology. Let's see how shitty the coffee is.
"Well, look who fuckin' took their sweet old time."

Sollux glanced up, oh, Eridan- oh fuck he looks mad. Setting the coffee cups down on the bench top, Sollux sat down with a huff.

"Hey. Sorry about being late, I thought Meenah was talking about the Library more in town, she didn't say it was the one by the Bay. She also told me, that this vanilla mocha was something I could by chance say you liked? So. Consider it an apology from someone who walked."

The mocha was slid across the ungracefully rough surface of the table from one to the other. A sip was taken. A nod was given. Apology accepted.

"I guess this will do, considerin' it's from a place like StarBucks or somewhere else equally as shitty. I'm guessin' you got a call from Meenah early in the morning sayin' to meet me here too, correct?"

"Mhm, though I was already awake, doing work with my computer."

"How am I not surprised. Whatever. We're supposedly here to study, right?"

Sollux nodded as he pulled a academic book from his small light looking backpack. Setting aside the coffee that was his, which had indeed been purchased at the proclaimed shitty StarBucks, as much as Sollux like the place, it was cheaper for him, and he didn't exactly have the highest job income in the neighborhood to go around smearing his 'oh so obviously superior status and ungodly wealth' in peoples faces.

Because he totally does that.

Eridan was surly oblivious to the fact of how fucking amazing StarBucks was and he was shameful to think of it in low quality.

"Yes, we are here to study. So I'm told Calculus isn't your biggest forte."
Eridan's lips were a tight line on his face, his expression uninterpretable, but it was clear that the other male was correct.

"Yeah, and I'm told History isn't yours." He retorted, his facial features remained the same. This comment made his acquaintance sigh, knowing the statement to be false.
"Correct. That's why you're here. So. How about you get out your books and we do this shit and go home so we can spend the day with maybe a little less shitty relaxation and time to sleep." Eridan paused a moment while reaching over and gingerly shuffling through his shoulder bag.
"Wait." Tiredly looking up, Sollux raised an eyebrow at his reddish brown haired hopefully one-time study buddy. "What." Pushing up the rims of his thin framed black glasses, its owner narrowed his eyes at the other. "There is only one fuckin Library here. How the Hell could you a thought there was two? What, did you just move here or something, Captor? Or was your brain on vacation and forgot to come back?"

Guilt settled in Sollux's chest like a set of heavy chains wrapped tight around his torso. He knew there is only one Library. He'd just managed to sleep in perfectly.

~~ 2:00 pm ~~

Sollux's alarm never rang. Only because of the simple fact, he never set one. Not at this time anyway. A stray ray of light happened to worm a path into his black hole of a room, it was almost always void of natural light.
The only times excluding that is when his father comes in and yanks them open, the light splashes upon Sollux's face, producing screeches and howling like a nocturnal beast being burned and blinded by some untold light force and power in the sky as the young Captor flounders about until he collides with the floor. His father just shakes his head and walks out, telling him breakfast is ready.
Waking up was slow, and he dragged his limp body into the bathroom and slithers out of his clothes for a waking up shower and hygienic routines that followed. Clean clothes were dug out from the back of his drawers and dirty ones tossed into the closet. It then was automatic for Sollux to open up his laptop and start up as he watched the icon bob up and down on his MacBook's Dock. It was good entertainment as he resumed digging out a tunnel where he left off.
Until he glanced at the time.
Holy shit when did it reach 3:40? Wasn't he supposed to meet Eridan at like 2- SHIT.
Jerking back from his computer desk too hard, Sollux managed to topple the chair over with him still in it. Luckily his landing was padded with a thing layer of dirty clothes he'd neglected to toss in his closet this week. How his father managed to keep them from smelling like mildew and mold was far beyond his comprehension.
Fuck.
He was supposed to of been there early.
Ripping out of his clothes that were decidedly not what he wanted to be presented in, he swore very colorfully to himself as he tripped over everything in trying to find a pair of clothes that actually didn't smell damp or like they've been laying remorsefully on the ground, being trodden upon and quietly taken the beating.
Sollux was having little luck, until he came across one of his old hoodies he used to wear all the time when he was a Freshman. Did it even still fit him? It was worth a try since he couldn't find a shirt. Snatching the fabric from it's hook, Sollux squirmed his way into it. Perfect.
Yanking on some jeans that looked like they'd just been freshly delivered a few days ago, the Gemini hissed as he searched for socks and shoes.
It almost looked like power walking if someone were to glance up from whatever mundane activities they were doing and happen to spot Sollux as he made his way to StarBucks.
The coffee shop was warm and relaxing as soon as he entered. Though Sollux paid no mind as he marched up to the counter and slapped down two orders, tapping his index finger impatiently on the wooden surface.
He hated waiting. He hated making people wait. Unless they were assholes and he did not like them. Then he took his sweet-ass time and shrugged his shoulders at the mention of it. Sollux was less interested in Eridan and helping the moron study than he was actually getting to the Library. They had free WIFI there. He could check updates there on his phone.
Hell yes.
Shoving the money into the baristas hand, he simply said "Keep the change." as he darted out the front door. This coffee was his breakfast. Might as well get one for the other asshole since he was late.

~~ Current time, 4:52 pm ~~

"Oh. Yeah well I had thought there was two Libraries. Sorry about that. Uh. Do you want to do you homework or are we reviewing things. I don't normally study with people, so, yeah." Great wording Sollux. You're just on top of it today. Eridan was staring at him with narrowed eyes and a sneer on his face. How unattractive. Oh yeah. Sollux was supposed to be falling for this guy. Urgh.
This was going to be harder than he thought. But he was still up for the challenge. It's not like he had anything better to do with his time. His fathers words once again whispered into his deaf ears, to keep away from the Amporas. He didn't want to know why.
Sighing, the Gemini pulled the Calculus book over and flipped through it, not bothering to listen to Eridan's answer as he picked some random problem.
"Alright get out some graph paper and a pen or pencil or whatever, some kind of writing utensil and I'll help you solve as many as I can so you get it into your head." Eridan was a bit surprised when the book was taken from his grasp and he was told what to do, detecting no hint of sarcasm in the other's voice. He just looked tired, but nevertheless, Eridan pulled out some graph paper and a purple gel pen.
"Fine. You're gonna answer any questions I might have, yeah?" "I aint gonna tell you the fucking answers, but yes, I will help you get them. Now copy this one down in your book." Glancing over at the book, Eridan scribbled down the problem, already asking a question and Sollux letting out a sigh before giving an answer.
It was like that for a while. Eridan managed to get a significant amount of work done, and was not as incompetent as he seemed.
Finally, the Calculus was stuffed back into it's rightful place of Eridan's shoulder bag as he took a long sip from the last of his mocha.
It was time for History.
Breaking out the thick history book that Sollux brought with him, and a fresh piece of paper, not much history was being talked about. It started out that way, honestly, it did. Though, as the conversation progressed, talk became of more recent incidents. Such as things that happened in the local paper, Fandrew Andrew, run by some strange man whom both Sollux and Eridan thought was a little too observant of events happening in town. Turns out they had a few things they could agree one after all.
Eridan glanced down at his watch, frowning a little.
"Hey Sol, did you know it's about five o' clock? Shit, I gotta head home before it's my curfew. Thanks for studyin' with me though. Perhaps we could do this again next time I need help?" Eridan looked up from his watch, reaching to stuff his pen into his bag so he could depart. The response was simply a nod. "Yeah sure, gimme your phone so I can put my number in it, unless you want to be woken up at around this time in the morning. Here's mine so you can put your number into it." Shaking his head, Eridan fumbled around his pockets and grabbed his phone, tossing it to Sollux and taking the other male's cellular device and entering his name and number into the contacts. "Uh, no. I'd rather put Meenah on the 'Do not answer ever again' list if I could."
Sliding his bags' strap over his shoulder, Eridan stuffed his phone into his pocket again once Sollux handed it back to him. "Well, goodbye. Sorry again though that I broke your glasses, I know it sucks not to have them, at least yours are still wearable while you wait for a new prescription to come in."
Offering a small smile, Eridan left, toting his shoulder bag close to his side as he walked off.
Looking down at his paper, Sollux only saw 'notes' scribbles at the top of the page in a messy scrawl. The entire page was otherwise blank. How productive they've been really showed. Eridan wasn't actually that bad. Talkative, annoying, rude, but alright, all the same. Heaving another sigh, the notebook paper and heavy history book was shoved into a tiny backpack by lanky arms and tossed over a thin back as spindly legs carried their owner home to eat. Hearing his stomach growl, Sollux realized just how starving he was. He called his dad and had him start making dinner so he could just eat when he got home. Urgh. The need to be on Minecraft and finish that tunnel entered the young man's mind, and he stepped up his pace a little faster.