Just a little bit of fluff
Tuesday
Kai woke up in his green bed, still angry with himself for what he had done yesterday. He was supposed to be the quiet one, but he had lost his temper. And for good reason. That bastard had the nerve to call Caitlyn a slut! He was supposed to think about his actions, but he had poured all of his coke onto Dominic's head. It was like Kai was becoming Haley and Haley was becoming Kai. His world was tipping. But he still felt a warm glow of happiness whenever he reflected on what he had done. Dom had deserved it. And as much as it pained him, Kai once again came face-to-face with his feelings for Caitlyn.
He knew Liam liked her, and that was what was refraining the fifth-former. Liam was his friend, and he wasn't cruel enough to take Caitlyn away from him. Maybe, Kai thought, twidling his thumbs, maybe he could find a girl for Liam! But the celloist was rather shy and, though he was adorably cute, he wasn't handsome or strong. Not exactly boyfriend matieral. Not that Liam was shy. He had an extravagent personality and was one of the funniest people Kai knew. He just tended to close up around girls.
For the first time in his life, Kai was glad he was in a different department than Caitlyn and Liam. He would only have to see them at break and at supper. And Caitlyn in the King's Room. He shivered at yesterday's memory. He had been so scared during the drowning, and he hadn't even thought about what he was doing. Anger had consumed him, and it was his fault Jenna had hit Audrey with a pencilcase. Thank God Jacob had been there to stop Audrey.
And Jacob, too. What was up with that guy? He had this way of controlling Audrey and it wasn't just his magnetism. Audrey had only been at school for one day, and already there were conflicts going on. Audrey was attaching herself to Edward, and Gemma seemed to be wallowing in sorrow. But of course, she was jealous. And that had been the first time in awhile he had seen Patrick use his power.
Life had just gotten a whole lot stranger.
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"Oh! Haley! Did anyone tell you? I can't believe you weren't there. You should be endowed! It was amazing! And really, really scary. Like, really scary." Caitlyn ran into the purple canteen that morning, full of life. She felt amazingly exhilierated, all memories of Dom calling her a slut forgotten. Instead, her mind was racing with images of the psychic getting covered in Coke. Kai was definately her new hero.
Haley looked up rather awkwardly and shook his head. Frowning, the boy concentrated for second, and then his freckled face broke into a grin, "I remember Patrick coming in to check on us. He seemed really upset. Even Jacob was kinda pissed off. What happened?"
Caitlyn opened her mouth to reply, but Patrick came striding past. His eyes were narrowed and a red streak ran across from his temple to his ear. Looks nasty, Caitlyn grimaced. Patrick stopped and looked at them, his face a mask of fury, "I expect you to concentrate on eating your breakfast, Sage. Not talking."
Shooting an apologetic glance at Haley, Caitlyn resumed eating her toast. She took all of the butter, resulting in complaints from the other side of the table. Taking down her milk in two quick gulps, she finished and brought out a pen. She wrote on the napkin and passed it to Haley so Patrick wouldn't see, for Patrick was sitting by the wall looking at her.
As Caitlyn walked away, Haley looked down at the piece of paper. She had written, very messily, We almost drowned. I'll tell you more during break. P.S Does - But she had evidently decided not to ask the last question.
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Break had passed and Haley had been filled in on everything. The endowed children trooped up the King's Room as usual. There was a strange silence in the room, and it felt as though if it was broken, a repeat of yesterday would occur. Owen still hadn't returned, and his abscence was affecting all of the 'good' children. They were outnumbered, and Audrey was still undecided. Kai turned to Edward and passed a note through Caitlyn and Gemma. Gemma refused to look at Edward as she passed it along. Opening the wrinkled paper, Edward read - 'You need to get Audrey on our side, or just stop chilling with her. Can't you see Gem is getting pissed? She's really dangerous, but I can't take the suspense of not knowing which side Audrey is on.'
Ed glared at Kai, but Kai was speaking the truth. If Audrey was one of the 'evil' children, she would be a fearsome opponent. But it was better then having her be unpredictable. Re-reading the letter, Ed frowned and looked at Kai. "Gemma?" He mouthed silently.
Gemma caught this but said nothing. The two hours passed painfully, and Edward ran ahead to get to his dormitory. Changing and crawling into bed, he heard Liam get into the bed beside him. For awhile, the two boys said nothing until Liam broke the silence, "So she really likes Kai, huh?"
Edward had already filled Liam in on the details. He nodded slowly, aware that Liam couldn't see him, "Sorry."
Liam laughed, "It's- It's actually alright. I don't mind at all. I mean, Kai's my buddy. I've been getting over Caitlyn for awhile now..." He faded out, and soon drifted off to sleep.
Edward stayed awake for a few minutes longer, then drifted off to sleep.
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Wednesday
Owen wasn't in the blue canteen that morning. Edward sighed and ran a hand through his bushy blond hair. He hadn't used any zit cream this morning and was feeling oddly oily. He sat down beside Liam and looked in disgust at the breakfast. Cold scrambled eggs with a hint of bacon on the side. Liam, a vegetarian like his father, scooped his bacon onto Edward's plate. Ed sniffed at it in revulsion. It was cold, stale and brittle. He took down a couple of bites of scrambled eggs and a tentative nibble at the bacon before putting getting up and heading towards the music room.
Audrey met him in the hall. She looked much more sophisticated then before. She seemed taller as well. Could it be that she was perhaps, dare to suggest, schizo? She nodded cooly to him, "Come along, Ed."
So much for his nickname that had lasted two days. Edward rolled his eyes and followed her into the music room. It seemed different. All the music students were sitting around in the main room instead of in their lessons. Audrey whispered to him, "Mr. Alexis had organised a cameo with the art class. We're to go there and play, and they'll draw or sculpt us playing our instruments. The drama class is doing it tomorow."
Edward groaned. He was bad enough at playing his instrument, but now he had to play it for other people? Today was getting pretty bad. On the bright side, it meant he would get to see some of his friends that were in Art. Kai and Gemma. And he still hadn't figured out why Gem was mad at him. He was just trying to be nice to Audrey. After all, she was new.
Kai's words came back to him. Gem is getting pissed. And then it hit him. Maybe Gemma liked him? Edward had never really thought about dating. Okay, that was a pretty big lie. He always thought about dating. And girls. After all, he was a pretty normal horomonal boy. But Gemma? They had always been friends, and of course he had pictured her naked. Hey, don't laugh. Ed pictured every hot girl naked. But to think of her as a girlfriend...?
At that moment, Mr. Alexis swept into the room. He had a commading air about him, as if he was used to everyone obeying him. And usually, they did. With a frown on his face and shrewd green eyes taking in the room, he barked, "Art room. Now. Hurry hurry. Double file, take your instruments!"
Edward found Liam and they walked out together as Audrey latched onto Dom. A smile even grazed Dom's surly face as they walked out. Ed watched them disgustedly, "I really hate that guy."
"Jealous?" Liam asked, but it was only teasingly.
Ed thought about Audrey's chilling stares and changing personalities. He shook his head, "No."
The two continued walking, very little being said between them. Eventually they reached the Art Room. Liam went in through the door, and Edward followed. Immediately, they were overwhelmed by the smells of chalk, ink and burning wood. Gemma came up to Edward and shyly asked if she could draw him. She didn't seem pissed now, instead like a girl trying to talk to her crush. Edward graciously agreed.
Kai drew Audrey by her request, the whole time shooting Edward helpless looks. It became apparent to Ed that Audrey had a thing for the fifth-former, and that she wouldn't be shy about it. He almost grinned as he watched Audrey's shameless posing. She was flaunting all of her attributes, and Kai really didn't care. He was propbably drawing an accurate yet unflattering account of her.
Liam and Marjc posed together for Leah as she cheerfully drew them in vivid colour. "Liam's hair isn't bright green," Said Mr. Sparks (Junior) as he walked by.
Laughter filled the room. Everyone was having a good time. Jenna Tilpin was even enjoying herself. She was sculpting Dominic as he frowned at her and mumbled something that sounded like "Edward' 'Good for nothing' 'That bastard' 'He poured it all over me'. Jenna sighed and patted Dom's hair down. She snapped at him, "I was there, you know."
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"You look amazing, Audrey," Dom gushed as they walked into the King's Room.
Ed noticed that she payed no attention to him, but rather made a beeline for Kai. Kai shifted away, seemingly very awkward. He glared as Dom came in and a shiver seemed to rush through him. Audrey smiled as she noticed his reaction to Dominic, "Oh don't worry. I don't like him at all."
"Trust me, I wasn't thinking about that," Kai growled. He seemed like he was going to become invisible again, but something Caitlyn did made him stop. Ed couldn't see from his angle, so he silently yelled at Patrick to make himself feel better.
Audrey rolled her eyes and patted his cheek. Kai stiffened. Audrey pretended not to notice and went on, "You soon will be."
"Aud." Jacob warned without looking up.
Audrey fell silent. Edward passed Kai a note reading, Liam gives his blessing.
Kai grinned.
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Thursday
Haley woke up on Thursday with a chill in his spine. Something was wrong at his home. He had only just gotten out of bed when Patrick Bloor came up to him and growled, "Your father's here to pick you up. Something wrong at the store, apparently."
Haley's father was a powerbooster that the Bloors had had trouble with before. Now they didn't bother arguing with Paton. Haley grinned and packed his bags, walking down into the main hall. It was only 6:30, and everyone else would still be in their dorms. The main doors opened and Haley stepped out into the blinding light. He blinked and saw his father in a shiny gold BMW and walked over, getting into the front seat. Before, Paton had been unable to drive, but he had learned to curb his endowment.
"What happened, Da?" He asked. He meant to say dad, but his voice cut out the end from habitude. Paton Yewbeam didn't reply. He just stepped on the gas and drove away.
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The day passed fast for Edward Bone. The only memorable part was break. He and Liam walked out into the field. Caitlyn was bouncing up and down with excitement, "We should go explore the ruins so we'll be ready for the ruin game! C'mon, let's go!"
Kai laughed and grabbed her hand, "We still have a month to go. There's lots of time to get ready."
Caitlyn relented, and then caught sight of Edward and Liam. She flounced over to them, her usually curled hair straightened, "You think we should explore the ruins, right? Kai says we shouldn't."
Kai whistled and looked away, a grin beginning to form on his tanned face.
"We've played the ruin game already in all of our other years..." Liam said somewhat hesitantly.
Before he could finish what he was saying, Gemma ran up to them, "Haley's gone. Haley's gone! We were supposed to work on an English project this morning instead of Art's, but he never showed up. Patrick said he left. I'm worried about him!"
"You're worried about him...?" Edward said slowly, jealousy burning up inside of him.
Gemma gave him a weird glance, "He's my friend. Of course I am. You were worried about Owen, right?"
"...Yeah..." Edward blushed. Why had he been so stupid to let it show through?
"We'll find him on the weekend," Caitlyn promised, "Maybe he went home?"
"Or maybe he was kidnapped like Owen..." Liam said, face drawn into a frown.
"If we even know Owen was kidnapped," Snapped Kai. Then he sighed and looked down, "Sorry Liam. Haley is my best friend. So don't say things like that."
"Yeah, I'm sorry Kai..." Liam looked away as well. Maybe it was out of guilt, or just to avoid the sight of Caitlyn hugging Kai and telling him not to be sad. Ed felt back for his friend. Caitlyn had been really important to him, but it was obvious who she favoured.
The horn sounded. Edward ran ahead, shouting back at his friends that he would see them at supper and in the King's Room. He needed to think, and already a theory was forming in his mind. But many things were racing through his mind. Gem's concern for Haley. Liam's heartbrokenness. The week so far had been a week for romance. But it was quickly taking a turn for the serious.
HULLO PEOPLES.
EAGLEH HAS A BOOK REPORT TO-DO
BLERGH
BBQ
Liam is vegetarian like his dad and like mee.
Shomg CaitlynKai is my favourite. couple. ever.
Hurrah for them.
Plushie time -sings a song-
DotCiki - You get a Dom plushie that goes "Hmph" when you squeeze it.
Storm - You get a Gemma plushie that draws in her sketchbook.
Sapphire - A Haley plushie that is luffly and squishable.
OH OH OH AND EVERYBODY GO CHECK OUT DOTCIKI'S FIC BUTTERFLY. I'm sure you all already have. Woo :D for product placement. COUGHDRINKCOKECOUGH.
It rained alot today. I got SOAKED. Am I updating fast enough for youse guize?
Sorry for the short chapter. I needed a fluffy filler. Well, it's mostly fluff. You know, with all the romanticy stuff and no real plot expect for Thursdayy.
CAITLYNKAI
DotCiki, I would love you forever if you wrote me a short little fluff oneshot about Kai and Caitlyn. Yeah, that is a request xD You don't have to do it tho. But incase you wanted to.
THATS ALL FOR NOW FOLKS
Porky Pig: HEY! That's MY line.
Oh, and I might hold a contest for plushies involving those fluff fics everyone loves to write.
This chapter goes to SapphireShell as she as reviewed every single one of my chapters thus far. Hurray!
