Chapter 6
Kirby tried his best in the two weeks after that little incident to avoid Trent at any rate needed. This included (but was not limited to) seeing him in the hallways (Kirby would pull to a sudden halt and unsuccessfully walk the other way like nothing happened), seeing him around campus (he'd hide behind a bush or a stone tree like he was a damn spy or something before Trent could notice him), and even the washrooms (Kirby had once been in the middle of peeing when Trent had coincidentally walked in. His presence had startled Kirby so much that he managed to stop in mid-piss, zip up his pants, and run like hell to the washroom on the second floor).
However – there was one instance where Kirby knew it was going to be impossible to avoid Trent: Biology class, in which Trent was one of his classmates. Just recently, Mr. Slawter had assigned everyone into groups of two; Trent and Kirby were inevitably chosen as partners, because life just wasn't going Kirby's way lately.
Biology.
With Trent, as a partner.
Trent, who was probably one of those guys who liked drawing penises in your textbook when you weren't looking and throwing frog eyeballs over to the girls' table to make them scream.
There was only one word running through Kirby's mind when he read that he had been moved around in the seating plan next to the smug, cruel, blond bully.
Fuck!
They were dissecting a rat today. Kirby had come early, and sat down in his seat at the large desk he had to share with his stupid lab partner, who hadn't arrived yet. Like...hell, these dumb coincidences only happened in dumb teenage movies where a dumb girl and guy fall in love with each other after working together on a dumb assignment. Kirby wasn't going to fall for that, he'd never fall in love so shallowly –
Oh my GOD, Kirby thought, grabbing his head and pulling at his hair angrily. He was thinking like a fucking girl again! They were both guys, and Kirby wasn't gay.
He looked up at the classroom door as it was opened, allowing a few more early students to trickle through. Among them was Dan, Kirby's fellow jock. Dan nodded his head at him and walked over, sitting on the corner of Kirby's desk.
"Aw man, the assigned partner thing blows, doesn't it?" Dan said, sighing and running a hand through his red hair. "Who'd you get again?"
"Trent." Kirby was leaning glumly on the table with his arms crossed and his chin resting on the edge of his arm.
"That desperate, kisses-anything-with-a-face prick? Dude, better watch he doesn't put the moves on ya or something."
"Fuck, I'll punch that homo out if he tries anything funny. Who's your partner?"
"Slawter stuck me with Melvin. Nerd who jacks off to trading cards." Dan jumped off the table. "Well, good luck with your new man, Kirby," he said, grinning. Kirby punched him in the hip. Dan shrugged, still smiling, and went to his seat nearby. Melvin was as white as a sheet, twisting around the backpack next to him so the Grottos & Gremlins logo was facing the ground.
Kirby looked to the front of the classroom, eyes on the door again. Everyone had gotten a piece of paper at the end of last class as they were leaving, with their lab partner's name and the directions for the coming rat dissection on it. Kirby was afraid he was going to become like the school mascot, Constantinos, with the miserable luck he was getting. Nobody liked that kid.
The classroom door opened again, and this time it was Trent who strolled through, acting like he was hot shit. He jerked his head at Kirby as a greeting, and sat down next to him, all smiles and damn rainbows like he'd never embarrassed Kirby two weeks ago with the banana.
"Hey babe!" Trent said, slapping Kirby on the back. Kirby inched his stool as close to the wall as he could, the farthest from Trent as possible. He had the distinct feeling in the back of his mind of being trapped.
Kirby turned and looked to Dan, who had seen what happened. Dan shrugged, look of pity on his face. Melvin was oblivious to everything and quietly hyperventilating into a bag.
"Ah...fuck my life," Kirby said, loud enough for Trent to hear.
"Well, you're stuck with me all year baby! Might as well get to know each other, right?"
Kirby gave him a look that could kill. "If you try anything, you crazy homo, I'll force-feed you some pound cake – worse than last time's beating."
"Lighten up, Kirby – I like boys and girls. And you're so deep in the closet you've found Narnia."
Kirby gritted his teeth and looked away. "I am not in the closet," he whispered angrily under his breath.
But in his mind, he wasn't so confident.
"Hello, class..." started Mr. Slawter in his slow, creeping voice. "We're dissecting a rat today, as you know. Be gentle with them; dissection is an art, after all..."
Kirby stared down at his and Trent's rat, slumped in the dissection tray. It was fat, stinky from preservatives, and very dead.
"First direction," Trent read aloud, "Use the pins to secure the specimen to the dissection tray."
They followed most of the instructions in silence, grimacing when opening the flaps they had cut and seeing all the organs inside. Kirby heard Dan exclaim "Ah! Fuck!" and Melvin squealing "Ew! You got some on your arm!" and shook his head. Dan had actually managed to work with the nerd instead of pummeling him.
"Use the magnifying glass to identify the testes...the testes?!" Kirby exclaimed, staring at his paper. "Nasty! I'm not touching that!"
"That's basically the balls, right?" Trent started laughing. "I'll cut them out, even though I know you're used to handling them." He winked.
"God, just...go away and suck one somewhere else, fag..." Kirby was afraid of sitting near this guy.
"You really are in denial aren't you?"
Kirby went silent, anger simmering inside of him.
"Well, I'm sure you'll come around. Anyways, we're done here, right?" He stood up and patted Kirby on the shoulder before walking over to Christy and Mandy's table.
"Wha – hey – we have to clean up!" Kirby stared at Trent flirting with Mandy, who wrinkled her nose and turned away, and Christy, who batted her eyelashes like she was in 6th grade and leaned in closer. Kirby rolled his eyes and picked up the dissection tray and utensils, bringing them over to the sink to wash.
"So how'd it go with you, Kirby?" Dan asked as they walked to the football field. Red leaves blew about the ground, and the trees shook in the wind with a comforting "shh" sound.
Kirby shrugged. "Whatever. What about you and the nerd?"
Dan shrugged the same way Kirby had. "Whatever. I mean, that nerd was trying to talk to me about Elvish Princess Kameira and that one episode where she leads the entire kingdom into chaos and then transformed the..."
Dan went on about the episode while Kirby raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
"...But yeah, I mean, stupid nerds and their dumb shows." He laughed nervously and looked to the ground.
"Yeah man, I agree," said Kirby. "Uh, anyways...I'm gonna go scope some girls, see ya later."
"Oh, yeah, see ya!" Dan waved and continued down the stairs to the field. Kirby watched him leave, and turned around, heading in the direction of the gym.
[insert long-winded rant on how the flu sucks and I couldn't write anything]
Yeah...I could barely watch t.v, let alone actually think.
SO! Chapter 6. A Scholarship edition class, and my personal favourite.
But Zoe, you say, shaking your head - This whole "biology partner" thing is so cliché and randomly tossed in!
No no, I answer confidently - I had this planned from the beginning, you see.
But...that still makes it cliché, you reply back.
Me: :D.........
Oh, and it seems like someone else is in a bit of denial at the end of the chapter, huh? Ohohoho.
Reviewers:
Rainbow Platypus - I always try to sneak in some in game material, it's fun for me and I think it makes it more in-character.
LoveChoco03 - Yes! I'm glad both you and Rainbow Platypus agree with me, I insult Angie in the game whenever I can. "MOVE, Bitch!"
When. In. Doubt. Whip. It. OutXD - Homg, I love your name change. *starts singing* When in doubt, whip it out~ Btw, thanks for all those reviews at once! Haha.
Randomstrike - LOL "The Sadistic Flirt". That would so be the name of a Trent trading card.
rocky - Yeah! *high five* That's exactly how I wanted Trent to come off as, "I'll do whatever the hell I want" but in more of a bored manner than snappy.
Wolfgirl730959 - Thank you so much, what a nice comment! :D *is pleased*
Anyways....watch out for the next chapter!