"I was.. wondering why you.. were trying to move me" He said once he could catch his breath after laughing, it a was a pretty good laugh too. He hasn't laughed like this in a while. Calming down after sometime he watch Alex pull a chair over to the sink, once he had it where he wanted it he pulled Rion over to the chair. He took a sit looked up at Alex, and grinned. "Alright, but see if you can hurry. I want to be able to make it too lunch but at this rate I dont think I will" He shrugged as Alex removed a large clump of their goo out of his face. "I might just have to sneak food into my next class" He said still grinning, and continued to talk as he raised his arms up to pull what he could from his hair and give to Alex. "I just hope it doesn't stain.. it doesn't right? I love this shirt." And if they couldn't get it out of his hair all the way, oh well he needed a trim anyways.

"Sorry, I should have spoken up instead of just tried to move you." Alex said a bit glumly, "I's my fault... I can explain to your next teacher. I'm pretty well liked with teachers... which you probably already realized... If I take the blame, they'll let you eat in class. What do you have next?" He looked down at Rion's shirt, and bit his lip. "It depends on what we used for the color... if it was food coloring, or pretty much any other usual coloring liquid, then yeah, it'll stain... But there are some other things that it could be, but we would have to soak it to keep it from staining." Alex had already gotten up most of the goo from Rion's hair, but he was starting to slow down. If he finished then he would have to go into the cafeteria and spend the rest of lunch in useless and senseless conversation. It was a lot funner to be in the classroom with Rion, even alone. He reached over, and grabbed the bowl from the sink, and put what was overflowing in his hands into the bowl. "Jeez, this stuff is everywhere." He said as he forced the goo from his fingers...

"No need to be glum chum" he laughed shortly after, he always wanted to say to somebody. "Its alright, needed a laugh anyway. And don't start with all that 'its my fault' crap. But thanks, I perfer to be sneaky... and my next lame class would be English." Rion stopped grinning, because it was unnatural for him to grin so much it was starting to hurt his face, but he didn't want to look pissed off like he always does so he just relaxed his face and looked at the accumlating goo in the other boys hands. He never realized how much they made until now. "Well, I guess it better safe then sorry, I'll soak it after were done." He said as he watched Alex put the goo he had in the bowl. "Heh, no kidding but atleast I'm not covered in it." He sighed, he was just glad no of it got in his ears, that'd be a problem. After scrapping some more goo from his hair he dumped it in the bowl, then he touch the rest of his hair, most of it was gone but it was still there. But atleast now its not anywhere else. And since alot of time has passed since they made it, the goo was kind of cool, and it felt nice on his scalp, so he was in no real hurry to get it out of his hair at this moment. Hmph, this nerd actually fun to hang out with, who would have ever thought.

"You want to try washing the rest out, or would it be better to pick it out piece by piece?"

Alex laughed, "chum?" He shook his head and pulled some more out of Rion's hair, then shook his head. "Alright, but the sooner that you get it soaking, the better... I didn't realize how fast this stuff expanded, I think it might still be growing even." He said annoyed. Then he thought about Rion's suggestion, "I'm not sure how the chemical compounds will react when it is presented with water. I've never really tried it. Whenever I got this stuff in my hair, this is how my dad got it out... I never really noticed you had ears like mine until now," he confessed, lightly touching the long cat like ear softly, knowing how sensitive they were. He brushed his fingers against the piercings in Rions ears, and made a face, wondering how much that had to have hurt, "why'd you do this?" He asked, pushing his finger up the piercings, making them rise, then fall against each other with a clink. "I mean, they look good- cool! They look cool!" He quickly corrected himself, "but they had to hurt getting them. He felt the heat rising in his face again, and moved behind Rion so that he couldn't see...

"What? It seemed appropriate" He snickered at Alex shaking his head, he must be getting annoyed about how much goo there is still left. "Alright and what do you mean growing?" he asked curiously, "Growing like this goo in this Goosebump's film I watched?" He eyed the goo in the bowl suspciously. "Oh, well I guess then we'll be picking this stuff out all lunch period." He replied to Alex and shortly after he confessed that he didn't know Rion had cat ears. "Are you serious? How can you not see these?" He laughed to himself at how slow Alex was at some things. Just then he could feel Alex touching his ears, which caused him to close his eye, then Alex proceeded to brush his peircings. He opened his eye to see a strange look on Alex's face. He listened to the clink the piercings made as Alex played with them. Promptly after speaking Alex moved out of view, and Rion sighed. "I didn't get them because they were cool, but don't get me wrong they are. I wasn't rebellious at the time when I got these done heh..." He looked at his wrapped hand and tugged at the wrap he put on there. His favorite shirt... but he could always get his mom to sew it back so it was no big deal.

"I did it for myself." He continued and touched the one in his brow. "It may not mean anything to me specifically like they do to other people. But I love the look, and don't care what others think." He paused for a moment thinking about it. "But I'm not one to get alot of piercings or get piercings in weird places just to stand out, theirs risk to your life you know..." Grabbing the bottom of his shirt, he said one last thing. "Besides.. I think it makes me look sexy."And with that he lifted his shirt off his head.

Rion got up from the chair, and went over to another sink and placed it inside. "Well, since were going to be here awhile and you said its best to soak it sooner rather then later." He plugged the drain and turned the water on. Once it was submerged he went back over to where Alex was and sat back down. "Let's do this, if we don't get this out now it will take longer since you said its expanding."

When Rion took off his shirt, Alex quickly turned around, his face burning. "Um, the expanding isn't really serious, it just kinda poofs up." He reached a hand up and touched his cheek. Damn, he could feel the warmth through his skin, he didn't even want to think about how it looked. He quickly turned the water on in the sink in front of him, dipped his hand under and scrubbed at his face, trying to was the blush away before Rion got back.He didn't look down at Rion when he approached, once again sitting down. Instead he tried to block Rion's view of his face with one hand, while turning up the faucet with the other. He kept his eyes fixed on the metal in front of him, because when he had made the mistake of looking down, he'd lost himself for almost 30 seconds, staring at Rion's bare chest.

"We might as well try washing it out, I don't see how it could hurt anything... But you have to keep your eyes closed, so that I don't get soap in them." He smiled lightly to himself at his brilliant idea. Because with Rions eyes closed, his stupid face could change as many colours as it wanted, and he wouldn't be able to see it...

Ears twitched once, maybe twice when he had heard the water running. Rion didn't know what Alex was doing but figured it out when Alex said something after awhile. "I doubt you'll get soap in my face..." He got out of the chair and looked around the room for a higher chair and when he couldn't find one he just dragged a table from the back over to get on. Sitting on the table he looked out classroom's window and seen a few kids and maybe one or two teachers walk by. They must be leaving lunch early or going late. He thought before looking at the back of Alex, he seemed pretty occupied with that sink for some reason. "Besides, I don't think anyones that horrible at washing hair, but whatever." He closed his eye and leaned back, it was a bit uncomfortable since the table wasn't the same height as the sink but it'll have to do it if he wants this junk out his hair. Normally he would take his eye patch off so it wouldn't get wet but he left it on this time.

"Not that horrible, but maybe that distracted..." Alex whispered, not meaning to say it out loud, and hoping that Rion didn't hear. He glanced around,then walked to the front of the room to the teachers desk. He opened the bottom drawer, and pulled out two pillows. He brought them back over to Rion, lifted his head and one under his head. At Rions confused look, Alex pushed the other against his face, "I said eyes closed," he muttered, his face reddening again, then he explained the pillows, "thats her confiscation drawer, I've seen her take stranger things than pillows away from kids, so I figured there'd be something..."

Alex began raking his fingers through Rions hair, pulling as much goo as he could off of his head and dropping it into the bowl below, before pulling his head under the stream of the water. As he poured some soap in his hand, he couldn't help but stare at Rions still bare chest. He kept glancing at his face, making sure that Rion wasn't watching him as he snuck glances at his chest. He pushed his hands back into Rion's hair and lathered up the soap, finding it surprisingly easy to slide the goo from the strands of hair it stuck to."Wow, this is working really well," he said, the surprise obvious in his voice. "Good idea, I wonder why my dad never did this."

The silence stretched, and Alex was feeling even more guilty with his small peeks at Rions body. "So, um, what were you planning on doing during lunch?" He rolled his eyes at his horrible conversation making skills...

Rion opened his eye, even though Alex told him not to. It couldn't be helped he was curious as to why Alex walked away. Watching him, he seen him pull out two pillows. His face turned to that of confusion, and stayed that way til Alex walked over and stuffed a pillow in his face shortly after putting one under his neck/head. "Eh, I forgot.. besides you didn't even start yet so I figured..." He trailed off in low voice. Rion would wash his own hair but it would be difficult to see where it the stuff was, and to get it out. "I'm not even going to ask about what else is in there", shivering. He wasn't shivering from the cold but from thought he said he wouldn't have about what was in the teacher's drawer. Strangely it was very comforting and relaxing to have Alex rake his hands through Rion's hair, perhaps because it was someone else that is why it felt different. His ear twitching every now and then when Alex brushed them.

Having the urge to open his and eye and look, he decided it against it least Alex might stuff the pillow in his face. And he didn't want to be scolded again, he had enough of that back at home. "Cool" was all he said in reply to Alex and just laid there, enjoying this. Perhaps he could get use to this, maybe get a few slaves to do his homework..give him money..do his chores, all the good stuff. Alex, a servant? Haha Just thinking about made him snicker, he couldn't help it. It kind of fit Alex's personality and the way he was as far as Rion knew of the boy. The silence was broken after sometime by Alex, and Rion frowned a bit at this. "Oh, I don't know stuff nerds and the like inside trash cans...not really. That would be fun though, I planned on eating during lunch Alex. What else is there to do? Besides the occasional conversational passes between friends?" Hes frown lessened the more he spoke. "You suck at making small talk, you know that?"

I never thought I'd be alone with him, much less in an silence that he is starting to make awkard... he thought, while thinking of something better then what Alex had said. "What do you have next?" Moving a bit but not much, because his tail was starting to become numb from laying in the position he was. "I don't see much at lunch, where do you eat.. outside, inside, somewhere else?"

Alex shrugged, "I'm not sure, I guess that was a stupid question." He smacked Rions head lightly, "I know I suck at small talk, you don't have to point it out," then he laughed, "what people are doing for lunch is just something I get told about almost everyday." He shook his head, "people like to think that someone else cares about stuff like that other themselves, and somewhere along the line I got designated as that guy. So I spend most of my time listening to other people, not talking." Alex paused in speaking again, wondering when people had first started coming to him with their problems, and what he had done to make people feel comfortable enough to tell him. After a minute or two, he realized that Rion had asked another question, "oh, my next class? None, I have my off block next," Alex sighed, "what I do during lunch isn't all that exciting. I'm normally stuck in the cafeteria, talking to people I barely know and who barely know me." He shook his head, "more problem listening to and solving. Basically I'm sitting in a large crowd of people who all want me to ask, and how does that make you feel?" He laughed, "other then that, I go home, eat with my mom, since both periods after lunch are empty." He shrugged and the last bit of the goo slipped from his fingers... his hands stopped moving for a few seconds, then he resumed weeding though his hair, like he was looking for more blue goo. He felt guilty that he hadn't told Rion that he was done, but he didn't want to leave, he was enjoying himself to much talking to this boy who was so different then he was...

Rion just snickered even more as Alex smacked him sofly. "Yeah but some things are just begging to be called out on" He stuck his tongue out at Alex, even though he was busy he knew he could see it. He listened as Alex rambled on about what he did in lunch, it seemed he had alot of friends, who knew? But as he kep talking, that thought was quickly shot down. Designated as that guy? He wondered as Alex continued to speak. So all he did was just listen to people chatter, maye so much so that they might talk his ears off? Rion wouldn't be able to stand it. "You don't have any more classes? Lucky bastard..." He mumbled before Alex continued to answer his next question. Rion didn't find it the least bit funny, but he could see how it was so he offered up a little laugh before saying. "So, what? Your the school's personal shrink at lunch?"

Alex's life seemed so dull at school, atleast at home it wasn't. Seeing as Alex had stopped, he figured that he was done and opened his eye to look at him to say something but he started up again, so he looked down, to look at the desk and the opposite side of the room. The colors of the room were dim for a second, but brightened up after his eye adjusted and dilated. "Not done yet? Did it dry or something?" he wondered. Rion pursed his lips in a thin line for a second before speaking again about what Alex told him. "You want them to leave you alone?" he asked seriously, "All you gotta do is ask."

Alex laughed, "guess I am, though I wish it was just during lunch... I should be getting paid for this shouldn't I?" Alex's hands froze again when Rion noticed the first one, "Uh, no, it didn't dry, I just... found some more..." Alex bit his lip in guilt, and decided to let the boy up, "but I got it," Alex stepped away from Rion, and walked to the end of the long counter. He grabbed one of the towels hanging there, and brought it back to Rion. The whole way, Alex thought about Rion's offer, considered what school life would be like without being surrounded the whole day... and realized that if people weren't coming to him with their problems, they probably wouldn't come to him at all. Finally he shook his head sighing, as he handed the towel over. "Naw, I only have to deal with it for a few more years." He shrugged, smiling a bit, "I can deal. Thanks though." He leaned back against the desk behind him, and watched as Rion dried his hair, water flying everywhere... and embarrassingly couldn't help track the droplets down his chest... Surprisingly, he felt like he was getting more used to that foreign feeling, and his face barely felt flushed this time...

"What do you mean you wish it was just during lunch? And yes I think you should be, guessing what you are putting up with." Told him, and shortly after Alex's hands stopped again, and just replied "Oh." Once it seemed he was done, Rion was resisting the urge to shake his head, he didn't want to have to clean up the water. He swung his legs off the table and reached for the towel Alex brought over. "A few more years... thats a long time, if you think about it." His upper body was starting feel alittle cold from the dripping water, so he started to rub his hair with the towel. Some drop were flung from his hair, but most of it was caught with the towel. Seeing as his hair wasn't going to get any drier, he left it damp, and messy, with a few strands clinging together. "Well, better put this stuff back and leave the goo on her desk." He hopped off the table and pushed it all the to the back. He noticed Alex was watching him, and looked around. "Is there something on me?" Raising a brow as he walked over to the sink where his shirt was. Reaching in he unstopped it, and pulled his shirt out. Watching as the water drained, a little funnel appeared under water and moved around. He laid it flat on the counter and pushed on his shirt to make the water come out, he didn't want to wring it and walk around in a wrinkly damp shirt.

Once he was satisfied most of the water was out he slipped it on; it clung to him. "...ah cold" He hoped his next class wasn't freezing like it always is. They really needed to fix the air tempature in that classroom, you'd think after so many complaints from the students and teachers they'd fix the school's problems.

Alex shrugged again, and watched as Rion walked, "it just goes on most of the day, thats all I meant... A few years isn't all that bad," he said as Rion finished drying his hair, still watching him, still distracted. Rion dragged the table back to its original position, and Alex's eyes followed him, but when he turned back around, and noticed Alex's staring, Alex quickly adverted his eyes, "no, you don't have anything on you, sorry, I was spacing out..."

He got up from the table, grabbed the bowl of goo, and quickly poured it back into its beaker. Then he grabbed the pillows, the beaker, and the chair, replacing them all in their rightful places. Alex turned around as Rion was pulling his shirt back on, and he felt a strange almost disappointing feeling in the pit of his stomach, which he shrugged off.

"I can help you get a new shirt if you'd like," Alex suddenly offered, not wanting to have to leave. "We can check the lost and found, or we could go to my house and see if I have anything that would fit you, we could even use the rest of lunch to go to a store and I'll buy you a new one. Since technically, its my fault its all wet." His brow creased in confusion, "and it's ripped? When did that happen? It wasn't like that in the bathroom..." Then he noticed the scrap of shirt wrapped around Rion's hand and everything clicked into place, he walked quickly over to Rion, taking the makeshift bandage off, "crap, did you cut yourself when you hit the mirror? And all you did was wrap it up?" He had lifted Rions and up close to his face, and was carefully examining it. He reached down, and tried to grab a piece of glass that he saw, but his fingers were too big to grasp it. He shook his head, then lead Rion, by the wrist, back over to the front of the class room.

He pulled open drawer after drawer of the teachers desk until he found her first aid kit. Then he pulled it open, and with one hand he pushed around the small box, his other hand still on Rions. Finally he found the tweezers, and went back to Rions hand, carefully picking out the few small shards of glass. Alex nodded once he was finished, satisfied with his work. Then he went back into the box, grabbed some disinfectant and cleaned the wound. When Rion flinched at the stinging sensation, Alex finally noticed how close they really were. He glanced up with just his eyes and all he could see was Rions wet shirt, he would have to tilt his head to see his face. As soon as he realized this, he started getting self conscious again, then embarrassed that he felt this way. His movements slowed as he finished cleaning it, then his hand ducked back into the box and pulled out some gauze. He started wrapping Rions hand up with practiced movements. Once the wrapping was wound tightly up to Rions wrist, Alex clipped it off with two small metal clasps. Then he paused, still holding Rions hand, as if inspecting his work.

"I... am not sure I had to go this far for such small a wound..." he finally said, releasing the other boys hand. "But I guess I kinda panicked. My dad gets cut and burned and just hurt all the time, so I've learned to move fast..." He carefully cleaned up the small mess he'd made, and replaced the first aid kit. Slowly, still self conscious at the nearness of Rion, he turned around, "so... What should we do about the shirt?" he asked finally...

Rion thought over the offer, but declined. But the kid would just not let up, he kept saying new ways on how to get him another shirt. "Lost and Found.. are you serious? I'm not going to wear other peoples clothes.. unless theres a hoodie, but thats besides the point." Rion told Alex, and continued to answer him, "And... no thanks, I rather I didn't go to.. your house." I barely know and hes already inviting me over. But, on the otherhand it would be a great opportunity to steal something he thought grinning inside his head. Now, that store offering was the most appealing. "Damn right it's your fault. Luckily this can be a fashion statement..in a way."
He watched as Alex creased eyebrows and rush out his questions 'and it's ripped? When did that happen?' followed by a comment. But before he could say anything, but Alex surprised him by walking over to him quickly and grabbing his hand taking his wannabe bandage off. "Yeah, but its fine... and yes" He told but, Alex lifted up his hand for inspection anyway. He could swear Alex acted like his mom, she over reacts to everything. An example to that, would be her flipping out over his first ear piercing, she practically fainted. He watched as Alex tried to grab something, was it glass? Didn't I get it all out? He thought, as Alex kept trying to get at it, he soon gave up though. Rion followed Alex whereever he was leading him, which turned out to be the front of the classroom to the Teacher's desk.

It seemed Alex couldn't find what he was looking for, but after a few more drawers until he found a box with a red plus sign on it. Doing it all with one hand, he opened it and pushed around til he found whatever he needed. Glancing at the tweezers, his ears drooped alittle. He wasn't much one for pain and well.. this was going to hurt alittle bit. He was anticipating and preparing but it didn't help, he still winced. Once Alex felt he was done, he went back into the box and grabbed some disinfectant to clean the wound. The liquid was very cool, and it made the cut feel slightly better. But it still stung, so Rion flinched.
Once again Alex's hand dove into the box and pulled out some gauze and two small metal clasps. Rion watched as the boy expertly wrapped his hand and wrist with practiced movements, finishing it off with the clasps. But Alex was done yet, he had to inspect it, to what it seemed to Rion, perfection. He grinned, this kid really is a nerd in everything.

"I'd say... its not like I broke my wrist or hand, it's just a small cut." He told Alex once he released his hand. "I see..." he said as he watched watched Alex clean up the small medical mess he made. Raising his hand to his face, he flexed it. Although the wrap was snug, he still could move his wrist. Alex had done a good job, usually when the Nurse did it, she restricted his movement. He swears sometimes when he goes in there for something, she out to get him. He looked away from his hand to Alex, he almost forgot about the shirt. "Well, I wouldn't mind if you bought me a new one. But I'm not that cruel to go make you buy me one whether or not you are willing." He grinned, and continued "....but if you insist."

Alex rolled his eyes, 'what kind of statement does he think he'd be making with a ripped and wet shirt?' he thought incredulously.

He grinned and laughed when Rion answered his question about his shirt, "alright then, I insist." He rolled his eyes again, "what store do you want to go to? And we should probably get a ride," he glanced at the clock, "we've only got ten minutes until lunch ends, and fifteen before your next class starts... what do you want to do?"

((bah, damn the shortness!! But I couldn't really add anything else, because it's not really Alex's decision to make D: ^.^;;; ))

(( -evil laughter can be heard- Bwuahahaha, you are stuck! Let me free you... or not... -days..months later..- ok :) I shall free you~

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"Good, now my Mom can't say anything about the shirt, let's go." He moved away from Alex and walked to the door, and turned around. "You coming? Don't worry about the ride. It's covered..." An evil like gleam appeared in his eye. "I bet we can make it there and back in 25 minutes." A grin started to spread across his face. "And by there I mean Hot Topic"

Rion opened the door and paused for a moment to make sure Alex was coming, when he was sure he would follow, he left. He placed his hands in his pockets and started whistling down the hall to the front doors of the lunch room. "...♪~♫" He stopped whistling and turned to Alex, "Hey wait here, be right back."

Once inside he found the table where his friends were and walked over to them. They all looked up and waved at him til he was at their table.
"Hey man, what took you so long?" Harold asked Rion while chewing on some fries.
"Teacher wanted me to do the lab with Alex"
"Eh? Seriously?" Harold said, looking over to Rion, noting his shirt was wet.
"Yeah, but it's cool. I'm going to get a passing grade heh"
They all laughed, but soon quieted down, and Damon asked Rion to sit, but he declined. "Nah, I'm good. But I was wondering if I could borrow your car for about 25 minutes." Damon raised a brow in response, but handed him the keys. "You be careful with her, or else man. That darling, she's a beaut. I want no scratches on her."
"Hey Rion, why is your shirt wet?" Siegfried asked noticing his shirt was damp.
"Oh, uh I spilled coloring on it on accident, I don't know how it happened."
"So you soaked it?"
"Duh, and I'm borrowing the car so I can go get another shirt. I don't want to catch cold in my next class."
"Well, alright then, catch ya later, oh and Rion don't forget about my Sis" Lee waved his best friend off.

Rion nodded and left the table, he opened the double doors and smiled to Alex. "Now, shall we go?"

(( Crap I forgot what I was going to write you replied xD Oh well... I don't think it was that important. >_< And now I have a shortish post xD ))

(( I was going to begin with like a memory or something, I can't remember-- That is what I meant. Anyways lol ignore it :XP ))

Alex nodded, "had to let them know you were going?"

He followed Rion out to the parking lot, and glanced around the cars, wondering what kind of car they would be driving...

"No, I went go get keys to a car." He retortd and scanned the parking lot til he found the Red Ferrari (Muaha >D the car is back!). "Ah there she is" he mumbled as he lead Alex to the sports car, weaving through cars. He always felt nervous when he was around Damon's car, it almost didn't even want to touch it when he got to the driver's side. Rion dis/un-alarmed the car and getting inside to unlock the door for Alex.

He soaked in the scenery, my this was a wonderful car. The interior was black and red, with black leather seats. The body panels were made of carbon fiber, oh the list of greatness goes on. Rion couldn't wait to feel this baby on the road. The V10 engine that produced 550 horse power. And contrary to most cars, it is made mostly of carbon fiber instead of metal. In addition, carbon fiber offers numerous benefits over metal and even fiberglass, in the form of reduced weight and increased structural rigidity.

He couldn't wait to go, but he waited til Alex was inside the car, and buckled up. He didn't want any kids flying through the windshield. Thinking about this, he buckled up before he put the key in the ignition and started the car. "So what do you think?" It was so smooth, perhaps the ride to the store will be smoother then earlier models? Backing out of the parking swiftly and perfectly. He did alittle above the speed limit of the parking lot. When he made turns, the car leaned on the side it was turning. But it wasn't much of a body roll, and it was completely smooth.

"Now, where was that store again?" He glanced over to Alex as he sped down the street. Making heads turn at the sheer power and sound of the car. Not mention because of the speed he was doing.

Alexs eyes bugged when he saw the car, "a- are you sure we should drive this?" He didn't know much about cars, but this looked like the most expensive car that he'd ever seen. When Rion slid confidentially into the drivers seat, he scrambled into the passengers. As they began to drive, Alex drug his fingers into the hand rests, his eyes widening with each block they passed. When Rion asked where the store was, Alex shook his violently, he had no ability to speak, he could barely even think. Through the fear of speed, Alex felt a strange giddy excitement surge through him. A strange smile crossed his face, and he laughed. He was not going to forget this day for a long time...

Rion had just laughed at Alex's response. Obviously he had never ridden in a car like this or, he was just surprised and shocked at the same time. When he glanced again at Alex, it was because he didn't know what he was doing over there. He just grinned at Alex's response, and slowed down when he saw a cop not too far down.
But just before he slowed down Alex startled him by laughing, he glanced once more at him, and saw the strangest smile on his face. Honestly he didn't know what he was expecting, but this wasn't it. Rion's driving must have scared him beyond shitless to make him look and laugh like that. Once the cop was out of sight, Rion resumed his insane speed-- he had less then twenty minutes to get in and out and back to class.

"Well were here, so you can relax now." He snickered, and turned slowly into the mall's lot. Finding a parking spot fairly easy, since all the kids were still at school. Turning the car off, he just sat there for a moment. Just soaking up that memorable experience. This was probably only time he'd be riding in one of these, in his entire life. So he was making the most of it now. "Hehe, someone was having fun." Damn that Damon, how'd he get one of these? He probably stole it knowing him... but I'd be surprised if his Dad bought him this. Rion thought as he looked over at Alex waiting for a response.

It took Alex a few minutes after the car had turned off for him to completely calm down, he laughed again. "Yeah, that was amazing!" He unclawed his fingers from the hand rests, and flexed his fingers wile he examined them, making sure that he hadn't damaged the beautiful car. Alex got out of the car, and walked around it a few times, falling for the car more and more with each pass, "wow, I think I love this thing," he said to Rion as he stepped out of the car himself. Then he smiled and could only think one thing, 'how come Rion gets to look so hot getting out of the car?' Then he froze at his thought, and shook first his head, then his whole body, absurdly surprised at the thought that he might be attracted to the other boy. Then his face reddened again as his mind clicked together all the unusual happenings of the past hour or two, and connected them all to Rion.

He shook his head again, and then cleared his throat. "Well, uh... lets get going..."

He smirked as he watched Alex walk around the car three times admiring. If he didn't know any better, he'd think Alex would still the car. Taking the keys out of the ignition he got out of the car, so he could lock it. "Hey now, don't get any ideas" he told Alex when he said he thought he loved the car.Of course, who wouldn't love this baby? A beeping noise could be heard as Rion clicked a button on the alarm system that connected to the key. "Alright, let's go."

Oh man, Rion's ego was going through the roof as the comments kept flying at him. And the looks... oh man those looks they were giving him negative or positive just made it worse. It was making him act a bit like a snob. Now if he didn't hurry he would probably be mobbed by fan girls.

"You are now entering Neighborhood 8, Gate 8" The automatic door said in a female voice.
Rion mumbled "Man that thing needs to shut up.." as he walked to lighted up billboard in the middle of the walkway. He looked at the star that said 'YOU ARE HERE' and looked up Hot Topic, No. 357. Finding it on the map, he just couldn't wait to get there. He took a right at the fork and looked at all the stores on his way there. He stopped at this huge TV when it showed the latest and up coming games. When he looked around it he could see people dancing on electronic dance pads. Once he was bored with that, he continued walking and looked back at Alex to make sure he was coming.

Rion walked into the store stood there for a few seconds watching someone get beat at Dance Dance Revolution. "Is there any more losers to challenge the champion!?" Some nerdy kid said standing next to the winner. No one seemed to be stepping up to the plate. "Looks like we got some chickens. Well, then. The five time reigning Champion, WINS AG-- Whats that? We have a new challenger folks!" Everyone started looking around for this new 'challenger'. Rion looked around as well to see who was going to challenge the champion. When he saw the nerd pointing to him, he shook his head. "Don't be shy now, come on up!" Rion just pivoted and started walking when people started shoving him up to the dance pad. "Oh no, you can't get away that easily! If you can defeat, my main man Kite. You will win $1000 dollars!" Everyone started cheering, and quieted down when the nerd hushed them down with his hands. "Quiet down, no one has won yet. Now, newcomer.. what is your name?"
"..Rion." he replied reluctantly, glaring at him.
"Well now, Rion. I trust you know the how to play?" He walked off the podeum when Rion nodded.

Kite looked Rion over before speaking. "You can choose the song, since your going to lose." Rion just shrugged and moved his leg to the to the front arrow, til he found the one he wanted; Break by Three Days Grace. Everyone started going 'Oooo!' Rion just got into a relaxed position as if this was nothing. "Don't get so arrogant, twerp." The older boy, Kite, told him. Soon the song was starting.

<Insert =) awesome dance scene>

((I'm surprised, I haven't heard that song. That video was kick ass, though when Adam was stumbling around I was like, 'oh hell no, he better not fall in that fan and get chopped up =.=' XD))

Alex rolled his eyes at Rion comment. Like he could bring himself to steal anything. Alex nervously glanced up at the dauntingly large building that they were walking up to. He'd never been to the mall before, his mother had always bought his clothes and he was happy with them, she actually tried to keep up with the fashion trends for him, but when he'd actually want something, he'd just order it off the internet. As people hollered at them - well Rion it seemed - Alex kept looking quickly over to the yell or scream, so quickly that his neck was beginning to hurt, eventually he just gave up, sadly it was just as they began ascending the steps to the mall.

He jumped as the electronic gate spoke to them, and told them where they were. He stopped, and looked around, until the person behind him tapped him on the shoulder and pointed up to the gate, "oh, um... thanks," he mumbled to both the person and the gate, as he walked quickly to catch back up to Rion.

He caught up to him at the map, but got distracted by the huge outlay of the building, and didn't notice that Rion had already moved on. He ran to catch back up to the other boy, who was slowly disappearing in the crowd. He lost him for a few minutes, but kept walking, hoping that he would find him again. And he did. He saw Rion standing at the window of a store, and glanced up. In bright green and black letters, big words said, 'Game Stop'. Alex had been on their web site a few times, and visited the other store in town before, so he knew that it was a video game shop. He wondered what had caught Rion's attention as the boy began to walk into the store.

It didn't look like Rion had seen him, so he walked into the store waving. When the kid on the small stage looked at him, he announced, "What’s that? We have a new challenger folks!" and Alex turned right around, darting back out of the store. He wasn't sure what the challenge was, but he only really knew how to play rpgs and he didn't want to make a fool of himself in front of all those people... epically Rion. So he left the store, and walked around the corner, waited there for a few seconds, then went back into the store to get Rion. As he got back to the store, Rion was being literally pushed and pulled onto the little stage, looking extremely pissed. Alex decided he wasn’t going to be telling him that it was his fault he was up there.

His eyes widened when the announcer mentioned $1000 as the prize money, and he wondered how they could just give that away so easily. Rion still seemed reluctant, but the mention of money perked his ears up as well. Alex walked into the crowd, and crossed his fingers, silently wishing Rion luck. But Rion seemed to know what he was doing, exactly what he was doing in fact. He even pressed the up arrow the exact number of times he needed to get to the song he wanted. Alex glanced up at the other boy on the podium, and smiled as the kids face paled a little at the song choice. Someone in the crowed shouted, “expert!!!” which got a few other people shouting as well, until there was a small chant going on in the store. The announcer nodded, “you heard ‘em guys, looks like you’re trying your luck with expert!” He reached over and pressed a large button on the side of the machines that said in big letters, ‘oh snap!’ which made Alex chuckle a bit.

Alex watched in amazement, his eyes wide and mouth slightly parted, as Rions feet flew around on the dance pad, his hands never leaving his pockets. Everything was silent except for the game, and the blaring music filled the store to its compactly, sound spilling out through the closed door and windows, causing people to stop, stare, and even come into the store to see what was going on. The kid next to Rion, Kite, was struggling to keep up. He kept stumbling over his feet, falling, cursing, getting back up and trying again. ‘Well at least he’s determined,’ Alex thought sympathetically…

(( Lol, and you now that I think of it.. 1000 is a bit too much xD Perhaps this is can be like.. the grand championships xD instead of a trophy you get the money at the cost of the trophy ))

"OH SNAP! OHOOOO! OOOOOOH! OWNED! YOU JUST. GOT. SERVED!" The crowd yelled, and cheered at the same time. Kite looked like he had run a marathon, Rion on the hand barely broke a sweat. "What! I can't lose! I won't allow this, you cheated!"
"I didn't cheat, you just suck, now get over it." He said turning around but Kita lunged at him and knocked him down hard on the floor. Kite tried to get in a good hit, but the second he got close, his fist was grabbed. Everyone then started to crowd around, as Rion wrestled him off of him before the mall cops on their scooters came in and broke it up. "THIS ISN'T OVER...THIS IS NOT OVER! YOU HEAR ME!? SEE YOU NEXT TOURNAMENT!" Kite screeched, struggling in the mall cops grasps. Rion shrugged off the others hands "Someone takes this too seriously..." Everyone was just staring at them both, and the ones outside the store had scurried off back to whatever they were doing once it was over. "They just had to have a tournament didn't?" he told himself. Upon exiting the store he saw Alex "Eh, sorry you had to see that, me acting like a game nerd."

Rion looked around at the signs til he found what he was looking for. "There it is"he said scratching his head. The nerd came running out of the game store following Rion and Alex. "Hey, don't forget your prize. Sorry about that, hes a bit of a sore loser haha." He handed him the bag and walked off. Well, looks like I don't have to get a job this summer now. He smirked, as he walked to the entrance of the store.

Oh my god, they have new combat boots. And new converse.. but he only came here for a shirt... he sulked as he walked through the story looking for a nice shirt. For awhile he took a look at the action figures, then he went to the posters in the back, as he flipped through them he saw this cool poster of two dragons. One was red the other was black, and they seemed to be fighting but the positions they were in. If you looked at it right, was the face a woman. And at the moment you noticed the subtle changes in the background, how they were strategically placed. They hand other sweet posters but this is the one that stood out the most.

Next stop was pants and suspenders, he wasn't really interest but they were cool. Rion found himself in the ladies section just walked right on through to the shoes. It wouldn't hurt just to look would it? he thought as he inspected a pair of Demonia Zip-Off Boots then he moved on to a pair of Demonia Four Back Strap Extra High-Top Sneakers. They were pretty cool, but too bad they all came in nothing but pure black. He also ended up checking out the low tops as well. Upon leaving this section of the store he found the accessories, they were really cool. Like there were chains, werewolf and vampire teeth, arm warmers and gloves. The moment he was moving away to finally go into the shirts and pants section his eyes wandered of the body jewelry section.

Quickly moving over to the little rotating and stationary stand they hand, he looked through each and everyone of them. "Hey, do you guys need any help?" a voice asked, and Rion turned around "Oh no, were fine thanks.. oh and nice hair man" Rion told him and gave a thumbs up. It was a bit wacky, but it looked nice. "Did you fellas know we are have a Special Promotion going on right now?" The employee asked, and looked to both Alex and Rion for a response.

"Oh, uh no we didn't.. what's the special?" Rion had asked, slightly curious. "Finally free stuff?"
"Haha, no.. in your dreams kid, but you look like the kind of guy who would take advantage of this offer. It may not be nearly as good as the one you guess but..." He trailed waiting for a response and he got a quick and eager reply.
"What do you mean? Spit it out, tell usss!" He wanted the man to get out with it, if they had a worthy promotion of him they best spit it out quickly.
"Well, if you buy one piece of body jewelry and you get a second for fifty percent off! But keep in mind the second item must be of equal or lesser value."

That man just said the magic words..come on how often do you hear a good deal like that? Hell Rion doesn't hear those often and when he does, he quick to jump on aboard. Since he had an appointment later today, he might as well prepare for mid/long term. Or just get some piercings for the ones he had already. He grabbed a 14 gauge labret and a 14 gauge sliced captive bead ring, and a few others. Once he felt he had everything he moved over to where they were planning to go from the start. Looking around he didn't see any awesome shirts but he found some cool ones. They had a Linkin Park, and Death Note among a few others. Picking up the Death Note shirt he looked it over and then silently nodded. It well made and they had his size, handing it to Alex he grinned and said "There you go, I got the rest."