Everyone was silent, sort of. Austin let out the occasional irritated grunt while Gary silently hummed a tune to himself as if he were just happy to be there.
It had been 30 minutes since they started cleaning the room when they finally completed their tasks and began cleaning up.
Right as Emelie was about to grab her bag and leave, the door opened with a,
BAM
"Emelie!" Amy burst into the classroom with a tear-filled face.
"What's wrong? Why're you crying?"
'Aww shit here go.' Austin rolled his eyes
"I-I lost them Emy!" She fell to her knees. "T-the new display tags! I-I lost them!"
"You lost them? How?"
'According to the timeline, Principal Valentine was supposed to collect them when they come to deliver it. How come Mia went instead?' She wondered while rubbing Amy's back.
"Amy," she asked, "Why did you go to collect them if the deliverers were going to bring it here anyway? It was the principal's job to get them, not you."
"Didn't you hear?" Gary walked up to the girls. "Apparently Dale Cooper got hospitalised by those triplets from Kirstenbell so Principal Valentine had to go to a parent-teacher meeting with the Coopers."
"What? Hospitalised? This wasn't supposed to happen. Argh, let me think…" Emelie closed her eyes and concentrated.
'Oh! There she goes.' Austin smiled knowingly. 'Surfing through her past memories to see if something like this has happened before. Quiet the cheat you got there, huh? Little Ms. Regressor, haha.'
'In the events of the game, this is the part where Maxwell, Jr. stumbles upon the scene and, due to his heroic nature, decides to help find and apprehend the thieves. This would've been the chance for the player to increase their favourability with Emelie.'
"Whoa, what's going on here?"
'And speak of the devil.'
"None of your business Junior. Now move along." Emelie brushed him aside.
"Apparently this girl called Amy, from a year below us, got robbed of some very important tags."
"Gary!" She scolded.
"What? It's the prince who asked. We have to respect him."
"She got robbed? Well what are we waiting for?! Let's go get them!"
"Easy there, Junior." Another person entered the room.
'It's the villainess and Maxwell, Jr's. twin sister, Kiana Dorothy!' Austin's eyes beamed with excitement.
"We don't even know where to look, let alone where she got robbed." Kiana looked at Amy who was mildly sobbing in Emelie's bosom. "Amy, was it? Can you be a dear and tell us where all this took place?"
"Like. I. Said. This is none of your business. Why don't you and your little pet brother here stick their nose in someone else's dirty laundry." Emelie stood up with Amy and walked past the two siblings who were blocking the door.
"But Emelie!"
"Let them go brother." Kiana held her brother back from going after them. "If that's what she wants then we have to respect their wishes."
'Ha! As if that's gonna stop lover boy.' Austin snickered. 'This is Emelie we're talking about. The main heroine. Of course he's not going to-'
"You're right."
'NANI?!'
"If that's what they want, then as future king of Eldoria, I should listen to my people and decide the best course of action." Maxwell gave Kiana a resolute look while holding her hands.
'What the fuck?! Is bro taking the incest route?! What's happening to the script?!'
"Hey Austin," Gary tapped on his arm, "You doing okay? You're sweating a lot and have that creepy smile on your face."
"Oh I'm doing just great Garreth. Hehehe, juuust great~"
'Fuck it. If that's what prince charming's going for, who am I to judge? That just means there are more Emelie encounters for me to steal. Hehehe.'
"My name is Gary."
"Get out my face, Goober! I have a heroine to seduce!"
Austin pushed his way past Gary and made a b-line for the exit.
'Luckily for me I came prepared.' He held his pocket tight as if squeezing something. 'With these keys I can easily enter that blocked off alleyway and steal those tags back before that cultist arrives. Those two chump robbers are a bunch of pushovers anyway.'
Right when he once again took one step out the premises, someone pulled him by the collar and yanked him back.
"Oof! who the fuck-"
"Give it."
"Emelie?? What are you doing he-"
"I said give it, you creep." She held out her hands. "I know you have the keys I need. Now give it and don't let me take it from you. I'm only saying this once."
"K-keys? W-what keys? I-I don't know what you're talking abouRGH…." Austin fell unconscious as Emelie chopped his neck.
"Emelie! Why did you do that?" Amy panicked next to her.
She grabbed the keys from Austin's pocket and left him lying there with his face planted flat and his ass pointing to the heavens.
"Let's go Amy. Take me to where you last saw the robber. I don't remember the exact location of the alleyway but I will when I get nearer." She sped walked away
"Alleyway? What are you talking about Emy? H-hey wait up!" She ran after her.
.....
Walking up and crouching beside Austin was none other than Gary.
He poked Austin on the cheek to see if he was awake, and when he didn't respond, he let out a small giggle.
"Hey buddy. You know that's not a good sleeping place right? Come on," he lifted him in a princess style carry. "I'll take you to your dorm room where you will get better rest."
- 5 Hours later -
"I don't have any keys!" Austin jolted awake from his loss of consciousness.
When he looked out the window he noticed that the sun had set and he was back in his room.
'Shit!' He turned over to look at the time. 'It's already eight! Dammit! I missed the whole afternoon event! Fuck!'
He slid on his slippers and immediately bolted out the room.
'Maybe they got delayed or something and they're still there! Maybe luck hasn't given up on me yet! Maybe-'
Sadly luck was not on his side.
When he made it to the dorm's common room he saw both Emelie and Amy chatting cheerfully.
"But Emy~ I'm really scared I messed things up with Kurt~"
"Just let it go Amy." Emelie drank her soda. "Besides, he's an adult whereas you're just a teen. Seventeen to be precise."
'Kurt? Who the fuck is Kurt?!' Austin hid behind a vending machine as he eavesdropped on them.
'What the hell happened when I was out cold? Speaking of being out cold, how dare that bitch knock me out like that! I should beat the shit out of-'
"Oh hey Austin! I'm glad you're awake!" Gary stood at the common room stairs when he saw Austin hiding. He quickly descended it and ran up to him while shouting his name.
"Shhh! Shut your mouth Grainy!" Austin aggressively whispered.
"Austin?" Emelie looked at the vending machine. "What the hell are you doing spying on us like a creep? Get out from there."
'Fuck! I need to put on a tough guy act or she'll never take me seriously.'
"Ahem!" He slowly revealed himself. "Good evening, Amy and Evel-"
"Shut up and get out of here, you creep. I don't want to see your ugly mug."
"Yes ma'am." He walked away.
"Emy, was that really necessary?" Amy asked, "I mean you did chop him and left him laying out there?"
"Trust me Amy, that guy's a no good bastard who only ever thinks of himself. That creep is all talk but when push comes to shove, his true colours emerge only to reveal that he is a coward who would abandon you to satisfy his own selfish greed." She crushed her empty soda can.
"Whoa… You make it sound as if you knew him personally yet he only transferred here not that long ago."
".... Call it my woman's intuition." She smiled in a defeated way.
"Come on," she stood up, "let's hit the hay. It's gonna be a busy day tomorrow." 'Considering the fact that the sick-in–the-head Bishop named Tobias will finally make his move.'
The two girls left the common room and went up the stairs to the girls' side of the dorm.
....
"Fuck!"
Crash!
"Dammit!"
Smash!
Inside his room, Austin, who was visibly frustrated, began smashing and tearing anything he could get his hands on.
"Who does that bitch think she is! Just because you're the main heroine you think you can treat other people like shit?! Well fuck you! I know everything about you and can ruin you!"
Shatters!
"Errr Austin?" Gary, who was in his room, stared at him in confusion. "Why're you so mad? I got a chocolate snack bar. You want it?" He offered.
"What the?! How'd you get in my room?!"
"I'm your roommate, duh."
"Since when?! I've always had this room to myself!"
"Since today. There was a freshman who transferred in today. And since your room was free the staff had decided to let them room with you. But I figured you wouldn't like staying with a stranger so I offered to stay instead. Pretty cool huh?"
"No, not cool! Now I have to share my private space with you as well?! Fuck that!" Austin stormed out the room.
"Where're you going Austin? It's past curfew."
"Screw you Ginger! I do what I want!"
Shut!
"....My name is Gary."