"Hey! Did you figure out what's going on?" Thad asked as Matt joined them in the dorm.
"Um, yeah," he said quietly, sitting next to Sebastian.
"You're not dying, are you? You sound like you're dying and you don't want to tell us," David said.
Matt laughed. "No, I'm not dying."
The PA system chimed. "May I have Hunter Clarington to the office?"
Sebastian smiled vindictively. "Looks like someone is about to get what's coming to him."
"Guess they saw the paper," Jeff said.
While the others discussed it, Matt pulled out his phone.
To: Polished, Edgy
Can you guys make it
home this weekend? At
least for a couple
hours?
To: Polished, Edgy
It's an emergency.
To: Me, Edgy
Definitely, I need a
break anyway. What's
the emergency?
To: Polished, Edgy
I can't really tell you
over text.
To: Me, Polished
I'll see if I can work
something out. Clara might
be able to take over my
shift, I'll check
To: Me, Edgy
On a scale of breakup to
pregnancy, how urgent is it?
To: Polished, Edgy
...
To: Polished, Edgy
Not answering that.
To: Me, Edgy
It was worth a try
To: Me, Polished
Okay, Clara's taking my
shift on Saturday.
To: Polished, Edgy
Thank you guys
To: Me, Edgy
Anything for you, little
brother
To: Me, Polished
He stole my line. Look
at this fucker, stealing
my compassionate lines
To: Me, Edgy
I prefer the term 'bitch,'
thank you very much.
Or if you're Matt, I'm
'polished.'
To: Me, Polished
Wait, Matt, am I still in
your phone as 'edgy?'
To: Polished, Edgy
...
To: Polished, Edgy
Maybe?
To: Me, Edgy
Yeah, you're in my
phone as 'edgy' too
To: Me, Polished
IM NOT EDGY
To: Me, Edgy
Remember when you
tried to summon Satan?
To: Me, Polished
I WAS TWELVE
To: Me, Edgy
You have a ponytail.
To: Me, Polished
THAT DOESNT MAKE
ME EDGY
To: Me, Edgy
You listen to Panic! At
The Disco, My Chemical
Romance, Fall Out Boy,
21 Pilots, even fucking
Green Day
To: Me, Polished
THAT DOESNT MAKE ME
EDGY
To: Me, Edgy
You have a pentagram tattoo
To: Me, Polished
YOU CANT PROVE THAT
To: Me, Edgy
Your ears are pierced
To: Me, Polished
THAT MEANS NOTHING
To: Me, Edgy
You're in a profession
where people frequently die
To: Me, Polished
NOT IN MY DIVISION
To: Me, Edgy
You're screaming at me
right now
To: Me, Polished
THE FUCKING CAPS
LOCK IS STUCK
Matt bit back a laugh.
To: Polished, Edgy
Have I ever told you guys
how much I love you?
"Kurt, what's with the scarf?"
Kurt, who had been adjusting said scarf, looked up abruptly. "What?"
Jeff gestured to it. "You're always wearing it."
"It's cold?" Kurt attempted, knowing they wouldn't believe him.
"What would you do if I asked you to take it off?" David asked curiously.
Kurt sighed softly. "Probably take it off and then regret it."
"What's under the scarf?"
"My neck."
"No, what's on your neck?"
"Skin."
Half of the room sighed in exasperation.
"Blaine?" Jeff asked hopefully.
Blaine looked rather concerned. "I don't know, and now I'm worried."
Something clicked in Matt's mind. Temporary blindness, covering his neck, it all pointed to one thing.
"Guys, you're overreacting. It's probably nothing."
"How do you know?"
Matt shrugged. "I have a feeling, alright? Besides, Kurt would tell us if it was important."
"Yes, yes I would. But it's not important," Kurt said.
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Back To Our Roots, Book One
FanfictionThad hasn't had the easiest life. It doesn't help that he's been called a 'she' for most of it. After attempting to end it, he enrolls in Dalton Academy. Meeting an old friend whose life he saved without knowing it, his old friend's boyfriend who i...
