My Rival, My Idol

CHAPTER ONE

In a specific neighborhood, there lives two teenage boys that is know for their rivalries at school since they were kids.

Raphael Vance, 20 years old and is the school's top one for some reason, and also the team's basketball captain.

Then there's Eli Sinclair 19 years old, Top two at school. Again. School's known science genius. But couldn't surpass a damn jock who looked like an idiot.

*Library*

Eli adjusted his glasses as he flipped through the pages of his textbooks, he was studying for the up coming exams. Then out of nowhere.

Bam!

Raphael Vance. Stride in with that 'What are you looking at?' Look, he had his usual grin plastered on. He walked up to Eli's table, then casually sat on an empty chair across from him, he stayed cool. Like he hadn't just barged in and disturbed everyone's peace.

Eli asked in an irritated voice.

"Raphael, what are you doing here?."

Raphael just casually replied in a low voice that is dripping with malice.

"To study?, isn't that what libraries is for?"

Eli's left eye slightly twitch in annoyance, he just went back to studying. But Raphael was distracting him every few minutes by rapidly tapping on the table, and whistling. Not studying at all, Raphael was just there to annoy him and ruin his day. Eli got impatient and said.

"Are you really here to study or just trying to ruin my day?"

Raphael stopped and shot him a mocking look, then replied.

"Maybe both, it's just so entertaining to see you lose your composure because of me, do you enjoy it?"

After that library incident, in class.

*CLASS*

while Mrs. Wendy was lecturing, Raphael was behind Eli and kept poking his side, Eli looked back, Raphael innocently raised a brow while his friends muffled their laughter.

"What?, something wrong?."

Raphael taunted with his infuriating grin, Eli's brows furrowed then he went back to listening and taking notes.

Raphael stopped but in the afternoon, Eli was walking back home alone but then. Raphael showed up out of nowhere.

"Hey!, Sinclair!. Wait up!."

Eli increased his walking pace trying to ignore him, but Raphael still caught up and swung an arm over Eli's shoulder like they were buddies, Eli stiffened and tried to pull away but Raphael looked like he was tightening his grip on purpose, on the way. People was giving them strange looks and Eli was close to punching Raphael square in the face.

Raphael shamelessly said in a loud voice.

"BABE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HIT ME LIKE THAT!, JUST BECAUSE I MADE YOUR HIPS SORE!."

Eli's eyes went wide and he roughly pushed Raphael away, he adjusted his crooked glasses and glared at him, then said in a gruff voice.

"Get your hands off me you f#cker, are you INSANE!?."

People was staring at them with strange and knowing looks now.

Raphael steadied himself and said in a teasing tone.

"Oh come on, it's just a joke."

Raphael winked at him.

Eli just walked ahead of him. They arrived at their neighborhood, Raphael said.