Stick Series: Castle (fan fic)

Chapter 29, Don't, Please.

"Why are you in my room?" Boomer asked.

"Becuase Kim's in mine." Beecher replied, "I didn't want to ask questions so I just came in here."

Boomer sighed.

"It's fine by me." Beecher said, "Just as long as nothing's broken."

Boomer went over to the closet and opened the door, he pulled out a skate board.

"Racing Lloyd?" Beecher asked.

"Yeah." Boomer said as he closed the closet, "We're making a bet."

"What's the bet?" Beecher asked.

"Whoever can knock the other off their skate board wins fifty dollars and bragging rights." Boomer replied.

"Please tell me you're not using actual weapons." Beecher said.

"Nah." Boomer said, "Lloyd found some poles we're going to use."

"Do you have someone to judge?" Beecher asked, "And also watch you two just to make sure no one dies?"

"Razor said he would." Boomer said, "He's gonna meet us outside."

"Oh, then have fun." Beecher said as he looked back at the book.

"I thought you already graduated from medical school." Boomer said.

"It's never too late to learn something new." Beecher said, "Kim said this book was new so I figured I'd read it to keep up with the times."

"You sound like an old man." Boomer said.

"And you sound like a twelve year old." Beecher said as he looked up at him.

The two of them sat there staring each other down, not breaking eye contact.

"I'm not backing down." Beecher said.

"Neither am I." Boomer said.

"I've beaten Kim at a staring contest I think I can beat you." Beecher said.

They were both quiet, when Boomer's phone rang is when he finally looked away, Beecher looked back at his book casually, Boomer picked up his phone.

"Why're you so impatient?!" Boomer asked.

It was quiet.

"Yeah, I got it." Boomer said, "I was going to be heading out in a minute for crying out loud, I was having a stare down with Beecher."

It was quiet again.

"Yeah, I'm heading over." Boomer said, "See ya in a sec."

Boomer hung up, Beecher closed the book and looked up at him.

"Are you two heading down the hill outside?" He asked.

"Yeah, why?" Boomer asked.

Beecher sat up and put the book on the bedside table.

"I think you're going to need a medic on site." Beecher said, "Especially since you're using weapons."

"You worried about people biffing it?" Boomer asked as he began to leave.

"Of course." Beecher said as he followed, "Razor's involved, isn't he?"

Boomer stopped.

"You know..." He trailed off, "It wouldn't hurt to have a medic."

"Thought so." Beecher said.

Boomer dropped his board and hopped on, he skated slowly as to help Beecher keep up, as they passed through the main part of the base Beecher saw Etrius talking with a woman, they seemed to be having a pleasant conversation, although Etrius seemed to be a little on edge and was keeping his distance, as they got closer to the door Beecher saw Lloyd waiting, he was holding his board casually and watching Etrius,  Beecher and Boomer went over.