Bright's POV
"Here are the notes from yesterday," I say as I hand my friends copies of the notes I took yesterday. None of them made it to class. I didn't think they would, considering how they left the bar the day before.
"How the hell did you make it to class yesterday?" Tutah groans. "I thought I was going to die. When did I get this old? Hangovers were never this bad before."
"I don't know; I just did," I shrug. "I don't have a nong to pamper me."
"Pfft," Arthit scoffs. "Pamper? Whatever."
We turn when we hear someone running up behind us. N'Kongpop stands panting before he hands Arthit a thermos and leaves.
"Pamper? Whatever?" I repeat, laughing at a blushing Arthit. "Tell me another lie."
"Did N'Kongpop scold you yesterday?" Knott asks Arthit. He shakes his head.
"N'Tew?" Arthit asks back.
"No," Knott hums, looking at Tutah and Prem. Catching on, they both shake their head no.
"I thought for sure I would get yelled at," Arthit sighs. "After I gave him so much crap the time he got drunk."
"Me, too," Knott puts in. "He hasn't even brought it up. He checked on me in between classes yesterday but never said a word."
"Anyone remember how we made it back to our dorms?" Prem asks.
"I have a vague memory of a cab," Arthit mumbles, "And for some strange reason, I remember P'Dear."
"It was our usual bar," Tutah contemplates, "Maybe the bar called P'Dear. He was the one who used to drag our asses home during the first two years."
"Hey, how have your nongs been acting?" I ask as I try to tug Arthit's collar to check his neck. I remember when he pulled his shirt up at the bar. I wonder if I should yank it off and check.
"Stop that," Arthit barks, slapping my hand. "Kong hasn't come near..."
I watch as my friend starts to overthink things. I am going to kill my nongs. It is evident by how these four are acting; they are still not talking to their boyfriends. They may have stopped their crazy antics, but now their inaction without explanation is causing a whole other type of mental meltdown.
"You don't think I told him off, do you?" Arthit asks us. "Shit! It is fvcking Valentine's next week, and I pissed off my boyfriend!"
"Calm down, Ai'Oon," I sigh.
"I know I am kind of freaked out by how N'Tew is acting," Knott agrees. "At least when he was giving me rules, I sort of knew what he was thinking. Now I am confused."
"Wad is overly nice, too," Prem offers. "Do you think I said something to him when I got to the dorm?"
"What about N'Jett, Ai'Tutah," Knott asks, looking at my friend.
"I don't know how to explain it," Tutah sighs. "But I am like you Ai'Prem. I keep wondering if I called him or something while I was drunk."
"Where are you going?" Tutah questions when I stand up.
"I need to talk to someone," I say as I wave over my shoulder.
"Why don't you just say you are going to pick up a girl?" Prem yells at me.
Because I am not, idiot, I am going to pound some sense into your boyfriends. I guess N'Aim's little speech that day hasn't set them straight yet. Pulling out my phone, I message him.
The Boss: where ru and who u with
The Minion: library the guys
The Minion: y?
I can't yell at them in the library. The Mech classroom should be empty.
The Boss: bring the 4 idiots to Mech
The Minion: y?
The Boss: ...!
The Minion: u didn't need to yell!
The Boss: srsly?
The Minion: b there in 5
"Explain to me why we are coming to the Mech classroom?" N'Tew grumbles as he opens the door.
"And why did you tell Ai'Oak to stay with the girls?" Wad asks, walking in.
"He is pissed at you," N'Jett adds.
"P'Bright?" N'Kongpop squeaks when he sees me sitting on the professor's desk.
My nong is the last to enter and closes the door. I watch as his friends turn to look at him. I can tell they are wordlessly asking for an explanation, but he just shrugs as he leans against the door.
"Take a seat, you four," I order. They turn and look at me. "I said, take a seat!"
They flinch and scurry to a chair.
"I was hoping after N'Aim's little lecture the other day I wouldn't have to stick my nose into this," I begin. "But I guess none of you have come to your senses yet."
All of their jaws drop at this. They look from me to N'Aim and back again.
"I wasn't as drunk as your boyfriends that day," I explain. "I heard everything, and unlike them, I remember everything."
"P'Bright..." N'Tew begins.
"Did I give you the impression I asked you here for a discussion? Because that is not happening. You are here to listen." I hiss.
"I am not doing anything crazy possessive," N'Kongpop still puts in. Of course, he would. The boy wouldn't back down in SOTUS. Why would he back down here?
"Yeah, I know you are not," I growl. "Did you bother to explain why? Or did you just completely alter your behavior without explanation?"
N'Kongpop opens and closes his mouth.
"Got it in one," I snark. "Answer me this. If you all the sudden change and don't explain to our little monster, what do you think he is going to do?"
"I don't...," N'Kongpop starts.
"Don't give me that bullshit," I yell. "N'Aim? What will his boyfriend do?"
My nong flinches but answers, "Overthink himself into a panic attack."
"He knows," I say, pointing at N'Aim, "Are you telling me you didn't know that? If that is how well you know my friend, you need to fvcking break up before you hurt him!"
"I knew," N'Kongpop mutters. No shit!
"I believe all of you remember P'Dear telling you that not talking is going to screw things up, right," I pause. They nod.
"So explain to me why you guys are still not talking!" I shout. "None of those four idiots remember a fvcking thing about that day. They don't remember you coming to get them or how they got home!"
I look at N'Kongpop and N'Tew. "Your two are waiting to get in trouble since they expect payback from the time you both went and got blitzed. But what do both of you do? Nothing! Yes, you stopped with your crazy-ass possessive shit, but that is all. Did you apologize for going ape shit crazy? Did you talk about how concerned you were about the festival? Did you do anything to make them feel like they are not fvcking up this relationship?!?" I wait for them to answer, and when both of them put their head down, I move on to the other two.
Looking at N'Jett, I am conflicted. He blinks at me, waiting for me to say something.
"I get that you have zero experience. So I don't know what to tell you other than to talk to him. You are the one that started this. Either work for it or end it. But I warn you I will take you out if you hurt my friend," I state. After a bit, N'Jett nods.
Wad flinches when I look at him, and I sigh. Walking over, I pat his head. "Just hold onto him. You, idiots, need each other."
Walking back to the professor's desk, I hop on it.
"Now let me explain what is going to happen today," I lean towards them, "All of you are going to spend the night talking to your boyfriends once and for all. N'Aim and I are tired of playing Ai'Knott. It doesn't suit us." I see my nong nodding. "Next week is the idiotic festival and Valentine's Day. You will not do anything stupid and make your boyfriends happy, or I am going to fvcking ban you from seeing my friends. Do we have an understanding?"
All four of them nod at me. I look at my nong and grin.
"Well, I guess that is all," I say, hopping off the desk. I pat N'Aim on the shoulder as he steps aside, letting me leave the room.
Aim's POV
P'Bright smiles at me before he closes the door, and I look back at my friends.
"He wasn't drunk," Wad asks after a bit.
"He was 'somewhat sober,' he called it," I shrug.
"I can't believe you led us into an ambush," Kong growls.
"You guys brought it on yourself," I counter. "I told you to fvcking fix your shit, but instead, you just stopped what you were doing and avoided the rest. How hard is it to talk?"
"Like you talk to May?" Tew sneers.
"I do, asshole," I snarl. "The day we found out, both of us will be in the booth we talked about. I told her I am going to be uncomfortable with her kissing people. But no matter what happens, she is still the person for me." My friends stare at me, openmouthed.
"Look, I might have been a fvcking snail when it came to asking her out," I explain. "But now that I have, I am not going to let anything screw it up. So if I have to embarrass myself by being all clingy, I will do it."
I stand up and head for the door, "So if you don't want to screw up what you have with them, go find your boyfriends and straighten this shit out. Because I will side with P'Bright and help him ban you from seeing them." I warn, walking out the door.
Kongpop's POV
I stare at the closed door. I hate when Aim is right. All of our phones go off. This can't be good if it is all of us. I pull out my phone and see the other three do the same.
The Boss: they r looking 4 u
The Minion: wtf r u waiting 4
Idiot: coming
Dumbass: omw
Moron: kk
Dolt: ok
I stare at the names in the chat. I guess I really am a dumbass. I stand up and look at my friends.
"Let's go," I tell them. "He is serious about banning us."
Time to talk with my boyfriend.
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Not up to my 2K rule or my standard. But this is the second chapter I have written today and I am floundering. So it is what it is.
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