Harvey watched Lloyd retreat to a catch up class, he saw little point in following him there. Besides, Harvey had a better idea of how to get the correct grasp on just what Lloyd knew.
The possessive first year strolled quite easily into the obsessive house and made his way up to the second year landing.
He located Lloyd's room and went in without question from anyone around him. The first impression Harvey had was quite how empty it was, no pictures, no personal items, just his school supplies and books and other necessities.
As every room in A.L.F.E. had, he had a bed, a wardrobe, some drawers and a desk.
Harvey's pale eyes scanned over the minimal items on Lloyd's desk from behind his glasses.
There was a pair of scissors along with some pictures cut up pictures, these seemed to be some of the discarded pieces that contained miscellaneous students, including Gabriel, Chloé and Wes. As Harvey turned over more he even saw one with him in it.
"What the hell..?" He whispered out with widened eyes, Harvey tried to recall when this was but just a hint of a blue blazer on the edge of the paper gave away who he was with.
(Y/n).
He put the picture down in a hurry and looked over the other cutoffs, some gave no hints to (Y/n) but others showed a (s/c) hand or some strands of (h/c) hair in the corner or even just a familiar pair of shoes.
Harvey had to find where all these photographs of (Y/n) were... He couldn't help but feel disgusted to think that Lloyd had even more perverse images that he may be doing lewd things with. He fit the bill, being the little creep he clearly was.
Not that Harvey wanted to see any pictures like that! No, he was sure that if he encountered anything that put (Y/n) in a compromising position he would make sure no one, including himself, ever saw it. For how entitled he felt to (Y/n), Harvey didn't want to see (Y/n) like that without her permission any pleasure such an image would give him would be squashed by how wrong he knew it was.
So (Y/n)'s best friend threw drawers open and looked for where Lloyd could possibly keep these photos.
Eventually he happened upon the jackpot when opening Lloyd's wardrobe, the top compartment had been converted into what looked like a borderline religious shrine to (Y/n). He could recognise where candid photos had been cut from the ones lying on his desk.
What really caught Harvey off guard was the white lace and ribbons that adorned it, little pieces of paper had what looked like poorly written poetry and love letters on them. Right in the centre was a small bottle filled with a milky white liquid, a label across the vial said '(Y/n)'.
Harvey narrowed his eyes at it and brought the bottle out. He shook it and saw that the substance was still a liquid but not quite as thin as he had expected.
He pulled the small lid off the top and smelled it, Harvey nearly dropped the thing but stopped himself.
He'd recognise the undeniable irony smell of blood anywhere and this... This was definitely it.
There was no chance it was Lloyd's since him being uninfected was about the biggest joke Harvey would have ever heard so it had to be...no.
It would make sense for (Y/n) to be uninfected, wouldn't it?
Her brother was too and Harvey had seen what happened to Gerry when his parents found out so of course she'd want to hide it.
Her rejection.. her anxiety, her distance, it all added up to what was in the tiny bottle.
Harvey wasn't sure how he felt about it, it certainly made a lot of things make more sense and it wasn't totally awful. Her being so weak made things easier for him...
But it was a liability, he had to act quicker. Especially since Lloyd obviously knew and others might too.
He didn't want her to end up like Marco. Or Gerry for that matter.
Harvey placed everything back where it belonged and it looked over the pictures of (Y/n). They all seemed pretty innocent, or as innocent as pictures taken without the subject knowing could be. He smiled softly at just how pretty she looked but then shook his head.
He was getting sidetracked.
The next day was a Friday and Harvey was sat in class waiting for (Y/n) to show, she sat next to him in this particular lesson so it was a great opportunity to confront her about what he'd discovered.
Assuming she gave him the time of day that was.
Eventually (Y/n) walked in and Harvey sat up straight, he wanted to seem unthreatening in his approach but also firm.
He planned to reveal what he knew and give her the choice of going with him or being exposed. He doubted she'd choose the latter but if she did then he'd simply get her from the facility as her rightful lover.
Either way she was with him in the end. A happy ending for all, despite the plan slightly going back on his initial pledge to not put (Y/n) in a compromising position.
She sat down without even looking at him making Harvey scowl in irritation.
"(Y/n)."
Not a glance was spared his way.
"(Y/n)." Harvey repeated only to receive the same response.
Their teacher then walked in and began lecturing the class but Harvey wasn't paying any attention to him.
He hissed his friend's name once more for her to hush him as she tried to listen to what was being taught.
"I know." He said finally when the class had started working and there were small murmers around the room. "About your status." He saw (Y/n) flinch at these words but keep up a brave face.
"What are you talking about?"
"I know you're uninfected." He said quietly so only she could hear.
(Y/n) paused and then shook her head. "What makes you think that?"
"I've seen it. I've seen your blood."
She froze, so it was him who took her blood that night.
Harvey smirked upon seeing that he had finally got through to her. "You can become my girlfriend or-"
"I'll take whatever the second option is." She said snarkily.
"I know you don't hate me. Stop pretending like you do."
"I never said I hated you, I just know that being your girlfriend would basically mean I'd have to give up all of my independence." (Y/n) said beneath her breath.
"Fine. I can tell everyone in here that you're uninfected then and you can go to a facility." Harvey's face moved close to her's so his lips almost brushed her ear. "Whoever gets you from there won't be nearly as nice as me about your bad behaviour, babe."
Shivers ran down (Y/n)'s spine and she moved away from Harvey. "You wouldn't."
"Are you really calling my bluff right now?"
"You wouldn't tell anyone." (Y/n) said confidently.
"Last chance. Be mine and this can all be over."
Even if (Y/n) was at all tempted by his offer, she couldn't even take it with Gabriel standing in the way. "Tough shit."
Harvey smiled sweetly at her and lethargically pushed his seat out so he could stand.
"Wait- what are you doing?" (Y/n) asked as the students in their class sand their teacher started to take notice that Harvey was standing.
"I'm telling them what you are." He answered.
"Harvey. Sit down." Their teacher remarked tiredly.
"Yeah, sit down." Fear leaked from (Y/n)'s voice.
"I can't do that becuase I have something important to say that everyone needs to hear."
"Harvey!" (Y/n) cried out, standing up herself. "Stop!"
"Just say those words and you can stop this." He told her with a sinister grin, his arm went to encircle her waist but (Y/n) pushed him away, sealing her fate.
"(Y/n). You brought this upon yourself becuase you know you don't belong here, you're uninfected."