I LIKE YOU BEGGING

She laughed. “You think I have the time to do that? I have homework and everything. Maybe one day I will.” She said and smiled. “Need help looking?”

he patted juliet on the head. ❝ one missed homework isn’t an entire grade. ❞ he said with a tone that made him sound wise. ❝ missing homework is an adventure in itself, don’t you think? ❞ he replied and scanned the shelf. ❝ yeah, sure. it’ll speed up things. i’m looking for hexes, spell book and other shit like that. ❞

She shook her head and laughed. “Nothing really. Studying. Staying away from the alcohol. How about you?”

❝ wow. your life is incredibly boring, ❞ niklaus teased. though he was pleased to know that his room mate—and bestfriend—was trying to abstain from alcohol. ❝ finding some books, you know nothing out of the ordinary. ❞ he shrugged, moving his head to look at some books on the shelves.

She looked at him with concern. “Well if you need to talk out the complicated or need help with anything really, you know where I live.” She said and smiled, putting a hand on his shoulder. “Of course. Anytime.”

he shook his head with a grateful barely there smile. ❝ so what have you been up to? you know besides making out with my little brother? ❞ he said, assuming that the issue would know be their little inside joke.

“That’s very true.” She said and laughed. She looked at him confused. “You’re not sure if she’s doing well?” She asked. “Oh well I would hope so too. You should have her over for dinner one night. I’ll make you two love birds a nice dinner and then be out of your hair for the rest of the night or a day.”

❝ well, i know she’s doing well... but she’s not doing that well... she’s not sick, though... ❞ he trailed off as he started to blabber nonsense.. ❝ it’s complicated, ❞ he sighed. he wished things were that easy, having dinner, no stress and all that. but with andy and nik’s problems right now a nice dinner wouldn’t fit. ❝ that would be nice, actually, thanks for the offer jules. ❞

“You know is a sick and twisted way, that was very sweet of you nik.” She said and laughed. “Speaking of girls, how’s Andy? Haven’t seen her in a very long time. Thought she’d have come to find me and rip my head off by now.”

❝ when have i been not sick and twisted though? ❞ he replied. he bit his lip at the mention of andy, wondering if he could tell juliet or not. he was his best friend after all, surely he could tell him. but andromeda would —figuratively—kill him at the same time. ❝ she’s doing well?? i’d like to think that the whole andy-wanting-to-rip-your-head-off thing is all in the pass now. ❞

She stuck her tongue out at him and shook her head. “Like what? You’re the one that puts up with all my bullshit.”

❝ there’s a long list of what i’d like to thank you for jules. ❞ he said in a moment of sincerity. ❝ might even be longer than the girls i’ve slept with. ❞ which was ruined by his joke.

“That doesn’t mean anything. Other than I have a lot of people watching my every move.” She said and sighed. She laughed at his joke and then lightly pushed him. “Thanks Nik.”

❝ hm, whatever you say princess. ❞ he said with a teasing smile. ❝ you really don’t have to thank me. i honestly think i have a lot more to thank you for. ❞ he admitted.