"Hey Sprite, why is he carrying your bag?"
Nathan said as he shifted his glance from him to Sparkle.
"Yeah, Sparkle. Why are you carrying his bag?"
Mark Anthony's eyes were more keen than Nathan's.
The thing is, Sparkle randomly showed up at Sprite's doorstep early in the morning and insisted that they must go to school together. Sparkle even gets to have free meals at their home and praise his mother's cooking. As a result, he is now officially invited to Sprite's daily breakfast meal.
"I have just realized that I look exceptionally cooler wearing 2 bags."
Sparkle proudly said facing sideways like a model.
"See?"
"You look like a beggar."
"A beggar who is also a bag snatcher."
"By the way, "
Nathan turned to Sprite who's one hand was still on bandage.
"..how's your hand? Is it OK now?"
"Errr... I will have to visit the doctor later and have the stitches removed."
"That's cool."
"Can you come with me?"
Sprite gave Nathan a pleading look.
It's a kind of look that Sparkle had never seen before. Or at least he had never seen Sprite look or talk to him that way. These two must have been close. It gives him a bit of an uneasy feeling.
"Still afraid of seeing a doctor? I thought you've overcome it now? I mean, you did get your stitches a few days ago."
"Yeah. But he was lying on the hospital bed like a dead man the whole time."
Mark Anthony butted in.
"If not, the stitching won't go along in peace."
Sprite really wanna smack Mark Anthony on the head. It's true that he was knocked unconscious upon seeing the hip amount of blood oozing out of his wound but...but...
'How can a man be so talkative like this?'
"You are afraid of doctors?" Sparkle asks.
'Why didn't I know that?'
He has been chased by him once with a baseball bat. He looked so tough back then, it's the least thing he imagined to know about him.
"Nope. He's afraid of needles."
Nathan answered instead.
"How did you know?"
"How could I not? We've known each other for a long time. We can even draw each other's intestines with our eyes closed."
Nathan laughs at his own joke.
"I've been stuck with you for a very long time, that I can identify the smell of your fart even if it's mixed with others."
Sprite gave Nathan a teasing look.
"Hey! That's not fair! Do you think you fart perfume?"
"No. But my fart doesn't smell like rotten eggs, unlike SOME people."
"You!"
Nathan reaches Sprite and locks his arms around his neck... Choking him.
"Who says it smells like a rotten egg?"
"You should have smelled it yourself!~hey! Get off me! Let go!"
"No! Not until I teach you a lesson."
"Let go! I can't breath! ~hey! My hand! Ouch! My hand! I said let go! Help!"
Nathan finally let him go. Sprite holds his injured hand glaring at Nathan who's still laughing at his friend's miserable state.
"So, what time are we going?"
"Around 3 pm. Right after class."
"I'm going too!"
Mark Anthony enthusiastically raises both of his hands.
"What for?"
"Nathan will surely need us there. You might become the Hulk you know. Only you don't turn green. But who knows, maybe later you might actually do. Hahaha!!"
Sparkle really doesn't get the conversation between Nathan, Mark Anthony and Sprite. But he can sure see the closeness of the three. He has been following the other guy around for a few weeks now since the day he confessed that he will court him. Also they've been in one circle of friends too ever since the semester began but he has never seen Sprite acted that way around him. Not even that close.
To him, Sprite is a bit of an untouchable. If it's not because of his guts, he may not be able to come anywhere near him. He has this serious aura around him. Sprite is not the type who rarely talks, in fact, the guy was the one who always gave their group advice. He just gave off that intimidating vibe that no one would dare to mess around with him. Except when this man is with Mark Anthony and most specially, with Nathan. He relaxes around them. Too relaxed that they know his vulnerable side. He wishes Sprite would open up to him that way too. Well, lucky for him. He's not the type to give up that easily. Some day, he will also get close to his heart. More closer than Mark Anthony and Nathan did.
"Hey! I'm going too!"
Sparkle joined.
"We will surround you with love and moral support. And a Camera with a nice Pixel too!"
"All right!"
Followed by a high five from Nathan and Mark Anthony, who seems very pleased by the idea.
"You Idiot! Do that and you're dead!"
If looks could kill he would have been dead.
Sprite storms off going to their room while the three of them are still teasing the guy about bringing a camera and microphone later and planning a way to just knock Sprite off if he did indeed turn into the Hulk. But he won't miss seeing the other side of Sprite too.
For he swore to get to know him better and win his heart.
[end of entry]