Fenris is sitting down on the floor, away from all the other kids. He was just informed that he'll be finishing 7th grade at the local school, he honestly couldn't wait to finish 8th grade. So he could leave this place, he has only been here for a day and a half, but he was already sick of it.
He silently observed the other kid's behavior, he noted that there was a group of boys who bullied the younger kids. Who just cowered in fear, there was a boy that was slightly taller than the rest of his pack.
'he must be the alpha of the group' he mentally comments as he continues looking
He also noticed most of the girls stuck together also like a pack, it wasn't clear who the alpha was, and none of the girls had a significant trait that separated them from the rest. As his investigation continues, he noticed a boy among the girls.
The boy turned and locked eyes with Fenris after feeling his eyes on his back, the boy's face lit up slightly. He quickly looked away, Fenris was puzzled by the boy's reaction to him, but he shrugs it off. His gaze moved else were, he made mental notes on who to avoid and who is a possible ally.
Fenris was so wrapped up in his thoughts, that he didn't realize that the same boy from before was staring at him with a dreamy look on his face.
"Alex, stop giving the new kid googly eyes" one of the girls giggles
Alex blushed and looked away from the ''new kid'' he started to rub his neck sheepishly.
"I wasn't...I just happened to glance over..." he stated defending himself
"Yeah, you weren't glancing" another girl squeaked "you were full on staring"
He sighed giving up, he was guilty. "Fine, but how can I not, he's so cute" he sighed dreamily slipping into a Fenris filled fantasy
"You don't even know his name! How can you have a crush on him so quick" the same girl from the first comments
"I..um." he was trying to think of something to say
"That's what I thought, go talk to him," the girl said
"But, Bailey" he pouted
"No buts, just go out there," Bailey said and Nudged him in his direction "he seems lonely anyway"
Alex starts walking in the direction of the ''new kid'', he kept glancing back at his group of friends. Bailey gave him a reassuring smile, he turned back to Fenris. Who didn't know he approached, he tapped his shoulder. Fenris reacted on instinct, he pinned Alex to the wall.
Alex's arms above his head, now standing up noticed Fenris was half a foot taller than him. Fenris's eyes locked with Alex's as they stared at each other, an impulse of yearning and a need to protect surged through Fenris's body along with a thought ran through Fenris's mind.
'his my mate' he thought shocked
His smell was intoxicating, it took him some self-control not to dig his face into the crook of his neck, Fenris let him go not noticing the blush on the boy's face.
"I-l'm Alex" he squeaked out, he was still recovering from the sudden pin
"Sorry, about that" he smiled sheepishly "I'm Fenris"
"Fenris?" He repeats, he never heard the name before
Fenris felt a shiver down his spine when Alex said his name. He noticed the expression on Alex's face, it was one of curiosity.
"It means mythical monster wolf" he explains he was quite proud of his name
"That's so cool! I wish I had a name like that" he smiled he admired his name "why do I have to have a boring name like Alex"
"Pffft, your name is cool better than mine actually"Fenris scoffed
Alex's face brightened, and his face had a slight pink to it "you really think so?
"I don't think so, I know so"
"Thanks, I guess my name is cool isn't it?" He stated proudly, puffing up out his chest with a confident playful half smirk
"Yeah, Alex the great they should call you" Fenris comments noticing his demeanor
"Alex the great, huh?" he says raising an eyebrow at Fenris who just nods in reply
"Hm, I like the sound of that, for now on I'll shall be known as Alex the great!" Alex righteously declared with a big smirk to show for it
"Alex the great, what is your first decree?" Fenris asked
"Hm, to ban potatoes!" He declared
Fenris couldn't help but chuckle at the strange demand "to. Ban. Potatoes" he said again with a half smile
"Are you questioning your Lord?" Alex gave a playful scowl
"No, my Lord" he quickly replied "I would never"
"You better not or-"
"Lookie what I found" a tall kid teased with a smug look a group of 4 boys behind him " it's fagasaurus"
"Pffft, how original" Alex replies distastefully "how many brain cells did you lose, making that one up?"
The boy glared, and his group followed suit " what did you say fag?" He growled, face turning into a frown
"You heard me, I knew you were stupid but I don't know you were deaf too" Alex gave a snarky remark
Fenris couldn't help but snicker at the comeback, the boy seemed to only get more agitated. Of course, he would step in if the bully tried to do physical harm to Alex but for now, it seems fine.
The boy's glare shifted to Fenris "who are your shrimp? Another fag" he frowned
"If you wish to talk to me, I recommend you use my name-Fenris" he replied not liking the way he was being spoken to
The leader of the group suddenly broke into laughter, his lackeys started laughing too.
"What kind of name is Fenris!?" He Snickers
"A name that can give you an ass kicking" he sharply remarks
"Oh, really? Why don't you try shrimp" he taunts a smirk coming to his face
Fenris knew that the bully was only taunting him, to get him in trouble if he did get his ass handed to him. A perfect way to play the victim, but unfortunately for him, Fenris wasn't the type to get riled up by petty taunts by asshat over here.
"Come back to me when you're on my level" he replied simply "I don't talk to people who are below me.
This made the bully growl losing his smirk, the one thing the boy hates more than fags was when someone treated him like dirt.
"You're in for it now, shrimp" the boy stalked forward
"Jeffrey!! You better not be messing with Alex and Fenris, the lot of you" Ms. Molly yelled at the boys from her place in the kitchen
"No, Ms. Molly, we are just playing around" the newly named Jeffery called back with one last glare he and his lackeys left
"Good radiance, I'll say" Alex comments as he watches them leave
"School starts tomorrow right?" Fenris suddenly asked
"Yeah, why?" Alex curiously answered
"I still don't have a school uniform"
"Oh, then just ask Ms.Molly" Alex happily replied he grabbed Fenris by the hand and dragged him towards Ms.Molly's direction
"Good afternoon boys, how may I be of assistance," She says gently as they approached
"Fenris doesn't have a school uniform," Alex says "and school is tomorrow, you know we aren't allowed in school without one"
"Hmm, that is troubling" she stated with a thoughtful look "I don't see why we shouldn't get him one today"
Ms.Molly stood up, she walked to a closed door. Her hand wrapped around the rusted nib of the brown wooden door, and she turned to Alex and Fenris.
"You boys go get ready, I'll be out in a bit," she said before entering the room
Alex and Fenris both quickly scurried upstairs to their rooms, they quickly put on their shoes and entered the bathroom to make themselves look as presentable as they could. They went back downstairs to see, Ms. Molly ready downstairs by the coat rack.
"You boys ready to go?" She asked putting on her pale yellow jacket
"Yeah" Fenris answered he already had his torn and faded dark green jacket on
Alex plucked the fairly new looking blue jacket off the rack and put it on.
"I'm ready as while"
"Alright, let's go" she replied but stopped and turned around " Thai I'll be back later" she yelled into the orphanage
Fenris heard a faint "alright" Ms.Molly must have heard it as while and left with the two boys Following behind her to the pale colored car, Ms.Molly got on the driver's side and both Fenris and Alex were in the back seat.
They all drove in silents listening to the soft tone the radio gave off, Ms.Molly broke the silence.
"So how old are you Fenris?" She asked Eyes pinned to the road in front of her
"14, I'm going to be 15 in February" he answered
"Dang it, I'm a year younger" Alex huffed with a pout "I wanted to be older"
Both Ms.Molly and Fenris snickered, Alex's childish behavior was amusing for them.
"Don't worry, you'll get your time" Ms.Molly replied with a smile
"I hope so"
"We're here" Ms. Molly happily announced as she pulled into the parking lot
When the car was parked the three hopped out of the car and entered the mall. Music played softly in the background to avoid disrupting the shoppers, Fenris couldn't hide his excitement. He has never been to a Mall before, everything was so bright and sparkly.
"Come on, boys" Ms.Molly called "let's not forget why we're here"
Fenris and Alex followed Ms.Molly to the school section of the Mall, Ms.Molly picked out a few uniforms. She wasn't sure what his size was and picked the few she thought he could fit, she took him into the dressing room they all piled in.
"Try this one first dear" she ordered handing him a white shirt and navy blue pants that were a size medium
Fenris took off his shirt, Alex was shocked to see the young boy with abs and quite frankly he was very tempted to touch them. He was sad to see them leave when Fenris put on the white shirt, which fit him perfectly. Ms.Molly looked delighted that they didn't have to stay longer than they had to look for sizes, Ms.Molly Shepherded them to the shoe section.
"Fenris, pick on a pair of shoes while I go get a worker to measure your foot" Ms.Molly directed before heading off to get a worker
"Look Fenris! You should get this!" Alex suggested excitedly as he held up a pair of black all stars
Fenris tried them on and they fit perfectly, not long after Ms.Molly came back and announced it was time to go (it seems she forgot about the worker she was going to get). Ms.Molly paid for their items and went to the car, the drive back was silent the sun surrendered the sky to the moon as it became night. As soon as Fenris went inside the orphanage he was out like a light, he missed dinner.