Chapter 6
"You didn't have to do that for me" Ned said reaching Damion pace
"Sigh, I don't think I did anything wrong, did I?" Damion raised a brow
"No you didn't it's just that ... Thanks" Ned looked at Damion
"No need for that just take me to that cafe" Damion waved his hand
Ned nodded and directed Damion to the cafe
It was position at the center of the school, Damion walked in with Ned just in time to see Theodore waving at him
"Over here"
Damion walked towards Theodore while Ned followed behind
"Damion it's just your first day and you are already getting on Andrew's nerves" Theodore grinned as Damion took his seat
"You should sit too, or do you have somewhere else you want to go" Damion looked at Ned
"Thanks "Ned grabbed a seat
"Ned, it quite surprising you're with him, am guess it has something to do with Andrew" Theodore grinned at Ned
"Something like that" Ned pushed up his seemly oversized glasses
"You guys know each other ? " Damion gave them a questioning look
" Yeah family friends" Ned said avoiding his eyes
" Shhh, I wish you'd have a backbone when talking " Theodore sighed at Ned
Ignoring Theodore, Ned turned towards Damion
"You should be mindful of Andrew, he likes holding grudges" Ned warned Damion
"Do you usually let him treat you like that" Damion looked deeply at Ned
Ned looked away seemly avoiding the question
"Why" Damion asked again
"It's just that our friend here doesn't have the guts to stand up to a follow aristocrats" Theodore sighed
" Look, if you keep letting him step on you, you will lose your worth to him and others, sure you might get punched or beaten but a wounded prey can always fight back, it's all a matter of choice" Damion said looking deeply at Ned
"So you're not going to put him at all in your eyes" Theodore
"I don't have the time" Damion glanced through his phone
"Sorry to ask but do you guys live on your own" Ned suddenly asked
"Yes, why" Theodore asked
"Can I move in with you, I will pay rent" Ned looked at them with pleading eyes
"Why? We don't know each other" Damion looked at him skeptically
"But Theodore and I know each other well since we're kids, please "Ned said pleadingly
"Is it because of the Family's battles" Theodore asked in a low voice
Ned didn't answer but his pale look did
"Family's battles "Damion Muttered
He gave Ned another look before sighing deeply such a spineless guy, getting involved in such battle
"Why can't you just live somewhere else" Theodore said
"You guys seem much more comfortable "Ned shook his head
"How do you know we may be wolves in sheep clothing "Damion glanced at him?
"Am willing to take the risk" Ned stood firmly
Much to Theodore dismay, shaking his head he said
"I wish you could but the house were staying belongs to Gustavo, you have to ask him" Theodore said passing it over to Damion
"Sigh, you can stay but the slightest problem you because you're off hear me" Damion said
"Yes sir" Ned gave out a small smile
"Is there a rest room here" Damion looked round?
"Yeah at the back" Theodore said pointing behind
Damion nodded and left towards the restroom
"Now he's gone, can you truly tell me why you want to live with us" Theodore glared at Damion
" It's just, after today I don't really have the confidence to go home, maybe if I stayed with him I can stand up a bit for myself" Ned pushed up his glasses
"Ned, you need to be careful, Gustavo is... I just don't want any of them spying on us" Theodore looked away
"Understood" Ned smiled
"Also go get yourself a more fit glasses to think you are a tech genius" Theodore rolled his eyes with disbelief
Damion returned shortly with a stained shirt
"Wow, I kind of don't even want to know" Theodore said smiling
"Good" Damion took a napkin to dry his shirt
"Just kidding what happened" Theodore gossip spirit kicked up
Damion ignored him, and continued drying his shirt with a frown
"Am sorry again about the drink, it's was a misunderstanding" A blond haired girl came up apologizing
Theodore and Ned gave the girl a weird look with certain disbelief
Damion noticed the look in their eyes and gave them a questioning look?
The girl turned and looked at them, she narrowed her eyes at them
"What"
"Nothing" Both Ned and Theodore looked away
"Look it was misunderstanding I get it" Damion said with an indifferent look
"But you don't seem to get it" She whined
"Wow, I didn't think a day would come for when Kendra Cartel will explain so hard to a guy" Theodore smirked
"Me too" Ned agreed
"Shut it" Kendra glared at them
"I feel like there is another reason you're explaining" Damion said
"Yeah, how did a new student know my name, I feel like we've met before" Kendra gave Damion a look
Theodore and Ned sat firmly trying to see where this would lead to
"First you accuse me of peeping on you now this are you in need of my attention" Damion asked
Theodore choked on his latte while Ned glasses almost fell
Kendra faced flushed red with embarrassment and disbelief
"I told you it was a misunderstanding and I do really feel like we've met" Kendra stood her ground
"Well we haven't, Theo Ned am leaving are you coming" Damion grabbed his backpack
"Coming" Theodore dropped their bill on the table and rushed after Damion
"Not so fast" Kendra grabbed Ned before he could chase
" wwwhat" Ned shrunk under her gaze
"What's his name" Kendra asked
"Gustavo Adolfo" Ned said
"Gustavo" Kendra muttered losing her hold on Ned
Ned rushed out without a second breath
"Gustavo huh" Kendra looked deeply at the exiting back