Olympian Syndrome

Chapter 10

George was starting to feel guilty for getting Karl and Bad involved. True, he was still getting hit on by creeps, but that was only half of his worries.

There were others that were jealous of all the attention he was receiving, and there were those that thought he was a total slut, with a plan to steal their man. He had already been hit by multiple things that people had thrown at him. He could take it, but there were times when Karl and Bad got caught in the crossfire.

"Are you sure that you're okay muffin?" Bad asked Karl. The latter had a cold drink pressed up against his forehead, as they sat down in one of the cafe's booths.

Someone had kicked a ball at George when the trio were walking near the soccer field. It missed him though and hit Karl instead. The Athena quickly retaliated by kicking the ball back, hitting the attacker in the groin.

"Yeah... I made sure that the other guy got the more serious injury." He said forcing a smile.

Bad smiled back then they both glanced at George, who was currently carrying two cakes and a muffin to their table. He placed the sweets down on the table and was about take his seat, when a group of girls stumbled into the café.

"There he is!" One of the girls suddenly yelled, drawing the attention of everyone in the café.

The trio turned their attention towards the posse of girls, who were making their way towards them. George recognized them to be part of the privilege class in their college. They only got in because their parents were rich or had connections.

A strawberry blonde, who seemed like the leader of the group stomped over to them, and she looked pissed. She lifted her hand and slapped George across the cheek, much to the trio's surprise.

"You bitch! You stole my boyfriend from me!" She yelled.

George furrowed his brows in confusion, as he placed a hand on the cheek she hit.

"What?" he asked.

"Don't 'what' me freak! My boyfriend just broke up with me, because he said that he wanted to be with you!" She yelled, her face red in anger.

"Look lady," Bad said, standing up from his seat. "we have no idea what you're talking about, we don't even know who you are or who your ex is."

"Your boyfriend broke up with you on his on accord, so don't blame George because you couldn't keep the guy interested." Karl added as he stood besides George.

"It's this bitch's fault, he's a fucking Aphrodite. He used his powers to seduce my man, just so he could get fucked!" The girl yelled.

"Language! And George isn't the type of person to do something like that. Karl's right, he probably saw how ugly you really are and decided he wanted nothing to do with you," Bad claimed, surprising his other two friends by actually saying something harsh.

The girl didn't take his remark so well. She and her group closed in on the trio, then she lifted her hand once again to slap George.

The brunettes prepared to defend themselves, but the fight was stopped when someone suddenly stood between the two parties, effectively separating the Athenas from the girls.

Dream gripped onto the girl's arm tightly, causing her to wince in pain. She looked around to see her friends stepping back, as Skeppy and Sapnap stood in front of Karl and Bad protectively.

"Back off Ashlyn, doing this won't make Josh want you again," Dream warned in a voice filled with venom, making the girl cower in fear.

He lets go of her arm and the group quickly left the café. The pops threw dirty looks at the other students who were present and watching the scene unfold. Fear flashed on their faces, before they quickly turned away to mind their own business.

Dream then turned his attention back to George, who was breathing heavily behind him. Karl and Bad rushed to him and guided their friend to a seat, then sat on each side of him.

The pops left for a moment to grab their orders, while the brunette tried to calm down. When they returned back to the table, George was in a much more calm demeanor, and the three Athenas were looking at the pops curiously.

The pops flashed them a smile and sat on the chairs opposite to them.

"Feeling a bit better?" Dream asked George, the latter nodded his reply.

"What happened to your face?" Sapnap asked Karl, motioning to the bruise on his forehead. "Oh it's nothing, the guy who did it is in much worst pain." He answered.

Sapnap was unconvinced. So he headed to the counter, and came back with a few ice cubes in a plastic bag. He then gently pressed the makeshift cold compress on Karl's bruise. Karl's cheeks grew a little pink with embarrassment, which made Sapnap smile. The Athena reached up to hold the makeshift ice bag himself, then mumbled a thanks.

"How about you? Are you hurt anywhere?" Skeppy asked Bad, concern laced in his voice.

"Huh? Oh no...these two took most of the damage." He replied pointing to Karl and George.

His friends smiled at him, "And that's how it's suppose to be," Karl said.

"I don't think I'll be able to forgive myself Bad if you ever got hurt, whether or not it was my fault to begin with." George added.

"We can't let our dear muffin get hurt now can we," Karl said as he ruffled Bad's hair.

"Stop treating me like a child, I am older than the two of you!" Bad whined, making the other two laugh.

The pops felt all giddy on the inside. They didn't even noticed the smiles that formed on their faces. Seeing and hearing the brunettes laugh made them soft. They hoped in their hearts that one day, they would be the source of the Athenas' happiness.