Olympian Syndrome

Chapter 14

"No Bad, you're already working more hours than most of the guys here. I can't give you more shifts."

Bad bit his lip, "Please Zelk, I need the money." He begged his manager with a bow.

A boy with brown hair standing besides Zelk, quickly scribbled something on the notebook he was holding. When he was done he held it up for Bad to read.

We could give you some money if you really need it.

Bad smiled at the boy, "Thanks Mega, but I won't take charity."

"How about a loan then?" another voice spoke up from behind them.

"Thank you Vurb, but I have a suspicion that you won't let me pay you back, so no." Bad replied.

Just then money started to rain down on the group, they turned to see a guy cross dressing as a girl, throwing the bills from the cash register up in the air.

"Finn!" everyone, except Mega yelled as they tried to grab the money.

"Bad you really ought to relax every once in a while, and let us help you and Karl out." Finn stated.

Bad gave the man a questioning look. Finn was all dolled up in a cute outfit, complete with make up and nails. He was definitely an eccentric person, but his quirks did bring a lot of costumers in. With a sigh, Bad placed the money that he collected from the floor onto the desk.

"Thank you guys, really, but me and Karl want to earn our money the right way." He said.

Just then some costumers walked in, Finn rushed off to greet them, while Vurb took his place behind the register.

Mega grabbed onto the edge of Zelk's sleeve, causing both Bad and Zelk to smile fondly at the boy. Despite working at this book, movie, and video game store for a year now, the boy was still very shy around people.

Zelk reached out and held the boy's shaking hand, "we just got some new arrivals this morning, want to help me sort them out?" he asked.

Mega nodded enthusiastically, and the both of them headed to the backroom. Meanwhile, Bad went to stock up some empty shelves.

Thanks to Finn's incredible people skills, the costumers were soon pouring in, and by the time lunch rolled around the entire crew was exhausted.

They all gathered in the break room to relax, and snack on a few things that Zelk had brought. Finn took off his heels and rubbed his sore feet. He groaned before leaning onto Vurb's shoulder for support.

"You know that you don't have to always wear heels right?" Vurb pointed out.

"But they go so well with my outfits," Finn whined.

"You're cute enough to pull off any look, I'm sure you'd still look good in flats." Vurb said calmly.

Finn smirked at him, "Is this you flirting with me?"

"Yes," Vurb replied without hesitating, causing the group to burst out laughing at his honesty.

When they all calmed down, Mega grabbed their trash to throw into the bin, only to realize that it was already overflowing.

"Put that in here Mega," Bad said, holding out a small plastic bag. Once Mega had done as asked, Bad tied up the top then grabbed the overflowing trash bag.

"I'll take this out, you guys reopen the store." Bad said with a smile.

The others gave him a nod, and he headed outside. With a huff, he flung the bags into the dumpster, then dusted off his hands as a proud smile crossed his face.

"Your smile is absolutely adorable." A voice spoke up from behind.

Bad twirled around to see Skeppy on a motorcycle beaming at him.

Bad quickly got his guard up. True, the guy was nice, and had saved him and his friends many times, but he still wasn't ready to fully trust him yet. Besides, he and Karl both agreed that George was their first priority.

Then there was also the issue of the pops somehow getting their information, such as their phone numbers. Who knew how much stuff they managed uncover.

Skeppy was a bit hurt when he saw Bad suspicious expression, but he quickly brushed it aside and went back to his usual easy-going smile.

He reached for the extra helmet that he had, and threw it at Bad. The Athena caught it then gave the Hermes a questioning look.

"Hop on," Skeppy said with a smile. He felt his heart flutter when he saw the Athena walked towards him, but his hopes were quickly dashed when the Athena handed him back the helmet.

"I have work to do," Bad said as he turned around.

"Your name is Badboyhalo, yet I bet you've never done anything naughty in your life." Skeppy pointed out.

Bad felt the blush creep onto his face, but continued walking back to the store. Once inside he quickly busied himself, doing whatever task he could find that could help take his mind away from a certain Hermes. It was now nearly nighttime, and his shift would be ending soon.

Bad was carrying a stack of games out from the stockroom, when he saw his co-workers crowding around someone and laughing. Even Mega seemed to be having a good time.

"There you are Bad, this person was just looking for you." Zelk said when he spotted Bad. With all of his friends turning toward him, he was able to see just who the person was.

"Hey Bad! Your shift's finally over, are you ready to go now?" Skeppy asked cheerfully.