Fence, An Alternative

Chapter 1: Moving to a new school

Nicholas Cox sighed as he became overwhelmed by the size of his new home. The sun was overbearing and the heat intensified as he regretted his clothing choices for the day. What he was used to was the cold mountains but now it felt like he was next to the sun itself. Looking down at the piece of paper in his hand made him frustrated as he crumbled it up and stuffed it into his pocket. On the paper was a welcome message from the president of the school along with instructions to meet him after he settled in. He took a couple of steps through the gates of the school before he was suddenly staring at the concrete.

"Goddamnit Aiden! I told you to slow down!" A voice yelled

"Ow... man" the voice above him groaned

The chatter grew as the person who fell on top of him got up and Nicholas followed suit.

"Are you alright? Sorry my friend here is a clutz"

A hand reached out towards Nicholas as he looked up to see a dark man with a nicely prepared uniform. He had a stern voice but a soft face and eyes that would make you submit with one look. Nicholas looked back and smiled as he took the hand of the man.

"I'm all good thanks bro" Nicholas smiled

"That's a relief" the man sighed as he glared at his friend who was dusting himself off

The other one who fell on top of him looked pretty disheveled but had nice dirty blonde hair that was pulled into a small bun. He looked cluelessly at his friend who continued to glare at him.

"What?" the man asked

"Aren't you going to apologize to him?"

"Oh right, ahem, thanks for breaking my fall bro" the man smiled

The other one sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

"I haven't introduced myself yet, I'm Harvard Lee and that bulldozer over there is Aiden Kane." Harvard said

"I'm Nicholas Cox, I'm really new here and sort of lost...sorry to bother but would you mind helping me out?" Nicholas asked rubbing the back of his head

"Of course! Always happy to help a fellow student in need" Aiden proclaimed, wrapping an arm around Nicholas' shoulder "Can I call you Nick?"

"Sure, I prefer it" Nick answered

"Perfect! So what do you need help with Nick?" Aiden asked

"Well, first I am looking for the dorms, I know my stuff has arrived and I just have to move everything into the bedroom." Nick explained

"Which building and dorm number?" Harvard asked

"Nestwood Apartments, Room 32" Nick answered

Aiden's eyes brightened as he looked towards Harvard like a puppy who was being adopted.

"Looks like you'll be rooming with us, that's our room" Harvard smiled

"What a coincidence that we bumped into our other roomie! C'mon let's go!" Aiden said grabbing Nick and Harvard's hands and dragging them to the dorms

Once they were there and Nick was checked in they made their way to the elevators. Once the door opened a man who was face deep in a book walked out and bumped shoulders with Nick. He stopped and gave Nick a dirty look like Nick had bumped into him before leaving the dorms. Harvard and Aiden shared a concerned look as Nick turned around to call out the man who bumped into him. Before Nick could get a word out, Harvard stopped him.

"What's his deal!? He bumped into me and had the nerve to give me a dirty look?" Nick exclaimed

"You don't want to mess with him..." Harvard began