My Dearest Enemy - GeminiFourth AU

5. What Phuwin said?

A few hours later...

Finally time to take a break and eat something came. Most of the students loved this time of the day the most.

“Hey, don't you think Gem is doing all this to get Fourth's attention?”  Phuwin asked Dunk, watching from his table in the canteen as Gemini sat behind Fourth and threw paper balls at him, trying to disturb him from eating his meal peacefully.

“They hate each other, it's nothing weird, right?” Dunk didn't understand what his friend meant.

“You really can't see it?”

“What can't I see?”

“That Gemini lies to himself.  Look, look at them now!”

As soon as Phuwin had said this with so much emotion, Gemini, enraged by his prey's lack of reaction, got up from his chair, left his own food without eating even a tiny bit, approached Fourth, grabbed his hand and violently yanked him up, forcing him to stand up as well.  The spoon from his bowl fell to the floor with a loud clatter.  The commotion between them drew the attention of everyone who was eating their meals at the time.

“You're coming with me, I won't let anyone ignore me, especially a zero like you!”

Gemini ordered in a stern tone and led Fourth out of the cafeteria.  Phuwin managed to take out his phone and film it. Fourth was confused. Wasn't it Gemini, who told him the day before that he shouldn't be talking to him without special reason?

“Excellent.  Your brother himself gives me evidence to confirm my hypothesis.  I guess I have to thank him”.

“Hypothesis?  Which one?”

There was a buzz of conversation in the cafeteria again.  The remaining Knights of Light and their candidates discussed what they had just witnessed.  Most of the group felt sorry for Fourth and threatened Gem for treating someone who could become king in the future so vilely.  Prim, who had been watching everything from her comfortable table in the corner of the room where she sat with her friends Becca and June, didn't hesitate to add a scathing post to Instagram, along with a photo of a terrified Fourth, who was being dragged forward by Gem's hand.  Prim smiled with wicked satisfaction.

“I guess we should follow them,” Phuwin was really concerned.  He had known Gem long enough to know he shouldn't trust him about Fourth's safety.  Dunk just looked at him and agreed.

“Let's go”.

Dunk and Phuwin emerged into the corridor just as Gem and Fourth were already disappearing around the corner of the wall.

“I think I know where they went.  Follow me”.

They ran ahead.  Phuwin had worst-case scenarios in his head, including Gem torturing Fourth with electricity or attacking him with his fists.  He didn't expect what he saw at all.

Gemini led Fourth to an empty training room where they trained, among other things, with swords.  He pushed Nattawat so hard that the boy fell to the floor.

“Who gave you permission to ignore me?” Gemini asked in a relatively calm and composed tone, and Fourth saw a mischievous glint in his eyes.  It was clear that Norawit was planning something cruel and nasty.  Nattawat tried to mentally prepare for this, but nothing could prepare him for what followed.

Fourth didn't answer even tho he wanted to say: «You yourself, you dumb idiot but I guess you have some issues with your memory».  He looked away, stood up, dusted off his pants and headed towards the exit, once again completely ignoring Norawit's existence, which only made the young Knight of Light candidate's blood boil even more.  Gemini grabbed his elbow and yanked him so hard that Fourth fell into him and they both landed on the floor, with Fourth pinning Gem down with most of his body.  Their eyes met and Gem felt something strange.  There's a sense of dejavu, as if the same thing had happened before.  A memory flashed through his mind, so drastic and yet so terrifyingly realistic that it paralyzed him for a moment.