Monstercat University I

Chapter 016

[Tristam's POV]

     Well, that couldn't have turned out any worse. I slump into my dorm to find that Noisestorm, Aero Chord, and Braken are all in here. I wonder why they didn't go to dinner either. "YOU FINALLY KISSED HER?!?! OMG!!!" Noisestorm screams, slapping me on the back as I trudge past him and slump down on the bottom bunk beside Braken. "TRILUMI FOR THE WIN, BABY!!!" Trilumi? The heck?!
     "Dude, what's wrong?" Aero Chord asks me, noticing how downtrodden I look.
     "Everybody knows now, that's what's wrong!" I explode.
     "Oh...yeah..." An awkward silence falls over the room.
     "I just can't believe Veela would do that!" I go on. "I thought she and Dilumi were really good friends!"
     "This is why I don't trust anyone," Braken murmurs, looking down. I hear my phone beep and look at it.
     "Ugh, someone's inviting me to a dinner party a couple blocks from here. I don't know if I should go..."
     "Go right ahead," Braken says. "You need some time off."
     "Yeah, I guess I will. Well, I'll see you guys later." I wonder how Dilumi is taking this whole thing. I just need to tell her I love her. I'll do that tomorrow.

[Dilumi's POV]

     Anna might be madder at Veela about this whole thing than me, but she's nowhere to be seen. It's after supper and I'm stuck in an awkward silence with Veela in our dorm. She hasn't said a word, and she'll barely even look at me, so I pulled out my MacBook and I'm working on one of my untitled tracks on FL. Suddenly I hear a loud rapping on the door and exchange glances with Veela. Hoping it's not someone here to tease me about Tristam, I hop up and go to the door. I open it up wide only to find Principal Monstercat, staring in with an angry glare on his face. Oh gosh, what am I in for now? "VICTORIA VEELA BURNETT!!!" he yells, storming past me. A wave of relief washes over me as he walks stiffly over to the terrified Veela, who is sitting on the bottom bunk, and then slams his forearm on the framework of the bed, looking down at her.
     "Y-yes sir?" Veela stammers in a small voice.
     "You know what you did! 25 push-ups for posting that picture! Right now!" Monstercat shouts, pointing to the floor. In almost slow motion, Veela sets her phone down and slides past Monstercat, getting to the floor and starting the push-ups. Once she is on the floor, the anger quickly leaves Monstercat's face, and he almost looks like he's trying to keep himself from bursting out laughing, then he looks up and gives me a smirk. I'm still standing there with my mouth open in utter shock, looking from Veela to Monstercat and back. There are times I could swear Monstercat is the most interesting character I've ever met. When Veela is done, she looks nervously up at Monstercat and sits back on the bed again. The angry look has fully returned to Monstercat's face now, as real as it looked a few seconds ago. "And don't let me ever catch you tormenting any of the other students again! Is that clear?"
     "Yes sir." Monstercat strides past me again and shuts the door, leaving as quickly as he came.

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     It's a little after 11 PM, and I'm laying in bed, alone with my thoughts. Now that all the initial craziness of the situation has died down a little, I can't stop thinking about what it felt like when Tristam kissed me. It felt so amazing when I let go and melted into him. It was so perfect. And now there's this fluttery feeling that goes up my chest every time I think of it. I just wish it could happen over and over again. And it's so surreal, the thought that he actually thinks the same way of me as I do of him. It took a while to settle into it, but now I'm overjoyed beyond words that this crazy dream has finally come true. It feels so amazing to love someone like this.