Wonderless (Kellic VS. Fuenciado)

Wonderless - Chapter 3

Vic rolled onto his back and stared up at the posters that covered his walls and ceiling; most of them were bands posters, but he had a few movie posters as well. The images for Of Mice & Men, Motley Crue, Falling In Reverse and Green Day hung over head. Time seemed to go by faster the longer Vic stared up at that ceiling. Until he heard a knock at the door downstairs, followed by the voices of Tony and Jaime as they basically let themselves in a plopped onto the couch. Mike's voice rang through Vic's ears as he hollered his name, beckoning him downstairs to greet their friends.

Reluctantly, Vic got up and exited his room to go downstairs and socialize. He waved to Jaime and Tony as saw them, Tony sitting oddly close to Mike, however. But a not-so-new face loomed in the corner of his eye.

"Vic! You know these guys, too?" came the familiar voice of Kellin.

"Yeah, I live here, actually. Mike is my little brother," Vic replied, a little shocked to find the guys had known Kellin before he'd even met him. The room fell silent for a moment.

"STAR WAS MARATHON, BITCHES!" Tony randomly exclaimed, bringing the life back to the scene.

"Tony, Harry Potter is better and you know it," Mike retorted. The two bickered a little while longer until finally settling on an Avengers movie instead. Jaime popped some popcorn during the previews and shut out the lights. Vic sat himself at the far end of the empty couch, and Kellin sat at the other end. Vic couldn't help himself from quickly glancing at Kellin every now and then. He could see Kellin looking back sometimes, but did his best to pretend he didn't notice.

The movie soon started, but Vic's mind was elsewhere. How had the guys met Kellin first? Perhaps he just hadn't been paying any attention... But, surely he'd had to have noticed such a good-looking guy hanging around his friends? Now that he thought of it, Kellin did seem a tiny bit familiar. Maybe he was a new student at school. School... Right. There was school tomorrow. Fantastic. Vic quietly sighed and shook his head, averting his attention back to the movie-it was almost over.

"I, uh, think I'm gonna call it a night," Vic spoke up, faking a dramatic yawn.

"Laaaame." Mike stuck his tongue out and threw a pillow at Vic as he began to ascend the stairs. Vic returned the gesture with a friendly flip of his middle finger as he disappeared behind a corner and reentered his bedroom.

"Bye, Vic!" Kellin's voice echoed as Vic shut the door behind him. He hadn't even said goodbye to anyone. Real attractive, Vic.

Vic lazily flopped onto his bed after shutting out his light, and stifled a sigh. He closed his eyes and awaited sleep to come. He wasn't really in the mood to be awake anymore..

Vic awoke early the next morning to the blaring siren of his alarm clock. He sluggishly hauled himself to the bathroom to freshen up and straighten his hair. Promptly after, he changed his choice of outfit, a Red Hot Chili Peppers tee-shirt and a dark pair of skinny jeans, along with his favourite grey Vans and a black beanie. He met Mike downstairs, and the two grabbed their bags and jumped into Vic's car. They arrived at school after the ten minute drive and went off to their first period classes. Vic had Math and Mike had English. Vic sat down beside Jaime and started unpacking a few of his things, making sure he had remembered his pencil today. He usually would forget it. Kellin came in a few minutes later and took the empty seat next to Vic.

"Hey, Vic!" Kellin whispered as he sat down.

"Hey." Vic gave him a half-smile and a wave, though his attention was soon snapped to the front of the room by the sound of the teacher's raspy voice. He motioned for the class to pair up for the first assignment, and Vic almost immediately turned to Kellin; thankfully, Kellin had the same idea. The two moved to an empty work space towards the back of the room and began working.

"So.." Kellin was the first to break the silence. "Wanna grab some coffee after school?"

Yesyesyesomigodyes.

"Yeah, sure."

"Great! Meet you there?"

"Sounds good."

Class soon ended and lunch seemed to come quicker today. Kellin, of course, sat with Vic and the guys, but he and Vic became engulfed in their own conversation.

"You seem like a pretty cool guy, Vic," Kellin said.

He thinks I'm cool..!

"Hah, thanks.. You do, too."

Kellin giggled in response. He giggled? That was just too cute.

"You have a great taste in music, by the way," Kellin added with a smile. Vic laughed a little, remembering their first meeting at the coffee shop. The two chattered on until lunch ended, and then went their separate ways for class. Kellin wasn't in anymore of Vic's classes, so the rest of the day was sort of a blur to him. At the last bell, Vic met up with Mike who said Tony would drive him home since Vic was going out. They said goodbye and Vic walked out to his car. He smiled the whole drive to the coffee shop, even as he got out of the car and walked down the sidewalk to the building. Kellin wasn't there when Vic entered, but he figured he must just be running a little late. Vic shrugged and went to order his usual, sitting himself down on the same leather couch upon receiving it.

Ten minutes soon passed... then twenty... thirty... After an hour Vic had given up. He picked up his empty, Styrofoam cup and crushed it in his hands, throwing the pieces out and storming out of the restaurant.