Of Kings and Queens

Part II/4/Hyperventilation/

•May, 16st•

The evening before the year exams would start was a stressful time for Robin. Not that she was confident with her own education and knowledge either, but the main thread of worry and frustration stemmed towards her brother. Robin herself was organised, where as Perry, was the opposite.

His recently avid social life didn't help with getting study hours in, unless they were with his girlfriend Madaelyn. But if he was honest, most often to not just make out sessions, under the alias of learning.

"Perry, why didn't you study more! What if you fail?! Oh God, what if they kick you out? What if I have to live with him alone?!" Robin said through her hyperventilating.

He tried to rub soothing circles in her back but she began pacing the room. She was freaking out, because she positive that they hadn't studied enough and were, therefore, going to get expelled.

Exams would be starting in a couple of weeks.

Robin was pacing the room and muttering to herself about their impending doom, probably.

"Robin. Calm down, would you? Look, I'm going to get some ice-cream from the kitchens. Ice-cream always makes you feel better, right?" He said in a comforting voice.

She nodded through her hands on her head where she was massaging away another migraine. On his way past the lounge he stopped by his room to grab his front door keys.

The moon was almost full in the sky out the windows but he didn't notice. All he could think about was his sister having a near heart attack because she was worried that he would be expelled. She worried too much. She was always the worrier of the family.

He wished she didn't worry so much. He was worried because she was worried and now he was volunteering his life, to go out into the dark and dank halls with Administrators and Head students on the prowl. Just for ice cream. Only for Robin.

Perry leaned down to reach the keys from their place in a bowl by his walk-in wardrobe. Oliver's wardrobe was on the other side of the room and he looked over to it when he heard a rustle coming from it.

"Oliver?" Perry called out.

"What?" Oliver's gruff voice replied and he appeared before him, shirtless, pbviously getting ready for bed. "Where are you heading off to this late? The admins will be out, you're going to get caught." His discouraging words did nothing to deter him.

Robin.

He quickly reminded himself of his twin, and replied to his roommate, who was still half naked. "Jesus man, put on some clothes. No one needs to see that." He jokingly shielded his face with his arm.

He was just about to leave when Oliver addressed him again, "Calzone, what's so important that your going out past midnight? I'm curious."

With his hand on the knob, "Ice cream."

"You're out of your mind. "

He sighed and stepped into the hallway. "It's for Robin, she's - She's gotten herself into a state. Don't go bothering her, right? She's in a right mood."

The solid dark oak door closed firmly behind him.

"I hate other people, get out of my bedroom,
This was unforeseeable, aching to be near you.
I cannot breathe,
When you're there I can't see.
When you're smiling to me,
And I try to smile back.
But my lips hurt when I do."