The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth

You've already got a million dollars

"You're the dick head asking for a robot sidekick when you've already got a million dollars!"- Zach Braff, All New People

9:22AM Tuesday May 13th at the Merenkahre College: Break Room

"He, what!" Amelia questioned furiously "He's done some low stuff before but this is so far over the line! Let me go and find him I'll-"

"Amelia calm down! It's nothing." Jedediah waved his hands about in an attempt to get her to stop or at least talk at a lower volume.

"Nothing?" she hushed her voice noticing the crowd they were attracting "Phones aren't cheap Jed."

"He gave me his spare, and Ahk's gunna buy me a new one, their family is rich remember?" Jedediah tried to reply nonchalantly, but it was clear the subject was making him uncomfortable.

Last night had been quite the stressful situation. When Kahmunrah had arrived back at the Rah household after playing an away tournament of football, he wasn't in the best mood because his team lost every single match they played. His mood was only made worse when his boyfriend of two years, Jedediah, wasn't there to greet his as soon as he stepped in the door. Things only seemed to go from bad to worse when Kah came in to Jedediah's room, only to find his Jed texting another man, about Macbeth or whatever. Kahmunrah wasn't really a reasonable man, so he didn't take time to listen to Jed; instead he snatched the phone away and proceeded to smash it on the ground.

Of course he apologised in his usual way "Oh Jed, I'm sorry. I just got frustrated, you're just so cute! I don't want to share you!" Jedediah accepted the apology (like he always does) and was only a little bit shaken for the rest of the evening. Jed was getting used to these violent outbursts, which unnerved Ahk quite a lot.

"Ahks family is the best... but Kah is such an-" Amelia wanted so desperately to finish that sentence, but she knew Jedediah would just protest and get all defensive. She really didn't want that right now.

"He can be kinda shitty, but you don't know him like I do."

"Well after two years of picking you back up when he's pissed you off, I think I can imagine." She retorted.

"Look, whatever I don't want to talk about it. We're going out tonight for dinner and it'll all be fine." He reassured her. But Amelia wasn't truly convinced; she'd seen this sort of thing happen all too many times.

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3:20PM Tuesday May 14th at the Merenkahre College: Drama Room 1

LESSON 4/30

Jedediah was late, again, and he hadn't texted. Octavius was really on his last nerve with Jed, and yet he still waited. In fact he was feeling quite worried. The way the other man had just stopped texting yesterday was rather concerning.

"Hey Octy, sorry I'm late. Mr. Daley wanted to talk to me and I had to arrange some stuff." Jedediah sounded extremely tired. The taller man felt bad for him, even though he should be annoyed instead.

"One day we'll both get here at the same time. Do you have my copy of Macbeth to return?"

"Yeah!" Jedediah dug around in his disorganised bag for the book, which was now a little more tattered than before. "I actually read most of it. I was pretty stressed last night, it was surprisingly relaxing. It almost made sense too." he laughed.

"That's good; not that you were stressed, but that you enjoyed the play." Octavius was quite dissatisfied with the fact that his playbook was now in a less and pristine condition. But, at the end of the day he was converting Jedediah in to an avid lover of classic theatre, so he supposed he didn't really mind. "Do you wish to borrow Titus Andronicus?"