Fall Back {A Sabriel Fanfic}

Chapter 6

"You sure you don't want my company tonight?"

"Yeah, really. You've stayed with me for like five days, Gabe. We had a long drive back and I just really need some sleep. But thank you."

"Night Sammich," Gabriel closes the dorm door and heads to his apartment.

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"When you said you'd be home today, I didn't expect it to be at eleven at night!"

"What the hell," Gabe exclaims, "I just drove for almost twenty hours, I'm tired and I want to sleep, preferably on my bed. The bed that's in my room. The room you're blocking."

"So you can spend all week with Sam but you can't spare a few hours for me?" Kali folds her arms over her chest. "Don't say his name like that," Gabriel snaps, "He had a funeral to go to and all you want is attention."

"Oh boo who, people die all the time. He's a big boy, he can deal with his own issues."

"Oh good! That means when someone you know dies I'm off the hook," he pretends to wipe sweat from his forehead. "So you'll go to a funeral with him but not me?"

"So I can't go with Sam but I can go with you?"

"I'm your girlfriend!"

"And I'm tired, please leave," he says through gritted teeth, trying to keep from saying anymore. "Fine."

He doesn't move from his spot as Kali's heels click on his tiled floor, around him and out the door. He sighs and removes his shirt, then pants, and crawls into bed.

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Samoose: Morning. Meet me at the coffee shop?

Gabe: Gotta shower first. Be there at 10?

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Samoose: Yeah

"Well, well, well. Look who actually got dressed today."

"Yeah well, public appearance I guess," Sam shrugs. "So how you feeling this morning?"

"Uh, better," he nods.

"Sam!" A lady from behind the counter shouts. He murmurs a 'thanks' and sits back down. "You gonna order?"

"Tammy, can I get my regular?" Gabe calls. "You got it honeybun."

"Honeybun?" Sam scoffs with a small smile creeping onto his lips. "I've known her since my first year of college, she's a good friend. Besides, honeybun fits me, don't ya think moosey?" He leans forward, grinning. Sam roles his eyes but does a toothy smile, Gabes goal.

"Here you go," Tammy sets down a brownie and a butterfinger coffee, sweetly waving at Sam.

"Dude, it's ten in the morning!"

"Your point?" He takes another bite of his dessert. "It's unhealthy."

"You'd be lying if you said that it doesn't look good," Gabriel smirks. "I don't," he crosses his arms. "Mhm," he pokes it with his fork, liquid fudge spilling from the middle. He puts another piece on his fork, offering it to Sam. He opens his mouth, laughing when Gaberiel wipes some chocolate off of his lip for him. "Alright, I'll admit, its pretty good."

"Babe," arms wrap around Gabe and his eyebrows automatically knit together. "Um, hey.." Never has Kali ever called him babe.

Really she is beyond pissed but would do anything to make sure that Sam doesn't get to Gabe.

"Walk me to class?"

"I'm not done with my breakfast." His upbeat mood his completely wiped away and he knows the only reason that Kali isn't screaming right now is because she's jealous. "Fine. Come by tonight..and you can come too," she directs toward Sam.

"Um..did she just invite me over because I'm beyond positive that she hates me," Sam comments once she walks away. "I think so," Gabe squints his eyes, confused as well.

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"So I just talked to Gabriel and he said that Sam's into you," Kali smirks. "Really? He doesn't seem like it," Jess smiles nervously, clasping her hand together. "Really. And he's coming over tonight so doll up."

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"Sam, you don't have to come if you don't want to, really. If anything, the rooms probably full of traps to capture you and ship you away."

"I need to get out, okay? She's no problem, I'll make it without being shipped across the world. Now let's go," Sam grabs his coat and hold open the door for Gabe to exit.

The whole, very short, dive to Kali's dorm kills Gabriel. She can't be planning anything good, or meant good by inviting him. He gives Sam one last 'this is your chance to leave' look but he knocks on the door himself.

"Sam!" Jess says excitedly, tugging him in and gesturing for Gabriel to come. He looks back at his friend who just shrugs and is greeted by his girlfriend.

They don't really do much most of the night, just endless flirting from Jess. Kali and Gabe sit on one bed while Sam and Jess sit on the other. The blonde sneaks her hand into Sam's, who attempts to listen to her talk about school. Kali notices the constant staring from the brown-haired boy, taking that as her chance to slide even closer to Gabe, whispering something in his ear. He breaks his gaze away from them and back onto the girl in front of him, the one that happens to be leaning in for a kiss, he hesitates a bit, glancing over her shoulder at Gabe, who is lip locked with Kali. With and eye role, he allows Jess' lips to press to his.

Gabriel pulls away from Kali, uncomfortable making out with other people in the room. When he sees the other two kissing he regrets ever pulling away.