The Things We Hear and See (YT/Highschool AU)

Never Give Tom a (Nerf) Gun (PJ Liguori POV)

     "Let's bounce!" Felix said after Hemmings dismissed us.

     With the same exact idea, about 7 other students, Emma, and I all started bouncing up and down.

     Felix shook his head. "I hate you all...so much..."

     "You have no right to say that, "Pewdiepie" !" Emma laughed. We had figured out before class that she and I had a free mod together on Tuesdays (so on todaysssss), which was where we were headed at the moment. Felix was tagging along until we reached the commons, then he'd continue across the school to Biotech.

     Suddenly Felix froze, standing in the middle of the hall. Emma and I stopped and turned to look back at him.

     "Oh c'mon, it was just a joke-" Emma started, throwing her hands up.

     He shushed her, looking around.

     "What?" I whispered.

     "Why. Is. It. So. Quiet?" He muttered slowly.

     I looked from him to Emma in confusion. She looked me straight in the eyes and mouthed.   "T O M".

     The second she did I felt the poke of something at the back of my head. I tensed, glancing at Felix again. He looked dumbfounded.

     "A shame we had to meet this way, Thomas." I stated in monotone. It was Thomas 'Tomska' Ridgewell, to be quite clear. He tends to be a pretty self-explanatory guy, so I'll refrain from spoiling future chapters for you.

     ((SCHIST ACCIDENTLY BROKE THE FOURTH WALL MY BAD))

     "Well, it didn't have to be this way, Liguori." Tom said in a low voice.

     "That's right, Tom, so just put the gun dow-" I began to advise.

     "No! You know what you did!"

     "It was one time-"

     "So what?"

     "And it was an accident-"

     "But did you apologize?" He demanded.

     "Apologize for what, Tom? What are you on about?" Emma insisted boldly, crossing her arms.

     "For drinking Edd's Cola last time we got all together!" Tom said sharply. "Edd loves his Cola and you know it!"

     "I didn't know it was his at the time! I had a Cola too! We all had Cola, Tom! AND HIS WAS EMPTY!" I reminded him loudly. "Not to mention it was three years ago!!!"

     Silence.

     And then Tom muttering an "Oh yeah..." I felt his gun drop.

     I turned to see him unloading the small nerf gun before sliding it back into his bag casually. I rolled my eyes. "Thanks, we're gonna be late now." I continued on down the hall, Felix and Emma at my heels.

     "Depends on where you're headed!" Tom called after us.

     "What do you mean?" Felix asked, pausing for Tom's answer.

     "You headed past the Commons?" Tom inquired.

     "Yeah?" Felix responded.

     "We've got you covered! Faculty'll be distracted by Tord's mess!" Tom told us.

     Felix almost asked what that meant, but quickly (and smartly) changed his mind, instead saying "Great, thanks man!"

     "Later weirdos!" Tom yelled over his shoulder before jogging to his next class which he'd undoubtedly be late for, as we would also be.