The Rule Of Hearsay (And Its Exceptions) - A Kellic Fanfic

Chapter Three

 AN: I'm back! For clarification, the name of Tony's two friends in this story are Geoff and Matty. As I wrote this story, I did, in fact, imagine Geoff from Waterparks and Matty Mullins from Memphis May Fire in the roles as Tony's friends, but you do not have to. You can imagine whoever you want to in those roles. Matty's girlfriend can also be Jenna from Tonight Alive if you want it to be. I did not edit the last few parts of this chapter very much, so if they seem a bit rushed, that's why.  

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"Hey, Kellin," Tony said when he saw Kellin at school the next day. Tony heard Kellin sneak out of the house after Vic had fallen asleep – which was weird, but hey, who was he to question it – but he had been too much of a chicken shit to talk to him.

Today was a new day, though, and Tony was not the type of person who let anything keep him down for long, especially when it was his own fault.

As he approached Kellin's locker, he got a better look at the other teen's face. His eye appeared less swollen, but the bruise had darkened since he last saw it to a garish shade of purple and blue, extending even farther down his cheek and up past his eyebrow.

The other eye, however, looked like a deer caught in the headlights, which made the guilt monster in his stomach surge to life. Tony shook it away, and smiled brightly at the other teen.

"Uh, h-hi," Kellin said, his good eye darting around, scanning the hallway.

The guilt monster clawed its way up his throat, but he stamped it down forcefully. He should probably give a name to the monster, considering how often it reared its ugly head. He was thinking Dan. Yeah, Dan was a good name.

"Have I ever introduced you to my friend, Geoff?" Tony brightly said.

Kellin's expression immediately shut down, switching from scared and confused to completely blank in a second. "Vic put you up to this, didn't he?" he said with a sigh, shaking his head. "It's okay. Really. You don't have to do this. I'll even lie to Vic for you, and tell him whatever you want me to," he said, shutting his locker and turning away.

Tony stopped him with a hand on his shoulder, only to feel Kellin tense beneath his touch.

"Vic didn't tell me to do anything. Honest," he added at Kellin's skeptical look. "We're friends outside of school, right? It's stupid that we act like strangers at school. I want you to meet my other friends," Tony said, grabbing Kellin's wrist and dragging him towards Geoff's locker without waiting for a response. "Geoff, my man," he said, standing behind Kellin like a proud father with both hands on Kellin's shoulders so he couldn't run away. "This is my friend Kellin."

"What's up?" Geoff said, holding his hand up for a fist bump, which Kellin hesitantly accepted. Geoff was one of the chilliest dudes he knew, and therefore wouldn't ask about Kellin's eye unlike his other close friend Matty. He knew with the right push he could make Kellin and Geoff friends. "You're that kid in my art class, aren't you?"

"Maybe," Kellin said with a shrug, averting his gaze.

"Yeah, you painted that picture of that couple under a willow tree. That was amazing, dude."

"Thanks," Kellin said, with a slight blush.

"Maybe you can give me a few pointers. I'm pretty sure Ms Thompson hates me."

"I don't think she has the same appreciation for the aesthetics of the male genitalia as you," Kellin teased.

"What?" Geoff said, looking more impressed than annoyed.

"He means stops drawing dicks on everything, you twat," Tony said with a laugh, playfully pushing Geoff into his locker.

"Where's the fun in that?" Geoff asked, waggling his eyebrows as he nudged Kellin in the ribs.