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"Guess what?" Theo pulled his bottom lip between his teeth as he leaned against the metal locker next to Peter's. The boy zipped his backpack closed before shooting the blonde a toothy grin, "What?" His voice was laced with innocent enthusiasm that made it harder for Theo to hide his grin.
He reached into his hoodie pocket and pulled out a small CD with two fingers. Peter's eyebrows pinched in confusion before he realized what it was, "The Cage the Elephant album?!" He practically leaped over to Theo and snatched it from his hands, "I never got around to listening to this one!"
"Me neither, I stole this from my brother," Theo replied cheekily, "we can listen to it at your place today." Peter nodded eagerly, glad to have another thing to look forward to once school ended.
Their Monday had been dull and slow so far, the after school studying being the only thing good about their day. As the two walked down the crowded halls to lunch, they heard the sound of rapid footsteps approaching them from behind. Theo turned and caught sight of Ned sprinting up to them, his backpack bouncing. He skidded to a halt and hunched forward, hands on his knees as he sucked in big gulps of air.
"Theo!" He gasped, brushing his strands of black hair out of his face, "We have an acadec meeting!" Theo's heart skips a beat when he realizes how late he was. Harrington may have been a laidback coach but he still wanted to be on his good side, in case he needed any letters of recommendation. He quickly snatched the CD back from Peter's hands and gave him a quick smile, "Sorry, Pete, gotta dash! Seeya in history!"
Peter opened his mouth to protest, but Theo had already grabbed Ned's arm and dragged him down the hall, much to the boy's resentment.
Harrington had just begun speaking when he and Ned burst into the auditorium. The small acadec team turned away from their coach to give them annoyed glances. Theo shot them an apologetic look before they both sat next to Ty, who was nodding off.
"Alright guys," Harrington said, trying to stop the chattering, "the jerseys finally came in. Thanks to me for paying the expedited shipping so, you're welcome. Anyway, I'm gonna call you up so you can get it." He pulled out a clipboard and cleared his throat.
"Tyler Wood." Ty let out a loud snore before snapping awake, looking around with his glasses askew.
"He called your name, doofus," MJ said beside him, not even looking up as she doodled absentmindedly. Ty shot her a scowl before retrieving the yellow acadec suit from Mr. Harrington.
"Why is it, like, the girliest shade of yellow ever?" He asked his friends as he tried it on, grimacing slightly.
"It only looks girly on you, Wood," They both looked up to see Flash Thompson smirking as he texted away on his phone. Ty gave him a deadpanned look and just turned around, ignoring his unnecessary comments.
