The Two Alphas of Rosewood Creek [MxM]

Chapter 2

After the incident, I was able to calm Kash down, but he wouldn't stop talking.

"I can't believe you just did that!" He said, shaking his head.

This was the 30th time he repeated that phrase. I just kept walking, pulling him into the classroom.

"Now, for sure I will be a target. What if I get summoned? Crap my plan was just to lay low this year. I'm not even strong enough to fight if I have to!" Kash mumbled to himself.

I'm not sure what he was referring to, but I could tell my previous interaction with Theo was a problem for him. I started to feel bad. I didn't want to cause problems for Kash, especially since he was my friend.

Friend? Wow, I was quick to assume that.

We headed towards the back of the classroom, navigating the neat rows of desks in parallel lines. We sat down next to each other in adjacent desks. The class continued to fill up with groups of students, each with their own conversations carrying into the room. I turned to Kash and he seemed to have calmed down a bit.

"I'm sorry."

Kash turned to face me and smiled.

"Don't be sorry man. You didn't know what you were doing. And besides, I already figured out a plan on how to avoid Theo, so we're all good," he said with a cheesy smile.

"I'm glad," I smiled. Kash definitely was a strange guy but he was a very endearing person.

The bell rang and an older gentleman stood up from the small desk he was hiding behind, slowly walking toward the front of the class. The student conversations hushed as he cleared his voice to silence the minor chatter.

"Hello students, welcome to English 101. I am your teacher, Mr. Stevens. Today we will be focusing on classical literature. The first book you will be reading is Hamlet by Shakespeare," the older gentleman hummed to the class.

The rise of groans and chatter filled the quiet room but Mr. Stevens continued on with the lesson.

The rest of the morning went by like a breeze. I had lucked out meeting Kash as we both had all the same classes for the morning block. We quickly bonded over our similar taste in music and stupid memes that made us laugh.

We chatted in the hallway as we made our way to the cafeteria, the ease of our conversation a refreshing surprise from the stress of this morning.

I learned that Kash was into anime and liked to make his own memes. He hated working out and he loved to cook. Kash's oversharing also led me to know more about Theo.

From what Kash said, Theo was a freakishly strong kid that would fight anyone who challenged him. Anyone, from girls to guys, and even teachers sometimes. The thought sent a chill down my back. Even though he had a huge presence, he was barely ever in school. But when he did come, he was always accompanied by his best friend Derrick, who was also equally strong but not as violent as Theo.

Kash also alluded to some secret group, or gang, when he spoke about Theo. He kept referring to him as a leader of some sorts and how it was forbidden to go against him.

I'm not sure if Kash knew he was oversharing but I was slightly intrigued about Theo. His cold, forest-green eyes that had locked onto mine was something I kept thinking about. I kept wondering what made those eyes so cold, absent of empathy, and slightly sad.

Kash went to wait in the cafeteria line and I opted to grab food from the vending machine. I didn't have much of an appetite today so I decided on a snack instead.