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[sub]A [@metanoia] & [@BitchTheFuck] Collaboration
featuring [color=4169e1][b]Theodore Bonfamille[/b][/color] & [color=fffcbb][b]Fiona Salvador[/b][/color][/sub]

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[indent][indent]Fiona could have sworn that she sat down at a table by herself, but as luck would have it, it no longer appeared that way. Looking up from her textbook, Fiona found herself looking at a familiar, handsome face. One whose name she didn’t know, but yet… 

[color=FFFCBB]”Fiona, yes,”[/color] she said, reaching out for a handshake. [color=FFFCBB]”Salvador works too.”[/color] The Universe is being the funny thing that it was, Fiona realized in that moment where she recognized the young man sitting across from her from. [color=FFFCBB]”You’re Theo, right? The second part of the reason why my scholarship is in jeopardy?”[/color]

[color=4169e1]“Half the reason, but yeah,”[/color] Theo confirmed, reluctantly nodding. If this was what his life was going to be like now, he might have to prepare himself for it. At least, for the time being, it seemed Fiona wasn’t thinking about clobbering him. He could think of a few that might actually do it if they had their way. [color=4169e1]“If you want to hit me, try and aim for my left cheek. It’s the side of my face that’s not as bruised up,”[/color] Theo laughed, hoping a sense of humor might earn him some forgiveness. Then again, he didn’t know if Fiona was the type to hit first and ask questions later.

Unable to help herself, Fiona smirked at his comment, putting her hand back in her lap. [color=FFFCBB]”No worries. My GPA is decent enough, I don’t play any sports…. And I don’t think the probation would threaten my music. At least not in any way that I can [i]currently[/i] think of.”[/color] Brushing her hair behind her ear, the young woman continued to speak. [color=FFFCBB]”I didn’t mean to just… force myself into your personal space or whatever but now that I’m here…. Mind telling me the story of how the fight started? You don’t have to. I’m just curious and have nothing else to do until class starts.”[/color]

How exactly [i]would[/i] he explain the series of events that led to him and Cass throwing hands? It wasn’t like there was an easy way to say ‘well I got jealous and attacked someone for messing with this girl who isn’t my girlfriend but someone I have a crush on’ and not paint himself as the villain in this story. And maybe he was. His temper and inability to keep said temper in check led to a domino effect that currently has him regretting all of his choices that night. Of course there were other things on his mind but how he could’ve prevented himself from tackling Cassian Lee to the ground was at the top of his list.

[color=4169e1]“Well…”[/color] Theo’s voice trailed off as he hummed thoughtfully, biting his raised right thumb. [color=4169e1]“The short version is I got jealous of a situation that may or may not have been what I thought it was. The long version is a bit more complicated,”[/color] he admitted.

Nodding her head as she pursed her lips in thought, Fiona just shrugged her shoulders in a somewhat understanding matter. [color=FFFCBB]”Believe it or not, I understand. Not… personally, but my younger sister tends to have some problems with the whole jealousy thing as well.”[/color] 

Theo didn’t want to laugh, but one escaped his lips. [color=4169e1]“Sorry. I’m just trying to picture my own little sister, who is really just a few minutes younger than me since she’s one of two twins I have, but she’s…”[/color] Theo had to find the right words to describe Mads. [color=4169e1]“She is an uptight, stuck up, literal princess who, thank whatever God exists, didn’t inherit the temper I have.”[/color] Theo laughed again, but now he was thinking about what his little sister would look like when she’s trying to be angry. [color=4169e1]“Suffice to say, she is nothing like me in that regard.”[/color] Theo hated when he rambled on but sometimes he couldn’t help it.

Laughing herself, Fiona shook her head. [color=FFFCBB]”No need to apologize, really. As it turns out I’m sort of the calmest kid. Apparently, my parents both used to be real fiery back in the day, and my siblings seemed to inherit that more than me. Billie, most of all. Nick just ended up with dads uh…. Playboy ways.”[/color] Not able to focus on studying at the moment, Fiona closed her book before putting it back in her bag. [color=FFFCBB]”Siblings are funny, huh? I kinda helped raise mine in a way, so I just hope they both turn out to be decent at least.”[/color] 

He forced out a laugh, wondering what it was like to have siblings younger than you that also didn’t share your same birthday. The longer he remained on that train of thought, the more it became apparent to him that Theo didn’t exactly feel like having two younger twins was necessarily a bad thing. Mads was a pain and she could be clingy, but there was nothing about her he would change. He felt the most protective over her due to the fact she was the most innocent of the three. Bastien was moody and he could usually be an easy target, but Theo knew he could handle himself. But Theo would be remiss if he didn’t worry about his pianist of a brother. His mouth was often the reason why Theo was like a hawk watching over him because it led him into situations not even Bas could anticipate.

[color=4169e1]“That’s all one could ever hope for,”[/color] Theo mused, cracking a smile as he fell on Fiona’s eyes. He wasn’t sure why now he was just noticing, but Fiona was incredibly...hot. Regardless of whatever he felt for Mac, or if whatever chances he had still existed, he was a single guy and Fiona was easy enough to talk to. Not to mention, they both understood the double-edged sword of being the oldest. [color=4169e1]“If you’re still interested, I can tell you how I got my scars. Might be nice telling it to someone who doesn’t want to bash my brains in.”[/color] And right, Theo didn’t know who would befriend or foe, especially when they figure out the not-hard-to-grasp mystery of the angry ginger.

[color=FFFCBB]”I mean, I have no reason to be mad at you, I guess. We have whoever leaked the video and the administration to be mad at. Whoever leaked the video has it coming though, let me tell you. But yeah. No worries about me wanting to beat you half to death or anything. So uh… go for it!”[/color] she said enthusiastically. 

Fiona had the tendency to ramble on, especially when meeting someone remotely new. Her parents had taught her that first impressions meant everything, and to say that the lesson had stuck with her was an understatement. Sometimes talking could be a bad thing, sometimes it could be good. It was still too early to tell with Theo. 

So Theo did. He told Fiona about his entire experience at the Bash. He mentioned he arrived with his two siblings and unintentionally left them to their own devices as he almost went to talk to Mac but instead went to his immediate right where his best friend, Connor, was at. Theo explained that Connor was a hell of a wiz with computers and did all of the IT work for his website. He would go onto mention how he played a few games of beer pong with Connor and how they were joined by Mackenna Diedrikson and Alaric Sterling and how it was originally supposed to be just a 2v2 game of Beer Pong, but then Cassian Lee showed up and the domino effect that followed resulted in Theo tackling him, in Cassian getting his licks in before being taken off by that Lola Russo bitch.

[color=4169e1]“And, that’s basically it,”[/color] Theo said, rubbing his temples with his left index finger and thumb. Just talking about that whole night, at least of what he experienced, reminded him of the giant headache it became. [color=4169e1]“That's the reason why we’re all on academic probation and why, to most when they figure it out, I’ll have a matching set of bruises all over this damn body of mine.”[/color] He laughed but given some of the people at this school, with one command, certain people could make that happen.

Fiona listened patiently, taking mental notes as Theo talked. She heard familiar names, but no one she was to close with. Of course she knew of people's reputations around Meadow, but she wasn’t about to sit here and silently judge them for it. Despite that fact, Fiona couldn’t ignore the fact that he was the one that jumped Cassian - and not the other way around. Knitting her eyebrows ever so slightly, Fiona simply nodded when Theo was done baring his soul.

[color=FFFCBB]”Well, whatever Cas did [i]exactly[/i] to earn getting jumped - I’m sure you had a good reason. It honestly sounds like a huge mess, and I’m kinda glad I didn’t go now - no matter how much Dee begged me.”[/color] 

In his heart of hearts, Theo wanted to say he was justified but retrospect provided a lot of perspective. He regretted doing it in front of Mac, but not actually giving Cassian a piece of his mind. That, at the very least, was something Theo didn’t feel any inkling of guilt for. [color=4169e1]“Well, I’m sure  there will be plenty of opportunities for you to make bad choices and regret some of them.”[/color] He laughed, feeling his phone vibrate in his pocket. [color=4169e1]“I mean, if there will ever be a time to take chances with what we should or shouldn’t do, now’s the time, right?”[/color] Theo said, glancing at his phone for a quick second. He saw he got a text from Shi, which he read a moment later. 

And that’s when he had just remembered something important.

[color=4169e1]“[i]Shit[/i],”[/color] Theo cursed, smacking his forehead. [color=4169e1]“Hey, so sorry to do this but a friend of mine is waiting for me at the bean and I completely forgot. But uh, thanks for not jumping my bones for all of this.”[/color] The ginger smiled at Fiona, standing up. [color=4169e1]“We should definitely hang out more often. I’m staying at that obnoxiously-large manor in town. Bonfamille Manor on top of the hill.”[/color] 

Checking her phone for the time, Fiona quickly stood up herself. After gathering her things, she turned and smiled at Theo. [color=FFFCBB]”Don’t worry. Whenever I get the urge to make one of those extremely bad decisions, I’ll be sure to come toss rocks at the windows or something. Maybe you can talk me out of it. Or encourage me. Either way. In the meantime - I gotta get to class.”[/color] Giving him a small peace sign goodbye, Fiona turned on her heel. Getting a few steps away from where Theo stood, she called out to him one last time. [color=FFFCBB]”See ya around, Red!”[/color] [/indent][/indent][/color]