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[b][i]A [@Venus] & [@Melissa] Collaboration
Featuring [s]the lion[/s] [color=#ED1414]Leo Brooks[/color] [s]the tigress[/s] [color=darkred]Soleil Jameson[/color] butting heads like the true alphas they are.[/i][/b] ♡
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[color=darkgray][indent][indent]When the news first broke about Theodore being sent to the Health Center, Soleil hadn't given too much thought to it. Some sort of bug had been going around campus, and the health center became a revolving door for classmates of all grades and ages. But when no news of Teddy's condition was known by the second day, the young woman grew nervous-- as most of the students that had gotten sick were out in a matter of hours. The worried Sol attempted to visit Theo at the Health Center, hoping to be let in without a fuss by the sweet, elderly nurse lady at the front desk-- same as it had been when visiting Griffin not even a week previously. But this time, Shady was met by an arrogant, middle-aged male orderly who threatened to lock her up in the psych ward if she kept insisting on finding anything out about Theodore. It took the combined effort of three people to forcefully drag the raging girl into a room, where she was locked long enough for her anger to subside. And when she was finally released, Soleil went to the one person who would probably understand just how upset she was feeling.

After stomping the whole way back to her dorm, Soleil threw open the door to Leo's room and stormed right in without a warning. [color=darkred]"They're not letting me fucking see him!"[/color] she shouted, her face contorted in anger and frustration as she began to pace in circles around the room. [color=darkred]"Who the fuck are they to tell me that?! It's bullshit: all of it! It's like Griffin all over again, and at least I could see him!"[/color]

Leo had only returned from the gym a half hour ago. He worked out for as long as muscles would let him, which was a few hours, since if he was going to drink tonight, he’d need a good session at the gym to cancel out the calorie intake. As he stood in the center of his room, only a towel wrapped lowly around his hips, he let the remainder of the hot water from the shower slide down his body and collect on the rug beneath him. The boy could hear shoes thumping down the hall the moment that the person exited the elevator, but he couldn’t act fast enough to turn the lock as his door flew open, revealing an angry Sol. [color=#ED1414]“Jesus, woman, can’t you knock?”[/color] He exclaimed, making sure his towel was secure and wasn’t going to slip. [color=#ED1414]“What if I was with someone in here- this is [i]my[/i] room after all.”[/color]

[color=darkred]"Okay, first of all: I would know if you're with someone, because your big mouth would waste no time in telling me all about how you'll take your Flavor of the Day to 'see the stars' or whatever it is that you say to them,"[/color] she shot back, glaring at her best friend and, in her rage, failing to notice his lack of clothing. [color=darkred]"And second of all, some seriously shady shit is happening here and nobody else seems to give a fuck!"[/color]

[color=#ED1414]“It’s ‘I take them to places they didn’t know existed’, actually.”[/color] With a quick sigh, Leo tried to focus on his friend’s rambling. [color=#ED1414]“Slow down. What’s going on?”[/color]

[color=darkred]"They aren't letting me see Theo at the Health Center!"[/color] Sol cried out, looking up at Leo with what seemed to be furious tears in her eyes. [color=darkred]"I went up there to visit him today and they refused to let me in, and when I pressed on to at least know what was going in with him they locked me in a room until I 'called down' and [i]threatened[/i] me! [i]Threatened me[/i]! [b]Me[/b], of all people! They seriously threatened the amateur boxer chick whose left hook can put them in a coma!"[/color] she said with a sarcastic guffaw. [color=darkred]"Can you believe that shit?!"[/color]

The boy tried his best not to roll his eyes as he sat down on his bed, hand clamping over where the two ends of his towel joined. As much as he loved Sol, there was only so much Theo talk he could take. [color=#ED1414]“Well, maybe he’s contagious, I mean-”[/color] Leo stopped himself, realizing what she was actually saying. [color=#ED1414]“Wait a second…. Theo’s sick? When did he get sick?”[/color] He asked quickly, not knowing previously that he had been swept into the health center. 

[color=darkred]"Like two days ago? It was around the same time Fra-"[/color] The dark-haired girl suddenly trailed off, green eyes now wide with dread as she let herself fall backwards into a sitting position and then faceup beside Leo on the bed. There was no fucking way, right? [color=darkred]"Around the same time Frankie got sick."[/color]

Leo gulped, eyebrows raising as he tried to not grow suspicious without cause. It wasn’t for his sake- he could give a rats ass what Frankie did in her free time, or rather [i]who[/i] she did in her spare time- but it was for Sol’s. [color=#ED1414]“I hung out with her right after the scavenger hunt and she was fine. No symptoms, no nothing. If she were feeling sick, she would’ve complained about it. Did Theo seem sick at all?”[/color] 

[color=darkred]"Not really, no: that's what's eating at me. We were hanging out the night before last and everything seemed fine. Now out of nowhere he's in quarantine as if he's suddenly contracted a deadly disease or something, but you don't offer any further explanation other than 'stop asking questions or you'll suffer consequences'? I'm telling you: it's fucking shady…"[/color] Sol fumed, crossing her arms in front of her chest and staring daggers at the ceiling.

[color=#ED1414]“I mean, those 48 hour bugs are nasty. Got one once last year, I was either on the floor in front of the toilet or lying in bed in agony. There was no in between.”[/color] Leo grimaced, remembering feeling so helplessly grimy and disgusting. [color=#ED1414]“Maybe that’s what it is, and they’re just trying to protect you.”[/color] The boy rationalized, shrugging. He stood back up, grabbing the outfit he had set out for the party and disappearing into his bathroom to change. He left the door slightly cracked just so he could still hear Sol’s response. 

[color=darkred]"If that's the case then why not just come out and tell me that's what's wrong with him, huh? What's the point of all these threats and secrecy over a stupid stomach bug?"[/color] she pressed on, clearly not even considering letting go of the subject.

[color=#ED1414]“I don’t know Sol, I’m not a mind reader.”[/color] Leo stated annoyedly, letting his towel drop to the floor before slipping on a clean pair of boxer briefs followed by a pair of jeans.

Soleil didn't miss the annoyance in Leo's voice, and it only served to throw her over the edge. Before she knew it, scrambling up from the bed, stomping across the room and taking up position by the bathroom door. 

[color=darkred]"You know, I don't even know why I bothered coming to you, of all people,"[/color] she began, glaring at Leo through the mirror. [color=darkred]"You're a selfish piece of shit who doesn't give a fuck about anyone but himself. I have to suck up your never-ending tales of who you stick your dick into, but the second anyone else needs you it's suddenly this big fat inconvenience. Get out of here with that shit!"[/color] Soleil knew she was out of hand, but anger was driving her actions at the moment.

The boy growled- he was [i]not[/i] in the mood for this. He didn’t bother putting on his shirt as he threw open the door, nearly hitting Sol in the process. [color=#ED1414]“Selfish? Me?”[/color] He questioned incredulously, almost shocked. [color=#ED1414]“[i]You[/i] were the one who barged in here to talk about your problems, acting like you own the place. [i]You[/i] are the one who has been talking about Theo fucking nonstop and you won’t even tell him how you feel.”[/color] Leo exploded, raising his voice as a vein seemed to pop out of his temple angrily. [color=#ED1414]“If anyone is selfish, it’s you.”[/color] 

No matter how absolutely right he was about her being a coward for not telling Theo how she truly felt, the fact that Leo had been so quick to use the secrets she'd confided in him against her stung Sol more than she would ever admit. Her green eyes widened with the shock of his betrayal, and it took every single ounce of her self-control to hold back from swinging towards him. Although from the way her body had tensed up and her fists were balled up, if Leo said the wrong thing whenever she was still within earshot, he would undoubtedly be the target of one of her right hooks. 

[color=darkred]"You know what? Whatever. I'm done."[/color] Sol declared, raising her hands in surrender. [color=darkred]"Good luck having lost one of the few people here who [i]really[/i] had your back. I hope you have fun at that stupid party they tried hard to keep a secret from you because the majority of the kids in our class didn't want you to go because they can't fucking stand you,"[/color] she spat, shooting him one last parting death glare before storming out of the room.

Leo was fuming- if this were a cartoon, you’d see steam billowing from his ears. In a blind rage he grabbed the closest thing to him, which happened to be a book, and threw it against the closed door. With another swing, he punched his wall, a dent forming where is fist had landed and blood coating his knuckles. He couldn’t believe that she had walked out on him like that, said those things, and blamed him for it. 

If there was a night where Leo wanted to drink more than anything, tonight was it.[/indent][/indent][/color]