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After he made certain that Rico hadn’t lost his mind, Hunter shook his head at how quickly Rico was acting like himself. From the outside, it might seem like he hit his head at some point in his life, but this was just how Enrique Nunez operated. Whether it was a fight, his guitar breaking, or nearly getting ran over, for as long as Hunter knew Rico -- which was a long time compared to how long he’s known his other best bros at Rosefell -- he knew his friend was fine when he started putting on that frequently annoying charm of his.

And as he watched Suave Rico take control of Enrique, he not only saw the way he took the girl’s hand and kissed it, but spouting a smooth as fuck line in Spanish. If it weren’t for Rico teaching him some Spanish, Hunter would emulate visible confusion in any Spanish-speaking conversation. And at times like these, he [i]wished[/i] he didn’t understand any words or phrases from that language.

With a heavy sigh, he approached Rico from behind, patting his friend firmly on the shoulders, and smiled at the girl with the colorful hair and awfully short dress. Even he couldn’t help but allow himself the benefit of a prolonged look. [i]Remember Niki, Hunter![/i] He had to firmly remind himself.

“Right,” he made a mental note and backed off, walking a few feet away. “I’ll leave you to it, then, Rico,” he said, turning around. He gave the colorful girl one more look, giving her a light wink. “Adios amigo~”

Hunter stood at the entrance for a few moments, seeing the colors of the banner. He muttered something under a breath, which was directed at the Liberty High colors. He didn’t care to linger about and stepped inside the familiar halls. No amount of the cheap Febreze knockoff that the janitor used could cover up the scent of aged gum and dried up shit. In a bizarre way, that smell brought a small smile to the boy’s face. 

He kept walking until he saw a crowd gathered around where he assumed the nametags were gonna be. A few feet away from it on his left, he saw another one of his friends and he immediately laughed at the name tag. [color=sienna]“Why hello, Colin! It really is a pleasure to meet you,”[/color] he said with a gutty laugh and Colin Gallagher just flipped him off.

[color=D9381E]“Fuck you, Quinn!”[/color] He nastily replied.

The two boys, who stood at equal height, laughed and smiled. They greeted each other with a clapping handshake, and a pound hug, shoulder pumping and each patting the other’s back. 

[color=D9381E]“So what’s up, bro?”[/color] Colin asked, returning to his slouching posture against the lockers behind him.

[color=sienna]“Just got to school. Ran into Rico moments after he almost ran over.”[/color]

Colin had about ten seconds of hard laughter that forced him to cough a few times. [color=D9381E]“Shit, poor Freako!”[/color] His laughter continued but, as he stopped, Colin blink-stared at Hunter. [color=D9381E]“Wait, you said almost?”[/color]

Hunter nodded. [color=sienna]“He’s a lucky guy. The chick behind the wheel stopped before he met his maker.”[/color] Hunter began thinking about Rico’s comments after. [color=sienna]“But you know Rico. When he saw a pretty girl, he was more focused on that than he was about how close he came to death.”[/color]

Colin snickered. [color=D9381E]“Well was she?”[/color]

[color=sienna]“Was she what?”[/color]

[color=D9381E]“Hot! Surely you looked, too.”[/color] Hunter shrugged and Colin hit his shoulder jokingly. [color=D9381E]“Yeah, you did. Describe her man! I need the visuals.”[/color]

After a few seconds of uncertain hesitation, Hunter caved. [color=sienna]“Pink hair, pale face, a dress that would probably get her suspended if this school cared about decency. And her hips man -- she’s got them Kylie Jenner hips.”[/color] 

Yeah okay, Hunter might’ve taken in more than he should’ve. He honestly felt guilty about how much of that pink-haired pixie’s body he took in, especially with Niki in his mind. His stomach tightened up as if to physically remind him that what he did was a bad thing.

He heard Colin let out a whistle and stroke his chin with a smirk. [color=D9381E]“I’ll have to be on the lookout for this chick. Might have to introduce myself.”[/color]

[color=sienna]“Bro, aren’t you with Spice?”[/color] 

Hunter’s question didn’t seem to matter to Colin as he gave his friend a shrug. [color=D9381E]“Hey, what Steph doesn’t know won’t hurt her. Besides, not like she’s innocent of fooling around with people too, ain’t that right?”[/color] From the way Hunter glared at him gave Colin enough reason to cool it. 

[color=sienna]“Yeah, whatever man. Anyway, I gotta find my name tag. I’ll hit you up later.”[/color]

[color=D9381E]“Lit!”[/color] They bumped fists and gave each other a quick pound hug. [color=D9381E]“Be sure to bring me some of your dad’s powder. I’m almost out!”[/color] Colin called out as Hunter gave him a thumbs up.

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