Cross school events are now a thing (Public)

M: Elena

He felt as defeated as she sounded when she said she didnt know. But when she spoke of Averie, his expression completely changed as realization kicked in. “Averie....” he whispered breathless. Averie was hanging out with a murderer - Like an actual one and not just because he had that whole serial killer vibe. Chris drew in a hasty breath and needed a moment to collect his thoughts, feeling a sheer panic spread in his system. “We should find them..... o-or.... I dont know. Make sure he doesnt kill her?” He said in a mumble that swayed between intelligible and nonesense.
He seemed to have made up his mind. They had to find her and him. “He cant hurt her if... but that wouldnt work out... I wouldnt want you near him,” he pondered, jumping from thought to thought as he tried to figure out a plan. “Elena, I have to go make sure Averie is fine,” he then said with a frown, swaying a little impatient from one foot to another. He made a deep sigh. “But I cant just leave you now either. And I’m not letting you nesr him,” he said, feeling split between two choices. Stay or go. Which would it be? Stay or go?

He would have answered her question but the interruption would leave it in the unknown for now. Atlas’ teasing words made his expression harden a little as he wasnt sure if she was mocking him or not. “I dont exactly know who you are, but there are only so many bubbly-extroverted personalities that I can handle a day” he admitted with his eyes slightly narrowed. Had she expected him to like her from the get-go? He carefully turned one of the clay creations as the girls conversed but he did listen in on their conversation though it wouldnt seem like he was.
A faint smile did spread on his lips as Atlas referred to him as Mr.Stoneface, which wasnt a lie. He eyed them before he made a small sigh, “Clearly I’ve intruded on your lunch-date,” he said, moving over to them once again before he gave Atlas a short look before looking at Averie. “Maybe it’s best to settle sometime for that movie date you mentioned? How about friday night?” He suggested as he was clearly going to male his leave whether Atlas would leave them alone or not. He didnt like sudden interruptions and the hybrid had barged in as one. Before Averie could make up her mind, he had pulled a card from his pocket that he offered her. It contained the necessary information, such as the adress for his studio, his full name and number. “Enjoy your date,” he told her with a wink before he decided to make his exit. His teacher was probably looking for him anyway.

“Ajax. I dunno’him that well? He might just think we’re crazy if I told him,” he said as his mind was trying to wrap around ways that he could go without forcing Elena to interact with her killer and yet somehow keep Averie safe as well. When Elena had decided to go he shook his head, “Elena. I couldnt do that to you,” he said rather seriously, looking down the hall to where they had to go. Instead he held his ground and her hand, not moving one bit. He didnt know what he was supposed to do but soon it proved that he didnt have to do anything as he spotted Zach down the hall who was returning to the mass in the great hall. He closed his eyes for a second and begged that it wasnt some horror flick moment where he had killed Averie and left her in the custodian’s office somewhere in the academy. He barely noticed that Elena had stood too close so when she apologized he looked puzzled for a second before an “Oh” left his lips with a small chuckle. “I would very much like a coffee right now. And maybe an aspirin,” he said with a small smile. He just had to hope Averie wasnt hurt though his mind was racing through different scenarios - And he didnt understand why, because she was just the girl he had religion with, why was he getting so worked up about it? She took his hand again and he let her as he followed her out.

They had gotten to gate when he felt someone jump him and instinctively his hands locked around her legs so she wouldnt slip down and fall. He could hear who she was from the way she laughed because he remembered making her laugh once in religion. Frankly he was relieved and happy that she was safe, and it showed when he smiled at Elena and then turned his eyes to Averie. She introduced herself but soon he saw another girl approach them. Geez, there were a lot of girls around him now and either people would think he was gay or simply super lucky. “Another one of her guys?” He repeated the girl who soon introduced herself as Atlas. He wanted to move his hand out and politely greet her but he had to keep Averie from pulling at his neck. “Oh. Didnt know I was being talked about?” he said, wondering if Averie had said something since Atlas seemed to know him - And if she had, was it something bad? He hoped not.
He chuckled when Atlas mentioned food, “Honestly, I could kill for a burger now,” he said, sending Elena a cheeky smile as he hadnt forgotten their talk about the deathly amazing burgers. He looked up at Averie, “If you plan on staying up there, I’ll have you know, my services arent cheap and no bad yelp review can give you a discount,” he warned her before he chuckled and looked at the others, “Are we walking or driving? I have my parents car,” he suggested, letting the others decide.

“Chicken..? That’s healthy enough,” he said with an approving nod, but he then realized that not everyone was human. Though he thought it would be a good idea to find out, he would let her reaction to his words determine whether he would look embarassed or not. The orders were made and Chris nodded thankfully at the girl as she told them to find their seats. He looked around for Averie and when he found her, he got this weird joyful smile on his lips unlike any other smile of his. He went down to his friend with the others and sat down.
He didnt realize how hungry he had been till he started to notice the fine smell of food in the air. He noticed Averie sit with the small card and her phone, frowning a little to himself as he could easily figure that it was probanly Zach - If not then he would gladly accept the title of paranoid. He looked up when he was asked a question, blinking a few times as he left his mind and joined back at tge table, “y-yeah... Yeah I’m free,” he stammered before clearing his throat. The food arrived and he decided that he couldnt say anything dumb if he had a bunch of food in his mouth, so he just took a proper mouthful of his burger, covering his mouth with the side of his hand as he chewed. He wanted to answer Elena’s question but yet the lingering embarassment from him stammering just made him focus on chewing. He decided to let the others answer before he decided whether to answer or not.

//Out <3