CHAPTER TWELVE: the beard

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XAVIER MACKEN HAD BEEN SHOCKED WHEN HE HAD SEEN THE MATTHEWS FAMILY, AND HIS FRIENDS HAD SHOWED UP AT THE POLICE STATION. They had taken him back to their home, apparently, Mr.Feeny had offered a room to Xavier.

"Xavier," Alan called, making the blond-haired boy turn around. "I wanted to apologize. For thinking that you were a bad influence.-"

"Thank you, Mr. Matthews," Xavier interrupted. "never thought anyone would do that for me, aside from Shawn. Which, I never wanted the kid near my father."

Alan pulled the younger into a hug, who hesitated before slowly returning it.
Xavier felt like he was hugged more in the pass three days then he was in his entire life. Aside, from Shawn
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"Xavier!" Eric smiled, walking out the back door of his house.  "So, you're living with Mr.Feeny now."

Xavier smiled back, nervously, he scratched the back of his neck. "Yeah, never expected anyone to take me in as their foster son."

Xavier was still healing from the beat down from his father. "It's weird. Do you take the bus to school or get dropped off?"
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"Xavier!" Corey Matthews yelled. "Can you believe this?"

"Believe what?" Xavier asked, then glanced at Shawn, who stood next to Corey. "What'd Shawn do now?"

Shawn gasped, loudly. It had caused multiple heads to turn as the boy threw his hands in the air. "How do you know I did something?"

"I walked here with Eric, and you're the only other person Corey talks to." Xavier shrugged. "Aside from his parents and Mr.Feeny, along with Mr. Turner. Kid has few people to complain about."

Corey gasped, offended. Xavier smiled widely, ignoring the sting it caused some of the cuts on his face, especially the one on his lip. The blond-haired boy had a few stitches, only two in his face, though.

He noticed how some of the students and staff members-especially Mr. Tanner and Mr. Feeny-looked at the scars and stitches.
He wasn't sure if other students and staff knew about what happened.

"He wants me to date a girl, so he can date thee other one, and when he wants to date the one that I'm 'dating' he'll take her from me."

"You're an asshole," Xavier looks at Shawn. He ignores the two arguing over an 'Debbie', who apparently doesn't exist.

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It was odd living across from the Matthews, he swore that Eric found any excuse to go to Feeny's house.

"Is this what it's like loving next to them? Eric always coming over like that?" Xavier asked Feeny.

"He never did it nearly as often as he has been doing it." Feeny replied

Xavier looked up, looking at where Eric was starting to walk towards the house. "But, he's always here. Even on days I don't tutor him. That's weird."

Feeny looked at the teen boy, disbelief. The boy was one of the smartest people he knew-and he was including the teachers he worked with in his life time-, so it shocked him to hear how the other was so clueless to Eric's very obvious crush on him.

Feeny faked a hum. "Yes, that's quiet odd."

Xavier turned to the man, confused as to why he had said it like that. Before he could question, there was a knock at the door. Feeny gave a look to to the blond-haired teen boy. There was another knock.

"Feeny!" Eric yelled. "Is Xavier there?"

Xavier walked over to the door, opening it. "Hey, Eric."

"Xavier, hey, I was..."Eric paused, staring at Xavier.

"Want to come in?" Xavier questioned, but glanced back at George.

"I wanted to see if you wanted to get something to eat," Eric quickly says.

"Sure," Xaveir replied.

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"Okay, come here, follow me," Xavier tells Eric. "Hurry." He demanded, as he was walking quickly. Xaveir reached back, grabbing Eric's hand and pulling his forward. "There's this place that's I've been meaning to try. I planned to tell everyone else about it, but it'll just be you and I this time."

Eric smiled widely, thinking to purposely leave the others the rest of the time.

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