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After me sitting with John for a while, we convinced everyone else to go out of the library with us. We walked down the hall full of lockers.

"How do you guys know where Vernon went?" Claire asked.

"We don't," John answers.

"Well then, how do you know when he'll be back?"

"We don't," I say this time before looking at my old friend. "Being bad feels pretty good, huh Claire Bear?"

We went to John's locker and turned the combination before opening it and-shit, his locker's messy.

"Slob," Andy remarked.

"My maid's on vacation," John sarcastically replied. John pulled out a bag of marijuana and my eyes widen with a smile on my face.

"Drugs," Brian stated.

"Screw that Bender...put it back!" Andy told him.

"No way," I say as me and John Bender walks away.

I was most definitely smoking this.

Soon enough everyone followed behind us. We rule!

"We'll cross through the lab, and then we'll double back," John said.

"You better be right, if Vernon cuts us off it's your fault, asshole!" Andy said and I roll my eyes.

We were about to go through all the hall when Vernon was at the other end and John grabbed my hand as we went down another hall. Somehow, Vernon was there too. We kept running and sliding and it was like he was everywhere.

We suddenly stopped.

"Wait! Wait, hold it! Hold it! We have to go through the cafeteria!" John said.

"No, the activities hall," Andy argued.

"Andy, you don't know what you're talking about," I say calmly.

"No you don't know what you're talking about!" he snapped.

Allison squeaked to try and say for us to stop arguing.

"Now we're through listening to you, we're going this way."

"Dammit," I mutter as we follow Andy.

We all go Andy's way and run into a hall closed by an iron gate. My hands shook the gate. "Fuck!" I yell.

"Great idea, Jagoff!" John snapped at Andy.

"Fuck you!" Andy yelled.

"Fuck you!" Claire added. "Why didn't you listen to John and Margo?"

"We're dead!" Brain threw his arms.

"No, just me," John said.

I turn away from the gate. "What?! No!"

"What do you mean?" Brain asked.

"Get back to the library, keep your unit on this!" John puts his bag of marijuana into Brian's underwear.

He went over to me before going over to me, grabbing my face and kissing me. He pulled away and started running down the hall singing loudly. "I wanna be an airborne ranger..."

My hand went to my lips as Brain grab my other hand, yanking me down the hall with the others. "C' mon, we gotta go."

We got back to the library and the whole time I start pacing, thinking about Dick will do with John.

The doors open and I slid back in my seat quickly as Dick shoves John. "Get your stuff, let's go!" he tells him before turning to all of us. "Mr. Wiseguy here has taken it upon himself to go to the gymnasium. I'm sorry to inform you, you're going to be without his services for the rest of the day."

"B-O-O H-O-O!" John told him.

"Everything's a big joke, huh Bender? The false alarm you pulled, Friday, false alarms are really funny, aren't they...What if your home, what if your family..." he paused."What if your dope was on fire?"

"Impossible, sir. It's in Johnson's underwear," I laugh when Brain's eyes widen.

Dick turns to me. "You think he's funny? You think this is cute?"

I shrug. "He's amusing. He's kinda cute." John smirked at this.

"You think he's bitchin', is that it?" I nod. "Lemme tell you something. Look at him, he's a bum." I clenched my jaw as Dick turned to Vernon. "You wanna see something funny? You go visit John Bender in five years! You'll see how God damned funny he is!"He turned to John. "What's the matter, John? You gonna cry? Let's go."

Dick grabs John's shoulder. "Hey keep your fuckin' hands off me! I expect better manners from you, Dick!"

Just as he was walking by, he takes his sunglasses out of his pocket and lays them in front of me. "For better hallway vision," he says leaving, but not before pushing stuff over on the way.

As soon as they left, I started pacing again, biting at my thumbnail nervously, I think for 5 minutes.

***

Dick Vernon had put John in a janitor's closet. John sat back as he watched the douche in front of him talk.

"That's the last time, Bender. That's the last time you ever make me look bad in front of those kids, do you hear me? I make $31,000 dollars a year and I have a home and I'm not about to throw it away on some punk like you. But someday, man, someday. When you're outta here and you've forgotten all about this place... And they've forgotten all about you, especially little Margo Matthews." John looked up at the sound of her name, a girl he realized he's starting to care about. "And you're wrapped up in your own pathetic life. I'm gonna be there. That's right. And I'm gonna kick the living shit out of you, man, I'm gonna knock your dick in the dirt."

John raised his eyebrows. "Are you threatening me?"

"What're you gonna do about it? You think anybody's gonna believe you? You think anybody's gonna take your word over mine? I'm a man of respect around here. They love me around here, I'm a swell guy. You're a lying sack of shit and everybody knows it. Oh, you're a real tough guy." Vernon took off his jacket. "Come on, come on...get on your feet, pal! Let's find out how tough you are! I wanna know right now, how tough you are! Come on! I'll give you the first punch, let's go! Come on, right here, just take the first shot! Please, I'm begging you, take a shot! Come on, just take one shot, that's all I need, just one swing..."

John just sat there, couldn't believe his eyes. Vernon opens his eyes and fakes a punch that makes John slightly flinch.

"That's what I thought. You're a gutless turd!" Vernon leaves and locks the closet door after him. John climbs into a hatch in the ceiling and disappears.

***

I was still pacing

"Margo, stop," Claire said, getting me to look at her. "You're making me nervous."

"Claire, you don't understand. People like me and John are always on thin ice with dicks like Vernon," I say.

"Well...can you please stop? You're making me feel freaked out," Brain pleaded.

I sigh before sitting on my table. "Sorry, Bri. I'll stop."

I still couldn't help my nervous habits. Tapping my nails against the desk and swinging my legs off the table like a child.

"Margo..." a calm voice said. Andy. "I'm sure he's fine. He might be an asshole, but I think he can handle Vernon."

"I guess so-"

"OH SHIT!" someone screamed before a loud crashing noise rang out.

I stood up and looked towards the stairs seeing John. "I forgot my pencil."

I roll my eyes smiling, but it fades when I hear Vernon curse outside the door. I grab John, shove him under my table and sit in my spot before Dick came in.

"What was that ruckus?" he asked.

"Uh, what ruckus?" Andy questioned.

"I was just in my office and I heard a ruckus!"

"Could you describe the ruckus, sir?" Brian said.

Dick pointed at Brian. "Watch your tongue young man, watch it!"

I felt John shuffle near my legs before I hear a bang and a groan.

Next to me, Andy and I try to take credit for the noise by making more noise.

"What is that? What, what is that, what is that noise?" Dick asked.

"What noise?" Andy asked.

"Really, sir, there wasn't any noise," Claire stated.

A quiet moan escapes my lips as I felt John's hand on my leg and soft kisses pressed on the inside of my thigh and outside of my underwear. I instinctively close my legs and he groaned.

I groan to cover it up and start to have a coughing fit. Everyone caught on and did the same.

"Sorry, my allergies must really be acting up," I lie.

"That noise? Was that the noise you were talking about?" Claire asked.

"No, it wasn't. That was not the noise I was talking about. Now, I may not have caught you in the act this time, but you can bet I will." Allison laughed at Vernon. Dick turned on her. "You make book on that missy!" Dick turned to me. "And you! I will not be made a fool of!" He turns and walks away. We see that he still has the toilet seat cover stuck to his pants. Dick leaves and everyone laughs except me.

I let John out from under the desk and as soon as he got out, I punched his arm.

"You ass!" I exclaim.

"I thought you missed me, doll," he tried.

"Well, you didn't have to do that. I didn't like it," I cross my arms.

"Your moan said otherwise," he smirked.

I roll my eyes as John gets up and walks over to Brian.

"So, Ahab...Kybo Mein Doobage," he said.

Brian unzipped his pants and gives John his bag of marijuana. John turns around and motions for me to follow him to the back of the library. I did.

"Yo waistoid, you're not gonna blaze up in here!" Andy called, but we ignore him. I just wanted my high to pass the time.