Thread: Born From the Earth (Ahren and Wingshadow)

The midday sun beamed down brightly onto the brown-haired head of a young man munching contently on his lunch. One hand wielded the ham sandwich while the other a pen as he put in some effort to multitask during his break from the barrage of scholastic activities. Though was it much of a break when one only continued to do schoolwork in the middle of it? Luke, what are you even doing, man? Spoke another male voice as another, dark-haired student approached him with a puzzled look upon his face. Writing you a love note, Josh. Luke replied, not even bothering to look up from his notes. He couldn't see his friend, but the silence suggested he was making a less-than-amused face. I'm doing my fucking homework, what do you think? We've had this conversation this week already. When did you become such a nerd, Denton? Like, the only remotely good thing about school is that you get to see your friends. Now you're spending your breaks doing more work? I literally cannot comprehend your train of thought. All Myers did all lunch hour was talk about how he and his new goddamn girlfriend made out under the bleachers. It's the most cliche thing I've ever heard in my life. Josh whined, slouching his body in a standing position as if he had lost the energy to even stand properly. Myers...? yeah, that's harder to believe than my dad's stories about exploring ancient Aztec temples... Luke Denton muttered, writing out the answer to another math problem. And I'm doing this now because I'm sick of wasting my time doing it at home. Sooner it's done the sooner I can stop worrying about it. Isn't your dad like... a computer programmer for bank software? Probably has to create any sort of fantasy he can to keep his life interesting... Josh replied as if he didn't even hear the reasonable justification his classmate gave for doing his homework during lunch. Dunno, maybe. He sure as hell has a lot of moldy-ass trinkets around the house though. Luke shook his head as if he didn't quite understand, shutting his book and finally looking up to Josh. That's some dedication to a fantasy... Better than anime body pillows. Luke's eyes narrowed as Josh suddenly turned red. H-hey what... you promised you wouldn't say anything about that here!!! Ah nobody heard. Anyway, feel like hanging at the mall after school? Pretty sure those girls will be working the cell phone stand again. Maybe if we don't sound like real jackasses this time we can get their numbers? Luke suggested with a bit of enthusiasm. Josh scratched his head in an embarrassed manner. Yeah... I gotta start that book report tonight or I'm screwed. What a goddamn shock. Luke sighed. Another time, then. Guess I'll ask Kayla. Though I suppose she wouldn't be into the hitting on girls part... She mentioned having to baby sit her little brother again. Josh informed. Luke merely sighed again. Having siblings must have been a pain. The junior-year student then checked his watch. Time for the school day's home stretch. He grabbed his books and trekked back toward the school building, Well, seemed like it would be another night at home. What a waste... -- As Luke arrived home, he glanced around the large residence while keeping his ears open to any sounds. His parents were still at work for two more hours. Nothing wrong with that. The serenity of an empty house was something to cherish. Being so incredibly bored, however, was not. Luke strolled up to his room, dropped his backpack with no sense of grace, and flopped face first onto the bed. If I never moved from this spot ever again, I wonder if anyone would notice... Luke thought to himself out loud, the mattress muffling his voice considerably. Life really did seem devoid of adventure lately. The stories his dad used to tell him about archeological adventure... as bogus as they sounded... really seemed thrilling. How the hell was he supposed to ever do anything like that living in the middle of the goddamn city...?