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Phil groaned as he slapped in the general area of his alarm clock. It was a Saturday morning, but his new roommate would be arriving today and the headmaster insisted that he be at the main office by 8:30 so that he could show the new guy around.
He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and rolled out of bed. After taking a quick shower and checking his hair in the mirror for about twenty minutes before deciding it was a list cause, he grabbed his phone and made his way down the maze of hallways to the main office. He walked through the door at exactly 8:30 since being exactly on time was a superpower of his and sat down in one of the surprisingly comfy chairs in the headmaster's office.
He pulled up Crossy road on his phone and zoned out as he tried to keep the emo goose from getting hit by the various zooming cars. Eventually, the door to the office opened and the headmaster and a woman who appeared to be in her mid forties walked in. A few moments later a brown haired boy with snakebites, a spiked leather jacket, eyeliner, and black skinny jeans walked in after them carrying a pair of suitcases.
"Sorry we took so long," the woman said, "Dan thought it would be funny to hide my car keys in his mattress this morning."
The boy, Dan, smirked at that. Obviously he wasn't very sorry about their tardiness.
"Don't worry about that. Phillip here doesn't mind," the headmaster replied, "he's never busy on the weekends anyways."
Phil had to hold back from rolling his eyes. He didn't need to be reminded of his lack of a social life.
"Well Daniel-"
"It's Dan," the brown haired boy said, interrupting the older man.
"My apologies. Dan, Phillip here will take you to your room and then show you around our campus."
The woman, who Phil assumed was Dan's mother, gave her son a hug. Dan didn't seem to enjoy the gesture very much, and the boys left the office and started down the hallway.
"It's Phil by the way," Phil said, breaking the silence between them as thesemi-trudged down the halls with Dan's two suitcases. "He only calls me Phillip because he knows I hate it."
Dan raised an eyebrow. "The geezer likes messing with the students?"
"Not really," Phil said, "it's just me."
Dan have him a questioning look.
"He's my step dad," Phil clarified.
Dan didn't ask any more questions, which Phil was greatful for, and after a little more walking the two boys finally arrived at their dorm. Phil pointed out which bed was Dan's, and Dan immediately threw his suitcases onto the bare mattress with a bit of a groan at the effort.
"So, do you want the grand tour now or after you finish unpacking?"
"Now's fine," Dan said as he shrugged with an uninterested look on his face.
this guy is gonna be fun to be around phil thought.
Phil led the other boy around the campus and tried to ignore how uninterested the other boy seemed. After about an hour of pointing out where things like the cafeteria and gym were, Phil finally stopped in the courtyard behind the school's library.
"This is the courtyard where everyone comes to study on the rare days when it's sunny," he pointed to the right," and those are the woods where people sneak off the smoke or get drunk."
Dan looked up, finally interested in something.
"Really?"
Phil nodded.
"In that case, I'll see you in a few hours."
Before Phil could say anything, Dan pulled a pack of cigarettes out of his jacket pocket and started walking off towards woods.
"Of course they put him in my room," Phil mumbles as he walks back to his dorm.