Mallek and Kenny quietly maneuver the dormitory hallways, as not to be seen by any of the prefects that keep an eye out for misbehaving students. Mallek stops in front of one of the doors. He knocks 5 times in a fascinatingly rheumatic sequence, then the door opens to a lankier, older lad, who's face resemble Mallek's. Only different was one side of his head perfectly tapered and the other with long flowing hair.
CYRUS: What is UP my little invert-a-brother!?
He tussles up Mallek's hair a little bit. Mallek annoyingly shakes his hair back into place.
MALLEK: Cy, what are you doing right now? I-
CYRUS: Need my help?
Cyrus darts his eyes left and right shiftily and then snatches them, bringing them into his room, closing the door abruptly. He sits them on his bed, then flops into his desk chair.
CYRUS: So what's the skinny?
MALLEK: I want to introduce you to my new friend Kenny.
CYRUS: Aww Yeah bro! I'm always ready to up and meet and greet with the new dudes here. Sup little dude name's Cyrus, you can call my Cy, everyone calls me Cy.
KENSUKE: Hi...
Kenny has his eyes covered by the glasses. Mallek gestures to him to take off his glasses.
KENSUKE: Hey can I ask you something Cy?
CYRUS: Shoot little Ken.
Kenny takes his glasses off and looks into Cyrus's face.
KENSUKE: How does this make you feel?
Cyrus looks at him oddly then grins.
CYRUS: Make me feel? I don't know what yah mean. I'm more interested as to why are you terrified?
MALLEK: Hm?
KENSUKE: What...I'm not afraid of anything...
CYRUS: Yeah, you are. You just wanna up and create a bunch of them meaningful relationship with someone.
Kenny's face turns pale.
CYRUS: You're lonely...
Cyrus starts inching closer to Kenny's face, Mallek tries to pull Cyrus away from Kenny. Kenny starts trying to back away from him.
CYRUS: So... So... Lonely...
KENSUKE: Uhhhmmm...
Kenny places his glasses on his face then hides behind Mallek. Cyrus transforms back into his overly chilled out mind frame.
CYRUS: What's got you all up in those wicked feelin's lil' Ken?
MALLEK: Cy...You ok?
CYRUS: I'm mad good bro!
KENSUKE: I think we should go...
Kenny darts out the room extremely fast, Mallek stands up pats his brother on the shoulder then gives him a lone thumb up and leaves the room. Cyrus looks muddled as to why they started acting strange. Mallek goes looking all over for Kenny, nevertheless there was no sign of him anywhere. Unexpectedly, the sound of heavy breathing fills the dormitory hallways. Mallek looks around him but everything begins metamorphosing into some kind of blackness around him.
MALLEK: Kenny!? Kensuke!? Where are you!?
Before he knew it the whole hallway was wall to wall darkness.
MALLEK: Dude where did you go...? Why is it so dark...?
Mallek wading in a sea blackness, he searched all around but couldn't make out anything. All of sudden the sound of lamenting is heard. A red, glowing light begins to illuminate thought what seems like a doorway. Mallek dashes towards the glow and burst through the doors, to see Kenny looking at himself in the bathroom mirror with tears in his eyes.
MALLEK: There you are...I thought I lost you. It's crazy out there.
KENSUKE: Your brother was right...
MALLEK: Huh...? Don't mind him, he's a little nutty.
KENSUKE: And my eyes did work on you... Just not the red ones.
MALLEK: I'm confused what are you talking about? You're not making any sense!?
KENSUKE: You don't get it, do you? I guess, If anyone looks into my eyes when they are purple, they can see what I'm actually feeling...
MALLEK: So... Cyrus saying you were lonely? That was him reading your feeling. Ok. But why you run off then?
KENSUKE: It's more than just that...it's like he understood me better than I understood myself... I got scared...
MALLEK: Are...are you bleeding from your eyes!?
Mallek reaches out to wipe away his tears and Kenny smacks his hand away.
KENSUKE: Don't touch those...they aren't normal tears. And no they aren't blood...
Mallek takes his hand back then leans up against the wall.
MALLEK: You know...it wouldn't kill you to let someone help you every now and again.
KENSUKE: What...? I let people help me...
MALLEK: Every time I try to help you; you push me away… Maybe you wouldn't feel so lonely...if you let someone in...
Mallek straightened his posture up, sticks his hands in his pockets and leaves the room. Kenny looks at the door in shock.
KENSUKE: W-what...?
Mallek lays on his bed in his room, staring at the ceiling. Kenny opens the door slowly and comes in.
KENSUKE: I'm sorry that I slapped your hand away from me. I... I just didn't want you to burn your hand.
MALLEK: …
KENSUKE: Come on man...don't be like that... I wasn't trying to hurt you...
MALLEK: ...That isn't why I'm upset...
KENSUKE: Ok...? What did I do?
MALLEK: If you don't get it, then you can just go back to wherever you came from...
KENSUKE: What are you saying...? I thought we were friends...
MALLEK: ...
A knock on the door startled everyone.
MALLEK: Come in.
Cyrus opens the door then comes in.
CYRUS: I couldn't help but over hear y'all's little spat-a-tat-tat. So I came over to help you all get your wicked chill on.
KENSUKE: ...What did you just say?
MALLEK: Cyrus that's redundant...
CYRUS: Normally I'd never get all up in, two bro's biz, but I can't let lil' Ken all up and not be upfront about his feeling yo.
MALLEK and KENSUKE: Huh!?
CYRUS: Isn't it obvious? When I was looking in those peepers, I saw a lonely boy who found himself someone to make him feel less alone.
KENSUKE: I...
CYRUS: Shhhh...Your heart is pure. Mal, he's a tough nut to crack, so don't give up on him like you do with everything else.
MALLEK: You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?
CYRUS: Ohhh, but I do! Lil' Ken, Lil' Ken let him come in.
MALLEK: Cy, I'm starting to think you're on drugs.
KENSUKE: No, he's right… I think I understand now...Mallek...I'm sorry that I acted like that in the bathroom. I'm just scared of letting people get to close to me-
MALLEK: -because you think you are gonna hurt them with your powers. I get it. It's not easy being you. Trust me, I know. I have no idea what all you've had to go through up until now. So I shouldn't just expect you to open up.
Mallek takes a deep breath in and sighs.
MALLEK: But You don't have to worry about all that right now. I can wait until you're ready to open up. I mean it's been less than a day.
CYRUS: See how easy talking is?
MALLEK: Oh Clam up Cy! Hehe.
KENSUKE: Even though it's been less than a day, you still seem to be someone I can trust. So... if you'll let me...I can try letting you in...
MALLEK: Hmmm...nah I'm good! Ha-ha! Like I need your problems and my own!
Kenny playfully punches him in the arm.
KENSUKE: Oh you Dick!
Mallek throws a pillow at him, Kenny throws one back and they begin to have a pillow fight. Cyrus smiles then closes the door behind him as he leaves.
CYRUS: You better not mess it up. I think he's good for you lil' bro. I think he's good.
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