Chapter 2 : Childhood Friends, Isn''t That Good?

Waking up, the night had already fallen.

The dorm room was pitch black, except for—Christian''s desk.

Alright, starting to work hard on the first day of school, huh!

Without thinking much, Herbert tiptoed to Christian''s back, wanting to see what he was up to.

With his hair sticking up like a bird''s nest, Herbert hadn''t even leaned in when Christian stretched out his long arm and turned on the dorm''s ceiling light.

From dark to light, Herbert exclaimed and covered his eyes.

Christian''s mouth curved slightly, he turned off his phone, walked to Herbert''s side, and added, "Sorry, didn''t see you wake up."

Herbert: "..."

Isn''t this something that can''t be tolerated?

Herbert just raised his clenched right fist when Christian lifted his arm, pointing his finger at Herbert''s head, and the latter instinctively stepped back, "What are you doing?"

"Your hair is messy." As he spoke, Christian''s fingertips had already touched Herbert''s soft strands, arranging them neatly.

The distance between the two seemed a bit too close, so close that Herbert could smell the fragrance on Christian, like some unknown cologne, fresh yet with a hint of crispness.

To be honest, it smelled pretty good.

Observing Christian''s face up close, Herbert couldn''t help but sigh.

God really favored him, it couldn''t even be called favoritism, it should be called exclusive love.

Unlike Herbert''s fair and delicate appearance, like a high school student of fifteen or sixteen, Christian was quite different.

With sharp eyebrows and starry eyes yet slightly gentle, deep and handsome features, the Alpha traits were vividly displayed on Christian, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a tall, well-built body.

Although the two had never attended the same school, Herbert had never missed hearing bits and pieces about Christian. It was not an exaggeration to say he was a prominent figure at Aqua City High School. Someone had once calculated that Livingston the School Heartthrob received an average of seven love letters a day.

Most were from Omegas, some from Betas, and a few from Alphas.

One had to admit, this face did match that rate.

Christian had already put his hand down, but Herbert was still in a daze, staring straight at him, as if trying to see through him.

It was quite amusing.

He leaned close to Herbert''s ear and whispered, "What, am I very handsome?"

The hot breath burned Herbert''s ear, bringing a slight itch. Herbert, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, pushed Christian away and angrily said, "Handsome my ass!"

Then Herbert fled in a hurry, but the scene of his gradually reddening ears still fell into Christian''s eyes.

*

In the bathroom, Herbert faced away from the door, replaying the scene in his mind.

The hot breath sprayed on his ear bone, the hot and itchy feeling climbing up from his tailbone.

Herbert quickly shook his head. What the heck was this? Was Christian, this peacock, now showing off his feathers regardless of time and place?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

But before Herbert could be angry for a few minutes, the "peacock" knocked on the door outside, "Herbert, we have a class meeting, we need to leave now."

"Yeah right, you just want to trick me out, don''t you?" Herbert thought Christian was deliberately coaxing him out, treating him like a fool, falling for it again and again.

"Open the door and look at your phone."

Herbert, half-believing, opened the door. Christian put the phone in front of him, "I''m not lying."

"Oh, should I give you an award then?"

"If it''s not too much trouble."

Herbert: "?" How come he never noticed Christian was so talkative before?

While Herbert was full of question marks, Christian had already put his arm around his shoulder and walked out of the dorm, "Alright, alright, don''t be mad, it''s my fault, I apologize."

As they walked out, they ran into two boys from the next room. Hearing the apology, they all turned their eyes to Herbert.

Formal apologies were rare among boys, and the shock, confusion, and disbelief in their eyes seemed to say Herbert was extremely wicked.

Herbert quickly pulled Christian along, muttering softly, "Are you crazy? Who wants your apology?"

Christian found his embarrassed and angry look really cute and couldn''t help but pinch Herbert''s earlobe, "I did it willingly."

Herbert shivered from the touch on his earlobe and landed a left hook on Christian, "Are you out of your mind? If your pheromones have nowhere to go, go find an Omega, don''t go into heat in front of your dad, an Alpha!"

Herbert didn''t hold back, and Christian did feel the pain, but only for a moment.

He quickly caught up, "Where would I find an Omega?"

"Get lost, what does that have to do with me?"

一路打闹，也算是到了开会的教室。

Aqua City University的教学楼不多，作为偏重理科的综合大学，大多数建筑都被用作实验楼，所以，也还算好找。

“Report!” Herbert风头出惯了，站在前面接受底下目光的检阅，心里很是得意。

“Come in.”

进去教室找位置，他就感觉到了稀稀拉拉的目光落在了他——的身后。

“So handsome.”

“Yeah, yeah, he looks like a strong Alpha.”

“I can''t even imagine what it would be like if he kissed me.”

Herbert: “......”

Alright, alright, you want to play like this? Herbert狠狠地剜了Christian一眼。

后者接收到这一目光，无辜的耸了耸肩。

直到讲台上传来轻咳声，教室里的讨论声逐渐消失，变得安静下来。

“First of all, I''m very happy to welcome you all to Aqua City University. I am your counselor, Jenna Wright. If you have any issues, you can communicate with me. This is my phone number.” Jenna then turned around and wrote her name and phone number on the blackboard.

“Tonight''s class meeting is mainly to let everyone get to know each other. You will be studying together for the next four years, so you should strive to be as close as a family, understand?”

Jenna在上面讲着，Herbert已经打开了游戏。

怎么上了大学也还要听这些话，他觉得自己好像从小听到大，换汤不换药。

Herbert瞥了Christian一眼，他坐的倒是端正，一直看着讲台上的Jenna。

这家伙是不是故意的，故意要把他比下去？紧接着，Herbert退出了游戏，关上了手机。

察觉到身边人的目光，Christian眼底浮现出笑意。

自我介绍一个接着一个进行，很快到了Christian。

“Hello everyone, I am Christian, a local from Aqua City. I hope to get along well with everyone in the coming days.” After speaking, there was thunderous applause.

Herbert站起身来，学着他，“Hello everyone, I am Herbert, a local from Aqua City. I like eating, drinking, and having fun. I hope to make friends with everyone.”

掌声也有，只是没有刚才Christian那样响亮。

这一下子就给社交达人Herbert整不自信了，但顺风顺水惯了，他也只是觉得这个班里的人太肤浅，只看脸！

再说，他Herbert长得也不丑啊！

“Don''t you think Christian and Herbert are a good match?”

“Yeah, yeah, they came together just now, they look very familiar with each other. Could they be childhood friends?”

“Oh my god, this is so shippable!”

竹马·Herbert顿时拉下脸来，戳了戳Christian，声音带着些不爽，“Hey buddy, I don''t know where we look like a good match, can we change that?”

后者没有按他的意思回答，反倒是笑盈盈地望着他，眼里像是有一汪星河。

“What''s wrong with being childhood friends?”

Herbert觉得自己还是闭嘴得好。

*

回到宿舍的时候，已经快要十点了。

这么一来一回，Herbert的肚子又开始抗议叫嚣。

一个人点外卖有点贵，要是两个人拼单的话，应该会很划算。

于是，Herbert狗腿儿地走到Christian旁边，“Christian, are you hungry? Want to order takeout?”

Christian轻轻一瞥就明白了他的意思：“Sure, what do you want to eat?”

得到肯定，Herbert迅速将自己爱吃的想吃的推到Christian面前，“I’ve already found what I want to eat. I think this should be enough for both of us. What do you think?”

Christian点点头，“Sounds good.”

到底是市中心，外卖来的极快。

两个人席地而坐，外卖就这样摆放在地上。

After a satisfying meal, Herbert lay directly on the bed, not forgetting about the trash they had produced. "Christian, don''t forget to take out the trash, otherwise the smell will be too strong to sleep."

Christian didn''t argue with him and took out the trash. Then he walked over to Herbert. "The trash is out."

Herbert, playing with his phone, responded dismissively without looking up, "Great, great, well done!"

Despite being brushed off, Christian wasn''t annoyed and stared intently at Herbert.

"Why are you looking at me?" Herbert asked, shielding his phone and looking at Christian.

Christian didn''t answer, just kept moving closer to Herbert.

Herbert, panicking, backed away. "No, Christian, what are you doing?" He was almost incoherent.

As an Alpha, Christian exuded an intimidating aura without realizing it.

Without a response, Herbert gritted his teeth and stopped dodging. He didn''t believe Christian would actually do anything to him.

Just as he stopped, Christian''s hand brushed against the corner of his lips. Herbert thought there might be food residue there and instinctively licked it with his tongue.

Christian froze in place.

Herbert''s mind exploded. Did he just lick Christian''s... finger?

Help.

The sudden silence was the most terrifying. The only sounds in the room were their heavy breathing.

Unexpectedly, Christian was the first to break the silence.

"I''m going to take a shower." With that, he closed the bathroom door with a snap.

Herbert frowned, looking at the towel and change of clothes Christian had left on the desk. "?"

Was he planning to streak? How could he forget his clothes?

However, Herbert had no intention of being a good Samaritan and bringing them to him.

Unless... unless Christian called him "brother"!

Soon, the sound of running water came from the bathroom. Herbert, holding the clothes, waited outside the bathroom door for Christian to call him. He thought he smelled a hint of green plum.

Sure enough, Christian called his name, asking him to bring the clothes over.

Herbert smiled triumphantly and agreed, "Sure, but you have to call me ''brother.'' Call me nicely, and I''ll bring you the clothes. It''s just a matter of moving your lips, isn''t it worth it?"