Post by Kenzie on May 13, 2014 15:30:08 GMT -5
Susan really, really needed to stop trying to force him to make friends.
Arthur knew she cared. He really fucking did. And he loved his sister more than he loved anything in the world. But just because she was all busy, dealing with her future Hungarian-demon spawn and boyfriend issues, she felt the need to pressure Arthur to get out more. He got out plenty. Sometimes he couldn’t take the insufferable people he called housemates and needed to breathe. Right now was not one of those times.
It was November, cool out, and Arthur had his window open and an ash tray sitting on the little table in his room. He hadn’t lit a cigarette yet, and didn’t know if he planned to. His game cube was booted up and he was in the middle of finishing a melee when he heard the knock from downstairs and groaned. Susan had arranged for Kasper’s brother, Bandi, to come over so the boys could get to know one another. Arthur wasn’t dumb—he knew she was trying to make them friends because she was probably planning on marrying the damn teacher—
Arthur shivered at that, not even wanting to entertain the possibility. He got up, paused the game, and left his room, descending the stairs. He was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a red plaid button down shirt, the necklace Susan had given him years ago still around his neck. He ignored Talya in the kitchen cooking something or other (he didn’t want to know) and opened the door, eye to eye with Bandi Duca. Arthur’s frown didn’t go away.
“Surprised you bothered to show up. Come on.” He dragged Bandi in and pulled him up the stairs. Talya noticed Bandi, recognized him, and tilted her head around the corner of the kitchen, watching the two ascend the stairs with curious eyes, which drifted down to Bandi’s rear before she giggled to herself and went back to cooking. Arthur didn’t pay her any mind. “So I guess we just have to sit in each other’s company for a few hours and make our siblings happy. Right? We can just play a fucking game or something, I have a gamecube.”