Fears - a BFB AU

Less than a week until our official graduation ceremony. It was finally almost here. The long, tedious journey of grade school was almost over. Today was a Monday. I groaned, not wanting to wake up on a weekday. I rubbed my eyes and went back to sleep, despite there being school today. Usually, I set three alarms in the morning, waking up on the third one. Today, I only set one since I was lazy yesterday and was busy on a trip with friends. It was currently 6:00 am and school started at 8. I finally got the energy to pull myself out of bed and get ready for the day. I slipped on my favorite pair of clothes and got ready in the bathroom. It felt good to finally be back in my own home. Although the three days of vacation I had was fun, I still needed some quiet time to myself. I washed my face and sat on my bed for a couple of minutes, thinking about what I would do today at school.

Pen was downstairs working out. He spent all of the money he earned from his part-time job on training devices and weights. When I went downstairs, it smelled like the inside of a sauna. The air was humid and the humidity made the temperature around me rise. Pen had his earbuds in, so he couldn't hear me. I walked by and made myself some breakfast. An omelet sounded good today. I whipped up my breakfast and ate alone at the table. Since no one was on text in the morning, I was rather bored eating alone. Usually, on weekdays, Pen would work out first thing in the morning, as it was his hobby and he didn't feel the need to do it on weekends. I was in the middle of eating my food when I heard Pen call me. He asked if I could get him a protein shake from the fridge. I thought if I should be a good friend and make it for him, or if I should be mean to him since he did this exact thing to me multiple times. I knew Pen would get payback if I didn't do it, so I made it for him. I had dark circles under my eyes due to the lack of sleep I got last night. I walked over to Pen, who was sweating up an ocean. I proceeded to give him the protein shake, as he WAS my best friend and roommate after all.

"Thank you, Tree! You're my dude!" Pen told me with a kindhearted smile.

"No problemo," I smirked at him before walking away to finish my breakfast.

The rest of the morning went by like normal. I finished my breakfast and cleaned the kitchen since I had nothing better to do. I checked my watch and noticed it was time for school. I went upstairs, brushed my teeth, and washed my hair. Pen was already outside waiting for me. That guy was so lucky! He didn't have to style his hair since it was much shorter and his sweat didn't smell at all so he didn't even bother washing up. Although Pen's a night owl and a late riser on the weekends, he's the exact opposite on the weekdays, sometimes waking up at 4 in the morning to work out. I suspected that he worked out to either impress his bros or to impress girls at school. Either way, I thought he was rather humorous for doing so.

Pen offered to drive today, as I had been driving for the past week. Pen was a jerky driver, never having a steady foot on the pedal. He would also occasionally make extremely sharp turns on the road, as he was afraid he would crash into the cars in front of him. I didn't mind this, as Pen was still a good driver, as he had never gotten into an accident in his life.

"You ready for the last week of school, Tree?" Pen asked while driving.

"I'm exhausted from school, but knowing it's the last week, I'm pretty pumped," I replied.

"Same here bro. Since it's the last week, I'm planning to go all out." Pen excitedly remarked.

"What does that mean?" I questioned.

"You'll find out ya idiot."

We talked for the rest of the ride about usual things like girls, mean teachers, annoying people, etc.

Pen eventually pulled into the school's parking lot. There, Pen's friends were waiting for him.

"Morning Pen!" Eraser remarked. His monotone voice could be easily recognizable from anywhere.