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It was lunchtime again. The usual green onion and mozzarella omelette with fries was today's meal for the alpaca. He ate at a rapid pace, causing the anteater facing him to go "Hey slow down Tem, you could get heartburn from eating like that." before going on to eat his own lunch, a simple beanburger with an antshake. The alpaca shrugged and quickly finished up his meal and chugged a can of his favorite soda, Vanilla Pyepsii. After placing the empty can down, he lets out a soft belch and blushed a bit and going "Pardon". Tem had always been a bit fast paced. It ran in the family after all; what with his father being a gym trainer, his mother being a retired baseball star, and his older brother being in the Cherryton University Track Team.
He leaned back and stretched while saying "Sorry, Kibi. It's just that it's kind of a rarity to get new club members and it makes me so excited!" He felt a joint pop during his stretch and relaxing a bit from relieving some of that stress. Tem adored Drama Club. While he'd sometimes flub his lines, have a poor low vocal range, and sometimes trips mid dance number, the alpaca always had fun doing it. He didn't care for fame or fortune, he cared about putting on a show. And a damn good one at that. Whatever role he got, Tem would put his all into it, even if it was a small role. Hearing about someone being interested in joining the club was so rare that it always gave a spark in his eyes, making him excited and would go to the higher ups as it meant more students are caring about the fine art of acting. The only member that took the club more seriously than him was pretty much the lead actor. And it was rather... to a scary level at times.
"I know, but maybe take it easy this time when greeting new members and maybe respect their personal space. Remember last time?" The anteater asked as he finished up his meal.
"Yup! Pina punched me right in the eye!" Tem exclaimed with a smile on his face. It was a pretty damn good left hook.
The bell rang, it was ten minutes until class starts. The two said their goodbyes and went their separate ways for until after school. Tem had a skip in his step, thinking about whoever could the new member be as they all had something interesting about them. Perhaps a rabbit who has an amazing low vocal range? Or a lion who can do cool skateboard tricks? Maybe a deer who can rival Louis in terms of hamming up performances? He chuckled at the last thought before hearing some commotion. It was snickering and laughter, among it was an anxious howl. Curious as to what's going on, he headed to the source and leaned over to get a better view on the situation.
"Little fuckin' punk!" Spoke a coyote. Next to him was a vulture. Tem's heartbeat grew a bit faster as he felt intimidated by their height, but then his eyes were set on the wolf on his hands and knees. The coyote put his seemingly wet foot on top of the wolf's back and continued his sentence. "Think that since yer the new kid you can do whatever you want!? Think that you can get away with drooling on my new shoes you little bitch!?"
"Yeah, what's up with that? Did your mommy dwop you on your pwecious widdle head~?" asks the vulture as he started insultingly makes baby talk at the wolf.
"N-No... I-I'm sorry but I really can't cont-"
The wolf clearly felt the coyote add pressure onto his back as the bullies kept on talking.
"Listen here, drooler. You're gonna get up, and buy me a new pair of shoes. Bring them to me, and then I want you to eat my old pair like the fucking mutt that you a-"
"H-Hey!"
The carnivores all turned their sights onto Tem, with a face that gives off a sense of nervousness but also fury. He hated seeing anyone get hurt, even if it was a carnivore. He's not a fighter at all, and his head was full of various threats he could use. All that came out was "T-That's my brother you're messing with!"
The vulture looked at the wolf and back at Tem. "Bullshit he is!" He yelled.
"H-He's adopted! My family adopted him a week ago a-an-" Tem's words trailed off as he saw the two get closer and closer ready to pummel his face into a fine, red, mush-
RING, RING
"Fuck! Class is almost ready! I can't afford to be late again! C-Come on, Vinny!" Shouted the Coyote, brushing past Tem on purpose as he ran out. The vulture followed suit, flipping the two off. The Alpaca sighed and walked towards the wolf, holding out his hand.
"Are you okay, buddy?"
The wolf timidly looked up to see Tem's soft and kind face. He nodded and grabbed it, getting back on his feet. The wolf was rather tall and frankly, intimidating. His fur was a grayish blue with a cream middle. He was in the school's usual uniform, though he has suspenders on, perhaps to keep his loose looking pants from falling down. Despite looking rather scary, the carnivore's fur was soft, like as if he was made out of the blankets the alpaca would sleep in as a young child. The two stared at each other for a moment until Tem had to awkwardly break the silence.
"So er... a-are you okay? Should I take you to the counselor?" He asks, feeling pity for this poor soul. He spied tears streaming down the canine's eyes and got out a napkin from his pants pocket and handed it to the tall man.
"I-Is it always gonna be like this?" The wolf sorrowfully sniffed and wiped away his tears.
Tem felt bad for the wolf and took him to the Counselor's Office. While the two didn't talk, Tem held the wolf's hand tight to make sure he wouldn't run out of the school or to a place he can spend the rest of the day hiding. It didn't take long to find the Counselor's place in this maze of a school. After telling him about what he saw and did, Tem left the wolf at the office and headed to class, carrying a late pass with him to let the math teacher know why he was late. For the rest of the day, all he could think of was the wolf. His size, the low yet soft tone of his voice, his beautiful eyes-
"Tem!" The sheep's voice woke up from his trance, causing him to focus back to his school work.
It was about time for Drama Club, Tem's favorite part of the day. He opened up the doors to see all of his club mates hanging out, rehearsing some of their lines, setting up props and equipment, or just fooling around. He waved at the group of carnivores sitting around, playing some game on their Mewtendo Swaps as one of them talks. "Hey Tem!" Spoke the eagle with a smile. "Louis wants to see you."
The alpaca tilted his head and sighed, heading towards the office. Usually whenever someone was invited to Louis' office, it was either negotiation or him ready to talk about how you fucked up today. He opened up the door, revealing the office. It gave off a sense of dread, which fits the deer's attitude. Louis was standing tall, giving off the sense of his superiority he has over everyone else there. It wasn't out of ego nor power, but to establish that he's basically what keeps the team together. The deer's voice wasn't deep, but still had a sense of boom in it every time he spoke. While others felt that this guy had a stick up his ass or was just super pretentious, Tem couldn't help but to at least appreciate the deer standing up against everyone, rank be damned.
"You are wondering why I called you here, Tem." Louis asked. "Do not fret, for you're not in trouble. But I would like to ask you for a favor."
"A favor?" Tem was curious about what it is. Maybe the club needs more flowers for the performance? Perhaps the club's laptop fried again and he'll have to talk to the computer club for repairs, though it seems that Louis and that club's leader don't get alon-
The door creaked open to reveal the tall wolf from before, with the same intimidated look on his face as he had before. "Ah yes, here he is. Tem, this is Legosi. He's a transfer from Grandfir. I would like you to show him around our club and help him get used to his new surroundings. Legosi, this is Tem, one of the club's top actors. He'll be showing you around the place."
The two stared at each other, as Tem's chest felt funny.