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It’s the 4th date of MC trying to woo Pran, little did she know she already succeeded. They decided to just take a little walk since every suggestion was shot down by Pran, not that MC really had a problem, she got to- or tried to- lock arms with her tall handsome man.
Out of seemly nowhere Shiloh suddenly appeared, like a weird lame jump scare from a video game, ‘’Ooh jesus, Shiloh what the hell?’’ MC recoiled back, Pran put his hand on her back, ‘’I saw you two walk and thought I’d come and say hi!’’ He grinned like the insane guy he is.
‘’We’re on a date, and why did you jump out from the bushes? That’s super creepy.’’
Pran stared the cringe guy, but Shiloh didn’t care, ‘’since this is your date, its clear that Pran appreciate you and everything you do.’’
MC rolled her eyes ‘’oh stop, it’s not like I'm sitting in my room with a list, its mostly spontaneous.’’ She nudged Pran’s arm. ’’Okay, fine it’s all spontaneous.’’ She winked at Pran, who just sighed.
‘’So shut up, Shiloh. Go back into the bushes and leave us alone.’’
But he’s not backing off, MC grins before clearing her throat. "We're gonna have sex after this date" hoping that maybe it will make him realise she like and is in fact in a relationship with Pran. And will stay that way.
Shiloh rolls his eyes, "I know you're not like that."
Pran is feeling irritated at him, hearing Shiloh suggesting MC is a slut if she sleeps with anyone, that she's less if she has sex.
"What if she does?" Pran suddenly said, voice stern.
Shiloh scoff, "please. She's better than that."
"That's not up to you if she does or doesn’t, but she would never do it with you. And that's why you're upset."
MC tried to cut in but Pran holds his hand up, signalling her to wait, she backs up a bit.
"And you actually think she will you? Please. She's just saying that." Shiloh half laughed, mocking him.
"Why would she just say that? What is she gaining?"
Nate and Everett slowly approached MC, also seemingly out of nowhere… Where do they keep spawning from?
They stay quiet and is just paying attention to the insane conversation.
MC awkwardly tries to hide her face.
Shiloh rolled his eyes and gave Pran an uncomfortable smile, almost predatory, "if I wanted her, I'd have her."
"She doesn't want you."
"She doesn't know that." The shorter reached for MC and before the other two could react Pran grabbed Shiloh by the shirt and pulled him behind some trees.
Some people near on another trail looked at MC and she quickly followed Pran.
Nate and Everett followed behind.
Pran and Shiloh was gone from sight, MC wasn’t that far behind but the dense trees had really done their job at censoring the violence that was about to happen.
"Where?" Nate looks around, "I don’t know..." she shrugged, looking just as confused.
"Let me go you big--" Shiloh shouted but was cut off by being punched and gasping for air. MC and the other two run to where they think the sound is coming from, Pran is holding Shiloh by the throat and punching him hard, Nate goes to pull him off but Pran won't budge, MC walks up and asks him to let him go, to drop him, for them to leave.
Pran drop him, the thud of the body and weak groans of pain.
Pran gently takes her hand and they leave the scene, no comment to the two others, they just leave them.
"Pran..." she whispered, "let’s go to my room."
He stops to think, she tugs at his arm gently, "please." She just wants to talk to him about this, find out what Shiloh could've said to make him snap like this.
"Mm..." they made way to her dorm room.
Closing the door, they sat down on her bed, she opened her mouth but Pran cut her off, "he said vile things."
MC looked at him, "when you grabbed him and left?"
Pran nodded. "Thought he was harmless enough, but... he's obsessed with you."
"I kinda already knew that, but-"
"No... MC." He turned to look at her, concern in his eyes, "he's obsessed."
MC let out a heavy breath she didn't even know she was holding in, "this is gonna make group meetings awkward, huh…" she half-heartedly laughed, neither thought it was actually funny though.
She leaned on his shoulder, "I shouldn't have provoked him. It's my fault."
Pran just silently listened to her, replaying the scenes up to when he pulled Shiloh away.
"It doesn't matter if you joked about that or anything, that topic would've come up somehow with him."
"Yeah... you're right." She looked at him "should we tell Lynn? I don't know what he could do but..."
"Hmm... I don't know." He placed his arm around her, wrapping her into a hug, what a horrible way to end a date.