Not a Good Idea - Evan

[Robbie Wilkes]

Robbie had made the first move by sending the apology to Evan but he hadn't heard from the boy so he put his pride aside and sought the other boy out, hoping to make amends, to save their friendship from complete ruin. He didn't need to lose another friend because of that stupid part of the prank he wasn't even part of.

The most obvious place he started with was Evan's dorm but nobody was there, so he went to the library, avoiding Eli at all costs. He did not want to get into more trouble with the librarian if the conversation he was about to have with Evan were to escalate. He was already on thin ice with his punishment.

But Evan wasn't at the library either. Next was the cafeteria and by then Robbie was getting tired but he kept on until he found Evan sitting by himself in the courtyard doing...homework. Of course he was.

"Evan!" Robbie yelled out, jogging over to the older boy. "Evan, I've been looking everywhere for you." He rubbed the back of his head and breathed in. "Did you get my note?"

[Evan Brackett]

Evan had found out about Robbie's involvement with the Talk prank through the grapevine, and even then he heard more about the blonde's work in the library than whatever his part in the prank was. The phaser had assumed that, if Robbie was involved, then he knew about the slide-show, and if he knew about the slide-show, he could have done something to prevent it. Out of the group of pranksters, it was his friend that Van hated the most.

For weeks he had managed to avoid the other teen, unable to face him without rage boiling up in his gut. He had trusted Robbie. Robbie was one of the only people he had told about his relationship with Levi, and as far as he was concerned, the weather manipulator had betrayed him.

That particular afternoon happen to fall on a refreshingly cool day, and since Van didn't go to his own room if he could help it (he was avoiding Mia too) and he found it hard to get work done around Levi, he had decided to do his assignments outside. Claiming a spot under his favorite tree, the phaser pulled out his English reading and got to work.

He hadn't been there long when he heard his name, grimacing as he spotted Robbie coming his way. Great. His initial reaction was to pretend he didn't notice and hope the other boy would go away. Of course that wasn't going to work. "Yeah?" he said, barely sparing the other boy a glance as he stared at his book. "I did. Looked good in my trash can." Forgiven? Not so much.

[Robbie Wilkes]

When Evan didn't even look up, Robbie knew the extent of Evan's anger towards him and damn it all, it hurt. What hurt even more was when Evan told him he had thrown the note away. It was clear that Evan was not even close to forgiving him.

He dropped down in front of Evan, tucking his feet under him. "Ev...I'm sorry." Robbie's voice dropped to a whisper. He had not said sorry so many times in a week.

"Evan, I only found out like two weeks after. I didn't even know that was part of the prank."

[Evan Brackett]

Van pulled his legs closer to his body as the other boy sat down in front of him. "Don't call me Ev," he snarled angrily, snapping his book shut. He was using any excuse to lash out, and the new nickname was an easy target. "And I'm glad you're sorry. You should be." Usually, the phaser was a sucker for Robbie's begging and cute faces, but this wasn't typical. No amount of playing cute was going to wear away his defenses. Not this time.

"Yeah, right." He knew Robbie was dull, but it was hard for him believe to believe that the blond could be a part of something so...prying and not know it.

The brunette raked his fluffy hair, wanting nothing more than for his ex-friend to leave him alone. His home work ate away enough of his free time without such distractions. "Look, I'm not accepting your apology. You're wasting your breath. So if that's all you have to say, then you should probably go now." And if Robbie didn't walk away, Evan certainly would.

[Robbie Wilkes]

Robbie winced when Evan snapped at him. It hurt terribly to be at the receiving end of a friend's anger. Especially when he had been one of the few people to befriend Robbie when he had first gotten in Hammel.

He wanted to protest when Evan expressed doubt at his denial of having any knowledge of the slideshow. But Robbie stopped himself because Evan had a right to be angry without having to deal with Robbie's denial.

Robbie sighed when Evan finally said he was not going to accept his apology. "If...if there's anything I can do to change that...please tell me. I really am sorry." He stood up and turned around. He wanted Evan to forgive him and he hoped the older boy would eventually forgive him but he didn't want him to be any more angry than he already was.

So if he wanted Robbie to leave, Robbie will.

[OOC: Wrapped?]