Valentin only slowed down when he got to the walkway that connected all of the important college buildings together, trying to catch his breath as he briskly continued his journey.

Alexander caught up to him in no time, looking in better shape than Valentin, although they had run roughly the same distance. "Want to stop by the cafeteria for a drink?" He offered politely.

Valentin shot him a wary look, his roommate hadn’t mentioned what had happened the night before and he hoped it would remain that way. But if he were to seriously consider Alexander’s offer, it was a far better way to spend his time than traversing through abandoned cellars and dilapidated storehouses.

Besides, he could do to be nicer to Alexander, to prevent a repeat of the night before. And as an additional bonus, there were no spiderwebs or snakes at the cafeteria, he was sold. "Sure,"

Alexander did a double take like he couldn’t believe that he had actually gotten a positive response.

Valentin instantly went on the defensive, "What? Can’t I want a drink anymore?"

"I never said that," The other Alpha said calmly in a bid to diffuse the situation but it only irked Valentin the more. "After you," Alexander gestured for him to take the lead.

Valentin huffed and stomped away, dying inside for all his external bravado - why was his mouth translating words differently from what he thought out? At this rate, his treatment of the Alpha Prince was only going to worsen, he didn’t want to think of what the repercussions of that would be.

But he was always nice, why was Alexander the sole exception??

-*-

Audie pushed off from the door and flipped Jacques around to reverse their positions, backing the other Alpha against the door instead and stealing control of the kiss. He faltered when he felt Jacques grin into the kiss and slip his hands under his untucked dress shirt, and that was enough for the other Alpha to switch their positions again.

Audie broke off from the frenzied kiss to catch his breath, his head lightly thudding against the door as he threw his head back. Jacques on the other hand only seemed to crave more, chasing after his lips to kiss him till he was disoriented from a lack of oxygen.

He dropped his head on Jacques’ shoulder this time, feeling like he was floating - why was the other Alpha such a better kisser than he was? Never mind that he didn’t have any experience whatsoever.

He jolted upright with a sound halfway between surprise and pleasure when Jacques’ straying fingers found his chest. He slipped his thigh between Audie’s legs to bring them even closer, his head dropping to nibble on the blond Alpha’s exposed shoulder.

Audie felt pinned between the wall and Jacques, there was no chance for him to turn the tables again, unless... He arched into the other Alpha’s hands, noting that Jacques dropped down his guard at that, lifting his head up to give him an incredulous look.

Audie seized this chance to shove Jacques back, following right after him to join their lips together in a bid to keep him distracted - and what do you know? It worked.

Jacques only realized what had happened when he was flat on his back on the bed and Audie was straddling him with a triumphant expression on his face. His blond hair was mussed up, his lips red and glistening, and his shirt was slipping down his shoulders.

Jacques’ legs were half hanging off the bed from when he had fallen backward on the soft bed while Audie’s knees were on either side of him. He wrapped his hands around the blond Alpha’s slender waist and ground upwards, enjoying the color play and the range of expressions on his face - maybe he didn’t mind Audie being on top after all.

Audie slapped a hand over his mouth to muffle his moan, his other hand up against Jacques’ chest to keep his balance. Their current position really wasn’t helping at all, it flipped his momentary victory on its head and left him at Jac’s mercy.

"Ah-ahh, Jac, stop," He protested with a shaky voice when Jacques repeated the action, needing both of his hands to keep himself upright.

"Make me," Was the other Alpha’s wicked response, his hazel eyes glittering as he surged upward again, basking in the choked sound that punched out of Audie.

Audie could probably forcefully break free of Jac’s grip on his waist but he didn’t want to, instead, he fell forward willingly, joining their lips together. He dipped his tongue into Jac’s mouth, wishing the other’s hair was long enough to pull on.

That worked a little too well, Jacques stilling his hips to kiss him in return, his hands wandering. Audie had nothing to blame his actions on, he couldn’t even taste the wine anymore, all he could taste now was the annoying Alpha nibbling on his bottom lip.

-*-

Louis kept Henri company for a few more hours after they were done eating breakfast, Dio staying as well. He eventually decided to leave, needing to drag his boyfriend off Henri’s bed.

"Could you... could you get Claude for me?" Henri sat up to ask.

Louis was still suspicious of the Alpha but he agreed anyway, "Sure, we’ll come get you for lunch later on..."

"You don’t need to do that," Henri said breezily, not bothering to give an explanation.

But Louis didn’t need one, he made his way out with Dio in tow, waving at Henri before he closed the door.

"I didn’t know those two got together," Dio bluntly stated as they started their way down the hallway.

"I don’t think..." He trailed off, realizing that if he said that he would just be refusing to see the evidence right in front of him.

Louis knocked on the door when they got to Claude’s room, the Alpha’s roommate answered the door. "Is Claude in?"

His roommate pushed his dark hair out of his face, eyes sleepy like he had spent all day in bed. "Oi! Claude, you’ve got visitors."

Claude showed up with a dark scowl which immediately dropped when he saw who had paid him a visit. "Is Henri okay?"

"Pretty sure he’s very fine." His mouthy roommate went off somewhere in the background.

Claude didn’t hesitate to step back and launch something at the other, returning to Louis almost immediately. This time he made sure to step out and close the door behind him to prevent his annoying roommate from adding his commentary to their conversation.

"He’s fine, he just wants to see you," Louis said, all of his plans to caution Claude fading away when he saw the look of genuine concern on his face. With that, he turned and walked off with Dio - there was really no reason for him to be worried about Henri, Claude was very dependable.

-*-

Henri sat impatiently on his bed as he waited for a knock on his dorm room door. He lifted his head when the door opened, had he gotten so lost in his thoughts that he didn’t hear knocking?

Claude paused halfway in when he saw that Henri was seated at the edge of his bed staring right at him, "Your Highness? I thought you were asleep..."

He walked inside, making sure to close the door behind him. He had expected to be summoned, after all, Henri was yet to be informed of the details of what had truly transpired the night before.

He didn’t expect Henri to gesture to him to move closer but he obeyed mindlessly, a little anxious for no real reason. He couldn’t help but wonder if they would go back to having that awful distance between them...

Henri reached out and caught Claude’s collar with both hands, pulling the Alpha down for a kiss. He needed to get the craving out of his system, he had woken up with the urge for a kiss from none other than Claude.

He broke off after only a few seconds, needing to do something else first. "Try again." He said cryptically.

Claude was already dazed from the kiss so there was no chance of trying to decipher Henri’s words. "What?"

"Your apology." Henri ducked his head slightly at the look in Claude’s pale eyes.

A light bulb literally went off over Claude’s head and he immediately dropped to his knees in front of Henri. "I’m so-"

"Shut up and kiss me," Henri interrupted him, wondering why he had dragged it out this long. It was literally Claude.

If anything, he had suffered for it more. Claude was really back and hopefully wouldn’t be leaving him again.

Claude caught his wrists and leaned closer, they were almost eye-to-eye in this position. "Don’t want my apology anymore?"

"I’m not mad anymore," Henri said in a soft voice, hating how wobbly his voice sounded, and how his eyes were starting to cloud over.

Claude let go of his wrists in favor of cupping his face in both hands, "You should be, I deserve it."

Henri rested his head on Claude’s hands and sighed, "You’re not going to leave again, are you?"

Claude waited for a few beats before responding, "I won’t."