To Live Again, For the First Time!

Theo woke up a couple of hours later at 9 AM, he was the type of person that wouldn't be able to sleep past a certain hour, no matter how late or 'early' he slept.

Normally that would be around 6 AM, but considering he slept at five, waking up at six would be simply dreadful.

"You up already?" Kayden asked in a sleepy voice.

"You too? You're a really light sleeper, aren't you?" Theo yawned.

"Ha. I guess you noticed."

"How are you able to stay so energetic throughout the day?" Theodore had already realized what kind of person Kayden was despite their short interactions.

"It's a secret of the trade, but since you're my roommate, I'll reluctantly tell you."

"You have to sleep at every possible moment you can. Whenever you feel like it." "Everything else comes second."

"Mm…" Theo was going to think back to this after taking note of what kind of student Kayden was. If he could pass his course with this mindset, then he would just have to concede to his ways.

Kayden was majoring in computer sciences and software development, while Theo was minoring in the same course and majoring in performing arts and communication.

"I'm going to the convenience store, want anything?" Kayden had slipped into some comfortable clothes and was ready to leave with his slippers on.

"I'll come with you; I need to get familiar with the routes anyways."

Kayden nodded in acknowledgment and waited for a bit longer as Theo put on some proper shoes.

***

"I didn't think you were one to eat so much junk food." Kayden watched as Theo's basket of snacks filled up.

Theo was very fit and so he really seemed to be the type to care a lot for his figure and his diet, especially as an aspiring actor, but that didn't seem to be the case.

Kayden was somewhat concerned about the prospect of his new roommate having an eating disorder.

"Haha, I didn't either." Theo thought back to all the trashy snacks he had to eat during his high school days.

"Well, as you can probably imagine, us siblings had a lot of fans at school. Any of the junk food gifted to Emilin that she didn't like would end up in my mouth."

Theodore was very aware of their family's good genes and efforts to have a somewhat healthy lifestyle.

He smiled as he thought about Emilin who was sometimes reluctant to keep up those efforts.

Kayden was left in awe as he looked at Theodore's face. His smile could be seen to be filled with affection.

This was the face of potentially every girl's first love.

'If the girls saw him like this, it wouldn't just be two or three females confessing their undying love. Classmates and seniors alike would most likely start lining up. I think even I would be bent with prolonged exposure.'

'This is bad.' Kayden was stunned, to say the least.

Thank god Theo didn't have this kind of expression all the time, it seemed to be reserved for when he was talking to or about his sister.

"Our classmates made it a habit to bring new snacks every week." Theo reminisced the good old days now that he couldn't see his sister on a daily basis anymore.

Kayden seemed to have caught on to something.

"'Our classmates?' I thought that you said that your sister was three years younger."

Theo nodded.

"Yeah, she is. I told you my little sister is the best, she skipped 3 grades to go to class with me." Theo was too proud to care about how childish he sounded.

Kayden on the other hand didn't know if he wanted to praise this little sister of his or gawk at how shameless Theodore sounded.

He was definitely devoted.

"Yup, she sure sounds amazing," Kayden concurred somewhat monotonously.

"Hey, just because she's amazing doesn't mean you can think about her." Theodore's expression turned dark really quick.

Kayden's left eye twitched

'What the hell man. You're the one telling me how amazing she is and now this?'

'Protective hound much?'

Kayden didn't take it too much to heart though. It seemed that this Emi was Theodore's reverse scale. He should be a little more careful about this subject.

"So, is she in college this year? Our school or another?" Considering the fact that she had skipped 3 years, she must be pretty smart was what Kayden thought.

"No, she's taking a break."

Theodore didn't explain further so Kayden didn't ask.

"Why are you so curious?" Theodore put his guard up when he thought about their conversation for a bit.

'Why was he interested in?'

Theo didn't realize that it was mostly himself carrying that conversation about his own little sister with little effort from Kayden.

He was just too immersed to notice.

"Protective brother huh. I get it I get it… Don't worry I won't even think about her. When's your next class by the way?" Kayden did his best to change the topic.

Even though it wasn't the smoothest transition, it did its job.

Anything related to this little sister of his seemed to be a hidden land mine.

Theo thought back to his schedule for the day.

"First is the improvisation class."

"Ah, then it's most likely just some introductions."

"How do you know so much about classes you're not even talking?"

"I talked to some of the other freshmen and they told me. They probably got it from the seniors. The information should be pretty reliable." Kayden commented and Theodore nodded subconsciously.

Kayden broke a few of the stereotypes of the computer and software geeks.

He was a very chill person and looked very approachable, his personality didn't disappoint. Though he was on the short and lean side, he was still around 177 cm tall, only seeming short due to the fact that he was walking beside Theodore who was a little more than 10 cm taller than him.

His face leaned more towards a babyface while his hair was dyed red, which made him seem more like a rebellious teen rather than a studious scholar. That is considering that he got into the university ranked second in the world with his grades and academic achievements.

If you found him on the streets, you might have mistaken him for a high school dropout. Then again, who determines how a top student should look like?

Though with his habits, looking at his day-to-day life, he also acted somewhat like a college dropout sometimes, as much as he could at least.

Theodore was going to go to his dorm before heading to class, but Kayden volunteered to take his bags to the dorm so that he wouldn't have to worry about being late to class.

Seeing him insist Theodore conceded.

On his way to the dorm, Kayden met some of the freshmen that he had spoken to previously.

"Where are you going with so many snacks?" They looked at the bags of snacks that Kayden carried.

"Oh. They are Theodore's."

When he saw that they didn't know who he was talking about he added.

"The Freshmen Heart-throb."

"Ah, him!"

Theo had gotten such a nickname after his previous affairs.

But he was a heartthrob for females for different reasons than for males.

Female's heart's throbbed when they saw him and then male's heart's throbbed when they saw the way the females looked at him.

How sad.

"Where is he now?" They asked.

"Improv class," Kayden said.

"So, a pretty face huh." They started murmuring amongst themselves, even though they were all at a top university, they could still be there for varying reasons and so for someone who didn't know Theo very well, it was only natural for them to assume that he was there as a pretty face or maybe a celebrity, especially considering his looks and his major.

Kayden who knew a little more than he let on just chuckled.

"Talk to you guys later."

"I've got to catch up on some sleep."