Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Milena stood frozen.
Panic shot through Milena like a jolt of electricity.
She hadn’t expected Xander to just walk right past her.
‘Thank God.’
She risked a quick glance over her shoulder and then bolted toward the school gate like her life depended on it.
‘Can’t get exposed. I cannot get exposed.
Meanwhile, Xander stood out on the empty street, scanning every direction for a glimpse of the one person he’d hoped to see. But nothing.
The excitement that had been pumping through his veins moments ago dropped into a pit of disappointment.
He trudged back toward campus, scowling, and pulled out his phone to message Milena.
Xander: [Ms. Wallace, were you on campus today? Why didn’t you tell me? I came out to look for you, but you were already gone.]
Milena stared at the message, her chest tightening.
Just the way Xander had rushed out of the cafeteria earlier told her how badly he’d wanted to see “her.”
Not her.
Her, as in Cameron-in a skirt.
If Cameron ever dressed like that again, would Xander drop Milena like dead weight?
‘What did she ever do to deserve that face? We share the same blood. So why did I get the boring, forgettable features, and she got that?’
Xander: [You’re not far yet, are you?]
Still no reply, so he texted again.
This time, Milena forced herself to respond. Milena: [I’ve already left. Let’s catch up another time.]
Polite. Just warm enough not to seem cold. At least, that was what she thought.
But on Xander’s screen, her message felt like a punch to the gut.
‘She doesn’t like me, does she? She really couldn’t care less.’
His expression turned stormy. He slammed back through the dorm building and kicked open the door to Room 316.
The noise startled Austin so badly, he fumbled the bottle of pills in his hand and dropped it.
“Jeez-Xan,” he coughed, “what the hell’s gotten into you?”
Xander’s eyes swept the room like a laser. “Where’s Cameron?”
Austin blinked. “Cam? He’s not back yet.”
“You trying to pick another fight with him?” Elijah looked up from his desk, frowning.
“Mind your own damn business, nerd,” Xander snapped. “Go back to solving your equations.”
Elijah froze.
He was usually the calmest one in the room, but this? Xander was seriously pushing it.
Elijah stood slowly, his voice even. “Xander, I’m asking you to move out of Room 316. You’re disturbing the entire room.”
Xander let out a bark of laughter. “You? Telling me what to do? You think your rich hospital daddy makes you the boss of this place? Go ahead and try. Let’s see if you can actually get me out of here.”
Xander was already on edge, and Elijah pushing back only poured fuel on the fire.
Just then, a cold voice cut through the air behind them.
“You wanna see?”
It was Cameron.
Austin’s head whipped around. “Cam-“
He started flashing warning looks, silently beg
Successfully unlocked!
‘Wrong time, wrong place, man. Get out of here.’
But Cameron glanced at him and walked right in anyway.
The second Xander saw her, he stormed over and grabbed Cameron by the collar. “You son of a bitch! You did this on purpose,
“Cam! didn’t
Xan! Come you? Your sister came to
Except even as on, he said chill!” Austin guys, it, his school, and didn’t you say a damn
“We’re all quickly. jumped in roommates here. Let’s word? You’re trying to keep me from seeing her?” not kill each other over this!” eyes gleamed with a little too much interest. Like he couldn’t wait to see fists fly.
His anxious expression didn’t quite hide the twisted thrill underneath.
‘This just got fun.”
//
“Don’t you dare!” Elijah’s eyes widened as he rushed forward.
But before he could even get close, Cameron had already taken Xander down.
The moment Xander charged at him, yelling with enough fury to spit all over Cameron’s face, Cameron recoiled in disgust.
Without hesitation, she grabbed Xander and slammed him against the wall.
Xander’s face was now practically glued to it, his arms pinned tightly behind his back. He couldn’t move an inch.
Xander blinked in disbelief.
Austin stared, wide-eyed.
‘Again?! First time was in West Hill, and now Cameron’s got him locked down again? He’s so lean, but that strength… This is amazing. Absolutely amazing.”
Even Elijah froze for a second.
He hadn’t expected Cameron to be that fast-or that precise-but seeing that Xander was the one getting wrecked, he stopped himself from interfering.
Frankly, Xander had it coming.
“Let me go!” Xander roared, struggling uselessly.
Still pinning him with one hand, Cameron called over his shoulder, “Elijah, can you grab me a disinfecting wipe from the desk?”
“Sure,” Elijah replied, tossing one over.
Cameron calmly wiped her face and then tossed the wipe into the trash. “Disgusting.”
Austin tilted his head. “Are you grossed out by Xan’s spit?”
Elijah didn’t say a word.
Cameron stayed silent, but that expression said enough.
“You bastard!” Xander shouted. “Let me go! I swear, I’m gonna beat your ass!”
Cameron tightened her grip. “Xander Murphy, I’ve put up with your crap long enough. I’m done.”
“Fine!” Xander growled. “Then let go and fight me, man to man.”
“I don’t fight idiots.”
Xander exploded. “IDIOT?! You called me an idiot?! You’re dead, Cameron! I’m gonna beat you so bad you’ll forget your own name!”
“God, you never shut up,” Cameron muttered.
With a sharp twist, she yanked Xander’s arm.
