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cautious look at Kieran and was further annoyed to see that instead of looking amused or grateful, he seemed only uncomfortable to be the source of attention.
“Don’t pay any attention to them,” he tried, still offering the pencil.
    Kieran took it and nodded his thanks, but otherwise went back to ignoring him. He sighed and supposed it would probably be best for Kieran if he played along and left him alone. Though the thought disappointed him, he turned his body away from Kieran, leaned his chin in his hand, and went back to his own work. He glanced up once more when someone else approached their desk—approached Kieran .
“Hey, Kieran, what’s up?”
    Kieran mumbled something back that Drew didn’t quite hear, and he lowered his hand and faced forward in a discreet move to try and eavesdrop.
“I wanted to let you know I watched that film you recommended. It was awesome.”
    For whatever reason, Drew felt a dislike for this guy so instant it was dizzying. Here he was, unable to get a single sentence out of Kieran, despite knowing Kieran was hot for him, and this guy? This guy was carrying on like they were old friends. To his delight, however, Kieran seemed genuinely flummoxed.
    “What film did I recommend?”
“That vampire film?”
    Uh oh. Whether he could ever speak to Kieran again and still respect him all depended on whether the word Twilight was about to be uttered in his presence.
    “You know…,” the guy continued; Drew thought his name might be Toby something. “With the two kids, one’s a vampire, the other’s at school, he gets bullied and—”
    “ Let the Right One In ?” Kieran provided, sounding a little impatient and glancing around them, clearly not wanting to draw any more attention to himself than he had over the past few days.
    Two things happened. Drew quit eavesdropping at the mention of one of his favorite films and stared at them outright, and Toby snapped his fingers like a douche bag.
“That’s the one. It was great. Though I hear there’s actually an American version out on DVD too—”
    “Don’t bother,” Kieran cut him off with a surprising level of authority in his voice. “I mean, it’s okay and all, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the original.”
    “Yeah, but….” Toby shrugged, actually glancing between Kieran and Drew. “The American one doesn’t have subtitles .” He grinned, as if he’d just made some sort of clever observation and they were all supposed to bow down to the intellectual and comedic giant that was Toby.
    Drew, determined to not butt into a conversation that didn’t actually involve him, held back a sneer, but could not stop himself from rolling his eyes. That film was boss. So what if it was in Swedish? He hated those stupid big blockbuster companies, taking an already stunning film and remaking it only two years later just so—
    “They didn’t need to remake that film, it was already perfect,” Kieran answered Toby and, unbeknownst to him, only gained himself that much more respect from the guy sitting next to him. “And it held more true to the book, too.”
“Oh, there’s a book?”
     
Drew took a deep breath and held it in. Don’t punch the guy. It’s not his fault he’s a moron. Actually it is, but still, don’t hit him.
    “Uh, yeah.” Kieran kind of laughed. “The author’s John Ajvide Lindqvist , and I sort of love him,” Kieran deadpanned, obviously joking. It gained a small smile out of Drew, but fell flat with Toby.
    “I’m reading one of his other novels right now, actually,” Kieran continued, notably uncomfortable in how he shifted on his stool and cleared his throat.
“That a vampire book too?”
     
“No, it’s called Handling the Undead . It’s a zombie novel. Sort of.”
     
“Huh, cool. Can I see?”
     
“Wha—Uh, you mean the cover? Yeah, I guess.”
    Kieran cast a quick look around at the rest of the class, who were busy and chatting quietly amongst themselves, as he pulled his backpack