Morbid

Arnold was up and dressed in a nice pair of jeans and a white t-shirt, then he put on an unbuttoned blue shirt and rolled the sleeves up. He loaded up his backpack with what he needed for the day and took his new dissection kit that his mother had gotten him for his birthday. With that guy potentially coming after him, he would have to take steps to protect the things he cared about. He would ask Professor Crenslav to store it in his office for the time being, until he bought a safe that could hold them.

It was an expense that was going to hamper his savings, especially since he didn't have a job and a steady income. He couldn't buy one of the smaller ones, either. They could easily be taken and just hidden, which would defeat the purpose of keeping them in the safe in the first place. That is, unless it was a decoy. That gave him another idea and he thought about it as he went to the kitchenette and ate a piece of pizza.

Arnold ate it cold, since he didn't want to bother warming it up, then he washed his hands and carried his backpack, rather than sling it over his shoulder like he normally did. He hadn't known they were so vulnerable to theft. He would have to buy little locks and keep the backpack within his eyesight at all times.

He left his room and saw Dalla coming down the hallway in a rush. They both ignored the girls in the hallway and Arnold held the room door for her. She nodded her thanks as she jogged by and then he shut the door. He went to Janet's and Pam's room and didn't have to knock. The door opened and both girls came out with big smiles on their faces.

“Good morning!” Pam said and gave him a kiss.

“Good morning.” Janet said and kissed him, too.

The other girls in the hallway kind of stared at that exchange. They thought Pam was his unofficial girlfriend. What was Janet doing giving him a kiss, too?

“Good morning.” Arnold said and the three of them walked down the hallway to the elevator.

They were quite a bit early in heading off to class; but, that was all right. Pam and Janet had agreed beforehand that it was better than almost being late like they usually were. Plus, this was a new year. They had their new best friend to go to classes with and they were going to take full advantage of the opportunity that presented. They rode the elevator down to the ground floor and Doris laughed when she saw them.

“I'm happy to see you up this early.” Doris said. “Just don't think you're always going to be this gung-ho about getting to class.”

“We aren't.” Janet said. “We're just excited about going with Arnold.”

“They advanced him ahead two years!” Pam said excitedly. “I never imagined getting to spend more than a few minutes with him, and we're going to have hours every day!”

Doris laughed again. “That would be great motivation.” She gave Arnold a knowing look. “I hope you don't try to do certain things in the middle of class.”

“I promised Janet and Pam that we can only have fun during off periods and sometimes when we're doing homework or studying.”

“That's... a lot.” Doris said with a smile. “Try to remember what I said.”

“I won't forget.” Arnold said and the trio left the dorm building.

“What did she mean?” Janet asked.

“She told me to pace myself and to not cause strain to myself or my sex partners.” Arnold said. “Stay hydrated, eat when necessary and take breaks. It's essential to a healthy sex life.”

Janet and Pam exchanged looks and then they both looked at Arnold. “You've been staying healthy.” They both said, then they both chuckled.

They walked the eight minutes to Building F and went inside. They went up the stairs at Arnold's direction and then passed the lab. Janet and Pam didn't ask where he was going, because they had both visited the professor's office a few times over the last two years. Arnold knocked and the door opened.

“Arnold!” Amy almost yelled, then she saw the two girls behind him and stopped talking.

“I need to talk to Professor Crenslav.” Arnold said.

“Come in, my boy.” Hamil said and Arnold stepped by Amy. “What can I do for you today?”

“I want to store my expensive dissection set here in your office.” Arnold said and took it out of his backpack. Amy, Pam, and Janet all caught their breath at the large wooden box.

“Of course, of course.” Hamil said. “You really can't be carrying something like that around.”

“Someone tried to steal my basic set yesterday.” Arnold said.

“That's terrible.” Hamil said and opened the bottom drawer of his desk. “I'll put it right here and you can come and get it whenever you need them.”

Arnold handed the box over and Hamil put it in his desk.

“Who is that with you?” Hamil asked.

“They are my lab partners.” Arnold said and both Amy and Hamil knew what he meant. He didn't need a lab partner and was going to supervise these two girls.

“That's fine.” Hamil said with a smile. “It saves us from having you just be a lone student.”

Arnold nodded and the three of them left the office.

“I didn't know that was a thing.” Pam whispered. “Would they really have left you without a partner?”

Arnold nodded. “It wouldn't disrupt the class if I was by myself or they had to rearrange others to fit me in.”

“Then I'm doubly glad they didn't object to the three of us.” Pam said. “Three best friends getting to do all this work together is going to be much better than doing it alone.”

“Definitely.” Janet said and opened the door to the lab. “We're usually at table six.”

“That's Cissily's table.” Arnold said. “She isn't speaking to me.”

Janet and Pam exchanged looks and Pam spoke. “I hope no one objects if we move.”

“We can go to table six.” Arnold said.

“Are you sure?” Janet asked. “We don't want to make things awkward.”

“Moving after two years will make things awkward.” Arnold said and settled down at table six. “I'll get a spare stool.”

“There are spares?” Pam asked as Arnold went over to the side room and took one of the extra stools.

“The replacement order for them came in last week.” Arnold said and brought it back to the table. “The worn ones needed to be replaced.”

“I can't believe they wouldn't keep you on, even as a lab worker.” Janet said and touched his hand. “You love this place.”

Arnold nodded and the lab door opened. Amy and the other lab workers came into the room. They were chatting loudly and then they all stopped when they saw Arnold sitting at the table.

“What are you doing here?” Cissily spat, then immediately regretted being so openly hostile. The two girls beside Arnold glared at her and stood defiantly.

“I'm in the third year biology course.” Arnold said and remained seated. “These are my lab partners.”

“You can't have two lab partners.” Cissily said.

“Why?” Arnold asked.

Cissily blinked her eyes. “Because... it's... never been done before.”

“There are no rules against it.” Arnold said. “Professor Crenslav also approved it.”

“I can't... there's not enough specimens for...”

“I ordered extras for all years of the course, since mistakes happen.” Arnold said.

Cissily couldn't think of any other excuses to not have him at her table, then the professor came in.

“Places, everyone. It's just theory and procedures for the first few classes, so it's an easy day for most of you.” Hamil said and went to his desk. “Arnold, I sorely missed having your expert hands to help set everything up for me this morning.”

Arnold looked around and there was nothing on any of the desks.

Hamil laughed. “There were a lot of behind the scenes things that needed attention.”

Arnold nodded and he didn't look at Amy, even though he knew it was her job as the professor's assistant and she either didn't do it or only did exactly what was needed.

Amy's face still flushed red, however. She had tried to emulate Arnold as much as she could and it didn't work. She just couldn't do things the same way that he did. She knew it wasn't her fault and she hadn't failed in doing it; but, she disappointed herself that she couldn't get her own talents up to the same standards.

She remembered Arnold's comment about them being too slow to get the horse specimen ready on time and that had bugged her. She couldn't increase her own speed, because all that did was invite disaster. Her normally precise cuts became sloppy and the follow-up cuts to clean the first cuts up just made a mess of things and she had to resign herself to the fact that she could only work at her own pace.

The other third year students came into the lab classroom and a few of them caught their breath at seeing Arnold sitting at one of the tables. None of them asked what was going on, even though they were practically dying to find out how he was in their class when he was supposed to be in the first year class.

Hamil saw the reactions and thought about explaining, then shrugged mentally and started the class instead. “You all know my normal procedure by now.” He said with a smile. “I'm only going to give a general outline for this class and then I'll assign some reading materials. I'll give a list of things we'll be working on and I'll also take any questions during the last half hour of the class.” He said. “So, any questions?”

“We can't ask until the end of the class.” Arnold said and a few people laughed.

“That's right, my boy.” Hamil said, glad that Arnold took the opportunity to endear himself to the other third years. “So, this year we are beginning with...”

*

Debbie was shocked that the guy her boyfriend had asked her about was actually in her very first class. She couldn't believe her luck. All she had to do was keep an eye on him and see what kind of girls he meets up with. Her thoughts froze as she sat down at her normal table and the two girls he sat with had just given him quick hugs. Both of them.

Oh, my god. Debbie thought. Is he a playboy? She asked herself. This might actually work out better than I thought. She smiled and listened to the professor's explanation of what was going to happen that year. If he's open to having new girls poking around, then I won't even have to bother with the girls he's near. I can go directly to the source!

Her mind went over the best ways to introduce herself as she wrote down everything that the professor said.

*

Arnold had an off class next, as did Janet and Pam, because they knew that they would need the extra time to do the biology work when there was normal class content to muddle through. As it was, they only had some reading to do. Or Arnold did, since he only had to read it once to memorize it, and Janet and Pam could take the book and read it on their own later.

They didn't have the biology lab until Friday morning when the reading would come into play and they all had different classes before then. They went to an empty classroom and sat down to wait for their next class.

“Pam, don't.” Janet whispered to discourage her friend. “We can go back to the dorm for a while if you want to do anything.”

Pam chuckled. “I'm not some horny teenager that can't get enough of Arnold's wonderful penis, Janet.” She whispered back.

“No, you're a horny twenty-two year old that can't get enough of it.” Janet countered and Pam laughed.

“That's true.” Pam whispered. “Arnold was so thoughtful to let me have so much fun yesterday.” She reached over and pat his crotch. “I can restrain myself for a while.”

Arnold kept reading as he used one hand to unbutton his jeans and pulled his underwear down just enough to let himself pop out.

“Arnold!” Janet blushed and moved over to block the view if anyone looked in through the classroom door's window.

“Arnold, you don't have to do this.” Pam whispered.

“You only have forty-five minutes left.” Arnold said and flipped the page. “I have Calculus next, you have Business Administration, and Janet has Statistics.”

Pam looked down at him and then at his face. “I love you.” She said and then moaned as she went down on him.

Janet had to clamp her mouth shut to stop her laugh. “I think you're both crazy for doing this outside the dorm room.”

Arnold reached out with his free hand and cupped the side of her face, stroked it very lightly, then rubbed his hand through her hair. Janet's face flushed red, because he was doing that to her and not to Pam, even though Pam was the one going down on him.

The three of them stayed there for the entire class, then they had to split up. Pam had been diligent and cleaned Arnold up very well, so neither of them needed to go visit the bathroom. The cleaning wipes that Arnold always kept handy were quite useful as well. For some reason, Janet felt like she got more out of Arnold than Pam did, and she wasn't sure why. It wasn't just the attention, since he had been reading the whole time and had given her the book when he was done.

I think... I think it was because if Pam wasn't there, he would still have done the same thing with me. Janet thought. He would have caressed my cheek, played with my hair, and spent the time with me.

*

Debbie was surprised that the three of them had hidden themselves away in a classroom the whole time. She had passed by on her way to class and then passed by again when her class was over. She was off to her next class and she inadvertently followed Arnold to his calculus class by mistake. She was lucky it wasn't far from her business administration class and rushed to get there.

She saw a very happy Pam sitting near the back of the classroom and decided to avoid her for now. She sat down in a seat near the door and waited. Like the other classes she had been to, it was just the introduction and outline for the year. When it was over, she dropped her things off at her dorm and went off campus for lunch. She went to the Alpha Kappa Alpha house and found her boyfriend on the couch watching television.

“I want you to guess who I found in my biology class this morning.” Debbie said, her voice full of self-importance.

“The tooth fairy!” Her boyfriend said and laughed his ass off.

Debbie let him roll around and laugh himself out as she thought about not telling him.

“All right, who was it?” He finally asked when he calmed down. “Was it that tall blonde babe we saw at registration?”

Debbie glared at him. “No, it was not the Swedish bitch!”

Her boyfriend laughed. “Don't get mad at me over you being jealous of her.”

“It's envious, you idiot.” Debbie spat, then she calmed down. “I found Arnold.”

The guy sat up straight and looked at her. “You're not joking, are you? You actually have him in one of your classes?”

Debbie nodded and he stood up with a big smile on his face. He gave her a hug and a quick kiss.

“I can't wait to tell the guys!” He said and ran out of sight, which left her alone in the living room.

He didn't even ask me for the details. Debbie thought with a sigh and went to the kitchen to get something to eat. She was halfway through her sandwich when she was suddenly surrounded by ten guys bombarding her with questions and demanding answers. She just smiled at them and kept eating without saying anything. She knew she had all the power in their dynamic and they knew it, too.

Debbie took the last bite of her sandwich, licked her fingers, then pointed at the head of the fraternity. “What do you want to know?”

The guy smiled at being picked before her own boyfriend and started asking questions.