Theo hated the bathroom when it was crowded, because toilet times were personal times. And also, he didn't like people listening to him pee. Which is why he had peeked inside the room before entering, and once he was satisfied that it was pretty much empty, he went inside. Theo did his business in the corner cubicle at the very end of the bathroom, but to his HORROR, there was no tissue paper.

NO BOG ROLL.

Theo sat idly on the toilet thinking about what on EARTH he was going to do about it, but nothing came to mind. He didn't have any tissues or wipes in his bag either, so there wasn't much he could do until someone else entered the loos, he supposed. Well, he would wait at least 10 minutes for someone at least.

....

........

So, yeah... he just sat there, contemplating life, and letting off a soft whimper every now and then.

Nigel was taking a relaxing walk and ended up on the sixth floor. He was thinking about going back to the common room. It was not far. But he did need to go to the bathroom and fix his hair. That is always more important. So he entered the sixth floor bathroom and went to the six just looking in the mirror. He does not usually do this but he thought he was alone. But apparently not. He could hear some soft whimpering. Did not expect that.

Was is a ghost and did someone get trapped in a stall with no toilet paper? If Nigel had to guess he would go with the ghost. No one have that much tunnel vision not to check the roll first. Come On.

Nigel was bored enough to even think about finding out who was here. Why not. "Umm...Hello"

Hopefully it was a ghost or this is be extremely awkward really fast.

Alec had an emergency. Not THAT kind of emergency. A HAIR emergency.

Which was definitely an emergency.

The seventh year would have headed over towards his dorm to have a look at the situation at hand but the boy's bathroom was much closer. Plus, he only needed to have a glance in the mirror to see if it was actually there or if his mind was playing tricks on him. He secretly really hoped it was the latter because if not... he was doomed. And panicking would ensue. His hair was a VERY serious matter.

Alec had been walking along a corridor, minding his own business, when his eyes landed on his reflection in the window pane. Naturally, he boy would have glanced at his hair and then walked idly past. But not this time. No. This time something in his hair had caught his attention and he just HAD to stop in here to check it out. Properly.

Because Alec Blake Summers was NOT getting a grey hair at the age of EIGHTEEN.

So he was here. The Head Boy headed straight over towards the mirrors, not even thinking to look at who else was here. His bag had been dropped to the floor and he leant close to the mirror, his hands trying to pick out whatever it was that was there. It was only as his breath fogged up the mirror and he moved along to the next pane that he heard it. A whimper. And someone else was saying hello. Hey Ravenclaw Funny Dude! When did you pop up?

... Pause. "Is someone crying in here?" Was that... hygienic?

The soft whimpering was getting a bit lazy because he was soon distracted by a big fat yawn. Was he REALLY gonna have to drip dry? Theo had probably done that once in his life in an extreme situation, so naaar, he'd wait it out a bit longer. SIGH... MORESADWHIMPERING, WAAAAAAAH

It came to a complete stop when he heard someone say hello.

....

.......... awkward silence.

Theo didn't even move a muscle.

"Hello?" He managed.

Oh my gosh, someone else was here.

This was so embarrassing. It was gonna go all over school that Theodore Kinsley ran out of toilet paper. Theodore Kinsley had to drip dry. Theodore Kinsley is a sissy cry baby.... Anyway, he wasn't CRYING. He was WHIMPERING SOFTLY.

...

Theo opened his mouth to reply to the second boy but he couldn't. He couldn't even recognize their names, so he was half tempted to shout out 'IDENTIFY YOURSELF' before he explained any details.

Okay....so there as an awkward silence. Nigel could deal with that. It just meant that somebody was there that did not wish to be found. Then the awkward silence was interrupted by Alec. When did he get here. You would think there was a joke beneath this whole situation. But Nigel could no think of it.

"Hey, I think it was whimpering. But i am not sure"

This is not what you expect a visit to the bathroom to end up like.

....And Nigel was right, there was somebody there. He heard that hello. Definitely not Alec talking right there. "Do you think we should ask who is there Alec?" Nigel asked Alec. Nigel had never had a situation like this before.

The confused Prefect slowly started taking steps to the stall where the noises originated.

Whimpering. Nigel thought it was whimpering. So... no one was spilling out their woes locked in a toilet, right? "You don't think they're... locked in there, do you?" Trying to find a grey hair was completely forgotten about and eyes were on a stall in particular. Being locked in a toilet would be the WORST way to spend your day.

And ask who was there? "You think so? They can't stay in there forever, right?" That was... well, the person would need to come out sometime to get food or to do their hair. He watched as Nigel took the steps towards the stall, a small frown forming on his face. Should they ask? Finally, he nodded over at the younger boy. He could ask.

... And then... a flashbulb moment. If someone is crying in a toilet, what do you do? Comfort them! ... From outside the toilet. Being comforting them in a stall would be... awkward, to say the least.

Head Boy to the rescue! ... Sort of.

"Hey..." he started, "Whatever you're, erm... you're going through, we can help you, yeah?" Quick glances over at the Ravenclaw Prefect to see if he approved. "We're here for you, man. Me and Nigel. We're your..."

Pause.

"Bros. Broski. Bromeos." Serious!nods.

????????

He could hear people talking but he couldn't quite hear exactly what they were saying. They were talking about HIM, he knew that much. Which meant he was pretty much caught out. Theo stayed quiet for their discussion, and tried to figure out who it was. It was getting a bit more familiar as they went on, especially from the second boy that had entered the bathroom.

OOH... they were talking to him...

NIGEL? Nigel, okay. Nigel was good. Nigel was a good guy. Nigel wouldn't spread horrible rumors about him. WOULD HE? As for the other guy...

........

Bromeos?

..................

Who would say something stupid like that? Theo thought about the closest voice that he could match it up with and... oh my gosh. "Is that Alec Summers?" He said, a little annoyed. It didn't take much for Alec Summers to annoy Theo, and apparently now, it was because he just called him a BROMEO.

"True" Nobody could stay in a stall for that much longer. They would have to leave, Right, They would have to eat eventually? Eating is important. Well it was still a mystery as to who was in the stall, But they were making a bit of progress. Nigel had nothing to say to the broski, bromeo thing. Maybe it was pure insanity or it was just awesomely awesome. Nigel could not tell at this time.

And what was a Bromeo?

Never-mind that for now. The person talked and it seemed like they knew Alec.Not that friendly that question was. How many prefects does it take to figure out who is trapped in a stall? That type of joke seemed relevant at this time. "Seems like he knows you?"

Alec nodded at Nigel. Good. The boy seemed to agree with him. Teamwork was definitely necessary here. Fistbumps would have happened but... they were in a bathroom.

Pause. ... How... did the person know it was him? Was Bromeo something he was known for? Alec... didn't know how he felt about that. He had always thought that if he was known for something, it would probably be for Quidditch. Or his hair -- which definitely did NOT have a grey strand in there if he could help it. Or the shiny badge pinned to his chest. But... bromeo?

... Maybe he shouldn't have said that. Maybe.

"I... and what if it is?" They didn't sound too... happy about it either. Had he unintentionally offended someone? Or... wait... "You're not in trouble, you know. Nigel and I aren't going to shout at you or... or give you detention." Nevermind the fact that they didn't have the power to hand out detentions. The weeping guy didn't need to know that.

"Seems like he does..." he said, shooting Nigel a very confused look, "Do you think he knows who you are?" Was it even a he? It sounded like a he but... you never know, right? What if... what if a girl had gotten so scared about the chamber of secrets history that she refused to go into the girl's bathroom? And now she was hiding out in the boy's one because it was... better?

... He was getting ahead of himself.

"Psst. Nigel. Ask him who he is."

Awkward silence. Theo shivered a little since his trousers were still by his ankles and all.

...

O_____O

Nigel and I aren't going to shout at you or give you detention.

This was definitely Alec. Even with a DOOR between them, he still managed to grate on Theo's nerves, so it must be him. "Why would I be in trouble? I have... run out of toilet paper." He muttered the last part but the rest was very much in a raised voice. He listened to them conversing with each other a bit more and was a little confused.

Did they not know who he was? Was he gonna get away with this?! Why was he offended that they hadn't recognized his voice by now?

All these questions.

Nope still no idea who this was. They probably did know who was in that stall. But the name escapes them at the moment. But no shouting was good and they could not give detention obviously. So that was that. Though Alec's question did make him think. "Maybe he does know."

Then the guy in the stall asked a good question. He had not done anything wrong other than occupying a stall for probably far to long. But that did not warrant any Professor or other kinds of trouble. He did not hear the mumbling at the end. Probably nothing important. Nigel turned to Alec after about a minute of thinking and decided. "Okay, I will ask"

Nigel took a step forward. Since they were already basically in front of the stall. "Would you mind telling us your name or do you need any help?"

Was that polite enough? He did not want to demand knowing or anything like that. Nigel thought why not ask if he needed any help. Why else would he still be in the stall and not just walk out?

Maybe he did, yeah. Alec wouldn't be surprised. Lots of people knew the prefects and people on the Quidditch team, even if it was by sight. As for the person in there... the voice sounded familiar. And when he spoke, Alec leant right near the door to try and figure out whose voice it was. The muffled door didn't help in the slightest.

Why would he be in trouble? "Erm... well... that's why I thought you were still in there and didn't want to come out." Or why the boy sounded a little... put off at the idea that there was an Alec Summers in the same room as him. He wasn't that bad. "But... you're not. So I'm glad we came to that conclusion." Nodnod.

They were going nowhere with this.

He also didn't know what had been mumbled at the end. Sorry, dude.

And he was still leaning right near the door so he inched off to one side slightly as Nigel stepped forward and spoke up. Nice question was nice. The boy received a nod of approval and a thumbs up from the Head Boy. Now if the guy would cooperate and not... make up a fake identity, that would be great. Because one half of this party was naive enough to believe nearly anything.

Turning to look over at the Ravenclaw, Alec shuffled closer towards him and lowered his voice slightly. "We need a plan on how to get the person out of there."

Ayyup... Nigel was talking, but Theo still didn't want to answer. Not truthfully, anyway. He went over all sorts of possible outcomes in his head, ie, who he was going to pretend to be. There was only about three people that Theo really wanted to pin this on and wouldn't feel bad about it at all.

Or... of course he could just make up an identity.

...

"C-asper. My name is Casper." His voice suddenly turned rather squeaky because he was pretending to be a first year apparently. A first year with his brothers name. DAMN, BAD MOVE.

Alec was talking nonsense as usual. Theo pressed his eyebrows together and thought about ignoring him completely. "Right." His voice went back to normal this time. You know, he had been sat in here for 10 minutes now and it really was not worth the hassle. Theo sighed heavily.

Casper.......Casper. Nigel did not know any Caspers. Now why was he speaking with a squeaky voice? Is he afraid we will know who he is? Nigel had no idea what to do know. He did ask him, Nigel was 99 percent sure was not named Casper, for help. But still not answer. So what now?

"Good Idea. Levitating would be extremely awkward and blowing the door off would just cause more problems for us. Hmm....You think he needs toilet paper?"

It was just a shot in the dark because Nigel assumed it would just magically appear or he could just summon some himself. Maybe it was possible.Shrug. Really, why make the effort with the fake voice if you just end up going back to your regular voice. Nigel turned to Alec and asked

"Why is he using a fake voice. Does he think we are idiots?"

Casper? "Like the ghost?"

Alec slapped a hand across his mouth, his grey-blue eyes widening at the question he had just asked. In all honesty, the question had tumbled out of his mouth before he could stop it. It was almost like a reflex: mention Casper, think of the ghost. The friendly ghost. The good guy in that incredibly old Muggle movie.

Moving on? Awesome idea.

"Erm... it's... it's great to meet you," Pause. "Casper." Confused looks were shot over towards the Ravenclaw. Was there really a guy named Casper in this school? How had he never met one before? And had Nigel noticed the squeakiness of the guy's voice? That wasn't right.

Nigel had plans, which Alec was extremely happy about. Smart, the guy was. "Yeah... I don't think he'd appreciate us blowing the doors off. Especially if he was doing number two." And that led to the question Nigel asked. Toilet paper? "I... maybe. Should we levitate some over the stall for him?" He could use it to wipe away his tears too. Nodnod.

So Nigel HAD noticed the squeaky voice part! "I hope he doesn't think that. We're not idiots." Clearly. "Maybe he's scared... or wants to blame someone else. I mean... which boy wants to admit that he's been crying in the toilets?" It was a matter of ego.

Like the ghost.

Theo snorted out a laugh because it was funny. He used that one a lot on his brother. It soon crossed his mind that he was pretending to be Casper, so laughing at that joke was yet another bad move. "Shut up, Summers." He said unconvincingly.

They really weren't getting too far with this, were they?

Theo decided to just come out with it, because they didn't know it was him, so what harm could be done? Of course, what if they waited around until he simply HAD to leave this cubicle? He couldn't stay in here for the rest of his life... SIGH. "Can I just have some toilet paper? Please and thank you." OKAY, IT WAS DONE.

GASP.

Was Alec actually believing his name was Casper or just playing along because Nigel could not really tell with any certainty at this point. There was no sarcasm that was for sure. Not even going to touch the ghost thing. Woud have been cool if it was an actual ghost.But alas it was not. Alec had some good points that Nigel had thought about after blurting out the ideas. "Yeah and that is a good idea"

Well....this guy obviously did not like Alec. Would not even call him by his first name. Very Interesting. What did Alec do to him?

All Nigel could do was nod in agreement to what Alec was taking about ego. If this guy was crying on the toilet. Why would you want to talking about it. Best course would be to leave him alone. Still thinking about how to open the door, the guy in the stall spoke without the squeak and only needed toilet paper. See ff he would have said this in the beginning there would not be such as scene."Okay" Merlin. Nigel asked Alec the obvious question.

"Do you see any spare toilet paper?"

Alec raised his eyebrows and shot Nigel a look. The guy in the stall was very confusing, did he know? First the snort, at his own NAME, if that even was his name. And then... then the Summers part. Nobody called him Summers. Who was this 'Casper' person and what had Alec done to annoy him?

He was glad that Nigel thought that his idea was a good one. "Think you're going to stay here when he finally comes out?" If so, could they both cross their arms, yeah? Look tough to see who this Casper person was. And... Alec... didn't want to be the only person standing on the other side once the stall was unlocked. How awkward would that be?

Very. Very awkward.

... Guy needed toilet paper. Okay. Did he see any? "I... no. None in here," he started, peeking into the next empty stall and over at the tissue dispenser, "Do you? And... aren't these magically filled?" Or did the house elves come and put some in themselves? Or someone else? ... Surely not the groundskeeper, right? Right.

... Pause. "What do we do if we can't give him toilet paper?" They couldn't run, right? That was rude. And Alec wasn't rude.

Was it really so difficult to grab him some toilet paper? Seriously. Theo could have found first years who were less thick. Alec, he expected it from, but Nigel? Come on, dude. Theo let out an angry growl because he was getting COLD and really just wanted a shower, but he soon shut up when the boys started discussing things again.

Wh...

They couldn't FIND any?

Theo couldn't help but start his whimpering again as he made his final decision. He would have to just pull up his trousers and find a new cubicle. It would be okay. He would only have to suffer for a few seconds to find some loo roll, and then he would be somewhat clean again. He pressed his eyes shut, and stood up quickly to pull his trousers up. ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP.

Ew, gross. Ew, gross. Ew, gross. Ew, gross. Ew, gross.

And with a deeeeep breath, Theo pushed the door open with such a force that it slammed against the wall and almost thwacked him in back in the face. Theo was fast, though, and made his way straight to the next cubicle, ignoring the two boys completely.

None in there either! Or the next one. Or the next. "WHAT THE HELL..." He stood with his hands on his hips and frowned at Nigel and Alec. Was it their fault? Who knows. Maybe they stashed the toilet roll for themselves. He was sooooooooooooooo on to them.

"Always thought they magically replaced once done" Now they had a serious problem. No Toilet Paper. This was the worst possible scenario. The only think left to do was go to the Prefect's bathroom and grab some. Nigel was just about to ask Alec to wait for him to get some. When apparently he had enough talking.

Wait..........."THEO?"

He was running into the next stall like his life depended on it, and then the next, and finally the last stall. Well Alec did say there was none here.

"I was going to say wait till i get some from the Prefect's bathroom. But....."

Nigel was trying real hard no to laugh at this absurdity right now.

Nigel thought they had been magically filled too. Good. This made Alec feel smarter, in a sense. "Looks like that's not the case now..." he said, shooting the boy a defeated look. What would they do if there wasn't any toilet paper around? Go and ask a professor? See if the girl's toilets had any?

... They weren't allowed in the girl's toi--

... BLINK. BLINK. What...? THEO?!

"You're not Casper." Captain Head Boy Obvious right here.

And he had taken it upon his own hands to look for toilet paper? He probably could have done that before if he was that desperate. Alec scrunched up his face. Did that mean... that he hadn't... wiped...? ... He shook his head and tried to concentrate on the situation at hand. Nigel's idea had been a good one but it made the seventh year clear his throat in an attempt not to laugh. It wasn't that funny, right?

... Wait... "Why were you cry-- whimpering in the toilets?" Because... of no toilet paper?

And he looked angry, did he know?

Yes, it was Theo. Should he have done a big TA-DAAAAAAA reveal? "Well," He began in answer to Nigel. "You kept me waiting, didn't you? I've been in there for, like, 15 minutes!!!!" He had stopped glaring at the boys by now, and had already made his way over to the sinks where he began his hand washing routine, only this time it was a little more obsessive than usual.

He rolled his eyes at Alec. "Well spotted, Sherlock Holmes." Was there even a Casper at this school? Idiots.

"I wasn't crying!" Theo turned abruptly around and let his soaking wet hands drip onto the floor. "I was trying to get someone's attention to come and help me. If only I could've chosen who walked through the door..." He muttered the last part then turned to the soap dispenser. He covered both hands with the stuff and rubbed away. In between the fingers, halfway up his arms. EVERYWHERE.

They'd better not be laughing at him...

Theo would totally punch some faces. Or... poke some faces. Okay, he would go and tell Profoessor Bellaire on them for sure.

After his visit to the towers to drop off some books, check in with Callie and well Airey too but he wasn't there Leo started to make his way down the staircase. On the sixth floor landing he stopped indecisively before he made a dash towards the boy's bathroom. There was no time to get to his office.

When you needed to go you needed to go!

Thrusting open the door Leo stopped dead on the threshold momentarily forgetting his full bladder at the sight of three boys; prefects already in the room. Staring at the three of them blankly he wondered why they were there. Why not use the prefect’s bathroom?

STARE!

STARE!

STARE!

Do not laugh, Do not laugh. It would only make things so much worse. Nigel especially did not want to get on his Co-Prefect's bad side. Nope. Had it really been 15 minutes. Only felt like 5 at most. Maybe being stuck in a stall made it feel longer. He had not stared at his hair that long in the mirror had he?

Nigel just shrugged. He had nothing to say. Plus if he started talking a laugh or two would probably come out. Sarcasm, have to love it. Now the question is did Alec understand it. That was a big if only that Theo wanted.

"Um....i think that is enough soap"

It was halfway up both his arms. Wow that was a lot of soap. And right after Nigel said that the door opened and the Librarian came in. This is only getting weirder

"Hair Emergency, Yeah"

That would explain why two of them were here at least.