Gamma & Beta: Challenges Made and Accepted jimsub81

The Gamma house brothers sat in the shade of a large tree as Bruno did his level best to understand the tutoring help and said, "Awe, its no use Kaya I can't get this Organic Chemistry. Its like it just don't make sense!" Kaya said, "Sure you can Bruno you just need to concentrate. You're not dumb!" Kaya's last words were overheard by a passing group of three fit and incredibly well dressed young men from Beta House which was open to only the bluest of blue bloods.

Colby, Jefferson and Forbes stopped short as Colby held up a hand. He recognized the two other men as being part of the handsome clan from Gamma but didn't know their names. He couldn't resist giving the "Lower class" a verbal shot and said, "Now, now there. Don't argue with your friend. It sounds as if he has a firm hold on his mental acumen." Jefferson and Forbes snickered as Kaya and Bruno looked to Colby with annoyance. Bruno just blurted out in a thick New York accent, "Hey I don't think anyone was talking to youz guyz!" He and Kaya got their feet. Forbes repeated Bruno, " 'Youz Guyz,' what a delightfully quaint expression!"

Kaya, the incredibly handsome Hawaiian, felt the tension building and didn't want to get into it here. He tried to smooth out the situation with a stab at being pleasant, "I'm sorry, I don't believe we've met before." He extended his had to Colby and said, "My name's Kaya and this is Bruno.", pointing toward his olive skinned frat brother with the beautiful features of his Mediterranean heritage. Jefferson, the blonde headed heir to one of Boston's oldest investment banking firms repeated the names, "Kaya and Bruno. My, how wonderfully......Ethnic!" The three Beta men laughed again as Colby said , "Well Kaya and Bruno, My name is Colby, this is Forbes and Jefferson." Bruno said, "So you guys always call each other by your last names? What's up with that?" Forbes let out a sigh and said, "Bruno, my good man, those ARE our first names." Bruno snorted out a laugh showing his blue collar up bringing and said, "Ha Ha, could've fooled me. They sound like last names to me!" Colby said, "Well......Bruno! they happen to be very old, very well respected names. But I don't suppose you would know that. Now would you?" Forbes then asked Bruno, "So, Bruno, tell me, are you here at Simpson on some sort of athletic scholarship?"

Kaya sensed the condescending tone in all of their voices. It was not lost on Bruno either as he said, "I know guyz like you. I've known you all my life. You go around thinking your all better than everyone else cause your Daddy's got money. Well, that don't mean shit to me!" The three Beta men seemed taken back a little at Bruno's forceful outburst but Colby composed himself quickly and spoke to his friends yet meant the words for Bruno, "Did you ever notice how it always seems to be the people who don't have money that say it doesn't matter?" Little did Colby know that Bruno's Father had made a fortune that would rival the fathers of many a Beta man from a successful plumbing contracting business in Westchester.

Kaya grabbed Bruno's shoulder as he knew the Italian American had a propensity for rash actions. He didn't want to go at it three on two in the middle of the quad. "Come on Bruno. Lets get back to the house." Bruno shrugged Kaya off wanting a piece of Colby right then. Jefferson sensed a twinge of fear in Kaya and decided to bolster his often wimpy image by engaging Kaya as a possible opponent for himself. "Kaya, that's an interesting name. Where are you from?" Kaya was unclear on Jefferson's motives and offered a quick, "Hawaii." Colby said, "Oh yes Hawaii, the vacation destination of the middle class." Jefferson said , "Come now Colby. Hawaii is one of these fifty United States after all. It has been since 1958." Kaya looked Jefferson in the eye and said, "Hawaii was inducted into the union in 1959." Then sarcastically added , "My good man!" Jefferson flushed with embarrassment. As soon as Kaya said that he knew Kaya was correct. Jefferson hated to be wrong, just hated it. He put up a fake a smile as anyone had ever seen and said, "Well, I stand corrected."

Bruno's mouth shot off again and said, "Man, your lucky you're STANDING at all! Kaya could rip your scrawny ass in half! Just like I'm about to do to Mr. Colby here!" Colby and Bruno went into an intense stare down. Jefferson did the same with Kaya. Forbes broke the moment by saying, "Well then gentlemen, we appear to have a couple of matches made! And I for one think it grand!" He stepped in between his frat brothers and placed an arm over each of their shoulders. Forbes looked back and forth from Bruno to Kaya and said, "So shall we assume you are game for this?" Bruno blew some air out of his nose in a mock laugh and said right at Colby, "Man, I'll take this jerk apart limb by limb." Colby said, "I seriously doubt that old boy but you're most welcome to try!"

Jefferson looked at Kaya and said, "And you sir? Are you up for it as well?" Kaya said quietly but convincingly, "I'm up for it." Forbes clasped his hands together once saying, "Splendid! Allow me to handle the preparations." Bruno said, "Fine, go knock yourself out. We'll see youz guyz in the ring! Come on Kaya, lets get out of here." Jefferson said, "Yes, why don't you go? The rather unpleasant smell of garlic and pineapple fusing together is becoming a bit nauseating!" Surprisingly it was Kaya that made a lunge at Jefferson that Bruno restrained. The three Beta men moved back a little but saw Kaya was held. Bruno said quietly into Kaya's ear, "The ring bro, save it for the ring. Smash that little fuck in front of everyone!"