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"You look so fabulous!"

"Who are you wearing?!"

"That tuxedo looks absolutely sharp!"

Logan, a handsome man with black hair and eyes, strolled into the annual black tie gala, waving his hand around and accepting compliments left and right about his attire. But he couldn't help it, after all he had to be one of the best dressed at the gala and Logan's flamboyant attitude was just making him irresistible to everyone. He went with a rich black tuxedo tail jacket, a prestigious white tuxedo shirt that accompanied his white bow tie and vest, black slacks with his black sheer socks and patent leather shoes.

Logan strided around the gala, making sure everyone got a good glimpse of his tuxedo tails and they most certainly loved it.

All except one.

Julian sipped his cinder with a scowl. "Of course, Logan's here" he muttered with anger.

Julian is a beautiful man himself, with gelled brown hair, clean shaven facial hair, and amber eyes. Like every man, Julian wore a stunning tuxedo tail combined with a white bow tie, tuxedo shirt, and vest. With his black slacks, he covered his own black sheers but not his shiny patent leather dress shoes.

Julian held back rolling his eyes at the flamboyant man, jealousy all over his demeanor. This was nothing new.

Their rivalry traced back to high school. Logan would always find some way to nonchalantly 1-up Julian whenever it came to something they competed at. Projects, presentations, even impressing their significant others.

Logan was mixing and mingling with others before seeing his old classmate, "Hey, Julian!" The flamboyant man was oblivious to Julian's hatred towards him. Logan approached the brooding man, the heels of his shoes clicking against the sparkling marble floor as they did.

Julian wanted to ignore the impending conversation but he didn't want to be rude, despite his dislike towards him. "Hello, Logan."

"How have you been?"

'I was doing wonderful before you entered,' Julian thought before actually speaking, "I've been doing alright."

"That's great! I've been wonderful," Logan offhandedly said, "Things have been going great for me. I've got a successful business, a wonderful wife, you remember Avery right?"

Hearing the name Avery stung Juilan. How could he forget? After all, that was the deepest scar that Logan gave him. Not that the flamboyant man knew.

"How could I forget?" Julian said through grit teeth. He was doing his best to keep himself composed at this event.

"She's amazing. Just like my science fair project during junior year. And my speech in English which got a standing ovation. And" Logan continued to rant about the many, many, many 1-ups that he did. Unknowingly, enraging his former classmate. From high school to even college.

Hearing each of those unpleasant memories just nearly made Julian grow a vein like he was in a cartoon.

After a few more minutes of Logan's 'conversation,' he left a fuming Julian who sipped his wine before growling.

"Why did he have to be here of all places tonight?!" the brunette snarled. He looked to the program he was given before reading what it said, 'Logan Acosta- keynote speaker.'

Julian scoffed, "A keynote speaker? As if I want to hear that annoyance speak again. I would rather dip myself in cheese fondue"

Then the brunette felt a plan formulate in his mind. One to ensure that Logan would finally keep his mouth shut.

"And your keynote speaker Logan Acosta!"

Logan walked onto the stage, waving his hand as if he was royalty. With a handshake, he took to the podium to begin.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now I would just like to take a moment to thank all of you. After all, you're all successful right? Why not give yourself a hand?"

The audience applauded themselves before Logan officially began his speech.

Had the flamboyant man looked up, he would have seen something that might dramatize him.

Julian, himself, was a master of engineering. While it was a hard course in college, it had its merits. So, before the speech had even begun, the brunette had set up the dominos for his rival's fall. And he couldn't help himself, picturing the look on his face.

Logan went on with his speech, mentioning success and other tips to help feed his own ego.

"So, with all that being said, thank you for your time," the flamboyant man concluded

And Julian's plan started.

Above Logan, a large bucket tipped over released its contents.

Logan, busy soaking up the applause -even with a little bow-, felt a drip hit his hair. This enticed Logan to look up

And get a faceful of rich, yellow, molten cheese.

The substance fully covered Logan, yellow immersing the flamboyant man with the molten dairy product. Cheese infiltrated his hair, rushing down Logan's tailcoat and shirt, covering his pure white bow tie in yellow. It reached his slacks, staining them gold and splashed his expensive patent leather dress shoes.

The audience was disgusted, women aghast and men astonished.

Logan was utterly shocked and humiliated at the outcome. His designer tuxedo was nothing more than a sloppy yellow mess now. With an astonished expression, Logan wiped his eyes clean to the best of his ability. He began to shiver and shake as he looked towards his yellow sloppy hands. Logan held in a scream as he nearly began to slowly walk off stage.

While in the audience, Julian was hysterical. He finally managed to get his revenge for all the times Logan had 1-upped. He didn't feel any remorse towards his 'rival,' the scene was too enjoyable for him not to laugh at. Julian continued to laugh to no degree. He never wanted the moment to end. And with his phone having recorded it, he would relish this for the rest of his life.

Descending the stairs, Logan surveyed the crowd, trying to understand who would do such a despicable crime to him. Whatever has he done to deserve such a heinous act. That's when Logan heard the laughter and pinpointed the culprit.

The cheese-covered speaker stormed across the gala, everyone parting to avoid having any excess cheese on their attire as well. Julian was too busy wiping the tears from his eyes, to notice his rival.

Logan gave a forceful shove that caught Julian by surprise. Julian stumbled back a bit before trying to wipe the cheese prints of his jacket.

"The fuck is your problem?!" Julian yelled.

"I just got dumped with cheese and you're laughing about it!" Logan retorted.

Julian gave a dismissive wave, "Oh, please. Ever seen 'Carrie?' It's not like you have psychic powers."

"This is a designer tailcoat! Something that is well expensive, mind you!" Logan yelled.

Julian got into his rival's face, not caring about the cheese or odor it now had, "Maybe you should have tried so hard to 1-up and maybe, just maybe, you would have saved your oh-so precious tuxedo."

Infuriated by the claim, Logan gave a more forceful shove that made Julian almost slip this time. Julian managed to catch himself but was sent back a measure distance.

"Oh, grow up," Julian chided.

"Me?! Real original!" Logan said and charged into Julian, this time tackling him. Both men fell down into the nearest contraption: a massive chocolate fountain.
The two broke off after falling in. Logan's hands, pants, shoes, and socks were covered in the molten brown dessert, contrasting his already cheese covered tuxedo. Logan submerged Julian within the fountain, the latter failing his legs about with his face within.

Julian managed to resurface from time to time, gasping and inhaling large amounts of air before Logan attempted to plunge him again. Eventually Julian managed to kick Logan off, making him fall on his back and get his back soaked in chocolate now.

Julian emerged, rather infuriated at the cheap move, sitting up as he took a moment to comprehend the fact he was fully covered. Julian lost his dapper appearance due to his personal grudge against his 'rival.' Thanks to his squabble, his former black tuxedo tailcoat was all brown now; his white bow tie, dress shirt, and waistcoat were exceptionally stained to no degree. His black slacks were damp and sticky, making his sheers and patent leather dress shoes all dipped in chocolate too. Julian's handsome face was also smeared with the liquid dessert.

Both men got up and carefully waded out of the chocolate fountain. Julian just straightens his molten appearance, not caring about the chocolate dripping from his body. Logan, on the other hand, tried wiping himself clean but to no avail.

Logan was about to rush him again, but two security guards came and restrained him. Julian was about to make a snarky remark until two more security guards took him next. Logan complied respectfully while Julian struggled against the unnecessary force -in his opinion. After being escorted out of the gala, both messy men just glared at each other.

"Well despite the outcome of my own appearance, I am quite pleased with how tonight went," Julian remarked.

Logan scoffed, "Unbelievable. You consider drenching me in cheese then nearly covering me in chocolate all for some petty revenge as a 'successful' night?"

Julian did a fake thinking expression before shrugging, "Well it has its merits."

Logan rolled his eyes, "I can't believe that you are enjoying this. We have literally been kicked out of a sophisticated event! Something I've worked hard for."

"I worked hard too," Julian snapped, "It was going to be a great night before you showed up with all the attention."

"Oh, that's what all this is about," Logan realized, "You think fame is easy?"
"Well, you do it," Julian snapped, "So it can't be too hard."

Logan facepalmed, despite the mess covering himself, "It's exhausting, Julian. Not to mention, I literally have to set an example. I've been stuck with trying to be a model man for so long now! And now, I look like a laughing stock!"

Having heard all of what his rival just said, Julian raised an eyebrow, "You find it exhausting? Yeah, right."

"It's true," Logan admitted, "Just because you thought I was better than you, it didn't make my life easier."

Julian eyed his rival carefully. While he didn't want to admit it out loud, maybe he was being a bit petty with gunging in cheese. "Okay, okay," Julian started, "Perhaps I went a little overboard by planning that cheese bit."

"A little?"

Julian dismissed the question, "I guess what I'm trying to say is sorry. I'll be completely honest Seeing you tonight brought up some old wounds. Guess, I got too caught up with the past and I let it all out."

Now it was Logan's turn to eye the other man. Admittedly himself, he wasn't oblivious to Julian's jealousy. He thought they had moved past that but apparently the man still held grudges.

"I guess you did," Logan said, "... Well since we aren't exactly allowed back inside and I doubt we will be invited to an event like this anytime soon how about a drink?"

Julian broke into a smile, "Yeah, I suppose that would be nice. Though, you think a bar would accept a chocolate covered man such as me?"

Logan stifle his laughter. "We'll have to wait and see."

The two slopped men began to walk to the nearest bar, arms around each other signifying the end to a petty grudge and a new friendship forged.