𝙽𝚘 𝚆𝚊𝚢 (𝙱𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚢 𝚆𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚡 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛)

4. Blue Moon

"Ethan... Talk to me buddy. You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm great! Nothing like starting the day in some guy's armpit!" He struggled to finish his sentence as the guys arm tightened. "Oh, ow, ow! Okay, okay! We get it, we get it. You're the alpha male and we're not. Just give us wedgies already so we can go."

Y/n's laugh could be heard as she stood, arms crossed in front of them. Benny rolled his eyes, "You could help us, you know?" She shrugged, "Nah, I'm good."

They were suddenly thrown from under the guys arms, stumbling in Y/n's direction as she tried to stabilize them.

"All right, listen up geeks. From now on, we're best buds. Got it?"

Ethan responded quickly, "Yeah, yeah. Yeah, we got it. Wait. What?" Benny nodded, "Yeah! Awesome. Best buds forever. Yeah. totally cool. Headlocks are like jock hugs."

The guy grinned, "Awesome. See you around, Bro 1 and Bro 2!" He gaze shifted to Y/n, "You too, girlie."

He punched Benny and Ethan aggressively on the shoulders, "Yes! Yes!" Laying a gentle pat on Y/n's shoulder, he walked away.

"That..." Benny nodded, "...was awesome!"

Y/n raised an eyebrow in his direction and snickered, "Which part? Tasting his deodorant or the 'love tap' he gave you?" She turned to punch Ethan's already sore shoulder with a grin.

Benny smacked his lips together, "Mmm, glide stick. Extreme glacier ice. Two thousand... nine." He rolled his eyes, "I mean the part where we're friends with David Stachowski. Our street cred just went through the roof!"

Y/n patted his shoulder, "Hey, no offense, but why would a guy like him want to be friends with you guys?"

"Y/n, don't look a gift jock in the mouth. In fact, don't make eye contact with it at all," Benny sighed. He turned to smile at a girl passing by, "Hey, wanna go out? I've got the David Stachowski seal of approval."

She turned back to glare over her shoulder, "Drop dead."

Benny threw his arms up in the air, "See? She spoke to me. That never happened pre-headlock!" Y/n rolled her eyes and grabbed his arms, bringing them down.

Ethan shook his head, "There's something about that guy..." In the distance, David growled at a passing student.

Y/n slowly took her hands off Benny's arms, not noticing the way he slightly drooped at the absence of her touch, and tilted her head, "Yeah, he seems a little... weird."

Benny settled for crossing his arms over his chest, "You mean other than the fact that he's huge and popular and awesome?" He reached behind his ear and pulled out a small bug from his hair.

Y/n took a step back, "Ew, Benny! Is... Is that a flea? Please tell me you don't have fleas."

Ethan looked over her shoulder at the bug pinched between Benny's fingers, "That's a flea."