Thiam: Book of One Shots

School Dance

Summary- It's the school dance and Liam wants to get some girls off his back. What better way than to pretend to date Theo?

PS: Hayden is not a werewolf in this and she hasn't dated Liam.

Liam burst in through the front door and rushed up the stairs. He threw open the door to the guest bedroom, without so much as a knock. The boy who sat on the bed leaning against the wall, snapped his head up from his book and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Does the concept of knocking just not apply to you?" He asked, a little annoyed at being interrupted so abruptly.

"I need help" Liam blurted out, ignoring Theo's comment.

The chimera looked at him curiously, wondering what could possibly have caused Liam to willingly ask for his help.

"What is it this time? Hunters? Wendigos? Witches?" He asked, sighing in exasperation.

Liam scoffed. This was something much more important. And something that he dreaded asking Theo's help for. But what other choice did he have?

"The school dance" He said anxiously. "Some girls are practically following me everywhere and I can't shake them. They're probably hoping I would ask to go with them."

Theo blinked at him in disbelief. This was the emergency?

"And?"

"And, like hell I'm going with any of them. Especially not....Hayden" he said, shuddering at the thought.

Theo rolled his eyes, and looked back down at his book.

"Did you here me? I said-" Liam tried again.

"I'm not deaf Liam, I heard perfectly fine" Theo cut him off.

He set down his book and looked at the beta, properly.

"Sooo, your problem is that some girls are stumbling over each other, trying to go to school dance with you?" Theo asked sceptically. "Shouldn't you be happy about it?"

"Why would I be?" He asked, looking genuinely confused. "I just said I don't want to go with them. Besides....I wasn't really going to go anyway" He muttered.

Theo raised an eyebrow, prompting him to elaborate.

"School dances aren't really my thing. I usually just tag along with Mason, but this time he has Corey. So I wasn't going to go, but Hayden won't leave me alone, and I thought that maybe if I go with someone else it'll get her off my back so...." He trailed off, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly.

Theo listened to the beta's ramble in amusement, noticing the way his cheeks coloured a little and his feet shifted nervously. He brought his eyes up to meet Liam's, and saw them fixed on him in a weird way.

"Spit it out little wolf" He said, eyes narrowing suspiciously.

"Ineedyoutobemyfakedatetothedance" He rushed out.

"Geez Liam, try again. Just maybe a tad slower" Theo said, rolling his eyes.

Liam huffed in annoyance. "I said, I need you to be my fake date to the dance" He said, pronouncing each word slowly.

Theo stared at him, eyes widening a little. He didn't speak for a full minute, and Liam was starting to get a little embarrassed, as he shifted uncomfortably under Theo's intense stare.

"You want me to...go to a school dance with you as your...'fake date'?" Theo asked, slowly as if trying to make sure he heard correctly.

"You know- uhh...actually- just forg-" Liam stuttered, cursing himself for coming up with such a stupid idea.