A BEGINNING TO AN END- RICK RILEY

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As I was walking back to the locker room I hear someone behind me. I ignore it until someone tugs my arm, I turn around ready to slap them in the face. Im really getting used to slapping people today, not gonna lie.

"Woah, don't worry y/n it's just me" he says putting his hands up slightly laughing. Rick. of all people, why rick? "What do you want Riley?" I say questioning why he followed me to our locker room.

"What's got you all upset?" is he serious right now. He's literally in the same boat as me and and asks me why I'm upset?!! "youre soooo funny Rick" I say mocking any girl thats stuck up his ass.

"Why'd you follow me in here Riley?" I say for the final time. "Cant I check up on a fellow student, member of this school" he says, he then takes a bow

I chuckle slightly but cut myself off quickly. "Not adding up Riley. You and your varsity friends don't even come near us, now you're being friendly?" I say wondering why he's being somewhat, nice to me.

"Fairpoint... but you seemed pretty pissed at luis earlier, which I can't blame you" I sigh. "Yeah but, it's like my mind won't comprehend any of this, you know?"

He stands there, is he not phased at the fact he got cheated on?? "I knew it was gonna happen sooner or later... I just didn't think it would be with Mr. 5'5 over there" I laugh at his comment on Luis' height.

" you know she's done this ever since yall have been together... right?" I say trying not to laugh as his jaw drops.

"What do you mean y/n..." he says walking closer to me. "I mean ever since y'all got together she'd be all over one guy then she runs back to you?" "Oh mindy! Hi Mindy! I love you Mindy!" I say mocking him.

"God this makes me look and feel stupid" I laugh slightly. "I genuinely thought you were just desperate" I pat his back as im walking to my locker.

He turns to me "y/n what am I going to do..." I turn and his face just looks, sad? "How can I help you Rick? Why do you want my help anyways?"

He thinks for a minute, then he starts smirking

I couldn't lie when I said that it made me feel something inside... but what was that feeling? I'm not even sure myself.

"oh no, not the smirk..." I say and that only makes him smirk more. "Oh yes the smirk"

"Riley i swear to god if y-" but he cuts me off "Y/n it's not that bad of an idea" he says defensively. "I don't knowww, I mean you came up with it" I smirk lightly.

Wait why am I being friendly to him... and why is he being friendly to me

"Woowwww so funny" he says as I shut my locker. I turn around and we're face to face. "Anyways what was your great plan riley" I say

"Why do you always call me by my last name? My names Rick not Riley" does he think I don't know that- "Rick I obviously know that Riley's not your first name, I just call you it because why not"

"Sure y/n, suree. Anyways the plan" he says then he leans into my ear and I feel his breath right below the tip of my ear, causing my face to go a slight pink.

"We should fake date, you know get them back in a way" I gasp at what he just suggested, I then lightly push him back "What?!! why me? you could use any girl in this school for that. She's gonna come crawling back to you anyways!"

"Y/n listen!" he then lightly pins me to the lockers "it's not like that, cliche I know but tru-" he gets cut off by the ducks all piling in still celebrating the win we had against varsity.

I hear their cheers stop and they're all looking at Rick and I. "I'll think about it, ok Riley?" I whisper into his ear as I pull away a slight smile is on his face. "Ok thanks y/n !" he then pulls me into a hug his hands wrapping around my waist.

I hesitate at first but hug him back wrapping my arms around him. He then lets go of me and turns to the ducks with their jaws slightly dropped.

"Uhm guys can Rick get through real quick" I say standing up walking next to him. They all part into two groups and then just like that, ricks gone.

Don't get me wrong Rick is still annoying, but something about these past minutes has made me feel different about him. I couldn't put my finger on it.

"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!!" Charlie says knocking me out of my thoughts. "Huh- what? what was what?" I say forgetting about anything we were talking about.

"HMMM I DONT KNOW MAYBE RICK THE DICK IN HERE ALL OVER YOU??!!" Charlie says practically yelling. "that's a good nickname" I say trying to change the conversation, 'that obviously didn't work' I think as I see Charlie now glaring at me.

"OK OK, I don't even see the problem charlie it's not like he was messing with anything" I say defending Rick, "OH SO YOURE DEFENDING HIM NOW? DONT SEE THE PROBLEM? HE BASHED US BC WE WERE- WELL US." he says spatting at me.

"It's not like we didn't fight back?! We did and ever since we just won out there tell me what he's done to you, not me you" he stays silent. "Exactly, your little bet with him is over and you won it, happy?" I say

"But that still doesn't explain why he was in here with you, and on top of you?" he says trying to piece it together. Before he gets the chance to I stop him "Look something happened and he followed me to ask me something, nothing more nothing less"

"Y/n what happened?" Connie asks genuinely concerned. I take a glance at Julie then look back to Connie, "it's not important right now, right now is about us, and our win over varsity right??" I say

"YEAH !!" everyone exclaims. "Great!, guys hurry up and get changed I was thinking ice cream celebration??" I say waiting for a reply. Instead they all scurry off to the showers leaving me here laughing at all of their antics.

I was still thinking about what happened with Rick, I mean did I really want to do this? But I thought of the one thing I want, Luis' smirk to drop again. The image of his smirk dropping played over and over in my head. Leaving me to want more, but was Rick really the answer??

Then I think back to that look he had in his eyes, not the cocky, dumbass look he always had. But this look was, sweet. It was weird for me to see Rick in this way but I couldn't help it

"OK WERE READY FOR ICE CREAM Y/NNN !!" I hear Averman call from the other side of the locker room. He comes running over and slips and falls.

I slightly laugh at the boy and help him up. Then the rest of the ducks come out. "Ok are we ready?" I say looking around. "Wait, where's Luis y/n?" Connie says. "Let's not let the man whore ruin our night now come on !" I say walking with the rest of the ducks to get ice cream. Sure the victory was sweet, but I couldn't get Rick out of my head, god I need to figure this shit out.