don't you forget about me || John Bender x fem!reader ||

Chapter 15

Caution: This is the beginning of the heavy conversation in the breakfast club. We have Andrew's monologue. This chapter was posted after some editing, but I never read it over again. So you know, the usual, if Brian is named Brain. Let's just blink past it, yeah? 

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"She's a tease." Andrew confidently answered the question before Claire. Your head turned towards the boy, not expecting him to pipe up, but equally annoyed as the conversation continued despite your best efforts at redirecting it. With a roll of your eyes, you lie down again as you bring your arms behind you as you lean back. Oh well, not your problem anymore.

"Oh, why don't you just forget it!" you hear Claire's frustration coming from your side as you stare at the ceiling.

"You're a tease and you know it, all girls are teases!" Andrew defends as if what he states is common knowledge. The comment makes you wonder where you place your cassette player and headphones.

"She's only a tease if what she does gets you hot." Bender's voice is heard as he corrects Andrew. He spares a glance towards his right to the athlete, but his attention is focused towards you lying down. Not giving a single crap to the conversation the group was having. He finds it a little cute. How you lay down with a frown, looking so annoyed at the conversation. When moments before, you were making remarks here and there. Taking the piss at the dumb conversation, honestly, Bender wanted to see more of that from you.

"Ew", you remark as you pat down your sides, looking for your beloved tape player.

"Like little Miss Musican," Bender smirks as he watches your head snap towards him with your brows furrowed in confusion. Oh, Bender knew exactly how to get those remarks from you.

"What?! I'm not a tease," you defensively cry out as you stare at Bender, wondering why he's picking on you all of a sudden.

"Yes, you are."

"When have I ever acted like a tease?!"

"That thing you did with your leg when I was under the table," Bender explains, his voice dropping low and sounding annoyingly smug at the memory. At the sudden mention of those events, you finally move from your semi-comfortable position to sitting up, all while staring at Bender in disbelief. You vaguely take notice of Claire's disgusted 'oh god', and the other three's giggles and drawn out 'Oh's.

Locked into a staring competition of sorts, you carefully observe Bender's form with annoyance. The nerve he has to call you a tease, out of all things! All day, you and Bender have been surprisingly getting along. Yet now he chooses to pick on you? After spending the day messing with Andrew and Claire?

It's then that the thought clicks into place. The longer you look at his annoyingly smug face, you see that Bender doesn't hold malicious intent. This isn't an opportunity to push someone down or to prove someone wrong. Bender is looking for entertainment. Looking to get a raise by pushing your buttons, to make you shift uncomfortably and possibly...to pay attention to him.

Oh, two can play at this game, Bender.

"You think that's me teasing?" You chuckle as you lean closer, "You're so desperate for attention, you'll take anything, huh?" You remark with a near condescending tone. Watching in satisfaction at Bender readjusting his position against the pillar he leans his back against. Pushing his shoulders back and recollecting himself

Hearing the sudden roar from Andrew, Allison and Brian making 'o's sounds from the comeback. You turn your head to view the others. Taking note of how Allison is sitting on top of her knees, her hands in her lap, as she appears hunched over. Brian is hugging his knees while his ankles are crossed over, and Andrew is sitting the same as Claire. Both have their legs out straight in front of them.