𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃 ━━━━ A. CHASE.

i. LITTLE FRUIT

001. little fruit !

ETERNITY WAS A VERY LONG TIME. And eternity is how long this trip felt like it was going.

Willa swore she would start scratching peoples eyes out the next time stupid shit came out of their mouth's.

All around her the other state labeled 'bad kids' were screaming and talking as if they didn't know how to control their volume, and Willa was getting a major headache.

The teenager groaned and laid her head against the seat in front of her, shutting her eyes.

"You okay there, frutita?" One of her best friends, Leo Valdez's, voice asked from the seat next to her.

Willa stopped the growing smile that threatened to show on her lips and turned her head slightly to look over at him, "Stop calling me little fruit, you duende."

The boy rolled his eyes and smirked. "I'll only stop calling you that if you stop calling me duende, frutita."

"In your dreams, arson boy."

Leo scoffed and started tapping his chin as if he was in thought. His curly hair started bouncing and his dark brown eyes filled with the same mischief that they did when one of his special plans were set in motion.

Oh, brother, Willa thought.

"Or maybe . . ." The boy started, "I could start calling you pastel de frutas!"

Willa gasped and sat up in her seat. Her eyes practically turned into slits as she glared at Leo. "You. Wouldn't. Dare."

Leo's baby face split in half as her gave her a Cheshire grin, "Oh I would . . . pastel de frutas!"

Willa growled and lunged at him. Leo shrieked and tried to move away from her, but she was too quick. She grabbed onto his sides and started to do the one thing that she knew would make him break. Tickle him.

"No, no, no!" Leo gasped out for air. "You promised me you would never use my one greatest weakness against me!"

Willa smirked and shrugged her shoulders, "I warned you, arson boy."

"Please stop!" Leo begged. "I'll do anything. I won't ever call you a fruitcake again! I'll even do your homework!"

Willa scoffed and rolled her eyes as she kept tickling the boys sides, "I'd only let you do my homework if I wanted to fail, Valdez."

Leo gasped dramatically. "Don't you dare insult my intelligence, Willa Castillo-Reyes."

The 16 year old barked out a laugh.

"HEY!" Coach Hedge shouted. "SECOND TO BACK ROW!"

Willa and Leo both flinched and jumped away from each other. The other kids shushed for a moment and turned to them both.

Willa felt heat rise up her neck and shrugged her coat up her chin.

Coach's baseball cap was pulled low over his hair, so you could just see his beady eyes. He had a wispy goatee and a sour face, like he'd eaten something moldy. His buff arms and chest pushed against a bright orange polo shirt. His nylon workout pants and Nikes were spotless white. A whistle hung from his neck, and a megaphone was clipped to his belt. He would've looked pretty scary if he hadn't been five feet zero.

Hedge glared at them for a moment. "You two better behave yourselves or the whole back row is set for cleaning up after lunch!"

Willa scowled as all of the other kids laughed and went back to what they were doing.

"As much as I love you both, I really don't want to clean up after these hooligans after lunch," Piper said from behind them.

Leo nodded his head and Willa made a noise of agreement.

"Ditto," The girl said, "We all know how these little shits get when they have one more ounce of freedom."

"Fucking crazy," Leo agreed. 

The three of them laughed.

"Very true," Piper giggled. 

author's note !

i finally updated with a chapter??? while it is short, it's still a chapter nonetheless! we got to see insight into leo and willa's friendship in here, with some lines with piper, and they're going to be very chaotic to say the least. in the next chapter, things will start to pick up, as jason will be there!!