It's Just The Woods

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May 1st, 2021
Muses, PA Rachel & Shawn's Home
11:51 P.M.

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"No, wait...hear me out..." Shawn said quietly. Their laughter died down, a few giggles here and there. "Kyle is secretly gay."

Rachel bit her lip to stop herself from laughing. "That explains why he has such a huge man crush on Nicolas."

Hailey coughed her laugh down. "He probably got all excited when I was on top of him." Nicolas said with a smirk.

That comment made them all lose it. Hailey clutched Rachel's arm, both girls throwing their heads back and laughing. "What if he does things after you fight with him?" Rachel said between laughs. The group lost it again.

It took a minute for them to calm down. When they did, they fell into a comfortable silence.

Fredrick cleared his throat. "I have to use the restroom." He said. Rachel giggled at the sudden comment, earning a glare from Hailey.

Fredrick walked towards the doorframe but stopped when he heard movement behind him. Shawn stood up and opened his mouth to speak, but Rachel interrupted him. "Gonna go join him?" She asked with a smirk.

Shawn winked. "Of course. Poor guy probably can't do it himself." Fredrick rolled his eyes and left, flipping them off. Shawn pointed to the hallway. "No, I'm going to get snacks."

Nicolas smiled. "Okay. Get me a water."

"OO, I want a Pepsi and some pickles!" Rachel said.

Hailey cringed. She gagged a little bit. "That's so gross. How could you like that combination?" She asked Rachel.

Nicolas rolled his eyes as the girls began to argue. "Please hurry up because I don't want to third wheel." He said in a whiny voice.

The girls stopped and gasped dramatically. "I am appalled Nicolas! I am not gay!" Rachel pouted at him.

Shawn left, not wanting to hear anymore and headed to the kitchen. He noticed Fredrick and snapped his fingers. Fredrick whipped around and glared at Shawn. "What? I have to pee, dude." He whispered.

Shawn grabbed his arm and drug him to the kitchen. "You see it, too?" Fredrick bit the inside of his cheek, nodding slowly.

Looking around, he fixed his glasses, lowering his voice. "Hailey and Rachel? You think they're gonna get together?"

Shawn chuckled. "No," He took a few cans of Pepsi out of the fridge. "They don't even know that we know what they don't know, but everyone else knows that they don't know something we know."

Fredrick furrowed his eyebrows. "That makes no se-" He stopped himself. "Whatever, all we know is that they definitely like each other."

"Exactly," Shawn took a Mountain Dew out for himself. "They don't know that, though."

Fredrick leaned on the counter. "We've established this. We can't make it obvious, but we gotta make them realize."

Shawn smirked. "Read my mind, Freddie. Hey, can you get the pickles out of the fridge?"

Fredrick did and handed them to Shawn. "Oh, and a Pepsi."

Sighing loudly, he did. Shawn smiled to himself. "And a water."

"Nope, I'm going to the bathroom. Get it yourself." And he walked out of the kitchen towards the bathroom. Shawn chuckled and grabbed his snacks, walking back to the living room.