Runaways

Karolina's POV

A full day had gone by and all Nico Minoru could think about was the sadistic pleasure she had given herself by the simple act of following (y/n)'s lead and freaking out her friends by eating pizza with a fork and knife. She knew it was wrong but it just felt so right.

"Nico?" The Wiccan girl was pulled from her thoughts by the unmistakable voice of Karolina Dean.

"Yes Karolina?" Nico turned to see her friend walking beside her. The two had gone out to Central Park. They were tired of the hotel room and it didn't seem like they were any closer to having a permanent place. Nico looked back at the path ahead to avoid tripping on anything.

"Want to get dinner?" Karolina asked, quickly looking away as Nico once again turned to look at Karolina.

"Yeah I guess so" Nico shrugged. "I'll call the others" she pulled out her phone and turned it on.

"Right, the others. Good" Karolina didn't sound as enthusiastic anymore but Nico didn't think much of it. She texted in the group chat so the group would know where to meet up.

The next day

Karolina watched the door to the bathroom as the sounds of the shower came from within. Nico had gone in a minute before. Karolina glanced at (y/n)'s shirt pocket and the glasses within as he sat at the desk and drew the outline of Nico's beautifully shaped face.

"You're tempted Huh?" (Y/n) smirked before looking up at Karolina. He had been able to feel her gaze on his pocket.

"No!" Karolina lied as she crossed her arms. "I have morals"

"Morals are boring" (y/n) replied as he pulled the glasses from his pocket. "These are fun" he put the glasses on before Karolina could protest and glanced towards the bathroom. "And Nico has an amazing body" he started drawing the girls lips without even looking down at the paper.

"Take those off you jerk" Karolina blushed and rolled her eyes. She glanced at the paper and was easily able to make out the beginning of Nico's face.

"As you wish" (y/n) shrugged as he took the glasses off. He placed them back in his pocket before moving on to draw Nico's lip piercing.

Two hours later

Karolina groaned as she lay cuddled against Old Lace. (Y/n) and Nico had run out to grab some groceries and she just knew that he was going to rub her face in the fact that she was spending time with the girl they both liked.

Karolina quickly turned to the door as she heard it unlock. She watched with a frown as Nico and (y/n) walked in, each sporting a small smile on their face.

"Hey Karolina" Nico smiled at her friend as she and (y/n) placed the bags on the floor and closed the door.

"Hello sparkles" (y/n) nodded at Karolina before walking over to the bed and laying on it. "How was your morning?"

"Not as good as yours I'm sure" Karolina rolled her eyes before watching as Nico sat on the bed beside (y/n).

"You seem tense" Nico spoke as she watched Karolina snuggle closer into Old Lace.

"I'm fine" Karolina lied. It was killing her to watch this boy who had only recently shown up destroy all her progress with Nico. That's when Karolina made the decision. It was time, whether she was ready or not it was time. "Hey Nico?" The girl tilted her head. "Want to go out tonight? Just us?"

"Like a date?" Nico asked with wide eyes. (Y/n)'s head quickly perked up at that. He looked at Karolina with a hurt face but she didn't care, he'd get over it.

"Not like a date. A date" Karolina pet Old Lace before standing up and looking to Nico for an answer.

Nico was silent for a moment. (Y/n) held his arm in his hand tightly as he hoped to god Nico didn't accept Karolina's offer.

"Alright" Nico nodded, a hint of hesitation in her voice. (Y/n) fell back into the bed, he rolled over and smooshed his face into the pillow.

"Great" Karolina smiled and tried to hide her nervousness.

That night

Karolina sat across the table from Nico with a smile. She honestly hadn't expected to get this far.

Nico looked down at the table as they waited for their food. "You know, I never would have expected you to ask me out"

"Really?" Karolina asked curiously. "I figured both (y/n) and I made it pretty clear that we were interested in you"

"Oh you did" Nico quickly replied as she looked back up at Karolina. "But you two kept trying to win me over indirectly instead of directly. The closest either of you came to direct was when (y/n) held my hand the other night"

"(Y/n) held your hand?" Karolina asked causing Nico to nod.

"When we went out for pizza" Nico smiled at the memory of the night. Karolina on the other hand just shuddered at the memory of (y/n) and Nico eating their pizza with forks and knives.

"You know Molly still hasn't recovered from watching you two eat" Nico laughed at that. "I still can't believe you joined in"

Nico shrugged as her smile turned into a smirk. "I never realized how sadistic (y/n) could be until that night. He just watched everyone freak out with a smirk and continued eating" Karolina could basically see the admiration in Nico's eyes as she spoke. Karolina was jealous, she had never seen Nico like that before. "I wanted to feel what he felt, that's why I joined in. And it felt amazing"

Karolina shook her head as she tried to hide her jealousy. "That boy is not a good influence on you" yeah... she failed at hiding her jealousy.

Nico smirked. "What fun is a good influence?"

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