Cinnamon buns 'n' Skateboards

[12] friends

Another week went by, and as Nick started to spend more and more time with Karl, he felt something building up inside him. „I should call him." He thought.

And so he did. Nick calmly selected Clay's number into the phone, and a few dial tones came up.
„Hi Sap! How's it going over there?" His best friend's voice echoed through the phone.
„ It's going really good! I'm actually in a band now."
„My man's made friends!"
„yea.. and do you remember the guy at the bakery i told you about?"
„Yup."
„Well he's in my bio class and we got paired for a project! Also he's our drummer."
„Oh so you've been hanging with him a lot and you're starting to develop feelings?"
„I don't know, maybe?"
„Great. Okay. Listen, do you guys both skate?"
„Yea i think so."
„Okay, ask him out to a skate-date."
„What? No, he'd say no and it's not even like i like him romantically."
„Okay then it won't be a date, but you could go skating with him and let your feelings guide you."
„Oh... i see."
„Yea and then you're gonna stumble and get awkwardly close to him, like you're falling on top of him?"
„What."
„Yea and then you like almost-kiss him!"
„Did you see this in a movie? Or read it in a fanfic?"
„Both."
„Oh come on Clay!" Nick scoffed. He pronounced the other boy's name the way does when he's devastated. (Short A/N: Cuh-lay if you know what i mean)
„Stop complaining! It's a good idea, ain't it?"
„No it is not!"

Nick knew damn well he thought this was a good idea. He wasn't going to do it though, not on purpose. And he didn't have to.

„I can literally hear you smiling! Just admit you like it!"
„I really don't!"
„Try it? For me?"
„Oh my god. Okay, fine, i will 'ask him out' on a skate date, but i won't purposefully fall on him and almost kiss him. That's stupid."
„Okay. Deal. But you need to tell me about, alright?"
„Alright. Now leave me alone!"
„Hey! You called me!"

They moved on to a different topic. And another one, and another one. Meanwhile Karl was still with Wilbur.
„So what is that thing between you and Nick?" The tall guy asked.
„What? Nothing. We're friends. That's all."
„Come on Karl, i do see how he looks at you."
„What does he look at me like?"
„The same way you are looking at him!"
„What way am i looking at him?"
„You know, that way."
„Oh."
„Yeah."
„So you're saying he has a crush on me? And that i have a crush on him?"
„Exactly."
„Nah dude, I'm definitely straight."
„You sure about that?"
„Yep. Totally."
„Okay. But do you think you could maybe like him as more than a friend?"
„I dunno."
„Oh my god."
„What?"
„This is pointless."
„What?! You are pestering me with questions!"
„Yea, and you aren't giving good answers."
„Oh come on Will."
„What?"
„You are asking me very private questions."
„Yea but we've known each other for two years!"
„Of which we haven't spoken at all at least one. People change Wilbur. And if you think you are my best friend now, just because you're the lead singer in the band we made up literally yesterday, no. You are not."
„Karl i'm sorry. You both were just looking at each other that way and i thought there might be something, you know?"
„Yea but there isn't. And i think it'd be better if you'd leave now."
„Okay, sure. I truly am sorry. Bye." Wilbur stammered awkwardly as he left.

Nick was happy with the outcome of this day, Karl was absolutely not.

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I am in desperate need of a wilbur stream.