Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
The halls of Cole Academic high school was a noisy place. With idiots playing loud music and running down the halls, to the couples making out in front of innocent bystanders lockers, and the self proclaimed nerds, ranting and raving about some science festival that happened the previous night; it was hard for Aurora to even think. Her hands clung to her green bookbag, listening to Zoe talk about her avenger con costume.
"What are you going as again Rory?" Zoe asked. Aurora stopped, completely snapping out of whatever little mind drone she was in. She blinked before turning to Zoe, who had stopped at the top of the steps.
"Steve Rogers, remember?" Zoe's brows raised in recognition as Aurora rolled her eyes. "I'm just not sexifying it up like you are." Aurora told her with a soft nudge. Now it was Zoe's turn to roll her eyes. Zoe was going as Carol Danvers, but instead of staying true to what Danvers actually wore, Zoe was wearing a bodysuit with fishnets.
"Ha. Ha." Aurora smiled, the two of them continuing their trek down the steps. Aurora watched the people pass her, all looking weary and glum. "Really!?" Zoe grunted, stopping the girl in her footsteps. Aurora now zoned back in to the girl who was previously walking silently beside her.
"Sorry, Zoe." Kamala Khan mumbled, picking up the girls fallen textbook.
"It's fine." Zoe told her, taking the books and placing them on her hip. Aurora bit her lip watching the extremely painful exchange. It was no secret that the two had been friends as kids, forced by their mothers, but still. Beside Kamala was Nakia and Bruno. Both of them giving Zoe an awkward smile. Aurora offered them both a smile of her own. Bruno smiled back quickly, before getting hit the stomach by Nakia. Aurora raised a brow before turning to Kamala and Zoe.
"I like your jacket." Kamala told her.
"Thanks." Zoe spoke, looking around for something to complement the girl on. Her eyes landed on Kamala's neck. "I like your necklace."
"Thanks. It's actually my name in Arabic." Kamala explained, her fingers fiddling with the charm. Auroras fingers tapped the straps of her bag.
could this get anymore awkward?
"Okay, see you later." Zoe told the group, offering up a fake smile, before pushing past them.
it could.
"Bye," Aurora told them softly, waving as she passed. Once they were out of range she hit Zoe on the back of the head. "Make that any more awkward could ya?"
"Sorry sometimes I forget you have a crush on Bruno." Zoe retorted. Aurora scoffed.
"I do not have a crush on Bruno." The brunette insisted. She barely knew him. Despite being science partners, the two never talked outside of class, let alone make any sort of contact.
"I honestly don't know why you pretend you don't know him." Zoe snorted. Aurora rolled her eyes.
"Actually I wave at him, he ignores it so, he's pretending not to know me." Aurora sighed. It was quite annoying actually. It's not like she hated him, and she didn't think that he hated her. He just simply pretended she didn't exist.
