Style - Experimentation

Chapter 9

"Haha, you don't have to act so invested in the story, I know it's not too interesting."

"Wendy was doing that... while Stan..."

"Oh shit! I forgot she was dating your best friend! Oh god.. please don't tell Stan... I wasn't supposed to tell anyone about this..." Bebe covers her face.

Kyle gently moves Bebe's hands from her face, "I won't, cause I'm in the EXACT same boat..."

They share more of their stories with each other, realizing that their stories were practically identical.

Bebe looks shocked, "At the same time?! Me and Wendy, you and Stan... This is crazy!"

"Seriously. I wouldn't have believed you if you hadn't told me first."

"Guess we both lost, yeah?" Bebe gives Kyle a sad smile.

"Maybe... It just... It felt so SO real. How could he not feel anything now..."

"Kyle... I have an idea." Bebe perks up.

"What is it?"

"Let's see if they felt something, we can test it. They are probably both comfortable right now because they know neither of us is interested in anyone else. What if we tell them that WE are together, then we see if they get jealous or anything like that? We can say we are going to prom together, it's only a couple of weeks away. What do you say?"

Kyle thinks for a moment, "I guess I don't have anything better to do now... Let's do it."

They shake hands. Both of them feel much better than they did just 30 minutes ago.

-

The next day Kyle and Stan meet at the bus stop as per usual.

Stan smiles at Kyle, sending a bit of pain through his chest. "Hey, Kyle! How are you?"

"I'm good, how about you?"

"Good~ Wendy and I watched movies all night... She's so nice."

"Yeah... Stan, I need to tell you something."

"Okay, what's up?"

"I- I have a girlfriend."

For only a split second Stan's expression goes sour, then it goes back to a smile. "Really? Who is she?"

"Bebe."

"Wendy's best friend?"

"Yeah."

"Since when?"

"Yesterday. We have been talking for a while now, but yesterday we decided to make things official..."

"I see. Well, congrats, Kyle."

"Thanks."

-

At lunch, Kyle and Bebe decide to sit next to each other in front of Stan and Wendy.

Wendy looks back and forth between the two. "So... This is nice..."

No one responds to that.

She resumes, "This is kinda like a double date, we should go on one of those, like, to the movies or something."

"Yeah, that's a good idea! Let's all get together this weekend and see that new Mario movie." Stan beams.

Kyle and Bebe look at each other, "Okay." They both agree.

-

On the way home, Kyle walks with Bebe. Stan and Wendy were together so they both had no one else to walk with. 

Bebe slows her pace and looks at the ground, "Kyle?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you think this double date thing is a good idea? I mean what if it goes wrong..."

"Well, I think we should try. We can do couple-y of things in front of them and see if they react. We only have about a week until prom, so we should take all the chances we can."

Bebe twists her hair between her fingers. "Yeah... I guess you're right."