gorgeous, sam winchester [ 1 ]

012. feelings

They're at the first party in junior year, Sam somewhat willingly coming along which shocked all of his friends.

Miranda laughs at something Carmen says, the brunette drunk and more talkative. Miranda takes a puff of the joint, looking over when somebody sits next to her and sees Sam.

"Hey." Sam says.

"Hey." Miranda says. "You over here to beg us to leave?" She laughs.

"I wanna smoke." Sam says.

"What?" Miranda asks, giving him a shocked look.

"I wanna smoke. Give me the joint." Sam says.

"Okay, Mr. Lawyer." Miranda gives him the joint. "Do you know what you're doing?"

"Yeah." Sam nods. He takes a hit of the joint, immediately coughing. Miranda laughs, taking the joint from him while he has a coughing fit.

"You so don't know what you're doing." She giggles.

"Shut up." Sam coughs.

After Miranda instructs him how to smoke correctly, Sam tries again, only letting out a small cough.

"There you go." Miranda pats him on the back. "Dweeb." She ruffles his hair.

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"What's up with you?" Miranda asks her boyfriend, the two sitting on her bed.

"What?" Brandon asks.

"You've been distant lately." Miranda says. "Even Sam says you're closed off."

"You talked to Sam about me?" Brandon asks.

"You came up when I ran into him the other day. We briefly mentioned you in between our usual string of insults." Miranda comments.

Brandon sighs, staring at the ground for a bit.

"I think we should break up." He says, looking at her.

"What?" Miranda asks.

"It just-- it's not working out." Brandon says.

"What are you talking about?" Miranda asks.

"You don't feel about me the way you used to."

"Wha-- that's not true. I-- I like you. I-- I love you."

"Mm. Not like that." Brandon says, shaking his head. "Ever since we've been back, you look at Sam differently. You-- you have this sweet look in your eyes."

"No, I don't." Miranda argues. "The dude's the most annoying person on the planet. Trust me, I do not like him."

"Yes, you do." Brandon says. Miranda tries to argue. "It's okay if you don't wanna admit it yet, but I can tell you do. I wouldn't be shocked if it was mutual. Especially since Jess and Sam never really told us the reason for their break up."

"I do not like him like that."

"I still think we should break up." Brandon says, weakly smiling at her. "It'll hurt both of us much less later down the road. And it's okay with me when you guys get together. It's not gonna cause any sort of rift between us. You're both still my friends. This is for the best."

Brandon kisses her on the cheek and gently squeezes her hand.

"See you around, M." He says before leaving.

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Jess gets back to the dorm, frowning at Miranda curled up on her bed.

"Hey. What's up with you?" Jess asks, a concerned look on her face.