A Shadow of Fire // NoCo Fanfic

★ What's wrong with you, Noah? ★

Codys Perspective
3rd person

     Its been about a week and a half since the project was assigned. It was due quite soon and Noah and Cody were currently at Cody's house. They had been getting along quite well actually. Cody would always make stupid and unfunny jokes but they were so horrendously terrible Noah would still let out a chuckle to them. The two of them,, were quite interesting in-fact. They both shared some connection with each other, and it was clear to everyone around them.

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     "Noah you just— You just cut the piece we need off," Cody groaned, his hands on his heads before expanding them out in-front of him in a 'are-you-fucking-kidding-me' way. Noah blinked at the piece of paper which he was cutting that had a print on it before realizing what he had done,
     "Oops," he cooed. Cody looked at him, having an are-you-serious look. The gap-toothed boy rolled his eyes before snatching the scissors and paper away from Noah before tossing the other a pile of already cut out pieces along with glue,
     "You glue, I'll cut," He said proudly, beginning to cut a piece of paper. Noah looked at Cody, raising a brow with a scoff, "Last time you cut you complained about how your fingers hurt and how you cant cut straight," He assert, a smug smirk on his face. Cody simply narrowed his eyes at him and playfully punched his shoulder with a mumble before continuing to cut his paper.
     The two boys had taken a break, due to the fact Cody complained about his fingers hurting and that Noah got glue all over his hands. They were now plopped on the bed, Cody trying his very hardest to get Noah to appreciate music,
     "Seriously? There is literally no song you like," Cody croaked, a shocked expression plastered on his face. Noah just shrugged, looking at Cody's phone and skipping the song that was currently playing. Cody groaned, rolling his eyes,
     "I just don't see the hype in it. Its just words and melody," Noah stated. Cody looked at him, thinking that this guy was absolutely fucking crazy,
     "No, Noah! Its not just words and melody. The words have meaning," Gap toothed said, almost offended. Noah look at Cody's phone again before skipping the song once again. The new song playing was now 'Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths'. Noah listened to the song for a bit, a slight sparkle in his eyes as it went on. Cody watched as it all unraveled, almost squealing as he saw Noah bob his head up and down,
     "I like this one," he calmly said. Cody gasped dramatically, grabbing Noah by the shoulders and aggressively shaking him. Noah made slight 'blubble-blubba' sounds as Cody shook him,
     "Noah! This is great! A song— A song you like! Its a miracle," Cody chuckled out, over exaggerating all of it. His hands were still on Noah's shoulders. Noah didn't respond, instead he just stared into Cody's eyes as if he was hypnotized by their very presence. Cody concentrated as well, realizing Noah's staring. The tension rose up, red tint slightly creeping onto their cheeks. Cody looked,, nervous. Meanwhile, Noah looked calm and mesmerized. Cody stared more before he felt a soft hand rise up, resting against his cheek. The two were unaware at first but they were inching closer and closer every few seconds. Soon enough, their noses were just centimeters apart. Cody squeaked quietly as Noah's thumb caress his cheek gently. Cody was purely hypnotized by Noah's gaze, feeling his body heat up more and more. A second later, Noah blinked and moved his hand away from Cody's cheek, looking away and turning to place his feet on the ground. Cody watched and did the same, glancing at the other,
"Noah," he gently cooed with a questioning tone. Noah cleared his throat before getting up to his feet and walking to Cody's door,
"I gotta go," he mumbled before scurrying out of Cody's room and down the stairs to outside. Cody sat there, face still flushed and his hesrt beating but he can't process what the fuck just happened.

     It was the next morning, and Cody was in no rush to going to school. He finally processed what happened the other night, and couldn't get it out his mind. All he knew is that it was a total, awkward mess. And very embarrassing.
     Cody shimmied down the stairs, sweatpants and a baggy t-shirt thrown onto himself. He didn't care about how he looked at the moment, the only thing running through his mind was Noah. That damn boy. Making Cody feel damn feelings. How rude of him, huh? Cody sighed, grabbing a case of strawberries and grabbing his bag, heading out the door to school.

      Cody swung open the doors, entering the school while finishing the last two strawberries. He saw Noah, talking to one the 'popular' girls named Emma. Emma was actually a very nice person. She was caring and kind, her and Cody were actually quite close. Cody threw away the strawberries before heading over to Noah, waving happily,
     "Hey, Noah!" He said cheerfully, a bright smile on his face. Emma smiled and nodded at Cody, but Noah cleared his throat and looked around, "I gotta uh, use the bathrooms," He scoffed before turning around and awkwardly waddling away.
     Cody blinked, then looked at Emma. Emma shrugged, "He's been tense all morning. Do you know what happened? I mean, I assume you would. You guys are always together," Cody shook his head slowly, "Uh.. an incident happened last night.. I'd rather not—" Cody was cut off by Emma gasping, "Did you two kiss?" Cody shook his head rapidly, instantly turning a beetroot red, "No- I wish— Wait no we didn't, nothing happened!" Emma squealed, grabbing Cody's shoulders and shaking him, "oh my god. You almost did, didn't you! I knew it! You are gay!" Cody looked at her with an unbelievable look,
     "Right.. Was it that obvious?" Emma rose a brow, chuckling, "It was very obvious. Everyone see's the way you look at, Noah." Cody sighed, scratching the nabe of his neck, "Oh.. Well.. Moving on," he inhaled, then exhaled, "I just wanna know why Noah is so awkward now."

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uhmmm, heyyy
i havent updated in forever ikik........ i was so busy and school started and personal stuff happened... my bad guys!

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