grade lovers. [ mileven au. ]

two.

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ellise sighed as the professor said that he'd be the one choosing groups for the school project. neither maxine nor william took law, so she'd be stuck with some random classmate of hers, of course that classmate would be happy, having ellise as a partner basically meant having a straight a.

or...

she'd be stuck with him.

they never actually understood why they hated eachother, maybe as they were competitive with grades a little too much ? but despite all that, their rivalry wouldn't be ending any time soon. (right ?)

" now let's start with assigning groups... "

" james, with kayla, "

the class signed, whispers of 'they were exes !!' being murmured.

" micheala with masie, "

" ronald with donald, "

blah blah blah.

then, " ellise, with mike. "

shit.

whispers could be heard yet again within the large prestigious hall.

' but they hate eachother !'

' or maybe they like eachother !'

' uh-huh, but maybe the proffessor did it on purpose, to make 'em get along ? '

mike sighed, making a 'he doesn't know what he just did.' expression as he looked into the case for the project.

ah yes, yet another case, unsolved.

he gave a sigh when he found out that the victims were both academic rivals who'd secretly liked eachother. ' well done, mr clarke, tryna set me up. ' he thought, fake gagging.

no way he'd like her,

or would he ?

no no no no no no.

he shouldn't think of that ! they hate eachother, face reality ! they hate eachother like hell !

he just looked into the case files, even if he did, they'd never be a thing.

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ellise walked out of the classroom, along with the gush of students that spurred out of the large lecture hall. 

right there, outside the hall, to greet her was will and maxine.

the three best friends would probably be going out for coffee today, as there is a massive discount at the nearest starbucks.

" the pink drink sounds sooo good right now ! " maxine exaggerated, looking at will, who had a look of disgust imprinted onto his face.

" ew ! i never liked the pink drink, it looks pretty but tastes shitty. haha ! it rhymed !! " max rolled her eyes and fixated them on ellise, who was silently walking with them.

" aiyah, el why ain't you talking much today ? something wrong, eh ? " she asked ellise, who quickly tightened her scarf around her neck as it got colder.

" nope ! i'm alright, just a little meh, i'll tell you when we reach the starbucks, i need either the vanilla latte or the caramel macchiato. "

" taste i tell ya, sister. " will joked, but it was true, those drinks are delicious indeed.

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" hey mike, you okay ? " asked the curly haired boy, nudging his glasses back.

" hm ? what, i'm fine, malcolm. " the jet-haired boy responded, fidgeting with his non-existent rings.

" you aren't man, you've been acting weird alot today. " lucas stated, patting mike's shoulder as they walked to the cafe.

" weirder than usual. " dustin said, making them burst into fits of laughter.

" i don't know why i wheezed at that terrible joke. " malcolm wheezed, straightening his back.

" yeah like your life. " lucas joked, earning a slap from malcolm.

" yeah malcolm's life isn't a joke- " dustin said, cut off by malcolm thanking him. " yes exactly, thank you !"

" yeah cause jokes have meanings. " dustin continued, annoying the daylight out of malcolm.

" okay, let's stop poking fun at malcolm stop you naked mole rats. " mike said, walking into the starbucks. 

it was sure packed today.

then, there was that familiar scent of vanilla and pumpkin spice.

mike turned around, and on the window seat, there ellise was, with her drink, talking and laughing with will and max.

pretty.

wait.

what the heck ? no !

mike thought to himself, he couldn't have feelings for her ! could he ....... ?

whatever, he came here with friends anyway, he should ignore that.

he and his friends got their drinks and returned to their booth. his friends got into conversation about dnd and guitar, sure mike would've been interested, that too, if he was paying attention. he felt a pair of eyes on him.

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authors note : law girl for life. girl 9 days into january and a new disease already ?! stay safe out there !! xoxo, grade lover.