Dared to Date my Bully(GXG)

Close Quarters

My mind has been racing all day. How the hell am I supposed to compose myself when I'm alone with her at her place!! Oh god. What if I do something dumb? What if she hates me more than she already does. I mean that doesn't really seem possible but you never know! And how the fuck do I just start working on the dumb project when all I'll be smelling is her sweet vanilla scent! I'm grateful the athletics club starts tomorrow because I really need something to keep my mind off of this whole dare situation.

As the final bell rung I felt my heart beating out of my chest. Since I always ride to school and back with Alice I decided to wait for Kaitlyn outside. To pass the time I just scrolled through Instagram trying to distract myself from this whole project. I felt a hard grasp on my shoulder and looked up to see her.

"H-hey Kaitlyn!" I said trying to maintain a smile.

"Let's go, I'm assuming you don't already have a ride since you've been waiting out here for 10 minutes?" Was she watching me?

"Yeah I know you drive to school so would it be cool if I rode with you?" Oh crap. I totally sounded like a stalker by saying that.

She just rolled her eyes and started heading to her car, "Sure, partner" she spit that last word at me.

"Okay be that way" I mumbled to myself as I opened the door to her red jeep. "Soooooooooo" I clicked my tongue.

"So?" She glared at me, then looked back ahead to start the car.

"Okay how the fuck are we supposed to be partners if you can't say one nice thing to me? Or like you know, start a conversation??" I was feeling more bold now that I was getting annoyed.

She just scoffed at me and continued driving.

"Silent treatment huh?" She didn't say anything. "Okay who the fuck put a stick up your ass and how can I get it out of there?" I said slightly giggling to her.

"The fuck do you mean?" I don't think she found it that funny.

"See that response proves my point exactly!!" I held out my arms dramatically. "Can you just like not be a total bitch for like one second! We're not even in school anymore!!"

She just kept silent for the rest of the ride. I didn't even try to start a conversation with her because clearly it wasn't going anywhere. Then after what felt like years we finally arrived at an apartment building.

She opened her door, still silent, and I opened mine. I followed her up about 3 sets of stairs until we arrived at a door. She opened it and I followed her in. The room was very modern with white and black finishes, a big kitchen island, a white couch and a big tv. It was clean but also cozy feeling?

"Wow I love your place!" I said enthusiastically, seemingly forgetting who I was with.

"Yeah well I didn't design it so save your complements. I would've actually made it cute... and less lifeless" she stuck her tongue out.

I giggled in response, and she rose her eyebrow at me, "What?" I said and she quickly turned away.

"So do you wanna work out here or in my room?"

"Well I'd like to see your room, so maybe in there?" Wait that totally sounded creepy!! Ugh!! She's gonna think I was a gross perv who like wanted to see where she slept.

"Okay?" She looked at me skeptically, but then started walking so I followed her. As we entered her room I felt a totally different vibe. She had baby pink walls and a darker pink fluffy bed. Her accent colors were white and blue.

"Cotton candy" I said under my breath. But I think she heard me cause then she turned to me with her lips slightly upturned. Was she... smiling?

"Cotton candy?" Oh she definitely heard me.

"I-I mean like..." I paused, she still was looking at me, "It's a complement okay?! Just take it!!" I said covering my face with my hands in embarrassment.

"If you said so!" She said, walking over to her bed and pulling out her computer. "Okay let's actually start working" she said seriously.

"Fine, fine."

As we started on the project I felt myself slowly start to lose sanity. Her vanilla scent was intoxicating! And not to mention the fact that we were ON HER BED!?!?! Like what does one even do in this situation? I have no clue. Even if I wasn't gay I think I would be flustered right now!

"Hey, are you gonna format this or what?" She looked up from her computer to say that.

"U-uh sorry! I guess I'm just a bit distracted sorry"

"Distracted?" Oh great!! I practically admitted to being flustered!!

"I-uh well..." I paused trying to think of an answer to save myself with. "Well, I'm in your apartment and you know, we're partners and all but I feel like I know nothing about you?"

I saw Kaitlyn look up from her computer again, but this time with a confused look written across her face. "And how exactly do those things make you eligible to know everything about me?"

"Yeah okay you got me" I rose my hands above my head, "They don't! But it doesn't mean I don't wanna know more about you? Like what's your favorite color?"

Kaitlyn just looked around her room and back at me, "Take a wild guess idiot?"

I giggled in response, "Pink. Noted. Okay, favorite food?"

Kaitlyn rolled her eyes at me, "What is this 20 questions? I'm not doing this"

"Come on!! It'll be fuuuuun!! And if you agree to getting to know each other then our project will end up being muuuuch better!!"

"And how exactly does that work?"

"Well it is a science project so it probably won't work without a little chemistry" I said winking at her with a sly smile.

She quickly turned away from me. Fuck!! Did I gross her out? I didn't even mean it to be a cheesy pickup line but it just sort of came out? I mean I guess it's progress towards the dare? Either that or I just screwed over any chance I had with her and that means-

My thoughts were interrupted by a sudden laughter. Wait was this how she laughs? Whenever I hear her normally laughing at one of her targets it never sounds... this sweet? Cotton Candy laughter. That's the best way to describe it. Light and fluffy but with a genuine sweetness that just makes you want more. I want to hear her laugh again. Wait what?!??