𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬 | niki

7 | intriguing deal

"You!?"

"Yes, me."

"You've never been in a relationship before?"

"Well, have you?" He asks, leaning forward in his seat closer to me, and I swallow.

"No." I admit and he smiles.

"So what's so shocking?" He asks with a raised brow.

"I mean, I swear loads of girls are after you."

"You've been keeping notice?" He smirks and I shake my head quickly.

"What, no. It's common knowledge." I shrug.

"Well you're right. A lot of girls are after me." He leans back in his seat, placing both of his hands at the back of his head. "They just can't resist my handsomeness I guess."

I scoff in amusement, and mutter, "Yeah, right."

"You called me cute, let's not forget." He points at me and I groan.

"You're never going to let that go, are you?"

"Never." He chuckles. "But yeah, I've never really spoken to a girl one on one other than you right now."

"I'm honoured." I bow my head a little, making him laugh.

"So what do you think?" He asks and I take a deep breath.

"Fake dating? Kinda risky no?"

"That's if one of us tells someone, which we won't."

"Mhm... but what if it's not believable?"

"We'll make it believable." He states confidently.

"How?"

"Like this." He leans forward, his hand reaching for my cheek as his lips inches closer towards mine, his eyes closing and for some reason mine too.

The tension grows between us as he gets even closer, and there's suddenly a pause. I open my eyes to find him gazing into mine and I pull back immediately.

Was he seriously going to kiss me just then, or was that another one of his pranks?

"That's not happening, no way." I state, shaking my head.

"So I can't kiss my girlfriend?"

"Not your girlfriend."

"Yet."

I hit his arm again with my notebook.

"What would you even gain out of this Niki?" I ask and he takes a deep breath and looks away for a moment, before looking back at me.

"I mean... you could keep our little tutoring sessions a secret? I don't really want people finding out I'm too dumb to cope with the NEWT exams." He explains and I'm taken aback.

"You're not dumb, sshh. You just don't focus in class." I tell him and he shrugs.

"Well, would you keep it a secret?"

"Yes, I would." I nod and a bright smile forms on his face.

"That means you agree to dating?" He asks excitedly.

"Fake, dating. Yes, I guess I agree." I sigh, wondering why on earth or how on earth I'm in this situation.

School has only just started.

"Hey girlfriend." He waves at me.

"Hi."

"Hi who?" He smirks and I roll my eyes in annoyance.