Your Average Love Story

Chapter 2 - Tuesday

Summary:

First kisses between sworn enemies.
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"Wow. So you two are really going out, riiiight?" Teddy snickered, jabbing Nate in the ribs.

"Uhh, yes, of course we are."

"Then how can you prove that to us? Maybe a full makeout session, hmm?" Francis stifled a laugh, making a kissy face.

"Jesus Christ... don't act so perverted." The ravenette gritted his teeth, feigning a grin,

"We just l-li-liii..." He coughed, trying to force the word out, " like each other, okay?"

The other two gave each other puzzled looks. There was a moment of silence, snow crunching underneath their shoes, small flutters of snowflakes tickling their noses. They could see small puffs of their breath in the cold air.

"But, in all seriousness, we're really happy for you two." Francis smiled.

"Yeah! You guys always seemed to hate each other, but we knew there was the underlying romantic tension between you two... you dimwits just didn't notice it." Teddy added.

"Uhhh, thaaaanks." Nate gave a crooked smile. "So... am I going to have my 30 dollars or what?"

"Hmm... not yet... you still haven't proven to us that you two are boyfriend and girlfriend, y'know?" The bespectacled boy stated, raising an eyebrow.

The ravenette felt his mouth go dry, eyes widening. Shit! That's true...  but how would we prove it? Maybe just kissing each other on the cheek will be good enough? Do we have to eat lunch together or something?! Okay... keep your cool... this is all just pretend... no actual feelings are going on between me and her.

"Look, when we see Gina, I'll go up to her and hug her or something, okay?"

"Wow, just hugging? That's vanilla as hell."

"Uhmm... W-well— I can k-kiss her?" I feel like throwing up... Nate felt a bit dizzy at the thought, either from disgust or anxiety. Probably both.

" Hmmm... okay!"

The three of them entered the school building, going to their lockers. Teddy's locker was assigned a bit far from the other two, so he waved a "see you later" to his friends before leaving them.

Nate opened the locker, watching as a tsunami of junk pools around him. He felt his whole body twitching, trying his best to calm his nerves.

"Woah, someone looks jumpy." Francis commented, grabbing his binder and notes and putting his coat and backpack away.

"Well, it's pretty strange to be dating your worst nemesis..." The other sighed, unzipping his jacket before hanging it up in their shared locker.

"I thought your worst nemesis was Mrs. Godfrey?"

"Well then, the second worst nemesis. She's still an enemy." Nate quickly added, "I mean former enemy, heheh..."

Francis looked at him quizzically before shrugging. The two got ready for class in silence, the ravenette shoving all of the mess back into the locker. They both began walking towards Room 212.

"So... have you two told anyone about Gina and me yet?" The ravenette asked, focusing his eyes onto the floor.

"Mmmm, no, I haven't, but I'm sure Teddy has. It probably hasn't circulated around the whole school yet, considering only a few people are whispering and staring at you."

"Hooray, I'm being stared at..." The other grumbled, feeling his ears burning in embarrassment.

"But I'm sure that'll change when you two prove yourselves that you're a couple... then more people will stare and whisper!" He grinned, "Oop, here we are now! Go get 'em, loverboy."

Nate groaned as they entered the classroom, feeling self-conscious as a few peers eyed him.

"Hello, Nate." Gina greeted him as he took his seat in front of her.

"Hi, Gina."

There was an awkward silence between them before the ravenette turned his body towards her.

" Francis says we should kiss. " He whispered, " So we can show him that we're... y'know... "

"O-oh. "

They stared at each other for a moment, feeling their faces go red.

"You're blushing." The blonde commented.

"You are too."

Again, more silence.

"Uhhh... we can just... give each other a quick peck? Like... so fast that we won't even notice it."

"Yeah... I guess w-we can do that..."

The two both gulped anxiously before closing their eyes and leaning towards each other. They could feel more eyes watching them as the room went suddenly silent. Nate could feel his fingernails digging into his palm using every willpower to continue getting closer towards the other.

Holy shit, we're really doing this. It both dawned on them of the situation they were in. This wasn't something they could fake. Everyone was watching them.

Back out. Back OUT. BACK OUT . ABORT! HALT! DON'T DO THIS!! STOOOP ! They both internally screamed in panic.

It was too late, their lips already met. For a brief second, they remained like that, both frozen in shock at themselves. Neither of them moved in fear of doing something awkward. Like this wasn't awkward enough already...

As quick as the kiss was, the two quickly separated, breathing hard and opening their eyes. Gina didn't realize she was holding her breath before exhaling it, feeling her heart hammering in her chest. She swore the whole room could hear it.

"Well, we did it... hooray for us..." Nate whispered nervously, "Th-that was... uhh... horrible ."

"I think we were both too tense. You're literally gritting your teeth."

"Oh, fuck, I am? Well look at you . Your face is as red as a tomato."

"Yeah, thanks, I didn't notice how hot I'm feeling right now." The blonde hissed, covering her face with her hands in embarrassment.

They heard footsteps coming towards them but they didn't care to see who it was. The two were lost in their own tangled thoughts, emotions clashing with each other.

"Wooh! So you're not lying, huh?" Francis patted Nate on the back, "To be honest, I kind of doubted you a bit, but you two kissed ! Truly, a feat for the ages."

"Okay, okay. So, can I have my 30 dollars and the jumbo bag of Cheez Doodles?"

"Hmm..." The other smirked, "Nah, that won't be enough... maybe if you two go on a date... then maybe ."

The other two felt their mouths go dry, glancing at each other with a forced smile.

" Yeeaahh... a date... w-we can do that... right ?" The ravenette straightened his posture, clearing his throat. "I mean, yes, we can do that. Ooh, maybe we can have a double date? You and Sheila, me and Gina."

"Hey, that actually sounds fun! Maybe the four of us can meet up at lunch or something and discuss where we can go and when we're free?"

"Y-yep, sounds good." Gina nodded, trying her best to sound confident after what just happened. My shattered pride... my torn dignity... those lips... his adorable face... hold up, what the hell am I thinking? She bit the inside of her mouth to focus back on the conversation at hand.

"Okay, great!"

The three froze as the bell rang and Mrs. Godfrey entered the classroom with a freshly brewed coffee in her hand.

"Well, see you two lovebirds later." Francis winked before returning to his seat.

This was going to be a terrible day.