Love in Every Form

The Find

Mandy's POV

*Time Jump*

"Hey Mandy get over here!" I heard Mackie shout from the bleachers. I was sitting under a tree in the gardens and there was a view of the football field. "I'm coming!" I shout back to him and make my way across.

"What's up guys?" I ask the regular three. Chris was immersed in a script with so many different color highlights you could barely read the words. Sebastian seemed to be anxious about something.

"Look, let's just say we've noticed how you and Lizzie have gotten closer these last few weeks of school." Mackie started and Sebastian facepalmed himself. "I'm sorry, is this gonna be the "if you hurt my sister I'll kill you" talk?"

"It was, which I told him would be way too early and a bad idea." Sebastian said and sent him a death stare. "Don't listen to him okay. Lizzie seems to like you and we're okay with that as long as everyone is on the same page."

"Look boys, I think Lizzie is awesome. She caught my eye the moment I saw her but I doubt she sees me as anything but an acquaintance right now. And if it's more, it's probably a silly crush that will go away like they all do. You guys have nothing to worry about."

Sebastian opened his mouth to say something but decided against it. "You're wrong kid."

Chris said and didn't even look up from studying his script. "Excuse me?"

"You heard me."

Mackie got really quiet and Sebastian looked like he didn't even know what to say for a second. I had a class to get to so I had a way out of this awkward situation. "Uh alright guys, I'll see you at lunch."

"Think about it Mandy, really." Chris said as I walked to the building. I wanted to shake off what he said because there's no way. She's a junior and I'm a freshman, how could she like me? Then again, Zendaya said she's always genuine.

Suddenly on the way to class my mind flashed to when she took me out for ice-cream.

"What's your favorite flavor?"

"Cookies and Cream."

"Interesting."

"In what way Elizabeth?"

She giggled a little. "You've been calling Lizzie all day, I say your favorite flavor is interesting and you switch up on me?"

"Technically I'm still getting used to calling you that and maybe I got a little defensive."

"Maybe?" She asked and stepped closer to me. Not now heart, kinda need you to beat regularly.

"Fine i definitely got defensive but it's only because I've taken a lot of stick for it over the years."

"I mean come on it's better than saying Vanilla." She said and I thought it was the end of the sentence but..."Even though cookies and cream is basically Vanilla with some chips of Oreos or whatever."

"I take offense." I said and that's the first time I heard her full laugh. She is so beautiful. I couldn't get over how at ease I was even though she made me nervous at times.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"Why were you looking at me like that?"

"I was looking at you like something?"

"Nevermind."

Oh wow, oh yeah I'm an idiot. "Dude, you're late for class." I heard Jazz say and was snapped bald to reality. "Oh crap."