Best Friends (A Joe Sugg Fanfiction)

Chapter Three

EMILY'S POV

It was the day of the party I was wearing a light denim shirt with black skinny jeans and brown high heeled boots with a burgundy scarf, not being a girly girl this was about the closest that I could get and my hair was curled and down this was my mums choice not mine, I wanted to put it up in a ponytail. My hair was naturally curly anyway and brown. My mum forced me to put makeup on and I didn't like putting it on, I had a golden coloured eye shadow with a flick of winged eyeliner and my mum put some false effect mascara on. It made my eyes look amazing I won't lie. My light blue eyes stood out like crazy. Joe was coming over to my house so we could have some pictures taken together, my mum likes anything to do with memories of me. I heard a nervous knock at the door, it was Joe. 'Sweetheart, Joe's here' I was so scared that he would laugh because I looked very girly. I slowly walked down the stairs holding onto the rail as I went and I started to see Joe at the bottom with a black waistcoat on and he looked really smart (see image).

I saw him look at me, 'I know I look silly' I said sadly, he was still looking at me.

'No, you look cute' he stuttered. He seemed to snap out of it after that and we took some pictures together. I loved one of the photos in particular, one where he was behind me with his arms around me, it looked fairly couple like which we were not! But we were both laughing and it looked like we were having a good laugh. I was going to print the picture off and put it in a frame. We started to walk to the school and Joe wouldn't stop looking at me, 'stop Joe please' I joked, 'I know I look silly!' I fake cried and he just laughed at me. We arrived at school and all of the girls looked so pretty, I felt so out of place, they all wore winter dresses and I turned up in jeans. 'Oh look girls, its the boy looking one' I heard the nasty girl say, 'good effort on the makeup but it won't hide your boyish looks' she laughed it made me feel a little upset but I just walked away not showing that I cared.

The song A thousand years by Christina Perri came on and Joe insisted that we danced, I felt so awkward and I swear everyone was looking at me, about half way through I told Joe that this was a bad idea and walked outside towards the road home. Joe chased after me and picked me up, swung me around and we snuck into the woods in between the school and our homes we were lying on a rock stargazing when Joe randomly asked, 'do those girls bother you? I mean deep down' I didn't reply for a while and then just said yes. 'You shouldn't let them you know, you don't look like a man and you certainly do have friends, I mean what am I?' he joked and that made me smile. We did look a lot like a couple tonight but we weren't, I mean everyone does think that we are one but he is just a friend. I did fancy him in primary school but that was years and years ago.

The more I thought about it the more my stomach started to flutter. It was so weird, I didn't like him in that way he is like a brother to me for Christ's sake, 'hey Joe I have a football match tomorrow at the local field fancy coming along?'

'I'd love to' he smiled. It was now 8:00 and we had to go our separate ways, 'see you tomorrow! I will be looking out for you!' I laughed and then walked home.

(The next day)

I woke up at 6 to prepare myself for the game, it was something I always did. I got in the shower, after that I put on my football kit which was a stripy green and white top with white shorts and white football socks. I grabbed my blue Nike football boots and shin-pads. I put on my white converses and put my long hair up in a messy ponytail. I ran out of the house after eating a slice of toast, I did my usual and jogged down my street, down Joe's street and to the park. At the park I would jog around the field and do several laps. I had great stamina so I was able to do this, the time was now 7:30 and I saw Joe's curtains open up. He was now awake, I grabbed my phone and text him:

Emily: Hey, I'm at the park across from yours hurry and get down here :)

Joe: I'm on my way! :D

Within five minutes Joe joined me on the field and we were playing a game of football. I tackled him and he pulled me down with him. Our faces were inches apart and the butterflies had come back we were just starring at each other when I coughed awkwardly, 'well... Erm lets carry on'. We stood up and had a quick penalty shoot out when I saw the rest of the team arrive, the match was about to start.

The referee blew the whistle and the match was underway. I was the captain so I got the ball first and passed it to one of the other girls she passed it back and I dribbled it to their goal before shooting and scoring. We had finally won 2-0 and I scored both goals, I ran over to Joe 'did you see that?' I yelled happily and he nodded something seemed a little off with him today. 'Fancy getting a celebratory milkshake?' I asked and he nodded enthusiastically, that was better.