𝘚𝘗𝘌𝘊𝘐𝘈𝘓 | FINN BÁLOR ✓

E I G H T

Finn stared at Sasha with a smile on his face as her eyes were focused on the movie they were watching. Finn wasn't even into the movie so he left his eyes on her in a way to admire her.  It has been two weeks since they were both suspended and surprisingly, they had become closer and closer.

He chuckled as she pushed her glasses back. Sasha looked at him, her eyebrows furrowed, "What?" She questioned, making him laugh, she felt his stare on her for a while to know that he had been admiring her but now she felt a bit self-conscious.

His gaze always made her blush and as they continue to hang out with each other, the butterflies in her stomach grew more intense. She knew she was catching feelings for him but she was denying them.

"You're too beautiful, I can't help but stare." He smiled as Sasha's eyes narrowed.

"What?" People always complimented her looks, but this time, it definitely felt so different than those other compliments since it was coming from him. Finn is actually her first real friend, besides Enzo, Cass, and Solomon.

"I called you beautiful." He repeated, smiling and the butterflies, that never seem to fail, began to erupt in her stomach, "Is that a problem?"

She shook her head, instantly, "No, it's not. Definitely not a problem at all," She wasn't trying to seem awkward, she just really didn't know how to reply to that since she has never been complimented before. A chuckle slipped past his lips as her attention went back to the movie.

A while after, the movie ended, causing Sasha to sigh. Most of the time when the movie is over that's when Finn leaves but she doesn't want him to leave.

He sat up on the couch and before he could do anything else, "You are not leaving." Sasha emphasized every word as she looked at him and he had his hands up in defense.

"Why?"

"Because I don't want you to." She admitted, her voice low and soft when she did as she stared at him.

"You like me that much?" His lips slowly curved into a charming grin, clearly pleased at her confession.

"I wouldn't say that." She playfully stated as he gasped, dramatically, making Sasha laugh at his dumb behavior. He smiled as he watched her laugh.

He wondered if she knew that she made his day every time they talked to each other or that her laugh was surely something special every time he heard it, or that her smile was the closest thing to perfect in this world.

He was falling for her, slowly but he was.

"So, what do you want to do?" He asked as she began to ponder for ideas.

As she took some seconds to think, she came up with her answer, "I don't know." Finn chuckled, shaking his head as she laughed, knowing how dumb she had acted.

"How about we get to know each other better?" He questioned as Sasha raised her eyebrow and gave him her signature smirk, "I told you everything about me during that bus ride when we sat next to each other."

Finn crossed his arms and sighed, playfully, "I know but I want to know more."

"Like?" She asked and before he opened his mouth to speak, she cut him off with her immediate question. "And do not say surprise me this time." She threatened him with her finger and he laughed, realizing that she had remembered that.

"How about we do this?" He began while Sasha turned her body to face his on the couch. "I ask you a question, you answer it and then you get to ask a question of your own." He smiled at her as she still had that smirk on her face.

"Alright."

His eyes stared at hers, "Favorite color?" He asked that cheesy question and she rolled her playfully as she pushed her glasses up her nose.

"I really don't have a favorite color. I like them all the same." She shrugged and he nodded, taking in what she said.

"How about you? What's your favorite color?"

"Red, if it wasn't obvious. I mean, if you watched my matches you would see red lights and whatever." He smiled as she crossed her arms.

"Well, I'm sorry I don't watch any of your matches."

"Wow, that kinda hurts," Her playful joke caused him to hold his chest, dramatically, causing her to laugh at his foolishness.

He laughed with her, letting it calm down before asking her a question, "You dated someone before?" He cleared his throat before questioning, he knew he was stepping into risky territory and the air would change from the fun, joking type to a more serious one, so he hoped she wouldn't scream at him.

Though, she left her eyes on him for a slight second, taking her time to speak, "Yeah. One guy and that's it." She sighed, looking away.

Finn realized that it was a sore topic and he probably shouldn't have asked at all, "It wasn't a big deal actually. It was my first relationship. It didn't go beyond kissing and it didn't last long. About a month or two, maybe three actually."

She looked at him, "I broke up with him after I found out he cheated on me, but it isn't a big deal." She shrugged, trying her best to hide her sadness but Finn saw right through the facade as he reached over to take her hand in his own.

"I'm sorry for asking. I didn't mean for it to ruin the mood." She looked down at where their hands were intertwined with each other's and then looked back up at him. "No, don't worry. I agreed to answer your questions." She replied, becoming a bit flustered as she nervously pulled her hand away.

"You dated anyone?" She asked him, taking this as her chance to find out more and he sat back on the couch, breathing in deeply.

"Yeah, some short-term and some long-term. The long-term ones didn't last more than a couple of months, really. I dated Becky for only a month," He shrugged as if their relationship meant nothing. And to him, it didn't mean anything.

"We were best friends and such, back when I used to train her. One thing led to another and we were in a relationship, but it was very weird. Well, I thought it was weird,"

"Why?" He shrugged in response, "It didn't feel right like I didn't get any type of special connection with her in a romantic way. Even though, we only kissed during the whole month and that's pretty much it. I really only saw her as my younger sister rather than someone I could be with."

It was weird to hear him say that, considering the fact that Becky still has feelings for him when he doesn't feel the same way back. Even though that's pretty normal, it didn't sit right with Sasha.

However, she shook it off.

"Feels weird hearing you've dated every woman on this planet," Sasha had to joke to break the somewhat serious tension that built up and she managed to make Finn smile with what she said, his eyes meeting with hers as they were slightly narrowed.

He took a second, his small, amused laugh slipping its way out past his lips, "Let's get this right, I have not dated every woman in this world, Sasha. I haven't dated you yet, have I?" And that was smooth, she was not expecting that whatsoever, which caused her to let out a shocked breath and that made him laugh.

It was an incredible comeback since she didn't expect it to be as good as it was, it also did cause butterflies to form in her stomach, as she pointed at him, proudly, his lips widely smiling, "Touché,"