Pretty boy (Tanner Braungardt)

Friends? [2]

Kate's pov:
- study hall -
Me and Ashley took a seat at one of the tables during study hall, not many people usually show up to study hall since we don't really do anything besides study, yet we barely even do that, me and Ashley usually just talk about random stuff.

I place my books on the table to see Ashley giving me that smirky look as if to say she knows something. "Okay what?" I ask "oh nothing" she laughs and looks away dramatically "Ash.. what?" I ask again with a more demanding tone in my voice. "I think Tanner likes you - i feel it" she says excitedly. Her instincts always perceive to be true, its like her super power. "OMG REALLY, i think so too" i say with a mocking tone imitating her voice, she tilts her head at me and raises her eyebrows at me. I lean on the table closer to loudly whisper to her "Besides, even if it was true, i highly doubt anything will happen, I can't even talk to the guy" I say with disappointment, "Well, here's your chance now" she says pointing her head in the direction behind me. "What?-" I turn my head to look "Don't look- geez Kate" she shrugs my arm to make me turn back. Oh God... I think to myself.

Tanner and Quentin approach the table were sitting at, "we meet again, ladies" Quentin says while pulling up a chair next to Ashley. Tanner takes the empty seat next to me. "Hey" Ashley replies while scotching her chair to the side to give Quentin room to place his chair. "Hey -Kate" Tanner turns to me "hi" I flash a smile at him and tuck a lose strand of hair behind my ear before looking back down at the table. "Oh shoot-" Ashley says while looking through her backpack for something. "What?" I reply curiously, "I think I left my Algebra book in my locker" she states while still searching her backpack "I'll come with you to get it" I say, trying to get away from my social awkwardness. "Mr Tucker won't let us leave together, I'll be back quickly" she springs out of her chair before I get to protest, she walks past and gives ma reassuring pat on my shoulder.

"So Kate-" Quentin says as if he was about to interview me, I look up at him and he's smiling at Tanner. "You got any plans for tonight?" Quentin goes on with his conversation. "Umm, not that I know of, why?" I say with curiosity. Wow I'm actually doing pretty well, I mean, you know what i mean... oh wait is he saying something... LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION KATE...
"Oh no reason, just asking" Quentin looks over at Tanner, who's being awfully quiet.
"Mr. Mcconathy" Mr Tucker the superior looking after us during study hall, calls out Quentin's name. He gets up with no hesitation leaving me and Tanner alone.

Oh well this is great. After a few short awkward seconds, Tanner breaks the silence and turns his body towards me "I don't think we've properly met yet" he says trying to fill the silence "Hi I'm Tanner" he reaches out his hand to shake mine, "Kate" I chuckle and reach out to shake his hand. He shook my hand delicately, trying not to hurt me. Time seemed to become slower, i smiled and looked up at him, his eyes instantly locked with mine, we looked at each other for what seemed like an eternity, not that I mind or anything, I smiled and lightly tugged my hand away.

"Since we're officially friends now" he says reaching for something in his hoodies pocket "You should give me your number" he says kind of nervously, I look at him and he smiles at me "you know, just in case"  he assures himself. I giggle and quickly reply "sure thing" he hands me his phone, i put my number in and write my name, "there you go" i hand his phone back to him, "thank-" Quentin cuts him off as he quietly shouts "Tanner, we gotta go for practice" at this point I see Ashley walking back in to the room. Tanner gets up and says "I'll see you around Kathrine" he says to me with a fake British accent, i laugh at him and say "see ya later Tanner" imitating his British accent? he smirks and walks backwards trying to be cool, he stumbles on a chair behind him, catching himself on one of the nearby tables causing a lot of noise, while others within the classroom shush him "that was a chair-" he whispers loudly "are you okay?" I horribly try and hold in my laughter, "oh you think this is funny" he asks in a serious but joking tone "no- not at all" i laugh historically "I'll get you back" he winks at me and turns around, he walks through the door but stops to look back at me, our eyes lock again. "Well hello miss 'I've never even talked to the guy' i see you girl" Ashley sits down at the desk. I explained everything that happened and we talked some more about the secret meaning of what he meant and what it could mean. Obviously we were getting ahead of ourselves, but it felt so intriguing I couldn't help but feel that he might like me.

-Skip to the end of school-
Ashley dropped me off "See you tomorrow?" Ashley asks "yeah, thanks bye Ash" I hop out of the car and wave at her while she drives away.

-Later that evening-
*Ding*
Tanner: "Remember me?"
Me: "How could i forget, you did trip over a chair"
Tanner: "whaaaaaaat.... that never happened..."
Me: "Oh no, of course it didn't"
Tanner: "what are you doing?"
Me: "literally just finished my homework urgh, what about you?"
Tanner: "absolutely nothing, you should come over "
Me: "umm, what lol?"
Tanner: "I mean if you want of course"
Me: "Yeah okay sure, I'll be over in 10"
Tanner: "See you then ;)"
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That.... was a bad idea. I quickly change in to black leggings and a cropped grey jumper and grabbed my black converse i threw my hair up in to a messy pony tail, my mom works late and my brother doesn't live with us because he goes to college so he lives with some roommates closer to his campus, i texted my mom that i went over to a friends house, i just didn't mention that, that friend was a boy... she's a little judgemental, but she has good intentions. I arrived at Tanners house, because he lives right next to Ashley's house i knew exactly where to go.

I rang the door bell and Tanner whipped open the door almost instantly, he dramatically leaned against the door frame and looked at me "I've been expecting you" he grabs my hand and pulls me inside, he stumbles again "careful, we wouldn't want you to fall-" Tanner looks at me "-again" i laugh, mocking him. He pulls me towards him, "I'm still going to get back at you" he says with a seductive tone "oh yeah how?" I ask - wow, I feel so comfortable around him, for the first time i feel connected - "You'll see" he winks at me, again.

We went outside on his tramp, and he was showing off doing flips, it was dark by now. We laughed and talked some more. He did a flip but stumbled, i burst out in to laughter "you think this is funny?" I nod and he pulls me down on to the tramp and pins my arms "A little" I laughed "this would be the third time you fell around me" i mock "maybe because I'm falling for you-" he stops himself from saying anymore, he looks at me, still pining me down "what?" i ask to make sure i heard him right, "what..." he asks staling to answer my question.  We lock eyes once again, he starts to lean in...
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(A/N: I hate to leave it here but i did write a lot lol, i know this chapter is really long but I prefer to write longer chapters because it makes more sense within the story line... okay idk if this is good but i tired lol okay byeeeeee)