One Of the Boys [An All Time Low Fic]

Michael's Proposition

School ended uneventfully to say the very least. Alex and Jack spent the rest of lunch talking in hushed whispers and looking back and forth between me and Adrianna. I tried to get in on the conversation, but they wouldn’t tell me what they were talking about.

At the end of the day, I walked to my car on my own. Alex was going over to Adrianna’s house to study, Claude and Jack were probably gonna be going over to one of the pair’s house to fuck, and Rian had band practice. I decided to just head on home and maybe chill in a pair of sweats or something. I was tired of being girly for one day. As I walked into the student parking lot, I heard a deep voice call my name. “Yo, Liz!”

I turned to see Michael Sturgis standing there again. He really was quite dreamy once you got past the whole, dumb jock thing. Bright blue eyes, dark, wavy hair, and a strong build with really broad shoulders. Compared to Alex, Michael was an Adonis in blue jeans, but Alex was just perfect. Anyways, Michael made his way towards me with a big smile on his face. “Where you headed, sweet-cheeks?”

I shrugged, ignoring his pet name. “Home. There’s not much to do out here.”

Michael nodded. “Gonna go hang out with lover-boy?” He commented, making a snide remark about Alex.

I stifled my rage and shook my head. “No. He’s with Adrianna.”

“What’s his deal, anyways?” Michael asked, pushing some of his hair back. “I thought y’all were just friends.”

“We are!” I said, frantically. “He’s just… protective of me.”

Michael smiled down at me. “Last time I checked, it was the other way around.”

I shrugged again. “Well, when it comes to boys, Alex is protective of me.”

“Do you like him?” Michael asked, looking concerned.

I stopped walking and turned to him. “Does it matter? He’s got a girlfriend.”

Michael shrugged. “I was just asking. I mean, usually, people who are best friends fall in love with each other. I was just wondering if that’s the case with you and Gaskarth.”

I smirked at him. “Why the concern, Sturgis? You jealous?”

He chuckled. “Maybe a little bit.” He looked at me for a long time and said, “I just think you could do so much better than him. You’re too pretty for him.”

I laughed. “That’s hilarious coming from the same guy who once told everyone in school that I really had a penis.”

Michael blushed and looked down at his shoes. “I was quite a dick to you for the past six years.”

I nodded, chuckled. “Yeah, you and everyone else in this god-forsaken place.”

“So, why’d you get a makeover?” He asked. “Especially since you said you never cared what people thought of you.”

I couldn’t tell him I did it to get Alex’s attention. Now that I stopped and thought about it, it was pretty pathetic that I went through this life-altering transformation for a guy who was obviously never going to be with me. I thought about the answer for a moment and then responded, “I was sick of being one of the guys, I guess. I really just wanted, for once, to be the girl every boy noticed. Guess I wanted to break out of my shell.”

Michael smiled again. “And break out you did.” We stood by my car in silence for a moment before he said, “Let me make everything up to you. At my party this Friday, I’d like you to be my date, if that’s OK.”

Date? Me and Michael Sturgis? Oh man, this was way too good to be true! I grinned and said, “Yeah, I’d like that.”

He smiled down at me some more. “Thanks, doll. You’re a lifesaver!” He hugged me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. “See you Friday.”

I touched my cheek. “See ya.” He walked off with a wave, leaving me standing there gawking at him like a little schoolgirl. I got in my car and turned on the ignition. I never thought in a million years that I would accept myself being on the arm of Michael Sturgis, but I couldn’t help but be giddy about it. For once, I had the interest of a guy who was a lot cooler than I was. I knew Alex wouldn’t be happy about it, but I think this is one thing that I don’t have to share with Alex.

After all, it’s not like he cares what I do.

Does he?