Be More Chill, Dante! {Vylante BMC AU}

Chapter 10: A Guy That I'd Kinda Be Into

*Vylad*

I sat in my chair, kicking my feet back and forth anxiously. I continued glancing at the empty seat beside me, chewing on the inside of my cheek. I'm sure he'll be here any minute...

I heard footsteps, I looked up excitedly. I turned around, only to be met with disappointment... Oh... It's Aphmau, Kawaii~Chan, and Nicole...

"Is this seat saved?" Nicole placed her hand on her hip, pointing at the empty the seat beside me. Kawaii~Chan clung to her side, as per usual, and Aphmau sat behind me.

"Oh, yeah--" I started, but Nicole sat down anyways. Okay, then...

"Aphmau Rolan said she saw you at the mall with Laurance last night," Nicole narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms.

"Yeah, that's… who it's saved for..," I trailed off, biting my lip, and placing my hands atop my lap.

"Aphmau Rolan?" Kawaii~Chan rose an eyebrow, sitting behind me as well.

"I'm right here."

"Laurance's not coming," Nicole glared at me, examining her nails.

"Is he sick?"

"He's at Model U.N. Or whatever it is this week. You know Laurance. Always jumping from one…extracurricular to another," Nicole shrugged.

"I don't know him that well..," I looked down.

"Well, he loves to try new things. He just doesn’t always stay with them after he...tries them. If you know what I--"

"We're just friends," I interrupted, attempting to get a point across.

"What?"

"I know you guys used to date? So, if that's what this is about…"

"Oh my Irene no!" Nicole scoffed, flipping her hair out of face, dramatically. "Laurance and I are totally over!"

"Yeah, he's so gross," Kawaii~Chan peaked her head in between us.

"He's not gross, Kawaii~Chan!" Nicole glared, before clearing her throat. "Friends. I'm so glad. Because, real talk, I would hate for you to think that the reason Laurance's not here...is he's already bored of you," Nicole paused before jumping to her feet. "Bye!"

The three of them, all walked off, chatting. I bowed my head, sighing a little. All I had on my mind was Laurance... What was she said, true?

*Dante*

I strolled into play rehearsal, spotting Nicole, KC, and Aphmau. All three of them waved at me, and I overheard a bit of gossip.

"

Laurance better not be inviting him, to his Halloween party," Nicole scoffed, before storming out of the room. Huh? What is she talking about? Oh, well...

I spotted Vylad sitting by himself. I took in a deep breath, and reorganized my posture. I strutted over to him, pointing at the empty seat beside him.

"Is this seat taken?"

"I…don't know," he gave a small sigh, before shrugging. Damn, he looks really down...

ZANE glanced over at me, feeding words into my mouth. "Then how about I sit here til whoever shows up?"

"Sure," Vylad shrugged once more, and I sat beside him. He looked up at me, a look of concern noticeable. "Hey, are you okay?"