Cancer//Nathan Prescott x Reader

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You woke up early so that you'd get to class early to develop your pictures, Mr.Jefferson offered to develop everyone's photos for them if they didn't have any way to and you didn't. You exited your room once you had everything you needed. Coincidently, Kate was leaving hers at the same time.

"Hey, Kate!" you quickly jumped alongside her

"(Y/N)," she smiled "It's nice to see you,you're very energetic this early in the morning...I wish I had that energy." she gently smiles, rubbing her sleepy eyes. It was obvious she had just woken up, and she was still in pajamas.

"Oh really, I don't know I guess I am in a pretty good mood."

"Oh really why's that?" she asked

"This friend of mine has just lifted my spirits is all." you smile at her

"That's good. I'm glad you're doing well," she smiles weakly before yawning "Now if you don't mind, I'm heading to the showers to get a jump on my day." she walks down the hall into the showers.
You leave the girl's dorms and make your way to the school and to Mr. Jefferson's room. You enter and he and another student immediately turn their heads toward you, seeing as it was just them two before you entered it must've been a surprise. Mr. Jefferson and the other student, Nathan, which really takes you by surprise;both stare at you until you finally speak up.

"O..oh sorry! I can come back at another time.." you get ready to back out of the doorway but Mr.Jefferson quickly replies.

"No no. It's perfectly fine this is great timing actually,  since you both are partners I'll get to see both of your pieces and how well they go together." he smiles

"oh okay." you mumble
Mr.Jefferson takes the pictures he needs from you both

"I'll be right down the hall in the school's dark room." he says and with that he leaves you both alone, together.
...
It's silence until surprisingly Nathan speaks up;leaning his back against the desk

"Did you skip yesterday?" he asks you

"No! I didn't skip. I had an excuse." you replied, you wouldn't dare skip considering how badly you wanted to go to this school in the first place

"Oh..I just saw you in the parking lot, with 'Gay-ram'.." he looks away, crossing his arms

"Who? Warren? Why do you call him that..?"

"It's a joke.." he shrugs a slight smirk creeping onto his lips

"Not a very nice one," you reply sternly "Warren's my friend."

his expression immediately drops
"Sorry, geez.."

"No, what did you mean by that?" you poke

"Seriously, it's a joke it's just something the guys call him..forget it. Didn't think you'd get so defensive." he sits up, walking towards the door

"Well, he's my friend,like I said," you lose thw sterness in your voice, "Where are you going, Mr . Jefferson should be back soon."

He shrugs as if to say 'so what' and opens the door, leaving the classroom. You quickly follow him out to the parking lot.

"You didn't have to follow me..." he leans against his truck and reaches into his jacket pocket

"I wanted to talk to you actually.."

"Okay..?" he pulls out a pack of cigarettes, pulling one from the carton. You stare at it as he puts it in his mouth and puts the pack back into his pocket, he grabs a lighter from his pocket as he holds the cigarette between his lips. You interrupt as he goes to light it.

"Those things give you cancer, yknow..?" you stare at him with some sort of look of disgust

He shrugs,
"I gotta die eventually.." he lights it and puts the lighter away

you snatch the cigarette from his mouth before he can inhale, throwing it to the ground and stomping it out.

"Hey, what the fuck?!" he sits up quickly, obviously upset

"You don't want that, trust me." you answer calmly

"What the hell is your problem?! Who the fuck do you think you are to--" he scoffs, so angry that he can't even finish

"Sorry, I know you're probably stressed or something but there's other ways.."

"Fuck off." he mumbles, sitting back again

"Seriously, Nathan, it's not good for--"

"What the fuck do you even want to talk about," you flinch at his voice "Where the hell do you get off? Who even are you, you haven't even been here a month and you've already pissed me off so many times, you think you can just get in my head and convince me you care?! Because it won't fucking work. First you claim you 'want to get to know me' and now you're pulling shit like this?! Seriously just leave me alone." he yells back at you

"Mess with your head..? That's-That's not what I'm trying to do at all, I do want to get know you and I do want to care about you..but it seems like you don't want me to. I'm sorry if I'm bothering or causing you trouble..I really- -"

"What the fuck is wrong with you?! Stop that!"

"Stop what..?" you're confused

"Being nice! Apologizing! Why do you want to care so much?! What do you want from me?!" his voice raises even more

"I don't want anything! Look, I'm sorry but I don't get what I'm doing wrong..I'm just trying to be nice." you're a bit agitated at his accusations

"That's it! No one here is nice. No one, they always want something. "

"Well, I don't. I just want to be on good terms with you , and..maybe even be friends..that's all."

The look on his face says he doesn't trust you. That he's skeptical. Why is the concept so hard for him to understand? You stand there in silence before Nathan hops into his truck, you move so that he can drive off. You watch as his car leaves the parking lot, you sigh as you stand there.