Bromantic (Craig Tucker x Reader)

Air Hockey

Y/n POV

Kyle and I lost track of where all the guys went, so we just hung out without them. We made our way around the entire fair, playing almost every game. It was pretty fun to tell the truth. Kyle had bought us a bag of cotton candy that we shared as we walked around.

"Hey, so we've done basically everything there is to do here." I said with a small giggle that I tried to stifle down. What the hell? Why am I acting this way around Kyle?

"Yeah.. umm? Do you want me to walk you home?" Kyle asked me. My heart started racing, and I started thinking of all those corny romantic movies when the couples kiss when the man walks the girl home.... Oh shit... A part of me wanted to kiss him to be honest, but something just doesn't feel right. I don't feel like i'm acting like myself. I feel like i'm putting on a show lately for all the people around me... I looked up at the sun, it hasn't even begun to set yet, which means there still more of the day left, and I still wanna hang out with him, i've actually been having alot of fun, I just need to stop acting so fake and just act like myself around him.

"I don't really want to go home just yet.." I said with a bit of a pout to my lips.

"Yeah, neither do I, wanna go to the arcade?" The word 'arcade' plastered a smile on my face. Finally, I'll know i'll be myself there.

"Yeah! lets go!" I said excitedly

When we got to the arcade, Kyle and I started playing everything. We played pinball, left 4 dead, skeeball and all the games in the place. We were laughing a lot... maybe I was acting like myself around him... maybe he just makes me happy? This whole day is starting to feel like an actual date.. I was beginning to get nervous.... Please not another dumb crush that is gonna ruin my life.

"Hey (n/n), wanna play air hockey?" Kyle asked me while staring at the air hockey table.

"Umm. fuck yes!" I said. Kyle laughed at my words and we raced over to the game. The game only went up to 5 scores, so whoever gets the first 5 points wins. We started playing, within the first 20 seconds I scored. Then I scored again and again. I won the game. 5-0

"Wow, Kye you really suck" I said through uncontrollable laughter.

"Well, maybe you are just that good." Kyle said with a smile. His eyes locked with mine and we stayed like that for a bit. That is until I started feeling my face heat up and broke the graze.

"I'm gonna go cash our tickets in, you can take the rest of y tokens and play whatever you like" I stood there at the table and watched Kyle walk away.

"Hey." I jumped out of my daze, only to see Craig Tucker standing at the other side of the table. 'Great' I internally thought.

"Oh god, what do you want now?" I asked with as much attitude in my voice as there was in my eyes rolling. I am actually having a good day and here he comes to ruin it.

"I just want to talk to you, (y/n) please?" I looked at him, his eyes entrancing me, butterflies flew through my stomach. God damn it, I thought I was over him, he was such a jerk...

"Alright, fine. What do you want to say to me?" Craig bent over putting tokens into the air hockey game.

"First off, i'm sorry. Like soooo sorry. Second, do you wanna play?" I stared at Craigs amazingly handsome face. I couldn't help but stare at his jawline.. I nodded.

"Continue.." I said as I got ready to play. I cleared my throat and scored. 1-0.

"I just wanted to tell you that I only said what I did because I thought it was the right thing to do." Craig scored 1-1

"The right thing? How was treating me like garbage the right thing?" I scored 2-1

"Tweek pointed out to me how long he liked you... I thought maybe I got confused somewhere and my feelings were not mine, but a reflection of Tweeks... I know it sounds stupid.. But that's what I thought." Craig scored 2-2

"So you just decide to ditch me and not atleast here what I wanted? You really think that justifies you making me feel... feel so awful!?" I scored 3-2

"No.. What I did was wrong." Craigs words cut me off guard and he scored. 3-3. I angrily grabbed the puck and slammed it into Craigs goal. I scored 4-3.

"I am so sorry (y/n).. Let me make it up to you." Craig scored 4-4.

"I don't think I want to be around you Craig. You hurt me, and ignored me, and I don't know if I want a person in my life that is so quick to turn their back on me." I said, fighting back a tear and making myself look strong. I didn't want him to know I was still hurting over him. I didn't want him to know how much power he has over me.

"How about this..Right now, we are tied in our game; Who ever scores next gets what they want. If you win, I'll stop bothering you and you can continue going on little dates with the nerdy ginger." Craigs voice took me off guard. He think i'm on a date with Kyle? Am I on a date with Kyle?

"Wait! What?-" was all i managed to say before Craig cut me off.

"BUT! If I win.. You have to go on a date with me again.. Ready? GO!" Craig shot the puck at me but I quickly guarded my goal. We started intently playing, the puck was clinking against the sides of the table.

"I want another chance (y/n)." As Craig and I fought over the last point I began thinking of how Craig had made me feel when he shoved me away.... I began thinking about how amazing today was with Kyle... But, would i ever be able to like Kyle the way I like Craig? Who am I kidding? I've liked Craig for years.. And he likes me, who even knows if Kyle feels a certain way towards me, we were just hanging out as friends today. As I looked at Craig concentrating so hard on this game, like his life depended on it. He really wants this, 'I' really want this. Then, Craig, as hard as he could hit the puck toward me. Right before it slipped into the slot I slammed my mallet on the table catching the puck. Craig and I stared intently into eachothers eyes. For the first time ever he looked scared. He thinks im rejecting him.. I let a small smile spread onto my lips as I slid the puck into my own goal. Craigs expression burst into happiness, he won, better yet, I let him win.

"I'll see you tomorrow at 9am." Craig said with a huge grin.

"Why so early?" I asked a bit confused.

" Because I want to spend the entire day with you. I want to show you I mean this.." And with that Craig left leaving me stunned.

"What's wrong?" I turned to see Kyle holding a ton of candy in his hands.

"N-nothing! I'll see ya later Kyle!" After I spoke I quickly made my way out of the arcade so I didn't have to explain myself to him.