the player | denis stoff

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I grabbed my backpack and started my way to my locker, to get my jacket. while opening it, Denis came up to me. He had his jacket and backpack already, and he was checking his phone.

"Hey." He greeted, glancing at me. His voice was quiet, but loud enough for me to hear over the other kids. "Ready to go?" He asked, turning his phone off, and putting it in his back pocket.

"Yep." I replied. I had a headache after the long day, but Denis and I had to go to my house and work on our science assignment.

I took out my phone, putting on some music while we walked outside. I decided to play Break by I See Stars, one of my favorite songs. I put it in my back pocket and looked around.

Denis was looking at his phone, before deciding to start a conversation. "So you like I See Stars?" He asked, listening to the song play. I looked up at him, nodding. "They're one of my favorite bands."

"Same here!" He exclaimed. A grin spread on his face, and I felt my heart beat a little faster for a second.

Why did that happened?

-----Timeskip to When They're Home 🖤

"Hey mom." I greeted. She was in the kitchen, preparing dinner. She turned and saw me and Denis. She smiled and walked over.

"Hey sweetie. Who's this?" She asked, glancing up at him. Denis was really tall, so we both had to look up at him.

"Mom, this is Denis. Denis, my mom. He's my science partner for the whole year." I told her. Denis smiled, reaching his hand forward.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Stevens." He introduced. My mom shook his head, nodding.

"Oh, please, call me Mary." She smiled. My mom has always been super sweet to everyone she meets. "Oh, Emily, dinner will be ready in an hour. Your dad should be home in a few minutes." My mom informed me. I grinned, hungry.

"Awesome, thanks mom." I responded, before turning to Denis. "Come on, let's go get started on the assignment." I told him, and he nodded. I told my mom we'd be in my room, before turning and going there.

Denis followed me, and he chuckled when he saw the posters on my wall. "Gee, I wonder what kind of music you like." He said sarcastically. I laughed, looking around at them.

"Since I was a little kid." I replied, looking back up at him.

-------Timeskip to Dinnertime 🖤

"Emily, Denis, dinner's ready!" My mom called from the kitchen. I looked up, smelling the food.

"Kay, we're coming!" I replied, yelling so she could hear me. I pushed my notebook off my lap and closed my book, glancing over to see Denis doing the same. I stood up, grabbing my phone before standing by the door.

I watched as Denis stood up as well, walking over, before turning and heading into the kitchen. My dad saw me and smiled. "Hey, sweetheart!" My dad greeted, before seeing Denis.

"And who's this? You didn't tell me you had a boyfriend." He joked, looking Denis over. He looked down, blushing a little. Why was he blushing? It's not like he wants to be my boyfriend.

"No, this is my lab partner, Denis. We're just working together on an assignment."