CHRISTINE'S MAGIC SHOP

Jonathan X Anthony College AU

College just started once more and Anthony could not contain his excitement. Ever since he first set his eyes on Jonathan he couldn't hide the fluttering of his heart and butterflies in his stomach. The way the taller boy would smile at his direction. Anthony as a shy boy, would always run away blushing like crazy. Anthony may be shy, but plenty of girls are all over him.
Jonathan couldn't believe this. A girl walked over to his best friend, asking for the assignment if he can help her. Of course, being the gentleman he is, he decided to help her.

In front of him of all places.

At first she was being subtle. Holding onto his shoulder whenever he makes a joke. But now she was being too obvious. Holding his hands,arms and putting her head on his shoulder.
"Obvious much?" he muttered. He then laid his head on his arm chair.
The day was just like any other. They had to get ready for the upcoming lessons so him and Anthony decided to study together.

He met the younger when they were about to take their entrance exam. It was awkward at first, the greeting he gave was worse. Despite their awkward beginnings they still became friends; Best Friends nonetheless.
It was their second year, the two were mostly focusing on their chosen sport. Jonathan, who was talented in Basketball whereas Anthony is talented in Swimming.
Even with different schedules they still manage to hang out from time to time. Going onto different diners and
sometimes restaurants (when they can actually afford it). Anthony was trying not to seem bad in front of the girl, especially his crush just sitting right next to him. The younger wouldn't admit it, but He was actually a little bit smart too. Destroying the cliche of being an athlete. Though he wasn't in the top 5, he does manages to get in the top 10 either being on number 7 or 9. The girl seated across them was also his friend. They weren't close, like him and the older. They would just sometimes talk and that's it.

It was already 30 minutes. The two finally finished their study session or if you would call it that. Jonathan thought of talking with some of his teammates, telling them where he was going so when they look for him they know where to find him.
" Anton can we go to my teammates first? I need to tell them where I'm going so they know where to look" he said.

The nickname just sort of happened. One day he was calling him Anthony and then next he suddenly called him 'Anton'. The younger didn't mind though. Actually liking it even though he wasn't sure about it at first.
" Sure, I'm also planning on telling Carl about our plans anyways " Anthony answered.
And so the two got up from their desk and headed out. The walk to the covered court was calming. They aren't talking that much, but they didn't mind. The wind was a little but strong today. Some of the leaves flying around kept on hitting their knees as they walked towards the covered court. "Yo! Jonny!" One of his teammates yelled. The two then approached the voice and gave each other their greetings.

"Sup Jonny! Sup Jonny's Girlfriend!" The man greeted almost laughing hard at the reaction of the shorter male. Jonathan just rolled his eyes, already used to the teasing he gets from his friends. But not Anthony though. Unlike Jonathan, Anthony wasn't much of a extrovert himself. He wasn't one to start conversations and when he is in a conversation, he doesn't know what to do when the topic they were talking about was finished. He just kept quiet and stared at nowhere.
It was an understatement when he says he's awkward around Jonathan's friends. No, he was really awkward around. To the point that he just smiles and waves around them to not appear rude. Mostly because they're older than him.

"I just came to tell you where me and Anton are going so you know where to find me" Jonathan said. His friend 'Johann' just smirked giving Jonathan a knowing look "Stop what you're thinking. We're just going to a nearby cafe to have a few drinks." But it only caused the smirk to go wider, he raised an eyebrow at his junior " It better be a cafe, if I see you two boys skipping you're dead" he chuckled.

"Whatever, Bye!"

"Bye Jonny! By Jonny's Girlfriend!"

Anthony let out a loud huff, "Why do they keep on calling me your Girlfriend?" He asked. Though the tease was annoying, the younger actually enjoyed being called like that. Not the Girlfriend part, he didn't want to be called a girl. But by being called Jonathan's, oh how he wished he did. But reality had other plans, Reality loved to mess with Anthony. He knew the guy was as straight as a Stick. There was no doubt. He would be an idiot to not notice how he looked at the women in the Girl's Basketball Team. Anthony wasn't sure if it was for admiration or something else.
Probably something else.
"You know him Anton, always loved messing with his juniors" he chuckled. Anthony could only nod at what he said. Not knowing how to respond from that.

Since the two didn't wanna waste their last hour until their classes start. Anthony just settled to text Carl about his whereabouts. They arrived at the cafe. Jonathan insisting he orders for the two of them and left Anthony alone. The younger just went to find some vacant seats. To his luck he did find some chairs. Though it was still left with a plate of a half eaten cake and an emptied mug. A waiter then appears then cleans the contents on the table.
Anthony took out his phone. 8:30 AM
It says on the screen. He then went on Instagram, taking a look on his feed and placing a heart on every post he saw except for the ads of course.
He then saw a post from his Best Friend. It was new, it says so on the post. 4 minutes ago , his eyes went back on the post itself. Jonathan had his hands in a peace sign, you can only see the hand, his forehead down to his eyes and the cafe behind him. He was obviously bored.
"So cute" the younger cooed. But then he looked at the caption.

Waiting in line to treat my date

He almost had a heart attack when he saw it. He couldn't believe it. His mind was making up scenarios on its own. Finding a clear explanation on why he posted what he typed. It's probably in a platonic way, yeah that's it. He reassured himself. But the small voice in his head says otherwise, the small voice kept on saying how he wanted it to be true. How the older thinks of him as more than a friend. That's when the younger remembered Reality again. The guy was straight dammit.. He sighed and hearted the post then turned off his phone.

A minute or so, Jonathan came back. A tray full of two Mocha Frappuccino and two plates of dark chocolate cake.
The older placed the food on the table and placing the tray in a random table. Anthony looked at the receipt and proceeded to take out his wallet only to be stopped by Jonathan's hand holding onto his wrist. Surprised, the younger looked up, staring onto Jonathan's eyes. He blushed at the contact, to hide it he raised both his eyebrows. Questioning the action he made. The older only gave a warm smile and after what he said Anthony swore he almost fainted right then and there. The older came closer, placed his lips next to the younger's ear. He then whispered,

"I told you I'd treat my date, right?"

That boy was definitely the death of him.

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(A/N: Hello! Was it nice? I hope it was. We promise to make more in the near future 💜)