When Dating a God

Once Upon a Time

 Maybe now wasn't the time, but Alex really wanted to pick up her book. Escape from the dull, deafening reality that she lived in and run to a far off kingdom, full of fantastic beasts. However, she couldn't do that in the middle of a school assembly, even if it was the place she wanted to get out of the most.

"This suck,"Ada sighed from beside Alex, "who really cares about the dress code!" Alex opened her mouth to reply but decided against it as the principal started taking about how many weapons you could fit in a hoodie, a very comforting subject, that she would have been fine knowing nothing about. Ada tossed her log braids back over her shoulder and took out her phone, hiding it behind the head of the person sitting in front of her as she started to play candy crush. Alex rolled her golden eyes and went back to zoning out. Thinking about nothing in particular, just that one day, she would be nothing too. Then she could float around on that cloud that is nothing, and finally not worry about anything. However, that day was not today.

"That's all for today but keep these things in mind when you go about your day, you are dismissed." The gym exploded into chaos as the principal announced their freedom. Students pushing towards the door, to the outside world. Free from the stench of freshman and the scalding heat that seemed trapped inside the enormous brick building.

"Do you want to come over to my house?"Ada shouted over the screaming mass of warm bodies that surrounded them.

"I don't know, I have a lot of homework to do." Alex shouted back, cringing away as someone stomped on her foot.

Ada groaned making a "that's so lame" face.

"What you talking about" came a sing song voice from behind the girls, they turned to see Eliot, Alex's best friend since she was a kid, charge at them and land squarely in between the girls, one arm over each shoulder.

"Alex doesn't want to hang out because she has work to do," Ada said as the three finally separated from the sweaty group of teenagers who were also racing for the exits, "convince her we're fun." She demanded.

"I have homework too actually, I was going to procrastinate until it was too late to get any quality work done but if you want to we can meet up and eat food and do homework, what class do you have it in?"

"Most of them," Alex grumbled, "English, math, science, the whole lot."

"Eww," Eliot said, an expression of pure disgust coating his face, "I think all I have is science. We can still do it though, we'll meet over at Alex's and we can eat all the food in the house." He raised his hands above his head and roared like he could conquer the world. The three friends laughed and continued out the door and out into the world, shouldering their bags and strolling towards where they had parked. Eliot burst through the front door as Alex finished taking the last bite of her sandwich. "You ready for the best homework party ever!" He yelled. Eliot came trotting into Alex's kitchen, books in hand. He tossed them on the counter and began rummaging through the fridge, "Got anything good?"

"I don't think so. I was going to run to the store but it seems to far away."

"Big mood." Eliot laughed as he pored himself a glass of orange juice. "What are you going to start with?"

"No sure. I have an English paper due this week that I haven't started yet. Maybe I should do that."

"Man, I probably won't do that until the night before."

"Isn't that why we are here, so you don't end up doing that. I don't want you to fail and then get held back."

"Ugh, that takes to much work."

A knock on the door interrupted Eliot's exaggerated eye roll. Ada opened the door, "You already here? Good." She took a seat on a bar stool. "We have stuff to talk about."

"Where are your books?"

"We have the same classes, why would I bring my own book when I can save room and use yours?" She smiled. It made enough sense to the other two, the counter wasn't that big.

"Want something to eat?"

"Nah, I had something before I came over."

So they sat down, organized their books, and began. The silence and focus didn't last long. Soon the three were talking about how stupid their teachers were or which people were too stupid to survive. Which football players were hottest came up once or twice.

"Come on you two, don't leave me hanging, I told you Chad is the top of the list for me, now it's your turn!" Ada nudged Alex under the table and looked expectantly at her.

"All the football players are assholes." Eliot responded

"We're not talking personalities, we're talking bodies."

"That seems a little subjective, doesn't it?" Alex countered.

"You guys are no fun." Ada grumbled.

"Fine, Don is definitely the hottest but he's a jerk so he's not worth anyone's time."

"See! It's not that hard. I'm impressed Eliot, he seems to throw a little straight for you."

"Shut up," Eliot laughed, "I told you, I don't want to date him, and besides, you said personality doesn't count."

"Fair enough," Ada nodded, "Alex, your up,"

"I don't know, I don't pay that much attention." Alex whined.

"Bull," Ada sighed, "Come on, give us something!"

"I mean, Ares is ok,"

"See! That wasn't to hard!" Ada grinned.

"Can we get back to work then?"

"Fine, fine. You're no fun," Math was a horrible class to have first period. That's a simple fact in Alex's mind. No quantity of coffee can make her understand how to get the derivative of x in any given scenario. Everyone in the class clearly agreed with her as they slouched over text books or drooled on their notes. Eliot slid a piece of paper onto Alex's desk as the teacher droned on. Ughhhhhh was all it said.

Alex grinned, a rolling her eyes, What do you want me to do about it? She slowly returned the note to its original owner.

Idk, you know know Ada isn't going to let it go, right?

Let what go?

What you said last night about Ares

Alex groaned silently, rubbing her eyes. She was starting to get a headache. Yeah, can we talk about it l8er tho? She set the paper back on Eliot's desk and he only nodded. He knew her better then almost anyone. They had been friends since they were little. It took a while for everyone to realize they weren't dating, but Eliot convinced Alex that if she ignored them, they couldn't bother her. Even though they still did, she appreciated the attempt. In freshman year when Alex had gotten her first F in an assignment, Eliot had rushed over to her house and broken into her room to hold her while she cried, helping her to realize it was a two point assignment and it would mean virtually nothing in her final grade. Even now, as a senior, Eliot helped Alex when she started to think she had ruined her life by getting a C or a D on some minuscule quiz.

That was the thing about being Alex's friend, she over reacted a lot, and they had to be there to hold her together. Usually, Eliot would tell her not to worry and Y would tell her to snap out of it. They each had different approaches, but Alex needed both of them.

Now that Ada knew that Alex thought that Ares was hot, she wouldn't let it go, Eliot was right about that. Ada had been telling Alex she needed to branch out for a while now. Ada said that having two friends was great, but Alex needed people outside of Ada and Eliot to talk to. She needed to practice making friends for when she goes to college. This was true, but that didn't mean Alex had to like it, and she didn't.

The bell rang the students sprang from their desks, rushing for the door. Ready to go with cheap food and watery milk.