nova's pov (flashback) :
"c'mon guys! it's a tradition between us four!"
ethan rolls his eyes and grabs a handful of popcorn, shoving it in his mouth. perla tugs on the blanket and grayson looks at her with furrowed eyebrows.
"perla! stop talking all the fucking blanket!" he yells
she scoffs and pulls even harder, making grayson sit up straight and tug with her.
ethan laughs and watches them, turning his body towards their direction.
i give up and fall back on the couch behind me, snuggling into the blanket only i have.
a few seconds pass by and i don't hear any more shuffling. i turn my head towards their direction and they all stare at me with smirks.
"what?" i ask
"ok, ok. we'll play." ethan says
"yay!" i shout
i get up and stand in the middle of the living room, facing ethan, grayson, and perla.
"you're on my team. like usual." ethan states and points at me
i nod and perla hands me a piece of paper.
"time starts... now!" grayson shouts
i read the piece of paper and toss it to perla.
"reading?" he questions
i shake my head and keep turning my wrist, back and forth.
"nova! i don't know what the fuck you're doing." ethan laughs
"ethan!"
"no talking!" grayson points
i keep moving my wrist back and forth, trying to reenact, flipping a pancake.
"is it a dance move or some shit?" he asks
i roll my eyes and shake my head vigorously.
"times up!" perla yells
"ethan! i was flipping pancakes."
"well it looks like you were flipping them somewhere else then."
grayson and perla laugh and i shake my head, chuckling and snuggling into the blanket.
"forgive me?" ethan pouts and opens up his arms
i nod and snuggle into him. his bulky arms wrap around me and i bury my head into his fuzzy sweater.
"didn't i get you this?" i murmur
"don't do that. it tickels. and yes you did." he laughs
i laugh against his chest and he laughs even harder.
"nova! stop!" he laughs
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nova's pov (present) :
"who's team is nova on?" perla points at me
"she's always on yours, ethan." grayson points at him
i smile at alison and ethan and rock back and forth, awkwardly waiting for a response.
"but i'm with alison this time."
perla deeply sighs and grayson shakes his head.
"it's ok. can i be on your guys' team?" i ask
"why are you even asking?" perla laughs
"shut up." i blush
i sit down between grayson and perla and alison stands up, grabbing a piece of paper from my beanie.
"you're gonna have to burn that beanie now." grayson whispers
i punch him in the arm gently and perla breaks out laughing next to me.
"shut up." ethan says
grayson rolls his eyes at ethan and i mouth a quick 'sorry' to alison. she smiles gently at me and opens up the piece of paper.
"what the fuck?" she laughs
she crunches up the piece of paper and tosses it somewhere in the hotel room.
she starts making motions with her wrist and my eyebrows furrow.
"didn't you have this one like two years ago?" perla questions
"i-i think so."
"you have 10 seconds left!" grayson shouts
"o-oh! oh! is it... are you flipping pancakes?" ethan shouts
"yes baby!" alison chuckles
she jumps into his arms and he kisses her cheek. i snuggle even more in between perla and grayson, trying to hide myself.
"that's weird." ethan laughs and scratches the back of his neck
"what's weird?" alison asks
"nova and i had that one a couple of years ago and we never got it but you and i did."
"guess, we're a great team then." alison giggles
perla's eyebrows raise and before she can say anything, i gently grab her hand and shake my head.
"they are a great team. don't do anything."
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best friends | e.d. ✔️
Fanfiction"just tell him how you feel." "i can't." "why not?" "because. he's my 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝."
