Friends With Benefits {Klance High School AU} - Discontinued

Chapter 16

Wednesday
Lance's P.O.V.

I sat in my math class, in the seat next to Keith. It seemed sort of awkward between us ever since what happened in the bathroom earlier. Which is what I was afraid of. I try to strike up conversation in my usual way, but he just keeps making things awkward.

I leaned over closer towards him and whispered, "Do you have a pencil I can use?" It was just an excuse to talk to him, obviously.

Keith jumped ever so slightly, I probably wouldn't even have noticed it if I weren't paying extra attention to his body language in that moment.

He looked over at me and took in my whole appearance. His eyes narrowed at my desk. "Is that pencil not okay?"

I felt my face flush and I looked down at my desk to see my pencil I had laid on my desk. "Uh... oh right," I said. "Oops, I forgot I had a pencil already." I laughed awkwardly and cleared my throat as I looked back towards the front of the class.

Keith and I were going to have to work together in a few minutes on our project anyways. We can talk then.

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So things are still awkward. Keith and I are sitting together, supposed to be working on our assignment. We sort of were, but he wasn't communicating with me very well to get things done. Maybe he's just embarrassed? I hope that's all this is. I really hope I didn't mess this all up. I really enjoy spending time with Keith.

"Are you just going to keep staring at me," Keith started. "Or are you actually gonna help?"

My eyes widened and my face felt flushed. I looked away from him and quietly said, "Right, sorry."

I could see Keith nod his head slightly in my peripherals. "Good," he whispered.

I caught myself examining his cute focused expression and immediately looked away again. I don't want him to get angry again.

I heard him make a slight sound– just a breath– but it sounded... almost happy.

I looked back at him to see him hiding a slight smirk.

"W-what's so funny, mullet-brain?"

"Hm?" He looked up at me with a blank face, no longer smiling at all. Not even a glimpse of joy to be seen anywhere on his face.

"Don't try to gaslight me, mister," I warned.

He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "Whatever, ogler."

I gasped longly. "What- I'm no ogler!"

Keith shook his head and made that same breath sound as another sweet smirk appeared on his face. He looked up at me, staring into my eyes. That expression in his face, along with him staring at me, made me really want to kiss him.

Keith cocked his eyebrow and tilted his head to the side. "Real subtle dude."

I furrowed my eyebrows. I had no idea what he could be talking about; that short sentence was so random. "...What?"

Keith leaned his head in towards mine, and said, "I know it's difficult but." He paused and looked down towards my lips before finishing his sentence, "You really need to focus, okay?"

What in the- when did he get so flirtatious?

He moved back to how he was previously seated and started writing things down in his notebook. He's right, I need to focus as well. It doesn't seem like things are very awkward anymore, so I should have no problem with it.

Just as I went to try to get some work done, Keith slid his notebook over to me. Does he want me to see if it's okay? does he want me to write this down in the assignment? Him just silently giving me his notebook was so confusing.

I looked down and reas what he wrote down.

Be honest, what are you really thinking about right now?

What does he mean? I looked up at him for answered and immediately looked back down at the notebook when insane his smug face.

With my pencil, I wrote down a sight question mark and slid it back to him.

I watched as he immediately wrote something down without a second to think. When he was finished, he gently placed his pen down before handing me the notebook again.

you seem off and you keep staring at me AND my lips

My face grew so hot. Is that what he meant by his sarcastic, "Subtle?"

Embarrassed, I wrote down, "you wish"

The next thing he wrote was, "I do." and below it on the next line down, "Wanna come over tonight?"

Is this a- an invitation to get all hot with him again?

Face reddening, I looked up at Keith to see that he looked completely chill and nonchalant. Giving his bold straight-forwardness, I just write a simple, "yes."