It's A Small World // Gini AU

𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚢-𝚏𝚒𝚟𝚎

Gina was hanging out with some of her friends at Trade. Kourtney, Carlos and her had just came from their dance practice and Ej had finished up his water polo session. Ashlyn has also just left school because of robotics. The five of them were sitting at their usual booth and happily chatting away.

Gina kept coming in and out of the conversation. Her mind was still on her conversation with Red and Ricky. And the fact that she actually had a civil and helpful conversation with the boy.

Her friends of course noticed it and had been trying to get the other girls attention for the last ten minutes.

"Gina seriously what's going on with you ?"
Carlos put his milkshake down and all eyes landed on Gina.

"Yeah girl you've been spaced out since before practice!"
Kourtney jumped in, making Ashlyn raise her eyebrows.

"Come to think of it Ricky said you were off this morning too"
Ej jumped into the conversation.

"Wait hold up! You were with Ricky this morning? Of all people!"

Gina just smiled at her friends and proceeded to drink her strawberry milkshake.

"Yeah I gave him a ride to school. We live next to each other, no big deal"
Gina shrugged. Truth was she only gave him a ride because Red was busy that morning and couldn't pick him up. And well, the night before he had been helpful. The three of them managed to fully plan how Gina was going to ask Nini to the dance.

"Yeah okay no. Something is definitely up, we know you Gina"

The girl rolled her eyes at the boy and just looked over to the bar area of Trade. Seb, Nini and Mamma D were busy tending to customers and Nini looked a little flustered. The girl looked up and sent Gina an excited wave. Gina smiled at the girl before sending her a wave back.

"Oh I seeee"
Ashlyn dragged out the 'e' in see and looked towards Nini.
"This is about Nini"

Gina snapped her head towards Ashlyn with wide eyes.

"Oh shit it really is!"
Kourtney said that a little bit too loud for Gina's liking and she threw some of Ej's fried towards the girl.

"Look we had a moment the other day. And I don't know. I'm thinking about asking her to Spring Formal"

The group of friends squealed like little kids and that caused a lot of heads to turn. Most of which were glares because people just wanted to enjoy their dinner.

"Shut the fuck up!"
Gina glared at the group of friends and they all didn't care.

"So..."
Ashlyn reached over to grab some of her cousin's fries and the boy obviously complained, she shut him up with a quick look.
"Are you just thinking about it or are ya gonna do it?"

She put the fries in her mouth and Gina just turned her head back towards the bar area. Nini was now serving coffee to an elderly woman as she talked to her. Gina could see the excitement in Nini's eyes and she smiled whole heartedly at the sight.

"No. I'm uh, I'm asking her to the dance. Like for sure"

Ej does a little dance from next to Gina and she reaches over to punch the older boys shoulder.

"You won't live to see college if you keep acting like this Caswell"

The boy grabbed his shoulder and whined.

"I don't even hit hard!"

"Okay, I'll admit that when you admit you like Nini. Out loud."

Ej sent a smirk towards Gina and she raised her hand to punch him again.

"Dumbass, we all know I like Nini"
With that she punched him harder than boy.

"Shit Gina! Stop abusing me"

Gina went to hit the boy one last time but stopped because she heard Carlos' voice.

"Ignore him. Tell us exactly what you're gonna do"
Carlos excitedly put his head on his hands and leaned forward.

Gina took one last look towards Nini before turning back to her friends and telling them the plan. She really was going to do this. She was going to be the one to win Nini over.