[DISCONTINUED] mistaken messages || dreamnoblade

;;33 - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫

"Techno!" "Is he okay?" "Did he get hurt?"

When I come to, I'm greeted by the sight of a crowd of worried onlookers, my competitors being amongst them. "Thank god you're okay," One of the people step out from the large group of people, shooing them all off to give me some space.

 I sit up, ignoring the reactions around me as I do. My mouth feels dry when I open it, rusty and unused. "Could you guys back up and give me some space?" 

The crowd thins, leaving only me and a handful of other people standing around. Amongst them is my coach- Calvin, who looks at me with worried eyes but obliges when I give him a hand gesture to leave me be; my parents, who only shoot me a look of scorn before hurrying away; and finally, one very handsome blond dude.

"Are you okay, Techno?" His voice sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it.

"Uh, I guess," The freckled blond shoots me a small smile, clearly relieved, and I feel my heart melting. Okay, guess I like two people now.

"Here," He stands up, offering me a hand and I take it, getting to my feet. 

"Do you want to go like, sit down for a bit or..?" I spot my parents out of the corner of my eye, seeing the disapproving looks on their faces. 'Techno,' they mouth at me. I don't respond, instead turning around and giving my attention to the somehow familiar stranger.

"S'long as it's with you, sure," The freckled boy shoots me an even larger smile, dragging me away towards the stands. 

"Want water?" "Uh, sure." 

As I say that, a boy with a bandanna tosses me a waterbottle, which I open and near down in the course of a few minutes. "Feeling better?" "I suppose." It's just now that I realize how cold it is, and the boy beside me clearly notices, as he snatches up a towel and drapes it over my shoulders. 

"Yo, Sapnap!" The blond next to me yells at his friend as a wave of realization crashes over me.

If that's Sapnap, which is one of the least common names I've heard to date, then- "WHAT DO YOU WANT, DREAM?!" Oh, yeah. The cute freckled guy next to me is also the person who I've managed to fall for via texting.

Of course. 

Next thing I know, Dream's in front of me, waving his hand like there's no tomorrow. "Hello, earth to Technooo? Did you like die and get sent to heaven somehow?" At that last phrase, I regain my composure. 

"Buddy, I'm an atheist who jokes about killing orphans. God's gonna take one look at me and he won't hesitate to send me to hell." Dream laughs, the wheezing sound once again reminding me of a tea kettle. 

"How can I be sure that you're not actually some sort of kettle in a human disguise?

"Well, that's a hard one," Sapnap says, coming up the stairs of the bleachers, towel in hand. Most everyone had retreated to the changerooms, or otherwise just straight up left the pool room and the building as a whole, so the three of us had the whole room to ourselves. 

"On the whole, you'll notice that Dream is actually a lot less competent than a tea kettle." The blond in question slaps Sapnap across the face, which in turn triggers an argument between the two. 

It's a good 20 minutes down the line of us three laughing and Sapnap teasing the two of us (pushing Dream into me, making kissy faces at the two of us, etc,) which makes me think that he somehow knows about my crush on Dream; when my parents start calling my phone relentlessly. 

"Just go home with us or something, they won't mind it." 

As much as I wanted to accept the blond's invitation, however, I knew that my parents would mind it.

"I'm sorry, I can't, but-"

Before I can finish, he draws me into a hug. 

That's when I realize, I never want to let this boy go.

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yo
sapnap being a third wheel? relatable honestly

anyways sorry for the kinda late update, i think i have a sense of my update schedule now. it shall be every 2 days because. yeah,,, schoolwork is important :pensive:
anyyyyywaaayss i hope you guys liked this chapter?
also do remember to keep the ccs boundaries in check! using irl names is a big no no in fics smh