Joan X Cleo

Abe?

Cleo swiftly left the washroom, determination in her eyes. Abe glanced up expectantly.

"Oh, hey Cleo!"

His cheeks dusted a soft pink as he awkwardly waved. Cleo crossed her arms, glaring up at Abe

"Abe...darling."

Abe looked down at her excitedly and curiously, and Cleo couldn't bring herself to do it.

"Could you go to my locker, you know the code, and bring me back my books."

Cleo seemed dissapointed in herself. Abe skipped off, while Cleo walked into the restroom

Joan glanced up excitedly

"I couldn't do it. He looked like an excited puppy, and it hurt me." She glanced aside

Joans smile faltered. "It's okay. You know what, Abe doesn't have to know about this. This can be our little secret." Joans grin returned, with a devilish tint

Abe ran to Cleo's locker, unlocking it and grabbing an armful of books. While he was happy to help, he felt a kernel of a thought. Thinking about Joan and Cleo. In a different way

He knew loved and adored Cleo, but what about Joan? Short hot pink hair shaved on one side. Dark eyeliner around her eyes and dark purple lipstick. Pale skin, soft pink cheeks. Her cool punk style

Thinking about his friend in this way, made his heart skip a beat. Although he quickly shook the feelings away. No, he was dating Cleo, and he liked Cleo only.  He made his way back to where Cleo was last spotted

Joan placed a kiss on Cleos cheek, leaving behind a deep purple smear. Cleo quickly wiped it off, laughing, before leaving the restroom and returning to Abe

Watching Cleo leave made her heart ache. She didn't know if she even liked her. Abe has used and manipulated her for years, and Cleo used to bully her. How does she know that Cleos not the same?

Cleo felt unsure aswell. Not knowing if Joan was just using her as a pawn to get together with Abe. Cleo was the most popular, arguably the most attractive, rich, girl in school. And for some reason, Joan liked her, and she liked Joan

Cleo slipped her hand into Abe's, sighing as she walked along. One day, she'd catch Abe lacking, and she'd break up with him. For now, she just silently suffered, trapped in an unhappy relationship...