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Closing my book and putting it inside my locker I shut it close before locked it. Life had became pretty hectic with all these test, cafe job and game practice. In two days from today we have our opening ceremony then on Monday our official game.

We had been practicing really well but somehow this game benefited me escaping physics class. I really hate that subject.

Sighing I turned around and just then my jaw almost hit to ground. Okay I wasn't being dramatic but this was for sure a dream or maybe it was the truth.

Nate and Ethan were coming my way all talking and laughing. Did I die and woke up in heaven?

How-?

It was just like how they were in junior high. Seeing me standing with mouth wide open Ethan chuckled before lifted my chin and closed it and gave me a little peck.

"Hey! What are you doing all by yourself?" He slipped his hand around my waist and laughed, breaking my trance. "Look like you saw a ghost Aria."

"Pinch me please cause I don't believe how you two who were against each other till yesterday are standing here with biggest smiles on their faces," My brows furrowed as I looked up at Ethan and then Nate who just couldn't stop grinning.

"Guess we cleared the air, by the way forget us," Nate glanced at Ethan. "There's something we wanna show you and for that you better hold Ethan cause you might lose your mind."

I smiled still confused but shook my head on them all being themselves. With that he took out his phone and what he showed me made my eyes widened.

Oh my God!

It was a picture of Gwen and Leo dressed all pretty. She was in black knee length dress with her platinum blonde spread on her shoulder and sitting in front of her was Leo all dressed in a freaking tux.

They went on a date!

I laughed out so loud before muffled it with my hand. She did tell me about her confession and how it happened but not about their date. Not that I mind but seeing them sitting with hand clamps on table adoring each other with their eyes, surprised me so much.

Love birds!!

"They went on a date? Aww they look so pretty yess!" I squealed lowly and Ethan and Nate shared a look of confusion.

"You knew they were together? and you didn't tell me?" Ethan questioned with a pout and Nate nodded asking the same.

"No Ethan, they just got together after keeping to themselves how much they love each other. They confessed the day we went to the tower," Their mouth shaped 'o' as they understood. "But I swear I didn't know they'd go on a date this soon."

"Well we were having a drink and then they came out of nowhere all dolled up caught us off guard, where are they?" Nate reminisced looking around.

"Must be making out in janitor's closet." Ethan chortled as I hit his shoulder for making fun of my friends.

"But why were you both having drinks__together?" I asked as I texted Gwen to meet me here.

"We had a race which we won and you know we had to celebrate like always." Nate explained with lifting his shoulder in a carefree manner.

Race? Together? Okay this is so confusing.

"Well I'm glad you both sorted things out," I smiled at Nate before kissed on Ethan's cheek and whispered. "Thank you for listening to me."

Damn his smile made my heart flutter.

"Here comes the romeo and Juliet." Nate whistled as I turned around to see them walking to us with Leo's hand around Gwen's shoulder which was normal.

"Hey Guys! What's up?"Leo bro hug Ethan and Nate. "Hey muffin!"

He ruffled my hair but no one replied anything and I was trying so hard not to crack up.

Leo... You better run boy!

Nate and Ethan kept on glancing between them like hungry wolves, hands crossed over their chest.

"Hey why are they looking at us like that," Gwen who was standing by my side whispered in my ear. "Did you already tell them about us?"

I didn't react in any way to her.

"We are good, by the way where were you last night?" Ethan squinted his eyes and wrapped his arm around me, holding me tight by his side.

Gwen and Leo shared a look with panicked eyes.

"Umm I- I was skateboarding as usual." He rubbed his nape as he hesitated. "Why are you asking?"

"Oh wow, nah just asking, well did you know about this trend Nate where the person wears a tux while skateboarding?" Ethan amusingly joked and Nate made a tsk sound and shook his hand.

Leo frowned and gave a laugh glancing at Gwen before he whispered. "Yah! you told me not to tell anyone but these two seems like to know and now they'll kill me!!"

I snorted before looked away caught Ethan's eyes who winked at me. Damn these two were enjoying teasing them more than anything.

"What are you guys talking-

"Shut up you betrayer!" Nate buckled his arm around Leo's neck. "You went on a date and didn't even tell, what type of friend are you, sorry Gwen but he deserves a punishment."

"What are you g-guys gonna do?" Gwen stuttered with eyes wide questioned.

I pressed my lips and shrugged when she looked at me for help. Well she didn't even tell me too so I deserve some fun too.

"Might let him run around naked." Ethan put his finger on his chin as he pretended to think.

"What the fuck! These girls will die seeing my beautiful skin, I don't wanna take the blame of so many murders." I gasped with Nate and Ethan both looked at him unbelievably.

Excuse me?

God this boy would never stop joking.

"Ready to strip smarty pants," Ethan stepped towards him and Gwen face palmed her face, didn't want to witnessed the whole thing.

All of a sudden Leo made a defensive karate pose and I laughed out so loud so hard that I crouched to ground with tears in my eyes.

Nate left Leo and joined me and Ethan who were on our knees on the ground clutching our stomachs.

"Stop it hurts my stomach, you two are such an assholes," I slapped Ethan on his thighs before he stood up and helped me up.

"We were kidding Gwen, you two should've seen your faces. Well you deserved this tease, why didn't you tell me?" I stuck out my lower lip and pouted.

"I'm so sorry Aria, it's just things got decided so fast and it was my fault, I told Leo not to tell anyone," She apologized sincerely. "And don't you dare take off his clothes, I don't want anyone to see him like that."

She blushed when I nudge my shoulder with hers.

Possessive.

"Forget us, when did you two come back together?" Leo corrected his shirt and asked.

"It's a long story, just know that we do now," Nate said looking at me and I passed a grateful smile.

"Nate?" A triumphant voice bounced behind me as we all looked to see a girl beautifully dressed in jeans short and a tank top with beige cardigan, her hair were like fire, auburn.

But why was she calling Nate? If I remember clearly I has never seen her here before.

She made her way to us holding some art stuff, her auburn hair tied in lower bun with some loose strands in front.

"I text you so many times- oh who are these beautiful?" She said. "Won't you Introduce me to them?"

Her eyes stole glances between us as she looked at us before to Nate asking him to introduce.

"Guys this is Rachel, my child hood bestfriend who just joined today as an assistant to our art teacher, and Rachel these are my Friends, Ethan, Aria, Gwen and Leo."

She shook her hands one by one to ours. "Nice to meet y'all. Well you didn't tell one thing to them," She frowned before loudly whispered for all of us to hear. "That I'm your girlfriend!"

I looked at Nate who had a quizzical look in his incisive stare before broke his eye contact. "No you aren't, we are just friends," He declared looking flushed.

"But just so you know I'll be soon," She calmly said but I saw the pain behind those words and her eyes had a patient worthy of admiration.

She looked down before up and a random gleam of lights was crept on her face which she used to hide her stinging heart.

She wasn't joking, she looked really and truly into Nate.

"Well I wanted to tell you all that the opening ceremony is in two days and then we have three days off before match which is on monday, so I'm planning a trip to my private vacation house, we'll stay there for two night, your coach said you all need to relax as you guys have already practiced enough. What says?" Leo proposed an idea.

"I'm up!" Gwen agreed and I looked up at Ethan.

"What do you think?" I asked him with staring at his deep blue-gray orbs.

"Why are you asking me?" He grinned tucking my hair behind my ear. His fingers grazing my cheek softly.

"Cause I like me better when I'm with you," I answered gleefully as he put his mouth near my ear and bit my earlobe slightly before speak in hoarse voice. "Well then we should go."

Those eyes when he backed away were the darkest pearls of crystal blue ocean. His orbs deep set beneath heavy dark brows were filled with desire? and it made my body shiver in an exciting way.

"Okay then we are going," Ethan replied with crescent curls under his eyes.

"I'm up too," This time it was Rachel who exclaimed rubbing her palms together holding material by her elbow.

"No one asked you and you're not going," Nate high pitched voice made her angry-upset as she gave her puppy eyes.

"Don't be rude Nate, she's totally going with us," Gwen said holding Rachel's hand before dragging her between me and her and I nodded in approval. Rachel smiled softly and tucked her tongue out to Nate.

"So we'll leave on Friday evening!" Leo gave high-five everyone and soon everyone left to their class. Ethan of course didn't miss our kiss.

Seeing these happy faces altogether warmed my heart as I walked around the corner for my next class but met with devil's wicked stare down at me.

The fact that there was no smile, smirk or any other expression didn't surprise me but the way his dark inky shameless eyes were staring at me gave me a shiver but this time I didn't look away.

With that Max was the first to broke our eye contact. The corridor wasn't empty so I knew he wouldn't dare anything to harm me now but I knew he was up to something.

There was no way he would keep silent for so long. Even though I couldn't read his mind but for sure he had planned something to challenge me.

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