★Junior's POV★

I slowly face Cody, he seemed lost in thought, it was honestly hard to tell what he was thinking, his eyes were blocked from his opaque glasses. I always wondered how he was able to see out of those things. «Well it's better than Cody without glasses»

I snort and hold back any more laughter, Cody turns slightly and looks at me, giving me a puzzled look. "..What's so funny? Is the root beer that bad..I mean it's alright, kind of..flat. Sorry that it's not up to your standards..." I watch Cody gloomily look down at the glass bottle, twirling it slightly, watching the root beer swish around in the glass.

I stare down at the root beer bottle and then take a small swig of it. I shrug at the vapid taste of the soft drink, "Sorry, it's not that..I'm just.. I don't know, thinking about stuff, I guess?" I continue to stare down at the bottle, I felt Cody's gaze on me, which made me shift slightly on the bed. "Well.. thinking about what?", I hear Cody sigh and also shift slightly as well, "L-listen..if it's about the photos, I'll get rid of them, if you actually f—", I groan and look up at Cody, "It's not that, nerd, stop being stupid. I'm obviously thinking about something else." Cody's demeanor seems to ease up at my words, but he then gives me a unamused look.

He sighs, "Okay then, tell me what's on your mind, Junior." I think for a moment, trying to figure out how to form words, I could feel my cheeks warm up slightly, getting ready to say what was on my mind, " Well..I was just wondering..uh.. damn it.." I huff, looking away from Cody. «Come on Junior, it's not that hard to ask, I mean, Cody couldn't possibly feel actually hurt by me constantly teasing him over the years we known each other..right?» Before I could think further, I felt Cody's hand on my shoulder, giving it a comforting squeeze.

I glaze back up at him and he gives me a small smile. I felt the heat in my cheek increase and my heart race slightly, «W-what the actual hell is going on with me right now??» Cody interrupts my thoughts, "Junior, there's no need to be nervous, just tell me.." I puff out my cheeks slightly and rolls my eyes, "I'm not nervous! I-i'm just not sure how I should form my words!" I take a huge gulp of the root beer, downing the rest of the beverage.

I drop the bottle on the floor, disregarding Cody's slightly annoyed expression. "Okay then..there was no need to be a dick about it, but just take your time, okay?" I let out a sigh and just nod, crossing my arms as well, «Gosh, why does this have to be so hard? I mean why do I care anyways? If Cody really felt hurt by just a little teasing, he'd stop being me and Joseph's friend a long time ago...but I don't want that.. I hope that doesn't actually happen, what if the next joke I make about his mom, pushes him over the edge and he completely stops talking to me!? I mean she is a big fat pig..b-but I don't want our friendship to be over like that! I know Joseph wouldn't care about Cody being our friend anymore, b-but I do care!!»

I felt something warm touch my cheeks and I was forced out my thoughts, and was faced with a worried Cody. "Junior, are you okay?" I sniffle and let Cody's hands touch my face comforting, I sniffle once more..«wait was I..crying?» "I-i'm fine..I don't know what came over me.." I avoided Cody's worried gaze, "Do...do you wanna talk about it?" Cody voice was low and soft, it made me feel lighter and less afraid of the thought of our friendship ending.

I finally look up at him, "C-cody..do you hate me?" Cody looked at me like I was insane, "W-what? Where did that come from?" I give him a serious look, waiting for his answer, "Do you..?" Silence fell between us, «He does, doesn't he? Ugh I'm so stu—», "No.." I was interrupted by Cody once more, "No..no I don't hate you, Junior, you may piss me off sometimes..well most of the time and you might act like an asshole towards me sometimes.. actually most of the time..and you might insult my mom constantly, but.." Cody sighs and smile at me, I felt his thumb rub my cheek, wiping away some of my tears.

He continues, "I don't hate you..I can't bring myself to hate you.." I felt my cheeks warm up again and I was relieved, confused, and slightly embarrassed, "But..I don't get it, how can you not hate me? When I've been so mean to you.." Cody seemed surprised by my response, "Wow..you actually realized you were in the wrong..?" I watch Cody chuckle, I felt my face get redder, "W-what's so funny?! I'm being serious!" I felt Cody squish my cheeks and I felt even more embarrassed, "Sorry sorry..ha you're being too much right now.. I couldn't take you seriously for a second..but I know the things you usually say, you don't really mean..so it doesn't bother me too much." I felt speechless, I didn't know what else to do, I just stared into Cody's opaque glasses.

"Are...are you sure?" Cody's hands move from my face to my shoulders, he gives me a reassuring smile, "I'm positive, Junior.." I smile slightly back and then look away, "But just because I feel slightly bad, doesn't mean I don't still consider you as a dumb nerd!" Cody shakes his head, "Sure Junior, whatever makes you sleep at night.." The atmosphere in the room lightens, «tonight so far has really made me and Cody closer... I realize losing him as a friend would actually make me feel devastated.. which sounds pretty gay but that's not a bad thing.. right? Yeah it's not..»

A/N: Guess who's back!! LoL sorry I was really unmotivated with this story for months and I got into a new fandom, DANGANRONPA! but I love sml still! Yes I'm aware of the many changes, but that will not effect the story! I hope you enjoy this kinda long chapter, I tried, I hope they're not too out of character.. I would looovve feedback and criticism! 🤧💖💖

Here's some old art of junior being a sneaky boi, I'll draw new art and a new cover soooon! I might even change the title! 💖💖