Karate Kick

12. thank you

As I was about to knock on Daniel's door, it abruptly opened.

"Oh, hey, y/n."

"Hello Daniel."

"Daniel?"

"Daniel."

"I liked my nickname."

I ignored his unnessary sadness. "Are you ready for your first day?"

"Not really." Daniel said as he nervously chuckled.

"ONE THING, its your first day don't hang around me."

"Why?

"just don't. LOOK, I like you and I like beings friends with you, sometimes, but I don't want to be the reason why your 4 years of high school becomes total dog no cow doodoo."

"I really don't care, as long as I have you, as my friend, it's fine."

I sighed, "that's what they all said, but fine by me. You'll get tired of me eventually."

"NO I won't"

"yes you will"

"no I won't"

"yes, you will"

"No, I won't"

"Why do you even want to be my friends?" I said frustrated.

"Why wouldn't I?" He said in the same frustrated tone.

"I can give you multiple reasons."

"Look I don't care what other people think okay, you're amazing and cool and You're not like the other girls, you're you and that's what make you special." He said more relaxed.

I said nothing for a couple of seconds.

"we'll be late if we don't go now." I said as I turned and started to walk away and he soon followed.

"What I said was true y/n." he said in a low calm voice.

"Okay." I said in a monotone voice

"Okay." he said looking down.

Without thinking, I pulled him in a bear hug, it took a moment to recover from the shock. he snaked his arm around my waist and hugged me back.

"than you" I whispered.

He didn't say anything at first but he hugged me tighter.

"I really appreciate you being my friend." I said not wanting to let go and by he looks of it he didn't want to, too.

"who would not want to be friend with you?"

"a lot of people"

"then they're stupid" I pulled away and smiled at him, not surprise that he was smiling too.

I awkwardly coughed "Well, we better start walking."

"yea, you're right." he said trying to hide his smile.

"Told you'd want to be my friend." He said with a smirk, "YOU even hugged me."

"Oh, shut up." I said with a playful smile on my face.

"Admit you like me and I'm one of the greatest friend you ever had" He said cockily.

"GO step on a Lego, karate kid." I said annoyed.

He mustered a fake gasp and look offended.

"And I thought you liked me."

"you thought wrong." I said with a smile on my face. "come on, we'll be late if we don't hurry up"

I grabbed Daniel's hand and he didn't object and increased my pace.