More Than Friends - A Hayes Grier fanfiction

Chapter 39 - Noah and Kyle

"How do you know anything?"

"I am friends with Nash. He tells me all the gossip. He says Hayes might be breaking up with his girlfriend."

"Really?" I am astonished to hear this. If this is all because of me I am going to get shit from Megan when they do break up. As I think my phone starts to buzz.

"Kaitlyn?" I answer it immediately.

"Hi! It's Alyssa! Kaitlyn is just getting her makeup on. We were just wondering if you wanted to meet at the mall in like ten, fifteen minutes?"

"yeah. I'm here with Moll already so just call me when you arrive and we can meet?"

"Sounds good! We have something to... sort out." She says the last words suspiciously then hangs up. I feel a strange shiver run through me.

"I am meeting the others in a bit so I'm gonna grab a juice and I'll take a taxi or the bus back, 'kay?" I tell her and excuse myself. I head for the juice bar where I pick up a strawberry and banana smoothie and sit on a barstool by myself.

Twenty minutes later and I am still sat alone. Finally I hear footsteps behind e and see the girls. They aren't alone.

"Kyle? Noah?"

"Um, the guys have something they want to say." Kaitlyn says. She shoves her boyfriend forward, as does Alyssa and they both begin to speak rapidly.

"Sophie, I'm sorry..."

"Don't be mad..."

"It's not our fault..."

"I don't even like Megan..."

"I feel terrible..."

"Pease forgive us..."

"STOP STOP STOP!" I say as they babble over each other. "So you want to apologise?"

"Yeah." They say in unison.

"Go on then."

"Sorry."

"Sorry."

I smile gratefully and give them both hugs. Then I turn to the girls and whisper, "you made them do this didn 't you."

"Yup!" Alyssa says. They join me at the bar and we chat aimlessly. Kaitlyn and Alyssa head round to buy drinks and at I sip mine, Kyle taps my shoulder.

"hey, to apologise, we were wondering if you wanted to come to our Halloween party next weekend. It's fancy dress and there'll be snacks and shit." He says nonchalantly.

"Sure. I'd love to. Thanks for... today." I say and he tilts his chin as if to say "you are welcome."

"How are you feeling anyway?"

"Huh?"

"heard you got a bit... off your heads last night>"

"My head is banging." Kyle groans and I augh.

"How do you know anyway?" Noah asks me.

"I was babysitting Hayes' sister and he came back. It was kinda funny to watch actually."

"He was the worst out of all of us." Kyle sighs and shakes his head.

"I heard he was trying to climb in my sisters car." I laugh and they nod.

"he was trying to see you."

"I heard."

"Mango for Kyle and an orange and banana for Noah." Kaitlyn comes back armed with drinks and I turn to her to ask about costume ideas.

"Well we were thinking matching costumes."

"How about the powerpuff girls?" Alyssa says.
"Ummm... how about the Spice Girls?"

"There's only three of us."
"I know! We could go as superheroes!" Kaityn says and I nod in agreement.
"I could be super girl, Alyssa, you could be wonderwoman and Sophie could be batgirl!"

"Sounds good!"

We head for the costume store. Inside there are hundreds, maybe thousands of costumes and masks and wigs hanging for the walls. A rack of heeled boots looks like it may topple over and there are mannequins literally hanging from the ceiling. Ater ten minutes of looking,I finally find superhero costumes in an aisle at the back. I pull out each of our characters and we go into the changing rooms t try them on.

"You guys ready?" I call once I have adjusted my costume. I shuffle out and see the others waiting for me. They both look super cute and when I join them we look like a proper suprhero trio.

"We are gonna kill it at this party!"

...

At school everything seems almost back to the way it was. I sit with Noah, Kyle, Alyssa and Kaitlyn and it's as f we were never enemies.

"I'm so excited for this party!" I exclaim. The others faces have gone white as I speak and their eyes are on something behind me. I turn to find Megan and Hayes side by side.

"I guess we aren't wanted then." Megan says hautily and she storms off to another table. Hayes looks at her, ten us then back at her and quickly follows.

"Wow." I say.

"Wow is correct." Kyle whispers as we watch them find a seat by themselves. Megan keeps trying to talk to Hayes but he is too busy staring at us. I turn away, my face glowing red.

"Why are you all tomatoey?" Alyssa questions.

"No reason..."

"Spill the beans."

"Nooo..."

"Sophieeeee."

"Fine. After the football party thing, Hayes came back and I was babysitting Sky. He was acting all funny so I called Nash and we put him in his room. When I was alone with him he said... he said he loved me." I trail off and hang my head, awaiting their reactions.

"Oh dear." They all say in unison.

"he was drunk so it can't be true." I say.

"Sophie. Hayes has had a crush on you since... since you first met. And I think you do like him back." Noah says, sounding like an agony aunt. Who am I kidding?

"I know I do. But what about Megan?" I say and the others shake their heads.

But what about Megan?