It All Started With A Game || Aaron Carpenter and Shawn Mendes au

Sixteen - Our girls can fight

I listened to PVRIS while writing most of this ... K bye 😹

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Cheyenne Carpenter

Today is Friday, but the school let us out early because the Homecoming dance is tonight at 7:00. In fact, the school just let us out. That's why Casey and I are heading towards my house. Shawn and Aaron are getting ready at Shawn's house, so we should have the place to ourselves until we're ready. It's 1:37 at the moment, so we have a little while to get ready.

"Can I be honest," Casey asks as she drives out of the school parking lot.

"Sure. What's up?"

"I'm nervous as fuck. I mean, you know Shawn likes you. He's obviously going to spend time with you at the dance, and you don't have to worry about how to act since he likes you for you. Aaron is just taking me as a favor to you since he doesn't have another date. What if he doesn't hang out with me? I know it's not that big of a deal, but it would be nice to spend some one-on-one time with him ya'know," she pouts.

"I know, but maybe he will spend some time with you! It's not the end of the night yet," I try.

"Yeah, I guess you're right," she shrugs.

"Oh, Max said she's going to meet us at the dance," Casey says, slowing to a stop at a stop sign.

"She doesn't want to get ready with us?"

"She does, but she doesn't have a date, and we do. It'll be awkward for her, so she doesn't want to intrude. She'll meet us there; I already told her that that was fine," she shrugged.

"Alright. I call dibs on the shower first," I say as she pulls into my driveway.

"Ugh, fine," she groans.

"Hey, I thought Shawn and Aaron were getting ready at Shawn's house," Casey says, as we get out of the car and walk to the front door. Shawn's car is in the driveway along with Aaron's.

I walk inside and call Aaron's name, but I get no response. Walking upstairs, I call his name again when I hear laughter. I follow the laughter into Aaron's room, and see them playing video games.

"What are you guys doing," I ask.

"Playing video games," Aaron says, not looking from the TV screen.

"Casey and I are supposed to be getting ready here. You guys are supposed to be getting ready at Shawn's house," I point out.

"Yeah, but it doesn't start until 7:00, so we have time," Shawn says.

"You guys do, but it's 2:00. We girls have a lot to do in the next 5 hours. Get out," I whine.

"Fine, fine. We're going. See you later," Aaron laughs, standing up and walking out his bedroom door. Shawn follows him, but not before kissing my cheek.

Not going to lie, there were lots and lots of butterflies from that small kiss. Like lots and lots... And lots.

We wave them off before I gather all my things together, and I take a shower. I wash my hair, and I shave before stepping out and drying off. I dress into a white crop tank top with a cloud throwing up a rainbow, red gym shorts, and white knee high socks with a rainbow at the top. I guess I'm a rainbow today! I wash my face before grabbing my nail supplies and walking into my room.

"Casey, I'm out. You can shower now," I tell her before sitting down and doing my nails. I decide to glue on some white and golden brown acrylic nails with a point, and I let them dry since I don't have the fast drying glue. Once they're done drying, I hear Casey walk in. She's wearing a blue tank top that says " All I care about is food, music festivals, and maybe like three people", gray gym shorts, an black knee high socks. Why we always dress alike, I have no idea.