Of Phones and Peeps

Textrovert One Shot

Keeley sits on the dock, waiting for Nicky. Her friend had gone off to buy some fries a few minutes ago, and she was debating on whether she should get up and check if her best friend got sidetracked when she feels someone sit next to her and slide an arm around her waist.

Her head turns to take a good look at who it was and was met with a familiar face. If only she could remember who he was. She smiles sweetly and leans close to his face. "If you don't let go of me right now, I'm either going to push you into the water or start screaming for help. Your choice."

"Or maybe we could stay like this and watch the sunset?" He grins at her and also leans in. "Or I can drag you down with me into the water."

She pushes his face away and slides out from his arm. Just as she was standing, she feels him hug her leg. "What is wrong with you?" She hisses, glaring straight into his striking blue eyes.

"If you sit back down, I'll explain."

She wavers, glancing at the fair before her gaze goes back to the guy. "Fine." He releases her leg and pats the space beside him. Keeping her distance, she sits back down. "Go on, explain."

His hands dart into his pocket before it comes back out with two bags of Peeps. He hands her one and she accepts it warily. "Relax, it's candy not drugs." He rolls his eyes and rips his open before popping one into his mouth. "See?"

"Can you just start explaining already?"

He holds up a finger and swallows. "So you see here, my friends and I have a tradition whenever we go to the fair. We each have to find a random girl here and get her to agree to be our "date"." He pauses and does air quotes. "If we fail to do it, we would have to streak naked here for five minutes. And no matter how much people would enjoy seeing me in such a glorious state, I'm a rather private person, so please help a guy out, would you?"

She scoffs. "You think people would enjoy that? We'd all end up gouging our eyes out if it happens."

"So I take that as a yes?" He asks hopefully.

"What's in it for me?"

"More candy and a beautiful lifelong friendship."

"Good luck to you then." She stands up and he clings to her leg again.

"Alright, alright! I'll buy you whatever you'd like once a week for a whole month."

She holds out a hand. "Deal." Grumbling, he shakes her hand, thinking of how much he'd end up spending on her.

"You know, most girls would say just say yes without anything in return." He tells her.

"Well maybe they're all too afraid that they might see you running around naked."

"Please, we all know that they would enjoy that."

Talon was having more fun than he thought he would. Although, he wouldn't admit that to her. He still cringed whenever he remembers how he sounded. Did he seem that desperate?

"You suck at this." Her voice pulls him out of his thoughts. She tosses another ring and it lands around one of the bottles. "At this rate, I'll end up getting you a stuffed toy."