BUDDY SYSTEM ! ruel van dijk

it's still september third whoops

yo guys i'm back hehe.

juniper:
after what i'd seen on the application quiz that mrs myers sent to me i knew that i'd get along with whoever my 'buddy' was. however, i didn't know he was going to be a guy. and i'm not gonna lie, he was like HOT hot. like surfer dude, leonardo dicaprio, ross lynch, james dean all rolled into one hot. but i wasn't gonna let his cute little face deceive me. he could've been a complete dick for all i knew. plus he probably had girls falling at his feet every second and i didn't want to seem or be that shallow and predictable. i wasn't going to be giggly and flirty and try and get on him because first of all; he was way out of my league and far too good looking for me. second of all; i knew nothing about him. so i decided to just be my normal self and let one of the popular bitches have him to shut them up. i mean, not that i could get him either way.

one of the first things i noticed about the new boy was how he wore his uniform. most of the guys at my school would wear a pair of beat up black vans or air force ones, but he was wearing polished and smart dress shoes. i'd like to think this was a personal choice to look more conservative but thinking back on it he probably just wore those because they're what was on the uniform list. the second thing i noticed was how crazy tall he was, he must have been way over six foot. and then i noticed how pretty his hair was; and how it parted perfectly into his curtains and how he always looked a little bit confused and almost in some sort of daze. maybe he was just high.

anyway, we'd been walking through the halls for quite some time making awkward small talk with mrs myers about her multiple cats when her stroll came to a halt in front of the block of staff meeting rooms. she gestured us to walk through the doors so we went and sat in one of the rooms. for a moment we just sat in silence looking awkwardly around the room at everything but each other contemplating who would be the first to break the silence. i decided to just go for it so i made a good first impression. "hey i'm juniper." i said happily. he chuckled and i frowned at him in confusion before realising that he already knew that. i smiled again before starting over again "ummm, what's your favorite snack?" i asked it kind of out of the blue but i honestly can't stand small talk so that was the best it was going to get. he hummed in thought. "definately cheetos," he said, "but i love percy pigs too, i haven't had them in years though, what's yours?" he asked me, he looked genuinely interested which made my heart melt a little bit. "i love a cheeky sour cream and onion pringle," i mumbled, "but i think overall it's the cheese doritos." he nodded in agreement but then his face morphed into disgust. "wait you like the cheese ones?" he asked. i giggled knowing that everyone prefers chilli heatwave to tangy cheese but i'd only just met the boy and wasn't planning on getting in a dorito dispute within five minutes of meeting him.

we carried on talking about childhood snacks and just branching out in conversation and joking around for a solid hour before the bell went marking that second period had started, as we had first period off to chat and for me to explain the school system in all it's glory. sigh. he looked around a little confused before pulling a timetable out of his blazer pocket. "i have maths with mr perry?" he said it almost like it was a question. "that's in the same block as my lesson so i can show you on the way." i smiled politely. we talked all the way there and when we got to the door he smiled and waved awkwardly. i giggled and then carried on walking down the corridor to go up the stairs. "oh my fucking god who was that?" i heard my best friend tanya ask from beside me. i chuckled. "that's ruel, he's new." i smirked as i said it, knowing how jealous she'd be. "ohhhh is he from that buddy system thing your mum made you sign up for?" she asked me. i nodded and followed her up the stairs. "well anyway, he's so fucking peng," she mumbled, "are you gonna get with him? you seem quite close." she asked.
"okay first of all, never say peng again," i joked, "and second of all; he is disastrously out of my league, plus it's literally been like two minutes since me and tom broke up and i'm not ready for that kind of thing yet." i mumbled that last part. "it's been six months juni, live a little!" tanya said, eyebrows furrowed.

i'd been zoned out for pretty much the whole of my history lesson, taking random notes whenever i picked anything up. like fourty minutes in the intercom thing beeped. "juniper langley to reception please." the monotone voice of the old ass receptionist mumbled. i screwed my face up in confusion. the little speech on there was followed by a load of "ohhhh." 's and whispers from my fellow classmates wondering why. just as i left the classroom, swinging my bag over my shoulder i got a text from tanya asking what it was. i got to reception and saw ruel standing there, looking around with his hands in his pockets. "hey, what are you doing here?" i smiled. he laughed goofily. "we're going on an adventure." my eyebrows furrowed. "well you see juniper, you felt super ill before school and i was worried about you so i'm gonna take you home and take care of you!" he winked. "no i don't i'm fi-" he kicked me in the shin. "go sign out before they catch on!" he giggled. i put on my best 'sick' face and the woman at the desk smiled sympathetically. ruel cooed and put his hand on my back, guiding me towards the door. i pushed him across the pavement once we got out.
"so, where we off to??"