Joshler Because I'm: Soft

Part 11

(Tyler's POV)

I picked out some clothes and changed in the bathroom, running my hands through my hair a few times. Josh, being the smart guy he is, had a go-bag in the trunk of his car with clothes in it, so he grabbed that and changed into them. After both of us brushed our teeth and tried to make it look we at least got 4 hours of sleep rather than 3, we grabbed a couple waffles and headed out the door at 7:10. We decided to walk to school to enjoy the flowers we passed by, and so Josh had an excuse to walk me home.

          As we walked side-by-side, we ate our waffles and enjoyed each others' presence. I slightly started feeling affectionate, but I didn't want to annoy Josh, so I kept quiet.

          We got to school around the time that the first bell rang, signifying that we needed to head to class. Josh walked me to my class, and soon left to get to his own. I sighed and slumped down in my chair. Today's going to be a long day.

          After what felt like hours, the bell finally rang. I smiled and quickly got excited. Time to find Josh! I practically skipped out of my classroom and walked down the hallway that lead to where Josh said he'd meet up with me.

          After maneuvering around the hundreds of kids passing by, I eventually made my way to my locker, seeing Josh, who was waiting for me. He grew a huge grin on his face as he saw me, crossing his arms.

          "Hey Punk." Josh winked, messing with my hair.

          "Hey Nerd." I laughed, sticking my tongue out at Josh.

          We stupidly laughed at each other, squinted our eyes, and scrunched our noses at the other. After I opened my locker and grabbed my books, Josh did the same, and started walking me to my next class. Him being there, being protective over me, made me forget about all the times I got beaten up down that hallway.

          I didn't think about Lucas or his jerk-brigade. I didn't think about how many times I got beaten senseless. I didn't think about how many people turned their heads when they saw me getting beaten up. I only thought about Josh and all the good moments we had yesterday.

Soon, we got to my class. Josh quickly hugged me and smiled stupidly, his eyes bright despite only getting 3 hours of sleep.

"See ya next period, Tyjo!" Josh laughed, making me smirk as I tried hiding my laughter.

"See you soon, Jishwa!" I called back as I headed inside my classroom, giggling to myself as I sat down.

I rested my head in my hands for a minute, sighing to myself when Josh appeared in my mind.

Just as I nearly dozed off thinking about him, the teacher passed out a test. I internally groaned, grumpily resting my head on my hand as I wrote my name on the paper.

Thankfully, the test was super easy, so I finished quickly. After turning it in, I rested my head in my arms on the desk, and fell asleep, dreaming about Josh.

          Pretty much the same thing happened for the next two periods. I met up with Josh between classes, he walked me to class, I fell asleep, and dreamed about him.

          Finally, it was lunchtime. We met in the back of the cafeteria like yesterday, although Josh got there before me. Relieved to see him there, I smiled a relaxed smile and sat next to him.

          After a few random conversations, we both ended up slightly dozing off on the table until the bell rang. We both woke up, not realizing we had fallen asleep until we had to get to class, frowning at each other.

          Josh slowly walked me to my next class and waved me off, leaving for his own once more. I sighed disappointedly and glumly walked to my desk.

          We were both a little upset that we had fallen asleep and only woken up to the bell. Knowing Josh, he probably gets how I get after naps: really clingy. I set my arms in my lap and gently rested my head on my desk. Ugh, I miss Josh. I wish he was here so I could hug him and hold his hand. The more I thought about it, the more upset I became. Sure, I sounded clingy, but after 17 years of my life alone and I finally found someone who enjoyed my presence? Of course I'd be clingy to him.

          Soon, the period was over and I held Josh's hand as we walked to my next class. But probably only because he saw how sad I looked. I trudged over to my seat and slumped down, pressing my forehead to my desk again.

          In all honesty, I felt really sad. Thankfully, in my middle of my last class for the day, my phone buzzed in my pocket. I took it out and secretly checked the notification, seeing it as a text from Josh. I slightly brightened up as I snuck my phone and read the message.

<3 Joshy: Hey Tyler, would it be alright if I came over after school?

<3 Ty: Yes, can you please? I feel really clingy from my nap and I need affection. Specifically from you lol <3 Let's meet at the front of the school.

<3 Joshy: Is it bad that I literally feel exactly the same and the point of me asking was because I'm really clingy from my nap and I need affection from you?

<3 Ty: Let me think about that for a second....

<3 Ty: No.

<3 Joshy: Fair enough XD I'll see you at the front of the school in a bit :)

<3 Ty: See ya :)

<3 Joshy: Byee <3

          I smiled at my phone for a moment before putting it away, grinning to myself.

          Thankfully, the rest of the class didn't seem too long. As soon as the bell rang, I dipped from my class and practically skipped to the front of the school, where there were less people.

          Apparently Josh did the same thing, as I saw him running to the front of the school. I picked up my speed as we were practically sprinting straight for each other.

         Once we got to each other, we both realized we had built up too much momentum and couldn't stop for a second. We both ended up stopping right in front of each other, our chests practically touching. Our faces were inches apart.

          We stared into each other's eyes as we breathed heavily from running across the campus. I could feel Josh's warm breath on my lips as we stood there, frozen.

          I looked into his wide eyes, glancing between both of his, back and forth. He did the same. We both seemed to be stuck in a trance. For a second, Josh's eyes flickered, glancing at my lips before he looked back to my own wide eyes.