animal / mileven au.

two.

she blew her lips, leaning her back against the glass of the passenger window. her eyes were glued to her converse-covered feet as she pushed around a smooth, grey rock.

at the sound of a faint giggle, she looked over her shoulder to find a couple propped against a yellow volkswagen bug. she recognized the pitch black curls she'd threaded her own fingers through too many times to count.

she was sat on the hood of her car as he stood in front of her, holding her face in his hands. she couldn't help but grimace at the sight.

el and mike were adamant that whatever they had was strictly physical. no one had any reason to get hurt or hurt anyone else as long as feelings weren't involved.

and she held up her end. her attraction was purely physical. but candy beck is annoying, and she couldn't say she enjoyed the sight in front of her.

she averted her gaze, not wanting him to know she saw. that would be weird, her just watching them from about seven empty parking spots away. she looked back to her feet, hoping the rock could distract her from the shameless face-sucking occurring only yards away from her.

she exhaled deeply, wondering where the hell daniel was. she knew for a fact that the outrageously overpriced watch on his wrist worked perfectly well, yet he had no perception of time.

she reluctantly looked back up to the busy couple, and her breath caught in her throat. his mouth has against the cheer captain's, but his eyes were locked on el.

he was watching her while he kissed his girlfriend.

the girl against him was completely clueless to where his stare fixated as she continued kissing him. el's bottom lip wedged between her teeth, eager to go home. she wanted his lips on her own.

she was snapped from the intense eye contact when the vehicle her body was still slightly pressed against beeped, alerting that it was unlocked. she looked to the direction of the locker rooms to find daniel walking towards her, some smelly gym bag in his tow.

he beamed his perfect straight teeth to her, "sorry, i took a little longer than expected. i got caught up with my friends," he halfheartedly explained. his warm brown orbs flickered to the couple kissing on the bug car and grimaced.

el shrugged, "it's fine." it wasn't fine. her feet were killing her, and she waited for half an hour in a nearly empty student parking lot. "we should go, i'm kind of tired," she informed as they both got into the dark red 1988 corvette, a gift he received for his 16th birthday last year.

"tired? wait, you're not coming with me to the party?" he questioned, seeming to be irritated by the new information.

"daniel, my dad would kill me if he found out i went to a party when he's a state away. i cant risk the party getting busted and someone he works with seeing me there, i'd be dead," lying to daniel was as easy as telling the truth at this point.

he scoffed. "you're my girlfriend, el. i just won a big game against one of our rivals. do you know how i'm going to look showing up to a party alone?" she flinched at the raised volume of his voice.

she frowned, but she was too attached to her actual plans to forget about them. "i'm sorry. i really am, but i promise i'll go to the next one."

he revved the engine of his sports car with a sigh. "whatever." he sped out of the parking lot, but not before el could catch a glimpse as mike.

he had disentangled himself from the blonde, and was lighting a cigarette. she felt the heat within her, knowing she taste the smoke on his lips soon.

just not soon enough, it seemed.

/ / /

the car pulled to an abrupt stop just in front of her house.

"get out," he urged, not looking at her.

she huffed, "you're not actually upset that i'm not going to this party, are you? it's just a party, daniel!"

he shook his head, "i'm not in the mood to argue, not tonight." it'd become the norm for them lately. ever since el had become busy with other commitments, daniel's temper grew thin resulting in arguments. she tried to dismiss is because, technically, she's in the wrong. she's bringing it upon herself, but she knew tomorrow or monday, they'd be fine. he would be the cheeky and happy boy she fell for.

"okay," she conceded. her hand reached for his, not wanting him to leave angry, but she gasped when he hit her hand away. her brows furrowed as her mouth remained parted.

he threw his gaze to her fleetingly before inhaling deeply. "you should get inside if you're tired, el."

she nodded and exited the car. before closing the door she uttered to him, "drive safe, please."

he didn't reply. he didn't even look at her. his fingers flicked against his gearshift before he sped away from her, leaving her confused.

taking a deep breath, she walked towards her home, already fishing her keys out of her pocket. she shook away the thoughts of her and daniel's previous interaction, knowing they'd
be back to normal next time they saw each other.

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a/n: next chapter will contain spice. i'll proofread this tmrw so don't attacc me tonight!! thanks for reading, thots!! xx

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