~Watching From a Distance: Squip x reader x Jeremy~

~Chapter 2: I'm desperate~

"Oh come on, I'm not that clumsy!" He retorted, blushing in embarrassment. 

Jeremy rolled his eyes while pointing to a small bruise on his arm. "Michael, you've bumped into the same 7-11 door three times in the last week." Jeremy said as he handed me another wet napkin. 

"Okay, so I'm a little bit clumsy!" Michael said sheepishly. 

We burst into a fit of laughter. I was glad me and Jeremy made up. He probably was just having a bad day. 

Riiiiinnnngggg! 

"Stupid bell..." Michael murmured. 

I chuckled a bit at him and threw away the blue-stained napkins and Michael's half-empty slushy cup.

"Alright, see you two later...oh! And, uh, don't forget our after-school meeting, y/n!" Jere exclaimed. Before I could even say bye, he scurried off, blushing. 

~Time skip to a couple of minutes before lunch (gosh this is getting LOONNGGG)~

I stumbled out the classroom door, anxious to know what Jeremy wanted to tell me. Unfortunately, I ran into someone. 

A guy that made me about die from embarrassment.

"HEY WATCH WHERE YOUR GOING, TALL-AS—wait, y/n?" 

I sheepishly looked up at the hot, short guy in front of me. My cheeks felt like fire. He actually knew my name? My long-time, popular crush? And he didn't bully me? Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh—

"Uhh, are you okay?" He said awkwardly, offering me his hand to help me up. He. Offered. Me. His. Hand. Is it me or is it hot in here?

"OH, um, yeah! T-thanks for not beating me up!" I blurted, taking his surprisingly cold hand to help me up. What did I just say? I'm so dumb! "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that! It's just—" 

Surprisingly, he chuckled a bit. "Hey, hey, no worries! Actually, how about we go grab some Chipotle after school?" 

Holy. Cow.

My crush, Rich Gorinski, just asked me out. 

Someone pinch me.

"OH, ER, YEAH! I mean, ummm, of course I will!" I awkwardly stated. 

He smiled and handed me my dropped textbooks. "Perfect! I'll meet you up front at 3:20 after school, okay?" 

I smiled and gave him a weak thumbs up. I felt like I was gonna faint. This wasn't a dream. Rich Gorinski ACTUALLY asked me out! 

~~~

"GUYS YOU WOULD NEVER BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED!" I squealed, collapsing at my table. Hey, what can I say, any physical activity tires me out. Jeremy and Michael suspiciously looked at each other. 

"Well, you look like a kid in a candy store. Must be something good, right?" Micha said, taking a bite of his sandwich. 

I nodded eagerly, sipping my milk/water. (I prefer water, but y'all can pick) 

"Okay, then, spit it out!" Jeremy exclaimed, smiling. 

I hesitated. The last time I told Jeremy about my crush on Rich, he fumed. Imagine what would happen if I told him that Rich and I were going on a date after school. But he did tell me he wouldn't get mad at me and Rich....

"Well...I ran into Rich and he...he asked me ON A DATE AFTER SCHOOL!" I exclaimed, beaming. 

Michael smiled at me and said, "Nice going, Y/n!" He gave Jeremy a sympathetic look. Jeremy's face was whiter than a marshmallow.