Suck It & See (ryden)

2. The Plan

I finally meet up with everyone at lunch. Josh and Tyler have already found a table and are currently tossing tatter tots at each other. "Hey assholes." I say, sliding into a seat.

"What up, Bren?" Tyler says before tossing another tatter tot. These two are idiots, but they're my friends...

"Where's Eden?" I lean back on my seat and prop my legs up on the table. I don't eat here. That's a good way to get food poisoning.

"Right here." The red lipped girl slides into a seat next to me and kisses my cheek.

"You know, if it weren't for the fact that everyone knows we're best friends, people would actually believe we're fucking." I say, rolling my eyes and watching the cafeteria fill with people.

"I still question it." Josh leans back and kicks his feet up on the table.

"Wow, Josh. Want all the freshman to think you're too cool for this place?" Eden chuckles as she reapplies the shocking red stain on her mouth.

"I am too cool for this place." He confirms, but the coolness is short lived as Spencer James Smith, pushes down the back of Josh's chair causing him to fall backwards.

"Hey Spence." the whole table chirps, save for Josh who is now recovering from his nasty fall. Spencer Smith is actually more of a bad ass than any of us will ever be. Armed with a leather jacket and shiny keys to an equally shiny motorcycle, he is the epitome of awesome.

We basically worship him.

And somehow I was lucky enough to grow up on the same street as the guy, making him one of the greatest friends that I know will last forever... I also have kind of loved him since we were 13.

"Hey guys... Eden."

It's also rather unfortunate that my best friends decided they'd give dating a go over the summer. Obviously things didn't work out well.

"Cool it Spencer..." Eden hisses. "Drama queen." Spencer rolls his eyes and you could practically cut through the tension at this lunch table. As usual though, Eden breaks the silence with her charm. "Ooo, who's that cutie?" Everyone looks towards a brown haired boy walking towards our table and immediately my heart rate picks up.

Ryan.

"Eden you think everyone is a 'cutie'." Spencer growls, leaning back in his chair.

Ryan is still coming towards us.

I'm barely coherent when Eden greets the boy and I'm even less coherent when he slides into a chair next to her. "And that's Brendon."

"Huh?" I mumble, snapping out of my daze. When I come to, Ryan is looking at me with his big brown eyes curiously. "What?"

"I said that I know who you are. You're in my personal development class. You called me kitten." Ryan says and the whole table promptly bust out in laughter.

"Bren, what the fuck?!" Tyler chokes, beating his hand against the table. "Kitten?! Are you serious?!"

"I thought it was kinda cute." Ryan whispers and the laughter ceases. No one says a word, but merely looks down at their food. As for Eden, she looks between Ryan and I, a scheming smile on her face.

I'm in deep shit now.

***

"So the new kid, Ryan... He's pretty adorable if I do say so myself." Eden says, eyes saying things I don't want to hear. Zombie by The Cranberries plays harshly on the turn table in Eden's room while I accept my fate.

She wants to hook us up.

"No. He's really not." I sigh, rolling my eyes. I turn away from her on the bed and my movements are followed by a thump and later, Eden's bright green eyes staring straight into my eyes.

"I think you're full of shit."

"And I think you're trying way too hard to rip my ass out of the closet." I say matter of factly. Eden huff and crawls over me.

"Please, I saw the way you looked at him when he was walking to our table." The girl taps my nose and then lands a weak slap on my cheek. "So get your head out of your ass, and closet, and just realize that this boy is perfect for our plan!"

"What plan?!" I yelp, cupping my abused cheek. Eden sighs audibly and rolls of the bed a second time, standing at the foot with her arms crossed.

"The plan where we find two completely innocent looking boys and completely convert them. But, that's not the best part." The girl smiles sadistically.

"Oh god..." I groan, leaning back into the covers. This can't be good.

"We're going to wreck the prom assembly with our pretty boy toys in tow." My throat closes up and I'm instantly dreading the future school year.

"And how the hell do you think we're going to do that?" I growl, propping myself up on my elbows.

"Well since I'm a cheerleader and the bitches on the squad are terrified of me, I can easily convince them to follow suite. Then of course Tyler, Josh, and unfortunately Spencer are all band officers so they can help with music. That leaves you... the schools number one most feared... and most gay."

"And...?" I ask, not actually wanting to know, but there's no way out of it. Eden's got me by the balls, I'll give her that.

"Well, basically, you and Ryan are going to be the stars of the show... the prom kings." I sit straight up at Eden's words and give her the most intimidating look I can muster.

"No. I am not doing that. I refuse." I'm already half way out the door when Eden grabs my wrist. I look over my shoulder at her pleading face.

"Brendon please. Everyone will know their place after it and then even better, they'll know that if the scariest kid in the school is gay, you can achieve anything. Help the children of the future Bren."

"You're ridiculous."

"No, I'm considerate." She says as I slowly turn towards her. "So, will you do this? For me? For the kids?"

"Fine, but you better be kissing my ass for the rest of your life." Little does she know, I'm doubting every possibility that Ryan will even go along with this. I don't know the kid very well at all, but I know he's not about to completely surrender himself to us, considering how shy he was today.

But I guess she can try.