Michelle's POV
"Come on Mich! Just go tell him!" Deja said as we were walking around the streets of New York.
"No Dej! I'm not going to embarrass myself." I said stubbornly. If you're wondering what Deja and I are going back and forth about, she wants to talk to Farkle and tell him that I like him. Yea I know, shocking right? It's just he's been hanging with me, Deja, and the boys a lot lately and I noticed how my heart would start beating fast when I'm around him and how I could get lost in his eyes.
"Please Mich! You guys would be so cute together! And then we can double date!" She says happily and I laughed at her. Deja is one of the few people who want me to be happy after I finally talked it out with my parents and reconnected with them. She was the one who spoke to my parents and forced me to go to Texas but I didn't regret it because everything turned out well.
"He likes you, Riley, and Maya. And what about Smackle?" I said and she rolled her eyes
"No, he doesn't. It's just a childish "crush". And Smackle doesn't like Farkle anymore. Come on! I'll even get the boys to help us. I would get Riley and Maya as well but Maya is still trying to get Riley out of her funk. Pleassseeeeeeee" She said begging me and I sighed
"Fine." I said and she jumped up and down before hugging me.
"Omg! This is going to be great." She claims
Farkle's POV
"No." I said to Liam and Lucas who groaned at me
"And why not?! You like her don't you?" Liam asked and I nodded
"But she'll never like a weak person like me." I said looking down and Lucas placed his arm on my shoulders.
"Farkle you're not weak, at all. You're a great strong person and an even more amazing friend. She'll like you for who you are. You'll never know, maybe she had a crush on you too." Lucas said
"Come on man wouldn't you love to have Michelle as your girlfriend?" Liam asked I smiled, nodding
"Okay then. If you really want her, that's a risk you have to be willing to take. Don't be afraid and just do it." He said and I sighed
"Fine." I said and they fist-bumped
Deja's POV
I invited everyone over for a movie night. I even invited Riley and Maya who surprisingly told me that they were coming. I was getting snacks ready and everything and Dad said he was going to leave the apartment to us for the night and that he would be with Cory for the night. He said and I quote
"Make sure Mich and Minkus get together by the end of the night or so help me, I'll do it myself." I just shook my head at him before pushing him out of the door. I heard a knock at the door and when I opened it, it was Lucas and Liam with Farkle.
"Hey guys come on in. I'm just finishing setting up snacks. You guys can head to the living room." I said and they walked, with Lucas kissing me. Mich came out but Farkle didn't notice her yet. She quickly ran into the kitchen with me.
"I'm so nervous Dej." She said biting her nails while continuing to glance over at Farkle.
"Hey.. you got this. He's a flirt, you're a flirt sometimes. Flirt with him." I told her and her eyes widen
"In front of everyone?" She exclaimed whisper yelling
"Well you and him can take the couch or the love seat while Lucas and I take whatever one you don't pick and the rest can chill out on the floor. Just do whatever feels right to you.."I told her and she nodded, silently giving herself a prep talk. And another knock at the door.
"I'm gonna get that, can you please put the snack and drink on the table? Maybe get someone to help you?"I asked winking at her before heading to the door and it was Riley and Maya.
"Hey guys, right on time. We were just about to start. But um Riley how have you been feeling?" I asked and she smiled her normal big smile
"It took a little bit of time but I'm okay now. I know it's not Liam's fault or anything so I'm just great we can all hang out as a group again." She said and I smiled at her, a little shocked how well she's taking this but I knew once she found out that it's Maya Liam likes, it's gonna be World War 25.
"Well, I'm glad you're good now. Come on in." I said letting them in.
Michelle's POV
I saw Riley and Maya walk in and I smiled as they waved at me. I looked down at all the food and looked over at Farkle.
"Um Farkle? Could you help me with these please?" I asked and he nodded, coming over to me.
"Where does Deja want them?" He asked and my heart fluttered at the sound of his voice.
"T-the table." I cleared my throat to cover my stutter. He nodded and we started putting everything on the table and headed to the living room where everyone was already in their spots. Lucas and Deja were cuddling on the couch, Riley was laying down on the floor with a blanket wrapped around her, Liam and Maya were sitting next to each other by the couch. And the only thing left was the love seat. I blushed, not looking at Farkle who unknowing to me was blushing as well, and walked over and sat down next to each other.
"Okay now that everyone is situated, what movie should we start the night with?" Deja asked
"A scary movie." Maya and Liam said in unison
"Does everyone agree?" Deja asked we nodded but Riley was a bit hesitant. Deja had Liam pick the movie and he picked Chainsaw and started it. Farkle and I were sharing a blanket since Shawn always had the AC running in the apartment so when some scary parts came up, I would hide my face in Farkle's arm who surprisingly wasn't scared at all. He would just chuckle a bit before moving closer to me. Since he was closer, I was now hiding my face in his chest and he wrapped his arm around me.
"It's okay Elle... it's just a movie. It isn't real." He whispered into my ear. We didn't notice Deja and Lucas who was smiling at the sight of us. Another thing we didn't notice was that Maya and Liam were also getting closer but one problem was that Riley noticed and she wasn't happy. Once the movie was over, I threw my water bottle at Liam's head
"Ow! What was that for?" He asked rubbing his head
"For picking that scary-ass movie." Deja said who was holding on to Lucas for dear life.
"You nearly gave Riley a heart attack."I pointed out and we all looked over at Riley who was rocking herself and kept whispering
"Chainsaw.. never again."
"Oops?" he said and Maya slapped the back of his head
"Riles you can pick the next movie if you want." Deja said making her snap out of her chainsaw trance and ran over to the stack of movies. I looked over at Farkle
"Farkle how come you weren't scared?" I asked and everyone else was wondering the same thing
"I've been watching scary movies with my mom since I was little. They don't scare me." He said shrugging and I looked at him with a deadpan expression
"But if I was to hurl a ball at you, you would run to the hills." I said making everyone else chuckle as he pinched my waist making me jump a bit.
"Ow!" I yelled glaring at him and he just smiled at me.
"Let's watch the fault in our stars." She said excitedly making all the boys plus Maya groan.
"Why?" Lucas asked and Deja flicked him on the forehead before doing the same to Liam and Maya. She looked over at me and I flicked Farkle.
"Shut up. Gumdrops, you can play the movie. I bet every single one of them is gonna cry by the end of it." She said smirking and they all denied it and Riley started the movie. And you know what happened? The dumbasses were in tears, especially Riley. Deja and I shared a look of amusement and I looked over at Farkle who was still crying and I laughed.
"I- it's not funny. That was so sad." He said making me laugh even harder.
"What happened to not crying?" I asked them teasingly
"We don't know what you're talking about." Maya said and I just shook my head at them.
"Okay whose picking the next movie?" I asked, unconsciously cuddling with Farkle.
"I will. Riley, there's a movie called Another Cinderella Story. Can you please put it on?" Deja asked and she nodded. As Riley was looking for it, I noticed how close Farkle and I were and blushed. I was hoping he wouldn't notice but luck wasn't on my side
"Hey.. are you okay? Your face is a bit red." He whispered, trying not to draw attention to us.
"I-I'm f-fine." I said stuttering a bit as Riley started the movie. We all watched movies until it was like 3 am. That's everyone slowly started to fall asleep. First, it was Riley, after was Maya whose head fall on Liam's shoulder. Then it was Liam who subconsciously wrapped his arms around Maya. Deja and I took many pictures as blackmail. Then it was Deja and Lucas who went to go sleep in her room. And then there were two left... Farkle never removed his arm from around me and I was still cuddling him. The movie was playing in the background softly but Farkle and I were just talking about random things. I noticed he was just staring at him
"What?" I asked with a smile as he blushed
"Uh nothing. You're just really pretty.." he said shyly making me look away with my face heating up.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable or anything." He quickly said and I giggled a little looking back at him
"Farkle it's okay. I'm just flattered.." I told him and he moved a piece of my hair behind my ear, looking into my eyes. We both started leaning in and before we knew it, our lips touched. He placed his hands on my upper back as I placed a hand on his cheek. Our lips slowly moved together becoming one as we pulled away for air a few seconds later. Our foreheads were touching with our eyes closed, enjoying the moment. I can't believe I just kissed Farkle. My eyes fluttered open to see him after staring back at me.
"Elle.. I-" he starts but cuts himself off. I moved my hand to the back of his neck, pulling him into another kiss.
"I like you too Minkus." I said making his eyes light up
"Really?" He asked and I nodded and he smiled
"So do you want to give us a try?" He asked nervously and I nodded, biting my lip so I wouldn't smile too hard
"Yea id like that." I told him and he kissed my forehead before pulling me into his chest as we fall asleep.
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I woke up to a camera flashing and I opened my eyes to see Deja and Maya taking pictures of Farkle and I cuddling in our sleep. I groaned before turning my head back into his chest.
"Go away. I'm still tired." I said with my words muffled
"Well, I'm going to make breakfast. Maya wake up Riley. I don't know how that girl is still asleep." Deja said walking away to the kitchen as Maya went to wake up the beast. Farkle started moving a bit, waking up.
"Good morning Elle." He said in a sleepy voice and I could've fainted
"Good morning Minkus." I said looking up at him.
"So last night wasn't a dream?" He asked I shook my head smiling
"No, it was very much real." I said and he smiled back
"Good because now I can do this.." he said and pulled me into a kiss, not caring if the others saw and by the gasps we heard, they saw. I just kissed him back before pulling away. Everyone else was shocked before Deja said
"Cough up my money! I told you that they got together last night." She said smugly as Maya, Lucas, and Liam put a $20 bill in her hand.
"$60 richer. Pleasure doing business with you all." She said and I looked at her blankly
"You placed a bet on us?" I asked
"Of course I did. But anyway I'm glad you guys finally realized y'all's feelings because it was starting to get annoying with you two saying the other didn't like one or vice versa." She said with everyone else nodded in agreement
"Yea Yea whatever. Keep talking or you can forget about the double date thing." I told her and she snorted
"Mich you know damn well I would've dragged you out to go anyways." She said making me pout and Farkle pinched my cheek, making me slap his hands away.
"Stop pinching me Minkus." I said "glaring" at him and he laughed, kissing my cheek
"Whatever you say Carter."
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Heyyy guys, It's Thursday! I hope guys enjoyed the chapter, please comment on what you liked about it or dislike. We don't discriminate over here lmao. So Farkle and Mich are together, we'll see how that goes for them in the rest of the book. Sorry for any misspellings or errors! I'll see you guys next Thursday!
Mwah!
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Kaila