Y/N
"i know i said bring money, but i spent all of my money the other day."
DEHYA
"bro."
CANDACE
"we're at a shopping mall?"
Y/N
"stop ⎯ i saw an arcade yesterday and i just..."
CYNO
"i only brought enough for me, sorry y/n."
Y/N
"oh, its okay! i wasnt going to ask anyone for money anyway."
KAVEH
"its okay y/n, i have money!"
ALHAITHAM
"no, you dont."
KAVEH
"yes, i do."
ALHAITHAM
"its my money."
KAVEH
"that you gave to me, so its my money now."
ALHAITHAM
"no, its still ⎯"
Y/N
"can we go now?"
KAVEH
"... fine."
CANDACE
"im kinda thirsty, can we get something to drink?"
DEHYA
"sure. do you want to go to the cafe?"
KAVEH
"ouu yeah i heard the drinks there are good!"
CANDACE
"so lets go?"
Y/N
"i'll go anywhere, i have no money anyway..."
ALHAITHAM
"it must suck to have that problem."
Y/N
"keep talking and youll end up with no more teeth."
ALHAITHAM
"so much talk for someone who cant even reach my mouth."
Y/N
"thats not true."
ALHAITHAM
"mm, it is."
KAVEH
"wait whats going ⎯"
CYNO
"shut up, dumb bitch."
Y/N
"can we go?? i want to start walking."
DEHYA
"jeez, okay."
DEHYA
"we can get dessert too, right?"
CYNO
"we have the whole day, so i guess."
DEHYA
"okay, i'll get dessert too."
CANDACE
"then i will too."
your stomach rumbled. staring at the menu, you frowned. you were hungry but you didnt bring money.
CYNO
"y/n, you want something? i can probably pay for you ⎯ i might have enough if you get a small though..."
Y/N
"ah, its okay..."
DEHYA
"y/n's probably crying right now. i know shes hungry."
Y/N
"is this funny to you?! to see me suffering like this?"
CANDACE
"i cant lie, its a little funny."
KAVEH
"ITS OKAY I CAN PAY FOR YOU."
ALHAITHAM
"with the amount of food youre buying, no you cant."
Y/N
"im just gonna find us a table..."
you looked around for an empty table with enough chairs. luckily, you were able to find one. you lazily plopped down on one of the chairs and sadly looked over at your group of friends; they brought money but you didnt. you heard you stomach growl once more. you sighed while taking your phone out.
after 10 minutes, you heard a voice call out to you.
ALHAITHAM
"y/n."
Y/N
"huh?"
ALHAITHAM
"... do you like f/d and f/f?"
you nodded, confused.
Y/N
"uh, yeah..? why?"
ALHAITHAM
"i know youre hungry so i..."
he shyly placed your favorite food and drink on the table in front of you. he proceeded to sit down across from you. you looked at the food and drink, bewildered.
your bewilderment quickly turned into happiness.
Y/N
"alhaitham!!"
you shed fake tears.
Y/N
"im so happy right now ⎯ i could kiss you!!"
he scowled.
ALHAITHAM
"do not."
Y/N
"thank you! howd you know i like them?"
ALHAITHAM
"... i guessed."
Y/N
"you made a good guess ⎯ theyre my favorite."
ALHAITHAM
"thats good."
Y/N
"are you not gonna get anything?"
ALHAITHAM
"i ordered your things first."
you paused. you swore you felt a butterflies in your stomach.
Y/N
"oh."
ALHAITHAM
"yeah."
Y/N
"what about the others?"
ALHAITHAM
"i ordered first ⎯ theyre probably still trying to figure out what to buy."
you smiled softly at the man sitting in front of you.
Y/N
"youre actually kinda nice."
ALHAITHAM
"kinda? i buy you your favorite pastry and drink and im kinda nice?"
Y/N
"..."
ALHAITHAM
"its okay to admit im a very nice person."
Y/N
"youre too... prideful. im okay."
ALHAITHAM
"oh ⎯ im prideful? okay."
Y/N
"... youre a good person."
ALHAITHAM
"hm? what was that? i couldnt hear you."
Y/N
"bro, fuck you. i hope you stub a toe, seriously."
DEHYA
"is that your attempt at flirting?"
Y/N
"dehya, im going to deck you."
DEHYA
"ooh, im so scared."
Y/N
"the others ⎯ are they done ordering yet?"
DEHYA
"nah, kaveh keeps saying how everything is good, cyno is telling him not to spend so much money, and candace cant see the menu 'cause kaveh took it."
Y/N
"i'll go jump his ass."
ALHAITHAM
"do not."
Y/N
"you cant tell me what to do."
DEHYA
"arent you guys supposed to act like a couple? its been a while since the dare was made and you guys havent been doing anything."
Y/N
"...yes we have..."
CYNO
"mmm, not really. you guys have just been arguing 'n shit."
Y/N
"can you not fucking appear behind me like that?!"
CYNO
"sorry."
CANDACE
"what they both said was true, y'know?"
Y/N
"not you too..."
CANDACE
"besides, you cheated on alhaitham."
Y/N
"do not call me a cheater."
CANDACE
"you decided to have this lil talking stage with scaramouche and got your ass ghosted."
Y/N
"nuh uh ⎯ i ghosted him."
CANDACE
"same thing."
Y/N
"no the fuck its not."
DEHYA
"y/n, the mora sounds really good right now, doesnt it?"
Y/N
"..."
ALHAITHAM
"youre dirt poor ⎯ i think you need it."
Y/N
"excuse you, i have a fucking job!"
CANDACE
"youre getting underpaid, y/n."
KAVEH
"homegirl works extra hours yet still gets underpaid ⎯ pick a struggle."
DEHYA
"thats what im saying..."
Y/N
"fuck all of y'all."
CYNO
"so? are you gonna do the dare thats been going on for months now, or..."
Y/N
"i'll do it ⎯ but i dont know how to act like a couple."
CANDACE
"treat him like how you treated your exes? i dont know."
Y/N
"um... im good."
DEHYA
"i think shes just embarrassed she was so gushy with them."
Y/N
"youre so right."
KAVEH
"just like ⎯ flirt with him or something."
Y/N
"me? flirt with alhaitham?"
CYNO
"youve done it a few times before."
ALHAITHAM
"unfortunately."
KAVEH
"you bought y/n her favorite pastry and drink ⎯ pipe down lover boy."
CYNO
"wild."
ALHAITHAM
"she seemed hungry, it was a friendly gesture."
KAVEH
"you dont normally buy things for other people."
ALHAITHAM
"yes, i do."
CYNO
"no, you dont."
Y/N
"uh ⎯ he bought me train tickets before..."
CYNO
"..."
Y/N
"what else..? oh, yeah, he bought me this kuromi plushie i wanted..."
KAVEH
"..."
CANDACE
"i cannot with you."
Y/N
"what the fuck did i do?"
DEHYA
"what did you not do..."
Y/N
"he buys things for me quite often."
ALHAITHAM
"stop lying ⎯ i do not."
CYNO
"alhaitham already acts like youre a couple, its just you now."
ALHAITHAM
"..?"
CANDACE
"just act like a couple, its not that hard."
Y/N
"um what."
DEHYA
"alhaitham, initiate things first and get y/n to do it."
ALHAITHAM
"later."
KAVEH
"no, now!"
Y/N
"he said later you stupid bitch."
DEHYA
"aww, look at her ⎯ defending her boyfriend!"
Y/N
"STOP."
Y/N
"where are we going now?"
CANDACE
"can we go look at makeup?"
KAVEH
"um... sure..?"
CYNO
"as long as we get to choose the next store."
DEHYA
"yeah sure, we dont care."
Y/N
"yeah."
the 6 of you walked towards the makeup store, you walking next to alhaitham. you thought about the dare and how you were supposed to act like a "couple". it was weird ⎯ you dont even like alhaitham in that way, so how were you going to act like you were in love with him?
you hesitantly reached for his hand. you poked his hand with your finger gently, gaining his attention. you awkwardly smiled at him before putting his hand into yours. he froze at the sudden contact. his brows furrowed at you, his lips forming into a straight line.
ALHAITHAM
"?"
Y/N
"its... its for the dare. shut up."
he nodded before tightly holding onto your hand and continued walking.
Y/N
"is the a/c off or what..? its getting hotter."
DEHYA
"the a/c is literally blasting in the mall right ⎯ oh."
ALHAITHAM
"dont say anything."
KAVEH
"yes sir."
CYNO
"its actually kinda cold in here..."
Y/N
"... its hot."
CANDACE
"y/n, are you blushing?!"
Y/N
"what the fuck ⎯ no!"
CANDACE
"you so are!"
you quickly let go of alhaitham's hand and started chasing after candace. she started running away before you could reach her.
Y/N
"GET BACK HERE IM GOING TO WHOOP YOUR ASS."
CANDACE
"NO!"