"Hmm, let's see what's for lunch." You looked forward sighing. "Ick, Ick on a bun, Ick on a stick. Jeez."
"You should be use to it, they've been serving this stuff for years." Your best friend told you as she patted your head.
"Yeah, just thought today would be different." You sighed leaning back making your other friend laugh. "But at least today there's some variety."
"Hm, he looks tasty." You turned your head seeing her talk about your crush.
"really tasty." He looked over at you two and you quickly moved your eyes to his plate. "I was talking about your food."
"I wasn't." You shot a look to your friend.
"I sweet talked the cafeteria lady. Told her, her hair net really brought our the sparkle in her eyes."
"Aw, so sweet." You turned your eyes to Tendou as he walked over.
"Hey, I got her to make me a rack o'lamb. Man, I love lamb!" The boy stopped squinting his red eyes at you. "Y/n."
"Tendou." He looked at you with a glare, which you kindly returned.
"Anyways..." C/n spoke up causing you two to break the eye contact. "We should go, practice will start soon."
"Let me guess, practice til you puke? Maybe it'll make you look better."
"Let me guess, slack off til it pays off? I'm sure they'll love that."
"At least my game brings joy to people."
"At least we get people." You two hold another glare.
"Wow, what's going on here?"
"Nothing."
"It's beyond nothing." You snapped back at him.
"It's certainly nothing to be late over. We have practice to get to, right after lunch. Y/n."
"Tendo." You watched him leave before turning back to C/n and your friends.
"You know for something that you said was nothing, that sure seemed like something."
"Oh, well, um, it's -it's you know, a day to day something."
"Sometimes hour by hour." F/n jumped in rubbing your back.
"It's complicated."
"He's complicated." G/n spoke up.
"Well, I'm not." He winked before walking away to his friends.
"Don't do it." G/n spoke turning to face you.
"Why not?"
"Yeah, why shouldn't she?"
"Because."
"Because why?"
"Because...My best friend dated him and he dumped her. It wasn't pretty. Her face broke out and she started wearing polyester pants! Look." She took her phone out showing you a photo.
"I doubt anything is gonna happen between C/n and me."
"I'm just warning you."
"I think she can handle herself." F/n told her.
"Fine. Don't listen to me. But when your heart is broken into a million pieces and scattered all over the floor, just remember, I don't vacuum. But then again, it's not like she's gonna talk to him."
"I just did."
"Boo, you talked to him about Tendo."
"Ugh. Whatever."
"Why do you got to be such a bitch." F/n looked at you as G/n walked away. "Well, he always wants what he can't have, right?"
"Right?"
"So let's make you what he can't have!"
"Meaning?"
"You're gonna need a fake date."
"Ohh. A fake date."
"Hmm."
"Well, I know just the fake to date." You walked over to Tendo smiling softly at him. "Tendo."
"Y- Why are you smiling?"
"We need to talk."
--
"You want to what?"
"Fake date. I don't know it was F/n idea."
"Trying to get someones attention?"
"It doesn't matter. Will you help me?"
"Why should I?"
"Please..."
"Fine, under one conditon."
"Great. What do you want?"
"I want to know why you hate me."
"Seriously."
"Y/n. I'm genuinely asking, why do you hate me?"
"you really don't know?" Tears began to fill your eyes at the memory, you shook your head at the boy., "You... called me fat. I know I was a chunky kid growing up... but hearing the words leave your lips... I don't know it just snapped something in me.."
"You heard that? That's why you hate me? But your hot now! I mean... skinnier."
"You think that justifies your words?"
"No... I'll help you, I'll pretend to date you."
"Thank you."
--
You started off as holding hands in the halls by your lockers, people stopped and did double glances to make sure they were seeing right. "When did this happen?" Your friend came over looking at you two questionably.
"Last night, I confessed my undying love." Tendo told her, her eyes widen along with yours.
"You confessed?"
"Yeah? What's weird about that?"
"I realized that all I was doing was hiding my real feelings by taking them out as anger towards him. Who couldn't love this face." Tendo looked at you with soft eyes as you spoke the truth, you grabbed his chin and shook his head softly, like a grandma would do with their grandchildren.
"You couldn't literally yesterday. Look is this because you realized C/n would never go for you? I mean sweety about time you opened your eyes, but Tendo? You guys hate each other, this is so fake." Tendo smirked at her before grabbing your chin, silently asking for permission. You gave a weak nod, as he bent down capturing your lips with his. It was a slow kiss one that made you question everything you felt about the boy. Your friends eyes widen at the sight. Tendo pulled back smiling at you with such care, it was weird.
"Would I do that if it was fake?" She rolled her eyes and walked away. "I think she's jealous of you?"
"Pfft, of me? Yeah, no way. G/n has it all she doesn't need to be jealous of me."
"I would, like I slipped out yesterday, your hot. You got this cute sexy thing going on, she couldn't even come close. And then you have this aura around you that just draws people to it. Plus, you taste like strawberries." Your eyes widen and face became red at the last remark, he kissed your cheek quickly and took off running down the hall. You closed your locker as a ding came from your phone.
also wear something cute around 6ish. Date tonight, I heard C/n will be there.
You didn't understand why Tendo was helping you, but then again you didn't understand why you still have him saved under Ten-Ten <3.
You did as told and got dressed after reaching your home. When 6 rolled around you were looking down at your outfit it was a simple one. You wore a cute red shirt with blue jean shorts and thigh high leggings, you were caught up in your head to not noticing the tall lean figure against your door. "You look adorable." You turned around shocked to see him.
"Hi? How did you get in?"
"Relax, I remembered the key under the gnome." You grabbed your jacket and purse before walking over to him. "You seem ready."
"I'm more nervous, because even if this is a fake date.. it's my first." You mumbled turning your head to the side, but he heard you.
"Then I better make it promising." He cupped your chin and pulled your lips to his. You sighed into the kiss grabbing his shoulders to balance yourself. He moved his hands from your chin to the back of your neck pulling your closer. You let out a little whine as his other hand wrapped around your waist holstering you up a bit. Your face was definitely red as he pulled away, that damn soft smile on his face.
"What was that for?"
"In case it's the last time." You smiled lightly as he placed you back on the ground. "Let's go do this." He grabbed your hand and dragged you out the house, before walking in the direction of the arcade. You two sat down making small talk until your friend showed up.
"G/n, what are you doing here?"
"Heard you two were on a date so thought we could double date."
"Excuse me?" C/n made his way to the table and smiled at you two.
"Ah so the nothing became something."
"How about you and I partake in a friendly game of Air Hockey?" You asked your friend smiling at her.
"Eh, it's not really my- ow! " You dragged her away from the table leaving the boys alone.
"Why are you trying to ruin my date?"
"I'm trying to protect you!"
"From what, having fun?"
"From getting hurt! Now, as soon as this game is over, and I have no idea when that is. You will get a toothache and I will take you home. You're on a date with Tendo. Tendo. You two hate each other."
"Why are you trying to protect me, you're never this nice."
"I will tell you who's not nice. Tenod."
"How do you even know so much about him? Wait.... why do you know so much about C/n? All this time of me asking you for advice, you knew just what to say."
"Just pick a side for your toothache!"
"You were that "friend" who dated C/n and ended up wearing polyester pants!"
"I would never wear polyester pants."
"Hah, I should've guessed it. Who's G/ns best friend? G/n! Hah! So you came here to ruin my date because you're jealous!"
Tendo looked at you with such care, he wonders if your okay. "So, you, uh, having a good time on your date?"
"I was, until it was rudely interrupted."
"Yeah, G/ns a piece of work, right?"
"Tendo is a jerk!"
"He's not a jerk!"
"Oh, she is so cute when she's angry." Tendo looked at his friend then you, watching you puff out your cheeks, something he's seen you do when you two have a stare off.
"Pfft, Y/ns always cute. She can't do anything without it being cute. Stupid cute." G/n took off behind the boys going to the soda machine making you follow.
"No dude, I am talking about G/n!'
"I'm sorry, I thought you just said G/n."
"I did."
"I'm telling you, Tendo is a jerk!"
" Oh, she hates me so much. Ah, I love it!"
"You know what, why don't you take your girlfriend and get out of here. Give me and G/n some time alone." You and G/n stopped hearing the conversation unfold between C/n and Tendo.
"Wait. So all those times you've brought up Y/n, was because of G/n? What about the times you'd talk to Y/n?"
"Becuase G/n was there too. I was too nervous to talk to her myself. Needed a middle man."
"Does Y/n know she's your middle man? Dude your playing with her feelings."
"Why does it matter? You hated her guts yesterday?"
"I never hated her. I mean yeah, we fight. But it's mostly just because I think she's cute when shes angry. Shes.. I never hated her."
"Good for you dude, but seriously hook me up."
"No. I'm not your middle man, and neither is Y/n. She liked you, you played with her feelings to get a girl. Her friend at that. And you're okay with it? No dude, she has feelings. she's not someone you can use until you find someone better. You know what, I am taking my girlfriend and leaving. You're also off the team, douchebag." Tendo got up and turned around to see you standing their with wide eyes. "Y/n..." Your friend looked at you slightly shocked as well.
"Shall we go...?" Your voice was so small he barley heard it.
"Yeah, come on, something smells in here." He wrapped and arm around your shoulder leading you out the place. He sat you near a bench on the side of the street rubbing your arms softly. "I'm sorry."
"It's fine, I should've known... you really don't hate me?" He looked at you with a soft smile.
"Of course not.. look the reason I agreed was because you were right. I am an asshole. I should've told those kids I liked you instead I call you a horrible name for that I am sorry. Then you began hating me, so I buried those feelings. But I missed you terribly. I missed the girl who cried on my shoulder when we watched a movie, who'd come to me when someone said something. The girl who stuck up for me when people called me names. And I chased that girl away. I miss the girl I loved."
"Ten... we were 8 when you called me that... how could you possibly know?"
"I'm the guess monster remember? I just knew."
"I'm sorry, for leaving your side... I never wanted to. But hearing those words escape the lips of someone I trusted."
"I know. I know. I do love you." You looked up at him, you really looked at him, he was the same boy you knew. All these years, he's still the same. You shuffled closer, if possible and leaned up to kiss him. It was slow like the first one, but full of love. Tendo cupped the side of your face as he used his other hand to draw you in closer.
"I love you, too..." He smiled down at you pulling you into a bone crushing hug, but you didn't mind. "You smell like flowers."
"And you taste like strawberries."