AUTHORS NOTE
I hope you like this new "enemies to lovers" arc! All credits go to my friend Bea for the idea! I hope you all love this as I sure loved writing this!
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CODY POV
It was my first day at high school and I was honestly so nervous. I didn't have any friends and probably wouldn't make any, I was quite lonely.
This was all going to change! I had to make at least one friend - I couldn't stay lonely forever.
I walked through the glass doors and strode in, confident as ever. Nobody seemed to care, they just hadn't met the real Codemeister yet, I'm sure they would love me! I shrugged it off and opened my locker, looking around in awe at how big this school was!
I took a glance round before my heart dropped. Noah. We had been best friends in middle school! I really wanted to be friends with him again but I knew he would say no.
I have a - problem you could say but Noah didn't know that, if he had, we would still have been friends now!
I decided I would just ignore him! Simple plan, right? Wrong. I walked into my first lesson and guess who I saw sat there, Noah. Best of all, my seat was right next to his, great, now I was forced to speak to him.
He had aged quite a bit in the two years I hadn't seen him, he was tall, his hair was quite long and he looked really beautiful. What was I thinking?!
I slapped my forehead in annoyance when I saw Noah laughing at me. "What are you laughing at?" I asked frowning.
"You look so stupid," he rolled his eyes turning back to his book. I really didn't want to argue with him on my first day.
"Hey I know our past and all but can we at least be civil with each-other? Maybe friends?" I held out my hand trying to reason with him. I mean, who couldn't resist being my friend?
He sighed, "fine." I kicked my chair back in triumph before I fell back and hit my head on the floor, at this point Noah was killing himself laughing.
"NOAH, CODY, OUT OF MY CLASSROOM - NOW!"
I was about to burst into tears, my first day and I was already getting screamed at, what a way to start the year.
My heart was beating fast and tears pricked in my eyes as I ran out the classroom, I earned a few stares and laughs but I didn't care. No, I really cared, I cared more than anything.
I heard more shouting in the classroom presumably telling Noah to hurry up before the door opened again and Noah stepped out into the hallway. He looked, mad?
We didn't say a word as we walked down to the principal's office, we probably wouldn't get a detention but definitely a good screaming at.
I was right, the principal wasn't that mad but lectured us on how to 'behave well in class' pfft! I literally was before I fell off the chair, I can't help being clumsy.
NOAH POV
I can't believe I was sat in the principals office with none other than Cody. I hadn't seen him for a while so it was in total shock when he sat down next to me and started rambling on about shit.
I hated him so much, why did I have to accept being 'civil' with him. The whole reason I didn't want to speak to him made me even more mad, so why did I so badly want to be near him all the time? Was this normal? I'm sure it was, maybe I wasn't used to having him near me and I just panicked? These feelings better go away soon or it can ruin my chance of getting any good grades if I couldn't stop thinking about it!
We left the office after being let off with a warning when Cody started talking. I just tuned him out which was pretty difficult since I couldn't stop staring at him, what was wrong with me?
He did look kind of cute since we last met, he still had that little tooth gap, fluffy brown hair and bubbly attitude. Wasn't I supposed to hate that about him? Ugh he was so confusing!
I just nodded at some things he said and walked back into class.
The rest of my classes were fine I guess - I mean I wasn't sat next to Cody which was a bonus but I couldn't help catching him staring and even smiling at me a few times. This was so weird, didn't he hate me?
Imagine if he missed me! Pfft - yeah not happening.
I was sat at lunch on a bench when I felt someone sitting themselves next to me, gosh do people not know what privacy, alone time or personal space is? I doubt it, people here were so..touchy, it gave me the ick.
"This isn't a buddy bench is it? Then fuck off." I said staring down at my book. I didn't care who it was so I really didn't expect what came next.
"Your cute when your angry.." excuse me? "What?" I looked up to see Cody staring at me like nothing had happened.
"I said, are you okay?" He giggled shoving candy into his mouth.
So I'd heard him wrong? Great, now he thought I was some freak that didn't know how to compute a proper sentence. "Oh, okay didn't hear you," I said nonchalantly and returned to reading my book.
We sat in silence for a bit before he started talking again, did he not know how to take a hint and go away?
"Sooo what you reading?" Cody sang, peering at my book. I turned red and shut my book instantly, "why do you care?" I questioned, trying best to ignore what he just asked.
"I don't know, seems interesting." Cody tried to snatch the book from me so I grabbed it, stuffed it in my bag and walked away not looking back, not caring.
Cody was really getting on my nerves and he would not leave me alone, the only way to stay away from him was probably join some shitty after school club.
I was looking through the options and spotted something I could actually do for once, band. Fun, I can play the guitar pretty well so that seemed like the safest option.
After my last period I headed down to the music room, hopefully they had a spare guitar I could use for the time being.
When I got there I honestly wanted to crawl into a hole and stay there, Cody was stood there also looking about out of place.
I tried to ignore him but when he saw me he instantly ran over to stay hi. Couldn't he take a hint?
"HEY NOAH OMG YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?" Cody seemed super excited so I just sighed and played along, why was he being so.. nice? Ew.
"I play guitar." I stated coldly, luckily Cody got the hint and nodded his head.
"Alright everyone!" The teacher started, scanning the room.
"You will all be split into teams of 3 to create a song for a 'Battle of the Bands!'
Great, now I had to compete in some stupid competition?
I just stood there a bit lost while people chose teams, Cody had chose some dude called Harold who looked like some ginger discord mod.
I sighed and sat down by myself until Cody ran over, "hey Noah please please please be in our team?" I mean what did I have to lose? My ability at making friends, sure, but Cody seemed okay for now and I could deal with Harold.
I sighed and let Cody help me up, his fingers laced through mine perfectly and I blushed a little. Why was I blushing so much? Cody didn't seem to notice which was good.
"Hey dude!" Harold said holding out his fist, I just walked past him and went to grab a guitar. He looked a bit upset until Cody whispered something to him, probably about me most likely.
Cody probably hated me and was trying to be nice then would backstab me later! I just knew it! Was he just being kind though? I'm not sure, he could have changed these past few years but I'm not sure. He seemed really - unstable you could say, the last time I saw him.
Harold was a rapper, obviously, so at least we had a voice to go with the song. Cody could play the keyboard which I was surprised to see, where did he learn that? Did he not tell me in middle school?
He actually had a really cute singing voice too, not like that obviously! I didn't find his voice attractive per say but it was cute, why was I thinking these stupid thoughts?
Cody realised I was sweating and put his arm around me for comfort which made me go even more red, "you okay Noah?" Cody asked concerned.
"Yeah dude your redder than a tomato!" Harold pointed out until Cody shot him a glance.
"I don't feel very well," was all I could say. "I'm going to go," I stated getting up.
"I could take you to the nurse?" Cody offered but I just shook my head and walked out, I felt a bit bad but I had to get away from him!
I decided to walk back home, luckily I felt less hot and nervous now but I was so confused, Cody probably thought I was some freak.
I hated him anyway! Why did I care?