•Warnings:Features a very mega jelly Y/n 🥺•
Alex groaned as he tightened the grip of his backpack strap. "I can't believe the Valentine's SweetHeart Dance is already this Friday.." He said looking over to Sam.
"That means less than a week to ask out our dream girl." Sam panicked as he looked over his shoulder to a familiar looking girl who was talking with a few other girls by the lockers.
Alex looked over to Y/n as well. "I'm sure we'll find dates to go to the dance with." Though he did share a nervous glare at Sam, even though they're best friends it doesn't help that they like the same girl...
"I'm not just looking for a date, I want so much more than that. I want romance, roses, poetry and a girl to share that with." Sam fantasies. "Imagine swapping love poems~"
Alex sighed. "Yeah..A girl to snuggle up with underneath a pile of stuffed animals that we both got each other." He smiled at the thought. "And to get to hold her while she sleeps."
Y/n waved some of her friends goodbye as they walked away from her, she soon made her way up to Sam and Alex. To them, Sam and Alex, it was like her smile lit up the room as she approached them, they couldn't help but sigh in unison. Her pace quickened as she got closer.
"Hey guys." She smiled. She noticed that they were standing in front of the school dance poster. "Talking about the dance?" She asked curiously.
They guys smiled at her as she stopped by them, still a little flustered with their faces a little red.
"Yeah, just uh about dates to the dance." Sam tried to be nonchalantly about it but it didn't help that she was standing next to him.
Y/n tried not to frown at the word 'date'. Of course the guy she likes would have a date, if she was confident enough to ask him herself she would have. But it wasn't surprising that he was able to get one. Y/n smiled. "I-I didn't realize you uh got dates too, who are you going with??"
Alex rubbed the back of his neck as he chuckled awkwardly. "Oh uh we don't have dates..yet."
Sam nodded in agreement as Y/n also nodded slowly as she took in that info.
"Clover has a date, right?" Y/n asked out loud.
Alex nodded his head. "He does, honestly kinda surprises me.." He sounded a little confused as he gave Sam a knowing look as he made a hidden gesture towards Y/n.
Sam shrugged his shoulders. "Well I'm glad he was able to find someone, what was her name Kristi?" Though he wouldn't lie, it will certainly make things easier.
Just as the girl was about to speak up, the sound of the hallway doors being aggressively pushed open made her flinch. The three looked over to see a fuming looking blonde. Clover had a clear scowl on his face and looked pretty annoyed.
"That's it!" Clover shouted as he stomped up to his three friends. "I'm like so over women and I'm so done with dates!" He sighed as he stopped next to him. "And I'm done with love.."
The three teens looked between each other in shock.
"Kristi??" Y/n piped up curiously.
Clover rolled his eyes. "Done, you won't believe the stunt she pulled this time."
Sam smirked. "Let me guess, she only called you eight times yesterday to say she loved you instead of her standard ten?" He pointed out.
Clover scoffed. "Worse, for our three day anniversary she scheduled a tattoo appointment.."
"That doesn't sound too bad-"
"Matching couple tattoos." Clover said while cutting Alex off. "Look I'm over the top but it was too extreme like who does she think she is? Crazy. At this moment I need a break and I'm officially off the market. I need time for myself. " He said while crossing his arms.
Y/n looked taken back. "Clover..off the market?? You can't be serious." She joked.
"Wait, you mean you're on a dating hiatus?" Sam asked, looking at the blonde rather surprisingly.
"That's right, no girls, especially for the dance. I'm doing none of that." He said, sounding pretty sure of himself.
Alex laughed and put a hand on the blonde's shoulder. "Ok yeah, like that's going to last through lunch."
"If he lasts through lunch I'll be impressed!" Sam elbowed Alex.
Clover rolled his eyes at his two teammates not taking him seriously. He turned his attention to the female next to him. "Y/n you seriously need to teach me how to reject girls, you make it look so easy when you reject guys."
Y/n laughed nervously as she held her forearm as she sweat dropped. Not sure if that's a compliment. "Oh w-wow thanks, you know I just walk or run away..or just ignore them right?"
Alex smirked. "Or just smack him with a book, you forgot that one buttercup." He winked.
"That....that was one time..."
Clover raised a brow at him and smirked.
".....ok two times..."
Sam just smiled and shook his head.
".......Alright three times, well maybe fo- ok look those times were just Malcom, that doesn't count."
•time skip to the mall•
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Y/n's Pov.
Ok so he has no date, that's good but I can't ask him out...that's not good. Ugh why is this so difficult?! He's so smart and polite, he's just amazing and on top of that he's a great leader. He's an absolute gentleman and he is so handsome! Not like all those things makes me nervous or anything...Any girl would be honored to go to the dance with him..and not just that but to date him as well.
As we walked through the mall I couldn't help but watch his flawless long red wavy hair bounce with each step he took. He's just perfect and I'm just...well...me. I don't want to make things awkward between us, I don't want to lose him. Would he laugh at me if I asked him? No...I don't think he would, he's not like that....he's down to earth and he's pretty understanding. So then why am I so afraid to approach him?
Looking over to the red head I smiled to myself.
Well he's asked me to dance before so maybe this
time I can ask him for a dance myself...
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Y/n's Pov.
What kind of cruel joke is this? This was so so close to being good news. I could help but roll my eyes at my own stupidity, oh come on, I'm acting like I was really going to ask him out. Me. Ask him out. And now he's declaring he's not interested in taking any girl to the dance, so it's not like this outcome made a difference... I will never be able to properly ask him out. He's absolutely gorgeous, witty and funny, he can get any girl he wants, I would just make a fool out of myself.
He may be a huge flirt but that certainly never stopped my interest in him, especially when his attention is on me. His flirting may be obnoxious and cheesy...maybe even a little cringey but I can't help but love it, it makes me smile and makes me feel like I'm the only girl in the world. There's so much more to him and it makes me wonder if other girls get to see that too.
I couldn't help but look over to the blonde.
There's probably no chance of getting at least one dance with him now...
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Y/n Pov.
He has no date! That's perfect!.........how exactly am I going to ask him to the dance? I don't know...I don't know. I know just looking at those beautiful brown eyes will make me freeze up and I'll go completely blank. Though I'm surprised he doesn't have a date even though a guy like him deserves a girl to go with. He's literally a ball of sunshine. He's absolutely adorable and too sweet for his own good, he's literally a dream! He deserves the world, I'm just not sure I can live up to that.
Even just walking next to him now makes me feel like I'm about to have a panic attack, he definitely deserves a more confident girl than me. But when I'm with him, he makes me feel like I'm on top of the world. Though I'm pretty sure he just sees me as a friend, his go to gaming buddy. We already have a good relationship, I don't want to screw it up.
I was pulled out of my thoughts by Alex laughing at something that was said.
I've been able to dance with him before, so maybe I don't have anything to worry about...
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"So you're 100% serious about this Clover, most of 'The Beverly Hills Babes' can be found here at the mall and you're not even a little tempted?" Sam adjusted his hair tie. "I must say, I'm impressed...and concerned." He looked over to Clover.
Clover rolled his eyes. "Tempted?? Oh please Sam, I'm so not even going to look at them either, my eyes are forward."
"He didn't even falter when we passed the girl at the sunglasses booth." Y/n pointed. "Not even a glance."
The blonde crossed his arms. "And why would I?" He sounded a little grumpy while keeping his eyes forward.
Alex snorted at the blonde's attitude as he picked up his pace to keep up with the group. "Geez, do you need a nonfat latte? You sound miserable, Clover."
The four teens came to a sudden stop as they came face to face to an odd looking...thing in the center of the mall walkway. They stood there confused as they looked the thing over, this certainly wasn't here the other day.
Sam was the first to speak up. "Where's our favorite coffee cafe." Sounding confused and disappointed.
"That's really strange, it was here a few days ago. Why would they close so suddenly?" Y/n questioned.
~Men now is the time, you too can find your truest love~ The machine spoke out automatically.
Clover looked skeptically at this strange device, he walked up to it and kneeled down and started reading out loud. "Arrow Through the Heart...Dating Experience." He felt his eyes twitch with annoyance as he sat up. "A computer matchmaking service?? They replaced our coffee spot with this totally lump of junk??"
Sam scoffed at the machine, looking it up and down with a raised brow. "Digital love? I don't buy it." He chuckled to himself at such an idiotic claim.
Y/n let out a 'hmm' sound as she walked around the mysterious machine. "Apparently this only appears to cater towards guys...." She said, masking her own slight disappointment.
"Well I think I'm going to try it!" Alex exclaimed. He turned towards Sam. "What do you think, want to give it a try?"
The redhead looked deep in thought before just shrugging his shoulders. " I'm sure this is totally bogus, but I suppose it could be fun." He said, cracking a smile.
Alex cheered and quickly pressed the button making the automatic 'x' shaped doors slide up. Alex was the first to step in followed by Sam. The blonde huffed and turned his head up, refusing to be even tempted into that. But there was a tiny bit wishing he would go in there, wondering if a certain girl would be his true love. Clover shook his head of those dreamy thoughts, now's not the time.
He crossed his arms as the door closed on the two. "Well I'll be right here, staying strong, solidly single, girls may not apply." He said confidently and sure of himself.
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Y/n frowns while she watches her crush, B/n walk into the apparent love matching machine. I mean they weren't dating after all, he's free to do what he wishes. She's free to date whoever she wants and the same applies to him.
She sighed as she rested her back against the machine. She could only wonder what was going on in there, no doubt he would pick a beautiful girl...a girl that she probably can't compete with.
She took a deep breath, trying not to make herself upset.
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Y/n crossed her own arms and looked up at him. "You know, I'm afraid to stand next to you, don't want you to be tempted after all." She flashed Clover a smile as she nudged him with her elbow in a joking manner.
Clover's frown turned to a smile as he looked over to her. "Trust me, I won't be tempted by you."
For a slight moment Y/n's face dropped once she processed what he had said. She recovered with a laugh and a forced and yet somewhat awkward smile. To say she was a little hurt by his simple words would be an understatement.
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~{In the matchmaking machine}~
Sam and Alex were seated separate as a wall was divided between them to give them privacy. Computer monitor screens lowered from the ceiling following by strange wires attaching themselves to their heads.
~Hello gentlemen, welcome to Arrow Through the Heart. Please answer the following questions. Icing is to cake as blank is to love.~
"Kisses!"
"Intellectual honesty and political courage."
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~{outside}~
As Y/n and Clover were standing outside the pink machine, a beautiful dark skin woman with short black hair approached Clover confidently. She looked pretty fit and athletic. The woman side eyed Y/n who was standing next to Clover and to the shock of Y/n, the lady nudged her out of the way as she separated them.
"H-hey-"
"Hey there handsome~" She cooly said, blocking Y/n from Clover's view. "Is there a mirror in your-"
Clover with neck breaking speed turned to look at the lady next to him. "Don't you dare even finish that line." He snapped. "As if that would even work on me in the first place." He huffed and turned away from her.
The woman's eyes widened, she obviously thought he would be all for it. Her mouth hung open as she tried to think of some kind of rebuttal but no luck. She rolled her eyes and muttered whatever before turning on her heels to leave, not before shooting him a nasty look.
Y/n awkwardly walked back to her spot next to him as soon as she left and much to both their dismay it wasn't over yet...This time a well dressed tan woman slid up on the other side of Clover. Clover groaned and whined, he started hitting his forehead on the metal walls of the machine.
Y/n blocked his forehead from hitting the wall again with her palm. "How about we move somewhere-"
"Hey hottie, they say beauty is only skin deep, let's say you and I get shallow~" She smirked.
Y/n pressed her lips into a straight line and took in a deep breath, wondering if this was basically going to be an all day occurrence at the mall. Clover with his forehead against Y/n's palm stood there motionless, which made Y/n wonder if he finally lost it. Looking up through his blonde strains Clover just snapped.
"I'm...on...a.....DATING HIATUS! DATING HIATUS!!!" He shouted out desperately.
Completely taken back not only the tan woman but also Y/n. The woman slowly raised her hands in defense and slowly took steps back, leaving them both alone. Clover started to calm. His nerves to the best of his abilities while still mumbling 'Dating Hiatus' repeatedly and rubbing massaging circles on forehead with his finger tips.
Y/n gave him a pat on the shoulder. "Um..If it makes you feel better, you successfully turned down two girls Clover without any of my advice." Trying to sound optimistic.
The blonde stopped his muttering and looked over the girl next to him. "Oh my gosh you're right!" 🥺
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~{In the matchmaking machine}~
~Which girl do you think is cuter?~
Two images of slightly similar looking girls popped up on the screen, which had resembling features to a certain already familiar girl they already knew.
One had long h/c strains/locs/braids with s/c skin and (slightly different eye colour) d/e/c. While the other girl had had shorter h/c strains/locs/braids and (slightly different skin tone to yours) d/s/t and e/c. {heh they obviously have a type 💅}
"Girl A all the way!"
"Definitely girl B."
Unknown to them a mysterious figure was watching them on a monitor, anxiously clicking many buttons to calculate the perfect girl for them and well...they certainly made it easy for this person. It was almost laughable to them. A slick black leather glove with long nails reached over to flip a light pink switch. They watched through the monitor as the two males failed to notice a slight pink mist that started surrounding them...
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Y/n honestly thought things were going to go back to normal, Clover back to his usual flirty self and no more talk of this stupid love matching machine from Sam and Alex. Oh how was she ever so wrong....All through the day it was almost like she was invisible to her friends, it was like she didn't even exist, she felt like she was just swept under the rug. And it was starting to eat her up slowly.
Earlier that day while they were at gym Alex got balloons and a letter. A little date invite from his supposed match from Arrow Through the Heart...from ✨Cher✨...
And of course Clover couldn't stop talking about his little dating hiatus and nitpicking small things about girls and dating...
Right now all four of them were currently working on some kind of chemical experiments talking amongst themselves, well they were but that stopped when Sam got a mysterious bouquet of roses and of course a love letter from Arrow Through the Heart.
But Y/n barely paid any attention to that, for the first time this little artist wasn't distracted making doodles in her notebook or 'secretly' painting, nope she was actually doing her work. In the hopes it could distract her mind. Maybe she was being over emotional and overwhelming herself, whatever it was, she was more to herself than usual. She just kept reminding herself, 'if it makes him happy'.
"Signed Margo~" Sam sighed dreamily.
Clover rolled his eyes, thinking back to what the redhead said previously the other day. "Uh I thought you said you didn't believe in computerized dating."
Sam lowered the letter and cleared his throat. "Well...I don't but there's no harm in meeting Margo." He said matter of factly.
Alex nudged Clover. "Clover, it's not too late for you. You can still get an Arrow Through the Heart match for the dance." He said encouragely. "Maybe you'll get a match~" He sang.
Clover chuckled bitterly. "Oh no, I don't want one, I'm just so over girls right now, ugh is it just me or do girls just seem more...I don't know, unbearable right now? Besides, I had free time to reorganize my Nike shoe closet."
Sam looked over to Clover. "You have a closet just for Nike shoes." He said in disbelief.
"I told you, I have free time."
They seem to fail to notice Y/n who was aggressively filling out the assignment while still looking calm, well besides her harsh writing movements. This was probably the most focused she's ever been in the science lab. And that was definitely some odd behavior coming from the female artist. There she sat silently as she fought to keep her own salty tears at bay. Hearing her crush freely talk like that hurt her. She just wanted to get out of there. Now...
The boys gasped when they heard a sudden snap sound, they immediately turned their attention to Y/n who accidentally snapped her pencil. She squeezed her eyes shut, the air in the room felt like it was crushing her.
"Dang girl, I've ever seen you this serious before." Clover leaned over the table to look at the paper seeing she already filled out three of them. "Well besides art class."
"I'm impressed Y/n, usually I have to pry your sketchbook away from you especially when we have to work in the lab." Sam joked looking over to her.
Y/n ignored his comment as she tried to calm her nerves as she dug through her pencil case. Her heart beat started to pick up as her hand started to shake, she started to feel overwhelmed.
Alex placed a test tube down and looked over to her as well. "Uh oh, she's looking through her pencil case now, you might have jinxed it Sam."
With that, it was all too much for her to handle.
Clover looked her over, his face dropped as he started picking up on her strange behavior. His eyes softened. "Y/n, are you ok?" He asked softly, looking over to her with concern.
Upon hearing that comment Sam and Alex became serious, putting aside their joking behavior. Their smiles disappeared as their faces became more concerned, almost like they snapped out of a trance.
That was all it took, the simple 'are you ok' finally broke her, tears started flowing down her face as she choked back a sob. She felt so pathetic. She smacked the palm of her hand to her forehead, her fingers grabbing ahold of her on hair. The guy's eyes widened, they immediately put down what they were doing and started to walk around the table to her.
But this was already embarrassing enough for her. Her chair screeched as she stood up harshly from it, she quickly ran and pushed past them.
"Y-Y/n please wait-" Sam called to her as she slipped past his reach. "What's.....wrong...." He dropped his hand to his side in defeat.
She headed straight out the classroom door, leaving behind three concerned boys. All three shared a worried look between them wondering what was wrong with her.
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•9:15 PM-Y/n's apartment•
The room was completely dark besides the light radiating from the lone box TV on her dresser/ There Y/n sat in her soft bed surrounded by a concerning amount of pillows and plushies and of course blankets, giving her a little comfort. She was pathetically wrapped in a blanket cocoon. Scattered in her bed were many, many, many.......many empty packages of Oreos....She's sure going to hear it from her mom in the morning but she doesn't care at that moment. Right now all that matters is that stupid little sappy Hallmark movie she was watching, it didn't matter what it was all about...all their movies are the same.
~Rebecca, wait! You were seriously going to hop on a plane and leave without saying goodbye? And right before our hometown's yearly festival.....after all we've been through...are you really going to find what you're looking for in Europe? What are you running from Rebecca?~
"She's running away from love Chad." Y/n muttered as leaned forward closer to the TV, mindlessly stuffing another Oreo in her mouth. Her e/c eyes are still glossy. "She just doesn't know how to tell you...it's easier for her to say nothing...."
The TV displayed a basic couple as Chad started confessing his love to Rebecca in the middle of the airport. Y/n's eyes flickered to her electric clock on her nightstand. 9:22Pm, surely by now both Sam and Alex had their dates by now she thought. "I'm sure they had fun..." she grumbled.
She pouted and reached over to grab her Razr phone. She aggressively flipped it open and checked her favorite contacts, hoping she would hear from any of her boys. Nothing. She bit her lip in thought as she selected a certain guy's contact. Her gaze was fixed on his name, her thumbs ready to start texting away. But nothing, she couldn't even text out her feelings.
Her head snapped up to the TV as she watched the Hallmark cry happy tears as they held each other in their arms, Chad eagerly pulled Rebecca into a passionate kiss, signaling their happy ending. Y/n felt silent tears slip down her face. She looked back down to the phone in her shaking hand. She looked over his name again before signing and closing her phone and tossing it somewhere in her bed. If he's happy with his decisions, then who is she to step in between that.
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•Beverly Hills High School•
Y/n looked over awkwardly to Clover as they walked down the halls together. The blonde looked completely drained and dead inside, bags under his eyes and his flawless blonde hair was kinda a mess.
Y/n hugged her book closer to her chest. "...Hallmark?"
"Hallmark...MTV, NBC..." He groaned.
Sounds like he had a rough night...Y/n sighed and looked around her. The guys in the hallways were acting differently and it seemed that Clover took notice of this too. They were all chattering up a storm. They all seem pretty excited about something that's for sure. Unfortunately Clover was a little distracted by the other guy's odd behavior to notice there was approaching an open locker door.
{SMACK!}
Clover smacked his face into the purple locker and stumbled backwards into Y/n. Y/n winced at the fact as she held onto Clover's forearms to stable him.
"Are you alright!?"
"Nothing, I can't handle Kitten.." The blonde groaned as he held his nose in pain.
Dominick rolled his eyes and closed his locker door. "Hey, watch where you're going- Clover! Have I told you about this total hot babe I met? Rebecca?" He blushed and sighed dreamily.
Y/n rolled her eyes at the mention of Rebecca and mumbled to herself. "How fitting.." Thinking back to the movie she watched last night.
Cayden joined in and sighed. "So is my cutie pie!"
Clover rolled his eyes. "Let me guess, you're new Arrow Through the Heart girlfriends??" Sounded annoyed.
"You mean my new wife~"
Clover and Y/n watched as the two walked away from them with their heads in the clouds thinking about their new matches. This was seriously getting weird. Clover growled to himself but stopped when Y/n put a hand on his shoulder.
"Hey let's go find Sam and Alex, how does that sound?" She suggested, thinking it might change his mood.
He crossed his arms as he watched the weird behavior from the rest of the guys in the hallway. He then turned and walked past her and motioned for her to follow.
Y/n stood there for a moment with a clear frown on her face before she followed after him.
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Y/n followed behind Clover as he ran up to their friends who were sitting by the fountain in the school courtyard.
Clover pointed behind him. "Have you guys noticed how half the guys at school are crazy tweaked about their computer dates?"
Clover waited for them to answer but he got nothing, he turned his gaze to them only for his eyes to widen at the sight of them. Y/n who was taking her time finally caught up to them, her face dropped at the sight of Sam and Alex. They looked completely out of it and looked head over heels in love, they looked love sick. Y/n raised a brow and looked up to Clover.
"This is starting to get weird." She whispered to him.
Clover looked to his friends with concern and disgust.
"Yeah no kidding." He whispered back.
Clover cleared his throat.
Alex had a blissful smile on his face with obvious blush on his face. "Oh sorry guys~ I was just thinking about my queen~ ✨Cher✨" He shared shamelessly.
Sam leaned back as he grinned in delight. "And I was thinking about my adorable ✨Margo✨" His fair skin flushed.
Y/n's mouth dropped. "You guys can't be serious, you guys are falling for this too?"
Clover's eyes widened, pushing his own feelings aside, he was more than concerned about his friends. "What did they do to you, did they like propose???" To be honest he expected this behavior from Alex and not Sam, which definitely raised some red flags.
Sam chuckled as he played with some of his long hair. "Not yet~"
Clover's eyes widened, pushing his own feelings aside, he was more than concerned about his friends. "What did they do to you, did they like propose???" To be honest he expected this behavior from Alex and not Sam, which definitely raised some red flags.
Sam chuckled as he played with some of his long hair. "Not yet~"
Y/n felt her eyebrow twitch in annoyance.
"But look~"
Both Sam and Alex proudly showed their promise rings on their hands. And these were no simple looking rings, both looked heavily detailed and very expensive.
"Margo gave me an authentic cubic zirconia promise ring~" Sam purred out.
"Cher gave me one made from genuine imitation diamonoid~"
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Y/n's eyes wavered on the promise ring on B/n's finger, she's not sure how long she's been staring at the ring. How was this even possible she thought, especially on just a first date. She felt her lips trimble, he looked so in love. What kind of girls was Arrow Through the Heart setting up with these guys, especially her B/nn (Boy's nickname)? What did they have that she didn't? They don't even know him but yet she's already put a promise ring on his finger??
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Clover threw his book out of his hands as he waved his hands in the air. "Ugh! Ok like seriously, what is wrong with you two? You can't be this head over heels after one date!"
Sam stood up from his seat from the fountain followed by Alex.
Sam smiled over to Clover and Y/n. "Right after the dance we're dropping out of school." He started to walk by them.
Y/n gasped out and grabbed onto Sam's arm. "Sammie, do you even hear yourself? You're going to drop out of school for some girl you barely know? The Sam I know would never think about pulling such a stupid stunt like that!"
Sam stopped in his tracks and looked down at Y/n. The look he gave her made her heart drop, it was like she was looking at a different person. His eyes looked different, they weren't like those soft green pair she knew.
"Then maybe you don't really know me." He said sharply.
He yanked his arm out of her soft grasp and walked past her with Alex walking next to him. Y/n but her lip as she felt her eyes water. She heard Clover approach her from behind. She quickly whipped her tears away and turned towards the blonde.
"Clover, I have a bad feeling about this..."