" Oh come on, Nick. Please?" Jasper pouted, clasping his hands together and batting his long lashes pleadingly. Nicolas glances at his friend, not the slightest bit amused, and goes back to scrolling through his phone.
            " Help me gumdrop. He won't listen." He turns to me and my heart practically melts at his desperation. I turned towards the boy next to me and sighed. It can be really hard to change his mind and I should know.  
         Yesterday he saw me talking with Andrew about our group assignment and refused to let me go for ice cream. The ice cream he promised to take me to simply because he was jealous. He , however made up for it my having ice cream with him at his place. So I guess that's alright but I still wanted to go.
              " It's not that big of a deal. Give them to him." I smiled. He doesn't say or word nor look at me.
                   " Fine, I'll just take them." I sighed reaching over to his bag  and slipping my hand inside.
              " What are you doing?" He gripped my hand before I could bring out the two pieces of paper.
                " I'm giving them to him. He needs it more than we do. " I told him and he sighed, letting my hand go. I smiled, handing the two tickets to Jasper who looked like he would pass out from joy.
                  " I love you so much." He says, making Nick growl under his breath.
                  " Thank you so much gumdrop. I owe you one. I'll just go give Arya to hold on to these for me and come back. Bye." He said, rushing down the hall. I smiled at his retreating figure. It's so cute how Jasper is in love with Arya. Their personalities just fit. They're both playful, have great sense of humor, and are have so much in common.
               " Do you think they're gonna end up together? I hope so." I smiled but got no response.
                " Nick..." No response. I sighed and grabbed a hold of his hand.
               " I'm sorry I gave Jasper the concert tickets you got for us. It's just that...he really likes Arya and-"
                  " And I don't really like you?" He asked with a frown.
               " I know you do. But come on Nick, don't think I haven't figured out that you hate concerts. Jasper told me once. I'd rather spend time with you and enjoy it than take you to a place you aren't comfortable with at all." I said resting my head on his shoulder he relaxes and exhales.
                " I'm sorry." I pouted.
          " It's okay. But I'm still upset." He says folding his arms across his chest cutely.
            " What can I do to cheer you up then?" I asked feeling genuinely sorry.

                " Come spend some time at my place tomorrow night. You've been busy throughout this week that you haven't had time for me, lately." He sighed.
                 " But I had ice cream with you yesterday." I said.
                 " After you finished your group assignment. That's what's been taking your time this week." He said wistfully.
                " I'm sorry. I-I'll come over to your place tomorrow. I promise." I smiled.
               " And make lasagna." He said with a small voice.
                   " And make lasagna." I chuckled. He whispered a triumphant 'yes' and interlaced our fingers.
                  " Then I forgive you." He said kissing the back of my hand.
                    " Mhmm. You knew this would happen, didn't you?" I asked after a moment of silence.
                     " Maybe. But you already promised. " He said with a chuckle.
                 " Jerk."
         
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               "  How's your English essay coming along, Hope?" Arya asked not  taking her eyes off her paper.
                  " Great. I'm almost done." I smiled. She looks at me, shocked for a moment before shaking her head.
                    " Of course you are. Who are you writing about?" She asked and I felt my face flush red. I never really knew who to write about in the beginning but after that date with Nick, I just knew he was the one. I started writing about him ( and of course, I made sure to make him seem anonymous) and to my surprise, the was so much to write. I'm almost done with the essay but it feels like I have even gotten to the best part about him.
                 " No need to say it. I already know." She says with a smirk.
                  " H-How? Is it because of how close we've been these few weeks?" I frowned. I haven't told anyone about my essay.
                  " No, it's the drastic change in color on your face." She pointed out. I patted my cheeks with my cold hands hoping to make the blush go away.

                 " I've been meaning to ask, why do you always forget to wear gloves?" She asks bringing out an extra pair from her bag and handing it to me.
              " It's not snowing yet. Besides if I keep my hands inside my sleeves I'll feel warm. " I said taking the gloves.
                " Thanks though." I smiled as she helped me put them on. Arya and I have gotten really close in a short span of time. She'd even come over to my place so we could hang out. Honestly she's just like Jasper, so straight forward and cute.
                " Didn't Nicolas give you like a pack of gloves last week because of this?" She asked and I looked away embarrassed.
              " I forgot them too." I mumbled.
               " Has he noticed?" She asked.
            " Hopefully not." I said. 
          " Well, if you do it again I'm gonna tell him." She said, returning to her essay.
               " You wouldn't dare." I gasped.
             " Wanna try me?"
              " Come on, Arya. He doesn't need to know about everything." I said resting my chin on my knuckles.
                     " Right." She replied totally unfazed by my whines.
                     " Who are you writing about anyways?" I asked.
                   " My grandma." She smiled.
             " Are you almost done?" I asked.
               " A few more days is all I need." She said tucking the sheet into her bag.
                " Why can't you just finish it here?" I asked.
                   " Because, school is over." She said leaning back in her seat. Right on cue, the bell rings and everyone pack up.
                 " Come on." She giggled suddenly so excited. I hang my bag on my shoulders and follow her outside.
                 " You seem so excited." I noted.
               " Yeah, I am. Jasper asked me to come over to his place to meet his family." She grinned.
                " Wow. That's nice. "
           " Mhmm. I've already met them once and they're amazing. Especially his cousins. I never knew there were others who loved soccer as much as me." She practically jumped.
                " Ah, gives you joy?"
              " Mhmm." She smiled.
             " Hey gumdrop! You ready sugar cube? " He asked and I waved in return. Arya punches him on his side making him grunt.
                " What did I tell you about calling me that?" She raised a brow. She might not admit but I could tell she didn't mind the nickname. Her cheeks were red as tomatoes. Ha!
                 " Okay fine. Let's go. Bye." He said hanging his arm over her shoulder and leaving off. I chuckled.
                 " Only a fool won't see how much they like each other." I said to myself.
               " Yeah, it's so obvious I want to puke." I rolled my eyes at the voice behind me.
                " What took you so long?" I asked resisting his hug.
                    " I had to submit a project. My apologies." He said pulling me in for another hug. I didn't resist this time.
                  " Come on, let me take you home." He said leading me to his car. He opened the passenger seat for me and I thanked him before getting in.
                 " Seatbelt." He said once he got into the driver's seat. I buckled my seatbelt, and we drove off.
                    

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      Hey peeps! Sorry I took too long. I haven't really had time for myself considering I have a huge exam coming up but here's this one. I hope y'all like it though. Any thoughts on Arya? I love her💝.