DAUNTLESS

SOLACE

"Why are you asking so many questions?"

"Why are you avoiding my questions?"

"Don't start Waqui."

"Why? I'm just asking."

"Questions that can turn into a whole new argument if I answered you."

I stared at a pissed Zero sitting in front of me, I was just asking why is Jordan running late and all of a sudden he started getting pissed.

"Why would it become an argument if I'm just asking about Jordan?"

"Can you just stop talking?"

"Can you just answer me?"

"Why are you even asking about Jordan? Do you like him?"

I fell silent at his remark and gave him a disgusted look. Why did he even think of that? I just ask a harmless question and he made it seem like I just committed a heinous crime.

"You dumb or something?" I stated that made him mad.

"Oh, I forgot that you're STRAIGHT, my bad." he retaliated even emphasizing the word. Hmm, not sure about that.

"Hey friendships, that's some early bickering right there. It's been a month why can't you two get along?"

Jordan sat beside us, fished his phone from his pocket and took a selfie which surprised us because he just straight ass pose at the camera without informing us so the picture turns out me and Zero looking obnoxious as hell. Thinking why am I spending my time with these two bestfriends when literally said not to associate myself with these kinds of people? Well, it's because—THEY WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE! THEY ARE EVERYWHERE YOU KNOW? THEY'RE IN MY CLASS, IN MY LUNCH TABLE, IN THE LIBRARY, EVEN IN THE BAKERY I WORK FROM! THEY ARE LITERALLY EVERYWHERE! SO TELL ME! HOW CAN I AVOID THEM WHEN THEY'RE LIKE KIDS WHO CONSTANTLY WANTS ATTENTION?! ESPECIALLY THIS MAN HERE WHO GOES BY THE NAME ZERO HOVER.

"Delete that."

"Why?"

Delete it Jordan."

"Why?"

"I don't like being photographed" and just like that I found a way to annoy him again.

"Acting like a celebrity now aren't we?"

"f**k off" I chuckled at his statement, he's cute—wait what?

"Hey Waqui" At the mention of my name three heads turned, and there we saw Krystal, one of our classmate standing in front of us holding a what we guess a lunchbox.

"Hey, is there something wrong?"

"Uhm, no, I just...I just wanna give you this. I baked it." She handed me the pink lunchbox and when I opened it I saw three chocolate cupcakes with pink frosting inside, it has heart all over it and I find it cute.

"Why—why are you giving me this?" She smiled at me sheepishly and she then played with her hair? O—kay? I looked at the two idiots beside me and Jordan gave me a knowing look while Zero has this annoyed look on his face.

"I just want you to have it, and also I wanna ask you...are you free this weekend?"

Mom pick me up I'm scared...I hesitantly gave her a smile and secretly pat Zero for help. I don't know if he's gonna help me and if he didn't i will surely bash his head at the nearest post. I DON'T WANNA GO ON A DATE WITH HER! I DON'T WANNA GO ON A DATE WITH ANYONE! SO PLEASE ZERO TAKE THE HINT AND HELP ME! When he stood up I sighed a breath of relief, maybe he have a kind heart after all.

"Excuse me, I need to go" I frantically looked at his back when he started walking but seconds later he turned back and grabbed my wrist.

"Oh, I'm also taking him with me" We left Jordan with Krystal and strode towards the garden, thank God. Zero let go of my wrist, sat on a bench and threw me a piercing glare—okay what did I do?

"What?"

"Krystal." I felt myself shiver at the tone he used.

"Krystal what?"

"Don't play dumb with me, she obviously like you."

"And?"

"Stop asking me questions when you're supposedly answering me right now."

Okay is he jealous? because I swear that would freak me out, but it's impossible right? Why would he even get jealous? And why am I feeling butterflies just by the thought of him being jealous?!

"What answer are you looking for then?"

"Why didn't you go on a date with her?"

"Because I didn't want to?"

"Why?"

"Isn't my answer enough?"

"No, it's not valid."

"Every answer is valid, it's just not the answer you want to hear from me."

"And what do you think is the answer I'm looking for?"

Wanna hear a secret? My patience is getting thin, it's so hard to talk to this man without turning this conversation into a damn argument, what does he want from me?

"This conversation is over." I turned on my heels and started to walk away but just a few steps and I was yanked from the arm and was faced by a pissed Zero. I was about to get scared when I noticed our close proximity. His annoying face just a few inches from mine and his body pressed against me which had me feel his body heat. I felt my heart throbbed against my chest I was afraid he would hear it. I stared at his eyes and that seemed to make him aware of our position, his eyes roam around my face and suddenly I felt awkward when his gaze stopped at my lips. WHAT THE f*****g HELL ARE YOU DOING WAQUI GET OUT OF HERE!

"What do you think is the answer I wanna hear Waqui."

The way my name rolls out of his tongue is doing things to my sanity and let me tell you that this is not good. I blink several times and move out of his grasp, I look at his now smirking face and trust me when I say that I want to wipe that f*****g grin on his lips.

"Stop messing with me."

"Am not."

"And stop acting innocent when you know exactly what you're doing to me."