Ezra and Hardy were roommates but also best friends. They had known eachother for two years now. They met when they both started college and were assigned to the same room. They were both very different. Hardy was very out going. He slept with a different girl almost every night and went to every party the college had to offer. He was here on a sports scholarship, and he was one of the most popular guys on campus.
Ezra was the complete opposite of Hardy. He enjoyed reading and writing. Most of his time was spent reading or doing homework. He was an english major, who hoped to be a english teacher one day. Unlike Hardy, Ezra had never been in love before. He had never been in a relationship before, and he had never even slept with a girl. A part of him was ashamed of it, but he wanted to wait until he found the right girl.
For a reason unknown to everyone, Ezra and Hardy had become very good friends. They had a special friendship. Ezra helped Hardy get girls, or helped him with his homework. While Hardy helped Ezra whenever he had problems, mostly when the problems involved his dysfunctional family. The two spent a lot of time together, and every once in a while Hardy could even get Ezra to join him at a party.
Their room consisted of 4 rooms. Two of them were bedrooms, one of them was a bathroom and the other was a small living room combined with a kitchen. They had completely adjusted to room to their taste, which was quite difficult considering they both had very different tastes. So they had decided to decorate the room with a simple design.
The fact that they didn´t have to share a bedroom was a blessing for Ezra. Because hardy would bring home a girl almost every night, and he was certainly not quiet. The morning after Hardy would make the girls breakfast, like a gentleman. Luckily the girls were almost Always also looking for a one time thing. So the amount of heartbreak in their dorm was not a lot.
Just like every morning after, Ezra heard some shuffling in the kitchen. He figured that after Hardy went to the party the day before, he had brought home yet another girl. Ezra was reluctant to go into the room, because he would probably run into the girl, but he really had to be in class on time. So, he sighed and got out of bed. He was curious as to what kind of girl Hardy had brought home this time.
Walking into the kitchen, Ezra was absolutely mesmerized. Standing in the kitchen was beautiful petit brunette wearing nothing but an oversized shirt. Ezra felt his heart beat in his chest, something he had never experienced when looking at a girl. She was perfect with her long hair, her soft pink lips and her sparkling hazel eyes.
She noticed his stare and looked at him, curious as to who the guy was. Ezra now noticed he looked ridiculous and was suddenly very self-aware. He wished he had combed his hair, or shaved his face before entering this kitchen.
Before any of the two could say something, Hardy walked in and Ezra finally managed to get his gaze off of this beautiful girl. Hardy looked at Ezra a little strangely, he had never seen Ezra so admiring of a girl, and he chuckled a little.
"You missed a good party last night, dude. Too bad you´d rather study, than have a little fun." Hardy said, playfully punching Ezra on the shoulder. Normally Ezra would have laughed at his friend´s joke, but now he felt a little embarrassed. Until now, he had never felt ashamed of his love for learning. But now that this beautiful girl was standing infront of him, he couldn´t help but feel a little self-consious. So, he decided to give his friend a small smile, and sat down at the table.
"Aria, this is my roommate and also my best friend, Ezra." Hardy said to the girl, pointing to Ezra. He continued, "Ezra, this is Aria. She´s a friend of mine". Ezra couldn´t help but wonder what Hardy meant with friend. Was she really just a friend to him, or was it more than that? He certainly hoped she was just a friend, because he had never felt this way about a girl. He felt himself wanting to know more about this beautiful girl.
"Nice to meet you, Aria. You have a really beautiful name." Ezra told the girl, trying to sound confident, but failing miserably. He held his hand out for her to shook, and when she did, Ezra could feel a sparkle running through his body. She gave him a small smile, and sat down next to him.
"I´m starving, please tell me you guys have some decent food." the girl chuckled. Hardy seemed to think it was funny too, because he also let out a laugh. All the while, Ezra was feeling butterflies, just from sitting so close to this girl. He tried not looking at her, but he felt a strong urge to look at her. As if he wanted to remember everything about her, every detail of her.
"Well, you´re Lucky. I have excellent food, I happen to know what girls like." Hardy told her, giving her a playful wink which made Ezra´s stomach turn. The girl chuckled in response. "Don´t even try that with me, Mr. Casanova." she said, while playfully giving him a push. "Anyways, I have to get going. I can´t be late, for my class. Professor johnson would kill me if I showed up late again". she continued, while getting up and lifting her bag off of the ground.
"It was nice meeting you, Ezra. I´ll see you guys. Bye". She said, after giving hardy a quick hug, which he gladly accepted.
After she left, Hardy immediately turned his attention to his best friend and gave him a smirk. "You like her, don´t you?". It was times like this, Ezra hated that his best friend could look right through him. He felt his cheeks burning up and managed to get out a few words. "She seems nice."
"Don´t lie to me, dude. You were practically drooling over her. I have never seen you like this with a girl before". Hardy told his friend, obviously amused to see his best friend like this for the first time. "I was not drooling over her. She was pretty, I´ll give you that. I´m surprised you managed to seduce her." Ezra said, trying to sound like he didn´t care at all.
"Well, Sorry to dissapoint you, but I did not seduce her. She´s just a friend, who needed a place to crash." Hardy said, and he couldn´t help but chuckle at Ezra who tried to hide his excitement over the fact that Hardy did not sleep with the girl. Hardy Always tried to convince Ezra to go out with girls, and maybe this could be the first time he could actually get Ezra to agree.
"If you want, I can fix you up with her." Hardy told Ezra. At first Ezra wanted to say yes immediately, but he was a little reluctant. She was probably way out of his league. She looked like she was part of the popular kids, and none of the popular kids except for Hardy seemed to like him. He didn´t want to embarrass himself. Also, he didn´t want to be the guy that needed his best friend to get him a date.
"I don´t know, Hardy." Ezra told his friend, deciding he wasn´t going to embarrass himself. Hardy was dissapointed, but decided not to push Ezra for now.
Meanwhile on the other side of campus, Aria was catching up with her best friend Spencer. She had made class in time, only to find the teacher wasn´t even there himself. She was dissapointed she only got to talk to Ezra for such a short time. He was really cute. And from what Hardy had told her, Ezra was a really great guy. He seemed to be nice, and dedicated to his schoolwork.
He was the complete opposite of the guys Aria had dated in the past. There were two serious relationships she had. One was with her friends older brother, Jason. At first Jason was a really great guy. He was the first guy she slept with, but he soon became very possesive and violent towards her. She broke it off, after she had to see a doctor because of him. Now everytime she saw him, she immediately tried to hide.
The other guy was Noel, who she dated the first year of college. But he turned out to be a cheating jerk, and after that Aria had decided to stay single for awhile. But now she was doubting her decision. She could definitely see herself dating Ezra. Hardy told her he was an english major, which she was too. For some reason they had never met each other.
Spencer noticed Aria wasn´t really there with her mind, and smiled to herself. Her friend seemed to be happy, something she had not seen in awhile. After that Noel guy had cheated on her, Aria was devastated. She now pretended like she was totally over it, but Spencer knew her friend better than that. So to see Aria thinking about something and smiling, made Spencer very happy.
The two girls just sat down a table in crowded lunchroom, when Aria noticed hardy and Ezra entering the room. Hardy was the first to notice Aria, and walked over to them. Without asking for permission, he decided to join the girls. Ezra was a little unsure of what to do. He didn´t know if he could just join them. But once Hardy signalled for him to get over there, he also sat down.
"We meet again." Ezra joked, attempting to be funny, which received a smile from Aria and a smirk from Hardy. Ezra tried not to pay attention to Hardy, who was obviously catching on to the fact that Ezra really liked Aria, but it was hard when he kept making faces at him.
"So, Montgomery, Hastings, Will you guys be at the party tonight?" Hardy asked the two girls, who he had known for a few weeks. Spencer smiled and answered, " Yeah, we´ll definitely be there. Are you guys coming too?"
Hardy decided to be funny. "Well, I´ll definitely be there, you know me. But Ezra, here, don´t count on him. He is not really a party person. He is more into books, than parties." this caused Ezra to feel embarrassed. He didn´t really like parties, but he desperately wanted to spend time with Aria. So he decided to be different for once, "Actually, I think I´ll be there too. I could use some party time."
Hardy couldn´t believe his best friend had volunteered to come to a party, and a part of him thought he was dreaming. But he realised Ezra was only doing this to impress Aria, which made Hardy laugh silently. He thought Ezra and Aria would be perfect for each other, but he was going to let them figure it out themselves.
"So , I´ll guess we will see you guys tonight then." spencer told the guys, while watching how Aria tried to stare at Ezra as secretly as possible, but obviously failing to do so. Spencer soon figured out the reason Aria looked so happy, she had seen her friend like this before. But she was still very protective of her best friend, and she was going to make sure her friends would not be heartbroken again.
"Yeah, totally. Do you guys want us to pick you up?" Hardy suggested, making Ezra really happy. That meant he would find out where Aria lived, and for some reason he really wanted to know. "That would be great, Hardy." Aria told her friend, not knowing this made Ezra extremely happy.
After that the friends parted ways, all getting ready for the party. Hardy was completely calm about these kinds of things, while Ezra was extremely nervous. Ofcourse he went to parties from time to time, but now there was someone he wanted to impress. He searched his entire closet, desperate to find something nice to wear. Hardy could see his friend struggling, and decided to help him out. He reached in the closet and found a black shirt. "Wear this, she´ll like it."
"Thanks". Ezra told him, trying to ignore the fact that Hardy definitely knew he was into Aria. But Hardy was not going to let Ezra off easily, and decided to talk to his friend about this crush he had developed in a few hours. "So, are you going after Aria?" he asked, genuinely curious as to what Ezra was planning to do.
Ezra himself also wondered what he was going to do, he liked her but he strongly doubted if she could like him back. He had never even been on a date with a girl, let alone done anything else. He wondered how experienced Aria was, she probably wasn´t as innocent. Not that he cared if she had dated before, but it made him nervous. Knowing she was probably used to experienced guys, and he was as inexperienced as a guy could be.
"I don´t know, Hardy. I doubt she likes me, so what´s the point in trying to persuade her?" he said, talking more to himself, than to Hardy. Hardy was getting annoyed at his friends insecurity. "Ezra, Aria is a great girl. Even if she doesn´t like you, she won´t be a bitch about it. But I think you have a shot, she is probably tired of dating jerks." hardy said, trying to convince his friend to finally ask a girl out.
"You really think I should ask her out?" Ezra asked, trying to get the courage to actually do it. One part of him was trying to talk him out of it, while another part of him was trying to convince him to go after Aria.
"You should definitely ask her out. If you never try, you´ll never know." he laughed, finally convincing Ezra.
Spencer and Aria did not have that much trouble finding an outfit. Both were pretty confident, and knew just what to wear when going to a party. Aria had decided she was going to wear a red dress, matched with red heels. She hoped this would impress Ezra. She knew he was a little shy, and she wondered if he was going to ask her out. She certainly hoped he was going to.
It would certainly dissapoint her if he didn´t ask her out. Although she would also be fine with him kissing her, or even more. He was sexy, and she couldn´t help but notice that he had an amazing body. When she saw him in his pyjamas that morning, she had felt her heart beating very fast. A one night stand with him would be great, but she hoped that she could get more out of it. He did not seem like a jerk that just used girls.
But a part of her was a little scared. She Always saw the best in people, and people often took advantage of her trusting nature. What if she was too trusting of Ezra too? She knew she was overthinking this, but she couldn´t help herself. She just couldn´t stop thinking about him.
A knock on the door interupted her thoughts and meant Ezra and Hardy were at the door. Both Ezra and Aria were extremely nervous for what the night would bring.
So I decided to start a new story. What do you think?