"So many people like like me," Mathias boasted to his friends at lunch. Emil sighed, he was the youngest of the group, yet everyone else acted like they were in elementary school. Even Berwald, despite his stony exterior and quiet voice, would often listen in on gossip, sometimes even contributing. Tino chuckled,
"You're so confident, how are you sure?" Mathias was naturally very extroverted and went out of his way to talk to new people.
"With my charm and," at this part he actually winked, "stunningly good looks, I could make anyone fall madly in love me." To Mathias' offense, everyone at the table, and a couple people who were listening to our conversation chuckled.
"Well, if that's true, then do you want to make a bet?" Emil asked, smirking. Mathias chuckled,
"My little Emil. I am a man of prudent decision making, so I can say with 100% surety that I will take this bet."
"Well then. I bet you," He paused trying to think of a decent wager, "Twenty bucks that if we pick a random person in this cafeteria you won't be able to make them fall in love with you."
"Twenty bucks? That's an awful wager. How about twenty bucks and the loser has to come to school in whatever outfit the winner chooses. And Tino gets to pick the lucky candidate that I make fall in love with me." Mathias responded, grinning at the idea of embarrassing Emil. Emil stopped for a second to think, though the stakes were higher, he was sure that Mathias was all talk.
"You're on," Emil said and shook hands, "Tino, do you know who you'll pick?" He asked, slightly worried by the grin on Tino's face. Tino looked around at the nearby students for a while then excitedly whispered into Berwald's ear.
"Mm. That would work," Berwald told Tino, nodding.
"Come on guys, the suspense is killing us!" Mathias exclaimed, looking impatient. Tino held back laughter and pointed to a blond-haired student sitting a couple tables away, reading a thick book while chewing on an apple.
"Wait you can't pick Lukas! He's my brother!" Emil complained, slightly embarrassed. Tino burst into a fit of giggles, clearly satisfied by his response.
"Then it's settled. Time to go romance Emil's brother!" Mathias exclaimed.
"Oh my god," Emil groaned, blushing and putting his head down on the table.
Lukas paused, staring blankly at the page in his book. His brother's table was very close to where he sat, and they were so loud that he would often listen in on what they were talking about, just to make sure he wasn't getting into trouble. But now he had overheard something about him.
"Lukas? Are you okay?" Lukas' friend Vlad asked. He had been staring at the same page for five minutes now, focusing on his brother's conversation.
"Huh?" Lukas asked, snapping out of his daze. "Oh yeah, just lost in thought." He returned back to his book, thinking. On one side, it would be annoying to have someone constantly flirting with him. He didn't have any interest in romantic relationships, however, it would be very funny to see his little brother go to school in an embarrassing outfit. He wanted to continue analyzing the situation, but was distracted by his other friend Arthur looking at him funny.
"Arthur? Why are you looking at me like that?" He asked. Arthur quickly looked away, embarrassed to have been caught.
"Oh! Uh," He paused for a second, looking unsure. "Did you… hear any of that group's conversation?" He gestured discreetly towards the table.
"Oh god," Lukas said, slamming his head down on his book. "You could hear that too." Vlad and Arthur burst into a fit of giggles.
"Good luck Lukas," Arthur said, patting him on the back, "Judging by the times I've talked to Mathias, he's not going to give up. You're probably going to be talking to him for months." Vlad looked up from his meal, a mischievous glint in his eye.
"Unless…" He trailed off, lost in thought. "Lukas, are you willing to sacrifice your dignity for the sweet, sweet reward of Mathias being off your back and Emil wearing an embarrassing outfit?" Lukas thought it through.
"Maybe…" He said, he already knew what Vlad would say next but didn't want to say it himself.
"Well, I can help! After a week or so of talking to him," he turned, gesturing dramatically, "Confess your undying love to him, be politely rejected, and have the whole thing dealt with," Lukas paused,
"Well it would definitely be embarrassing. But I guess it's the easiest way to get this dealt with. Plus I'll get to embarrass my brother which is always a plus," He joked. The next few weeks were not going to be fun.
Author's Note: Hey, so this is my first time writing fanfiction, and my first time writing any kind of romance story. I'm definitely still improving so it would be really appreciated if you gave me advice on how I can improve my story. Thanks so much for reading, new chapter will be out soon!