Hello everyone! Just a quick Authors note here! I am currently writing this Tadahoney fanfiction and I plan to write excessively over the break! Feedback is appreciated and I hope you love it!
Honey Lemon pushed her large, drooping glasses up the bridge of her nose for the fifth time. She was reading an amazing book about different chemical reactions to try at home. The first chapter was all about vinegar and baking soda - ya know, beginners stuff. Even though she thought some of the experiments were so easy and overdone, she still found it as an amusing read. She even had her name on the waitlist for about ten other chemistry books, she thought of the subject as 'her thing.' At the moment, she was nestled in the corner of the school library, she was supposed to be studying for her math final but found herself in the science section of the library for the fourth time this week. Besides, math was her second best subject so she didn't see any need to study quite yet. She flipped through the pages whispering calculations into the paper, people probably thought she was crazy! Thankfully, though, right now she was alone.
The 5th period bell rang, signaling the end of lunch and any reading sessions that had been taking place. She quickly stood from the rough, carpeted floor and slung her beige shoulder bag over her shoulder. As she walked out she slipped the thick book - textbook maybe - into her bag, giving the librarian a friendly wave goodbye before heading into the crowded hall. It seemed like everyone was trying to push her over, or slam her into the lockers at the very least. Unfortunately, on her thin legs and high pumps it wasn't difficult for their goals to be achieved. Although the act seemed very intentional, as her back hit the cold metal, she knew that whoever pushed her was probably being pushed by another, who was being pushed by another - hallways have very vicious cycles.
With a lot of struggling and kindly pushing past people she made it to her fifth period class, chemistry! She nearly burst through the door as she quickly walked over to her seat, her usual grin plastered on her face. Her desk was located in the the third row next to a large window where sunlight poured in. Honey quite liked her spot, it wasn't too far back but it wasn't too close to the front either - front seats always feel so... empty. When she reached her desk she had to shimmy past her lab partners chair, sucking in to get between the pushed out and occupied chair that was mere inches away from the table behind them. it was a tight squeeze but she got to her seat that was next to the wall.
"Hi, Gogo!" She address her friend by her group given nickname. The black haired girl had her feet propped up on the black lab table, her arms folded over her chest.
"Hey Honey, why are you later than usual? Normally you're the first one here!" The shorter girl tried to make small talk but the gum in her mouth didn't mix too well with her awful social skills.
"Oh! I was just so into this great book about chemical reactions! There was even this - this one where you combine magnesium with carbon dioxide and its makes this crazy burst of smoke and light! All I need is a bit of magnesium, two pieces of dry ice, and a blowtorch!" Honey grinned widely, excited over one of her new found discoveries.
"Your enthusiasm to torching dangerous chemicals amuses me." Gogo's voice balanced on the edge of 'can you be more sarcastic than this?' and 'oh thanks for actually caring!' By now though, Honey Lemon could divide that sarcasm from the serious. "I'd like to hid my food in this book, what pages are you okay with me cutting large squares into?" Honey shook her head at her friends remark but before she could give a reply she was cut off from the world.
"Oh. My. Gallium!" Honey Lemon gasped with a hushed voice so that only Gogo could hear her.
"You're using elements instead of words so this must be important.." This time she was sarcastic because Honey was always replacing everyday words with periodic elements.
"Look! look! its him, he's so dreamy!" Honey swooned as her ultimate crush passed by their table, finding his seat at the back of the room, by himself.
"Honey, you see him everyday! Plus, you do this everyday! You need to relax! Boys don't like girls who are - er - a bug in the ear." Honey Lemon admired her way of calling her 'obsessed' even if it was an insult, it was adorable.
"But, Gogo, he's perfect!" Her friend simply scoffed and sat back in her chair again as Honey's eyes continued to waver toward him. Tadashi Hamada, the coolest kid in town! The sun from the large window perfectly lit his dark tufts of hair that peaked from the edge of his cap, old and worn. the light reflected off his velvety brown eyes, and his faded blue cardigan only made the color scheme more perfect. He had tight, dark brown jeans on and his arms were folded over his chest as he stared out the window. Honey Lemon sighed leaning into her hand, her elbow propped up against the table as she studied his beautiful face. Gogo was right, she was crushing. hard. "Today will be the day I talk to him!" She smiled, a sudden burst of enthusiasm sat her up.
"You say that everyday."
"Oh don't be such a Debbie downer! I think I can actually do it this time! I can.. I can - borrow a pencil - yes!" Honey felt like that was the best idea ever! As if anyone didn't know she was always prepared! "No that would work…" She pursed her lips, continuing to think. "Maybe I could say I need help understanding a problem!"
"Honey, everyone knows you would never need help understanding a problem." Gogo discouraged her once again, but for logical reasons at least!
Honey Lemon gasped. "You're right! He could find out I lied and he'd probably hate me! Oh dubnium, why do i have to be so good at chemistry!" she snapped her fingers and grasped her glitter pencil, thoughtfully tapping it on the table. Her pencil was one of her favorite semi-scientific projects ever, it included making a long lasting paste from certain chemicals that held better than glue. After, she rolled it through a mixture of pink and yellow glitter so it would match her vibrant hair and colorful headband. Her final touch was a cute little beaker charm that she welded to the metal piece of the eraser. She had been vandalizing all her pencils since the third grade.
"You're complaining about that?" Gogo laughed then kicked her feet off the desk, turning to face her blonde haired friend. "Look, Honey, even if you could hold a conversation with that boy I promise you it will not be about schoolwork. He's just not interested. Do you know of anything he actually might want to talk about?" Gogo had a point, if she was going to get on his good side, she'd have to get him with something good.
"Well… he seems pretty into drawing. I've seen him sketching in this cute little sketchbook all the time! Maybe I could casually go back there and sharpen my pencil then just 'happen' to notice his drawings!" Honey smiled, actually feeling truly confident about this one.
"You're getting the right idea!" Gogo laughed as she encouraged her. "At least it's a start so give it a shot! Gogo get 'em girl!" Honey Lemon laughed as she stood from her chair. The bell had just rang when she reached the back of the classroom. The teacher would be coming in soon so she tried to hurry. She put her wooden pencil in the electric sharpener, the loud vrrr -ing caught everyones attention. Well, almost everyone.
Honey Lemon turned to walk past his desk, feeling confident. It was to her surprise, though, that his sketchbook wasn't out. Her cheeks flushed pink as she took a walk of shame back to her desk, her heels clicking to her chair. Just as she sat down their teacher, Mr. Callaghan entered the room.
Pages of notes and several trips to the sharpener later, she finally timed it right! And it was a good thing too, she had made a dramatic advance toward the end of her beloved glitter pencil. The teacher had let the class work on book work with a partner while he graded the piling worksheets that sat on his desk, so it was the best possible chance for a conversation. As she approached Tadashi's desk she noticed his left hand scribbling away on the sketching paper but she couldn't see exactly what he was drawing. She went with it anyway. "Oh my gallium, did you draw that?"
His hand stopped and he gave a sarcastic laugh as he answered her, his eyes not leaving his paper. "What? Did you just use a periodic element in your sentence?"
Oh no! She had already messed up, just eight words and she was done for!
"Uh- I - yeah… it's this, stupid, thing I do." She shook her head then tried to force it off. Taking a closer look at his notebook she saw something a little different from what she was expecting, instead of doodles and drawings in the pages of the book, there were sketches - blueprints really - sprawled across the paper. They were all creative and unique, little inventions with scientific and mathematical calculations everywhere. Honey admired all the variables and equations and labels, it was so specific and accurate. "Woah, these are amazing, did you come up with all of this? The calculations are perfect and the ideas are so original. Tadashi, you're a genius!" The enthusiasm in her voice was blatantly displayed and she even started to poke at the book itself.
"Hey, I'd appreciate it if you didn't just flip through my book." Tadashi pulled the small, leather-bound notebook from her hands and closed it, he didn't look too pleased with her. And just like that Honey felt so cold and lonely, as though she was lost in a snowy wilderness and someone had just put ice water over her warm fire. Now she was an outsider looking in, and she didn't know Tadashi well enough to open the door again. She felt so helpless and her confidence shut down.
"I - I'm sorry, I just really like science and stuff." Her eyes glanced around, trying not to make eye contact with his intense stare, he was oddly intimidating. He didn't answer. Honey tapped her finger nervously for a second before the bell ring. "Oh! Uh.. Catch ya later!" She stood up and rushed to her desk shoving everything in her bag and bolting for the door. She had thoroughly embarrassed herself and had already decided she wouldn't even make eye contact with that boy for at least another week.
Hopefully you enjoyed that first chapter there! I know it wasn't very exciting but stories need their exposition and all! Haha, anyway I am currently working on chapter 2 and it should be up real soon! Take care :)
