Ah another rainy afternoon. Rain was pretty common around here, so maybe it was dumb hope that today would be any different. I sighed, wishing desperately for an umbrella as I stepped out of the house. "Morning" I waved to Wirt as he approached, drenched in the down pour with his bike at his side. "Hey" He sighed, pulling the bike under my porch and shaking his head. "Got caught in the rain on the way here" He shrugged, a look of annoyance evident. "You didn't pack your laptop in your bag today did you?" I asked curiously, stifling a scoff when he banged his head against the door. "I.. did" He sighed his frustrations, letting out a muffled yawn before planting his hands in his pockets. "What's the plan now?" He asked. I shrugged. "My mom's already left, but the truck is here?" I gave a suggestive raise of the brow. "You don't have your license" Wirt huffed, brows furrowed and arms crossed. I sighed for the hundredth time. "Okay you wanna just bike through this?" I asked, throwing my arms up and gesturing at the rain. "Only of you protect my backpack" He retorted.
"Oh yeah lemme just cover your backpack and get myself soaked just to protect your nerd stuff" I mocked, rolling my eyes then pausing when I caught sight of his furrowed brows and puffed cheeks.
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"I can't believe.." I muttered, wind whipping my drenched hair behind us as Wirt biked us to school. I was hunched over both of our backpacks, protecting as much as I could from the pour. "We're almost there" Wirt called over his shoulder, right into my ear. I nodded absentmindedly, averting my gaze to look as best as I could through the rain at the approaching school. I blew a strand of wet hair from my face, squinting at how many prepared people happened to be carrying umbrellas into the school. "Hmph"
Once inside, I made my way past Wirt, skidding down the hall at top speed to find our abandoned friends and give a proper apology. Something I knew wasn't even in the back of Wirt's mind. "Hey guys" I waved when I spotted Sara, sliding into my seat and dropping my bag at my side. "Hey, how'd Wirt's mission go?" Sara asked, smiling. I shrugged. "He met up with his buddy and they talked, it was pretty boring" My mind flashed to the memory of the beast, his voice echoing in my subconscious "Worth it?" She raised a brow teasingly. "Not at all" I deadpanned, earning a laugh from her and Josh. "Sorry you couldn't make it" Josh said, leaning on his chair. "It was pretty great. Next time you oughta just ditch Wirt and let him get eaten by a bear or something" He said half jokingly.
I rolled my eyes. "Well I don't think it'd be worth it if he got eaten by a bear." "I do" Josh snapped back with a laugh. "Oh haha, talking about me?" Wirt deadpanned as he took his seat at my side. "Yeah just talking about how you're gonna get yourself mauled by a bear while looking for trolls" Bradley shot in from his seat. Sara stifled a laugh and I caught a blush on Wirt's soaked cheeks. "Oh come on guys, don't be rude" Sara interjected, earning more laughter from the two. "Yeah right, sorry. Why do you hang out with him again?" Bradley leaned over, giving me a curious glance. "He's a lot cooler than you guys realize- and honestly it's much more fun to go troll hunting than sit in some dirty old bleachers and watch a bunch of dumb jocks sprint back and forth across a field with a ball" I shrugged, eyeing Bradley as he gave a mocking appalled gasp. "Apply cold water to that burn" Josh whispered, earning laughs from everyone.
"Mmm okay, I see you. Don't come crying to me when he leaves you for a leprechaun though" This time only Josh laughed at Bradley's joke. I just glared. "Oh haha, if anything he'd leave me for a mermaid" I flipped my wet hair mockingly. This time Wirt glared. "Would you quit saying I'm gonna leave you? You're making it seem like we're married" He scoffed. I shrugged. "We are aren't we? I mean if we do get divorced I call dibs on the kids and the licorice stash. You can have the beany babies and all our toast" I said sternly. He shook his head, stifling a laugh, and the bell rang.
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"So all I'm saying is that if we get a puppy I can keep it on the weekends while you go do your parascience stuff" I said, leading the way outside. Wirt shook his head. "Then who'd get it on the weekdays?" I grinned. "You obviously" A sigh. "I'm not taking care of a puppy for you- regardless of breed" He said, stopping me right as I opened my mouth to protest. "Okay okay, what about… a kitten?" I raised a brow, shimmying my shoulders a little. "I'm allergic to cats" He frowned. "But we need an adventure pet that can scare off anything harmful or scary- like the beast" His eyes widened for a minute before he frowned, smacking the side of my head playfully. I laughed, rubbing the spot and averting my gaze to the tree line beside the school. "Come on Wirt, wouldn't it be so cool to share a puppy? How many best friends share a dog? It's like, next level best friendhood. What if I keep it the week and you get it the weekend?" He shook his head, sighing. "Why do you want a puppy so bad? It's that poster in Mrs. Gerlan's class isn't it? I saw you staring at it all of third period" He said accusingly.
I rolled my head on my neck, body swinging exaggeratedly with it. "I just want something we can like, train to protect us. Or more protect you, but that's beside the point" I shook my head as his lips thinned into a line. "Like an actual guard dog- that wayyy, next time you go meet a stranger in the woods I won't have to miss a school dance" I said quickly, as if it wouldn't quite register to him if I did. He stopped, glaring at me. "That's what this is about?" He seemed aghast and I gave a nervous smile before shrugging. "I mean, maybe- b-but In mY DEFENSE, that was supposed to be my first school dance… Who knows when the next one will be- and I still owe Sara for her destroyed dress-" "Well it's not my fault you decided to go on a walk through the woods" He threw his arms up. "Well it's your fault we were even near the woods- not to mention it was your fault we crashed in the first place!" I nearly yelled. "Well if I'm such a burden that I'm ruINING your life then stop hanging around me!" He yelled, startling the nearest ten students heading home from school.
I leaned back slightly, placing a hand on my chest and making a fake gasp with a look of shock. "Are..- Are you divorcing me?" I stifled a laugh at his glare. "Wirt I'm joking- Wirrrttt Come onnnn I was joking!" I followed after him, leaving a little space between us. "I'm sorrryyyyyy- Wirttttt come back" I couldn't help myself from laughing as he mounted his bike, but my smile quickly faded as he took off towards home. "Nooo wIRTTT" I called, jogging a little bit in vain attempt to catch up. I walked home for the first time this year that day.
This is honestly so much fun to write that I don't really mind no review- I'm just gonna write with the flow ouo hope anyone reading enjoyed! ~V117 (reviews are nice tho)
