11/9 Update: "I'll Pass"

a/n: Jay got to pick the theme again, and his choice was "I'll Pass." This is partially inspired by all of the tags to the episode 'Double Date,' WHICH I JUST SAW LAST NIGHT. I'm still fangirling. :D

I hope you enjoy this, Kacy lovers! I'm trying to get better at writing Kevin specifically for you!

"Um, no thanks," Macy said finally, smiling nervously at the scowling lunch lady. As she looked at the glop in the ladle, she could swear she saw something shift. Holding back a gag, she managed, "I'll pass."

She took an apple and a banana and set those on her tray, moving quickly down the line. She nearly bumped into a much taller person that had been ahead of her—as it was, she managed to accidentally jam his fingers between their trays.

"Oh, sorry!" she said quickly, watching as he jerked and pulled back the injured hand. "I didn't mean to—"

He turned to look at her. "Hi, Macy. I had a feeling it was you." He smiled.

"Kevin, what are you doing in the lunch line? Don't you bring your lunch?" Macy asked. She winced when she realized how… un-nice she sounded.

"Joe sat on his lunch again, so I gave him mine," said the boy, oblivious to her tone. "I don't mind the mystery meat."

"How can you like the mystery meat?" Macy said as they moved down the line. "You don't know what's in it!"

"I know! I like to try to guess what kind of meat it is! It's like a riddle for your taste buds!" Kevin's grin was infectious, but the second he turned to add a cup of pudding to his tray, the brunette couldn't help the urge to gag. She flashed him another smile and picked up a package of cookies when he turned to her again.

"Are you a vegetarian?" he asked.

"What?" Macy's brow furrowed with confusion. What had caused him to ask that?

"I've never seen you eat any meat," Kevin explained.

This, at least, was true. He'd only ever seen her eating in the cafeteria and she never got any meat at school. She just didn't trust the big lunch lady that didn't wear a hairnet. There was something in the way she glared at students that made Macy suspicious.

She laughed, though, and said, "I pass on the mystery meat here, but I love a good burger."

Kevin, for some reason, seemed to perk up at this. "Really? What about steak?"

"Even better!" Macy said, watching as he paid the cashier and picked up his tray.

"So I'll see you at eight on Friday at El Meat?"

"Sure!" she said, without really thinking about her answer. However, reality caught up with her brain about a half-second after the words were out of her mouth. "Wait, WHAT?!"

But when she looked up, he was gone.

Well played, Lucas, she thought as a HUGE grin took over her face. Well played.

a/n: So, I'm not sure I like the ending. And aside from a few phrase changes, this is pretty much the way I wrote it in English (in fifteen minutes). I don't have the time or convenience to really go through and edit this, so you get my writing raw and untouched. Lucky you (not).

I should really stop listening to Selena Gomez when I'm typing up my stories.

Well, much love!

Bee the Not-So-Free