"Hey Daze," Paulo said cheerfully as Daisy sat down next to him at the lunch table. Daisy faked a smile back and grabbed her lunch. She hadn't been in the best of moods lately. First Abbey left her, making her feel unwanted and alone. Then Mike dumped Sandy, getting her hopes up. Then Lucy showed up and out of nowhere she took Mikie all for herself. Daisy had seen it coming since first grade, of course, but that didn't make her feel less disappointed. She figured she was just too fat and ugly for anyone to get close with. While they were dating, Abbey had refused her calls for a more physical relationship. He didn't actively say no, but this was Abbey. His behaviour made it more than clear that he didn't like her body. She was just too fat and ugly for him. On the plus side, with Abbey gone from the table, Paulo was around more. Abbey had scared him away, saying Paulo was "bad news" and that Paulo just "wanted to use her". As nice as it was of Abbey to want to protect her, she knew better. Paulo was a sensitive boy who just liked her. Like a sister. She had to admit, there were times when Daisy felt like she wanted more, but she couldn't ruin what they had. Besides, it wouldn't be fair to Paulo. He knew she still had a crush on Mike. Not that she had any chance of ever dating him, but still. Their friendship was all they had, and if Abbey, who always had been obsessed by her, couldn't live with her crushes, Paulo surely couldn't either.
Daisy sighed as she watched Mike and Lucy. The two talking, whispering and giggling like two newly-weds. Why they needed to be so affectionate in front of everyone was beyond Daisy. Either way, Daisy couldn't handle it any longer. She excused herself and stood up as she walked towards the bathroom. She didn't need to go, she just needed some time alone. Paulo looked worried as she walked away from the table, but he didn't say anything. Walking through the cafeteria, Daisy spotted Abbey who was messing around with Jasmine and her friends. Their eyes met for a split second. Daisy looked away and sped up her pace. Tears welled in her eyes. Finally on the school hallway, she wiped away her tears as she jogged to the nearest restroom. Suddenly, her face collided with a warm, fluffy object. Daisy bounced back and looked up. "Hello Daisy," David greeted her. The brown giant hadn't moved an inch after her impact.
"Sorry Davie," she quickly apologised.
"What's wrong?" David asked.
"Nothing," Daisy said, trying to finish the conversation as quickly as possible. She needed some alone time. David rubbed his chin.
"Hmmm," he said, "I know something that will cheer you up!" David grabbed her arm and before Daisy could say anything, the two were speeding across the hallway. Daisy asked him to let go but he didn't hear her. David was always very excitable. She had learned to just go along with his escapades. She bumped into him again as David suddenly stopped. He quickly scanned the environment and opened a door next to him. "My cheering up room," David explained as he pushed Daisy into it. Daisy looked around as David closed the door behind him. They were standing in some kind of cleaning cupboard.
"W-what is this?" Daisy nervously asked.
"Don't worry," David said as he pulled something out of his backpack, "I'm gonna cheer you up!" Daisy doubted that, but David was blocking her only path of escape. She just had to wait till he was done. "Davie, I really don't have time for thi—"
A white flash blinded Daisy's tear-filled eyes. She covered them in shock. "What..." she said confused as a loud, humming rhythm filled the room.
"Shhhh," David said. Daisy noticed he was holding something. She tried to see but she was losing her focus. Somewhere, deep inside of her, a sense of danger appeared but it was muted by the calming hum. Her eyes fixated on the peculiar device in David's hands.
"What is that?" Daisy asked, numbly.
"It's my cheering up device!" David explained. She nodded. That made sense.
"Do you still feel sad?" David asked.
"I'm not sad," Daisy responded.
"You were crying,"
"I wasn't..."
"Why are you lying to me? I won't hurt you."
"I dunno," Daisy said. He was right; why did she lie to him?
"Just calm down..."
A wave of calmness washed over her.
"Relax..."
Her tense body relaxed
"Let me cheer you up..."
Daisy let go of her worries. David was always very nice. He just wanted to help. "Now, why are you so sad?"
"Because nobody wants me," Daisy said, swallowing her pride.
"Don't you know Paulo wants you?"
"Yes, as a friend."
"As more than a friend."
"As more than a friend?"
"As more than a friend."
"How do you know?"
"Paulo is my bestest friend in the whole wide world. I know these things."
He was right about being his best friend. Sometimes Daisy was a little jealous of him. He told him more than he told her.
"If you say so..."
"I do say so. He has always liked you."
"But Lucy..."
"Lucy is out of the picture now."
"Is she?"
"She's with Mike now. Paulo is ready to let go."
"Is he?"
"Yes! Lucy is out of the picture and Paulo is ready to let go!" He sounded annoyed with her questioning him. She should probably tone it down a little. Daisy sighed.
"I guess he is..."
"You want him, don't you?"
"What?"
"You love him."
"I...Not like that..."
"But you do!"
"Not anymore..."
"But deep down you still love him."
"Maybe..."
"Why don't you tell him?"
"Because he doesn't want me!"
"Why?"
"Because I'm fat and ugly and a nerd and he's too good for me!" Daisy's outburst left her panting in anger. Anger for herself.
"He wants you though."
"Really?"
"He wants you."
"He wants me..." Daisy repeated.
"And you want him."
"I want him..."
"You want him to take you."
"I... want him to take me?"
"More than anything in the world."
"Yeah..."
"You should tell him."
"I should..."
"I'll talk to Paulo. We'll have a study party at my house. You can tell him that you like him then."
"Okay..." Daisy nodded. He was right. A study party would be the perfect opportunity. They could get some privacy and say they're rehearsing. And they could do actual studying as well! It was a good opportunity to mentor Paulo. She was worried about his grades. He was spending more and more time at work and she feared he was going to drop out of school if he kept going like this. Daisy's worried mind unclouded when the school bell rang. She was going to be late! With inhuman strength, she pushed David aside and ran through the door. She couldn't be late!
David watched as the girl stampeded towards class. He was pleasantly surprised how well his techniques worked on Daisy. Daisy offered some resistance, but with the lessons he had learned from his previous sessions, David had managed to get through to her. He had to take it one step at a time though. He had thought this through. He couldn't make Daisy completely fall in love with Paulo; that would never work on her. He had to let Paulo do the heavy lifting on this one. And that was his next objective.
David suffered through the rest of his classes. Every now and again, he heard a panicked Jasmine running through the hallways. He wondered if he had punished Jasmine too hard. Although it was good that she was getting plenty of exercise this way, he didn't want to hurt her too bad. He should probably change or revert some of his instructions later. That was not important now though; he had to focus on Paulo.
Before his last class started, David grabbed Paulo and took him aside. "What's up, Dave?" the Somali asked.
"Let's skip class," David proposed. Paulo shook his head.
"Come on, teach is gonna notice us. Besides, don't you have like a thing for Mr. Noodles?" As much as David admired his favourite teacher, he had to make his plan work out. Sacrifices had to be made.
"Neither of us would learn anything in there! We'll study, just like in school, except we'll learn something! So let's go to my place instead! You can still make it to work if we leave now..." Paulo looked around, slightly uncomfortable. David decided to do what he usually did when people hesitated to go along with him. He grabbed Paulo by the shoulder and pulled him along. The cat struggled for a second but then gave in.
"Ugh, fine, we'll "study" at your place," he said, pulling David's arms off of him and following the excited brown dog.
When the two reached David's house, his mother asked why they were home so early. David told his mommy something about space pirates holding the school hostage. Paulo was surprised to see that his mother actually bought it. Well, maybe she didn't buy it, but she left the two alone without any further questions. Paulo followed his best friend to his room. Once there, the two sat down at David's desk. Normally they would play video games, but to Paulo's dismay, he actually shoved a school book in front of his face.
"Really?" Paulo asked.
"We need to study," David said sternly. Damn. His friend must have been going out with Sue for too long. Her nerdiness was rubbing off on him. Paulo sighed and opened the stupid school book. What was even the point. He wasn't planning on going to college anyway. He wanted to work hard and get rich, not sit in a stuffy building for another four years. And even if he wanted to, it wasn't as if he had the funds to do any of that shit. Sure, he could bury himself in college loans, but he'd never be able to pay them back anyway. He would take the first opportunity he got for a full time job, no matter what that job would be.
In his peripheral vision, Paulo noticed David had messing with something on the desk. Whatever it was, it was no larger than his hand and coated in a shiny gold paint. Paulo wanted to ask what David was doing, a bright light shun into his eyes.
"Awww, shit, David!" Paulo yelled, clawing at his painful eyes. What the hell was David doing? A loud noise replaced Paulo's thoughts as he felt himself almost fall asleep. He could feel David removing his hands from his eyes, but couldn't think or do anything about it. Shimmering lights entered Paulo's vision. A last confused thought echoed in his mind before his troubles were replaced by a serene emptiness.
"Can you hear me?" David said. His voice sounded like it came from far away. His words echoed in Paulo's mind. He nodded.
"Good. Now, I want you to be honest with me," David continued. Instinctively, Paulo nodded again. Paulo stared blankly at David as the dog inspected him.
"There's nothing strange with what I'm saying or asking." David said. Paulo nodded again.
"You won't remember me telling you this." Paulo paused for a second, but then nodded.
"Tell me, how much do you like Daisy?" Paulo tried to think for a second, but thinking was hard. Too hard, actually. He said the first thing that would come to him. That was easier.
"A lot," Paulo responded.
"More than Rachel?"
"...yes"
"Have you gone out with Rachel?"
"...yes"
"Have you gone out with Daisy?"
"No!"
"Why not?"
"I dunno..." Paulo said as he averted his gaze. He was close to Daisy. But not like that. He wanted her respect. He wanted her to be happy.
"Why not?" David insisted.
"I don't want to hurt her..." David paused for a moment. The anxiety Paulo just felt thinking about Daisy faded away. He was again enjoying a nice, calming, numbness of mind. David wrote something in a notebook and looked back at Paulo. "Everything I'm about to tell you is true," he said, slowly. Paulo nodded. He trusted David. "Repeat after me," he began, "You like Daisy."
"I like Daisy."
"You like Daisy more than Rachel."
"I like Daisy more than Rachel."
"You don't want to hurt Daisy."
"I don't want to hurt Daisy."
"You want to please Daisy."
"I want to please Daisy."
"You want to treat her right."
"I want to treat Daisy right."
"You want to hug Daisy."
"I want to hug Daisy."
"You like Daisy more than Lucy."
"I like Daisy more than Lucy."
"Anything you want with Lucy, you want with Daisy."
"What I want with Lucy... I want with... Daisy"
"Anything you want with Rachel, you want with Daisy."
"Anything I want with Rachel, I want with... Daisy."
"You don't treat Daisy different from the other girls."
"I don't treat Daisy different from the other girls."
"Now repeat, from the top". Paulo repeated what David just taught him. He didn't know how many times he did; it was like he was stuck in a loop. All he knew is that David just stopped him after a bunch of repeats.
"Wake up!" Paulo's memory was fuzzy when he heard his friend next to him. He opened his eyes. His head was resting on his textbook. A little confused, Paulo looked around the room. Slowly, he started remembering where he was and what he was doing. He recognised David's room. He remembered studying with David. David was turning into such a big nerd. He didn't remember much else though. He must have dozed off.
"Wuh-wha?" Paulo stammered, lifting his drowsy head.
"I said wake up! Daisy is here!" Paulo blinked.
"Daisy?" he asked.
"Yeah, I told you, we're gonna make this a super study party!" David exclaimed excitedly. His friend went downstairs and opened the door. In the distance, Paulo heard him greet Daisy, inviting her to come up to his room. Paulo rubbed the sleep out of his eyes while he waited for the two to come up.
The door opened with a squeak. "Here we are, mi casa es tu casa," David said as he entered, gesturing the girl behind him to enter his room. She started blushing when she saw Paulo.
"Hi Paulo," Daisy quickly greeted him. She scanned the room before sitting down on the side of David's bed.
"What's up babe," Paulo blurted out. Normally, he was quite reserved when it came to talking to Daisy, but now... things were different. Lately he had been consoling Daisy, who was still not entirely over her breakup with Abbey. He had noticed before how they were growing closer again. And now... now she seemed different. Different than she had ever seemed before.
"Oh nothing," the girl responded flustered, "just preparing myself to learn new things!" Paulo smiled. She was cute.
"Oh, I can teach you new things alright," he said underneath his breath. Daisy's eyes shot wide open and her face turned a dark red. Uh-oh... she heard that.
"R-right then, let's start with... Maths..." Daisy said, nervously digging around in her bag. Paulo smirked as he searched for his Maths book. His smirk faded as he realised he had left his books in his locker when David and him left school early.
"I don't have my books with me," Paulo said. He looked at David, who was sitting on a chair next to him. "Can I borrow yours?" he asked.
"Sure!" David said, as he grabbed a book from his desk. He tried to open it, but a thick layer of crusted cheese and traces of food worked against him.
"I think I'll just share with Daisy..." he said, backing away from the monstrosity David was battling.
"That alright with you, Daze?" he asked. Daisy nodded, her disgusted gaze still directed at whatever remained of David's school books. Paulo stood up from the chair and sat down next to Daisy. He took the book from Daisy's hands and opened it across their laps. Slightly distracted by her comforting body warmth, Paulo began asking questions about the homework he hadn't done. Daisy, as sweet as always, explained to him in detail anything he'd missed. Paulo had forgotten all about David, who was just watching the two every now and then, as he and Daisy went through the pages of complicated formulas and exercises. Time flies when you're having fun, and somehow Daisy's presence made this experience quite enjoyable. After finishing their Maths homework, they went on to English and then chemistry. Paulo could feel himself getting smarter as he absorbed every word passing the pretty princess's lips.
"I think we're done," David said. Paulo hadn't noticed, but they had gone through all the school work he had neglected to do. "I gotta do some chores now, I'll be back in like half an hour," he said as he stood up and left his room. "You two go have some fun while I'm gone," he said with a sly smile as he closed the door behind him.
Left alone, the two sat there on the bed, silently. Nervously, Paulo shifted his legs. He realised he only made things more awkward as his legs brushed against Daisy's. "So... homework is done now..." Daisy said, breaking the ice. Paulo looked at the girl next to her.
"I've still got some biology homework you can help me with," Paulo said as he wrapped his hand around Daisy and pulled her against him. It took him a few seconds to realise what he had just said. What he had just suggested. To Daisy. Daisy's face grew red hot but she didn't look away. What was he doing. Did he just ruin everything? What would Daisy think of him now? Oh god, what if she thought he was taking advantage of her recent breakup? He couldn't just ignore what had happened any more. It was too late to do that. The ball was now in Daisy's court. All he could do was see how she would react and try to make the best of it.
"R-Really," Daisy said nervously, "w-what did you have in mind?" Paulo blinked. He had expected her to push him away. To walk off. To ask him what the hell was wrong with him. He felt her hand crawl up against him. It was shaking, but it was rubbing the puff of fur on his chest. Was Daisy... flirting back?
Paulo's mind raced as he tried to think if he should continue. He had been flirting with girls all his life. Daisy had always condemned the way he flirted with Lucy and the other girls. This time she seemed to be in on it. Besides, why shouldn't he go on? It wasn't as if he'd stop himself if it was Lucy sitting next to him. Or Rachel. Or Tess. What was so different about Daisy? No, she wasn't different at all. She was a close friend of his that happened to be a blossoming young woman. No, this was alright. Paulo took a deep breath and went for it.
"I'm sure you have some... burning questions," he said in the sexiest voice he could come up with. He heard Daisy swallow
"I do," Daisy said softly. Slowly, he lowered his hand along her body.
"And I'm sure I can help you solve these..." his hand stroked across the side of her leg, "difficult problems..." Daisy mimicked his movements. Paulo wondered how far she'd be willing to go before it would be too much for her too handle.
"What questions do you have?" he whispered in her ear. In response, Daisy moved her hand downwards towards his abdomen.
"F-for starters," she whispered anxiously, "the book wasn't very clear about something..." Her hand slid even lower, brushing against Paulo's resting manhood.
"Well," Paulo said, his breath getting hotter as she went on, "it's easy actually. It's just like," he whispered back, pushing his hand between the girl's thighs.
"Just like this," he continued, making sure to give her a soft, gentle rub. Daisy gasped in response but didn't stop. They were going faster than Paulo had expected. Even with Rachel, he had to take her out for a movie first. Perhaps it was because Daisy was new to this. Perhaps it was because of her breakup. Perhaps David had been right all along, and she had been pining after him without him realising it. He could feel his third leg growing in size as excitement started building up inside him.
"Very... interesting," Daisy said. She noticed his growing manliness and clumsily wrapper her fingers around him. She was inexperienced, but meant well. Paulo reciprocated her attempt at pleasuring him as he used his hands to treat the nervous girl's privates.
Her reaction was as extreme as he had anticipated. She gasped and involuntarily (he hoped) squeezed her hand tight in response to his sudden attack on her privates. He groaned, and Daisy loosened her iron grip.
"S-sorry," she said between two quick breaths. Paulo kissed her on her forehead and continued. Cute cries escaped Daisy's throat as his deft hands stroked across her most sensitive areas. Daisy slowly fell backwards, onto the bed, and pulled Paulo with her. There they lay, Paulo next to Daisy, his left hand cupping her fluffy breasts, his right hand rubbing her moistened lower lips. By now Paulo had become fully erect, his member poking into the side of the girl's leg. Suddenly, he stopped and stood up from the bed. The girl let out a disappointed moan as Paulo began rummaging through his bag again. He might have forgotten his books, but he sure as hell hadn't forgotten his wallet. And in his wallet, he found what he needed.
"Aha!" he said, victoriously holding up a piece of translucent rubber. A curious "hmm" sounded from the bed as Paulo stood up and slid the condom over his solid rod. He slowly climbed back on the bed. On all fours he positioned himself above Daisy.
"Ready for your next lesson?" he asked. Daisy nodded, her face still as red as a tomato.
"T-teach me... but be careful..." she said softly. Paulo took her advice and slowly rubbed his tip along her slick labia. In response, Daisy grabbed hold of his shoulders and wrapped her legs around his. Carefully, he pushed himself inwards. "Hnnnnng," Daisy moaned tensely as Paulo entered the young woman. Unlike Rachel, Daisy was not ready for an intense lovemaking session. Paulo knew this. That's why he took things very slow. Slower than he might have wanted, but just the right speed for Daisy.
Paulo started thrusting his lips and with every thrust a squeal of pleasure echoed through the room. He hoped David's room had some good noise isolation because Daisy was quite loud. The lesson was going well; Daisy was a very good student. After a mere two minutes, Paulo felt Daisy clench around him. Her moans stopped as she took a very deep breath and slowly exhaled as her body shivered beneath him. Paulo took the opportunity to speed up, giving his partner and himself a boost of pleasure as her body crashed through its limits. After she was nearly done, Paulo was getting close to finishing.
"I-I...", Daisy stammered, riding the last wave of her orgasm, "I love you." Paulo didn't know why, but this set off a chain reaction inside him. All reservations he had for her, his image of her being like a little sister, faded away. Her warm body pressed up against his, her strong legs holding him, maximizing their body contact, it all felt so overpowering now. Paulo groaned as he felt himself burst, pumping his seed into the little rubber bag around his pulsating genital. Daisy took his head and kissed him as he got his well-deserved release.
The two laid on the bed for a few minutes. Daisy's wetness had left a stain on the sheets but neither of them cared. The sudden love they felt for each other was just so... liberating. For years they had held themselves back, trying to keep themselves to their awkward friendship, while they could have been so much more for so long. And all it took to realise this was a short biology class.
Paulo heard David's front door slam shut. That meant David was probably back home.
Excited, David climbed the stairs with big leaps. He was anxious to find out if his plan worked. When he opened the room to his door, Daisy and Paulo were seemingly playing a card game on the bed. It seemed like his plan had failed. But then he noticed a faint smell hanging in the room. He grinned. Their attempt at hiding their acts was cute but it hadn't slipped past David, the world's greatest detective. He decided to play along, and joined the two in their card game. After only a single round, his two friends excused themselves. Paulo suddenly remembered he had an important shift. Daisy suddenly remembered she had some kind of family dinner. Paulo was adamant he had to take the bin lining with him because he had put "a stinky piece of gum" in his bin. David knew better, but using his amazing acting skills he pretended just like he didn't. Although his friends exchanged a worried look, they seemed to buy it. Together, the new couple left his house.
He smiled. Today was a productive day. He might have missed a class, but he had fixed something he had been longing to fix for a long time. He wrote his observations down in his notebook and treated himself to a nice bowl of ice cream that evening.
As expected, over the next week Daisy and Paulo started hanging out together more. A lot more. Within three days, the two announced they were together. The reactions from the members of their friend group varied. While Mike, Lucy, Sue and Amaya were happy for them, Rachel, Jess and Madison worried if Daisy wasn't using Paulo as a rebound. Daisy managed to somewhat convince them that they should have seen this coming from miles and that she was perfectly fine with Paulo. That week, many girls lamented Paulo being definitely taken. Rachel had it the worst. David had gotten wind of her desires to be more than just friends with benefits with Paulo, and now her chances were forever ruined. David felt sad for Rachel, but in the end, he felt good about the whole situation. His best friend was now in a happy relationship, forming his ultimate OTP. Now he just had to work out a way to cheer up Rachel.
