AN: I'm warning you, I kinda indulge myself here. Two of my favorite pairings rolled into one.

Pairings: Mathellis/McTheus

Characters: Ellis Wylie, McKynleigh Abraham, Matheus Fernandes

Genre: drama/friendship

10) Know Your Enemy – American Idiot Cast

*Ellis*

I looked across the room at McKynleigh, who, until last week, had been my best friend. We'd been "besties" since kindergarten, when I'd threatened to beat up a couple of kids who were picking on her – which, in hindsight, is pretty ironic. I'd gotten in trouble, but there was a sort of automatic bond formed.

I felt like we were both overreacting… But I couldn't bring myself to talk to her about it. It was just so… awkward. This was the first time anything like this had ever happened to us. We're had our share of fights, sure, but never over a person. What made it kind of funny was who it was. Whenever anyone would think of fighting over a guy, they'd think of Cameron or Damian. Maybe Sam or Bryce.

Not Matheus.

What happened to never letting a guy take over my life? I thought, mildly annoyed. What's so different about him?

I didn't know why I liked him. He was just… kind of adorable. And really nice, and funny, and smart, and had an awesome voice… I sighed quietly, fixing the oversized bow in my hair just to keep my hands busy. I was hopeless. I seriously couldn't stop thinking about him. His weird little giggle of a laugh, his ridiculous dancing, the way his glasses – when he actually wore them, instead of just crashing into things – made his eyes look way bigger than they actually were, the one time we'd all called him emo because he swept his bangs over and wore earrings, his tattoos, his freaking six pack…

I groaned and tilted my head back too quickly, hitting it on the wall. Hard. I gently rubbed the spot and looked back at Miki. She had a book in her lap, but I could tell she wasn't reading. Her shoulders were too tense and I could tell from all the way across the room that her eyes were glazed over.

She's an enemy, isn't she? I thought before quickly shaking my head and coming full circle back to the conclusion that I was overreacting. I was being ridiculous. She was still my best friend, after all. I didn't know who could even begin to take her place.

As soon as I thought that, she looked over and seemed surprised to find me all but staring at her. I managed a little smile, making her force one back. It was better than nothing.

The door creaked open, drawing my attention to it. Matheus walked in, surprisingly late, and looked relieved when he didn't see Mr. Schue. He looked up and his eyes automatically went to me, making an uncomfortable heat rise up to my cheeks. He looked between Miki and me, confused, but shrugged and sat down next to Samuel.

I bit my lip, feeling an overwhelming urge to just get up and talk to him. But I didn't know how Miki would react to that…

I shook my head, pushing the thought away, gathered up my courage, stood up, and walked over.

"Hey, Matheus?"

After all, silence is the enemy…

AN: So this is an awesome song... Seriously, it is. Also, this has a surprising amount of TMN references... See if you can spot them! ;D

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