Later that night, I went over to Benny's and he had invited Ethan, and Ethan had invited Sarah. They were playing video games (big surprise) when the doorbell rang. Ethan immediately shut the game off and got the door. Benny looked at him. "Dude, what the heck?" "Sarah's here!" "Oh…"
"What's his deal?" I asked as he sat next to me. "Ethan's kinda got a thing for Sarah." I started to smile. "Awwww! That's so cute! And it's so sweet that he sees past the fact she's a vampire." "Yeah…all he needs to do now is get the guts to ask her out." I suddenly thought of something. "Were you scared when you asked me out?" "Are you kidding? I was SHAKING! Even though I KNEW you liked me, I was still afraid you'd say no."
I put my head on his shoulder and smiled. "But I said yes though, didn't I?" He smiled back and hugged me. "Yes. You did, and I'm glad." He kissed the top of my head. I don't know why, but I looked into the kitchen and saw Ariana staring at something. "Hey Benny, I'm gonna go get something to drink." "Ok…get me something too?" I got up. "Sure…is water fine?" "Yeah."
I walked over to Ariana, who had this 'in love' look in her eyes. "Whatcha doin' there, Ari?" I asked as I filled two glasses with ice water. She jumped and turned her head. "Uhhh…nothin'…" I could tell she was obviously lying. "Uh-huh…sure." "No really!" I raised an eyebrow. "Ariana, I know that look when I see it. What's up?" "You promise not to tell?" "Yes, I promise." "Well…there's this guy…" I lightly nudged her elbow. "Ohhh…"
She blushed. "Annnd he's a little older than me, and I think he's SOOOO cute!" "Awwww! What's his name?" She leaned and whispered into my ear. "Ethan." My smile slowly turned into a frown. "Wait…that Ethan?" I was subtle as I pointed across the room. Ariana nodded excitedly.
I did NOT want to break it to her, but I knew I had to. "Ummm…Ariana…I-I don't know how to tell you this…but…" "But what?" "How do I say this…uhhh…he likes Sarah…and by that, I mean he LIKES her." Ariana started frowning too. "What?" "I'm sorry." "That's ok…I kinda like another guy too. His name's Matt. He goes to my school." We fist-bumped. "See? Look at you all loooove-struck." She blushed again.
I leaned closer to her. "Just don't try too hard to make him like you…trust me, been there, done that, DON'T wanna go back!" "Oh it won't be that hard. I'm 90% sure he likes me too." "Awwww! I'm sooo happy for you!" I hugged her and in the corner of my eye, I saw Benny looking at me. I almost forgot I got our waters. "Sorry!" I mouthed. I sat back down next to him and handed him his drink. "Here ya go." "Thanks." He took a sip. "Sooo what were you and Ariana talking about?" I shrugged. "Nothin'…just girl stuff. Oh and uhhh don't be surprised if she laughs every time she gets a text."
Author's Note: Chapter 11 coming soon!