Chapter 3.
Welcome back to the third chapter guys, surprised that some of y'all actually stuck around this long, and well, thanks for not ditching this story for the next one on the list of recently published or updated story.
Weeks had passed since they'd met Sho, literally, like four weeks, and, Spongebob was already dating this chick, and he didn't even know her! Not like they've known each other, they'd known each other longer, and he has the nerve to date some chick he just barely met, Laura gritted her teeth as she seen the two of them up a head, he wasn't even paying attention to her, it was like she didn't even exist, she shook her head as she stepped up to her locker and opened it to block out the image of the two of them.
Laura jumped when she closed the locker, and Spongebob was standing in front of her, his 'Girlfriend' was finally gone, he smiled at her, "Hey Laura." he spoke up, but she didn't answer, she just glared at him before she turned away, she didn't have time to deal with boys.
Spongebob ran after her, "Hey, wait for me." he said, Laura just rolled her eyes and walked faster, but, he also followed after faster, she stopped walking and turned to him, "Can you Stop following me?" she asked, Spongebob stopped and blinked a couple times, "Well, no, actually, I can't, we have the same fourth block together, I just figured that we could walk together and chat or-"
"Or, you can walk by yourself, and leave me alone, you don't need me to hold your hand, do you?" she questioned, Spongebob shrugged, "I wouldn't mind, we are best friends and- Why are you acting like this?" he asked, Laura just shook her head and turned away.
But, like I said before, he ran after her, he ran in front of her, running backwards to keep up, "Are you mad at me?" he asked her, but she didn't look at him, he stopped walking, "Laura Roundshorts, I'm talking to you, what is the matter?"
"what is the matter with you! Move, i'm trying to get to class before I'm late, and you're kinda making it hard to do that, why don't you just mind your business and leave me alone!" she shouted before she pushed past him, and he just sighed, maybe it was just a girl thing, and she just needed time to cool off, so he just stayed back, watching her like a lost puppy, like he'd done something wrong, but what?
Spongebob sat back in his back seat his head down as he was scribbling down some notes, while he stared at Laura, he sighed as he looked down at his paper and gasped under his breath as he he'd unknowingly been drawing his friend across the room, he crummbled up the paper and put it in his pocket before he looked at the clock as the final bell rang to the school to let out.
He immediately stood up as he watched as Laura stood up and tossed her things in her bag before throwing it over her shoulder, she glanced at him before she left the room.
"Laura, wait." he shouted as he ran after her, Laura rolled her eyes again before he grabs her by her wrists, "Let go!" she shouts, "Please, Laura, don't go." he says, "Just tell me what's wrong, just say something, other than leaving you alone." he said, she looked at him, "You're my best friend, best friends tell eachother things." he said, and she sighed.
"Of all the years that we've known eachother, you pick someone you've met only ten seconds ago." she shakes her head, he cocks his brow, "Wha?" he questioned, confused by his question, but she rolls her eyes and swipes her hand from him, she watches as Sho jumps on him from behind, "Hey baby, and his friend." she says as she looks at Laura, who waves before she leaves.
Spongebob smiles and kisses Sho on the cheek before he watches as Laura leaves the building, he couldn't help but to feel his heart break a little as she disappeared out the door, he looks up at Sho, "Ready?" he asks, and she nods, "Ready when you are, dear." she smiled before they left holding hands.
Spongebob sighed as he laid out on his bed, he kept checking his phone, he'd called, and left several messages for her, she should have read them by now, he sighed again as he threw his head down in his pillow before he heard a soft ding, he gasped, immediately picking up the phone, thinking that it was Laura, but was disappointed to find that it was just Sho, asking about a date that they'd planned tomorrow night.
Maybe he should cancel, and go see Laura and see if she was ok, this wasn't like her, but would it really be a good idea to blow her off? I mean, they'd planned this a week ago, and she was really looking forward to it, Spongebob sighed, he could always go to Laura's afterwards, right?
The bell rang for the day to start, the halls filled with chatter and footsteps as the teenagers made their way to first block. Spongebob sighed as he stared down at his phone, he'd hoped that she'd replied by now but that was too much to ask, wasn't it.
Spongebob closed his locker and turned around to get to class, when he froze in his spot, there she was, across the hall, digging in her locker for some books.
He bit his lip, he looked both ways down the hall for someone, and seeing that the coast was clear, he made his move, but not before he was suddenly pulled back into a hug.
"O, oh hey Sho." he greeted, she giggled, "I missed you, I can't wait for our date, it'll be so romantic." She blushed, who didn't love romance? He just smiled, "me uh, either." He said as he looked back towards Laura, he felt disappointed in himself, he hadn't even seen her leave.
Spongebob slowly walked in the class, immediately taking note of his friend, he walked over to her, "Hey Laura." He waved as he stood in front of her.
But she didn't say anything she just sighed and continued to work on last night's homework.
"Did you get my texts?" He asked, "was there no service where you were or-" "I got them." She confirmed, he blinked a couple times, "than why didn't you-"
"Take a seat, Mr. SquarePants." the teacher ordered as they walked into the room, Spongebob sighed, "we'll talk about this later." He said as he left her desk.
"Have you seen Laura?" Spongebob asked Sho as he walked to their lunch table with his tray, Laura should have already sat down by now, was she that mad at him that she had to move tables?
Sho shook her head and shrugged, "No, was I supposed to?" She asked, Spongebob sighed as he sat down, "she's mad at me, and it's not right, something isn't right." He shook his head.
"Well, I'm sure everything will be fine, but for now, let's just focus on our date tonight, it's gonna be very special." She smiled, "I can't wait!" She giggled, and he sighed, "yeah." He said as he poked his spork in his food, he had already lost his appetite, "I, I'm gonna go use the restroom." He said as he stood up and threw his food away.
"Hey!" Spongebob shouted out towards Laura who was seen a few feet a head walking down the hall, she turned for a second before rolling her eyes and then continued to walk off.
He ran after her, yanking her arm back, he was now angry, "why weren't you at lunch!" He asked, or more like demanded an answer, "Spongebob, let go?" She shouted as she pushed him away.
"No, you aren't going anywhere until you talk to me, why are you ignoring me? Do you hate me or something?" He asked, but she didn't answer.
Tears filled his eyes at the thought, "why didn't you answer my texts? You had me worried, you're mad at me, you hate me? Dang it Laura, Answer me!" He shouted, making her jump at the sound of his voice.
She looked down the empty Hall's before she pulled him by the shirt and into a nearby janitor closet.
"You wanna know what's wrong? She is what's wrong." Laura pointed towards the door, "what?" He stepped back, "break up with her."
"You want me to break up with Sho?" He asked, "I don't want, I need you to break up with her, you are so stupid." She shook her head, "I'm stupid?" He questioned, "how can you date someone you only met a day, when we've known eachother since childhood?" She asked, Spongebob just looked at her.
"And you can't say that you see me as a sister, because, I know you don't, and I don't see you as a brother." she said, Spongebob looked away, she took a step closer to him, "If I mean anything to you, you'd break up with her." she said as she held his hands, tears are in his eyes, "but why? There's nothing wrong about me and Sho, we're in love and-"
"You keep saying that, but do you really mean it, I loved you, Spongebob, I wanted to be your girlfriend." Laura said as she pat her chest, Spongebob stared at her, did she really say, love? She couldn't love him, his mind froze when she leaned in and kissed him, he could feel his heart pounding at his chest, she slowly pulled out of the kiss, he didn't know what to think of it, and he couldn't help but to kiss back when she came back for more, and, she felt better then Sho.
Sho, Spongebob gasped after realizing what they were doing, he quickly pushed her back, "What do you think you're doing!" he shouted as he looked at her, "I am in a happy loving relationship with Sho, my girlfriend, you can't kiss me!" he shook his head before he turned to leave.
"Do you remember our wedding?" she spoke out, and he stopped, he stood at the door, he licked his lips, he could still taste her on them, the question brought him back ten years ago, when they had climbed that tree, and he proposed to her with a sweet candy ring, and she said yes, and they had kissed, she was his first kiss, and well, they were kinda married, weren't they?
"I don't know what you're talking about." he lied, he bit his lip, she narrowed her eyes, walking towards him, "How can you forget your first kiss? How can you forget, when you popped out that ring pop, and asked me to marry you, it might have just been some silly game, but I still said yes."
Spongebob looked at her, "It's all in your head, none of it happened." he said before he walked out, and nearly bumped into Sho who had been walking by to get to class, she smiled, "oh, there you are, I thought you said you were going to the bathroom." she said before she looked at Laura who slipped out of the closet.
"Wh, what's going on here?" she asked them, Spongebob looked at Laura, before turning back, "Nothing, come on, Sho, let's go, the sooner we get outta here, the sooner we can go on our date." he said as he took her hand.
Laura bawled her fists as he left, a date? They're going on a date! oh, who was she kidding, there was nothing she could say or do about it, she should just accept that she was losing her best, and only friend, to some girl he didn't even know, she couldn't possibly love him like she did, she couldn't, she didn't know him like she did, maybe it's not about knowing, but gosh darn it, then what was it?
Laura placed her hands on her face, she should be happy for him, that he'd found someone, but, when she looks up in their direction, she's not, and there was nothing she could do about it, except for walk out, and go home.