Just That Girl Chap 9
Lexington's P.O.V.
Yumi pushed me into the hallway towards Ulrich. I took a deep breath and walked towards Ulrich.
"Hey." I grinned at him.
"Hey." He said coldly before slamming his locker and turned to walk away.
Ouch. He was really mad at me.
"Soooo about prom. We're going together." I stepped in front of him and told him cooly.
"Uhh no we're not." He shook his head quickly.
I looked around and pulled him into an empty classroom like he had did me earlier.
"What are you talking about?"
"What I mean is that Ashley Crawford asked me to prom and I said yeah." He shrugged like it was no big deal.
"But, why?"
"Because as I've recalled this girl rejected me this morning." He said as he looked pointedly at me.
I gulped looking down feeling guilty. "You know you don't want to go with her though. You know you want to go with me."
He stepped closer to me forcing me to sit on the counter. "That may be true Lexington. But that fact is this morning you told me things were complicated for you. That you were confused. Ashley isn't confused and she's far from complicated. What was I supposed to do? Wait until you were unconfused and things got uncomplicated for you?"
"Well yeah!" I yelled exasperated. "You know you like me and I like you. Go out there and find Ashley and tell her you can't go with her."
"I am not!" He yelled back. "You said no Lexington. And Ashley said yes. She's cute and funny and smart-"
"Oh you're saying all that now. But did you tell Ashley how you told her yes after I told you no? Because as I recall she doesn't like me. Or did you tell her how you kissed me right before you told her yes?"
He looked away before looking me in the eyes. "No because that kiss meant nothing."
It felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. Because that kiss sure as hell meant something to me.
"Okay then. If that's how you feel then." I nodded trying to swallow the lump in my throat.
I pushed him on the chest trying to get down from the counter.
"Lexington I didn't mean it." He shook his head grabbing me by the elbows.
"Yes you did Ulrich." I screeched at him. "You're right that kiss meant nothing. Have fun with Ashley at the prom."
"Lexington stop. I promise you I didn't mean it. I was just mad." He gently cupped my face and then wiped the tears from my eyes.
I looked into his chocolate orbs. "This is what I mean. Things are changing. We're always yelling and we're so wrong for each other. There's no way this could work."
"Yeah it could. It won't be easy. But easy is boring anyway." He said softly cradling my face. "How about we just take it slow?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean let's not rush into anything. We'll go slow. I'll cancel with Ashley and we'll both skip prom and do our own thing. We won't be like together or anything yet. We'll just go on a few dates and see how it works out."
"I don't know."
"You don't know unless you try Lexington."
"Okay." I nodded. "I guess we can take it slow."
"Good." He smiled at me before giving me a quick peck on the lips. "I need to go find Ashley though."
I scowled at her name but released him anyway.
Ulrich's P.O.V
After I cancelled with Ashley I went to the mall and sat at the food court.
"Hey Ulrich."
I turned around to see my blonde best friend. "Why is it not a surprise to see you here?"
"Ehh you know how food and I are." He shrugged answering. "What's up buddy?"
"You know if being with someone you don't love is hard, being with the one you do is going to drive me crazy." I confessed to the odd ball.
"Tell me about it." He agreed.
"I take it you found out about Aelita and Jeremy this morning?"
"Yeah. But it's all good because I just want her to be happy." He shrugged. I can tell he has upset about it though. "Anyway tell me about Lexington and you. "
I leaned back in my chair and let out a sigh. "That girl drives me crazy. She's like a drug. One that you know you shouldn't mess with but can't get enough of. So she rejected me this morning. Then she decided she wanted to go to prom with me. And this is after I told Ashley I would go with her. So we were in a classroom and went at it like World War 3."
"Then what happened?"
"Then we decided we were going to take it slow. And that we're going to skip prom and go on a date alone."
"Ohh you and Lexington. Bow chicka wow wow." The blond grinned.
"Don't start Odd."
"You're know you're crazy about that girl Ulrich. And you love fussing with her. And you love how she drives you crazy."
"Whatever." I muttered crazy. "I'm just not sure how to deal with her anymore. How do you take things slow? We're not together but we're not just friends either. What do I do with her? Do I kiss her when I see her or do I act like we're still just friends?"
"Okay just stop talking for a second. You're freaking out. Just go with it. Just do whatever just feels right. If you feel like kissing Lexington when you see her do it. If she likes the kiss she'll kiss back, if not she'll push you away. You know Lexington let's you know what she likes and what she doesn't."
"Okay you're right. I'm freaking out over nothing." I nodded feeling a lot calmer now. "Now back to you. What are you going to do about Aelita?"
"I said nothing. You know she likes Jeremy."
"No she doesn't. And you know it's true. You like her and she likes you. You need to fight for her."
"Ulrich it's complicated." He looked down shaking his head.
"Dude, relationships are complicated. But if you don't fight for her you're going to lose her. Aelita is scared, okay. She loves that stability she gets from Jeremy. The fact that everything between them is all smooth."
"You're right. I'm going to fight for her."
"Fight for who?"
We both jumped and turned to see Yumi and Aelita behind us.
"Uhh Emily." Odd lied quickly. "I heard some other guy wanted to ask her to prom but I want to go with her too."
"Oh okay." Aelita smiled even though her face fell a little a that.
"So what are you two doing here?" I asked Yumi changing the subject.
"Well we haven't been spending a lot of time together lately do we decided to come dress shipping."
"Ohh." I nodded.
"What's up guys?" We turned to see Jeremy behind us.
We all said her greetings as he sat down besides Aelita. I saw Odd cringe when Jeremy kissed Aelita's cheek.
I glanced at my phone when I got a text from William saying he was here in the food court and needed a wingman.
"Umm I'll be back." I said quickly before going to join William.
"Hey." He greeted me.
We had been getting along well lately. We still had our moments though. We weren't best friends now or anything but we had each other's back.
"Okay what's up?"
"You see that girl over there? I want to ask her to our prom. But I don't want to come off all stalkerish to her. That's why I need a wingman."
"Okay." I nodded looking at the girl who was now holding William's interest. She had pale skin with black wavy hair down to her waist.
"She's pretty I guess." I shrugged, although she wasn't nearly as pretty as Lexington though.
"Come on Stern. Stop daydreaming about Lexington and help me."
"Fine." I said before walking over to the girl.
"Hi I'm Ulrich." I gave her a million watt smile.
"Hi I'm Jane." She smiled back quickly.
"Soo I go to Kadic. And we're having our prom in two days."
Before I could finish what I was saying she interrupted me. "Sure I would love to go with you."
"Yeah that's not what I was asking. And besides I'm kind of seeing someone right now. But my friend over there is dateless." I motioned to William as he walked this way.
"He's cute I suppose. Tall dark and handsome."
"Yeah I guess. Hey William this Jane. Jane this is William." I introduced them as they hit it off quickly.
As they were talking I snuck away to walk around the since my friends had already left.
I walked past a store and happened to see Lexington looking through some books.
I saw her standing in front of the shelves holding a book but deep in thought. I gently poked her in the side causing her to jump in surprise.
"What's up? What are you so deep in thought about?" I asked giving her a grin.
"Nothing. I just spaced out for a bit." She shrugged before standing on her toes and giving me a kiss. Before she could pull back this time I deepened this kiss.
When we pulled apart she wrapped her arms around my waist and laid her head on my chest.
"What's wrong Lexington?"
"Nothing. I... Just like being in your arms." She said quietly blushing a deep red.
"See Lexington. This is why we should be together. Because of moments like this. No matter how much we fuss and fight its all worth it for this."
"It is." She nodded agreeing. "I'm sorry for this morning. I was just scared. And girls do stupid things when they're scared."
"You don't have to apologize." I gave her a small smile before giving her another kiss.
"Ahem." I turned to see who interrupted us to see Yumi.
"Bye Ulrich."
"What do you mean bye Ulrich?"
"I mean bye. Me and Lexington need to talk."
"Since when are you two friends?" I asked looking between the two.
They exchanged a look before answering at the same time. "Since now."
"But-" I pouted giving Lexington puppy dog eyes.
"If only that worked for me." She smirked shaking her head. "Later Ulrich."
She gave me one last kiss before shooing me away.
"Bye Lexington, Ishiyama." I glared at my Japanese friend.
Lexington's P.O.V.
I looked at Ulrich's retreating back.
"So I guess things went well this morning."
"They did. We're taking things slow. And we're skipping prom to go on a date." I answered her.
"Oh you were really taking things slow with they you two were kissing." She smirked at me causing me to blush.
"It's just weird being with him. But it's so good. I hate how he makes me feel all soft and mushy and girly though."
"It's called being in a relationship Lexington."
"I guess. He makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. At least everything isn't so confusing and complicated anymore."