It was finally October, the weather was getting colder and colder, Jaxon loved it from the pumpkin patches to Halloween. It was such an amazing time to enjoy the scenery every time of the day. Jaxon wasn't an athlete nor was he a nerd, he was just... there. He's never had any opportunities to talk to girls and if he did, he would always mess things up or get too nervous that he would not show interest in the girls' point of view. Now it was time to come back to school after a quick 2 weeks that Crimson Enigma High School had provided for the students so they would stay energized with their studies. The goal for Jaxon was to get as many girls to like him, and become "popular" in his school. He thought this was the best thing to do as he was barely a freshman in High School, and so did every other guy in his class.
Jaxon walked through the front of the school and there was his best friend Jack, waiting for him.
"JAX!! let's gooooo!" Jack says as they do their signature high-five ritual.
"Man let me tell you, you look a bit too classy for school-" Jack chuckles at Jaxon.
"shut it, I decided to stand out from the crowd," Jaxon replies confidently and looks down at his outfit which is a nice navy-colored polo shirt, with khakis. "Today is the day where Jaxon shows he's the real deal!" Jaxon says proudly, with a smirk on his face.
Jack says softly "Didn't you fumble with Veronica during the summer-?"
"DUDE!" Jaxon punches Jack's arm softly "We don't speak of that..."
"Sorry sorry... someone gotta keep you honest around here" Jack scoffs "You either go for the popular chicks like...-"
"Oh my god who the fuck is that!?!?" Jaxon whispers as a girl with short brown hair, a black shirt, a maroon jacket, and a light blue pair of jeans walks through the door. A real beauty but someone that they haven't seen before?
"When are you gonna stop interrupting me!?" Jack annoyingly replies
"Quit it and just look!" Jaxon punches Jack's arm a little harder this time and Jack looks over at the girl
"OH! Do you mean Nobara Kugisaki?" Jack chuckles "Yeah she's in our Math class, I'm surprised you didn't know her since all you want is a girlfriend who can magically heal all the shitty things that you have going on in that brain of yours"
"N-Nobara Kugiwhat now??' Jaxon quietly says as he still has his eyes locked on her. "Jack what the fuck? You're supposed to be my man, why didn't you tell me Nobara is THAT pretty??"
"It's Kugisaki dude, and it seems like she improved her style during the break... I won't lie she looks way prettier now with that haircut too." The bell suddenly rings and students start to pack the main lobby, heading to their respective classes.
"Jack.. I need to talk to her in math class... please!" Jaxon pleads as they walk to their first class
Jack scoffs "Jax come on now bro, Nobara is a sweet girl. I won't let you because I don't wanna hear your whining afterward."
"She sits next to you! Let me just take your seat for today!" Jaxon pleads even more "I'll even hook you up with one of her friends!'
"No, I don't want any of her friends. But.." He sighs "Fine since you're my best friend I'll let you take my seat today-!"
"You are the best dude!-"
"Let me finish Jaxon! I'm only lending you my seat for today. If you don't get her number or a date that's it. Move on. Got it?"
"You got it Jackie Boy!" Jaxon smiles and pats him hard on the shoulder which makes Jack stumble forward a bit, and Jack collides with a green-haired girl with glasses, her glasses fall on the floor and someone ends up stepping on them.
"Fuckin' Dicks." She says glaring at Jack and Jaxon, picking up her broken glasses, and walking away.
"scary..." Jaxon whispers
"Ya think?? You're the one that caused that" Jack shakes his head. "Let's just get to class."
Jack and Jaxon ended up making it to their first class on time which was Math class. Both guys walk in and Jack takes Jaxon's seat, Jaxon ends up taking Jack's seat and sits next to Nobara.
"Jaxon??" Nobara says in a soft voice that makes Jaxon just fall for her even more from her voice alone.
"You know me??" Jaxon replies with his heart beating a thousand miles per second by the interaction alone.
"Well...yea?" She adjusts her hair revealing her brown eyes. "You're Jack's best friend... and you're quite smart in Mathematics, anyway why are you and Jack switching seats today?" She chuckles softly keeping a nice friendly tone in her voice.
Jaxon sighs as he looks over at Nobara. His heart was beating, and he could feel himself get nervous from just a simple interaction. He was fascinated by Nobara's looks alone but he didn't want to mess it up any chance he had with her. No, he had told Jack that this semester was going to be different and he had to be, he had to keep his word.
"Honestly? I like what you did with your hair over the break and I wanted to talk to you." He pauses and glances at Jack, who is eyeing him from Jaxon's original seat. Jaxon scoffs as he glances and turns back to Nobara. "fuck it..." He tells himself "And also cause the Fall Festival is this Friday and I wanted to ask you if you want to go with me.." He says softly
"I-" Nobara scoffs at Jaxon's sudden confidence. "Wow... that was ballsy, but why should I go with you?" She chuckles
"I'm not going to flatter you with all these reasons why you should, but I will say... we'll have an amazing time together." Jaxon replies still masking that confidence. Nobara could pick up on that fake confident agenda but she was intrigued by the effort that Jaxon was showing and liked having that attention now that she improved her style throughout the 2-week break.
"Oh, but I'm not quite convinced that I will have a good time at the Festival.." She lets out a chuckle, trying to fluster Jaxon. Testing him to see how he reacts.
"Nobara... I can't see the future but I find you attractive. If you go with me it might be the best night of your life, it might be just a regular day, or hell... it might be the worst date you've been in. Why don't we both take that chance and see where it goes? Jaxon smirks, a bit of that confidence that he was faking got to him and he was just riding it at this point.
"Hmm... true, but-"
Jaxon suddenly speaks up. "Better yet, I'll pick you up at 6:30. Got it?"
Nobara chuckles and her face blushes a bit, she likes how forward Jaxon got there even as much as she tried to hide it, Jaxon knew Nobara liked the 'confidence' he displayed there. "Okay, Mr. Bigshot" Nobara writes down her address on her journal and tears the corner piece of it, handing it to Jaxon. "Don't be late..."
