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That Was Awkward
Title: That Was Awkward
Characters: Ryan, Ashley, Luke, others who remain unnamed.
Rating: PG maybe... for being a bad influence on youngen's!
Word count: 873 I wrote this fast!
Author's Note: This is another prompt from the same 15 minute fic community off insanejournal!



That Was Awkward


For weeks he had been working up the nerve to say something to her, something more than just a dweeby little "Hey" and something way smoother than just saying "Sup?"

He wanted to say something that would make her laugh a little, toss her hair over her shoulders and say something cool again.

And then...

And then he knew he would have to walk away until he could think of something cool to say in response.

His palms were getting sweaty and it was making it difficult to hold his Geography book, but he was so lost in his thoughts that he hardly noticed.

"Hey man," his friend came up to him with a grin. "A couple of us are skipping fifth hour. Wanna come with us?"

"Uh..." Ryan looked down at his hands and back at his friend. Fifth hour? I can't skip fifth hour, I was going to try and work up the nerve to say something to Ashley. "Not today, Luke. Maybe some other time."

Luke gave him an odd look. "You don't want to skip?"

"Hey I'm really behind man." Ryan said, starting to get defensive and hoping his cheeks weren't turning red. Luke held his hands up defensively, "Alright! Alright... I'll talk to you later okay?"

"Okay..." He muttered and watched Luke go. Sometimes it was a good thing they were best friends or Ryan might have been jealous of Luke's cool attitude.

Shaking his head, Ryan turned and walked to his fifth hour. Or at least, that's what he had planned on doing but his plans got a little interrupted when he walked into a very pretty girl.

"Oh shit." The girl said, jumping away from him. Ryan hardly noticed his book falling to the floor along with all his papers, he was too busy being humiliated after he just ran into Ashley Conway.

The very pretty girl. From fifth hour.

"Sorry Ryan, I was in a hurry." Ashely said as she bent down and picked his books up for him. Ryan just watched silently, trying to make his mouth cooperate. "I didn't mean to run into you and all," she was saying as she snatched his things quickly. "I'm such a freaking clutz. Here. Sorry your stuff got all wrinkled and fell apart."

She was handing him his stuff and Ryan watched his arms extend out to accept them as if he was in a dream. Under the odd look she was giving him, he felt he should do something but couldn't think of anything cool enough.

"Well..." Ashley said, obviously feeling a little awkward as Ryan stared at her. "Catch ya later." She said with a smile and gave him a big wave.

Ryan gave her a small wave back and watched her leave.

He stood in the middle of the hall in a daze wondering what the hell had just happened. The bell rang, signaling the beginning of fifth hour and he swore.

I wonder if Luke still wants to skip.

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Luke hated his mini van his mom made him drive to school. Was it too much to ask that she had a more masculine car he could borrow?

At least, though, on days like today, it sort of came in handy.

Looking over his shoulder at the bunch of juvenile delinquents he was chauffeuring for, he couldn't help but snicker. Skipping always made him feel good. Just to know after a while the Vice Principal would be shitting herself when she noticed a large chunk of the Junior class suddenly missing.

Luke put the car in gear and was about to pull out when he spotted his best friend running out the door with an arm full of books and papers.

"Get in the back!" He hissed at the person who had claimed shotgun already.

"But I - "

"Ryan gets shotgun, you get back!" Luke told him, ignoring the pout.

Ryan opened the door and got in, looking out of breath.

He looked behind his seat, back to Luke and then did a double take once he realized how many people were back there.

"I thought you said a couple!" He hissed. Skipping was one thing, but there was no way this would go unnoticed.

"Just close the door!" Luke hissed back.

"Alright!" Ryan said and did as he was told.

"Hey wait!" They heard being shouted and Ryan groaned.

"We're so dead. Tell them it's every man for themselves and drive away." Ryan pleaded with Luke.

"Just open your door man." Was all Luke said and Ryan did so with a glare ready on his face for who ever was going to blow their cover.

"Oh, hey Ryan." Ashley Conway said, her cheeks red and her eyes looking wild. Ryan was breathless just looking at her and tried to make his voice work.

"Hey Ashley."

"Can I get in?" She asked when he didn't move his arm out of the way.

"Sure yeah, get in. I mean, please, I mean... yes." Ryan said, sitting back in his seat.

Luke was giving Ryan an odd look and Ryan just shrugged, trying not to let his face turn too red again.