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There was no way this was happening, wasn't possible that your dearest friend, Hazel Callahan, was starting to look attractive to you, like, romantically attractive that you would genuinely kiss her and not for funsies but because all of her was perfect at your eyes: the way her short hair played on the wind when you both walked together, the way she looked at you with those big blue eyes that sparkled when she was happy mostly around you, her dimples and smile, the laughter at the things you said, how she was so caring of you and knew you more than anybody, everything was starting to make sense and you HATED it.
On the other hand, Hazel thought this was something that she already was dealing with, a slow painful way to hurt herself, it's been already a year and probably a couple months since she confirmed to herself that undeniable feelings towards you meanwhile you dated at the time another girl and had some chats, that crushed her heart but outside she only could play the role of the friend, proud of you and even worse, encouraged you to keep going as if she wasn't suffering enough, as if she wasn't looking at you and that girl with those sad puppy eyes, but hey, for her hopefully, now you were talking to nobody.
"I hate this i hate this i hate this" Hazel repeated over and over bumping her head against the wall as josie and pj were on their lockers, lately wasn't a good time for her, you and her started to feel different.
"what? still being a virgin at 17 and rooting for someone who's not going to pay you attention?" Pj spoke and Josie nudge her.
"You can't say much" Josie rolled her eyes, Pj also had this unreachable crush for cheerleader Brittany.
"You either, anyway, i think you should definitly cut this Hazel, maybe she thinks you're both those kind of friendships that are all cuddly and act like girlfriends and do MAKEOUT SESSIONS ON SLUMBER PARTIES but no more than that!" The ponytail girl said with no filter "like, i don't think she thinks about putting her fingers on you or viceversa"
"meh, not that tough" josie murmured at her "but im afraid Pj is kinda right, you should rot over someone else already it's been almost two years"
"wouldn't be a full year?" The overall girl raised a brow
"it's been a year and a couple months actually" The hopeless romantic explained
"whatever! if it's hurting you, you should go and talk to her"
"maybe you're right, i just have to see when, she's always...you know, happy and if i broke that i don't know...im just afraid of things to change" Hazel nodded and then frowned her lips unsure then something came again, that hope "but there's something, i felt like she was-!"
"here we go again" pj sight shaking her head to another side.
Despite you had your past exes or ex almost somethings and their experiences, your experiences, BUT you knew no one knew you as much as Hazel and nobody made you feel like she did, so tonight it was, Hazel almost everytime could put her place and you were free almost anytime, or that's what you thought.
"Hazee" You called her meanwhile you went outside the school building running toward her making her surprise, she turned at you and smiled warmly.
"hey y/n, what's wrong?" She asked curious as you wrapped your arms around her trying to act nonchalant, but failed miserably as always, her dimples show up and dork smile too.
"can i go to your place after 5 pm?" You asked meanwhile the short hair girl caressed lightly your hands around her as she tried to calm herself down.
"of course" she spoke sweet as always, you always talked like this and were like this as an excuse to be close "to stay for a bit or slumber party?" she asked hoping you say slumber party since last last slumber party events.
"whatever it comes to the moment" you smiled funny and she chuckled softly, as you unwrapped your arms around her on your way home waving at her, she smiled at you as always, god this was so gay and you thought this was just a friend behaviour to cover that up.
She was already missing that touch yet Hazel was so excited for the upcoming hours with you, meanwhile you were a total mess, what for you was a new crisis for her was a daily sadic habit she got since last year, but tried to handle it with the time just to not break that bond with you.
The hours passed and you pressed the button, a ring coming from inside and Hazel quickly ran downstairs ready and putting some perfume as she walked towards the door giving you the welcome once again to her place, in a couple of minutes you were already on her room putting music from your shared playlist as you talked.
"but she's going to break up with Jeff isn't she?" Hazel asked you while both were laying on her bed in different directions, looking at the ceiling and talking about Isabel, a friend of you both since the fight club started. "about the mrs. Ryder incident...the left boob thing"
"that was mrs. Riley, this time was the right boob with Mrs. Ryder" You said with slight disgust as you looked at Hazel's decorated walls, a photo of you both on a corner, well, more than one, two or three...
"poor Isa"
"i know, she's also beautiful in all senses but i have the feeling it will be over soon" you spoke about her with a sly smile as Hazel raise a brow.
"soon? what do you mean?" She asked excited and curious as she lightly hit on your foot funny.
"ah! we'll see" you said funny and with suspense, patting her knee lightly back unaware on the effect you caused on her, like always.
"cmonnn tell me y/n, you can't leave me with suspense always"
"alright alright, god! i thought this was way too OBVIOUS" You settled and sat from your position "so i think she will get over him for somebody else and person is Josie" You smiled.
"You know i thought the EXACT same thing!" She got up from her position aswell being sat in front of you "I feel like her whole plan actually worked" She spoke like nothing, the thing is that she even hide the truth about the fight club from you, otherwise you would think she's doing the same with you, at least on Hazel's vision.
"what plan?"
"uh...the- josie's plan? to talk with Isabel finally, yeah" She attmpted to lie but...
"jesus, you're terrible lying Haze" you could detect in a span of seconds that lie from her looks and fingers.
"no- wha- im not!- please don't hate me"
"what is it?" You asked her curious and soft looking at her eyes.
"so...josie and pj never went to juvie-"
"of course not" You huffed funny.
"so they lied about knowing about self defense skills-"
"mhmm"
"to get isabel's and Brittany's attention and more girls"
"that's... that's it?
"yeah" she spoke and frowned her brows "wait you aren't angry with me for lying?"
"i mean the juvie part was pretty obvious it wasn't true to be fair, so" she sight in relief 'til you asked "But why would i be angry with you? it's not like you're also doing this with them right?" A silence came and your eyes widened "WAIT you're also helping them to get hot cheerleaders?"
"yes, NO!, i mean im helping them to run the club but not to get cheerleaders or chicks but to help girls with self defense, i mean it" she said sincere and you deeply know it, you couldn't help but smile softly at her confession and commitment. "Sorry"
"Don't be sorry about it Haze!" You laughed softly and hit her arm lightly and funny yet comforting. "You seriously have to relax a bit about it, it's not that ba- ok yeah it's kinda bad i mean they're unexperienced but the reason behind...at least from you is cute" you words made her smile warmly like her whole cheeks right now "besides that way to get girls it's smart not gonna lie, stupid? yeah, but did it succeed? indeed it did"
"so you like it?" she asked with a soft voice "like the club"
"hell yeah, it's fucking amazing" You laughed softly along her "im proud of you Haze"
"thanks" She giggles and warms your heart "i mean, it's not only me...i just do the organization and take notes"
"yeah but without it let's be honest, pj and josie would be lost as fuck, and besides who would have bring stella and the rest of us if it wasn't you?" She got speechless and just kept laughing and blushing
"ok maybe i gotta admit i run the club for them"
"you do!" You chuckled tickling her lightly as you both were getting close and chuckle together.
"stop!!! Y/n!" She giggled and blushed as you tickled her and she tried to tickle you back.
"alright! just cause you're getting red" you both chuckled and she touched her own cheeks trying to cover them as she remembered what she had to say.
"i- y/n i need to tell you something" That already alarmed you what would be it? her knowing your feelings? no worse, her having a crush on someone? BOTH?
"wow uhmm what is it?" You managed to ask curious and lightly, you were shitting in your pants probably, no more than Hazel tho.
"i..." She looked at your eyes, she swore they were magnetic and probably one of her weaknesses, you were looking clueless and curious and it didn't helped her to be steady and calm.
"Take your time" You smiled empathetic with her.
"Ok..." She sight deeply "Remember when you dated Iris?..." You nodded "AND when you told me about this girl Becca you met on a concert and fancy over?..." You frown confused and nodded "AND this other few times you talked about other girls you liked, like Keila, Jane, Sophia-"
"Ok what's your point?" You asked curious and confused as hell.
"i lived in hell when this happened, for over a year now because-" She sight trying to find the words "ok so, i hated that period mostly for-" She tried to restart but...
"Oh...i know now" You soft spoke and nodded lightly her face relaxed. "And sorry for not knowing it earlier, it might be really suffocating to all the time hear me speak about my love life and fail after fail-"
"What? No, y/n, that's not what im trying to say" She spoke softly and smiled lightly for your confusion then got serious again "What im trying to say is that i hated those times because i had a crush on you" she sight in relief, finally about time she could tell you that.
"oh...OH!" You thought for a second what she just said...had a crush? like she used to but now anymore? fuck that hurted.
"Oh..." She repeated and you chuckled softly
"but you're only talking past are you?" You soft spoke and she shaked her head a bit hesitant and nervous, you smiled lightly at her expression and confession, mirroring yours aswell.
"it's ok to not feel the same i just wanted to express it, josie told me to say it for once-"
"Hazel i like you too" You soft spoke helding lightly her hands playing with her soft skin as she looked at you hopeful for your words, her eyes again obtaining that sparkle again.
"w-wait you're seriously?" She asked, she couldn't believe the girl she looked at with love eyes was feeling the same for her and confessing to her right now on her bed.
"why do you think i suggested to kiss on that other slumber party?" You smiled and caressed her hand with your thumb.
"cause you told me you wanted to know if you improved kissing and to help...me...oh wait" You laughed softly at her realization "Jesus i really thought you were being nice!" She said with wide eyes
"way too nice to do that" You chuckled softly
You both chuckled about being so oblivious when you both were obvious about your feelings towards each other, you couldn't help but get lost on her eyes and softly lean to her lips as she did the same with no hesitation this time, shaky, the black haired girl put her hand on your cheek and you on her neck pulling her closer, still being soft with her and about how new this was, the moment your lips met in a soft and tender kiss, it felt like a wave of happiness to you both washing all over and nothing existed just you and her, she smiled softly on the kiss, her lips were the softest you had ever kissed and this was the second time to prove it.
"i can't belive you actually thought i was being nice" You spoken pulling apart slightly with a funny and husky voice as she felt a soft shiver.
"You weren't subtle at all" she murmured with a soft smile as she caressed your cheek, you both still close to each other's embrace.
" you were oblivious, but glad i wasn't" You murmured back and she smiled softly leaning to your lips again, it was addicting how your lips felt moving with hers.
"does that mean slumber party?" she murmured inbetween kisses as you started to get more comfortable and true to your feelings.
"yeah"
She softly wrapped a hand around your waist making your breath hitched lightly, causing an effect on Hazel a soft hum escaping from her on the kiss and you caressed that silky dark hair. She wrapped again her hands around you this time pulling you more as you started to get comfortable on the kiss under the sunset going to it's end, both softly layed on her bed and got lost with the music from the background and the sweet taste of each other, lucky you this was a slumber party and a longing love now corresponding.