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Larry had been hanging around the auto shop, leaning against the wall near the stairs that led to the shop class and smoking a cigarette while thinking about how he was going to help Johnny kick some prep ass later when he heard a soft French accent from a little ways away, he looked up and glanced toward the general direction of the voice. Larry’s brown eyes landed on you while you walked past as you talked to Bif Taylor and headed towards the gym. Oh god.. it felt like time had slowed down as Larry watched you walk towards the gym, you were gorgeous. You looked like you were a model that had stepped straight out of one of his magazines. Larry felt his face flush and looked away quickly as he swallowed thickly but not before you had noticed the boy looking at you like he was seeing a pretty girl for the first time in his life. You blushed a bit in flattery, smiling shyly at him and chuckling softly to yourself before looking away as you and Bif reached the gym and walked in. Larry’s heart nearly broke through his chest at the sight of you smiling at him like that, it was practically love at first sight straight out of a fairy tale.
“Shit, get it together, Larry…! There’s no way you’re fallin’ for some stuck up prep girl just cause she smiled at ya’..!” He hissed quietly to himself, his thick Italian-American accent wrapping around his words. If Johnny Vincent found out that his second in command was pinning over some prep, he’d be furious!
Larry quickly stomping out his cigarette and walked into the auto shop where Johnny was working on his bike while Lola watched her boyfriend work.
“Aye Johnny, where’s Lefty?” Larry asked, still blushing.
“Lefty’s hangin’ around near the garages in front of the shop.” Johnny said, not looking up from his work even as Larry practically ran towards the garages and nearly knocked Ricky over from where he was still sulking about his girlfriend dumping his misogynistic ass. Larry ran up to the black haired boy standing next to the garage door on the right and frantically whispered “don’t tell Johnny bout this but I think I’m in love with a prep chick…!” into Lefty’s ear.
Lefty’s jaw dropped as he looked at Larry like he had just confessed to the greatest crime in history.
“Peanut, you can’t possibly be serious about this, right..?! Are you crazy?! Who the hell even is it?!” Lefty exclaimed in a whisper shout.
“I don’t know, I don’t even know her name but she’s gorgeous and she smiled at ME..! Me, out of all people she could’ve smiled at! She looked like an angel, Lefty! An angel! I’m so screwed!” Larry rambled before Lefty interrupted him by shaking him by his shoulders.
“Pull yourself together before you get us caught, dumbass!” Lefty hissed quietly, looking just as freaked out as Larry.
“C’mon man, ya gotta help me!” Larry begged.
“No way! This is between you and that chick, you better do something about it quick or Johnny’s gonna be PISSED if he finds out!” Lefty said, sure as hell not wanting to get into trouble with Johnny.
Larry dashed off to the boys’ dorms, looking for Jimmy Hopkins. That Hopkins kid would surely be able to help, right? Soon, Larry stood beside Jimmy in the lounge and explained his situation and offering to pay him if he helped him get out of this mess without Johnny finding out.
“You’re seriously this panicked over a girl? Man, you sure are one pathetic second in command, Peanut.” Jimmy said, looking rather unamused.
“Jimmy, come on, I just need you to do something about this!” Larry pleaded.
“Just ask her out if you think she’s so hot then. Johnny will get over it.” Jimmy replied, brows knitted together slightly with annoyance.
“That not how it works, Jimmy! She’s a prep and I’m a greaser, we’re total opposites!” Larry said, the poor boy looked like he was on the verge of imploding from sheer stress.
”Oh come on, you’re really going to pass up the chance to date a gorgeous girl because your best friend is a psycho?“ Jimmy snapped in annoyance, glaring at Larry.
“Johnny’s gonna kill me…” Larry murmured quietly before going to his room to think about what he was going to do, laying on his bed and staring up at the ceiling as he debated if it was worth it to start dating you behind Johnny’s back. He eventually came to a decision and decided that he was going to try to be your boyfriend and start planning how he would woo you and win you over.