After working her ass off for three long years, Vanessa Hale thought it'd be a good idea to take her senior year of high school a little easier. She purposefully took a couple lower-level classes to get an "easy A", and she hoped that she would actually have time to enjoy her last year with her friends.

Yet little-miss pessimistic never thought that she'd be seating partners with the most optimistic boy in her grade: Nathan Wells. She especially never thought she would actually start to like the boy, much less fall in love with him over the course of a year.

But do opposites really attract? Or will they be so different that they can never truly be happy together? Will Vanessa be able to handle the fact that her boyfriend is the laughing stock of the school?

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"Oooh, what about Nessie?"

I scrunched my nose, shaking my head. "Why do you have to give me a nickname again?" I sighed.

"Because it's cute!" Nathan insisted, poking me in the ribs. "What's wrong with Nessie? I thought it was adorable." He poked me in the ribs again, and I squirmed away from him. He knew I was ticklish.

"That makes me sound like I'm five," I responded, wrapping my arms around my torso.

"Alright then." Nathan tapped his finger on his chin, sky blue eyes scrutinizing me. "Nessa?"

I was about to shake my head again, when I paused. "That one's.... not bad," I conceded. "Though the idea of a nickname still doesn't appeal to me." I frowned at him.

"Oh, come on, Vanessa! All the couples have cute nicknames for each other. Please? For me?" He batted his dark lashes, pouting like a girl as he gazed at me.

I sighed, finding myself melting into the depths of his blue eyes. "Fine. Nessa it is then."

"Yay!" he cheered, clapping his hands together like a little boy. The corner of my lips began to twitch. "Nate and Nessa," he said, as if testing it out. "I like it." Then he ducked his head to give me a peck on the lips, and the smile blossomed on my face.

"Me too."

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not gonna lie this has a VERY good chance of becoming a story because i already have the entire thing planned out in my head. but it'd be a short story if anything. this was inspired by someone in one of my classes actually - he's not exactly like nathan but he won't be too different.