Once Billie parked his car outside of his and Eden's house from giving us a ride from school, I instantly jumped out shutting the car door as Eden did. Billie messing with his keys in the driver's seat. I waited for Billie to get out since I needed to talk to him but Eden was waiting for me.

I glanced over at Eden, but she was already looking over at me. "What are you waiting for?" She meekly asked me confused. I awkwardly shrugged trying to think of and excuse before Billie opened the car door and I stepped out.

"Nothing." I smiled at Eden as the three of us walked straight into the house. Eden headed straight into the living room as Billie attempted to go up the stairs to what I'm assuming his room. That was before I grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back.

He turned his head and looked over at me before I let go of his arm. He slowly turned his body to look at me. "Hello?"

"We need to talk,"

He groaned dismally throwing his head back in annoyance. "Do we reaaaally though?"

"Yes! Come on." I grabbed him by his arm again dragging him into the empty kitchen before letting go. He began to rub his wrist dramatically repeatedly saying 'Ow'.

"Wh-"

I was cut off as Eden walked into the kitchen confused why I had dragged Billie in here and not joined her in the living room like I normally. "-How come you're both in here...?" She asked the two of us hesitantly.

"I've been dragged in here, so I don't know," Billie shrugged as the two of them looked over at me.

"I needed to talk to Billie..." I stated awkwardly. But Eden's eyes stayed on me. Not realising what I had quite meant. "...Erm... alone,"

"Oh?" She seeming a little taken back, I could see she was a little pissed off but she walked out either way shutting the door behind her. Slamming it slightly to prove she was annoyed.

I sighed looking away from the now closed Kitchen door over at a confused Billie.

"What?" He asked seeming innocent and clueless.

"Why would you even think to agree to being my boyfriend!" I asked him finally, stressing out clearly as I widened my eyes asking him.

He shrugged with his hands buried deep into his black jean pockets, seeming chill. "Well, you clearly told the little snot for some unknown reason, I was merely helping you out,"

"Helping me out?" I re asked.

"Yes! I was being a nice guy and was helping you out,"

"Am I suppose to thank you?"

"Well that's common manners,"

"Alright... well thanks... I guess. But this obviously means nothing,"

"Ew. Obviously," he gently laughed shoving me playfully.

"Oh shut up,"

"So who even is this Justin dude?" Billie questioned, a glimmer of eager curiosity in his eyes as he pulled a stool over from the edge of the kitchen, sitting down on it, his eyes still looking intensely over at me waiting for an answer.

"Just some guy who was hitting on me and Eden in the arcades," I answered breezily.

"What- both of you?"

"Uhuh,"

"That's gross,"

"You're telling me," 

"So who told this dude that I'm your boyfriend- and well- why?" Billie finally asked as I mentally faced palmed. Of course he would want to know why his sisters best friend called him her boyfriend. I would be worried if he didn't ask me that.

"I did..." I confessed looking away from him, down at my old beaten up sneakers. I had worn them out so much they had even lost the aglets on the laces.

"Okay... so now... why?"

"I didn't mean to! I swear!"

"Yeah alright," He teased slightly.

I rolled my eyes shoving him whilst on the stool. "I'm serious! I accidentally said I had a boyfriend panicking when he hit on me. Then they both asked me who and you texted me right at the wrong time. I read your name out. It was the first thing I could see and I needed a quick response that wouldn't look suspicious or fake," I pulled another stool over, sitting myself down on it as I continued. "So your name fell out my mouth and... I guess he remembered the name when you introduced yourself," 

He looked at me quite surprised before shrugging. "Well I'm honoured,"

"Shut up, it was a slip of the tongue nothing more. Don't let your ego grow high,"

"Too late for that, does my sisters best friend have a crush on me?" He asked me, clearly only trying to piss me off.

It was absolutely easy for me to traditionally say I had no poetic feelings for Billie. None. He pissed me off...and he loved doing it, I hated that he pissed me off and I hated that he loved to see me pissed off. My honest opinions on him were he was sort of an asshole. He was my best friends brother, that would be weird on more levels than I can even think of right now.

I didn't think he was a complete ass. I sincerely appreciated the things he did, like giving us rides to places or picking us up in his car. But apart from that he really did just get a kick out of eagerly pushing every single one of my buttons.

"Aren't you worried, though?" I asked him as I began to think about the whole situation.

"Why would I be?" He questioned. Obvious he showed no worry. Like most times.

"Well... you just told a stranger to both me and you that you're my boyfriend. That dude- Justin. He now thinks and believes we're a thing... y'know?"

"Well obviously he does... but do you really think it'll come up again? He now thinks you have a boyfriend, and he should stay out of your way. In fact, I bet it will probably never even be brought up again and sometime in the future we'll forget," He calmly told me, not stressing over this situation in the slightest bit.

"I hope so, if Eden ever finds out that even just once you told some dude that you were my boyfriend she wouldn't just kill you but me too,"

"Really?"

"Uhuh,"

"Well I mean, don't worry. I'm sure it'll probably never even come up again," He assured with a genuine smile. Not a cocky or a sarcastic or a smirky one. Normal smile that I rarely saw on his face. The wonky one he owned with all his unaligned teeth... I undoubtedly preferred that one over his other smug grins.

~

I walked alone down the dingy hallway to my next class, before stopping at my locker.

I unlocked the locker door and began to rummage through; I really needed to clean this up,  theres useless stuff everywhere in here.

"Blaze!"

I spun around dropping a book in my locker causing a loud and metal thud as it hit the shallow bottom. Eden stepped back not meaning to make me drop the book as I stared over at her angry, everyone looking over at us now since the loud bang had gotten their attention.

"You idiot! Why would you shout me like that?"

"No Blaze! I need to talk to you!"

"What and you couldn't have just nicely tapped me on the shoulder like a normal person? Instead, you had to deafen me?!"

"Fine I'm sorry! But I desperately need to talk to you! Everyone is talking about you!"

I slowly shut the locker door with my foot, staying looking over at Eden as I scrunched up my face hopelessly confused. "Again?"

"Again!"

"Well what are they saying?"

"Everyone's saying you're with Billie joe!"

I widened my eyes, feeling both guilt and sickness from the lie spreading further than it was suppose to. Does he know this is going around? "What...?" I slowly asked, kind of quietly.

"Why does everyone think you're with my brother? Did Justin tell someone that you told him he was your boyfriend? I don't understand," she rambled slanting her eyebrows down in confusion as she looked to the floor.

"I'm not with your brother! Why is that going around that's so gross!"

"I know!"

I scrunched my face up in sort of disgust even at the thought. But I was freaking out too. Everyone now thinks me and Billie are a new supposed couple and Eden doesn't even know what Billie had said yesterday.

"Why does everyone think that? Has Justin-"

"-Eden," I sighed cutting her off.

"Yeah?"

"Justin came up to me yesterday in maths while Billie was there. Billie told him his name and Justin asked if he was my boyfriend," I began to explain.

"So he knows you lied?"

"Erm... not exactly,"

"What do you mean 'not exactly'?"

"Billie actually.... told Justin he was my boyfriend," I confessed reluctantly ready for her to scream.

"What!"

The bell began to ring meaning class had started, as I looked around the halls to see me and Eden were the only ones left. Apart from us it was empty.

"This isn't over." Eden whispered to me through her teeth, pointing a finger to my face before walking away.

I sighed knowing I was definitely in for it. Before I began to make my way to my own next class.

I walked into the class as everyone looked at me, obviously because I had entered later than I was supposed to. I ignored the stares and sat straight down into my seat as someone whispered over my name.

"Blaze,"

I looked up, to see a girl I didn't actually really talk to. We had shared a few conversations. She was exactly a friend but she was alright... I guess? "Yes Em?"

"Is it... well y'know... true?" She asked me awkwardly. Looking around the room to make sure the teacher that was teaching didn't see her talking over to me, since she had always been sort of good. Never really in trouble I suspect she didn't want to get her reputation busted.

"Is what true?" I bluntly asked not understanding.

"You and Billie joe? Is it true you're... a thing?"

"I- well erm- I mean I- I don't really- I erm-" I stuttered changing up my sentences not even sure what to start with. Am I supposed to deny it? Or agree with it? What is Billie saying to this? I mean does he even know? He should know, everything spreads like wild fire in this school.

I cut myself off giving up with my sentence as she looked over at me still waiting for my reply. "Erm..." I looked around, before the teacher began giving out text books and she paid her attention back on her work.

I sighed out in overwhelming relief before physically face palming. What have I even started?

~

"Billie can I erm- can I talk to you when we get back?" I asked Billie from the back seat.

Eden looked over at me confused, I had already hopelessly explained the situation to her and Coby at dinner about how Billie had just agreed to Justin on being my boyfriend. But she still looked at me confused.

"Erm... yeah?" He answered questionably. "Sure...."

After two more minutes he parked outside the house. We all got out the car and walked into the house. Once making it inside, I quickly grabbed Billie and pulled him into the empty kitchen. Eden stood in the doorway of the kitchen giving me one last puzzled look before continuing to walk into the living room.

"Do you have to yank me so much?" Billie asked as I let go of him.

"Sorry, I'm just- I'm frustrated,"

"Well... what did you wanna talk about?"

"Billie," I breathed out. "The whole school thinks we're together... did y'know this?"

"Yeah," he shrugged seeming carefree. "Everyone's been asking me about it all day,"

"Well that makes two of us," I muttered sitting down on a stool rubbing my eyes. "What are we supposed to do?" I helplessly asked him. "Everyone thinks we're a- a... a- a- a thing! And we aren't! But everyone thinks that we are and we're gonna have to just let them know we both lied and then I'll look like I'm obsessed with you or something for lying and-"

"-Chill wouldja?"

"Billie Joe I'm freaking out! Everyone thinks we're a thing and we aren't!"

"Then... why don't we just tell them we are?"

"Are you trying to suggest we... fake a relationship?" I asked him confused.

"Just listen! Think about all the opportunities this has!"

"Billie no!"

"Yeah but think! All the girls are going crazy over this! There's this girl called Mave alright? I really like her- don't tell anyone!- But if she gets jealous too? Then I can have a relationship with her and-"

"-And what do I get?"

"Justin stays away? Not to mention every other boy who tries to hit on you in school, they'll all not even think about coming up to you,"

"And why wouldn't they,"

"I'll just intimidate them y'know? The old 'back off she's mine,',"

It wasn't often, since no one tested him, but Billie had experienced more high school fights then the rest of us. Maybe it was his short temper to thank for that. Whether you was thanking his lack of patience of his hot headed personality, either way he came across intimidating to some. 

"So you get a girlfriend out of this and I get every boy scared to come near me...?"

"Precisely!"

I thought about it. It would be nice, and we both would get something out of this. It wouldn't be real. Obviously. All I would have to do was if someone asks if I'm with him agree, how bad can that be?

I bit my lip crossing my arms. "Alright," I said looking up at him. "Deal,"

"Wait- really?"

"Yes... but it's all fake!"

"Ew, duh,"

"And we don't tell Eden?"

"Easily agreed,"

A/N: lol Hi, its me- this was planned out to be two chapters. After the first '~' the rest was supposed to be chapter six. But I'd figure it'd be better to put them together. I hate publishing small chapters. 

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