Dustin kept his hands deep in his pockets as he made his way down the street back towards his house, his eyes kept trained on the ground as he continued forward, knowing he would reach his house in a matter of minutes. A fluttery feeling had replaced his feelings of dread since he had entered the school, he could give a name to the fluttery feeling but hardly wanted to.

I like Jenna.
I like Jenna.
I like Jenna.

Dustin heard a ding on his phone...
Speak of the devil...

Dustin was absolutely astonished to see the name of Jenna Rollland pop up as a text message on his phone, Jenna had only texted him when she needed gossip or homework page numbers, and his shock increased as he continued to read what she had sent him.

Jenna: Hey, you seemed a bit distraught when you left my group the other day, everything alright?

Dustin stated for a moment before quickly unlocking his phone as his pace in walking picked up and he began to text Jenna back.

Dustin: Oh, yeah, everything's fine

Jenna: Great! Just checking

Dustin: Thanks :)

Dustin bit his lip as he contemplated wether or not he should have sent the smiley face.

Jenna: Excited for the dance this Friday.

Good call on the smiley face.

Dustin: Oh good, single awareness night

Jenna: 😂 Right???

Dustin smiled shyly at the fact that Jenna had sent a laughing emoji.

There was another ding on his phone just as Dustin had looked away and he nearly dropped his phone when we read the text?

Jenna: Sooo, are you going with anyone special? 😏

Dustin's hands trembled as he hesitated before responding.

Dustin: Nope

Jenna: Planning on asking anyone?

Dustin thought for a moment as his mind immediately flashed to Puck and his heart skipped a beat at the fact that his mind had went to Puck and not Jenna, he was sure this was only going to be a one day crush thing...then he remembered Puck had said something about her show being on the night of the dance.

Dustin: I don't think so, no.

Jenna: Oh good

Good? What did good mean?

Jenna: Well, I gotta' go then, ttyl

Dustin's eyes widened, she wanted to talk to him again? Yes!

Dustin: Ttyl!

Dustin could hardly contain his excitement as he raised forward.

Jenna Rolland had just texted him...

Jenna Rolland!

What a day!

What a day-

Oh F- Puck.

Dustin paused at his front down before sitting down on a step of his front porch and quickly pulling up his sleeve, jotting in the numbers on his arm into his phone before pulling his sleeve back down and adding Puck's name as Puck (Masculine) And then sent a test text.

Dustin: Hey, is this Puck?

Puck: Who's this?

Dustin: Dustin, Dustin Kropp

Puck: Oh hey there, Ponytail 👋

Dustin: Ha ha.

Puck: I'm guessing that was a sarcastic ha ha?

Dustin: Noo

Puck: You're lucky I know your sarcasm because I can practically hear it dripping through the speaker of the phone.

Dustin: ha

Dustin smiled to himself as he made his way inside his house, the door being unlocked as he had forgotten to lock it earlier, and nobody was here now so it hadn't been locked when he left. He began up the stairs to his own room where he then shut his door and flopped onto his bed.

Puck: So, what's up?

Dustin: Just hanging on my phone

Dustin began to feel the same sense of fluttered heart beats in his chest, but also a feeling of uncomfortableness.

Puck: Good job again, procrastinator

Dustin: Ha, thanks.

Puck: I don't have anything to do but pace outside play rehearsal, want to call?

Dustin blinked a few times before nodding to himself, it couldn't hurt, right?

Dustin: Yeah, sure thing

Within seconds Dustin's screen lit up with a call from Puck and he paused before answering and putting her on speaker phone, laying the phone on his chest.

"Yello?" Puck called into the phone.

"Hey!" Dustin responded with a smile, not realizing how much he had missed Puck's voice before this moment.

"What's up, Ponytail?"

Dustin felt a growing flutter this time Puck called him that, "Ah, nothing Uh, nothing much, Masculine."

"Woow; now the difference between me calling you Ponytail and you calling me Masculine is-"

"Is a bullshit excuse from you?" Dustin grinned.

Puck began to laugh which made Dustin smile wide at the sound.

"Uhg but it's just because it's such an awkward nickname!" Puck chuckled into the speaker of the phone.

"Wow, I had no idea." Dustin snickered.

"It's like if I called you Ponytail all the time rather than a few times."

Dustin bit his lip before responding, "Yeah? 'Cause it seems like every time I see you I get called that."

"Well I guess I'll have to live up to that then, Ponytail."

Dustin's toes curled into his feet a bit.

"What's wrong? Speechless, Ponytail?" Puck cooed.

Dustin crossed his left leg over his right leg.

"Well this'll at least show you not to call me Masculine, Ponytail~" Puck teased.

Dustin found himself slipped a hand in between the top of his legs before squeezing them together.

"Seriously though, Pon, you going to answer?" Puck questioned.

Dustin opened his mouth to speak.

"Ponytail?"

Dustin fell apart again and squeezed his legs tighter as he pushed his hand up and quickly gasped out, "Ineedtocallyouback,Puck!" And he quickly took his other hand to hang up before shuffling his other hand a few more times and then forcefully tugging it away and trembling slightly.

Dustin couldn't believe what he had just done...while Puck was on the phone...oh god...oh god...

Dustin was definitely crushing on Puck.