So this is my first go at writing a story, hope I don't run into cliches, tell me if I do by the way.
These characters are purely mine and not to be copied please and thank you.
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Jay's POV.

  High school, not your ideal place, but like you, I have no choice am I right? I was just walking down the hallway when I heard a boisterous laugh coming from just behind me, she was with her friend looking at something on her phone. Too loud if you ask me, and too smiley, it's gotta be fake. No one can be that happy. Her eyes literally glowed with joy.

"Jay! Pick up the pace man! I gotta get to class." My best and only friend Danton Phibbs was behind me, his shoes bumping into mine because of the tightly packed bodies. I tried to lengthen my strides and get around the person in front of me. "Hey! Are you Danton Phibbs? I heard your presentation in English Literature, and I absolutely LOVED it! You have such a unique outlook on Sir Gawain and I was honestly touched!"

I looked over my shoulder at the girl who was addressing my friend, she was Spanish with dark, long, black hair. I'm pretty sure her name is Amanda, but I don't usually make a practice of learning every girl's name here. "Hey, yeah... I mean the presentation was a...presentation I guess." Danton stuttered out, I tried to muffle the laugh that threatened to come out. Danton was never good at talking to girls and Amanda definitely wasn't an exception.

Amanda burst out laughing, "Oh Danton! You're so funny! How about we meet up at the burger joint after school? I'd like to get to know you a bit more." I knew it, since last year Danton had changed a lot, he no longer had the acne blotched skin and the short height. He now stood at about 6'2 easy, and that was without the shoes.

Now that his skin was in much better shape, his eyes and dirty blonde hair were now getting the attention. He had dark green eyes that girls said were 'enrapturing' whatever that means, and his blonde-ish hair hung loose in the 'sexy curls' as the girls also say.

I didn't care much for my looks, my pitch black hair and dark brown eyes rarely got as much  attention, but I don't care. I'd never really found a girl I really liked, so I'd never dated anyone. Danton, however dated a lot, and it looked like Amanda was next, I can't say that I like her that much. She was a little desperate and acted like the stereotypical blonde, even though she wasn't blonde.

I brought myself back to reality and walked into class. Great, that loud brunette was in my class, along with her friend, double great. "Welcome to class, students, let's get started." It was about 20 minutes into the class when the teacher stopped mid-sentence. "Avani Phillips? Natasha Testerman? Do you two Have something to share with the class?"

I turned around, just like everyone else and whadda ya know? It was the two loud friends from earlier. They shrunk back into their seats simultaneously, as if they'd scripted it, The darker haired one mumbled out a quiet "No, ma'am." As she looked down at her feet, the other was quiet as the dead and had pulled down her hoodie to cover her face.

"Well, I think we need to change the seating arrangements since you two are distracting the class." The teacher bit out, she was stern, no doubt about it, but she liked me since I was the more obedient student here. "Avani how about you switch seats with Danton Phibbs?" I froze and looked over at Danton, whom sat right. Beside. Me. Great.

The darker haired one jerked her towards Danton, "Please ma'am! Nat and I will be quiet! We didn't mean to disrupt your class Ms. Stenson." I guess the darker one was Avani then, Ms. Stenson wasn't having it, sadly, shaking her head immediately, "No Avani, I'm pretty sure I said switch seats with Danton." Avani hung her head and whispered an apology to Natasha.

She wgot up and shuffled over to Danton's seat, he got up and went to hers. She sat down and her cheeks burned red with embarrassment, I had the weirdest urge to rub her back reassuringly. Before I could do something stupid like that, Ms. Stenson continued her lesson.

Class was over and Avani  got up without a word, she hadn't said anything for the rest of the remaining time, and she'd stayed low in her seat. She now made her way to Natasha and they carried out a conversation, Danton was nonchalantly listening in. I chuckled at his antics and then walked out of the class.

"Jay!" My friend whisper-yelled, "So... apparently Natasha wasn't too happy with the new seating arrangements, so Avani agreed to make it up to her by buying her a coffee from the cafeteria." I shook my head, "Danton.. why do you feel the need to listen in on other people's conversations?"

Danton shrugged and smiled at me, "I don't know, I just like seeing how things fold out. Hey! I wonder, are these new seating arrangements permanent?" I was actually wondering that myself, I shrugged my shoulders. " I don't know, maybe, I actually kind of felt bad for them," I said truthfully, "Yeah, right? It seemed to embarrass them a bit," he said.

I nodded and continued walking to my next class. "Natasha IS hot though," I arched my brow, "you and Natasha then, huh? I actually never woulda thought of that." I said honestly. "Ok! Crazy idea! What if... we both snatched the girls we're sitting beside?!" I laughed. Laughed.

"Danton, Danton, Danton. There's no way, listen. One. They're both out of our league.
Two. They're both shy out of their minds, so talking to them is out of the question.
Three. It just would NEVER happen."

Danton looks at me, with a frown. "Buzz-kill." I laughed again, "but what if we bring them out of their shell? I mean, you could start with Avani, since she seems like the more open one, and then I could follow up and start talking with Natasha."

"Danton...I don't know, I'm kind of intimidated of Avani, anyway." "Ahahahaha! You like her!" Danton was dancing a little victory jig, "NONONONO. That's NOT it, she's just... I don't know!" I say a little frustrated. "

"Aha! See? You're getting defensive! That's one of the most COMMON signs!" I put my hand over his face and push him away a little, "Shutup Dan." He laughs and shoves my face back. "Don't knock it till ya try it, right?" He says referring back to what he was proposing before, "Ugh, Dan! Okay only if you can get Natasha to go out to dinner with you tomorrow night."

I say, a smirk on my face since I know it won't happen. "Challenge accepted dear friend, it may seem like an impossible task, but I shall prevail!" I swear he's so stupid, if he's lucky Natasha is attracted to stupid guys. "Alright Danton, go prove me right," I say, "What I'll be doing dear friend is proving you wrong."

What is it with him and the 'dear friend' business? "Alright Dan, whatever, but I highly doubt it will happen." I shake my head, "You just watch Jay-bird, I'll have this girl pining over me by the time I'm finished." I stopped cold, "by the time you're finished?? You aren't  gonna play her are you? That's NOT cool man."

Danton turned a sharp look at me, "That is NOT what I meant, thought you'd know me better than to just assume something so stupid Jay." I immediately felt bad for jumping to conclusions, I already knew Danton would never do something like that. So that means Danton must really like Natasha. "Sorry for that man," Danton shrugged it off. "You're fine by me bro."

"Let's head over to the cafeteria and see if we can spot Avani and Natasha." Danton springs back into his normal self, "Yeah! Let's go!" I laughed at his enthusiasm, but I couldn't deny the slight smile on my face at the idea of seeing Avani.

We made it to the cafeteria and we're currently standing in line, we hadn't seen Natasha or Avani on the way in and it doesn't look like they're here now either. "Maybe they don't eat in the cafeteria?" Danton suggests, "That's actually a good theory, maybe they don't. Ya know it makes a lot of sense, they don't like being around a lot of people so they gosomewhere else," Danton taps his chin contemplating what I just said,

"Yeah, but where else would they go?" He asks me, suddenly his eyes light up and I already know he's formed a somewhat answer. "They're quiet, right? So wouldn't they like a quiet place?" Danton says, "Dan, you're a genius, you just found out where your next victim eats lunch. Good job."He shakes his head at me."Why ya gotta be so sarcastic?"

"It fills a void in my life Dan," I say, once again being sarcastic. "WHEN DOES IT END?!" He yells exasperated, which earned him a glare from the lunch lady. "Geez, all I do is up my vocal cords a bit and y'all go off the rails crazy!" He says straight to the lunch lady with no shame. Whatsoever.

"DANTON PHIBBS!" I freeze, it's principle Hyatt, we have the devil himself as our principle, only in lady form. She has close cropped hair military style and she wears the intimidating suits business people flaunt around in.

I look over at Danton and see his face has gone stark white *for all you marvel fans out there, including meself* he tries to say "Yes ma'am," but instead he says "Yeehhhh..." and it kinda dies off at the end. "Danton Phibbs, you will report to my office in 10 minutes! Are we clear?!" She says, her spittle hitting him in the face. "Yeeeheheh...." he tries again, "WHAT'S THAT PHIBBS?" She's yelling again, not good.

"I mean, yes ma'am?" Danton finally gets out, but it sounds more like a question. "Good, Phibbs, I'll call your parents and congratulate them on your first complete sentence." Danton just nods his head at this point. She walks away and her pants suit makes scrubby noises as she walks away.

"You alright Dan?" He just nods, still looking at where principle Hyatt was standing. Let's forget about finding the girls yeah? Probably won't get out of her lecture by the time school's out." He says, which he couldn't be more right, her lectures lasted two hours long at least, and if you showed any signs of boredom or worse ignoring her, she'd go on for another two.

"Well, I'm with you till the end of the line, man." *yet another marvel reference (wink wink)* his mouth twitches into an almost smile, "till the end of the line." He echoes.