forum O/O with @Caustic-Fraust-is-The-Pokemon-Champion

Started April 14, 2020 by @MusicElle-is-here

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Cas looked up at the sound of Nick's voice. "Oh, um… hi, Nick." He stopped so that Nick could come over to him.

“Hi!” Nick responded, smiling at him. “Do you need to copy my homework or something? Since I’m guessing you didn’t do it.”

I don't exactly know how to write either, but it's not like I could even read his homework… "Oh, um… no thank you. I'm okay." Cas smiled weakly to try and reassure Nick, but he was losing the well to even try and pretend everything was okay.

Nick raised an eyebrow, unconvinced. "You're sure?" he asked, confused. Most people, even those who hated class, would have taken that offer easily. Cas's thin smile wasn't exactly convincing.

"Y-Yeah… I don't know if I'd really learn much from it…" Cas replied weakly, fidgeting a bit. He was clearly uncomfortable.

Nick still wasn’t entirely convinced, but let the subject drop. Cas was clearly uncomfortable. “So, are you excited for homecoming?” he asked.

"Um… homecoming…?" Cas fidgeted a bit, seeming nervous and completely bewildered. He'd never been to or even heard of homecoming before.

"Yeah, it's a dance," Nick explained. "There's also a homecoming football game the night before and then everyone gets dressed up and comes back to the school to dance to crappy music. It'll be fun!"

"Oh, um… I don't… know how to dance…" Cas said awkwardly. "And it's not like I know anyone here, so like… who would I even go with?"

“You don’t have to go with anyone, or you can go with a group of friends,” Nick suggested. “I’ve always just gone with my friends.”

"Right… I don't know what I'd do there, though." Cas shrugged. "Aren't you supposed to… you know… dance?"

“You can,” Nick said with a shrug. “I’m horrible at dancing too. My first school dance my friends and I just sat there.”

"But that doesn't sound very exciting." Cas laughed a bit, adjusting his grip on his things.

“It’s more about having fun with your friends than the actual dance itself, I think,” Nick mused. “Sometimes dancing is fun and sometimes, well, the dance just doesn’t seem fun at all. But trust me, it actually is fun if you go with the right people.”

Cas nodded a bit. "Well, maybe I'll go if I become close enough friends with someone, but I dunno…"

“Jemma, Leo, and I are going so you can come with us maybe,” Nick offered.

"Um… I guess they're your other friends?" Cas asked. "They're not like Brandon and Ian are they?"

"No, they're not," Nick replied. "They're not always easy to get along with, but they aren't bullies."

Cas nodded a bit. "Alright… I think the bell is about to ring." He glanced up at the clock with a soft hum."

Just then the bell rang, and Nick grinned. "Wow, perfect timing."

"We have first period together, right?" Cas looked up at Nick questioningly.

“Yeah,” he said. “Luckily that teacher is pretty lax.”

Cas nodded a bit and started walking with Nick. "What subject is it, again?"

“English,” Nick responded, wondering how Cas didn’t remember. They were there every day.

"Ah… right…" Cas definitely wasn't looking forward to that. He didn't understand an ounce of the subject.