in which y/n doesn't know how to flirt, or how to spot when someone is flirting with her
y/n was being drug to rehearsal by gina once again, even though y/n had nothing to do with the musical and was not part of it at all. gina knew that y/n had a little crush on senior boy ej caswell and she was going ot do everything in her power to get them together.
"gina, even if i did like him, which i don't, he's never going to go out with me. he's a senior, i'm only a junior." y/n explained as she walked with gina to the auditorium.
gina rolled her eyes, "he dated nini, who is a junior so think of a better excuse." y/n sighed, defeated and followed gin inside where the entire cast for the musical was.
ej was standing near the door when they came in, "hey gina. y/n, you look nice today."
y/n smiled, "thanks. got this from my closet." she chuckled tugging on the hem of her shirt, averting her eyes to her feet when she saw a confused look wash over ej's face.
ej clicked his tongue, unsure how to respond, "i think they need me. see you out there gina?"
gina nodded as he turned and jogged deeper into the room. gina turned to y/n, "what the hell was that?"
"what? i got nervous, okay? can you just go so i can sit in my embarasment alone?" y/n asked shooing gina away, moving to sit in the audience seats of the auditorium near where many of the stagehands and costume designers sat.
gina and y/n were just exiting the school after rehearsals when ej jogged up to them, "hey. so a bunch of us are going to go and get some pizza and celebrate the weekend before opening night. you in?"
gina nodded with a smile, "yes! of course i am!"
"go ahead, i need to get home anyways." y/n said.
ej looked at her, "no! you have to come. come on, it wouldn't be the same with out you."
"alright, okay." y/n complied. ej smiled, telling them to meet him and everyone else at the pizza place in twenty minutes.
gina elbowed y/n, "did you see that?" she looked at her with wide eyes, "he was totally totally flirting with you!"
"uh, no he wasn't. what are you talking about?" y/n asked as the two walked to her car.
"'it wouldn't be the same without you.' 'you have to come.' 'oh, y/n-'" y/n cut gina off before she could continue.
"okay! i get it." she got in her car and slammed the door shut, "i still don't see how that's flirting."
"you're hopeless." gina rolled her eyes, "go to my house, you need a serious makeover."
"seriously, gina?" y/n rolled her eyes.
"yeah, you need to look super hot and super casual tonight so ej caswell knows what he's dealing with." gina explained as she opened her phone messaging nini, kourtney, and ashlyn to come over and help.
as soon as the two girls entered gina's house they were bombarded with questions on who, what, and why. gina laughed, quieting them down before explaining.
"okay, i get it." kourtney said, "i know exactly how i'm doing your makeup!" she pulled y/n in gina's room where the three girls had set up a bunch of stuff.
"okay, y/n." nini started as kourtney began on her makeup, "to know when someone like ej is flirting, you have to know how to pay attention. maybe it's a small complement or maybe it's an invite to something, maybe it could be something more, suggestive. sometimes it's hard to tell, so i have a few lines and you need to figure out which ones are flirty or not."
y/n nodded but was quickly stopped by kourtney who grabbed her chin to still her. y/n muttered out a sheepish apology. the next twenty minutes when by quickly, y/n was "taught" about flirting and by the time she got into her car to drive to the pizza place (gina got a ride with nini and the rest of the girls) she felt she had forgotten everything.
she was dressed "casually hot" as kourtney put it and her makeup brought out the best parts of her face. she took a deep breath as turned off the engine of her car, hopping out and making her way inside. everyone else had beaten her there.
"hey, y/n!" ej called holding his hand up to get her attention, "you can sit here." he motioned to the empty chair next to him.
y/n's face felt hot and she knew she was probably very red, "o-okay, thanks."
"we just got a pepperoni and a cheese pizza, is that cool?" ricky, who was sitting across from ej asked.
y/n nodded before looking down at the table keeping her eyes trained on her hands. ej handed her a drink before leaning in closer to her, "you look really pretty tonight."
y/n could feel his breath tickle her ear and the side of her neck and she shivered, "thanks. y-you too." ej smiled at her before jumping into the conversation ricky and big red were having.
the night wore on and ej continued his efforts and y/n was starting to fell overwhelmed, "i'm going to go outside for some air." y/n abruptly left the table, sitting on the curb outside of the building.
she pulled a disposable vape pen out of her pocket, putting it in between her lips. "you shouldn't do that you know."
she rolled her eyes taking a deep breath, as she looked ej dead in the eyes, she breathed out a puff of vapor, "it's not like i have a singing voice to preserve or anything."
ej sat down next to her, "can i ask you something?" y/n nodded, letting out another puff of vapor. "do you not like me? because i thought you did- i thought we were on the same page but every time i try and flirt with you, hell even talk to you, you ignore it."
"so you were flirting?" y/n said, stunned. ej lips turned up into a shy smile and he nodded. "oh," y/n said dumbly, "see, i didn't know that. or really believe it. sorry."
ej's smiled grew wider. "it's okay," he licked his lips, looking down at y/n's. he looked back at her eyes, she nodded and he moved forward and pressed his lips to hers softly.
y/n pulled away with a smile, her hand holding onto the collar of his shirt. "wow."
ej smiled again, "did you drive yourself here?"
"yeah," y/n nodded, "why?"
ej jumped up pulling y/n with him, "let's get out of here, i wanna take you out on a date. just the two of us."
"well, wouldn't i be the one taking you out if i'm driving?" y/n asked leading him to her car.
"not if i'm the one paying." ej said, "now, wanna see a movie?" y/n smiled and nodded, starting her car and begging the drive to the nearby cinema.
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