a one-sho of "close the door" omni-span, and "how much did you hear?" Riya and Jake, if it's not too much to ask, please?
Alright anon, this was really fun to write! Lots of Riya prompts lately haha. I hope I understood you correctly by combining the prompts into one since this was the same ask and all, but if I didnât please donât hesitate to request one of them again!
Also, this is pure misunderstanding to fluff, so ⌠yeah haha. Too many of my one-shots are angsty lol
âHow much did you hear?â
What was that huge problem, you may ask?
She had a crush, a flow-blown crush, on Jake Armstrong.
Now, Riya had never really like anyone before. Sheâd never had the time, and for a while, sheâd thought she just wasnât that type of person. In her opinion, love would find her later on (if it even did) and she wasnât going to go chasing after it.
But now ⌠now she had a crush. Sheâd ignored it at first, but after a little bit of prodding from Ricardo and Nathan (who she suspected might be a couple themselves, but that was a story for another day) and a lot of pressure put on herself by not doing anything anytime she saw his cute smile and really kissable face, she decided she was going to ask him out.
But the problem was, she had no idea how to do that.
So that was why she was here, at Ricardoâs place, getting dating advice at 8 oâclock at night.
âOkay, so youâll go up to him, and youâll say, âhey Jake, youâre super hot! Want to go on a date with me?â and then heâll say, âoh yeah, Riya, youâre also super hot, letâs kiss or whatever,â and then, boom! Date accomplished!â Ricardo grinned, raising his voice to do (very inaccurate) impressions of them each as he explained his plan.
âThatâs stupid,â Riya rolled her eyes from the couch. âHeâll never go out with me if I say that.â
âFine, fine, donât say that exactly,â Ricardo raised his hands in mock surrender, âbut ⌠I dunno, say that but with more âŚÂ â
âPurpose? Pizazz? Actual thought?â
âYeah!â Ricardo chuckled. âListen, if itâs really freaking you out, you can practice on me.â
âPractice?â Riya raised a brow, very much regretting asking him for help.
âYeah! Just stand up,â he offered her a hand, which she hesitantly took, and helped her up. âAnd pretend Iâm Jake. Say what you would say to him.â
âFine âŚÂ â Riya sighed, closing her eyes for a moment. When she opened them, she gave Ricardo a shy smile, âhey ⌠so ⌠I wanted to tell you something.â
âI ⌠I think I have feelings for you. I have for a while, actually,â Riya said, thinking that this might actually help. âI really enjoy when we spend time together, and ⌠I think youâre really handsome. Would you ⌠like to go out on a date with me?â
âWow, I didnât know you felt that way!â Ricardo exclaimed theatrically. âYes! Of course, Iâll go on a date with you!â
Riya was just opening her mouth to respond when she heard a clattering to her left. Her head spun to look towards Ricardoâs door, where Jake and Nathan stood in the hallway, mouths wide open and a tray of chips and dip fallen to the floor.
âJake!â Riya exclaimed, stumbling towards the two boys as Ricardo gave a small screech that might have been Nathanâs name. âI didnât know you were coming over!â
âYou âŚÂ âJake frowned, looking angry. âYou asked out Ricardo?!â
âN-no!â Riya shook her head quickly. âNo, how much did you hear?â
âAnd you said yes?!â Nathan yelled at Ricardo, face red as a tomato.
âNo! No, this is a misunderstanding!â Ricardo said quickly, fear evident in his voice. âClose the door, we can explain.â
âOh, I think Iâve seen enough to know whatâs going on here,â Nathan sneered, crossing his arms. âTo think we were about to surprise you with a movie night! I canât believe this!â
âNo, no, listen!â Ricardo said, reaching out to grab Nathanâs hand. Nathan took a step back from him, looking away in disgust. âListen, we were just âŚÂ â he paused, looking to Riya. It seemed he didnât want to give away her feelings, though there was no other way now. So much for her plan to ask out Jake.
âComing up with an excuse?â Jake scoffed.
âNo, Jake, Nathan, please listen,â Riya approached them, rubbing her temples. âWe were just ⌠we were practicing.â
âPracticing?â Nathan repeated. âWhat the heck is that supposed to mean?â
âI âŚÂ â Riya sighed, âI wanted to ask Jake out, and Ricardo was helping me practice because Iâm not really good at this âŚÂ â she admitted, looking down with a small blush. She looked back up, giving Nathan a small smile, âI really didnât mean to make you think I was trying to get with your boyfriend.â
âMyââ Nathan blushed, looking at Ricardo, âyou told her?!â
âNo! Sheâs just smart! Donât kill me!â Ricardo covered his face with his hands.Â
âWait wait wait wait,â Jake said, seeming to come out of shock, âyou were practicing to ask me out?â
â ⌠yes?â Riya admitted with an embarrassed half smile. âI really wish it would have gone better than this, though. Um âŚÂ â Riya shifted her weight, âyou wouldnât happen to want to say yes, would you?â
âWhat do you think?!â Jake said, a smile forming. âOf course!â he grabbed her hand, and she instantly relaxed. âIâve been crushing on you forever!â
âHe counted the days,â Nathan said with a chuckle before he grabbed Ricardoâs hands and squeezed them. âSorry for doubting you, Ricardo.â
âItâs okay,â Ricardo kissed his cheek. âMan,â he grinned, âIâm so glad I can do that in public now! Does everyone see my boyfriend?â he wrapped his arm around Nathan, âbecause heâs super cute and heâs mine.â
Riya gave a small giggle before Jake hesitantly wrapped an arm around her, and she melted into the touch. âHave you seen my girlfriend?â Jake smirked, âbecause sheâs super cute and sheâs mine.â
âGirlfriend, huh?â Riya teased, âwe havenât even been on a date yet.â
âO-oh, I, um, Iâm sorry, I didnâtââ
Riya cut him off with a kiss, smiling once she broke away. âItâs okay, I like the title.â
âSo ⌠movie night?â Ricardo chuckled, and everyone chuckled along with him, various sounds of agreement thrown his way.
The group headed to the couch, sitting down and watching whatever movie was playing on the current channel with smiles and a light atmosphere that Riya very much preferred to the tension before. This wasnât how sheâd expected any of this to go, but she liked it nonetheless.
Besides, sheâd gotten a boyfriend out of it all. And though sheâd never been concerned with love before, she was happy to start finding out what it was all about now.