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...I was on a train ride. A long ass train ride. And somehow it seemed like I was getting no where. It was beautiful outside - the sunshine filled the outlook of lonely fields somewhere in the middle of nowhere. I still found myself being anxious because I've been in there for a long time and I felt kind of trapped and panicked. When we finally arrived at the train station I felt so much relieve only to find out that I have to hurry up to get on the next train that would lead to closer to my destination. At this point I was actually kind of annoyed to be honest. It felt like a parody of my daily journey from my work place to my home. Only then I remembered that I had a travel buddy who was shape shifting. At first, it was one of my co workers, who freaked out later because I wrote my name on her birthday cake with colored icing. All the other names of the guests had been written on it so I thought I'd might join but that was somehow fatal and I had to leave. Then my companion was a friend of mine I met at my old work place. I don't remember much of it to be honest but I actually like to be around her because it's so easy most of the time. And then lastly I shared the company of my former male best friend who would then try to choke me in a parking lot when we got to the next train station. I don't exactly know how we got to the point of him choking me but I remember clearly that I insisted him to choke me harder. Kind of a weird sexual vibe. I also then 'remembered' that we dry humped at some point a long time ago. That memory was of course only a fake 'dream memory'. Besides him texting me flirty texts and always hugging me a little too long, nothing ever happened between us. And, well I don't remember if I actually arrived at my destination in the end.
Summery: Reader hangs out with Dinger and his friends.
tw: Slight cursing
wc: 1.3k
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It was...weird. We came from different social statuses in school and yet he still follows me around like a lost puppy. Surprisingly my friends don't look down upon us, but I can't say the same for his. I was a goody-goody. A nerd. Geek. Many names could describe me. Dinger was a trouble maker. A loud mouth. Class clown.
We are opposites yet...I think of him as one of my better friends. He can be a jerky asshole, but once you get past that he was funny and sweet. He would walk me to most of my classes or he would sneak into my room and we would just talk about what was on our minds.
His friends definitely didn't like me. I never hung out with them but Dinger would complain sometimes about how they were "Being complete jackasses" towards me. They thought of me as boring and snooty. Yet I'm glad Dinger stands up for me to his friends.
That lead to our current situation, "C'mon (n/n)! It'll be fun, AND you can show them how wrong they are about you!"
"But Dinger, I don't want to force anything," I groaned out grabbing the textbooks I need for my next class. "Plus I'm going to be super awkward and who cares what your friends think."
"Well I don't particularly like hearing them talk shit about you," Dinger said with a slight frown, but a smile quickly came back onto his pretty face. "Besides I want to hang out with you some more!"
This decision was a hard one for me to make. I mean who knows what might happen! Plus would my mother even agree? She would be too nervous to let me go out with a bunch of guys, even if there would be another girl there.
"My mom won't let me," I sighed out closing my locker and facing him completely. He was leaning against the locker next to mine.
"Sneak out, simple as that sweetheart," He shrugged. I felt my face flush at the nickname, still not used to the pet names he would call me. I bit my lip trying weighing the options. Dinger was totally being a bad influence on me...but how bad could going to the drive in be?
"Fine, I'll try," I grumbled out. I turned away and started to walk to my next class. I bobbed and weaved between the crowded hallway but I could still hear Dinger's loud whoop above the other teenagers. I felt a small smile form on my face, I hope I don't get into too much trouble.
I asked my mom and I as I guessed, she said no.
"I don't want you to go with that many guys without adult supervision," She said. I couldn't say anything about his friends, but I knew Dinger wouldn't do anything to hurt me, or let his friends for that matter. I'm not going to lie, I'm terrified to sneak out. I've never done it before and I have no clue what I'm doing. Good thing Dinger said he would help me out.
It was 9:30 and my mom was already asleep so this should be easier...right? My room was on the first floor so Dinger just knocked on my window, like he did when we would have our nightly talks. I put in my second earing and made my way to the window and opening it.
He gave me a bright smile and said, "Hello honey."
My cheeks heated up at the pet name but I smiled back, "Hello."
"Ready to finally be a fun person?" He asked with a smirk.
"Oh shut up," I said with a pout and rolled my eyes. "If I was so boring you would never have become my friend."
"True."
He helped me out of the window and walked us towards the front of my house. There in a car was Bobby, Lainie and Joel. There wasn't enough room for both me and Dinger...
"Hurry up!" Joel shouted. "We're gonna miss the movie!" I felt anxiety consume me as the situation I was in caught up to me. Joel was known as the school psycho, Bobby lost his marbles for a week, and Lainie...well she was chill. Dinger grabbed my hand and pulled me after him. The only open seat being next to Joel, the passenger seat. Dinger sat down and pulled me to sit on his lap. My eyes widened but I slowly relaxed into his touch. He wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his head on my shoulder.
Joel sped down the street causing me to feel uneasy. What if we got into a crash? I would definitely die.
"Hey (y/n)," I heard Lainie say over the wind.
I looked back at her and smiled, "Hey Lainie."
We got to the drive in and the movie started right when we parked. Dinger wouldn't stop talking over the movie making the others constantly tell him to shut up. So instead he would whisper what he thought to me. I would laugh at his jokes and he would smile so happily I swear he was going to blind me. Halfway through the movie Bobby and Lainie were sucking face and I could tell it annoyed Joel to no end. From the rumors I heard I know you can't believe them all, but the shit I heard about Joel scared me shitless. I hope I never get on his bad side.
"How about we try out what Bobby and Lainie are doing," Dinger whispered to me hugging me closer to him. I felt my eyes widen and my entire body heat up. I looked back at him so fast I'm surprised I didn't get whiplash. His eyebrows were raised and he had a shit eating grin.
"No!" I whisper shouted back feeling completely flustered. "Even if I wanted to I wouldn't want to do it in front of all of your friends."
"So what I'm hearing is that you're down if we do it at your house then," He replied.
"Wha-" I gasped out not knowing what to say. "No!"
"Fine, fine," He sighed out with a slight pout. "Maybe another day then."
I was used to Dinger flirting...but this was a totally different level. He just told me he wanted to not just kiss me, but mAKE OUT WITH ME! IN FRONT OF HIS FRIENDS! Does he actually like me? Or does he just want to have a one night stand? A new problem was found in my brain and I couldn't focus on much around me anymore. I was too busy contemplating the relationship between me and Dinger. Sure I find him adorable and I have the biggest crush on him...but how does he feel towards me?
The rest of the night went smoothly, his friends were nice to me. I felt a bit less awkward but still totally awkward. Dinger was more flirty than normal and I have no clue why...okay well maybe a little clue but I didn't want to assume anything. When they dropped me off Dinger came with me once more. In fact he told them that they could leave. I felt my heart beat rapidly, the words he told me earlier ringing through my head. Why does he have this affect on me?
He helped me through the window once more, climbing in after me, "What are you doing?"
"I don't want the night to end yet," Dinger said sweetly warming my heart.
"I get how you feel," I replied. "But it's 12:30 and I'm exhausted."
He walked up to me and gave me a big bear hug he knew I could never resist, "Could we at least cuddle?"
"What if you end up falling asleep and I fall asleep and my mom finds us?" I asked hugging him back. He didn't say anything but laid us both on my bed holding me close to him. I felt my tiredness hit me like a truck and it didn't help that Dinger was running his hands through my hair. I felt my eyes close slowly as he pressed a sweet kiss onto my forehead.
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