striderbabe

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Silently walking down the hallway, you - (Y/n) Madison - is one innocent and shy girl. Not to mention, awkward.

You brother, James Madison, is one of the (not so) popular guys in school. He would participate in quizzes and competitions around the world. Successfully winning them. He was really smart.

"Hey (Y/n)!" You heard a familiar voice called. You turned around and saw your best friend - Maria. Maria Reynolds.

"Hey Maria!" You smiled at her.

"So, how's your life doing?"

"Great, I guess. I mean, it's not that surprising. Each day passes by, the same routine." You said.

She looked at you confused for a moment. You could tell she was thinking of things. Probably your relationship status or--

"Seen anyone yet?"

Yep. Relationship status.

You blushed and looked down, covering your face. You let out a muffled "not yet." She chuckled and playfully shooked her head.

"Single forever, huh?" She smirked.

"Come on! You don't even have one yet--" She placed her finger on top of your lips, shushing you.

"James remember?"

You thought it was your brother at first but then realized there was a lot of James in the campus.

"Oh right."

She chuckled and proceeded to walk to your class.

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"Alright, before we start today's class, I would like to let everyone know that a student from France will be returning here." Your teacher, Mr. Washington, announced.

You heard whispers from the class. You heard James groaned, looking mad.

"What's wrong, Jemmy?" You asked him. He huffed and crossed his arms, looking at the door.

"He's back." He groaned once again.

"Who's back?"

Before he could answer, the door was suddenly opened by a man with a thick southern accent.

"What'd I miss?"

Half of the class groaned while the other half (mostly girls) squealed from excitement.

Judging by the way the class interacts with him, he must be a popular guy. You watched as he sat in front of James.

"Class, I'm sure all of you has met Thomas Jefferson." Mr. Washington said. A slight annoyance in his voice.

You awkwardly raised your hand and waited for him to notice you. Fortunately, he did.

"Oh right. (Y/n) this is Thomas. Thomas meet (Y/n)."

Thomas looked at you and smiled. You slightly blushed at this, smiling back. Wait...blush? Why would you blush at him? You just met him! Silly emotions...

Time skip^-^-^-^-^

As the class went on, you found out that James is Thomas' best friend. He would get annoyed by him sometimes but they were pretty close.

Just before Mr. Washington could finish his lecture about Abraham Lincoln, the bell rang signalling everyone to lunch.

Washington groaned and started picking up his stuff. "We'll continue this tomorrow. Class....dismiss."

You giggled and did the same, putting your notes inside your bag. You noticed a shadow was covering you from the light of the sun.

You looked up and saw Thomas standing infront of you.

"So, you're (Y/n) Madison, huh?" He asked. You nodded your head and started to walk out of the door. You were awkward at starting a conversation so you didn't know what to do.

"Hey, wait!"

You turned around and saw him running to you. You looked confused for a moment. What does he want with you?

"I was wondering. Maybe we could eat lunch together. Y'know, since we just met, I want to get to know you more. Not just because your my best friend's sister, but like, I want to be your friend." He said stuttering a bit. You blushed and nodded.

The walk to the cafeteria was silent. The awkward tension between you two getting thicker and thicker for each step you make.

Soon enough, you finally arrived at the cafeteria. You approached the counter and grabbed a tray as Thomas did the same.

The lady placed a bowl of chicken soup on your tray, knowing that you loved it. Thomas looked at you confused.

"Sick?"

"Nope. Just the thing I always eat here." Thomas was surprised. He haven't heard your voice yet until now.

"Wow." He said.

"Yeah, I know right?"

"No. I mean. Wow, your voice it's..."

"Horrible. I know." You said putting down your tray at a near by table.

"N-no! It's..it's..beautiful.." He smiled at you. You blushed and thanked him.

You and Thomas started a conversation while eating your lunch. Turns out he ate a salad. Both of you joked and laughed. Thomas would flirt a bit (which made you blush) and complimented you.

That's when you didn't realize. The closer you get to him, the stronger your feelings progressed. The feeling was amazing.

Both of you finished eating and walked around the campus.

"So, what happened while I was gone?" He asked. You thought for a while.

There was a lot to be honest. You smiled as fun and happy memories started to flow in your mind.

You told Thomas a lot of things, mostly about your friends and their silliness.

You told him about that time when James got so drunk, he started making-out with Herc.

When John accidentally switched clothes with Alex in the laundry store.

When the girls dared Laf to give Washington a lap dance during a party. That was the funniest memory ever.

You and Thomas laughed as you kept telling stories. He also told you a bit of his experience when he was in France.

One time, he said that a group of girls invited him to their house for a party with lots of alcoholic drinks. Who couldnt say no to that? Of course, Thomas went. Turns out it was just a silly little prank so that they could have a foursome with him. Luckily, Thomas ran out as soon as they started stripping him off. What can he say? Paris had a lot of beautiful girls.

The thought of it made you feel jealous a little jealous, but you just ignored it and continued to talk.

Little do you know, a certain Madison was watching from behind a tree.

Time skip after classes-----

You and Thomas said your goodbyes to each other as you separated ways. You couldn't help but think about the whole thing that happened between you and Thomas.

You unlocked the door and went inside. Before you could close the door, you heard it slammed on its own. You shrieked and turned around, only to be met by a furious James Madison. His eyes were looking directly at yours, as if it was looking through your innocent soul.

"J-James! You scared me! Didn't see you there!" You said while placing your hand on your chest.

"I know." He said sternly. You looked worried for a second. This wasn't the James you knew. He was all fluffy and cuddly but after Thomas arrived, he started becoming more over-protective.

Wait. Thomas...

He walked to the couch and sat down looking angry as ever. No wonder, why his (also yours) last name is Madison.

"James? Are you okay? Is something wrong...?" You asked, worried.

No response.

Tears started forming on your eyes, you sniffed making James look at you. He shot up and looked at you.

"Wait! (Y/n)! I'm sorry..." He calmly soothed you. "Shhh, I'm sorry.."

"A-are you m-mad at me..?" You asked. He sighed and answered, "I'm just...kind of disappointed."

You looked at him confused, your tears drying up. "W-wha..?"

He sighed. "You and Thomas have been hanging out lately..."

"...are you jealous?"

"What! No!"

You giggled and snuggled up to him. "Thomas isn't the type of guy who gets all "lovey dovey". He'll probably hurt you like he did to his former girlfriend.."

Your eyes widened at this. Thomas never told you about those stuff. James looked at you and sighed.

"I know you like him, (Y/n)."

"W-what makes you think that I like him?" You blushed. He chuckled and shrugged.

"I don't know. The way you look at him, the way you would blush everytime he compliments you. It's pretty obvious."

You blushed, thoughts flooding your mind. He was right. You did really like him. You liked him ever since he stepped foot inside the class. You smirked and looked up at him.

"So, are you saying I can out with him?"

"No."

"Awww! Come on, James! He's really cute and friendly! Also hot at the same time! I mean looks at that guy! Talented, smart, goofy, cute, sculpted by the angels above! He's--" Before you could continue, James interrupted you.

"Okay! Okay! But only friends!" You pouted a bit but shrugged and gave him a big hug. He sighed and hugged you back.

"Thank you so much!" You squealed. You let go of him and ran towards your shared bedroom.

He chuckled before going back to his previous work.

-next day-

Thomas was humming a tune while listening to music with his headphones. He was inside a library reading his favorite book.

"THOMAS!!!"

"SSHH!"

He shot up and looked at you. "(Y/n)! Hi!" He smiled at you. You waved and sat down I'm front of him.

"What'cha readin'?" You asked him. He smiled and showed you the book. It was a Harry Potter book.

"You're a Harry Potter fan?" You aksed him.

"Yup! But half of it is because of Emma Watson." He smirked and continued reading the book.

Your smile contorted into a slight frown. You remembered what James said about Thomas and his ex girlfriends.

"Thomas?"

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