Aaaaaand we're back to the prompt challenge where I once again failed to meet the wordcount. 

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What happened with this prompt is that I immediately thought of someone trying to hide something they were embarrassed about, then my mind jumped to that Kailor AU I started with 'Failed Attempt'. It was supposed to be a oneshot without much context, but then I came along and wrote part 2. Basically, welcome to another long passage about Kai and Skylor being silly. Enjoy!

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"I can't believe you talked me into this." Skylor groaned.

     "Hey, I can't pass up easy extra credit when I find it." Kai shrugged, sorting the very large pile of flyers in front of him into three stacks. "And you're my partner to prom, so you're obligated to help me with my prom stuff."

     "If you actually studied for your exams you wouldn't need extra credit." Skylor huffed, flipping one her ginger braids behind her head. 

     They were currently at Kai's house, which Skylor had only been to a few times. Nya normally didn't like to bring people over since the whole house stunk like someone had just tried to microwave metal. The wallpaper was peeling, and the metal furniture was so crooked Skylor wondered if someone had tried to put it together by hand.

     Kai's mother, Maya, was currently in the kitchen next to the room where they were. Skylor could hear her trying to bake something, and the fumes coming from the kitchen were even worse than the combined scent of burning house and teenage boy who put on too much cologne. She was also obviously trying to eavesdrop.

     Kai frowned at his incomplete piles. "I think I left some of these in my backpack."

     Skylor stood up as soon as the words left his mouth. "I can get them."

     He tilted his head in confusion as to why she wanted to do extra work, but Skylor had a motive behind her nicer behavior. Kai had left his backpack in his car, which smelled much better than the house.

     "Er, Skye—"

     "Skylor. We're not to that point yet."

     "Skylor, I'm not sure you know where I put it and—"

     "Please, Mr. Overprotective, I'm not going to trash your little book-carrier." Skylor rolled her eyes, already halfway out the front door. She made a mental note to drag Kai to her place next time he ever attempted to get extra credit by handing out prom flyers.

     He sat back down looking extremely flustered.

     Skylor took her time getting to his car, which was a difficult task since he had parked it right outside the house. Just seeing the car reminded her that it was only a short while ago since he failed at proposing to her, which she found both sweet and hilarious. She never had any idea Kai liked her until that fateful day. She had never realized how much she actually wanted to give him a chance until she saw his charming proposal the next day.

     Kai's rusty red backpack was covered in dirt stains, like him and his friends had decided to use it as a soccer ball. Skylor was pretty sure they were the reason his grades were always so low; he was always going on little unannounced 'trips' with them. She could tell there was something more about his little friend group that he wasn't telling her, but she didn't expect him to up and tell her all of his secrets before their first date. That was just being petty.

     Still, she was pretty sure she'd have to corner Kai until he explained what she found inside the backpack.

     "KAAIIIIIII," Skylor chimed as she burst through his front door. Kai saw what she was holding and looked ready to crawl into a hole and die of humiliation.

     He did attempt to dismiss it at first. "Oh that..." He awkwardly laughed. "It's nothing. Nya won it in a carnival game; you know how her and Jay are always going to those things—"

     "Kai, it's a plush version of a bag of Doritos. Nya doesn't even like Doritos."

     He continued to awkwardly laugh, until the laughs turned to coughs. By the end of his hacking fit his face was so red it matched his hoodie.

     "You must think I'm a doofus." Kai finally muttered, pulling the hoodie's hood over his immaculately styled hair. He must have really been embarrassed if he was willing to mess up his hair to hide his flushing cheeks.

     "Because you keep a plush bag of Doritos with you?" Skylor sat down opposite to him. "Let me guess, this is your comfort stuffed plushie?"

     Kai made a strangled noise that resembled a yes.

     Skylor hesitated, then reached forward and lifted his chin. "I find it endearing."

     "Probably because you have one too." He wouldn't meet her eyes, then paused when she didn't answer.

     Kai looked up to find Skylor blushing about as bright as he was.

     "WAIT, YOU DO?"

     "Yes," Skylor squeak-blurted, before reaching forward to cover his mouth. "And if you dare tell anyone I will personally shave your h—"

     "OH MY GOODNESS THAT'S ADORABLE." Kai blocked her incoming hands and rushed up from the table.

     Skylor barely had time to react before she was strangled in a hug.

     "Can't breathe." She wheezed.

     "You will never tell anyone." Kai said from above her. She could sense the smile in his voice.

     "Never, but you will also hold true to that. I know how to sneak hair-falling-out-cream into your shampoo bottles." Skylor poked her hands above Kai all-encompassing arms.

     "I love you so much." Kai murmured, before ripping the plush bag of Doritos out of her hands and running off with it.

     "Get back here!" Skylor shrieked, amazed at how easily she had fell for his trickery.

     The two ran around the room, both of them trying to keep their hands on the stuffed prize. Kai just wanted to hide it away again, and Skylor wanted to bash Kai over the head with it. She did end up tackling him with a move worthy of his football team, but the move sent the flyers Kai had spent the past hour organizing scattering all over the room.

     Both of them stared at the falling papers, then at each other.

     "This is why I talked you into this." Kai said.

     Skylor laughed, wondering how in the world she had ignored this side of Kai for so long. She had the feeling that this relationship was going to end up a lot of fun.

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A/N

Somewhere in the back of my mind I wonder if this 'Prompts Challenge' book is really going to end up a Kailor AU with some other stuff mixed in...

Make sure to check out therearenooptions to see her half of this prompt! See you all next week! :-)

~squidneyxd