[003] the perfect bet

                                             "Where the fuck do you think you're going?"

                                             Juno raises a brow as she pauses in front of Nate's doorway. Already in a rush and not in the mood for any of her brother's shit, she just rests her hands onto her hips as she glared at him. "Out."

                                            "Dressed like that?" Nate questioned.

                                            "Not you too. What's wrong with the way I'm dressed?" Juno responded.

                                             "You'll attract the wrong kind of attention," Nate replied. Sometimes, Juno swore her brother was firmly stuck in the 50's or something with how he viewed girls.

                                             "Maybe that's exactly what I want. Have any of you ever considered that?" Juno argued.

                                             "Fine. You wanna go out and be a slut? Be my guest. I'm tired of trying to help you," Nate says as he stands up, towering over Juno but that didn't stop her from glaring up at him anyways.

                                             Juno scoffs. "I don't know what savior complex you have. But you've never helped me. You don't mind our parents hating me as long as you're the favorite so... spare me the bullshit." 

                                             "Whatever. Have fun," Nate says as he storms towards her.

                                             And with that, Nate slams the door in her face. Juno kicks his door in an effort to somehow have the last word before she finally left. She'd climb into her car and drive to the only bar in town so she could go and meet up with Victoria. Victoria was already there, smoking a cigarette and seemingly bored until Juno showed up.

                                             The moment she saw Juno, she smiles as she rushes towards her and pulls her in for a hug. Juno laughs as she hugs her back, overwhelmed by the scent of cigarettes and sugary sweet perfume. "Did you really miss me that much?"

                                             "Yeah. It was fucking boring without you," Victoria says as she pulls away from Juno.

                                             "Funny. I could say the same thing," Juno replied.

                                             Victoria raised a brow. "Your parents gave you shit again?"

                                              "My dad's out and my mom was on the computer so neither of them noticed. Nate though...," Juno trails off, feeling herself growing upset all over again.

                                             Victoria rolls her eyes, scoffing. "Fuck him. He's a loser and a weirdo."

                                             "Agreed. Where are the others?" Juno glanced around, trying to see any sign of their friends and finding none.

                                             "Kamile's bringing them over so they should be here soon. In the mean time, we can start without them," Victoria grins, holding onto her hand as she dragged her inside of the bar. 

                                             The moment they walked inside of the bar, all eyes were on them which Juno was quickly growing used to. They were young and beautiful and with the fact that there were mostly men inside of the bar didn't really help. But it wouldn't be Victoria if she didn't lead them inside of the lion's den, just to see how far they could go. Victoria was all about pushing boundaries despite the risks and it felt both exciting and dangerous to hang out with her.

                                            That was one of the reasons why Juno simply couldn't get enough.

                                            "You might wanna pull your shirt down a little," Victoria advised as they made their way towards the bar. "We are going to be playing a little game called hello titty and see how many free drinks we can get without being ID'd.."

                                            "Sounds like fun," Juno grins, more than happy to cause a little havoc as she pulled down her shirt and showed off her cleavage.

                                            With a charming smile, flirtatious words, and cleavage on full display, they easily got their way with the bartender who was more than happy to give them what they wanted. He didn't think to ask them for their age or for any money, knowing that the free show would end the moment he did. And now with a tray of free shots, the two girls took them down side by side. Although they definitely had school tomorrow, neither girl seemed to care about the consequences of going so hard.

                                           All they cared about was having fun. And speaking of fun, Victoria had a pretty fun idea in mind.

                                           "When do you think you'll let me take your car out for a drive?" Victoria questioned, glancing over at Juno. "It's not fair that we've been friends for this long and you still haven't let me drive."

                                          Juno chuckles. "You shouldn't take it personally. I don't even let Nate drive the car. She's my precious baby."

                                         "So precious that you'd be willing to bet on her?" Victoria offered with a smirk.

                                         "Depends," Juno accepts, not wanting to look like a pussy in front of her cooler best friend.

                                         Victoria's smirk turns into a grin as she says, "You remember Mr. Lynch, don't you? Anyway, I clearly saw the way he was looking at you."

                                         "What are you talking about?" Juno asked, opting to play dumb.

                                         "Bitch, you know exactly what I mean. He's your average middle aged guy who probably hasn't gotten laid in god knows how long," Victoria answered.

                                         "Isn't he married?" Juno raised a brow as she watched Victoria finish off her next shot.

                                         "Does it fucking matter? A ring on a finger never stops anyone. And it shouldn't stop you, especially if you wanna keep your car," Victoria scoffed.

                                         "What are you saying?" Juno frowns, hoping Victoria would get to the point.

                                         "If you can successfully get Mr. Lynch to sleep with you by the end of the school year, then you get to keep it. But if he turns you down, then the car now belongs to me and you'll have to get acquanted with the bus," Victoria proposed with a smile.

                                          So she hadn't been kidding about wanting to drive Juno's car. Juno knew she liked it but she never thought that she'd go this far. It was pretty insane but then again, that was Victoria's middle name.

                                        "Are you fucking serious?" Juno chuckled, a part of her still convinced that this was another one of Victoria's fucked up jokes. It had to be.

                                        "Yeah, it'll be fun and you're pretty. I bet all you have to do is say boobs and he'll cum right then and there. It shouldn't be that difficult of a challenge. Maybe you'll be fulfilling his little school girl fantasy," Victoria insisted, shrugging her shoulders.

                                        "You watch too much porn," Juno snorts, shaking her head.

                                        "I watch a healthy amount. Now are you gonna take the bet or not?" Victoria questioned.

                                        Juno bit her lower lip, feeling just a little conflicted. She knew that Victoria wasn't joking when she said she'd take her car. But Juno had never gone this far. She's only slept with a couple of guys her age and granted, it had been pretty lackluster but Juno could confidently say that she wasn't a virgin anymore.

                                        But to sleep with her history teacher? That was completely next level.

                                        "Hey, I'm not forcing you to do anything. If you don't think you can handle it, then we can just move forward and -," Victoria began, sending Juno a look. 

                                        She was obviously challenging her, guilting her into taking the bait. But blinded by her admiration and loyalty to her new best friend who had basically helped her to become so popular, Juno just couldn't see it. The last thing Juno wanted to do was disappoint Victoria when she had gotten this far with her.

                                        "No. No, I can handle it. I'll take it, but only on one condition," Juno stated.

                                        "Name it," Victoria nods.

                                        "Do you think we can keep this between the two of us?" Juno asked, her tone turning sheepish. She didn't want people to find out that she was going after Mr. Lynch. It'd truly send their suburban mecca up in flames over such a scandal. And while Juno was already making a name for herself (for all the wrong reasons), Juno didn't need things to escalate further.

                                        "Of course. Iris can't keep her mouth shut for shit. And we don't exactly need anyone tipping Mr. Lynch off on our master bet. You have to make him think you actually like him. Boost his confidence and make him feel young again," Victoria reasoned.

                                        "He's not that old," Juno rolled her eyes.

                                        "Pretty sure he's in his late thirties. He's practically ancient. Honestly, I'd kill myself if I ever got that old. I'd rather die young," Victoria argued.

                                         "Don't say that," Juno frowns, already growing sad at the thought of Victoria dying. Victoria was her best friend and she didn't think she could imagine going on without her. Life had been so boring and dull before Victoria came around, and if Victoria were to leave, Juno knew it'd be ten times worse.

                                         Once you had a taste of something so wonderful and intoxicating, you'd definitely go mad without it.

                                         "It's the truth. Hey, so do we have a deal or what?" Victoria adds, holding out her hand while she waited for Victoria's response.

                                          Juno glances down at Victoria's hand for a moment. She still had time to laugh and play it off, pretending that she was only joking and risk having Victoria tease her for being a coward for the rest of the night. But when she thought about how fun it'd be to try and win the history teacher over, Juno decided that it wouldn't hurt to try.

                                          She could just add it to her bucket list of things to accomplish.

                                          "We have a deal," Juno agrees, shaking hands with Victoria and sealing her fate.

                                          Just then, the two girls could hear excited giggles and shouts coming from a distance away. They look, smiling at the sight of their other friends now starting to join them. Kamile, Trixie, Iris made their way towards Victoria and Juno, all of them hugging each other when they met back up.

                                          "What took you all so long?" Victoria questioned.

                                          "Someone had to take forever in getting dressed," Trixie glared at Kamile who pouts.

                                          "Hey, it takes a little while to look this amazing. If you have such a problem with it, maybe you should actually learn how to drive and get a car of your own," Kamile argued.

                                          Trixie huffed. "Whatever. I'm just ready to drink."

                                           "Bartender's over there. I can hook you guys up," Victoria replied as she got up, smiling at Juno. "Be right back. Try not to have too much fun without me."

                                           Victoria leads Kamile and Iris over to the bar while Trixie stays behind to sit next to Juno. She chuckles to herself as she sees Juno staring right at Victoria as though she was absolutely entranced by her. But then again, Victoria managed to have that effect on most people.

                                           "You're so in love with her, it's blatantly obvious," Trixie remarked.

                                           In an instant, Juno snaps out of it and she turns to look at Trixie with her face feeling like it was on fire. "I'm not in love with Victoria. I just... like her. She's cool."

                                           "Yeah, she is cool. Anyone's lucky to be friends with her. I think you're the luckiest one out of us all," Trixie replied.

                                           "And why do you say that?" Juno furrowed her brows.

                                           Trixie chuckles again, her head canted to the side. "She really likes you. She keeps you closer to her than the rest of us. You're her favorite. You just better hope you don't lose her favor."

                                           "How come?" Juno reluctantly asks.

                                           "She may or may not make your life a living hell," Trixie shrugs, saying the words so casually like she was talking about the weather or something.

                                            Pondering Trixie's words in her head, she looked back at Victoria who was continuing to smile and flirt with the bartender. The last thing she'd ever want to do was piss Victoria off or stop being friends with her. Juno knew she'd be stupid to ever lose a friend like Victoria.

                                             That'd be social suicide.

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notes: sorry for the super late update but i hope you all enjoyed this! victoria is obviously a shitty friend but juno thinks the world of her which will ultimately lead to her downfall. as well as basically being pressured into sleeping with a teacher of course 😔