Rivals | North Star Boys

Chapter Seventeen: Jade & Darren's Giddiness

"So is that a yes?!" Darren shouted from his room as Jade stormed away.

"Sure!" Jade shouted, just answering as she had her mind set on something else. The female stormed into the livingroom.

"Sure to what?" Angel asked, as her and Leah were chilling on the couches.

Jade ignored her question and locked eyes with Leah instead. "You! Come with me! We need to talk."

Seeing the anger from the female, Leah stood up, following Jade outside to talk privately.

"What did I do?" Leah asked as they got out there.

"You started dating Sebastian without telling me!" Jade exclaimed.

"Shhh shh." Leah shushed the female, looking around before starting to whisper. "How did you find out?"

"Darren told me." Jade responded.

"Ugh, Sebastian." Leah groaned.

"How could you not tell me?!"

"I wanted to but we were keeping things on the down low and Jade, not to be rude, you aren't exactly the quietest person in the house."

Jade opened her mouth to speak but she definitely understood where her friend was coming from. "That's a fair point. I just wish you would have told me. But does this mean none of the other girls know?"

"Angel does." Leah responded.

"What the hell?!" Jade grew offended.

"I literally just told her yesterday." Leah defended herself. "Right before finding out about Darren's date and rushing in to be there for you. Your happiness mattered more to me than some secret relationship I had."

Jade couldn't help but smile at her thoughtful friend. "Well thank you, you did help a lot."

Leah smiled. "Any time. Now, what did you agree to with Darren?"

Jade looked over to see the smirk on her friend's face. She couldn't help but blush as she clicked her tongue.

"To going out with him." Jade said, looking out at the scenery.

"What?!" Leah exclaimed. "Are you serious?!"

"Yeah." Jade snickered, realizing that her adrenaline got the best of her.

"Will you guys be able to do it without Lexi and Oliver finding out?" Leah asked.

"Probably not." Jade snickered.

Leah snickered before speaking. "I bet you guys could. Just keep up a love-hate act and you'll be fine."

"We do seem like the type of couple that would argue a lot, huh?" Jade snickered.

Leah nodded as she snickered. "No offense."

"None taken." Jade said, smiling as she thought of Darren. "I think we'll be able to always work it out, though."

"For sure." Leah agreed. "Now come on, let's go inside."

"Go on ahead." Jade said. "I think I'm going to stay out here for a little longer."

Leah nodded and went inside, leaving Jade with her happy thoughts.

*****

It was later in the day, Darren had been nothing but sweet and kind to everyone. His best friend noticed his giddiness and had to say something.

"Darren, Darren." Ryan got the male's attention after seeing him act all giddy. "What are you on?"

Darren smiled before answering, placing a hand on Ryan's shoulder. "It's called feelings my friend."

Ryan's eyes widened. "Your date went that well?"

Darren's smile faded a bit. "Well, no, not necessarily."

Ryan shook his head. "Elaborate, dude."

"While on my date, I realized how I really felt towards Jade." Darren explained. "So I asked her out this morning."

"Oh my god, seriously?!" Ryan asked, not expecting to hear that. "What did she say?"

Darren stared at the male as if he was dumb. "She said yes!"

"Damn." Ryan said, shaking his head in approval. "Congrats man."

"Thank you!" Darren exclaimed as he skipped away.

Ryan, on the other hand, went to go find Justin. He just had to tell him what he heard. He finally found Justin in his room, as was Alex on her PC. After walking inside, Ryan caught Justin staring at the female somewhat smiling. Ryan just smirked before distracting him.

"Justin!" He called the male's name.

Justin looked at the male, eyes widened. "What?!"

"I need to talk to you." Ryan motioned for him to follow. "Come out here."

Justin groaned and rolled his eyes before following Ryan out of the room.

"Why couldn't you talk to me in my room?" Justin asked.

"Because it's about Alex." Ryan said.

Justin's eyes widened. "Fair point. Go on."

"Actually, it's firstly about Darren." Ryan confessed. "Him and Jade started dating."

"What?!" Justin exclaimed. "But he just had his date last night, and it wasn't with Jade."

"I know!" Ryan was shocked too. "I guess he realized his feelings for her on his date and confessed this morning."

"That's crazy." Justin shook his head.

"I know." Ryan agreed.

"Wait, what does this have to do with Alex?" Justin asked, realizing what the male said at the beginning of the conversation.

"Well, I mean, like if Darren and Jade are dating now, then that means you could date Alex." Ryan explained.

"Woah, chill lover boy." Justin placed a hand on the male's chest to calm him down. "Who says I want to date her?"

"You like her, why not date her?" Ryan asked.

"Okay, you like Angel, why not date her?" Justin asked.

Ryan's eyes widened. "You know I wouldn't be able to ask her out."

"Why not?" Justin said. "You have a better chance with Angel than I do with Alex."

"Not a chance." Ryan shook his head. "I want this for you, though, dude. Ask her out."

"Okay, fine." Justin said, smirking as he folded his arms. "I'll ask her out when you ask Angel out."

Ryan stared at the male. "You're really gonna be like that?"

"Yup." Justin smirked.

Ryan groaned. "Fine."

And with that, Ryan walked away. Justin just shook his head before walking back into his room. He saw Alex and couldn't help but smile. Maybe he did want to date her, but he was afraid of being rejected. He didn't have anything to worry about anyway because he knew Ryan would never actually find the courage to ask Angel out.

~Authors Note~

Hey guys! So this story is really coming along, wouldn't you say? I still feel like there is so much to write about tho hehe anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed once again and I will see you soon. Biez!