Just Friends| Niko Omilana

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(Nikos pov)
We are all hyped after the match and I even scored two goals in front on Jenn, that girl is living rent free in my head I can not stop thinking about her: her big baby blue eyes, the way she looks in my clothes, her perfect smile, her little dimples, that insane body she's got, her laugh, her touch and her laugh.

I'm just done getting changed after the match I quickly check my phone and of course JenniferRae is trending on Twitter and it's all her fans trying to figure out who the guy she was with was little do they know it's me. This time on Twitter it says 'JenniferRae Bella dating KSI' wby is that trending? They're just friends right? I click on the tab and it's just loads of pictures of them together from the years they've been friends, this is a reach right? They're all captioned 'look at the way they look at each other it's got to be KSI that's dating JenniferRae' and stuff along those lines. There's a video from today and it's JJ hyping up Jenns fit from her performance I can't explain it but there's a feeling in my stomach and I don't like it. She wouldn't do that to me though would she? I think I should distance myself from her I don't want to get hurt.

I put my phone back in my pocket and see those big blue eyes staring right at me and come my direction internally groaning I'll have no chance staying away. She hands me my hoodie back and I thank her as we get on the bus JJ grabs her and she squeals and I can't tell you how much I wish it was my hands clasping her tiny waist, I wish it was me making her laugh. I don't realise it but I'm basically watching their every move as they talk but a nudge brings me back into the real world

"Niko you in there?" Chunkz asks while laughing from beside me

"Yeah, yeah sorry" I spit out all flustered

"What's up with you?" He asks noticing I'm a bit off

"Nah it's nothing" I tell him but he just raises his eyebrows not believing it

"We're bros man talk to me" Chunkz says

"Fam look" I say as I point my head to Jenn and JJ who are still talking away and her hand on his arm while they laugh together

"You like her?" He asks me and I just give him a look "they're just friends and have been for years you've got nothing to worry about" he tells me and then the bus comes to a stop and of course Jenn is the first one off buzzing to get into the pub.

We head inside and I'm sat beside Jenn and Chunkz and constantly throughout the night I feel her leg rub against mine and I don't know if she's doing it on purpose but I miss her touch so I'm constantly moving my arm so it 'accidentally' brushes against her leg before resting it on the ledge above her head

"Guys let's get some pictures!" Talia says as she hands her phone to Simon who takes pictures of Jenn, Talia, freya and Ellie

"I look horrendous in that, oh my god!" Jenn gasps as she's shein the phone

"Quiet no you don't" Talia say to her and then they get pictures with pretty much everyone and my jaw clenches watching JJs hand go around Jenns waist and her arm go on his back

"Bro chill" Chunkz says and I just nod and that's when a slightly tipsy jenn walks over

"Nikoooo can you take pictures with me?" She asks fluttering her long lashes at me and takes one of my hands in one of her small ones

"Yeah, course" I reply and she comes down and sits beside me placing one of her hands on my knee and I keep mine on the board above her head and then she pulls me up from the booth and stands beside me placing on of her hands on my back and I scoop one of mine round to her waist and hold it while we smile at the camera

"Thank you" she says as she gives me a hug and I hug back she then disappears for a while so I go and join Chunkz, JJ and Simon who we thank for inviting us to their charity match. Not longer later the girls come back but Jenn isn't there

"Where's Jennifer?" JJ asks which irks me a bit that he noticed as well

"She was with us" freya says as the girls look back and notice she's not there causing them all to share a confused glance

"She'll just be behind a bit surely let's go get her" ellie says

"We will get her" Chunkz says looking at me and I nod

"You guys sure?" Talia asks

"Yeah don't worry" I tell her

"She'll be in safe hands" Chunkz reminds them and we get out the booth and look around the pub and there's no sight of her

"Maybe outside?" I question

"That's a shout" Chunkz says and I open the door letting the coldness hit us and hold the door for Chunkz that's when I turn to the side to see Jenn trapped to the wall by a guy clearly drunk, his arms above her head and she looks scared

"Don't" she begs weakly as he moves his hand down her face

"Hands off" I warn him getting close to the small girl the man moves his hands that have made their way to her waist

"Nah she's mine" he slurs and attempts to put his grubby hands on her but I've already pulled her into my side

"She's not brother" Chunkz tells him but he's still not taking no for an answer

"You okay?" I ask Jenn quietly who's holding on to my arm she just looks up at me and nods the guy steps closer to us and I gently push her behind me so she's shielded by my body

"I want her" the man growls trying to stand up to me but he's about 5'6 hunched in posture and has about three teeth so he probably would bite me but I'm not afraid of a skinny weak drunk man

"Home time buddy," I tell him as I make a good amount of distance between him and Jenn that's when the feisty little man goes to swing for me shame hes too short. Luckily the bouncers notice and finally usher the man out the building. Once he's completely out of sight I turn my full attention to the shaken girl who's small hand is in mine "you okay?" I ask as I sit down pulling her into my lap and tucking the small pieces of hair behind her ears and she just nods not really making eye contact with me so I place my hands on her small chin tilting her head up to make eye contact with me, her beautiful baby blue eyes are filled with tears "it's okay darlin' I'm here now, please speak to me" I say gently wrapping my arms around her waist pulling her closer to me the smell of her sweet floral perfume becoming more prominent followed by her arms wrapping around my neck

"Thank you Niko" she quietly says into my neck

"Don't thank me gorgeous" I say as I place my large hand on the back of her small head holding her close to me

"No, I don't know what would've happened if you and chunkz weren't there" she says as she pulls away from me allowing me so see her precious little face slightly reddened damp cheeks and watery eyes

"We don't need to think about that because we, I am always here I won't let you down you need me any time and I'll be there" I reassure her

"I appreciate you so much niko thank you" she says as she pulls me into a hug

"Jenn" a high pitched voice I recognise as Freya's interrupts making us pull away to see freya and Talia standing

"Can we grab Jenn for a minute?" Talia asks and I look at her to make sure she's alright, she nods and stands up brushing her hand across my shoulders as she walks past. I watch as she walks away with the girls to make sure she's alright

"You're in love fam" chunkz's voice interrupts

"What?" I ask flustered

"Jenn man, you're so in love" he tells me placing his hand on my shoulder

"Nah man I'm not" I deny batting his hand off me

"Don't lie fam I've never seen you like that with a gyal. You were mad mad" he states

"She was scared and upset fam and as her friends it's our responsibility to keep her safe" I tell him

"You're right, you're down so bad though" he says as he walks away not letting me retreat

After a couple more hours I don't see Jenn and I'm starting to get bored so head home with Chunkz.