2 weeks later

*Vic*

"I think I'm gonna ask her out, dude. You know, like, ask her if she wants to go out and do something?" Matt tells me and I nod, my heart dropping right into the pit of my stomach and making it extremely difficult for me to form any words that are encouraging for Matt.

It's not as if I can stop him from asking Amelia out, because I haven't told him that I like her too. So he isn't doing anything and I have no reason that he knows about to stop him from talking to her about going out.

"Sounds cool, dude." I manage to force out of my mouth and he grins.

"What should I ask her to do? Cinema? Help me out."

"Cinema sounds pretty cool, every girl likes the cinema, don't they?" I say monotonously, but saying enough as to not make him realize that I don't actually want him to ask her out.

"Yeah, I suppose." He debates the idea to himself and I tune out, completely uninterested now that I know what is going to happen between the pair of them. "Do you think she will even say yes?"

I get pulled out of my semi-consciousness and look at Matt. "Uh, yeah. Course she will. Don't worry about it dude, seriously." I say just to stop him from talking to me about it.

He nods and we both hear the familiar quick, light footsteps of Amelia on the stairs and he looks at me in exasperation, as if he is unsure whether or not the plan he just recited to himself is fallible or not. I shrug my shoulders and try not to stare as Amelia walks into the room, wearing a pair of jean shorts with no tights and a pale blue Dropdead sweater with the words 'SUCK-A-FUCK' written down it in white bold writing.

Her hair is tied back into a low, messy bun with loose strands of gentle blackness hanging around her face and tucked behind her ears. Her make up is minimal and she looks just as beautiful as she does with it all on.

"Hey guys." She says with a slight sigh, her British accent thick and friendly. "What are you both looking so serious for?" She says after standing there and looking to and from me and Matt for a few seconds.

She looks at me and I shrug my shoulders for the millionth time today and she looks away, her gaze moving towards Matt, who is standing there and looking in every direction but towards her.

She takes a few steps towards him and he looks at her as she stands in front of him, an unsure but slightly amused look on her face. "Uh, Matt?" She begins awkwardly.

"Yeah?" He perks up instantly and stands up straight, pulling his hands out of his pockets where they were previously.

"Can I get to the cupboards behind you, please? I want to make a cup of tea and I kind of need a cup."

"Oh, uh, sorry. Yeah, course." He stutters slightly and moves out of her way, letting he lean up and pull a floral teacup out of the cupboard she bought for herself recently.

"Thanks." She smiles and tries to reach around him to switch on the kettle.

"Sorry." He says and moves out of her way again. "I keep getting in your way."

"It's fine." She laughs a little, the sound warming up my insides.

Matt smiles at her and opens his mouth to speak. "Um... Are you free this w-weekend?"

She looks up at him after pouring milk into her cup and he blushes. "Uh, I should be on Saturday."

"Yeah, Saturday is perfect." He whispers to himself.

"What for, anyway?" She asks him as she pours water into her cup from the kettle.

"Oh, uh... I was wondering... If you're not busy then maybe we could, like, do the movies or something." He says shyly and kicks at a loose piece of wooden flooring, the awkwardness of his stance almost painful to watch. I have never seen him like this before, it is weird. Or maybe I am just being harsh.

Amelia looks at Matt and then catches my eye. I look back at her and her eyes look as if they are studying my reaction to this, questioning me to see if I am okay with it. I decide I am just being stupid and look away from her immediately, pulling my phone out of my pocket and texting Mike, telling him to come round later.

I hear a sigh and then Amelia talks."Yeah, sounds cool." She says and I can almost feel the smile that is surely spreading across Matt's face right now - I can tell even without looking.

I get up out of my chair and get ready to go to my room when Mike texts me back and tells me that he can't come over because he is already out, completely bored of the awkwardness of the situation. I push my chair under the dining table and catch Amelia's eye once more.

"You okay?" She asks me and I nod, confused by her question.

"I am fine." I say bluntly, clearly showing that I am not okay. I roll my eyes at myself and then start to walk again, smiling at her as I pass her near the doorway.

I reach my room and as I am about to close the door, Amelia knocks on it, asking for permission to come in with a tight expression and awkward eyes.

I smile and open the door properly for her, and she walks in, placing her cup of tea on my cabinet and setting herself down on the edge of my bed. I do the same and sit near her, plugging my phone in to charge it.

"You're not okay." She says quietly and I look at her, to see her picking at a thread on her shorts instead of looking at me like I had expected.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"I asked you if you were okay, you said you was fine. Which means that you aren't okay." She says and finally makes eye contact with me.

"Yeah, uh, it's whatever. It doesn't matter." I brush it off and she bites her lip slightly without realizing it, the look of it forcing me to look away from her because of the thoughts that it brings to my mind.

"Well, I just wanted to make sure that it was nothing that I did. Or nothing that I said." She says cautiously, and for a moment I think that she is hinting at the fact that she said yes to going out with Matt, but I realize that I must be being stupid as she would have no idea that that would anger me in any way.

"No, it isn't you."

"Am I allowed to know what it is?" She asks and I smile to myself at how cute she is and cautious about wanting to hurt my feelings or making a bad impression on me.

"It's just college - it's starting to stress me out a bit." I lie and she nods, the look on her face mildly disbelieving and all of these signs really start to make me question whether she knows that I like her.

"Understandable. Well, as long as you are okay. You can talk to me whenever, if you need to anyway. You don't have to, I mean-"

"I know I can talk to you." I laugh and she smiles.

"Sorry."

"Don't be, you are being a good friend." I say honestly and she smiles even wider.

"Okay, I am going to leave you now then. Didn't want to disturb you for too long." She says and gets up, taking her tea off the cabinet and getting ready to leave my room.

"You don't have to leave." I say without thinking about it and she turns round to look at me.

"If you're sure? I don't want to bug you." She says and I shake my head, frowning at her.

"You could never bug me. Come on, we can listen to music for a bit or something. I can get a chance to see what you're into." I smirk and she sits back down on my bed, but this time more comfortably, crossing her legs and sitting across from me.

"Okay. Not sure whether you will like anything like I do though..." She tells me warily.

"Hm, you never know. We could have something in common."

"We could."

"You choose something first." I urge her and she contemplates the thought in her mind.

"Um... the zephyr song, red hot chilli peppers."

"Great choice, I am impressed..." I nod and she smiles. I unplug my phone charger and put it into my docking station, putting on the song she requested and sitting back on my bed, talking with her about the one thing I really love and that she seems to really love too - music.

Notes

Ah, kinda crappy in my opinion, and it was kinda fillerish, but it was kinda important because now you know what vic is feeling? and also he is getting the hint that amelia sorta knows that he likes her, and matt asked her out and she said yes etc etc blah blah blah.... so do you want amelia to be with matt? or do you want her to be with vic? or someone else..... ooooooooooo...... comment your opinions and let me know how you're feeling...

also i am super sorry that this took so long to update, its exam season so i have had no time for anything but studying sigh, i will try to update more often but i cant really promise anything :( lobe you all anyways you are fab for sticking with this story byeeee