Zach Kitano (![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} coalintodiamond) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} nosuchtimes,@ 2008-03-12 17:14:00 |
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The History of Zach and Adrienne: Take 7
Who: Zach and Adrienne
Where: Commons area, then Zach's room at the school.
When: Tuesday, February 13, 2007. Evening.
What: Dance Lessons! For the upcoming Valentine's Day dance.
Zach had figured an open commons area would be the best place to give Adrienne some formal dance lessons, but that was soon proving to be a very bad location of choice. They had barely even begun when other students were passing by the commons area, some of them snickering or outright laughing, while others sang snippets of that god awful rhyme the new jackass, aptly named Loki, had posted to his journal about Zach and Adrienne.
While he tried to act like it didn’t bother him, the teasing attitude going around rattled his calm. He and Adrienne weren’t exactly dating at this point. That’s why. Okay, if they were openly dating, Zach wouldn’t have a problem with it. He’d laugh it off and find it funny, but it felt like a serious intrusion into his privacy since there wasn’t anything final between him and Adrienne. They admitted they liked each other, and they were working on it from there. What if the jokes drove Adrienne off from pursuing anything with him? What if the teasing got out of hand and caused them to drift apart?
Despite Loki’s apology, Zach didn’t believe it. The guy was still cracking jokes at their expense. Hopefully, he’d find other people to make fun of and back off of Zach and Adrienne’s case. Nico could lure the guy’s attention elsewhere to something far more interesting. There had to be some illicit affair going on somewhere. Zach believed he was as boring as they came — he liked nice and sweet girls very near to his own age. It wasn’t like they’d get a sensational story out of him.
After what felt like the millionth sing-song call of “Zach and Addy, sittin’ in a tree” with occasional colorful and embarrassing alternations made to the original, Zach finally sighed deeply and stopped with their routine. His hands dropped to his sides, letting go of her hand and waist. Concentration was impossible with the constant interruptions, most of them jeering in nature. Sure, the rhyme was absolutely childish to the ninth degree, but that didn’t seem to stop students from singing it. Weren’t most of them teenagers and adults, anyway? Or at least supposed to be? Then, why were they acting like this was grade school all over again?
“Maybe we should go somewhere more private,” Zach suggested, scratching the back of his neck. “This is,” he gestured towards the opening of the commons area, “getting a little out of hand.” A corner of his mouth fell into an unsure expression as he waited to gauge her reaction.
Who: Zach and Adrienne
Where: Commons area, then Zach's room at the school.
When: Tuesday, February 13, 2007. Evening.
What: Dance Lessons! For the upcoming Valentine's Day dance.
Zach had figured an open commons area would be the best place to give Adrienne some formal dance lessons, but that was soon proving to be a very bad location of choice. They had barely even begun when other students were passing by the commons area, some of them snickering or outright laughing, while others sang snippets of that god awful rhyme the new jackass, aptly named Loki, had posted to his journal about Zach and Adrienne.
While he tried to act like it didn’t bother him, the teasing attitude going around rattled his calm. He and Adrienne weren’t exactly dating at this point. That’s why. Okay, if they were openly dating, Zach wouldn’t have a problem with it. He’d laugh it off and find it funny, but it felt like a serious intrusion into his privacy since there wasn’t anything final between him and Adrienne. They admitted they liked each other, and they were working on it from there. What if the jokes drove Adrienne off from pursuing anything with him? What if the teasing got out of hand and caused them to drift apart?
Despite Loki’s apology, Zach didn’t believe it. The guy was still cracking jokes at their expense. Hopefully, he’d find other people to make fun of and back off of Zach and Adrienne’s case. Nico could lure the guy’s attention elsewhere to something far more interesting. There had to be some illicit affair going on somewhere. Zach believed he was as boring as they came — he liked nice and sweet girls very near to his own age. It wasn’t like they’d get a sensational story out of him.
After what felt like the millionth sing-song call of “Zach and Addy, sittin’ in a tree” with occasional colorful and embarrassing alternations made to the original, Zach finally sighed deeply and stopped with their routine. His hands dropped to his sides, letting go of her hand and waist. Concentration was impossible with the constant interruptions, most of them jeering in nature. Sure, the rhyme was absolutely childish to the ninth degree, but that didn’t seem to stop students from singing it. Weren’t most of them teenagers and adults, anyway? Or at least supposed to be? Then, why were they acting like this was grade school all over again?
“Maybe we should go somewhere more private,” Zach suggested, scratching the back of his neck. “This is,” he gestured towards the opening of the commons area, “getting a little out of hand.” A corner of his mouth fell into an unsure expression as he waited to gauge her reaction.