“Come on Marcy! I’ll be fine, I mean yeah I might have a 65 but if I get an 100 on the finals then I’ll pass the class!” Anne insisted to her best friend.
“Anne, you’ve barely been able to understand anything for this class, the chance of you getting a 100 is so slim. It’ll just be better for us to study together, Sasha can even come!” Marcy responded, the one thing she wanted for Anne was for her to not have to retake a math class. Marcy took the class the year before meaning she still had all her old notes and the less she can do is help Anne study.
“You, studying? Who are you and what did you do with my daughter?” Oum joked but generally a bit confused. “It's not like I fully wanted too but Marcy insisted and I just couldn’t say no” Anne whinnied. “Fine, but only because it’s not a school night.” She knew Anne would continue begging until she said yes so why not just get it over with. “Thanks mom, love you!” Anne echod while running off to her room to tell the trio the news. “Don't stay up too late!” Anne could over hear her mom yell
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Sasha was the last one to arrive at the Boonchuy’s house, when she walked into Anne’s room she saw Marcy was wearing her glasses that she refuses to normally wear at school, scribbling away at her journal with Anne next to her at her desk.
“Oh Sash you’re here! We were just taking a break, once we’re done do you wanna join us with studying?” Marcy got up and hugged the blonde “Nah. I’m alright, I'll pass so I could care less” Sasha answered while going to sit on Anne's bed. “Meh, suit yourself!” Marcy shrugged “What?? You let her out scot-free but not me? Picking favorites, how could you Marcy?” Anne joked with a playfully hurt tone “Well she’s most likely actually going to pass, You on the other hand..” She said with a playful tone “Alright since we’re on the topic, break time over.” Marcy clapped her hands together, “Lets get on to the next chapter” Anne groaned but knew Marcy would get her to do it somehow so she accepted her fate
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“Can we take another break? My brain hurts from all this” Anne sighed being uninterested. “Anne, it’s only been only a half an hour, I know your attention span is small, but this small?” They were about half way through the next chapter’s notes, anyone would be able to tell they were both bored. Sasha suggested playing rock music to help with the boredom but that just made it harder to focus. Though that wasn't the only thing distracting Marcy, her stomach was going nuts with butterflies. She was always a bit nervous around Anne, she was never sure why but she did know it was worse than normal
“Come on, I can see this has been eating you alive too, Mar-mar. You’ve been oddly distracted and keep on spacing out, not enough sleep last night?” Anne teased while lightly elbowing Marcy’s side “I mean, I guess? I ended up replaying some of Vagabondia Chronicles so maybe that's why.. Anyways, what's the next question?” Marcy lied, She actually got a decent amount of sleep for a change, she wasn't sure what was up with her.
“I will never understand that game..” Anne said under her breath, “Anyways, ‘What's the property being used; (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)’” She read with a slightly confused tone. “Oh! That would be the Associative Property of Addiction I believe! Trust me this stuff is pretty easy once you get the hang of it” Marcy explained
“Here how about you do the next 3 problems and we can take another break” She suggested “Why can’t you help me with them like youve done with the rest?” Anne complained “It's either that or no break and you can keep procrastinating, I won’t be there helping you with the final so we need to know that you can understand it without my help” Marcy was used to this so she knew Anne would be able to understand it if she actually tried
While Anne worked, Marcy couldn’t help but ogle at the girl, something about how she would bite her nail while puzzled was oddly cute and especially how she just looked so pretty with her hair up. But hey, it was normal to think your best friend’s pretty and always get butterflies around them, right?
What made her snap back into reality was the slight sound of Sasha giggling at something, Marcy looked behind her thinking Sasha would be just looking at her phone but she was instead looking towards the two other girls. “Sorry, just something on my phone” She said while still slightly giggling. Marcy knew she was most likely lying but just ignored it
Marcy was never interested in guys, never really cared to think about it. Though the more she thought about it and how Sasha would always talk about guys and describe the feeling of ‘True loves’ she started to realize just how similar those feelings were to how she felt around the brunette. The way she would always get so nervous around Anne or just by thinking about her gave her butterflies, She always felt safe around her. Just thinking about this she knew she had a big grin on her face
Oh,
Oh.
“Heyy, um I’m gonna go to the bathroom real quick!” Marcy panicked while running out of the room, almost tripping along the way. “Oh alright!” Anne said even though she was already gone. “I hope she’s alright, her face was pretty red” She continued with a worried tone. “I’m sure she’ll be okay” Sasha ensured
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‘How do I know if I’m in love?’
‘Differences between platonic and romantic attraction’
‘Is being in love with ur best friend gay?’
‘Am i gay???’
Marcy was now locked in the bathroom, she’d been googling questions on her phone for at least ten minutes panicking, what would Anne and Sasha think? How would she even know if Anne liked girls? Marcy was never a big romance person unless it was about some cheesy video game characters. She didn’t know what to do, maybe she can ask Sasha for advice and just not mention that it’s Anne or even it’s a girl.
Suddenly, A few knocks on the door snaps Marcy from her train of thought. Was she in there for that long? What if it was Anne? She couldn’t let her see her like this. Marcy checked her phone, ‘7:43’ she left around 7:25, crap.
“Marcy, are you okay? You’ve been in there for a while. Do you need a pad or something?” Oh thank god, it’s just Sasha. Maybe she could help! Marcy opened the door to reveal Sasha standing just in front of the door frame, now in pjs, she must’ve changed into them while waiting for her to come back.
“Sasha, thank god. I need your advice on something.” Marcy said, a bit embarrassed. “You, Marcy Wu, need my help?” Sasha smirked playfully “Yes, so unbelievably I know” Marcy responded with a sarcastic tone “I think I might like someone” She said, almost under her breath. “What was that? You’re basically whispering.” Sasha commented. “I said, I think I might like someone” She said a bit louder, just enough that only Sasha could hear.
“Oh yeah, I already know. On Anne right? I’m surprised you’re just figuring that out” Sasha commented as if it was common knowledge “Shhh, she might hear you! Wait, you already knew? How?” Marcy said, while still almost whispering “Yeah? It was obvious just by looking at you two ‘Studying’ earlier” Sasha teased “Here I have a plan, just follow my lead!” “What? We were studying tho! And shouldn’t we talk about the plan first?” Marcy protested but was already being pulled to Anne's room by Sasha
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“While I was going to check up on Marcy, Apparently something happened to my.. dog! And I need to leave early, I’m sorry girls” Sasha sorrowed while attempting to wink at Marcy afterwards but failing miserably. “This was your plan?” Marcy frowned at Sasha while whispering “Trust me, this will work out perfectly. And make sure to keep me updated” She whispered back
Sasha ended up asking Oum for a ride back home, when she asked what happened Sasha said she would tell her in the car. Anne ended up finishing up studying somehow while Marcy was gone, most likely googled everything but Marcy could worry less about that at the moment. She was now back scribbling in her journal, A bit more uneasy than usual. The room was now quiet, not a comfortable quiet either like normal, A feeling of awkwardness was stabbing them both in the side.
“I just realized, Sasha doesn’t even have a dog, does she?” Anne finally broke the silence. They never really had a sleepover without her in years so that wasn’t helping. “Oh yeah. Guess not, huh” Marcy didn’t even look up from her journal when she spoke.
“Marcy. Be honest, what's really bugging you? There’s clearly something wrong and you’re not telling me, you know I'll always be here for you, right?” Anne said with a concerned but comforting tone “Of course I know that Anne, it’s just I must’ve not gotten enough sleep last night like you suggested earlier” Marcy could feel the heat rising in her cheeks, Anne’s expression saddened. She felt bad, she really did wish she could tell her the truth but she just didnt know how.
“Marcy, You’ve pulled multiple all-nighters before and it wasn’t this bad, that can’t be the only thing bugging you?” Anne was now closer, touching Marcy's hand. Marcy could feel her heart racing and the butterflies were getting worse. She didn’t want to but she knew she had to tell Anne sometime so why not just it over with now.
“Alright, but only if you promise to not hate me” Marcy sighed, she felt like she was about to explode with how fast her heart was racing “I’m basically stuck with you no matter what, there’s no way I would be able to hate you even if I tried” Anne assured, she was now holding the girl’s hand while Marcy fiddled with her free one
“Again, please don’t hate me for this,” Marcy started “But I think I might love you..? Romantically, obviously you already know I love you platonically, why wouldn’t I? You’re amazing and we’ve known each other for almost ten years now. I’m sorry if you find this weird and uncomfortable. I totally understand if this makes you not want to be friends with me anymore, especially since we’re both girls-“ Marcy was cut off.
Anne pressed her lips onto hers, slightly bumping into her glasses in the process.
After a few seconds Marcy pulled away, almost gasping for air. “You- just- oh my god that was my first kiss..” She could tell Anne’s face was just as red as hers. “Well I had to stop you from rambling somehow, If i'm being honest I’ve liked you for awhile now too, I’m surprised you never realized” Anne slightly teased, her heart was racing almost just as fast as Marcy’s
“So, what does this make us then?” Marcy fixed her glasses. “Oh wait, I didn't even think about that part.. I’m honestly not sure. I guess we’ll have to figure it out along the way?” Anne fiddled with her shirt with her extra hand “Oh crap I just remembered! I was supposed to update Sasha about this!” Marcy spoke while going to grab her phone. “Wait, was this the ‘plan’ you guys were whispering about?”