JANUARY 17, 2024, 3:52 PM

"No- What I'm saying is-" Ranboo was cut off by a laugh.

"Saying what?!" Easton shoots back as he starts laughing along.

The 2 were out for lunch, back from volleyball practice.

Thankfully, it was a minimum day, but volleyball kids had to stay until 3:15.

But that's ok.

They're at Ranboo's favorite restaurant, after all.

"No- He was so fine!" Ranboo says, "You know you would get on your knees! He was literally an emo!"

"Yeah, but golden retriever boys and emos are YOUR type!" Easton returned, "He was just on your for you page!"

"So what?! He can know I exist!" Ranboo laughs as he eats a fry.

"He can, but he doesn't, dumbass!" Easton laughs as he almost falls out his seat.

MEANWHILE..

"Holy shit.." Tommy panted, "I'm so tired.." He muttered as Molly sat in the driver's seat while Tubbo sat in the back seat.

"You decided to run to the car AFTER practice! Of course you are!" Tubbo laughed at the blonde who was practically dying in the passenger's seat.

"Piss off!" Tommy managed to get out.

"Shut up. Do you guys wanna go to that one diner?" Molly asked the 2.

"What diner?" Tubbo questioned with curiousity.

"The one we went to in September." Molly answered.

"Hell yeah!" Tubbo said excitedly.

"YES!" Tommy shouted.

"Alright.. What was it called again?" Molly asks as she opens 'Google maps' up.

"I think it was called.. Freddie's or something?" Tommy guessed.

"Alright.." Molly muttered as she typed it on her phone.

"YOU ARE 10 MINUTES AWAY.." The GPS said out loud, "TURN LEFT."

The car ride was filled with faint new jeans as the trio proceeded to talk shit about people from their school.

"Oh my god- do you remember dumb shorts Cathy?"

"YES! THOSE SHORTS WERE HORRENDOUS!"

"I bet she went dumpster diving for them."

Soon enough, they reached the restaurant.

It was more of a diner than a restaurant, but that didn't matter.

The diner was rather cozy, wooden walls, velvet red seats for booths, there was a smoothie bar, and there was even free soft serve ice cream if you bought something.

The tables were also a darker shade of wood, a small plastic placard that lay on the table that said 'FREDDIE'S' in big bold italic letters on it.

And don't even get them started on the smell.

It was a mix of savory and sweet, something that wasn't even describable because that's how good it smelt.

"Holy shit- I forgot how good this place smells.." Molly mumbles, loud enough for her friends to hear.

"Right?!" Tommy returns.

"Oh! Hey! I know that guy!" Tubbo says excitedly, pointing to some dirty blonde who was laughing with a ravenette.

"Wait.. Me too.." Tommy mutters.

"Isn't that the guy from Snowchester?" Molly recalled, remembering that she was the one that found the volleyball instagram page just to find out what the captain looked like.

"That is!" Tommy gasped.

"Yo.. Why he kinda.." Tubbo says, staring at the dirty blonde.

Tommy wasn't paying attention to their outfit.

But holy shit was it good.

Ranboo was wearing what looked like a green baggy-ish crop top that didn't show their whole stomach but only a bit (please tell me you know what I mean), baggy-ish jeans, and a dark green jacket that had sewn on black stars, and finally, there was a bit of eyeliner on their waterline.

"Fuck off! I saw him first!" Tommy says immideatly after he saw what they looked like.

"There's the other guy!" Molly pointed out to Tubbo.

"I don't like him." Tubbo paused, "He looks sketchy."

"Yeah, but like- what if he has a hotter brother?" Molly pointed out.

"Smash the-" Tubbo was cut off by a voice.

"Hello! Sorry, I didn't notice you guys." The hostess chuckled, "Is it just a party of 3?"

"Yeah, just a party of 3!" Tommy says with a smile.

"Go ahead and sit wherever you want. We'll get a waiter for you guys soon." The hostess says as she gives the 3 a warm smile.

"Alright! Thank you!" Tommy says before making Molly and Tubbo go to a table next to Ranboo's and the unknown guy's table.

Ranboo stares at the 3 for a second before turning away and facing the ravenette who was just yapping at this point.

The duo laughs before Tommy says something, "Hi! Ranboo, right?" Tommy pretends to act like he forgot their name.

"Tommy?" Ranboo chuckles, "Why are you here?"

"Just got back from practice, and we decided to get some lunch." Tommy says as he gestures to his group of friends.

"Hey! I'm Molly!" Molly grins.

"I'm pretty sure you all know me, so.." Ranboo gestures to Easton to introduce himself.

"Oh! Hey, I'm Easton!" The ravenette smiled.

"Nice! Can I get your guys' number, actually?" Tommy asks as the 2 get their phones out.

AN HOUR LATER..

"I told you that place was good!" Ranboo laughs in Easton's face as he enters his house with Molly, Tubbo, and Tommy.

"Look- it was like my second time there! How was I supposed to know that it was good?!" Easton defends himself.

"Maxie!" Easton calls out.

"Maxie?" Easton calls out again.

There came a kitten running towards him as he picks it up in his arms.

"This is Maxie." Easton says with a soft smile.

Ranboo gasped, "Gimme!"

Before Easton knew it, Smokey was out of his hands and in Ranboo's.

"Awww, look at her!"

"She reminds me of Smokey!"

"Ok, that's it. Who the fuck do you have over, Easton?!" Some random guy yelled, walking out of their room.

The guy was rather tall, tanned skin like Easton's, black hair, kinda curly but wasn't, black glasses, and of course, black and white plaid pajama pants with some random new jeans shirt that was a size too big.

"Damn.." Tubbo said under his breath, his eyes widening.

"Tubbo!" Molly whispered, hitting him.

"Ow!" Tubbo winced.

"Oh. Devon." Easton rolls his eyes, "Why aren't you at guard practice?"

Oh..

So his name was Devon..

"It was canceled, dumbass." Devon scoffed, "Why is there a whole ass army this time? Wasn't it only the.. The blonde guy?"

"I have a life unlike you. Fuckin' Devon Harriston? Your last name is Garcia, and you go by your middle name?" Easton practically barked back.

"It's better than being associated with you." Devon shoots back, "How long are they gonna be here for?"

"Should be around.. an hour?" Easton answered.

"Mhm.." Devon hummed as he goes back to his room, shutting the door.

"Sorry.. My brother could get so annoying sometimes." Easton sighs.

"Dude.." Tubbo says as he catches Easton's attention, "Why is your brother kinda cute.."

"TUBBO!"