(Note: The characters in this story are 18-year-old high school seniors.)
Another school day was coming to an end. Taylor hoisted his bag over his shoulder and made his way through the bustling hallways, too caught up in thought to pay much attention to his surroundings. He didn't have a shift at the comic book store tonight, so he figured he would just head home and work on his sketches. He had come up with a few more good ideas while he was trying in vain to keep his attention on the class material. Such was the serendipity of boring classes. He had just arrived at his locker and was preparing to unload his books into it, when his phone buzzed inside his pocket.
He pulled it out to check the new message and immediately recognised the beautiful blonde in the profile picture: Erika Moore. She was far too popular to be associating with a dorky guy like him, yet a fortuitous sequence of events had put them in contact some time back. Her message read: "Hey Taylor, I'd like to ask you something important. Could you meet me at the back entrance of the school in 10 mins? :)"
Taylor didn't know what this would be about, but he was happy to comply. Erika wasn't just a beautiful girl, but a very sweet one too, so if he could be of any help to her, he would do so gladly. He texted her an affirmative response before putting his school supplies into his locker and making his way to the meeting place. There was a garden of sorts at the back of the school, which was used by many as a hang-out spot during recess. Now that the day was ending, however, most students were taking the quickest route home, namely the front entrance, leaving the back as a convenient place to talk.
Taylor's eagerness had gotten him there a little earlier than intended, so he messed around on his new phone for a bit as he waited for her. A few minutes later, she emerged from the double doors. Erika was, in terms of appearance, a typical "queen bee"-type girl, with tanned skin, long wavy blonde hair, and blue eyes. She was tall for a girl and had a slender, athletic build thanks to years of gymnastics and cheerleading. She was wearing her school uniform, consisting of a white button-up shirt, a knee-length blue skirt, and black pantyhose. It wasn't a very flattering outfit, but almost anything looked good on her lovely hourglass figure.
"Oh Taylor, there you are," she said with a smile as she walked up to him. Contrary to what one might assume from her appearance, she wasn't a conceited "alpha woman"-type at all. The centre of attention did tend to gravitate towards her, as did the many rumours that were sure to emerge in your typical high school, but she was never the one to seek it out.
"Hey, good to see you, Erika," Taylor answered while tucking his phone away. His eyes gravitated for just a moment to the sight of her ample breasts straining against the snug fabric of her shirt, but he tore his gaze away and back to her face as inconspicuously as he could. A girl like her surely got ogled all the time, and he didn't want to contribute to that. "What did you want to ask me?"
The gentle wind played with her long hair, so she brushed a few locks of it behind her ear. "Well, my friend is coming too. It's something that concerns both of us, so we should wait for her. She'll be here any moment."
Just as Erika finished, someone else emerged from the school entrance. Taylor recognised her right away by her distinctive appearance: Jade Parker. Jade had fair skin, green eyes, and long hair dyed vibrant blue. She was shorter than Erika, with a slender but curvy physique and, notably, a huge rack. She wore the same plain school uniform, but the modest outfit did little to hide her alluring physique, with her magnificent chest putting serious pressure on the buttons of her shirt. Hers was perhaps the only bosom around that was harder to avoid staring at than Erika's.
And Taylor wasn't the only one who thought so. Jade was somewhat well-known around the school for being, in the words of some of the more vocal students, a Twitch thot. She ran a let's-play livestream channel, with a moderately-sized but very enthusiastic fanbase. Taylor had tuned in a few times out of curiosity, and while her gameplay and banter were certainly appealing, it was hard to deny that her appearance was a major draw. Taylor didn't know her well in-person, but she had always seemed like a nice and reserved girl, in contrast with her colourful appearance and reputation. The two of them would be considered strangers if not for a certain incident quite recently.
"Oh, you both beat me to it," she said as she spotted the two of them. "Hey Taylor. Remember me?" she asked with a shy smile as she walked up to join them.
"Yes, of course! How could I forget?" A blush crept up his cheeks as he remembered that particular memory with a mix of pride and embarrassment.
"Anyways," Erika said, idly twirling a strand of golden hair around her finger. "The thing we wanted to ask you is a little weird, but hear us out. Earlier today, during lunch break, we happened to be having a conversation about you..."
***
"Time to spill the beans, Erika," Jade said as she sat down at the lunch table, across from her long-time friend.
Erika was about to take a sip of coffee, but halted in place. "Beans? What did I do?"
"Your new love interest," Jade clarified, fluttering her eyelashes melodramatically. "The one you hinted at on Whatsapp. I wanna know the details."
"Oh, right." Erika completed her sip. "You were so excited, I thought there was some new shitty rumour about me or something."
"No, no, none of that. I'm just curious about this new guy. You made it sound like he was different from your other suitors, but you wouldn't tell me how or why."
"He's pretty different, yeah. But nothing has really happened between us yet, so I dunno if I should be talking about it. I don't want you to be disappointed if nothing comes of it."
"Aw, come on, it doesn't matter if anything comes of it, sharing these kinds of things is fun." Jade rested her arms on the table and leaned in towards Erika, smushing her heavy chest against the surface. "How about this: you tell me yours, and I'll tell you about my new crush."
Erika cocked an eyebrow. "You have a new crush too? That's bigger news than mine. Okay, fine, I'll tell you. But I'm not gonna say his name, so you can't judge him for anything that does or doesn't happen."
"Sounds like a deal to me," Jade rested her chin on her fist in anticipation.
"So, you know how I'm totally shit at math, right? Like, so shit that I'm still catching up on material from earlier years?"
"Uh, your words, not mine. But yeah."
"The school runs a partnering program for struggling students, and I got partnered with this guy who volunteered to help me with my maths. He's good at the subject, so he was a huge help. And, I dunno, he was just very supportive and considerate the whole time. He made no ham-fisted attempts at hitting on me either. Maybe I have unreasonably low expectations for boys, but that stuck with me."
"Are you sure he isn't gay? That'd be an explanation."
"No, I don't think so. His eyes would trail to my chest from time to time, as they always do. But he made a real effort not to act thirsty with me, and I appreciate that. Anyways, I fell out of touch with him a bit after that semester ended. Then when I broke up with Michael some time later, it dawned on me how much I missed having a really supportive person in my life. Not that you aren't a supportive friend, but there are some things you just can't ask your girl-friends to do for you. Like bringing you ice cream late at night when you're a depressed mess after a break-up."
