The next day was still a bit awkward, Jayson and Vivian went back to they're old self but but Jayson still acted different to his former self, usually he would listen and chip in his thoughts on the matter, sometimes through in some compliments at her and never refused her offers but now. Now all he did was listen, he didn't make any remarks about her issues with Jayden or her wonderful experience in school neither did he through in any compliments at her when she talked about the number of love letters she had received just in the short while she had been attending school and when she asked to go somewhere after school he declined, she tried her cute face, it always worked on him but he still declined, this made her feel like there was a certain wedge between them.
At school he walked up to tony to reconcile with him, he had gotten his payback so he didn't have any animosity towards him, aldo he apologized and expressed his reasons being that he still had a bit of anger and hatred for Tony over the years for stealing his crush, after beating him in his own sport he didn't feel better and wanted to be friends again, tony gave him a weird look and thinking back on it Jayson thought it sounded better in his head.
During lunch break, Vanessa passed his desk and threw a piece of paper before leaving the classroom, he opened it and it was a note saying to meet her at the school roof. Few minutes past and it was almost time for lunch break to end but still no sign of Jayson, Vanessa was worried at first that he was still mad at her but when she went back to the class he was surrounded by numerous girls before a set of guys walked in.
"Hey Jayson, what's up ma man, you didn't come to have lunch with us."
"I already told you guys it was a one time thing, I wanted to beat someone and I did so I'm out."
"Common dude you where awesome on the court, no one can play like you do."
"Yes they can, you guys can play pretty well too so give yourselves some credit."
"Common man at least you can hang out with us right? We're friends aren't we?."
Jayson looked at them, "just one game and all of a sudden we're friends now? I thought Tony was your ace"
Yh but you could be our second ace, with you and Tony we'll be unstoppable
"Tempting but I'll have to pass" Jayson said as he stood up to leave the class but mer with Vanessa.
" Could we talk?" She said looking down, there was this awkward tension when talking to Jayson, like she had betrayed him.
"Ok, but that'll be after school, I'm heading to the restroom and class will begin in a few minutes.
In no time school was over and Vivian was right next to Jayson waiting to go home together but Vanessa stood by the door, determined to talk to him, Jayson really didn't want to talk but then again it wouod look like he had beef or issues with her and that would bring another form of drama he didn't want so he told Vivian to go home without him and followed Vanessa to the roof top.
On the roof top, her back towards Jayson.
" So why did you call me here?" Jayson asked, " I... Wanted ..... To apologize about the other...." " Forget it, that's in the past and I don't wanna talk about that right now", " you got it all wrong let me expla...." Explain what exactly, you didn't do anything wrong, your dating tony now so what's there to explain ".
She kept quiet for a moment, not knowing what to say, because of Jayson words she forget why she came up here temporarily and just felt guilty, like she hurt him. "I'm sorry, for everything"," you didn't do any wrong so there's no need to apologize, let's just pretend like all that didn't happen alright".
" I can't","huh", "I can't, I can't pretend like it didn't happen" she said as tears began flowing down from her eyes, "what you said about me was true, it's always been you, my crush has always been you she said looking directly at Jayson's eyes.
There was silence, they just stared at each other, for a split second Jayson felt something, mixed emotions he thought he buried deep within himself, a hint of hope and affection but also pain, betrail and anger, his expression went from a surprised, to a amile but back to normal and then a cold stare. Within the span of three seconds he has completely gotten over her.
"So now what"
"Huh"
"You just confirmed that my worst fears are true and that I've been the one being played like a fool, so now what"
"I wasn't playing you"
"Yh well what do you expect me to do now that you've confessed, you haven't worked things out with Tony and you came to confess to me so what do you want me to do?"
.....
Vanessa didn't know hay to say anymore, she was expecting an outburst or a crude rejection but not this, she wasn't even sure if he accepted her confession or not, she just wanted to tell him how she felt but it ended up badly.
" If that's all you wanted to say then I'll leave now, and for the record, I don't have anything against you and Tony, we can still be friends but let's not make things complicated"
As Jayson walked out the door, standing behind it was Tony, he had an angry and frustrated expression on his face as he watches Jayson decend down the stairs. When Jayson was out of sight, he heard Vanessa crying so he walked onto the roof top.
Vanessa was crotched down, her hands covering her face as she cried.
"So what happens to us now?" Tony said, Vanessa stood up immediately and turned to see Tony standing behind her.
"You said he was the one you have feelings for, so does that mean your leaving me?"
"I don't want to talk about this right now"
"When then, you've been ignoring and I follow you up only to hear you confessing to another guy?"
"It's complicated"
"How is it complicated, it's either him or me"
Are you seriously making me choose between you and my best friend?"
"He's my best friend too but I'm your boyfriend Vanessa!"
" My biyfriend who only wanted me cus I was the only girl he had a chance with, the girl you best friend wanted, the only girl you would talk to, and yet you never really liked me did you? You only wanted me cus other guys wanted me"
.....
"Don't play dumb, common say something, and don't try to deny it, I see the way you look at me, like ik some kind of prize, you talk to other girls even when I'm in class but the moment omsome guy approaches me your all over me, I'm just a trophy yoi can brag about aren't I"
" That's enough Vanessa!, have all we been through ment nothing to you?"
"All we been through?, the only we're still together is because Jayson was always there to help us whenever we fought, he was the one holding us together and now."
Tears rolled down her cheeks once more as she thought about Jayson, she didn't want to loose him, even if she would never have a chance with him at least she wanted to still be friends.
"Listen, we can worry about Jayson later, right now we need to work on us" Tony said,
"Tell m Tony, if Erza asked you out or made advances towards you, would you go for her?"
"What? Common are you still thinking about what he said, I'm dating you not her, common that's not the big issue here let's...."
"Could you just answer the question! Would you or would you not?!" Vanessa interrupted.
"I...I.. I would choose you of course" he said puting up a smile.
" Lies "
Jayson didn't go to the gym that day as his mind was filled with thoughts of Vanessa and Tony, he thought he had gotten over them but he was still feeling the pain of they're betrayal. Just when he was about clearing his head a knock came at the door, that was strange as Vivian now opened the door slightly and peeked inside while Jayden would walk in unannounced so who could possibly be knocking.
"It's open" Jayson said, the door opened and closed, standing in Jayson's room was none other than Vanessa.
If I was willing to give you everything right now what would you say.