different teams (Brax)

[Alexis Erickson]

Alexis waited at the water fountain that sat in the middle of the mall, using the outer wall of it as a bench. She had finally given in to Braxton and his endless barrage of text messages. The guy had been after her ever since she’d met him back at that bar. She tried to explain to him time and time again that they simply did not play for the same team, but no he wouldn’t hear of it. It wasn’t that she had anything against him, she really didn’t, she just wanted to keep him from getting the wrong idea. Lexi adjusted her breast cancer bracelet which had ‘I love boobies!’ on it in bold print. She knew that it probably wouldn’t prove anything to Braxton but hey, she was about to take any hints she could put down to show to him that she liked girls and just girls.

She leant back on her palms, stretching out her back slightly. From what she could remember of Braxton was that he was a very funny guy, a total charmer and player. The way he tried to pick up Alexis and her friend that night was hilarious, but when he asked for her number she saw no harm in giving it to him. At the time she figured she could make a new friend out of it. She actually found his persistence kind of humorous. He never gave up and she decided that she had let it run on long enough. Today she was giving him a shot.

So here she was. Waiting in the mall at the spot they agreed to meet up. She wasn’t so sure of how this was going to go, or what she was in store for her. She let her head drop back, looking at the skylight just above. It was a cloudy day the best weather to spend indoors at the mall. Judging by the dark grey colour of the sky rain was going to start falling any minute. Good thing she wasn’t outside.

Alexis brought her head back up and started to look around. The mall was busier than usual, bustling with teens and a few adults. Once you grew up you realized the mall wasn’t all that magical. It became strictly business, but that didn’t stop the younger generations from hanging around like they owned the place. People came and went but still no Braxton. Lexi went back to watching the clouds. She got so used to all of the mall goers walking past her that she didn't notice the person walking up to her.

[Braxton Carson]

Jack and Ethan had spent all week telling Braxton to give up on Alexis, but he was determined to prove them wrong, he was determined to show them he could score a date with a lesbian. Then again, when he showed them the confirmation text, that she had say yes, both argued that he looked about girly-ish enough to fool one into going out with him, so it was partially cheating. He didn't care, he had his date and it was all that mattered.

As soon as he noticed the gray clouds, he started to run his way to the mall, grumbling between his teeth to the fact that neither of his friends could give him a ride there. The thought of getting his own car passed his mind, but hey, it was always quickly dismissed, he preferred having people drive him around and most of the time they always read, or Ethan, at least.

He was so close to getting indoor before it started to rain, but the last block he had to run under intense pouring. At least he was going to be there on time, because ten minutes late was on time, right? After finding his way to the busy place, he arrived at the Starbucks they were going to meet.

"Hey there sexy!" He said with a cheesy smile after walking up to the brunette. "You didn't get wet!" He said after pointing at the clouds. "Good, I can do that later."