Keep Me//OxO//CLOSED

(Sure!)

Ana woke up early the next morning, habit. She threw on a hoodie, Olive's favorite one coincidentally, and some dark maroon jeans and left for school. She didn't want to see Madeline or Olive. It would have just made the most sense to skip school that day but it would take even longer to catch up on missing assignments if she did that. She pulled the hood up over her head once reaching school, glaring down at the ground while entering and going to her locker.

Olive was already at her locker since the bus was always so early. She glanced up in time to see Ana, without Madeline which seemed strange to her. With Ana finally not with her girlfriend, Olive went over to Ana. "Hey~! How are you?" She said hopefully loud enough for Ana to hear of everyone else talking in the building. She then noticed the hoodie and smiled more than she already was.

Damn it. Ana huffed, a bit irritated at Olive's sudden appearance. She's always so happy and cute all the time. It's infuriating.
"I'm fine." She muttered, stopping next to Olive and still glaring down at the floor, shifting her feet. I see the way you look at her.. What is that even supposed to mean?? I don't look at her a certain way. How do you even look at someone differently?

Olive frowned as Ana responded. She was definitely not fine. And she knew it would definitely be hard to get Ana to talk or explain anything. But she would definitely try. "Hey…" She said softly, lightly wrapping her arms around Ana.

Ana froze and let Olive hug her for a moment before nudging her back gently. "What are you doing that for?" She asked, clearly irritated. She's so small and warm. It's not fair. Just..something about this isn't fair. She thought, glare softening into more of a stern look as she glanced down at Olive.

"Er… sorry… you just looked super down and I thought maybe it would help a little… sorry…" Olive said quietly, looking down after. She started fidgeting with her fingers. She sighed then looked back up to Ana. She was her best friend and she wouldn't stop at anything to make Ana feel at least a little better.

"It's fine..thanks, I guess." She replied quietly, reaching up and slightly awkwardly patting Olive's head. A hint of admiration crossed her face before she shoved her hands in her pockets and the glum look returned. "How's your club going?" She asked, dreading the answer. Olive had probably made so many new friends. Maybe she had met someone. Someone better looking and nice and friendly. Ana could feel herself begin to glare at the floor again just thinking about it.

"Oh, it's been amazing! We're performing during halftime at the basketball game on Friday if you wanna see it. I love it so much, but you know what would make it better?" Olive asked rhetorically, "If you were in it or if it didn't take up so much of my time so I could see you more often."

"I'm sure your other friends are a better use of your time than me, Liv." She muttered, clenching her hands inside of her pocket. Of course she loves it. This is just pity, it has to be. I've hardly seen her in the past couple weeks.

"What!?! Never!" Olive looked surprised and almost offended. "You're not my best friend for nothing. I wouldn't leave you for someone else that easily. Yeah, they are pretty great friends and I do like hanging out with them, but not as much as I like hanging out with you." She explained softly and sincerely.

Ana started, not looking up at Olive. “You must hate me then. That’s basically what I did to you.” She said in reply, glancing up as the first bell rang. “I should go.” She muttered, turning and starting to walk towards her first class.

Olive stood in place for a second then speed-walked to catch up to Ana, they had the same class after all. She didn't say anything just since she didn't know what to say. Ana hadn't completely done that, had she? Olive didn't think so.

Ana glanced over at Olive for half a second before sitting down in her seat and slouching down with her legs out in front of her. She retreated into her hoodie, making it so her mouth was covered up. She didn't say I was wrong. I feel like I kind of wanted her to..

Olive took her seat in front of Ana with a sigh. After maybe a minute, she turned around a small smile on her face. "You know what, you're the best friend I've ever had and there's no changing that, even if we don't hang out as much or if you're with Madeline more than you used to be or if I somehow managed to get more friends. Just know that, okay?" The teacher then came in and called attention to the class.

Ana averted her eyes and looked down at the floor while Olive was talking, listening intently. She felt a sudden rush of..sadness? Guilt? She wasn't sure.
Madeline broke up with me yesterday. She texted Olive after the teacher started their lesson.

The teacher turned to the board as she continued her lecture, Olive opened her phone, her heart dropping instantly. She glanced back up at the teacher then behind her to Ana. She took a breath and stood up to go talk to the teacher. "Um, Mrs. Walker, Ana and I signed up to help the librarian and it is time for us to go help her, may we go?" Olive asked nervously.
"Oh, You should have told me earlier, but yes, you may. Make sure to get notes from one of your classmates." Said the teacher with a small smile. Olive nodded and went back to her desk and gestured for Ana to follow her.

Ana gave her a confused look but nodded and got up, following her towards the library. She stayed silent, hoping that Olive wouldn't mention what she had just told her. She's going to ask why Madeline broke up with me..I'm a horrible liar..I can't not tell her. This is bad.

Instead of going to the library, Olive took a turn and lead Ana to the main area outside. Yes, it was cold, but it was a nice area. Once they got there Olive simply wrapped her arms lightly around Ana, just staying there for a while, not really wanting to let go.

Ana looked down at her for a moment before wrapping her arms around Olive in turn, hugging her tight. She rest her face against the top of Olive's head, wondering why hugging Olive was one of the best things in the world.

Olive smiled a little and tightened her hug. "I know how much you hate explaining these things, so I'm just going to say that I'm here and don't worry about expalining yourself." She said softly into Ana's shoulder. "Do you wanna go somewhere and ditch the rest of the day?"

“Yeah..that’d be great.” She replied quietly, voice softer then before. Thank you so much..god I’m so relived I could kiss her. She thought, immediately dispelling it. I love her, not in that way though. She’d make a pretty great girlfriend though.. Her grip on Olive not loosening.

Olive's small smile grew. She didn't make any effort to move at all, enjoying this rare moment of affection coming from Ana.

Ana eventually pulled away, avoiding eye contact with Olive. “Are we going, or not?” She asked, putting her hands back in her pockets.

"Definitely, where do you wanna go? I don't actually have anything in mind…" Olive confessed. She just wanted to be away from school with Ana.

“Coffee? There’s a place a couple blocks from here.” She suggested, hoping Olive would like the idea. It would be warm in a coffee shop too and Olive seemed to always be cold.

"Ooo that sounds nice. Can we either stop home or go back to my locker so I can get a jacket?" Olive asked with a small smile, realizing how cold she was, now not in Ana's arms and without a jacket.

“Yeah..can I just wait for you out here?” She asked quietly, not wanting to go back inside. She knew what class Madeline had and wasn’t in the mood to see her.

"Yup! K, I'll be right back." Olive said before turning around and heading back inside. Right before the door, she got nervous, what if a teacher or the principal saw her? She took a breath and went through the door. She quietly walked to her locker, opening it quickly. She got her jacket and put it on while speed walking out again. She looked back for a second then went back to Ana.
"Okay, let's go."

“You look nervous.” Ana said, a flicker of a smile gracing her features. She wrapped her arm around Olive, resting a hand on waist casually. “All the teachers are completely clueless, we’ll be fine.” She added as they walked towards the street.