Say You Like Me (Fred x Reader)

Chapter Four

| Your POV |

After classes the next day, you meet up with your friends at the movie theater. Everyone is gathered outside.

"Hey, guys," You greet.

"Hey, ___!" Fred says. "Glad that you finally showed up."

"Sorry. I had the hardest time finding this place," You explain.

"No worries!" Honey Lemon says. "Fred, ___, how about you go get snacks? We'll buy your tickets in."

"Okay," You say.

"C'mon, ___," Fred says, waving you forward. You follow him to the line at the snack counter.

You stand beside him. You can't help but feel awkward. "So. What movie are we seeing?"

"Uh. . . some new action movie, I think."

"Oh." You grimace.

"What? You don't like action movies?" He asks in disbelief.

"Not really, no," You say.

"That's crazy!" He says. "How can you not like them?"

"I just don't," You say with a shrug. "Never have."

He shakes his head. "Weird."

"It's not weird," You say defensively. "A lot of people don't like action movies."

Fred holds his hands up. "Okay, okay. If you say so."

The guy at the cashier looks up. "Next?"

Fred steps forward. "A large popcorn, a bag of gummy bears, five large sodas. . ." He turns to you. "What would you like, ___?"

"A soda is fine," You say.

"Make that six sodas," He says. Fred pulls out his wallet just as you're digging in your purse for cash. He pulls out two twenties and sets them on the counter.

"You're not paying for all of that," You say.

"Yeah, I am," He says.

"I'm supposed to pay for half of this," You argue.

"Relax, ___. Freddie's got this." He gathers the cups of soda. You look at him with confusion and disgust on your face. Did he just refer to himself in third person? "Help me carry these."

You listen, gathering up an armful of soda. You follow Fred to the center of the room, where you exchange the three sodas for one movie ticket. You follow your friends into the theater, where you're shocked to see almost all of the seats taken.

Fred leans over and whispers, "A lot of people don't like action movies, huh?"

You shoot him a dirty look and walk away to sit by Honey Lemon. You're starting to wonder if you'll even be able to like Fred at all.