Hey everyone! So this is the result of the poll I had up earlier this month and last month, and I'm really excited for this, so be sure to tell me what you think!

This is a High School AU.

Without further ado, Enjoy!

~Rancis P.O.V

Smile. I remember when I used to do that. Genuinely, I mean. I can smile on command, or when I feel like I should, but I feel like I never really smile, you know? Well, maybe you don't. Because you're not dating a girl you don't even like that way just for your reputation. Everyone's telling me that if I dump her, my rep is ruined, and if I get dumped by her, my rep is ruined. But I don't think I want a "rep" anymore. I just want a life. An actual life, that I enjoy.

I just want to actually smile.

But I can't always get what I want. So I wake up every morning, shove all my feelings into a dark area in my heart and lock it so they don't come spilling out during the day. I put on the same old dark and light brown outfit, wishing that it could be socially acceptable at school if I wore orange for a change, but nope. Absolutely no changes at school. And that sucks.

Because I like orange.

But I have to like brown. Because everyone else likes me in brown. So I go pick up my girlfriend, who I really just see as a friend. She got in the car without saying a word, which is unusually rude for her. She focused all her attention of her little phone, typing away at something. It isn't until we're almost at school until she spoke up.

"Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry Rancis! I was texting Taffyta and I just got lost and-"

"It's alright." No, its not actually. It was highly rude and I am offended, but I accepted her lame apology anyways.

"Really?! Thank you!" Vanellope squealed, leaning over to hug me when we pull up to the school. I put my arm around her shoulder and walk her to the school, laughing and high fiving people on the way. Vanellope giggled and talked to her friends as we walk by. We get to the front hall, and with a brief conversation, we part ways.

"I'm going home with Taff today." she mumbled, typing on her phone again.

"Cool." I turned and headed for my locker. That's when I saw him. Gloyd Orangeboar. He had everything I wanted. A genuine smile and the right to wear orange. I was highly envious.

He was further down the hallway, close to where my locker was. Taffyta was with him, and she was talking about something very expressively while he isn't even bothering to hide his boredom. It ended with a shrug from him and his girlfriend stomping away.

"Good morning." I said as I approached my locker, two down from Gloyd's. He smiled at me, and my heart skipped.

I forgot to mention that little part. I kind of sort of like him a lot in the way I should like Vanellope and he kind of maybe likes me the way he should like Taffyta.

Maybe.

But that is a part of the feelings I locked away this morning, so I don't have them. Technically.

"Having girlfriend troubles, I see." That's one thing we have in common: girlfriends. Girlfriends we don't want.

He just chuckled. "When aren't I having them?" he shook his head, letting his chocolate hair shake in a graceful wave around him. "Anyways, you're the star student of our math class, right?"

"Uh, yeah, I think? Why?

"Well, this is really embarrassing for me, but can you tutor me?"

"Me. You want me to tutor you."

"Would you?"

"You do realize that we're not even supposed to talk to each other right?"

"Well," He moved closer to me, gently closing my locker. "We don't always have to do what everyone else wants us to, right?"

"No. I guess not."

Then he smiled at me. He has one of those smiles that makes you smile. Not because its weird, but because its perfect. And it makes you realize that there are some things in life that are perfect.

And that thought makes you smile. Genuinely.

Well. Isn't that just nice and heart warming.

This is a completely different style of writing for me, but I LOVE it! It's like that moment where you do something unconsciously and you come to and are just like "Woah. That worked."

ANYWAYS, did you like it? Hate it? LOVE IT? Leave a review!

Until next time, my Lovelies!

~Alix