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Adrian smiled in response to Lucas agreeing to walk with him. He was in no rush himself to get home and preferred to walk home anyway. He probably could ride the bus home, but he'd rather not figure out how that would go over, and his parents were busy with work for another hour at least. So, it was nice to be able to walk with someone else and just hang out for a few minutes longer before the two would inevitably have to split up and go their separate ways.
Once the two started walking, Lucas brought up the proposition from earlier. Adrian had almost forgotten about it completely, so when Lucas brought it up there was a flash of confusion on Adrian's face that turned into slow realization on what he was talking about. "Oh, right! From earlier. Yes, I'd like to know your answer," Adrian nodded as they continued down the halls. He wasn't quiet sure how smart it was to even put Lucas into such a position. Maybe he was asking too much out of someone he just met. Still, even if he was turned down that didn't mean the two couldn't be friends. While he was sure that could be seen as suspicious to the public, it didn't really matter much to him.
Adrian had to stop himself from biting his bottom lip in anticipation. He did really want Lucas to say yes, it would make things so much easier on him. Not just with everything at school, but he was sure that the media would have caught wind soon and before the news of being broken up even happened there'd be reporters trying to find every bit of information on this relationship. He hated having to keep up with an image. It was pretty annoying at times. Still, he had to respect Lucas' decision no matter what it was, just because something would be easier on him didn't mean it'd be easier for Lucas. Actually, Adrian knew it'd be quiet the opposite for Lucas. There'd be reporters knocking his door and calling him trying to get every scrap of information they could. There'd be endless attention at school, either good or bad and probably even rumors started in tabloids.
When Lucas said he would do it, it was hard for Adrian to keep a straight face. He had to grin at the news, he was so relieved and so happy that this was happening. "Great, I'm so happy you said yes," Adrian tried to keep from sounding too excited. Though, he had to stop a moment to judge the way Lucas' locker looked on the outside, it was horrendous. He couldn't believe that people would do such a thing. He could tell that Lucas wasn't liked a lot, but still to go so far as to scribble nasty things about him on his locker was just terrible. He had to let it go though, not only because Lucas had gained Adrian's attention again, but because there wasn't a whole lot he could do about that either.
He was relieved that Lucas didn't seem too upset with agreeing or too nervous about it. It felt more like Lucas was happy about this idea, more than Adrian expected at least. It was nice to know that Lucas didn't seem like he was doing this just for his sake. The two started down the hall again until they were at Adrian's locker, which was bare on the inside and out. He just had his books and things in the locker and decided to keep it mainly pretty clean, since he didn't really feel like putting effort into decorating it.
"Well, for the most part you started today at lunch time," Adrian shrugged as he shuffled around a few of his books and just grabbed what he needed to bring home with him. "You don't really have to do anything, we just have to act like a couple, but yeah no kissing. That's a bit far for a fake relationship, but I guess hand holding and hugging isn't out of the question, but only if you're comfortable with it. Honestly, as long as we say we're a couple, I doubt many people are going to argue."