Just a Tackle-Hug (Open)

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Melody walked into the entrance of the auditorium cheerily. Unknowing that there were others within the confines. The only one she really noticed was Ren. She instantly perked up at the sight of the boy on a comfy looking side seat. "My Honey-bumpkins!!" She cried out delightedly as she charged forward.

Ren looked so happy to see her! Waving his hands at her as she ran to embrace him. When she was near enough, she leapt at the boy. Most literally, she soared through the air and into Ren in a loving "tackle-hug". The chair fell back as she landed squarely on top of him lovingly.

She would be seen rubbing her cheek against his if one were to look over the small mess. Mel was gleefully unaware of the other presence that had been watching them the whole time. Although snuggling Ren was the only focus Mel held to right there and then.

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Finding the gym wasn’t too hard, the class held in it wasn’t hard at all. In fact it was almost kinda fun. As fun as a school class could get that was. So Bridget was pretty cheerful as she walked into the gym and started running a few laps around the room as she waited for someone else to show up. At first she hadn’t noticed Ren on the side lines nor did she really care he was there as long as he didn’t burst into tears again. Just hitting the directly opposite side from where Ren currently was she heard a familiar nickname being yelled out.

Is Drew here? She found herself wondering watching Melody run across the gym floor. But no the silent boy was not her destination. She gets around... She added noticing it was in fact Ren. Even if she were to dart across the room –which she wasn’t going to do just yet- she wouldn’t have been able to stop Melody’s ‘tackle-hug’. But after a small flinch when the chair crashed to the floor Bridget started moving towards the pair. “Melody! Jeez you could have scared the living crap out of the boy!”

She hovered awkwardly over the pair unsure whether to pull her off or not. After all what happened before with Drew and her going off on their own after well whatever happened had not been what she was expecting. Not at all so she looked down at Ren asking him with her eyes what he wanted her to do. Bridget would leave them alone if that’s what he wanted or pull her off if he looked scared out of his mind like Drew had. “Maybe you shouldn’t attack boys?”

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Ren waved his hands in a motion to not come closer, but sadly, Melody did. Next thing he knew he was on the ground as the tiny girl snuggled up to him. It was like she was trying to kill him or something, she was small, but good enough at tackling. He took a note in his mind to move when he next saw Mel charging him. Looking past what he could of Mel he noticed a familiar face. "Hey, Bridget. I'll be right with you..." He grumbled as Melody clung to him.

He pushed himself up and literally had to pry Melody off of him as he stood up. "I've already told you Mel, I'm not your 'Honey-bumpkins' and don't plan on so for a long time." He sighed as the little girl started bouncing around him hyper as ever. "Of all the people in this school, she has to follow me everywhere..." He grumbled as he looked to Bridget. She has the attention span of a tater tot... He mouthed to the girl, pointing back at Melody.

Frankly enough he turned to see Melody trying to jump and touch the basketball hoop. He sighed again, realizing how she was so optimistic. He figured her mind was like a carton of milk being spilled over. Yeah, that sounded about right. He still wasn't sure why he was the only one who had to be her center of affection the most. If only there were somebody else, which there probably was, but yet she still chose him. He jumped as a loud crash sounded, and turned to see Mel with her behind stuck in the basketball basket which was tipped over. He wondered how this girl was physically possible.

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Melody perked up when she saw the girl she had met before. Bridget was it? Well even so. "Hi there!! It's good to see you again!" She chimed after Ren greeted her. When he said that he wasn't her Honey-bumpkin though she took a bit to process the idea. "But Reeeeeennn!" She whined at him, eventually pouting. Well she didn't need him either! She scampered to stand under the basketball hoop, and started jumping to try and reach the tall thing. Eventually it got boring though.

When she saw the basket of basketballs she was even more delighted. A small squeal of delight and she was there in an instant. She rummaged through the basketballs inside to look for buried treasure at the bottom. To her disappointment there was no such thing as treasure in a basket. Sighing she thought for a moment. Maybe if she did a lucky dance the treasure would appear somewhere! She started hopping like a bunny.

Next thing she knew, her bum was stuck in the basket as it tipped over. "Eeepp!" She squeaked as she still lay stuck in the tipped over basket. "Owchies! Ren! Help meee!" She cried out, flailing her arms at Ren in tiny motions as if she were flapping a pair of wings. "Can you rub my bum to make it better when you get me out?" She asked Ren, who clearly by his reddened face was not amused with her. She crossed her arms and grumbled when she shook his head at her. Well, she did it as best she could while stuck in a basket that is.

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It was quite funny, how Melody was clinging to him and he had to pry her off. It caused a small smile to tug at her lips. And as Melody seemed unaffected by Ren's mood it was even funnier. Poor Ren from what Bridget saw he wouldn't' be able to shake her quiet so easy. "Hey Melody, Ren." She said nodding her head a bit before running a hand through her hair. Bridget waited patiently as Ren explained that he wasn't her "Honey- Bumkins", she silently wondered how things with Drew would have turned out if he simply said that. It did seem to upset the girl but she was quickly off to play basketball.

Noticing he was mouthing to her Bridget focused her eyes on his lips before laughing. Yes that described her rather well actually. Prime example before them. Whining and disappointed one second and off playing with basketballs the next. Oh yes a tater tot was a great description for little hyper Melody. There wasn't much time for conversation before there was a crash, though Bridget found herself interested to see how his date went. But no time for that now as Melody was stuck, yes stuck, in the basket.

Bridget found herself rolling her eyes at the girl before taking a glance at Ren. You could have seen the redness in his face from a mile away. Aw she felt almost bad for him especially after Mel's comment about rubbing her bum. "Come on we can't just leave her there," 'Though its a tempting thought. No i wouldn't do that... for long.' She shook her head before giving a sigh and started over to Melody. Placing her hand on the basket she instructed, "Grab her hands and pull."

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Rub your bum? Things I will never do for you Mel... He sighed as he heard Bridget tell him they should help Mel out. He sighed again before slowly pacing over to Mel in the tipped basket. Grabbing her hands he pulled lightly as she popped out of the basket and Ren tumbled over. "No. I will not rub your bum, Melody Thompson. Those bets are off." He said firmly to her when she looked at him with a hopeful look on her face.

"Mel?" He said to her waving his hand in front of her face. He noticed how she was seemingly in a state of trance. "Melody? You there? Somewhere inside..." He said poking her head lightly. It was kinda creepy how Mel was staring at him on the floor. He put him hands on her shoulders and gave her a quick shake. She was back to normal in an instant. "Mel? Do you need to go to the nurse or something? You were just spacing out pretty bad..." He asked the tiny girl with a hint of worry in his voice.

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"Naahhh~ I don't need to go to the nurse silly! You're sook funny!" Mel giggled at Ren, reaching up and lightly flicking his nose affectionately. Oddly enough he made no move to tell her how annoying she was or anything like that. He just took it like it was right then. "You said my name too~" She cheered at Ren after realizing how he had actually called her by first and last name rather than just Mel. It made her kind of wonder what was going through his mind. She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck, hauling herself up to cuddle him.

She let our a soft happy sound when he just let her do so. It was kind of odd how Ren was acting though to her antics. Then some random, but brilliant, and still random idea popped into Mel's head. She figured she might as well get it out before she saw the next shiny thing around. "Ren?? Do you like me? I mean as in like like me?~" She cooed sweetly. She giggled at his funny expression and how red his face turned at her question. "So is that a yes??" She pressed on, grinning at Ren as she snuggled up close to him.

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It was easy enough to get Mel out of the basket, a little to easy causing Ren to tumble backwards in fact it even caused Bridget to stumble back a step or two. It was a little funny though to see Ren being assertive with the girl Bridget had gotten used to him always sighing and just kind of pushing her off. And yet it didn't seem go all the way through to Melody as she started to space out. It's one thing or another with her... The pink haired girl thought shaking her head lightly and setting the basket down again.

Thinking along the same track as Ren Bridget nodded a bit the other girl was spacing out rather badly but she quickly snapped out of it flicking his nose. Raising her eyebrow to her second statement Bridget couldn't help but reply, "And what else is he suppose to call you?" Though after it went pass her lips she thought of the silly nicknames Mel always came up with. Whatever it was still a silly comment in her mind.

Though the next part kinda caught Bridget off guard making her feel almost uncomfortable. This was on relationship she really didn't care to get involved in. Watching his face turn beat red she couldn't help the small laugh that escaped her lips. 'Yes Ren do you like, like our sweet little Melody?' Bridget questioned in her mind. Yet you could just tell she was thinking it from the stance she took and the expression on her face, the almost taunting glint to her eyes. There wasn't much she would be able to do to get him out of this one. 'Come on can't keep a girl waiting,' She added grinning devilishly.

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Ren hesitated when Mel asked if he liked her more than a friend. He felt his heart beating a bit faster than normal as he felt the pressure of the important question lingering. Looking at Bridget he noticed the expression on her face. He gave her one that seemed like he was saying "thanks for the help". Looking back to Mel, who was now cuddling up against him, he still hesitated. He opened his mouth to speak, but came out with no words just right then. Melody Thompson. Do I really like her? She has been on my case for so long, but I never figured she would actually like me... He thought over the various ideas of the ongoing and iffy relationship between him and Mel.

"Okay..." He started with a sigh. "Don't freak out when I say this, but... I do, Mel. I l- l- like, like you..." He said with a bit of a stammer. He smiled awkwardly at Mel while she cuddled him with a cute little hum. Although he knew when she had registered his words when she squealed very happily and squeezed onto him and started to press her head up into his chin. He admitted that it was quite cute though considering how she was quite small and like a little cat. Since it was settled, he wrapped his arms around her to hug her. Looking up to Bridget with a smile he gave a quick wink.