could u do xavier and reader being rivals and he’s always calling reader babe and says “step up ur game, babe” 🧎♀️
I MIGHT START TO THINK
pairings: Xavier Thorpe x Fem!reader
summary: ^^^
warnings: light swearing
notes: the reader is said to had telekinesis.
this is kind of really long
Xavier sat across the room from you, watching as you wrote down in your book.
you two had no reason to not like each other, but it didn't stop you from tearing at each other's throats, throwing snarky comments and death glares at each other.
"so I've decided to set a goal for the class. over the semester, each week you'll be given different sets of tasks that you will need to complete. people who don't will get it done each week will be eliminated until only one stands and wins. He or She will win a prize" the teacher explained
"so it's a challenge to the best?" Xavier smirked at the teacher.
"exactly" she nodded
you looked back at Xavier as he turned to you again with a smug smile on his face
"these challenges will be set each monday and finish the following monday. they will be spread throughout all subjects, meaning some of you might have an advantage in some. they will include things like planting plants, training things, creating things and will be some that will involve studying and writing as well" the teacher announced
"what's our first challenge?" Yoko asked
"you'll be attempting to grow one of these flowers" she pointed to the ghost orchid in the case
"are there rules?" Enid questioned
"the only rule is no stealing each others work or plagiarism in the writing tasks. if you fail to do any of the work your will be disqualified. if your flower is dead or not yet bloomed it will be a fail and you are out" she replied with a smile
"each of you will be given one seed to grow. you will not be given another under any circumstances, they are all able to grow and if they can't it's because of you not the seed" she said, gowing around, handing a little zip-lock bag of a single seed in it to each student.
the bell rang for lunch and everyone got out of their seats
"see you next lesson!"
you walked out of the room, with a specific tall and long haired boy trailing behind you
"the game is on, babe" he winked when he walked past you, heading off with Ajax
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you walked into class, holding your Orchid in a clay pot, seeing everybody else's
you saw Kent's and a few others wilted or hasn't blossomed orchids and smiled in your success in growing it
"mine looks better" his voice called from behind you, your rolled your eyes as you saw Xaviers flower
"it looks like it's about to die" you scoffed
"things are so much more beautiful when they're on the urge of death, it makes it more exciting" he remarked
"class! take your seats" Thornhill called, walking into the room. everyone took their seats and and she walked to each desk. telling people if their out or not
"well done, L/n" she nodded at you with an impressed look on her face. you turned behind you where Xavier sat.
"there's no way she'll except yours" you stated
"we'll see about that" he said before you turned around
she got to Xavier's table and looked at his orchid, she told him it looks good and that's he's still in before walke to the next person
"told you" he whispered, leaning over his desk to get to your ear
he made your blood boil.
Thornhill walked to the front of the room, explaining your next challenge for the people who were still in. the people who were eliminated had to 15 push ups
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that went on for the whole semester. You and Xavier going at each other's throats, trying to get the best work in to make it better than the others
you would do better at some, he would do better at others. but this one who knew he would do better. there were 7 people left in the challenge and you were trying you best
it was a scavenger hunt with the ticket to be in the next round at the end.
you had been stuck on your third riddle for a few hours
"what could this mean?" you groaned, hanging upside down off your bed, talking to Enid who had gotten out in the fourth round.
"let me hear it again" she said
"I always stay as still as can be. I have the power to move, but not literally." you repeated for the millionth time
"still? a lot of things are still. but move? I'm not sure" she shrugged "i have the power to move, but not literally" she whispered to herself
"I thought trees at first but they can move in the wind" you stated
"that's true. what does it mean by it can move but not literally, if it can move, it can move. if it can't literally move then it can't move" she huffed
"I know"
you to sat there quietly while you thought
"well what if it's means you can move it but it can't move itself?" you suggested, getting some weird idea in your head
"that doesn't make sense though" she sighed
you looked at your desk, seeing a little figurine of a three headed dog
"A statue!?" you sat up on the bed and looked at her
she thought for a second, repeating the riddle before nodding her head
"that sounds right, but which one, there's a lot in our school" she pointed out,
"so I'll just look at all of them" you sighed before getting up, hurrying out the door, going the each statue
you got to your third one, the Poe statue, you looked around it, peaking around the legs and foot before you looked to what he was holding, a book with 5 envelopes, meaning 2 people already got it before you
"not too bad" you muttered to yourself
you grabbed the envelope, getting down and opening it, reading it to yourself
the second last clue.
I'm a bed without sheets, and I'm always dirty it read
"a dirty bed?" you thought to yourself, walking around the school
"you need to step up your game if you want to beat me. Babe" the familiar voice echoed throughout the room. you looked around but didn't see him, until you looked up, he leaned on the railings of the staircase
"stop calling me that" you huffed
"alright, babe" he smiled cockily
"are you holding a flower?" you questioned him confused
"why yes, do you want it?" he asked before dropping it, letting the small flower flow down to you.
you picked it up as it dropped at your feet. noticing the flower was ripped from the ground. you realised the answer to the riddle.
"thanks, Idiot" you laughed
"you're very welcome, babe" he smiled at you
you ran out and and went to the flowerbed in the yard of the school. you looked around everywhere for it but didn't find it anywhere. you questioned it before thinking of the other possibilities the clue could have lead to
"that doesn't make sense" you thought to yourself
you repeated your actions and looked over it again
"you look lost, babe. didn't think I was leading you to the answer, did you?" Xavier chuckled behind you
"it was the only reasonable answer" you rolled your eyes
"I would help you but I really want to win" he spoke disappointedly
"I don't need your help"
"sure seems like you do" he shrugged before walking off, past the garden beds where student grew some foods
your eyes lit up and you scurried over there, looking through the big lettuce, finding the last envelope, you thought for a second before taking the other one's too. throwing them away in the bin. there was no chance the other's would win this challenge without them, which meant more chance of beating Xavier
you read the letter
the building that has the most stories
you thought of the buildings in town, but there was no way she would make us go that far for it, and she said everything was on the premises, meaning it had to be in the school
you thought through
"stories, like history? like the most history it has to offer or tell?" Enid quizzed when you told her.
"maybe, but isn't a building, this is arguably the only building. so that doesn't help.
"what about rooms in the building? like the room that has the most history?" she lifted an eyebrow
"yeah, but what would that be? I would say the quad but that's not a room" you groaned
"what if the answer is really simple. like the history rooms?" she proposed
"I feel like it wouldn't be that easy. it had to be hard" you shook your head
"well stories are books, right? what about the library?" you thought
"that makes sense"
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"thank god" you prayed, finding your ticket to the next round
"wow, didn't know you were this smart"
you turned around and saw Xavier
he walked up to you and reached over, grabbing his ticket and smiled down at you as he had you against the bookshelf of the open library
"though you're pretty stupid for leading me here, babe" he smirked down at you
"I didn't lead you here, you followed me" you glared up at him
"who cares, there's no rules" he whispered
"I'll beat you" you hissed
"i'm sure you will, babe" he pouted sarcastically
"you're an ass" you barked
"and you're a babe, babe" he winked
"get off me" you grunted, pushing him off you
"hey, hey, hey. don't resolve to violence, sweetheart" he chuckled softly
you walked past him. leaving the library
"good luck, babe!" he yelled out to you
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only two remains in the challenge, you and Xavier
it was an in class test, Thornhill would say questions and you had to answer the fastest to get the point. they're questions of all topics
"what is a three headed dog called?" she asked
Xavier pressed his button "Cerberus"
"when was Jericho's first pilgrim settlement?"
"1625" you answered
"and who is Jericho's founder?"
"Joseph Crackstone" you answered first again
there's 50 answers in total. and the score is 23 both ways. 4 more questions to reveal the winner
"for the last questions, you will take turns answering, I'll ask you a question and if you get it wrong, you won't get the point and the question goes to the other person." Thornhill explains
"good luck, Babe. I'll go easy on you" he joked
"Xavier, what year was Ye Olde Fudgery established?" she asked
"1945" he said "that's wrong, mister Thorpe"
"you knew that one" you whispered to him.
"I know" he smiled
"Y/n, question goes to you"
you looked at Xavier before answering faulsley
"1955" you looked at her
"that's correct"
"alright then" he turned to Thornhill
"Y/n, what route are we located on"
you looked over at Xavier before purposely answering incorrectly
"route 54" you answered.
"wrong. Xavier" she turned to him
"route 22?" he replied, looking at you
"correct" she nodded
"Xavier, what do carnivorous plants reward their pollinators with?"
"sexual trickery"
"correct"
"the winner comes down to this last question" she paused "Y/n"
"yes" you nodded, ready for the question
"who was the artist who painted 'Mona Lisa?'" she asked
you took a deep breath before looking over at Xavier. you wanted to saw it, but something gold you not to. so you said someone else
"Michelangelo" you sighed
"that's incorrect. Xavier, same question"
he looked over at the regret on your face and didn't want to win if you were letting him
"Vincent van Gogh" he looked away from you as you stared at him
"we can't leave it as a tie. so we need another question"
"what are you doing? I was letting you win" you whispered
"I don't want to win" he confessed quietly
"Xavier? how many bones does an adult human have?" Thornhill questioned
"one hundred and fifty" Xavier answered incorrectly
"wrong, Y/n?"
"one hundred and ninety" you lied
this went on for a while, you two going back and fourth saying the wrong answers until Thornhill got disappointed
"alright then, both of you win" she sighed
"that's not how it works, there can only be one winner" you fought, looking at Xavier with a glare as you finished speaking
"then answer the question correctly, I know you know all of the answers" Xavier scoffed
"I know you do too" you crossed your arms
"that's enough you too. you both win"
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"why'd you do that?" Xavier came up behind you
"what do you mean?" you blinked
"why did you try to let me win?" he threw his hand up in the air before dropping them to his sides
"you tried to let me win too" you laughed
"you did it first" he shrugged
"so you didn't need to continue it" you rolled your eyes
"you better stop doing that, babe. I might start to think you have a little crush on me" he smirked
"I might start to think that too"
"you wanna know what I think?" he looked at his feet
"let's hear it" you took a deep breath
"I think I like you" he confessed
"I think I hate you..." you said, his face slightly fell "...because I like you too much" you admitted
he smiled at you, showing his dimples
"scared me a little there, babe" he sighed
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