Second Chance

Argument

Disclaimer: Some of the elements on the cover are not owned by me; all rights go to the original owner/creator.

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Hi people!

So apparently this is originally a Jedward fanfiction I wrote on twitter under another name, and I have decided to upload them all onto my one and only wattpad account which is kind of anonymous, because I want to share my stories with more people - they are not exactly fanfictions in a sense, as the only strings that attach to the fandom are only the appearances of the characters, resembling John and Edward Grimes.

If you come here through twitter though, you probably know who I am ;) But for now I don't really feel like revealing my identity, as I have posted a story (in Chinese, just in case you're wondering, it's probably my one and only story in a language that's not English) based on my very own personal story, and it'd be weird if, just if, the person involved in the story found out...

You can call me C (well well it's kind of stupid as the person will probably know just having this single letter provided but it makes me less nervous, so), or Nightfalls if you like, nice to meet you :)

I hope you guys will like my stories!

Oh and by the way, in my fanfics (Yn) means "your name", so you can put yourself or whatever girl you prefer as the character!

C

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"Why are you going out this late?" I asked John as I could see he was about to go out.
"I've run out of chewing gum," he replied, putting on his shoes.
"Can't you buy it tomorrow?"
"But I want to eat now,"
"I'll come with you," I said and went to find my shoes.
"No, you don't have to,"
"But I want to,"
"Just stay home with Edward, okay? It's cold,"
"Please?"
"I'll just take a while," John said and flicked his blond hair, and before I could speak further he went out of the house.
"Oh well..." I sighed, and headed to the living room to join Edward.
So I was John Grimes' girlfriend, and I lived with him and his little twin brother Edward. They were both working in the music industry and they always wrote songs together. They were very close and Edward was like my best friend - but I knew he liked me more than a best friend. But we never spoke that out loud although we both knew about it - and of course, John did not know. It was the one secret that Edward kept away from John.
"Didn't you go out with John?" Edward asked, raising an eyebrow.
"He won't let me," I slumped into the sofa as Edward chuckled at my expression, "He said 'it's cold'," I mimicked his words.
Edward laughed, "He just loves you and doesn't want you to get cold,"
"But really, I want to go with him," I said, "Who doesn't like a romantic stroll at night?"
And that was when I realized John's wallet lying on the table. He had forgotten about it.
"Uh-oh," I said, "Someone's forgotten about their wallet."
Edward followed my gaze and saw the wallet.
"I'll bring it to him," Edward stood up, "He hasn't gone far."
"No, no," I followed and stopped him, "I'll do it. Now he doesn't have an excuse to get rid of me."
"But (Yn), it's really cold outside," Edward said.
"And it's not like you won't get cold too," I said and snatched the wallet before Edward could get it, "So it's the same if I do it."
So I went to put on a coat and shoes. I half ran down the street hoping that I could catch up to John soon, and then we could walk to the shop together.
After a while I saw John walking ahead of me. I quickened my steps and called, "John!"
"Huh?" John immediately turned around when he heard me calling and I caught up with him - and he seemed a bit mad when he saw me, "Didn't I tell you not to come out? It's cold! Why do you always ignore my words?"
"I-" I was about to tell him about his wallet in my pocket when he cut me off, "Seriously (Yn), can you please just listen to me once? It's beginning to get annoying! We're constantly working at home and I know I've asked you to stay home and not to work and let me take care of you, but it's not like I don't need some alone time. I know I'm the one who asks for this but really, (Yn)."
I was shocked. I was only trying to give him his wallet and he did not even listen to what I was going to say. He threw the words at me and did he not know words could hurt?
"John Grimes," I said, voice shaking, "Did you just seriously say that? So you're saying you... You don't want me?"
"No, I didn't mean that," John began to panic as he could see my eyes were getting moist, "I just-"
"Whatever okay, I was just trying to give you this, and I regret to have done this," I took out his wallet from my pocket and threw it at him. Then I stormed away, walking back to the house.
"Wait, (Yn)!" John called after me and caught up with me. He grabbed my arm but I yanked away.
"Go away," I said, annoyed. I was trying not to cry in front of him, "Don't you come any closer. And don't follow me." I warned him and after seeing that he would not dare to follow me, I continued walking back home.
I let my tears fall freely on the way back as the street was deserted. No one could see me and I was really mad.
I was only trying to be nice and John had to be so mean. I knew he could get depressed but cutting me off like that and assuming I was trying to hang onto him like a child was just unacceptable. I did not even get the chance to tell him what was going on.
Finally I got home and banged the door open. Edward must be startled by the noise as he came rushing out of the living room.
"What's wrong (Yn)?" Edward gasped when he saw that I was crying. I was mad and hurt. I closed the door behind me and attempted to ignore him and go upstairs, but he stopped me.
"Wait," Edward grabbed me by my upper arms, "Are you okay?"
I nodded, "Yes, I just... John... I - I was trying to be nice but he had to be mean and didn't even let me explain. He just assumed and told me off for being annoying..."
"Oh God," Edward shook his head, "Did he seriously just do that? That's so mean!"
"I know," I said and more tears fell down.
"Aww come on," Edward grabbed me into a hug, "He's just being moody. You have to know he loves you and didn't mean that."
I nodded against Edward's chest and went up the room. Edward was always being so sweet to me and I did not want to ruin his mood by staying in the same room as him. I needed to be alone.
I got changed and got ready for bed. I was crying under the cover and I did not know exactly how long had passed, John had finally got home. He clearly knew I was awake as I was sobbing noisily but he did not bother to talk to me. I thought he cared when he panicked on the street, but now?
John also got ready for bed and he got under the covers next to me. I turned around to face him but he immediately turned his back to me.
So what now?
"What does this mean?" I demanded, sniffing.
"You told me to go away, and now I'm giving you space," he replied sarcastically, still not bothering to face me.
"What is wrong with you John?" I asked, "Why are you being so moody?"
"You're the one who's moody," John said flatly, "I was about to make it up to you then but you had to overreact."
"So you're blaming me?"
"Not really,"
"I can't believe you," I said and got out of bed. What was wrong with him now? Yes, this was just another regular argument over something stupid, and we got these from time to time, but whenever an argument came up I just could not hold in my anger. I knew it would be over eventually like every time and we would become all sugary sweet but now I was so mad. I could not help it.
I went to the closet and put on some clothes. John sat up and asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm leaving," I said and grabbed my bag. I could not stand being in this house right now. I had to calm down alone.
"No, you aren't," John said and stood up. He grabbed my waist and pulled me close.
"I am," I hissed and tried to push him away but failed. He was too strong.
"I'm not letting you go out at this time," John said.
"It's not like you care. GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME," I half screamed.
"No,"
"Get away!" I yelled and pushed him as hard as I could. His grip on me loosened and I quickly went out of the room.
"(Yn)? What's happening?" Edward called from his doorway, clearly worried.
"Nothing," I said, "I'm going out."
"What?" Edward blinked, like he did not hear me.
"I can't stand John," I added and ran down the flight of stairs. I stood at the bottom of the stairs to see if John was going to chase after me. If he was, maybe I could try to make up with him.
"John!" I heard Edward hiss to John, "Get her back!"
"No," John said, "She's crazy. Let her be." Okay. I wanted to punch him in the face now. What kind of boyfriend was he?
"Are you insane? It's the middle of the night! And you're letting your girlfriend go out alone?"
"I don't care," John huffed.
"If you're not going, I am," Edward said. I could hear him banging in his room and then I could hear footsteps coming down.
So I immediately started running and got out of the house. I ran down the empty street, not bothering where I was heading to.
"(Yn)!" I had just ran past the house next to ours when I heard Edward chasing behind me. I kept running and running, trying to get rid of Edward.
I knew I could not outrun him so I turned into a narrow and dark path. But then I halted to a stop when I noticed there were people in front of me.
To be exact, a group of large men was staring back at me.