his harmony | j. bertrand [ON HOLD]

four.

𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝗺𝗼𝐧𝐲.

     "I.. I can't.." Dakota's hands dampened more as each second passed by.

      An upsetting feeling rose in her stomach, Dakota couldn't take it anymore.

     The young girl stood up and grabbed a large piece of computer paper, ripping it to a smaller size.

      Xolo, I'll be out for a walk. Settle in with your friends, I won't take too long. See you! <3

      Dakota wrote on the paper, drawing a small heart, excited to see her step-brother that she can gladly call best friend.

      With that, she was out the door.

      As she was about to meet the cast, Dakota wore nothing too simple, but nothing too extra.

      The young girl walked at a speedy yet steady pace.

      It was warm, but was chilly the second you were in the shade; which was why Dakota wore an oversized black zip-up jacket on top of her outfit that consisted of baggy mom jeans, a white cropped tank top and her black converse.

     Halfway around the block, a cab drove by, going the opposite direction. To Dakota's dismay, she hadn't noticed the passengers.

     Jacob, who sat on the window seat, wanted this car ride to end as Vera continuously touched Jacob flirtatiously.

     No matter how many times Jacob has said no, or given hints that he wasn't interested, Vera took that as a sign of Jacob playing hard to get.

He looked out the window, frustrated.

The cab slowed down as they were nearing an intersection, to which a certain someone caught him off guard.

Jacob could have sworn he just saw Dakota, but his doubts soon took over.

"Bro, you alright?" Xolo asked Jacob, who was sitting on the row before him. "Y-yeah, I thought I saw someone familiar."

If only Jacob Bertrand knew.

      "This place is sick!" Peyton squealed as the group entered Dakota's home.

The older Pierce-Maridueña has not returned home yet the group had already arrived, leaving them with a beautiful manse.

Xolo had been acting suspicious, leaving Hannah to speculate his actions. The note Dakota left for the Maridueña boy left Hannah in a confused state.

"Baby, she's just a friend, right?" Hannah asked fearfully. Xolo lowered his head, looking right into the girl's eyes.

"Friend? I mean, yeah you could say that." he shrugged. His intentions weren't bad, but the way Xolo portrayed them could have costed his relationship.

On the other side of the house, Gianni, Peyton and Jacob respectfully kept their baggage to the side, meanwhile Vera made herself right at home.

They all had small talk as Xolo distributed drinks, but Jacob couldn't help but feel attracted to all of the electric guitars and records displayed on the wall.

Other than instruments, impressive awards such as medals and trophies sat cleanly but untouched on floating wooden shelves.

Jacob was impressed. Not only did this mysterious woman be his on-screen significant other, but they also shared one of Jacob's biggest passions off-screen.

"Jakey! Jacob! Come have some drinks with me!" Vera yelled from the kitchen, opening alcohol filled drawers without the owner's permission.

"Vera, you shouldn't be touching that." Xolo warned her.

The blonde girl scoffed, followed by an eye-roll. "It's not like they'll know, they're not even here."

Inspecting the awards, a familiar one caught his eye.

Immediately, Jacob grabbed the trophy, reading the description of the award.

"Claremont High School's athlete of the year..." He trailed off.

"..Dakota Pierce.."

Out of shock, adrenaline kicked in. "Xolo!" Jacob yelled.

"Yeah? What's u—"

"This house belongs to D—" Jacob started, but was cut off, and turned his head to the door as someone entered.

There she was.

It was Dakota fucking Pierce-Maridueña.

𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝗺𝗼𝐧𝐲

ella speaks
besties writing vera
pains me, like why
does she just touch
and open things
without permission
in another person's
home
😫

twas short but i
promise it'll get
a tad bit longer
bc the tea is hot
between dakota
and vera

poor hannah,
xolo's intentions
weren't bad, mf
just making him
look sus asf

also, i'm now free
from piled math
work and hopefully
my new quad teachers
don't assign too much
hw. ngl i'm typically
extremely motivated
to right stories and
brainstorm
upcoming stories
but the work was my
13th reason.

if you see this, please
comment icks. some1's
running thru my mind
and i need them out of
it ASAP

as always, drink some
water and stay safe!!