Arcane

chapter 40

Harry let me drive, asking me questions as I drove. "Give me another hint" he pushed and I shook my head, "No, I told you it's a surprise. Plus we're almost there anyways" I made a couple of turns, feeling nostalgic as Harry tapped his fingers against his thigh.

He looked around confused as I pulled in, looking at me to see if I was serious.

"Why are we at junior high?"

"Because the place is behind it" He gave me a look but stepped out of the car as I did, following me as we walked to the gate. "Ember it's Sunday, it's going to be closed"

"I know, stop asking questions and hurry up" I climbed the fence hopping over and staring at Harry through the wire, he started to talk but I held my finger up. "Come on, before anyone sees up" He sighed and climbed the gate, very messily and hopped down.

We ran towards the back of the school which was surrounded by a woods area. I took Harry's hand and pulled him towards a small trail hidden in the trees, which lead to an open area. I turned around, seeing as he took in his surroundings.

"What is this place Ember?"

"It's where I used to hang out after school, I mean it was a while ago... but yeah" He walked around a bit as I sat on a tree trunk, he seemed a bit confused which was adorable. "Why'd you hang out here?" Kneeling between my legs and placing his hands on my thighs, rubbing them softly.

"My mum always had boyfriends at him, stayed here till they left" A flash of confusion and curiosity flashed on Harry's face but he didn't push, only nodding and humming.

A quick memory popped in my mind as I stood up, "What are you doing?"

"There's like a 1 in 10,000 chance it's still here but give me a second" I dug around in the leaves, probably looking like a maniac as I yelled "Aha!" As I found a big flat rock in the ground, pulling it to the side and digging a bit until I found a small box.

I pulled it and saw Harry was now on the trunk, and instead of telling him to move I threw my legs over his, sitting on his lap. He didn't protest, instead he placed one hand on my waist and the other on my thighs for support.

I ignored the butterflies in my stomach as I opened the box, I heard him scoff slightly "Really?" I pulled out the old joint I had hid here years ago, smiling as I saw it was still intact. "What? I never had the chance to smoke it"

"And you want to now?" He asked, seeming amused. "Yes, but you don't have to." I didn't want to pressure him into using drugs if he wasn't into that kind of thing. I mean it's not like I smoked regularly but if the opportunity arose I wouldn't say no.

He chuckled and pulled a lighter from his pocket as I raised a brow, he didn't say anything and grabbed the joint for my hand, placing it in between his lips and lighting it.

I swear I felt a second heart beat at the sight of him.

He took a sharp inhale, letting it go after a second. "Not bad" I gawked at him as he took another hit, he moved his hand up, pulling my lips apart and gently placing it between my lips as I inhaled, our eyes never leaving each other's.

Before I exhaled he leaned in, our lips grazing each other but never fully touching. I let out the smoke as he inhaled it, my heart beat picking up. He moved back and faced upwards, letting the smoke out.

"Jesus christ" I whispered under my breath, hearing a small laugh come from him. "What?"

I shook my head and grabbed the now smaller joint from his hand inhaling for a while then letting it go. It continued like that for another 10 minutes as we passed it to and from each other until it was too small to hold. I put it out in the box and placed it on the ground, the weed wasn't very strong but still hit eventually.

The box fell a certain way, making me laugh, which made Harry laugh, which turned into 5 minutes of us cackling over a stupid box.

I took an sharp breath and relaxed, leaning into Harry's chest as we both calmed down. He held me close as if I was about to fall, his hand tracing small patterns on my back.

"So you used to come here a lot?"

"Mhm"

"Did you smoke a lot?"

"I guess, quick in 10th grade though, got sick of it" He hummed a response and stood up, carrying me with him. I squealed as we almost fell, Harry catching his footing and laughing as he walked. "What the hell are you doing?" I smiled up at him, he seemed to be glowing. "Let's go to the car, it's not very comfortable sitting on a tree"

"I was comfortable"

"Yeah, you were sitting on me" I rolled my eyes and let him carry me to the gate, where we both carefully climbed over it, well Harry fell to the floor and picked himself up quickly but that didn't stop me from bursting into tears as I laughed my ass of.

He told me to fuck off as we got into the car, turning the ac and the radio. I sat in the drivers seat, putting it down as I laid down, turning to look at Harry.

Christ he doesn't even have to try and still looks fucking perfect. I wonder if I'll ever be able to tell him how I really feel. But even if I do it's not like much can be able to happen, he's a fucking celebrity who's known like world wide.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked and I realized he was look at me as well.

Well I'm just thinking about how I love you but am too much of a pussy to tell you.

"I'm really hungry"

Great safe Ember.

"Well then, shall we get some food?"