Obscurity (2) - JJ Maybank

THE DARKEST HOUR PT III.

"Look, I can't- I can't have you there," JJ mumbled as he walked out of his bedroom changed into his clothes from before. 

"What?" Aria asked not really listening as she twirled a pen through her fingers. 

"I can't have you with me tonight," JJ clarified. 

Aria blinked a few times, confused before she turned around to look at JJ. "Do you not want me there?" 

"No, it's that, uh, if this goes bad I know what's gonna happen and I don't want you getting hurt," JJ explained. 

"Me getting hurt, right," Aria scoffed. "JJ, when have we ever worried about me getting hurt?" 

"No, no, it's not like that, just," JJ walked up to her and cupped her cheeks, she gave him a questioning look so he awkwardly put his hands on her shoulders instead. "If we get caught you have so much more to lose." 

"JJ, I don't want you doing this alone." 

"I won't be alone, okay, would it make you feel any better if I said that you would be in my heart the entire time?" JJ teased. 

"Ew, don't become John B  or Pope now, we know you ain't the cringy weird-ass type," Aria faked vomited. 

JJ chuckled. "Look, just stay here and if I need anything I will text you, right away," JJ promised as he held out his pinky. 

Aria looked at his finger thinking about the last time they did that. 

"Yeah, I do think you would leave me," Aria whispered not wanting him to hear her.

"Aria," JJ stressed as he cupped her cheeks and made her focus on him. "I promise I will never, ever, leave you, you mean too much, I can't lose you,"

"Don't make promises you can't keep, we don't know what would happen in the future, you may not want this," Aria let out her insecurities. It may seem dramatic to some people but she couldn't help it.

If JJ promised to never leave and he did, it wouldn't necessarily hurt more, but it would make him a liar, and Aria didn't want to make him a liar.

"No. I promise, I will never leave you, the only way you are getting rid of him is if you don't want me anymore," JJ promised as he held out his pinky for Aria to wrap her around. She and JJ kissed both their fingers. 

Aria sighed as she laced her smallest finger around his. JJ smiled at her and kissed her forehead. Aria tried to convince herself that this was just an act of friendship and that she and JJ were finally on good terms again. 

Even though her heart tried its hardest to decline her thoughts. 

"Stay here, or go to the Chateau, I will text you when I'm done," JJ whispered. 

JJ let go of Aria reluctantly before grabbing his skateboard and going out to meet his cousin to get the Ambulance. 

... 

Aria had moved back to her house and was currently re-painting her nails black. She had texted Kie and Pope asking if they needed any help with anything but they both ignore her texts so here she was with Jenson and actually enjoying her time. 

"So... why you been ditching school?" Jenson asked as they painted their toenails blue. 

"Because while life is boring it is not as boring as school, so I am simply taking my time somewhere else," Aria shrugged. 

"Really? You are so gonna flunk out next year," Jenson sighed. 

"Yeah probably," Aria agreed. "Anyway, how have you and Matthew been?"