finally free

chapter 22

the days began to creep closer and the group of girls and ghouls continued to prepare something that would save them all, for prom was tonight. 

y/n stared at herself in the mirror, admiring the dress that hugged her figure in all the right places, she looked beautiful no one could deny but why did she feel like this? this was not how she anticipated the night to be for her. the younger y/n would imagine her entering with the boy who she loved very dearly on her arm, and the pair would dance the night away in perfect harmony. but tonight was not about her and she cared more about her best friends than her fairytale fantasy. 

"is everyone ready?" julie asked, smiling in awe as she watched her friends lock arms with her. and without another word they were leaving to the school.

y/n's palm's began to sweat, she had dreaded for this day for ages and now it was happening. she was finally going to see if she could save her friends and stop brittany from whatever she had planned. 

when they all entered, lights shined bright and music was blaring,  y/n looked around watching everyone dance and laughter beaming from them all, was it too much to ask for a night like that?

she continued to watch, lost in her thoughts when she snapped back to see luke rushing out of the building, wasting no time to leave as well to check up on the boy. y/n slid through the doors, glancing left to right until she saw luke off in the distance.

"luke, what's wrong?" 

the girl waited, and she waited, but luke kept his back away from her not listening to any of her questions. "luke, come on. talk to me!" and if at once her turned, eye's teary and red. 

"i can't do this anymore." shock filled the girl's face and she watched the pain that was scattered along the boy. 

"what do you mean?" the girl stood her ground, concern growing as she stared at the boy who seemed so drained.

"this whole act, i can't do it. i can't put any of you through this. it's just not fair."

"luke, what are you saying?"

"i'm saying that i'm leaving. if i go away this whole thing will blow over and everything will be ok!"  no no no. this wasn't right, y/n didn't want to register anything luke was saying. this was supposed to be fun, they were supposed to save the boys and y/n was going to be with luke again. y/n's heart felt like it stopped beating as her throat grew dry.

"no, you can't" y/n protested, frozen in her statue.

"i have to. the plan wouldn't have worked anyway." y/n's heart felt like it was being ripped apart at every word that left luke's lips, her eyes becoming stained with tears.

she tried, tried so hard to plead but no words could leave her lips, instead the tears poured, y/n had broken down because of the boy who was supposed to light her up.

"hey hey hey, i don't wanna do this but i'll be back. i promise" luke promised, stepping towards y/n to embrace her as tears of his own began to fall. y/n didn't say anything, she couldn't. instead she accepted his embrace, taking in the familiar scent that was her favourite. as they pulled apart, y/n looked up to take in everything but when she saw the mark that was revealed a gasp left her lips. luke followed her gaze and immediately covered the mark visible on his wrist.

"luke, please tell me that isn't what i think it is."

"i'm sorry y/n. i had no other choice" y/n's heart completely fell apart as she saw the mark that once left her like this, worried of losing her one true love.

"how did he get you? i thought we were ok?" y/n asked, begging for answers as she clung onto the boy once more.

"brittany. she's his daughter." the words felt like daggers, as y/n tried to breathe through this all. heart completely shattered as she knew this was the end, and it's safe to say luke knew too.

the boy watched as the girl who he loved so dearly held onto him, tears staining his jacket. he felt his heart ache as he watched her fall apart. luke didn't want to do this, he wanted this to be a fun night, saving himself and then finally being back with y/n, but when brittany threatened the boy and revealed her secret, he knew he had no choice, specially after he felt the same burn radiate through him that he once felt when he was marked the last time. as soon as he saw the same mark, his mind went straight to y/n, his moon  and remembered how the sun would die each night to let the moon breathe. and that is exactly what luke would live by with y/n for he would die every night to let her be ok. 

"i promise you i will come back, ok? because i love you y/n, i love you so god damn much and i will come back for you. for everyone, ok? this isn't our goodbye, just a see you later." the boy affirmed, watching y/n's eyes light up when he said the three letter word. and if it was because of the night breeze, the way y/n looked, the fact that this was their goodbye or because luke loved y/n, he pulled her close and kissed y/n. like two puzzle pieces finally connecting, making sure it was a special goodbye as their lips moved in sync, bodies pushing closer and closer, y/n's hands navigating her way back into luke's locks in passion and luke cupping y/n's soft face to feel the moment even more. the two were crazy in love, just like the sun and moon.

but the sun and moon are nothing more than a sad love story, for the moon spends eternity chasing  the sun and perhaps the very fact the moon could never have the sun was the reason she loved him so

and the story of how the sun loved the moon so much that he died every night to let her breathe