Destinations

Chapter Seven

"I can't stand it!" The greenish brown eyed girl shouted inside the backseat of Luke's car. "I'm so tired! So unmotivated! Life is so boring and pointless! I don't wanna do anything with myself anymore..." Aerona cried and sobbed, pounding on Luke's chest and she could hardly breathe. Nothing seemed right in her head. She was crying to a guy she barely knows and showing him her most vulnerable side. She was breaking apart inside and letting herself slip away.

"Shh...Baby." Luke held her tightly to his chest as if he was soothing a child from a nightmare. He ran his hand up and down her back, noticing she was still very hot. He helped her out of the sweatshirt, she hadn't had a shirt underneath. He would have tried something but under the circumstances he soothed her. He thought of ways he could calm her dowm so he moved her into a position so he was practically cradling her. He began singing "The Light Behind Your Eyes" by My Chemical Romance.

She had fallen asleep by the end of the song and Luke was still rocking her back and fourth with a steady beat. He took steady breaths as well. He wondered why she had cuts up her arms and why she was crying. Luke thought what everyone else thought: she was always happy.

She's never happy.

Luke kissed her head every few minutes. "What the hell!?" The car door was opened and an angry Destinee and confused Jack were stood. Luke shushed her as Aerona began to squirm. He had placed his flannel around her so the girl and his brother weren't able to see the marks. "No! Who the hell is this!?" She screeched. Aerona shot up and everything seemed to go silent.

"Fuck..." Aerona grabbed her head. She looked around and began trying to get out of the car.

"Stop." Luke ordered.

"No, go bitch." Destinee scowled.

"Shut up." Luke told the wannabe lover. Aerona bent down to Luke's ear.

"I'll see you later tonight." She got to open the car door but Luke stopped to kiss her. Like the kiss they shared on the roof, it seemed like nobody was around them, like the world didn't exist. She smiled softly and got out, running away as fast as she could.

Aerona couldn't believe she had shown thay side of her to Luke. She was going to at least break off contact with Harry. But, she wasn't scared. She felt scared to tell Harry, why not Luke? She didn't feel indifferent about the Australian.

Luke sighed as he drove home. He was glad that Aerona showed that part of her to him. He wanted to know why, why she was hurting, why she cut herself, what was going on. He noticed that she tends to do things on her schedule.

Luke knew that she knew about the party. It's not a partg worth going to if she wasn't there, it's just how things work out.

"What the fuck, Luke? I was standing right there. Even Jack saw it. Why would you do that? Who is she? Why don't you love me?" Destinee whined and whined, finally, Luke was over it.

"Shut up! I don't even like you!" He shouted before opening the car door and slamming it shut. Jack and Destinee stayed silent in the car. Well, Jack did, Destinee was quietly crying in the backseat.

Aerona was already at the party and she noticed Luke's car. She knew he wasn't in the car so she stayed out of the crowd to find and talk to the amazing singer.

"Babycakes." Aerona turned around to see Luke smiling at her. They hugged each other tightly. Luke took a good look at the girl. She seemed as normal as ever, except her eyes still didn't have that sparkle in them.

"Let's go, we have some talking to do." They walked towards the woods and found a clearing. Aerona stayed on her feet while Luke sat on a fallen tree.

"I want you to tell me." Luke said as Aerona walked in circles. Tears already staining her cheeks, she looked at the ground and avoided Luke's bright blue eyes.

"I have such a hard time accepting myself." She sniffled. " I know I can't chang who I am but, it's so hard..." She kicked the ground. "I don't hate my body and I don't hate my fucking reputation. I hate me as a person, Luke. I have days where I'm happy and I feel amazing and I can do anything!" She stopped moving. " Other days I feel like I should just duxking kill myself! I want to die! And I want everything to end and I'm in so much pain!" She sobbed. "But..." She finally looked up at the insanely tall 18 year old. "When I'm with you, you're the only drug I wanna take." She took deep breaths to stop crying.

"Come here." She walked over to Luke, inbetween his legs. "From now on, I'll be taking every adventure with you." Aerona smiled.

"I don't think thats a good idea." She kissed Luke softly.

"Too bad." Luke smirked. "I'm going to be there every time. I'm going to make sure these never show up on your beautiful skin again. I don't want you spreading tears any more." Luke kissed her passionately. The world faded away, the background noise from the party faded. Luke stood up as the kissing became deeper and more into a makeout session. Aerona placed her small hands on his broad shoulders as Luke had his larger hands on her hips.

The couple ran out of breath and pulled away, Luke didn't stop. He began kissing down her neck, finding a spot that made her gasp. He spent more time on that sweet spot, sucking on it causing a moan from her lips. She grasped onto his shirt as he began placing his hands under the flannel to feel her smooth skin. Goosebumps arose due to his cold hands. Aerona pulled up on his shirt, wanting it off.

"Aerona." Luke stopped, causing a soft whine.