Running

Untitled Part 2

Five year old Hanna looked up from the swing she was using on the play ground when a new child arrived. His dark eyes studied the place around them before he made his way to the sandbox near the swings and taking one of Hanna's toys, in his hands, he tossed it away causing an enraged Hanna to start yelling and crying because of what he did to her toys.

Six year old Hanna was extremely proud of the brand new ponytail and dress her parents had given her. She felt so good because her daddy had called her beautiful before he left for work. And that's why she refused to play with the other children because she didn't want to ruin her dress. Cleb quickly saw to it as he pushed her in a pile of dirt.

For eight year old Caleb torturing weak cry baby Hanna had been his favorite past time. Until the day that he tried to stick a chewing gum in her ponytail and she had slapped him. Right after that she had pushed him on the ground and thrown a glass of iced tea on his head. Respect grew on Caleb's heart that day.

Fifteen year old Hanna Marin grabbed a book and threw it at his head as he sneaked inside her house and kissed her, stealing away her first kiss, because she had been talking to Sean what's his name at lunch.

Seventeen year old Caleb cursed as he had taken a drunken dare from his best friend Toby to go skinny dipping inside the Hastings family's lake, for Hanna Marin had used the opportunity to  steal away his clothes and setting them on fire, leaving him with only his boxers to walk back home across town.

Seventeen year old Hanna ran away from the homecoming party as she saw her best friend making out with her boyfriend only to end up on the very place where everything started for her and Caleb.

Sitting herself on the swing she sobbed covering her face with her hands as someone came and wrapped a jacket on her shoulders. Raising her head to see who it was Hanna had been stumped to notice that Caleb's hands were shaking and that his right fist was bleeding.

Silently wondering just what could've pushed him over the edge Hanna finally took in the fact the boy standing on front of her had grown up to be extremely good looking. Slowly rising from her seat she took a small step forward and placed her head on his shoulder.

Caleb raised her head to watch her closely for what had seemed to be their actual first time in forever, a knowing grin laying on his lips as he leaned in and kissed her. As he did so he gently maneuvered them to his car silently encasing Hanna between his car and his body.

To seventeen year old Hanna and Caleb the night that they hooked up as she had caught her ex cheating on her had been a true life changer. Gone were the longing looks and the constantly wondering of what if.

Their playful banter and witty sarcastic lines were kept to a minimum as they both felt that they had finally managed to come home with one another. The pair dated for several months before they decided to come clean and public of how they felt about each other.

However some of the reactions they got were painfully unexpected for more than one person believed them to be a mistake...

Caleb took a deep breathe as he listened to Noel's plan's of seducing one Hanna Marin into loosing her V-card and then dumping her as yesterday's news. In fact all of their class mates seemed to have invested money into betting when such thing would happen.

Clenching his teeth,Caleb's hands gripped into fists as he walked away from the group of jocks followed by Toby. Neither of them approved what was going on but one of Rosewood's High unspoken rules said that locker room conversation were meant to stay private.

So Caleb did the unthinkable. He approached Alison DiLaurentiss and asked her to flirt with Noel, knowing that she had a crush on him. He played it off as being his way of keeping his "puppet" to himself. What Caleb hadn't anticipated was to see Hanna leave the party completely devastated at Allison's betrayal.

He didn't expect to feel such a pang of sadness at the idea oh her being sad and hurt so badly by something he had started. But as he made his way slowly to follow her he heard Noel commenting how Allison was a much more better choice for him to date, Caleb spun on his heel and punched Noel, breaking his nose.

Quickly making his way outside the room, Caleb headed to the one place he knew Hanna would go. Every time she had been upset before she would go there. Arriving there Caleb slowly admitted to himself he had schemed those things so that he could stop feeling jealous every time he saw Hanna smiling to another boy.

He had been in love with her ever since he had stolen their first kiss in her bedroom, and now he was done playing nice and letting her go with out a fight. Even more so since she seemed to always fall for the lowest guys around.

Getting behind Hanna as she sat crying on the swing Caleb was reminded of all the times they had spent arguing in front of it. And for the first time in a long while he felt the need to turn in a new leaf. Because the person in front of him was no longer a little girl he could pick a fight with just to make fun.

Studying her curves closely Caleb noticed her shivering so he did the first thing that came to his mind.He took of his jacket and put it on Hanna's shoulders surprising both of them in the process. As she turned her head towards him Caleb let himself drown in her eyes.

When he felt her put her head on his shoulder he decided he had waited enough. So he leaned in and grabbed her lips for a kiss, making sure to maneuver them both to his car. He was taking no chances of letting her change her mind about this. Change her mind about them...