In Between The Lines • LH/LJ fanfic

Chapter 17

"Luke... Luke" Michael said repeatedly trying to catch the younger boy's attention.

"What?" Luke said irritated by Michael.. not just Michael but by any other person's presence on the room.

"Okay that's it. What's up with you?" Calum said standing up, as the closest one to Luke, he knows what's up.

"Nothing.. " Calum knew Luke was lying so he scooted closer to took Luke's head in his hands and look him directly in the eye.

"For a friend who knows you since diaper era, you can't lie to me. Speak Lucas"

"Fuck you. Leave me alone" Luke said pushing Calum off him. The latter fell on the floor, shakes his head and left.

"That was so uncalled Luke"

"Leave me alone. Just.. for now"

"We have the right to know "

"I would tell you but not now. For someone who is grounded and don't have any gadgets to play with, i'm pretty messed up and mad right now. So please leave and tell Calum, I didn't meant anything"

The two boys just nodded and left the room. Luke held onto his guitar and look over the window. It's been days since the happening on Miami. Once he entered the hotel room, Carl took his phone and his privileges except when talking to parents, which should be done thru Carl's phone and with his permission.

Luke didn't know if it was for advantage that he didn't have any gadgets for now because it lessen the idea of talking to Lauren, but then again he misses her.

He saw Lauren calling him while they were on that car ride, but he keeps rejecting it. He know Lauren saw the way he reacted. He also saw that look on Lauren's eyes that she badly wanted to come to him, but he also saw how she followed Luis' . He knew Luis stopped Lauren to coming close to him, and she followed, it made him more angry. He was jealous, he didn't know how that was, but he know he was. The way Luis wiped that ice cream off Lauren's lips, he hates it.

But what Luke didn't know is.. fuck.. he is so compulsive.

He looked over again at the window and put down his guitar to its stand.

Luke didn't know what to do, he just sat there, and enclosed his face on his hands.

On the other hand, Lauren was so anxious. First, Luke was mad. She was calling him for almost a week now, but all she got was a redirect to his voicemail. Second, the auditions is around the corner.

She don't know if she will still continue to sing that song, but then she realized.. Luke told her that the more Lauren felt the song, the more the judges will be mesmerized, she smiled at thought of their tiny practice that night. She misses him, but she can't do anything. If only she could go right now to the place where Luke is, she would, but the problem is she don't have any idea at all. She sighs heavily as she made her way to her piano. She, for the nth time, practiced the song that she and Luke picked. She was in the middle of the song when tears literally rolled down her face.

"This is so stupid" Lauren said to herself wiping the tears off her face. "How does he do this.. he's not my first relationship, we're almost as long as my past, but i'm hurting like this already. wow dude got me so whipped" She continues while she put her face in the palm of her hands.

She then felt a strong arms around her. She opened her eyes to see Luis.

"Akashi.."

"Hi Lauren" He smiled removing his arms around Lauren and now sitting beside her.