haze / afi

part 15. first time hiking

over the past few days, violet had been texting practically non stop with ashton, and a little with luke. they'd both become a lot closer to violet which is great for her. she felt as if she finally has some genuine friends around her.

today was another busy texting morning. this time with luke. it had been a few hours without a text from him, until now.

luke:
hey, random question
do you like hiking?

violet thought it was a random question to ask at almost 5 pm. she's just been looking through food places to try something different for dinner. perhaps he's just interested.

violet:
i haven't gone hiking before
there wasn't anywhere to really go hiking back home
why?

luke:
do you wanna come for a short hike with me and the guys soon?

violet:
yea, absolutely!
where would we be going hiking? do i need to meet you somewhere?

luke:
we're driving up to malibu! so i'll come pick you up
how does 5:30 sound?

violet:
sounds good! i'll see you then :)

violet gets up off of her bed, deciding hiking in joggers probably isn't the best idea. she gets out her grey leggings along with a black shirt which sits just below her waist. she pulls her hair back into a half up half down bun, leaving out a few strands at the front.

she considers brining a bag, but she doesn't really need one. her leggings have a pocket for her phone, which she'll also slip her money in to incase she needs any.

the time soon comes around for luke to be picking her up, hearing a light knock at the door just before she was going to put her shoes on.

"just coming!" she calls out, grabbing her shoes and lacing them up.

she jumps up, grabbing her keys from the counter before opening the door. surprised when she sees Michael standing in the hall.

"hey, i expected it to be luke." she chuckles, walking out of her apartment, locking the door behind her. "but i'm happy to see you again."

"it's good to see you too," he smiles, walking beside violet towards the elevators. "luke felt awkward about last time you two spoke. so he sent me up to get you."

violet frowns, not understanding. "when he was drunk," michael reminds her, then she immediately remembers that conversation.

"he doesn't have to be awkward about it," she laughs. "but, flower sisters? really?"

"he couldn't believe he'd called you that," michael shakes his head, thinking back to luke's drunken state. "he isn't a lightweight or anything, he just likes tequila too much."

"understood." they both walk outside of the apartment complex, heading towards where violet could see two cars. "who am i going with?"

"up to you!" calum calls out of the window of his car, seemingly where michael had come from. "depends who's got the better car, right?"

she stands frozen for a moment. looking up at michael who shrugs his shoulders. as much as she'd love to get in calum's car to maybe try and talk to both him and michael more. she isn't sure if she's ready for that or not.