Worst In Me N.S.

Ch.21 Promise Ring

Noah

Her birthday is in less than 5 minutes. She's currently asleep with the rest of the band, Taylor, and her fur baby Kingsley. I lay awake thinking about seeing her and her friends at that concert. Seeing how Aiden was with her. I could tell he still loved her deeply and I even got to speak with him. He talked to me and told me one thing I will always uphold.

"Love her till you die. Love her as much and as hard as you can. Please don't fuck up how I did."

I will always uphold how I feel about her. I will always love this girl. I'm already starting to think about a future with her, but I am afraid to bring it up in case of her going distant or not ready to talk about it after Fenton and Aiden.

I check the time.

11:59pm.

I then watch it change.

12:00am.

Time to make her gift.

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AJ
It felt weird sleeping on the bus again. Kingsley slept at my feet in the corner.

"Hey AJ, can you help me with something, love?" I hear from the front of the bus from Taylor.

Kingsley jumps up and hops off the bunk. She waits for me to come down to make sure I get down okay. I then open the curtain to blinding sunlight but see balloons. I smile huge as Kingsley runs over to Taylor and Noah who are holding a cake and a huge basket with stuff in it.

I walk over with tears in my eyes as I hear Noah begin singing happy birthday to me. He sets the basket down on the couch and takes my hands. He finishes and kisses me softly. I chuckle into the kiss causing us to pull away.

"Happy Birthday" everyone says in unison.

"You guys. This is amazing, oh my god" I say.

I walk over to the table while Noah picks up the basket.

I see several cards and wrapped gifts on the table.

I begin to open what I can so I can get to Noah's gift.

First is a card from Nicholas.

"I know things have been ruff, but you deserve a round of a-paws. Happy Birthday Dog lover" I read out loud.

I chuckle loudly then look at Kingsley.

"Very clever Nico" I say.

He chuckles.

Next is a small gift from Nick with a small card on the top.

"We missed you lots. Happy Birthday beautiful" it reads.

I opened the gift. It's a polaroid.

"Yo no way" I say.

He smiles.

"I wanted you to get to keep some pictures physically from our tour," he says.

I begin to tear up as I get to Jolly's gift. It's a card but it's heavier. I open it and out falls a gift certificate to get tattooed by Nicholas himself.

"The voice of an Angel or the voice of a Siren, both are you. We never thought we'd meet someone like you. Happy Birthday Pretty Girl, love Jolly and Taylor" I read.

I turn to Taylor as tears begin to fall. She embraces Jolly.

Now Noah's basket.

"So, before you get started with this gift, I just want you to know how much I love you" he says.

That's scary lol.

I find a teddy bear from build-a-bear. I feel the heavy paw and press it. It's Noah singing the intro to The Grey. I squeeze him tightly and smile huge. I set the bear down next to me and see several kitkats.

"Oh my god you remembered" I say through my tears.

He chuckles. There's a small box. I open it to see a glass rose with "My Angel" engraved on the stem.

"This is so beautiful" I say.

He then comes over and takes my hand. I set the box down and he takes the other hand. He then hands me one last card.

"I love you Acaria Jayce" he says.

I open the card and out pops a gorgeous ring. I gasp as I see the words on the page.

"I Promise..."

"Acaria Jayce. I've never met someone who makes me feel the way you do, and I want to be with you for the rest of my life. But since it's only been 5 months and some change, I decided to get you this ring to promise my love to you. I promise to cherish you and love you with all of my heart. I promise to love you as hard and as much as I can. I promise to love you till the day I die and even after that. I promise" he says, taking the ring from the card and sliding it onto my finger.

I begin to sob as our friends clap for us. I embrace him tightly as I sob into his shoulder.

"I love you so much Noah Sebastian" I say.

"I love you so much more, Acaria Jayce" he says.

(Sorry for the shorter chapter, it's been a stressful few days)

Song: Like A Villian by Bad Omens