admire - jiara love story - obx fanfic

2. take care of her

kiara pov:

i wake up the next morning, and all i want to do is just go back to sleep. today is gonna be so boring, my parents are fully raging at the fact that i went out last night. they're gonna make me study history things all day, since i'm close to having to drop it. i got back last night and just locked myself in my room. they said i'm ungrounded on monday, which is shorter than they said at first. i think they feel bad for saying i wasn't good enough and stuff, but that means i can go to sarah's party, so i'm happy. it's on tuesday, when we finally break up for the summer holidays. sarah and cleo are coming over on monday, to help me pick an outfit. i get up and go downstairs. i grab a banana and sit on the island eating it. my parents gave me my phone back. i don't know why they're being nicer to me, but i'm not complaining. i scroll through instagram when i get a message from the group chat.

P4L 🌴☀️

jj: kie are you coming to the party on tuesday?

kie: yeah, i'm ungrounded on monday

sarah: yeah, me and cleo are going to hers after school on monday to help her pick an outfit

jj: she really needs help picking an outfit?

kie: um, yes i do. i'm indecisive jj!

jj: apologies

pope: are we all meeting at the party?

john b: can do

kie: i need a ride

jj: i can pick you up

kie: okay, thanksss

jj: np ;)

john b: stop flirting you two

kie: shut up

jj: you can't talk

sarah: leave them alone jb

kie: thank you!

sarah: let them flirt in peace

kie: i take that thank you back

jj: it's not flirting, i literally just offered her a ride

cleo: can y'all shut up? my phones going mad

pope: 7pm on tuesday at sarah's

jj: kie i'll pick u up at 6:45

kie: okay

sarah: see you there

pope: can't wait!

i place my phone down on the counter and tie my hair up. my mom comes in. "hi mom" i say. "you need to do your history revision today, or you'll be grounded until friday" she says. "i will" i say. "okay. i'll be checking when i get home from work" she says. i nod as she grabs her keys and leaves. i'm all on my own in the house now. my dad starts work at 5am, so he would've left ages ago. i go over to my bag and take out my books. i open and start writing. for the rest of the weekend, i just potter round my house, monday comes around, and me, cleo and sarah are on our way back to mine. "what are you guys wearing?" i say. "a dress" sarah says. "a skirt and a top. that's the girliest i'm going" cleo says. i laugh. "what type of dress?" i say to sarah. "it's yellow, and it's short and tight. and sparkly. i love it so much" she says. "well, there's this blue dress that i have in mind, it's short and floaty, but i really like it" i say as we walk up my drive. we go upstairs and into my room. i pull the blue dress out of my wardrobe. "that is gorgeous kie" sarah says. "we have a winner already?" i say. "yeah. that took nowhere near as long as i expected" sarah says. "i know" cleo says. "should we go to the chateau?" sarah says. "yeah" cleo says. the three of us go to the chateau, to see the boys sitting on the porch. "that was quick" pope says. "yeah, i already had my mind set on a dress so it was quite easy" i say. "thought you were, indecisive?" jj says, doing quotation marks with his fingers. "i usually am" i say, sitting down next to him. he passes me the joint that's rested between his fingers. i take it. "she picked such a good outfit, it's so gorgeous" sarah says, sitting next to john b. "bet it is"  jj says as i take a hit of the joint. i nod. "i like it" i say. "y'all are selling this so hard, watch it be ugly" john b says. "flattering"  i say, taking another hit. "it's not!" sarah says, playfully hitting his arm. "what are y'all wearing?" cleo says. "jeans and a top" john b says, shrugging his shoulders. "and a jacket" jj adds. "oh my god, guys, i've gotta do my hair and makeup" john b mocks us, flicking his hands around in his imaginary hair. "sounds just like us" sarah says, sarcastically "on point" i add. they laugh and i roll my eyes, taking another hit of the joint, and passing it back to jj. we sit in silence for a few moments before sarah says, "if you became a millionaire, like, full kook, what would you do with the money?". sarah's always the one who comes up with the conversations, and it's always so random. "uhh, buy a big house and have like loads of cars and boats and shit" jj says, taking a hit of the joint. "hmm" i say. "okay, let me guess" jj says, pointing at me. i signal for him to continue. "you'd have a house, not too big but not too small, on a clean, plastic free beach, and you'd save turtles. and you'd get married and have children and teach them to surf" he says. i'm surprised at how well he knows me. "jeez, that was like, exactly what i would do" i say. "what can i say, know you so well" he says, winking at me. "hello? love birds?" cleo says snapping her fingers. we both look at her. "wow, and you say you aren't flirting" john b says. sarah stands up, giving me a look and shaking her head to the side. i roll my eyes as i get up and follow her. "let's guess..." i say, as she stops next to the hot tub. "he likes you" she says. i roll my eyes again. "dude.." "do you like him?" she interrupts me. "i.." i say. "i don't know" i finish. "come on kie" she says. i shrug my shoulders. "he's always liked you. you know he has" she says. "he always flirted around and stuff... but that doesn't mean he likes me!" i say. "do you like him?" she repeats. i don't say anything. the past few weeks, i've been feeling different. i don't know how or why but i just have. whenever jj's around, i'm smiling and laughing and i get this fluttery feeling in my stomach. i don't understand why though. "kie" she says. i look up. she raises her eyebrows. i don't say anything again and she takes my silence as a yes. "oh my god!" "shhhh" i say. "sorry sorry" she says. "is that a yes?". "i guess.." i say, "oh my god!" she says again. "i don't know! i have some stuff to figure out.." i say. "ok, ok" she says, "don't say anything" i say, "promise" she says. "not even john b" i say. "not even john b" she says, holding her pinky finger out. i link mine around it for a few seconds before pulling away and we both go back up to the deck. after a few hours, i go home. i have a shower and put my pyjamas on, before going on my phone. i pull the covers over me and turn my phone on to see a few messages.