Fragile Bird 》5SOS AU

thirteen

CALUM

"Della, what is that?"

"What's what?" Della asked confused. I poked the bruise on her neck with my index finger.

"Is...that a hickey?" I asked and her eyes went wide before she got up from the couch and ran out of the room, I assume to find a mirror.

"Are you fucking kidding me!?" She yelled. I raised an eyebrow at her as she came back and plopped onto the couch.

"Oh my god, Adelina Hood who were you kissing last night!?" I asked, a little angry that someone was even touching my sister, let alone giving her hickeys.

She looked away and mumbled something under her breathe.

"What was that?" I asked and she turned to me. "Michael." She said quietly. Wait, what?

"Michael!?" I shouted.

"What'd I do now?." I heard an all too familiar voice say. The red haired boy stepped into the living room with Luke and Ashton.

I had almost forgotten they were coming over to hang out today. I growled at him. "You gave my sister a hickey."

The room was silent and Michael and Della were both wide eyed. Before Michael could answer me, Luke laughed. "I fucking told you Ash! You owe me ten dollars."

"Don't swear you dick." Ashton said and pulled out a bill and handed it to Luke with a pout. I glared at them.

"Calm down Cal, we were drunk. It didn't mean anything." Michael told me and I looked at him before looking at Della.

"Della?" I asked for an explanation.

She blinked and stared at Michael with a blank expression. "Yeah, it was nothing." She agreed and then walked away.

I went to call her back but she had already walked out of the house.

"You fucking idiot." Luke said as soon as the door closed. Michael glared at him. "Fuck you, what did I do?" He asked offended.

"You know exactly what you did." Ashton said, crossing his arms. "I'm confused." I said as I looked between the two boys and the redhead.

"Michael likes Della but he just rejected her." Ashton explained and sat beside me.

My mouth dropped. "You what!?"

"Look she's nice and all but I was drunk and I don't like her." Michael said but I had hard time believing any word that came out of his mouth. Luke scoffed loudly. "I saw the way you were looking at her last night. You like her but you're too much of a stubborn asshole to admit that. So instead, you just disregard her feelings to save yourself from your own embarrassment."

"Get out Michael." I said and he stared at me with a look of disbelief etched on his pale face.

"And don't come back until you make it up to Della."

DELLA

Honestly, fuck Michael.

I know we were drunk, we established that, but I felt those cliche butterflies when we kissed and I thought he did too by the way he kissed me.

I thought I knew him but I obviously don't.

I walked down to the mall and sat by the fountain, just gazing into the water and trying to forget about a certain stupid red haired boy.

"Hey, Della right?" A female voice asked and I looked up to see a blonde haired girl smiling at me. I nodded. "I'm Londie. We have English together."

"Oh cool. Nice to meet you." I smiled and she sat down on the bench beside me. "Okay, I'll be honest. I saw you sitting here alone and you looked like there's a war in your mind."

I actually chuckled. But it was anything but funny.

"Just a stupid boy." I said and rolled my eyes. Then I remembered Michael biting me for rolling my eyes at him. I shook the thought out of my head. "Oh, I feel ya." And I laughed.

We continued talking and getting to know one another, until my phone buzzed. It was Mali, telling me dinner was ready. I turned to Londie and smiled apologetically. "I have to go now, sorry."

Londie just smiled. "That's okay. Here, text me." She said and we exhanged numbers before saying goodbye.

"Sorry I'm late. I made a friend." I explained as I sat down at the table where pasta and three boys were waiting.

Calum raised an eyebrow. "Who?" He asked and I smiled. "Her name is Londie. She's in our English class."

Ashton piped up. "Londie Stone?" I shrugged cause I didn't get her last name. He bit his lip. "She's Jamie's cousin." "Well she seems pretty nice." I said and ate my pasta.

I didn't ask where Michael was cause I was trying to convince myself I didn't care.

But man was I wrong.

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Michael you idiot.

Thoughts? New character Londie? Comment please. :)

-Cristina