Rejects | m.c

chapter 9: This is Halloween

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It was finally Halloween and Julia and I were getting in to our costumes at Julia's house. I was going to be Mario and she was Luigi. It was around 6pm now. Ashton was coming round, I was happy that he got along with Luke and Calum because they really hated Michael just like I did. We haven't spoke since the day he came to my door which I was happy about. I was dressed in dungaree denim shorts with a baggy red shirt and black boots, the final touch was my red snapback. Julia wore the same but only in green.

We were waiting on the boys to arrive to we decided to blast our music. We started playing My Chemical Romance, singing every word. The voice of Gerard Way filling our ears. We were throwing a party at Julia's house since her parents always go out of town for the weekend on Halloween, and also because she was well known for her amazing parties. Everyone from school always came in to school talking about them, word spreads round fast. Also the fact everyone gets invited because our friend group simply doesn't care who you are, come and have a cool time that's all we really care about. However we made it pretty clear to Michael we weren't having a party, that everyone was just making up rumours because we knew if we told him he wasn't invited he would come along anyway. But I'm pretty are he knows we're lying and having a party.

Soon enough, Ashton Luke and Calum all arrived as we got things set up for the party like drinks which Julia provided us with since her parents drink enough for her to not even notice anything is missing. Julia and I have been drunk enough times to forget almost everything that happened the night before.

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The party was now in full swing, people were drinking and dancing, so far so good. But somehow I had this feeling something really bad was about to go down and soon.

I found Julia drinking from her red cup, which smelt of beer. I had Sprite and vodka.

"Jules, I need to tell you something." I was pretty drunk.

"What is it chicken wang" Julia and I had drunk nicknames for each other which completely strange.

"I think I like someone.." I had no idea what the hell was going to come out of my mouth next, if I was going to actually say someone's name or something stupid like my bed.

"Who?" But before I could answer I felt a tap on my shoulder. Julia's eyes widened, and I turned round, drunkly confused.

"Oh.. It's you." I scoffed.

"Good party Julia," Michael smiled as I glared at him.

"Yeah, yeah whatever I know," I took another gulp of my alcoholic drink, then took Michaels from his hand. But once I drank it all, I screwed up my face. It wasn't good at all.

"What was that drink Mikey?"

"Mikey?" He looked at me confused as was I.

"I'm just a drunk seventeen year old looking to get wasted and forget this night. I-"

"Do you even know what your talking about Blaze?" He laughed at me.

"Why are you laughing at me? You really hurt my feelings.." Let's just say sometimes I am an emotional drunk. Julia had walked off probably trying to find someone.

"No, I didn't mean to! Blaze, your drunk, you won't even remember you spoke to me."

"Is that why you're talking to me? Cause I won't remember this happened? Cause you think I'll be mad that I let myself talk to you? I won't be mad, I like you Michael. "

"I thought you hated me?"

"I thought I was too, but I'm not. I don't like fighting with people. But you hurt me Michael, a lot actually. That's why I was off that day, when you came to my door and I was off school. I was hurt by you Mikey, but It's okay cause I'm all better, see?" I kept blabbing on and on to him, as if he was actually listening to me. I don't know why I was even telling him this.

"Blaze, you know I didn't mean anything and I really didn't want you to get hurt. I'm sorry I hurt you. But unfortunately, these are just drunken words spilling out right now. You don't actually mean it when you say you aren't mad at me." He looked sad.

"What do people say.. Sober words..are drunken thoughts? Is that it? Or is it.. Drunken words..are sober thoughts? Which one is right?" I questioned drunkenly.

"I know what you mean blaze, maybe your right but you'll just be back to hating me and being pissed at me tomorrow morning." He actually looked like he may cry. My heart actually ached for him, I felt sorry for him. And that's when I knew I had to stop drinking. I hoped I remembered this in the morning.

"Do you need a hug Mikey?" I looked up at him, pouting my lip. He chuckled, before nodding. So I wrapped my arms round his neck, instantly resting my head in the crook of his neck as his arms wrapped round my waist, pulling me closer to him. I was breathing in his cologne which smelt amazing.

"Blaze?"

"Yeah mikey?"

"I like this girl.."

"Ask her out,"

"I can't.. Not yet."

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"WAKE UP SLEEPY HEADS ITS TIME TO GET UP! I MADE THE SMART DECISION OF ONLY DRINKING ENOUGH TO GET TIPSY NOT WASTED SO HA HA HA LITTLE PEOPLES!" Julia screamed, while a blow horn went off. I instantly sat up but that completely backfired considering I fell asleep under Julia's table in her kitchen, making me bang my head on it, which then set off a headache.

"Oh my god! Are you okay?" She said between laughs as I rubbed my head, rolling out from under the table. But I bumped in to another body, which wasn't Luke or Calum. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion, then recognising the red hair.

"Why is Michael here?" I whispered to Julia, not only for my headache but because he was completely knocked out and I didn't want to wake him up.

"He came to the party last night and you too talked." I gave her the 'are you crazy?' Look as if to ask if she was seriously telling the truth.

"Yeah I'm serious, and you didn't seem to want to rip his head off. I was there at the start but I went off to find Calum because Luke was with some girls and I didn't want to be part of that but when I came back you two were hugging, I have no idea what led up to it but yeah.. I think he likes you Blaze.."

"No, you were just imagining things. I wouldn't and couldn't be civil with Michael. Never mind actually hug him. And there's no way he actually likes me because that's just impossible-"

"And why is that? How is it impossible that he could like you? I'm serious blaze, he looks at you with such interest like he just wants you to not hate him. He seems to really have given up his act of being this person he isn't. You may continue to hate him but I know soon enough you'll give up the hating him thug because you'll grow to like him. I know you do like him and you're just trying to hide the fact that a boy is actually being genuinely nice to you." And with that she walked upstairs as I was left with a still knocked out Michael Clifford.

I went to the cupboards and got out some Advil and some for Michael as well, since he was clearly nice to me last night. Soon enough he woke up, and I handed him his glass of water an Advil.

"Thanks blaze, um do you remember.."

"Yeah.. Julia told me so.. I know. But yeah I remember it now. Sorry you had to deal with that last night I'm sure you didn't come to the party to hear me go on and on and stupid stuff."

"Blaze.. I actually came to see you. I didn't plan on staying over but I came to see you."

"You did? Why?"

"I wanted to." He said shrugging his shoulders. I smiled at him, and without wanting to kill him. Maybe Julia was right, maybe I did like him. But only as a friend, because if Julia meant the other way then she was way far off. I could never like Michael more than a friend. He's lucky I tolerate him now, even if he doesn't know that quite yet.

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I actually quite like this one, maybe cause there's some blikey? Moments. Sorry I have no idea what to call their ship name.

If you have any ideas comment them , that would be cool!

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