Rejects (l.h.)

8- Everything comes together...

2010- November 9th
Kristina's POV...

"Thank you," I say quietly. Lucas doesn't say anything, he won't even make eye contact with them. He looks to me for a quick second. No expression is on his face, just blankness. I know this is really weird, but Ash has shot up in popularity because of the three Aussies. Back to Lucas, he seems really shy. EVERYTHING IS FALLING APART! NO!

"What time is your party tonight:?" Ash asks me. I have to finish chewing because I had just recently stuffed my face with food.

I swallow my food,"Ash, I haven't had a party since I was thirteen. No one ever showed up." It was true, no one did. My birthday "party" consisted of Ash and her family, plus mine of course.

"Well, i call it a party because I am there!" she says and gets a few high fives from the boys. Not Lucas though. "Is Luke going?" she asks me but wanted and answer from Lucas.

"Um, I don't know. Are you Lucas?" I nudge his side. He sticks my apple in his mouth to keep him from talking. "That's my apple thank you very much!" I laugh and he chuckles at himself.

He takes the fruit out of his mouth and begins to speak quietly, " Yeah, I know I don't really have a choice." He laughs and then continues to eat my food. This means it's my turn to eat his food! I take the peach pie I had made for his family three days ago. "No! That's my pie!" he speaks up but let's me eat it anyway.

"It's really good too!" I say to tease him. He sticks his tongue out at me and I do the same back.

"Well what time do you want my family over?" Ash asks again.

"7 o'clock-ish..." I say. I devour the pie and leave a little for Lucas.

"Kristina, do you mind if the guys come too?" she asks me, even though the question was for Luke but for me to answer. He just doesn't have a good history with them and he won't tell me why.

"Yeah! Oh, and please do not bring anything... no presents. Nothing."

"Yay!" Ashton says in childish voice.

"Yippy!" Michael chimes in.

"..." Calum has nothing to say, he just sits next to Lucas and eats his food. "I mean, YAY!" he finally adds.

"I said that! You can't take it Calum!" Ashton complains. I laugh at them and Lucas just smiles. Something is bothering him and I am only going to bother him more! PERFECT!

***

The final bell rings and I rush out of my classroom with everything in my hand already. I had packed up and brought everything I had needed to class. Lucas did the same and we dashed to the exit together. We quickly walked to our bus and got on. The bus ride was quick and nothing actually happened. We laughed as I had told him cheesy jokes. The bus came to a stop at the end of my driveway. We get off and I sprint for the shack so I can open my present that Lucas has been making such a big deal about! We dash into the shack and I sit down on the bench. He hands me the gift that was wrapped up. I had given it back to him because I knew I would open it if it was in my possession. I quickly open it, shredding the wrapping paper and throwing it at Luke. He laughs and cries because of how ridiculous I am being. The shape was like a box, then I take all of the paper off and it's a shoe box. "You got me shoes..." I say in a 'really?' kind of tone.

"Open the box you dummy!" he says crumpling all of the papers into one ball. He smiles and his dimples make an appearance. I LOVE THEM DIMPLES! I open the box, inside is a piece of paper.

"YOU MADE ME WAIT ALL DAY FOR A PIECE OF PAPER!" I yell! He knows I am joking about being angry. He just laughs!

"Read it," he says between breaths from laughing.