Misunderstood (Punk Louis Tomlinson Fanfic)

Part 14

"What if I changed," Louis spoke quietly after awhile. I looked at him a little confused.

"What?" I asked watching him as he lifted his head and met my stare.

"What if I changed? What if I made it so that nothing bad happens when we're together would you want to be friend then?" he asked. I watched him closely not really sure what to say. "I like having you around Jenn. You're the first one whose bothered to talk and get to know me. You make me feel like I don't have to live up to my bad boy image you make me feel like I can do good things. I may have gotten carried away but I still saved you tonight didn't I?" he asked. I nodded slowly.

"Yea I guess you did," I said quietly.

"Then give me a chance. I won't frighten you or put you in bad situations. I'll show up to class on time, I'll do my homework just please don't give up on me," he said. I slowly stopped walking and he did too turning to face me.

"Why do you care so much if we're friends or not?" I asked. He shrugged looking down.

"I dunno, I guess I sort of like you," he said and shuffled his feet.

"Why?" I asked in surprised. He shrugged again looking like he was shy.

"Because you're good and somehow you see good in me. I may have screwed up tonight but you trusted me enough to come out and I like the idea of you trusting me to take care of you," he explained. I tried to reframe from smiling.

"Yea and look what happened. I trusted you but something bad still happened. I can't keep doing this to myself. It was a close call tonight what if next time I'm not so lucky, what if next time you don't show up in time?" I asked trying to be realistic.

"That's the thing, there won't be a next a time because I'll change for you. I'll change myself so that I don't put you in situations where something can go wrong," he explained. I bit my lip looking down. "Please Jenn. Don't give up on me," he half begged as he placed his hand on my face and lifted it to look into his eyes.

I swallowed nervous as his other hand made its way to my waist and pulled me a little closer. I searched his eyes for something, anything that would tell me this was wrong but I found nothing. All I saw written in his bright blue eyes, which still shinned with the dim light, was kindness, honestly and protection.

I wanted nothing more in that moment than to wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him but light from behind me lit up his face and a look of horror came over him as he looked passed me.

"Jennifer Brooks you step away from that boy and get in this car right now," none other than my dad's booming voice came. I quickly pulled away from Louis and looked at my dad in shock.

"Dad," I said speechless.

"I'm not kidding around young lady, get in this car now," he barked angrily and he pulled up right next to us. Louis sighed almost sounding annoyed.

"Good evening sir what brings you out and about this late?" Louis teased as he smiled and waved at my dad. I shot him a warning look.

"Not another word out of you, you delinquent now Jennifer get in this car," my dad ordered.

"I'm coming I'm coming," I said walking around the car to the passenger's seat. I looked at Louis with a frown and he frowned as well but offered a small smile to lift the mood.

"Hurry up," my dad yelled. I opened the door pulling my eyes off Louis and got into the car. As soon as my door was shut my dad hit the gas and sped off down the street. I turned my head watching Louis' figure disappear in the darkness. My dad always ruined everything, now I don't even know what Louis and I are. I don't know if he's serious about changing or what Monday at school will be like or anything all I knew was that I was going to be forced to listen to a long lecture tonight.

The entire weekend dragged out so slowly. I was grounded to my room not for lying about my plans because I made up a pretty convincing story about how I met Louis at the bowling alley and he offered to walk me home no instead I got grounded for being with him and my dad made it pretty clear that I wasn't to associate with him.

Monday at school I knew that wouldn't stop me. I was hooked on Louis and I didn't want to give him up that easily. We needed to finish our conversation and I needed him to know how I felt.

I got to my first class and to my surprise Louis was already sitting in a desk. He smiled ones seeing me and waved me over. Only a few other people were in the class since the bell hadn't rung yet.

I sat next to Louis and pulled opened my note book.

"So how hard was he on you?" he asked in a low voice so people wouldn't hear us.

"I'm grounded all week and that's only because I was caught with you. Believe the story I told him about what I did that night," I explained. He smiled a bit.

"Guess that means we can't hangout after school," he said.

"Even if I wasn't grounded I still have detention today and tomorrow," I told him. He nodded with a sigh. The bell rang and I face the front as I wrote today's date on the top of my paper.

"Hey," Louis whispered. I looked at him curiously as a few people walked between us to sit down. "You look pretty today," he said with a heart warming smile. I instantly grinned from ear to ear and I quickly turned to the front trying to control him. I heard him snicker quietly then faced the front himself.