"Why won't he message back?!" Your strangled voice, intending to be a frustrated shout, came out as a pained wail smothered by the tears building in your throat.
But you weren't alone. Of course you'd have your best friend there to comfort you. Like he always did. Jacky Vincent, lead guitarist of Falling In Reverse (your brother, Ronnie's band) and best hugger ever sat next to you, giving you a Jacky Vincent hug.
Usually it's all you needed to smile. But this time, the world was ending. YOUR world was collapsing around you and there was nothing you could do to stop it. Your happiness left you and the darkness that he pushed out filled its previous place in your aching heart.
Ryan Seaman, your ex-boyfriend and drummer for Jacky's band left you. Why? You were too depressed and it was bringing him down. That's what Ryan told you.
Jacky saw it differently. He knew that Ryan was just too interested in your best friend to stay with you.
You knew too. But to admit it would mean that it was real. If it was real, how the hell would you be able to cope?
As you cried into his shoulder, all Jacky did was stroke your rather greasy H/C hair. You'd practically stopped living since Ryan left. And Jacky moved in. You saw yourself as a burden. He cooked your food and brought you anything you needed. He never left your side unless he went to the shops to buy anything you'd ran out of.
It made you think: Would Ryan ever do that for you? If it was the other way around and you'd broken up with Jacky, would Ryan even think of doing this for you?
After everything that happened, you started to think he wouldn't.
You'd grown feelings for Jacky. But after everything that had happened, who wouldn't? You were emotionally vulnerable and depressed and he was the only one there for you. Your rock.
Or maybe you always had. It occurred to you that maybe you'd liked Jacky all along. For a few months you'd been hanging out with Ryan and Jacky after Ronnie introduced you to them for the first time. Jacky was quiet but so sweet. Ryan on the other hand was loud and obnoxious. You thought you liked Ryan, but now you were starting to think that you were confused.
You pulled your phone out and started to type again.
'Ry, please! I just want to sort thing o-'
Before you knew it, your phone was in Jacky's hands and he was deleting the message.
"Stop. Please. It's killing you! Is he really worth it?" Jacky pleaded. Just like he always had to when you started to lose it. You were slowly going insane.
But you started to think back. Was Ryan worth it? You thought back to the day that they both saw your scars.
~Flashback~
"Whatever you say, you English monkey!" You laughed at your response to Jacky calling you dumb. He stood there for a moment, jaw hanging open as he processed what you said. And then he went to punch you jokingly in the arm. Anyone's response was to put your arm out and stop it.
But Jacky's arm stopped as soon as your sleeve shifted up, putting all the thin white and think purple lines on show. He just stared. So did you. Ryan though, his hand flew out to grab your wrist. You screamed, his grip hurting you. But he didn't stop. He pulled you over to him by your now throbbing wrist and rolled the flimsy sleeve up your arm.
There they were. Every scar on show for your best friends to see. You cringed when Ryan started shouting.
"Why the hell would you do that?! What the fuck?! It's fucking stupid, dumbass! You could fucking die! Ever think of that?!"
That's when you started to cry. Not even Ronnie yelled when he found out. In fact, he was close to tears.
Then you jumped. A terrifyingly loud English accent poured from behind you.
"What the fuck is shouting gonna help?! There's obviously a reason! And maybe she stopped! You're such an asshole!"
It was the only time you'd ever heard Jacky shout.
He took your hand and walked you around the corner. Then he just stopped and stared at you, looking right into your watery E/C eyes. And then he rolled both sleeves up.
You flinched, ready for more shouting. But he just kissed your scars. Every one of them.
He rolled your sleeves back down and looked at you.
You stared into his blue orbs and felt like you wanted to kiss him.
"You're still beautiful. Even more so, in fact... They show that you got through something tough. And I admire you for it... Stay strong, love."
And you started to think that maybe you loved him.
~End Of Flashback~
"Fuck..."
Now you saw it. You loved him. All that time wasted on someone who was probably just using you to get close to your friend, when someone who cared was there the whole time.
"What? A-are you ok?" He was startled. It was the first time you'd said anything that wasn't about Ryan.
"No... I don't think I am..." And that was true. You loved him. But there was always that one problem that movies and books never presented:
What if he didn't feel the same?
"What's wrong?!" His voice was panicked and it made you think that maybe he did feel the same. But then you thought better of confessing.
"I just miss Ryan..." You lied. You didn't miss him anymore. But Jacky just smiled.
"I know when you're lying, love. You're over him!" He was ecstatic. But the it dawned on him. "What's wrong?"
"J-Jacky it doesn't ma-matter..." Now crying again, you tried to get him to stop asking. You knew that you'd tell him if he kept pressing. If you did, you didn't know if he'd still be there.
"Huh... Fine... I think you've run out of milk so I'll just... go out and get some more... I love you." There it was! But he just meant it as a friend right? Maybe. It this was your chance!
"I love you too Jacky." It was such a simple statement. But it meant so much.
"No you don't sweetheart. Not the way I love you," he sighed, a sad smile tugging at his lips. The lips you so desperately wanted to kiss.
"What do you mean...?" Now your heart was breaking again.
"I don't want to talk about it. It's not the time ok?"
He turned to start walking out of the door, so you did something you hadn't done since Ryan left you:
You got up.
"Y/N what are you..." He trailed off as he looked at you. Food in your greasy hair, makeup staining your pale face and still so perfect to him.
He wanted to kiss you. It's all he wanted. But you weren't in the state to deal with it.
"J-Jacky, you're staring... do I really look that bad...?" You started to feel self-conscious. Of course you looked bad. Three weeks of doing nothing was bound to do that.
"No. No babe, you don't. Honestly, you couldn't ever look bad to me. Now, I'm about to do something. And it could either go really bad, or really well..."
You started to panic. What was he doing?
Then he grabbed your face and slowly put his lips to yours, kissing you softly.
You gasped. He was kissing you...
"I'm sorry..."
"Jacky no! Don't be... I- I liked it..." You wanted to say that you loved him, but couldn't bring yourself to.
"I love you Y/N..."
There. Now you had to.
"I love you too!"
To ruin the perfect moment, there was a knock at the door. Opening it slowly, you saw your brother standing there. He was you with Jacky and you all realised that you were holding hands.
"Don't fucking hurt her ok?" That's all Ronnie had to say. You could tell he was happy because his eyes held a smile.
And you ended up with the guy wanted in the first place.
A/N
Yeah so it's kind of long and the ending isn't great but it's not my worst one xD. I hope you guys liked it! Don't forget you guys can request a oneshot if you want ok?
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