Dark Angel // Alex Gaskarth

Chapter Thirteen: This Love Was Out Of Control

Song: A Love Like War by All Time Low ft Vic Fuentes [did I put this song in here already? idk]

Title Credit: Hold On Till May by Pierce the Veil

Angel~  

It was during seventh period when I got called down to the office. For what reason? Hell if I know. All I know is that it had to be something important considering they never call me down to the principle's office but....here I am, sitting on the bench in the hallway, waiting for Ms. Day to let me into her office.  

Finally, after nearly a half an hour of sitting on the very uncomfortable bench, Ms. Day called me into her office. I placed my bag on the floor and sat in the chair, facing her desk. Ms. Day was nice, I guess. She's this young, blonde principle but not the stereotypical dumb blonde. She seems genuinely nice but also seems like she can't take things too seriously.  

"Hello, Angel." Ms. Day greeted, sending me a friendly smile.  

"Hi." I mumbled, nervously fidgeting with my hands. 

Ms. Day sighed, "Angel, are you doing okay? Is everything alright at home?" She asked, her sudden questioning throwing me off guard.  

I look up at her a nodded, "Yeah... everything's fine." I lied. Mom hasn't been eating as much as she used to and everything has become harder. The money grandma sent us earlier is running low and that means I'm going to have to take another break from school and find a job. Honestly, I don't think I'm going to pass my senior year with all the absences I've had. 

Again, Ms. Days sighed, "Well, yesterday, a student came into my office and told me that um... durng gym, she noticed the scars on your arms." She stated.  

My body tensed but I did my best to keep my blank expression up. Someone saw my scars? How? I even wore a sweater during gym to avoid people seeing my scars.  

"And... well, basically, we had to contact your mom and let her now about the whole situation. I don't know why you're hurting yourself but I recommend going to a therapist or some-" She continueed but I cut her off before she was able to finish.  

"You told my mother?" I asked in disbelief. How the hell did they even get in touch with her? My mother never answers the phone. Why, out of all the other times, she had to answer the phone this time! 

Ms. Day nodded in response, "Yes, well, we didn't exactly know what else to do. The councilor suggested we call your mother and let her know what was going on, so we did just that. I'm sorry if that's not what you wanted." She explained, giving me an apologetic look.  

Sighing, I shook my head in response. I wanted to shout at her, I wanted to break down and cry. I felt like I was going to have a panic attack or something but... I didn't. Instead, I stood up from my seat and walked towards her door.  

As soon as I stepped into the hallway, the bell rang and the corridor was soon filled with people rushing to leave the campus.  

I met Alex at the lockers, he greeted me with the usual friendly smile and hug before he continued to put his things into his locker. Thankfully, they have band practice today so I have something to keep my mind off things before I have to go back home and face my mom again.  

Once we were finished putting our things away, Alex grabbed my hand and we began walking towards Jack, Rian and Zack who were waiting -as usual- in front of the school gates.  

I don't know exactly what Alex and I are. Whether we're a 'couple' or just friends. I don't know and honestly, I don't mind and it doesn't bother me as much as it probably should. Occasionally, Alex would steal a quick kiss from me but other than that, we just hold hands and joke around like we used to. 

It's been a couple of weeks, two in exact, since Alex wrote that song and sang it to me at the park. He told me he was going to title the song 'Lullabies' and that the song was about his brother. Since then, we've grown really close. I'm still a little hesitant about letting him or any of the other guys in.  

The other day, Jack asked me if they could come over to my house but I quickly shut that idea down. There's no way in Hell I'm letting them come over to my house. I don't want them to see the state my mom's in and say anything about her. I don't care who it is, if anyone ever says anything offensive towards or about my mom, I swear I'll punch them in their face.  

"Hey, Angel." Zack greeted, pulling me into a friendly hug, which I gladly returned.  

"So why did they call you down during gym?" Jack questioned, raising an eyebrow at me.  

I said nothing and simply shrugged in response. Rian changed the subject by mentioning the bar they were going to be playing at soon. While Jack, Rian and Zack happily talked about the upcoming gig, I noticed Alex had gone awful quiet.  

"Are you okay?" I asked quietly.  

Alex looked over at me and smiled slightly. "I'm fine, just thinking." He replied, gently squeezing my hand in attempt to give me some reassurance. I nodded, still not quit convinced but I decided to drop the subject.  

Another five minutes passed by before we had finally arrived at Jack's house. As usual, Mrs. Barakat greeted us and we all headed downstairs. As Jack, Rian, Zack and Alex set up their instruments, I got comfortable on the familiar couch.  

This had all become a 'routine', I guess. I would watch them practice and give them my honest thoughts. Nothing really ever changed but honestly, I didn't want anything to change. I loved this. Watching them practice was definetily my favorite part of the day. Just seeing them put their all into practicing was absolutely amazing. I had yet to see them actually preform in front of a live crowd but their next gig was in a couple of days and I was honestly as excited as they were.  

"Which songs are you guys going to play at the gig?" I asked.  

Rian shrugged, "We don't have a long time so I think we're just going to play 'Circles', 'The Girls A Straight-Up Hustler' and 'The Party Scene'." He answered, looking at the other guys. They all nodded in agreement.  

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"I'll see you tomorrow?" Alex asked, smiling slightly. Tomorrow is Saturday but Alex had asked if we could spend the day together, again. Of course, I said yes. He told me he had something important to tell me but he also told me that I would have to wait until tomorrow.  

"Yup." I answered, smiling widely. Alex chuckles, he gently presses his lips against mine. The feeling doesn't last long because as quick as Alex kissed me, he quickly pulled away. Alex gave me once last hug before saying goodbye.  

Still blushing, I waved goodbye and headed towards the entrance of my house. Yes, Alex knows where I live but he's never actually gone inside my house and I plan to keep it that way.  

As I stepped inside the house, I mentally prepared myself for the possible confrentation I was about to face.

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I apologies for not updating for like.... five? days. I think, idk. I had therapy I needed to attend for the past week and they put me on anit depressents and basically I spent the majority of my day in the therapists office and by the time I got home, I wanted to do nothing but sleep. -.- Plus, everytime I wrote a chapter, it turned into utter crap but I was able to finally write a decent chapter ^-^ woo.

I know exactly what's going to happen next >:3 *evil laugh*. ~spoiler alert.... kind~ Just note that Angel and Alex wont be together for much longer.

Also, I'm going to try and make the updates longer. I hate updating and the chapter being only one page long -.- So I'm going to try and make them at least two pages. Hopefully though, I'll be able to make them into three or something.

Alright, sorry for the long author's note. ^-^ I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, comment and tell me what you think? :3 Also, how do you think Angel's mom is going to react?