Kei's POV
Two days later, and we were in a hotel in Oklahoma for the week. It was nice to be able to relax and just hang around. Andy had called the police about my attackers, so they were no longer a problem. As of now, we were hanging out with Bring me the Horizon, who shared our hotel suite.
"Oli!! Give it back!!" I chased him, but he was fast.
"Never!!!" He laughed triumphantly until I finally tackled him, stealing my phone back from him.
"Jerk!" I said, laughing still.
"I'm a jerk?! You're the one who challenged me by saying no one got your phone from you without consequences." He smirked.
"Oh and there will be consequences!" I tackled him again, tickling him.
"Stop!" He laughed. "Haha stop it!!"
"Never!!!" I laughed hysterically, until I was tackled, and a squeal escaped my lips. Soon, I was being tickled by Ashley. "Ash!! St- ahaha- stop it!! Ha ha!!" He let me go, and we sat up, breathless.
"Guys! We're going to KFC for lunch." Andy said, and we leapt up, scrambling over each other in excitement. "You guys are fucking children!" Andy laughed.
"That, we are!" Oli said, and we headed out. I was up to two bites on lunch, too, so I got a bite of Oli's mashed potatoes, and a bite of chicken. I eyed our huge bucket, wondering if I wanted a whole drumstick.... It was so good! I smiled, and grabbed it. I started eating, looking at everyone to see who noticed first. Oli flung some of his mashed potatoes at Jake, making him look my way-- Oli was sat next to me, so yeah...
He looked like he was about to yell at Oli, but then he noticed me. "Kei! You're eating a whole drumstick!" His voice sounded pleasantly surprised. I nodded, and everyone else started applauding. Jake leaned over and gave me the most awkward of hugs. "I'm so, so proud of you!!"
I smiled, then finished the chicken. "I was hungry and it tasted so good!" I said. For once, I didn't feel like clawing my stomach out in disgust. I felt satisfied.
"Kei, can I talk to you for a sec?" Jake asked suddenly. I nodded, and we walked over near the entrance of KFC. "So, um, I was wondering, since we have a week here, if you would like to go to dinner and a movie with me.... Maybe?" He looked down, then back up. I was stunned.
"Like... Like a d-date?" I asked. He nodded.
"Yeah. Like a date. Say, this Thursday?"
"Yes! Yes of course I would love to!" I said, hoping I didn't sound over excited. We walked back to the table and ignored the questions of the others.
The rest of the week passed fairly quickly, and I was soon eating 3 full meals a day. I was also counting down the days until Saturday, which marked me a week clean. Finally, it was Wednesday night. Only one more day to go til the date!
"We should play truth or dare! I'm bored!!" CC suggested, and we all nodded in agreement, and sat in a circle. "Alright, Andy, truth or dare?" CC asked.
"Dare." He said.
"I dare you to.... Kiss Kei on the cheek!"
"CC, you're such a little kid." Andy chuckled, and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
"Alright, Jinxx, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Okay, what's your sexuality?"
He chuckled. "How long have we been a band? And you don't know? I'm bisexual, dude." He said casually. "Ash, truth or dare?"
"Dare!"
"I dare you to burn one of your hustler magazines!"
"My magazines?! But--"
"I dared you to, you have to!!"
With an exasperated sigh, Ashley got up, retrieving one of his magazines. "Andy, toss me your lighter." Andy tossed him the lighter, and he lit the corner over the sink, holding it up until he couldn't anymore, and watched it burn.
"Jeez, Ash, you look like John when he lost Mary to Azazel!! It's just a magazine!" I joked.
"JUST A MAGAZINE?! YEAH, A MAGAZINE WITH THE HOTTEST FUCKING WOMEN IN THE WORLD!!"
"Oh please, just be glad he didn't say playboy bunny!" Everyone laughed at him, only to be cut off by the fire alarm.
"Fuck!!!" Ash grabbed the fire extinguisher and quickly put out the fire, while Andy waved a towel toward the alarm to make it stop, and Oli opened a window to let the smoke out. "Dumbasses, making me do that inside!" We laughed a little more, then Ash sat back down. "Okay, Oli, truth or dare?"
"Truth!" He said.
"Alright... You a virgin?"
"What are we, fourteen? Of course I'm not." Ash just shrugged. "Alright, Jake truth or dare?"
"Dare!" Jake said excitedly.
"You and Kei, seven minutes in heaven!" He said, smirking. I looked at the floor, blushing furiously. Once I got my face to normal color, I dared to look up toward Jake.
He had a shy smile on his face. He stood up and walked over, holding out his hand for me to take. I hesitated, but took it, and followed him into the room we shared. He closed the door and I sat on the bed awkwardly. He turned around, and worry flashed in his eyes. "You okay with this? If you're not, I'm perfectly fine just sitting..."
"I-I'm okay with it... If you are..." I said quietly, still looking at my lap.
"Well I'm okay with it." He grabbed my hand, standing me up, and planted his lips on mine. They were soft, and warm, and gentle. After a few seconds, he pulled away. "Is this your first kiss?" He asked suddenly.
I didn't want to answer, but it was. "Why, was it horrible?" I asked, then looked down.
"Of course not." He pecked my lips again. "I was just curious."
"I-it is... I've never really had a boyfriend... I know, 18, never been kissed, never had a boyfriend... Pretty pathetic, isn't it?"
"No. It's not pathetic. It just means that the right guy hasn't come along yet. So let me be the first to kiss you." He kissed me again, this time with a bit more passion. He took my hands, guiding them to wrap around his neck, then snaked his arms around my waist, pulling me closer. He pulled away again, smiling. "You're so beautiful." He tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.
"No I'm not..." I argued quietly, looking down.
"Yes." He pecked my lips again. "You," another peck, "are," and another. He reached up and grabbed my hands again, pulling them in front of me, and rolled up my sleeves. "These, they aren't ugly. Some people, they show their emotional scars on the outside. These are just the emotional battles you've lost, but in the end, you've won the war, and that's fighting, staying alive."
My eyes filled with tears, which he quickly wiped away. He pulled me into a hug. "I want to help you, in every way I can."
More tears spilled over, and I softly cried into his chest. "Th-thank you." Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"Time's up!!" Andy called.
Jake wiped my tears again, and we shared one more short kiss before going out. "We're about done for the night. We're running out of dares." Andy said.
"Well, I wanna do one more!" Jake said, smiling.
"Alright."
"Kei! Truth or dare?"
I thought for a minute. "Dare."
Jake kneeled in front of me, taking my hands in his. "I dare you.... To be my girlfriend!"
A/N: Sorry, it's a short chapter, but I wanted to leave it on a cliffhanger! It was sort of a filler, but I thought it was cute, so I hope you enjoyed! Don't let the haters bite!
