Our Stars

Chapter 4

Raelynn's POV

"Lazy bones! Come on, wake up!" Noah shouted, knocking on my door.

"Please don't make me."

"Raelynn, come on!"

I groaned as I rolled over, out of my bed. "Okay, fine, I'm coming." I got dressed in a black top, a pair of ripped up black jeans, my combat boots, and my leather varsity jacket. I walked out of my room and into the bathroom. I brushed my hair and teeth, and made my way downstairs.

"Why did you want me awake, Noah?"

"Because we are going to have a 'best friend day'. Plus, it's three in the afternoon, and you've already slept most of the day."

"What the hell is a 'best friends day'?"

"We are gonna hang out all day and do stuff. Talk, eat food, you know, the stuff best friends do."

"Is this about last night?" I asked.

"Maybe. And I just want to hang out with you."

"We hang out everyday."

"Okay, then yeah. It's about last night," Noah said.

I sighed. "Okay, then let's get this day started." Noah grabbed his car keys, and we went outside to his car. "So, where are we going first?"

"I'm guessing you're hungry?" I nodded. "Okay, so let's go get burgers."

"Sounds good." We went to our favorite burger joint. We ate the best burgers ever and talked. Then, we went to an arcade. I won three thousand tickets. Noah won two thousand. I put my tickets in his face.

"Haha, I finally beat you!" I bragged.

"Shut up, brat." I laughed. I spent my tickets on a lava lamp, friendship bracelets, a hacky sack, a little notebook, and a rubik's cube. Noah spent his tickets on a lava lamp, since that was all he could afford. We walked out of the arcade, and was greeted with music. Noah held his hand out, and I took it. We danced, hand in hand, laughing. After our dance session, we went to the ice cream parlor. "I kind of hope we run into Claire again," Noah said, earning a slap to his arm. We ordered our usual ice cream.

"So, Noah, what's new in your life?"

"Raelynn, you live with me and I tell you everything."

"There's not one thing you haven't told me?"

"Not that I can think of."

"You are so boring-"

"Oh wait!" Noah interrupted.

"Yes?"

"I got offered a job at a fancy computer place."

"Are you gonna take it?"

"Well, I still gotta go to an interview. But yeah, I hope I get this job."

"You go! I have faith in you, mister."

"Thanks. Well, now that we've scarfed down our ice cream, let's go to something else." We got up, and walked around. Eventually, we decided to do laser tag.

As I was putting on my vest, I hit my head on a gun that was hanging on the wall. "Ouch," I said as Noah laughed. We entered the "game field" and started shooting. I was following Noah around, trying to shoot him as many times as possible. After a few minutes, I lost him. I tiptoed around looking for him. Eventually, I found him hiding behind a block. I went to the other side of the block. I turned and shot Noah in the chest, and then I sprinted away. The game went on like that for thirty minutes. When the scores came back, I won.

"Oh, no way. I demand a rematch!" We played four rounds of laser tag. When we were done, it was dark outside. We decided to make our way to a park. We found a bench and sat down.

"I know you hate talking about feelings, but I think you could use a talk," Noah said.

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't get mad at me."

"No promises." He gave me a look. "Fine, what?"

"How do you feel about Claire?"

"Noah, how many times do I have to tell you? I don't-"

"Raelynn. Honestly, how do you feel about Claire?"

I looked down at the ground. I took a deep breath. "If I'm being honest, I don't know. I love hanging out with her. It's the best feeling ever. Talking to her is great. But I don't know of I feel anything for her, romantically."

"Do you think you maybe could just be putting those feelings to the side?"

"Maybe. All I want to do is make sure she's safe and happy. But I really don't know how I feel. I wish I just knew. It would make everything a lot easier."

"Just know that it's okay to have feelings for her, okay?"

"Why? Why would it be okay? She's with someone, Noah."

"Because you can't just ignore feelings. You can try and resolve them, you can try to get rid of them. But that's gonna take a long time. It's easier to come to terms with your emotions, and then sort them out from there. And if she's with someone, that sucks. If she doesn't feel the same way, that definitely sucks. I know how that feels. And it's not a good feeling. But it'll be okay? I promise, Raelynn."

I looked up at Noah. "When did you get so wise?"

"I learn from experiences. But seriously, everything I said is true."

"Thanks. I appreciate it. I'll get back to you when I sort my feelings out, okay?"

"Okay." He pulled me into a side hug.

"I'm tired. We should head home. Movie night?" I offered.

"Yes! One hundred times yes!" I pulled out of the hug and sat up. Noah stood up and scooped me into his arms, bridal style.

"What are you doing?" I shrieked in terror.

He laughed. "And we're off!" He started jogging.

"Noah!" I screamed. "Put me down!"

He stopped jogging to catch his breath. "That was quite a run."

"I do not wish to do that again. Put me down, mister." He put me down. "Thank you." I smiled. "Race you home," I said, starting to run.

"Hey! That's so unfair! You haven't been running!" Noah exclaimed, running after me. I made it home first, but Noah was a close second. We walked in the house out of breath.

"Yay, I won," I said. Noah playfully shoved me.

"You totally cheated." I smiled.

"I'm gonna put my pajamas on, and then we can pick out a movie." Noah nodded. I went upstairs and put my Batman onesie on. When I came downstairs, Noah was already looking through all of our movies.

"I'm going for a scary movie tonight?" Noah asked.

"Sure, why not?" We looked through the movies together. "How about Paranormal Activity?"

"Okay, sure." We put in Paranormal Activity, and we got comfortable on the couch. I ended up falling asleep on his chest while his arm was around me. The last thing I heard before falling asleep was, "Goodnight, brat."

Eh, short chapter. Sorry. :))