Floral&Fading(PTV fanfic)*Completed*

Eighteen

Scarlett's POV

"Vic?" I called walking into the apartment the next day after school.
"In my room" he called back. I heard an acoustic guitar being played and I knew he was making something pretty.
I walked into his room to see he was sitting on his bed, guitar in his lap, coffee mug on the bedside table, and his music book sitting in front of him but when he saw me he set his acoustic aside and took off his grandpa looking glasses to look at me.

"What's up?"
"You know Sophia right?" He nodded.
"Well she asked if I could sleep over"
"This weekend?" He asked.
"No. Tonight. And tomorrow night and the night after that and the night after that and the-"
"Wait. How long is this so called sleepover lasting for?" He asked swinging his legs over the bed and turning his body to look at me better.
"Uh. A week?" I asked scared but smiling.
"A week? Seven days? Why? Why can't it wait till summer vacation?" I shrugged.
"She just asked"
"I wanna speak to her mother" he said.
"She's an orphan" I said quickly but realizing it was actually so stupid.
"I mean" his face turned confused in seconds.
"I mean her parents are out of town for the week. It's just her and her older sister"
"Then I wanna speak to her"
"She died. Like today" I told him too fast to even think. His suspicions were growing quicker and I knew I was a shit liar.
"Scarlett" he warned.
"Yes father?"
"Scarlett Isabelle" he said this time.
"Yes daddy dearest?"
"Daddy dear- Scarlett Isabelle Fuentes what is going on"
"I wanna have a sleep over that's all"
"No. No sleepovers till schools over. You know when Mike and I were growing up, we weren't allowed to have friends over or spend the night at our friends houses during the school year. You have two months of summer vacation, sleep over at your friends house, they can come over here doesn't matter. But during school. No sleepovers" he said getting up and walking out to the hallway and go the kitchen.
"But Vic please" I wined going after him.
"I said no and that's final"
"You remind me of a grumpy old troll you know" I told him before heading back to my room and closing the door.

I sighed and unlocked my iPod to see Rachel had messaged me.
Rachel! <3: hey love I just pulled into the parking lot. Want me to come up and get you? Is that cool with Vic? Well if he's still there
Shit.
Me: no it's okay I'll come down. He was already gone when I got home from school
Rachel!<3: oh. Okay. I'll just wait outside my car then.

I grabbed the bag I had packed this morning before school out of my closet and slowly opened my door to see Vic's bedroom door was now closed and he was singing again. Something I don't think I've heard before.
I grabbed my bag and walked quietly down the hall passing his room but stopping when I heard him start singing after a few minutes.

'Darling come hide with me so can't find my way, I'd give anything just to surround your dreams I know you like when. When what. Fuck sakes'

Wow. Great. I love it. When's the new album coming out.
I quickly remembered why I was standing in the hallway with my bag: I was going Rachel's house.
I ran/tip toed through the living room and to the door opening it and quickly closing it running down the hall to the parking level.

I got down and saw Rachel's white lexus 250 and her leaning against her door in her phone so I had time to walk and catch my breath as I approached her but she heard my footsteps and looked up smiling at me. She opened her arms and pulled me in for a long hug and once we let go, she took my bag putting it in the back seat.
"I missed you so much scar oh my god"
"I've missed you too" I said walking around the car and getting in.
"I have a much planned it's gonna be a blast" she said turning on the car making the engine roar as she drove out of the parking.
"Like dying my hair black?" I asked hopeful.
"What? Black? Why your hair is gorgeous the way it is"
"It reminds me of my mother and it makes me miss her even more then I already do" I told her. Sometimes I can lie pretty well.
"I don't know scar. If anything it'd be a brown or something because trust me, black hair is the worst to get out. I've tried but I gave up and kept it. You know how they say once you to black you don't go back? It doesn't just apply to dicks. It applies to hair" she told me as we sped past a yellow light.
"And don't do what I just did there. I was driving at 72 and there's no way I could've stopped in time" she added.
"Living with you is gonna be so cool" I said looking at her. She took a spilt second look at me and smiled.
"Girls time"

She turned on the radio and pierce the veil's king for a day.
"Not this" she changed it and what the hell by Avril Lavigne came on.
"All my life I've been good but now whoao I'm thinking what the hell" Rachel sang along like the 13 year old I think she is which made me giggle at her car dancing. Moving her shoulders back and forth and bouncing up and down in her seat.

When we got to her apartment in L.A she turned into the underground parking and found a spot allowing us to get out-Rachel grabbing my bag since it was on her side of the car- walking towards the door leading us up.
"I'm on the tenth floor" she said letting me press the ten button.
"The place is a mess because last night my sister was over with her boyfriend and they just kinda left it all a mess so when we get in wanna help me clean it or unpack?"
"I'll help" she gasped and I looked at her confused.
"You're gonna clean?" She asked shocked but I just narrowed my eyes and her face turned into a smile.
"Kidding" the door dinged then opened allowing us to enter floor ten.

Walking into her apartment, it was big. Not as big as Vic's but it was a nice size. And wasn't messy.
"Sorry about the mess. Again"
"Mess?" I asked looking around.
"What mess?"
"It's just, messy. Very messy and u hate it" alright then.
"Can I have the wifi password please?" She looked at me and scratched her head.
"Uh. About that. Yeah I forgot to pay the bill this month so they cut it off. But I called again today and they said sometime this week it should be running" I nodded. This won't be too bad. No wife is fine. I can live without it. Right? Wait. The group chat. They'll get mad if I don't respond. I'll have to go down the street and use the Starbucks wifi to message them.
"Okay. I'll be done this in like 15 minutes just go unpack and then we'll go out sound fair?" I nodded and picked up my bag heading into the guest room she told me I was going to be sleeping in and dropped my bag on the bed.

One week without Vic. One week without Danielle. One with hanging out with Rachel. Dying my hair, hanging out with my friends after school. This is going to be fun.

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Scarlett is with Rachel now.
How do you think this will end?
Hmmm. What song could that possibly be ;) my favourite one off misadventures tbh
I won't be able to update until next Sunday so here's an update until then. And I think after I come back, there will be three-four more chapters then it's done guys! Thank you so much for all the votes and comments it really does mean a lot to me!