Wicked Heart Beat - A Listen To Your Heart Book

Just Kiss It All Better

Homeroom was no better than the cafeteria. The VKs and AKs had formed sides of the classroom and the rest of the students had filed in, sitting on the side they were on. The teacher had walked in and sensed the tension and gave them a free period, quickly rushing out of the room, locking the door behind him. Carlos sat in the back with Chad watching as neither side said a word.

Crystal walked in with Audrey at her heels. " I don't want to hear it Audrey!"

"Please Crystal, can we talk?" Audrey pleaded.

Crystal sighed. The teacher walked in but all eyes were on them. "Fine. After class." She sat down, completely ignoring everyone. The class was tense and silent, waiting for the bell to ring and the drama to begin.

The period ended and Crystal and Audrey rushed out of the class, with everyone trailing behind.

"Okay," Crystal said, turning around. "You got five minutes to talk."

Audrey looked around at the crowd that had formed. "Can we talk somewhere more private? Away from wandering eyes?"

Crystal scoffed. "Anything you have to say, you can say in front of them."

Audrey sighed. "Fine. If it means I can get my best friend back."

"You have 4 minutes now."

Audrey gulped. "Look Crystal, we've been friends for as long as I can remember. There is nothing in this world that's more important than our friendship, not even a boy. And between Jay and I? There's absolutely nothing. You have to understand that. Yes you guys may have some problems, but what couple doesn't? But I promise I had nothing to do with it. Do you forgive me?"

Crystal smiled. "Of course I do! I've missed you so much and Mal does not like to talk about fashion and shoes like you do."

Audrey giggled. "And honestly you should go and talk to Jay. If you think he's worth it, you need to fight for your relationship. But if you don't, and he's an idiot, well then you need to move on."

"Honestly I think he's worth it," Crystal said blushing.

"I was hoping you'd say that."

Audrey and Crystal turned around to Jay, who was holding a bouquet of lilies.

"Jay.." Crystal gasped. The crowd that had grown was staring in awe at the romantic moment.

"Crystal, I know I've been an idiot lately. Well, I've been an idiot my whole life, but it takes a special kind of stupid to mess up as bad as j have. Look I'm not promising you the world or a future, but all that matters right now is you and me. Because right now I want to be with you. What do you say?"

Crystal pursed her lips. "I guess I say I do!" Crystal smiled and kissed Jay, the whole student body clapping happily for them. In all the excitement, Audrey escaped and walked slowly to class. She was alone, seeing as everyone was enjoying the happy couple. She smiled weakly. If her best friend was happy, then so was she.
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It was the end of the day at Auradon Prep and boy had it been a pretty boring day after all the excitement of the morning. Doug was gathering his books from his locker and going to go out to eat with some of his marching band buddies. He was passing the Home Ec class when he heard a frustrated sigh and Yelp form inside. He rushed inside to see Evie on the floor sobbing.

"Evie!" He said rushing to her side. He helped her up and saw that she had a serious bruise on her knee and was bleeding. She also had a lump on her head. "What happened?"

"I was sewing because I was frustrated and it's what I always do when I'm upset. I have to do it in here since Mal kicked me out of our room. And the machine broke and my shirt got sewed with the skirt I was making and I tried to get up and I fell and hit my head with the sewing machine and now everything hurts and I look as awful as I feel!" Evie said in one breath. She took a breath. "And now you're hear and you hate me and are seeing me look horrible and my makeup is probably ruined because I've crying nonstop."

Doug chuckled, wiping a year from Evie's cheek. "I don't hate you. I could never hate you." He helped Evie sit down and went to the bathroom for some paper towels and got a first aid kit. "Now this might burn a little," he said motioning to the cloth in his hand with rubbing alcohol. He place it on Evie's knee and whimpered at the burning sensation. Doug cleaned up her wound and bandaged her knee.

"Doug," Evie said softly.

"Yeah?"

"Why are you being so nice to me when I've done nothing to deserve it?"

Doug sighed. "Because I don't hate you. And trust me, I've tried. But I can't. I still feel the same as I did the first day you stepped foot on Auradon. You were so beautiful and smart and I was just happy being your friend, but wanting to be so much more. And then prom happened and I was literally on cloud nine. And then I came crashing down when j found out about you and Ben."

"I'm so sorry, Doug." Evie cried. "I never meant for any of this to happen and I know I'm a mess and a horrible person and I don't deserve a guy like you or a friend like Mal but I promise that it meant nothing and honestly I think you should move on to some other girl who won't break your heart and is all kinds of beautiful-"

Doug cut her off by kissing her. Evie immediately melted into the kiss, realizing just how much she missed Doug. All their pent up frustration and loneliness was released into a passionate kiss that literally took eve is breath away. Evie pulled away and rested her forehead against Doug's.

"What was that for?"she asked.

Doug took her hands in his. "For everything. I forgive you. And I know you never meant to hurt me. But you did and I guess a part of me knows that hurt. But seeing you, crying a CN falling apart, made me realize that you were just as hurt. And it might take a while, but I want things to go back to the way they were before."

"You mean that?"

"I've never been been so sure of anything in my life," Doug said, staring into Evie's eyes. He had a deathly serious look in his eyes that Evie had never seen before. "What you said just now, about me moving on and finding some other girl triggered something in me. For as long as I live I don't want anyone else but you. Because you're perfect and beautiful just as you are. Because everyone makes mistakes."

"You think I'm beautiful?" Evie asked shyly. "Even with puffy red eyes and mascara down my cheek?"

"Even with puffy red eyes and mascara running down your cheek," Doug chuckled. Evie giggled and kissed him again, glad that the universe was slowly returning to its axis.

A/N
Sorry I haven't updated in almost a month. School had been a little bit overwhelming and I had writers block for like a week because I lost my idea book. But I found my vision for this story and will try to update more than once a month. Just be a little patient with me and I promise to not disappoint. As always thank you to all who read and enjoy this story.

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