Try Hard || Luke Hemmings

Chapter 5

Luke's POV

"WE'RE HOME!" Calum yelled, looking out the window.  Finally the mini UK tour with the 1D boys was over. Ashton slid open the door and jumped out of the van, running towards our flat. 

"Did he just jump out of a moving car?" Skye asked. We all nodded.

"Wow I'm really sorry for you guys." She laughed. "OH M GEE GURL YOU CAN FINALLY BORROW MY NEW PRADA TOTE!" Calum yelled to Skye. 

"I would be all like calling you out as gay.. But i think the better question is.. How do you know what that is?" She asked as Paul stopped the van. 

"Hey Luke, can I talk to you for a second? Paul asked. Skye, Michael and Calum made the 'oooooh' noise before sliding out of the car, and going to the flat.

"Yeah what's up Paul?" I asked, a little confused. 

"Erm... I talked to management and..." Oh shit. "They said that because of the whole dating thing with Skye, that you have two choices. They have a girl ready to be your girlfriend, in the media, or you can ask Skye to pretend to be your girlfriend, because the fans seem to like her." I nodded.

"I'll figure it out Paul." He nodded.

"I think I know which one you're going to choose so you should go talk to her now." I left the van and went to the flat. I went to the living room where the boys and Skye were all hanging out. 

"Hey Skye can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked. She turned around. 

"Yeah sure." She said getting up.

"HAVE FUN 'TALKING'" Calum yelled. We went into the kitchen.

"Um so can I ask you a favor?" I said, watching her sit on the kitchen counter.

"I guess."  She shrugged. I took a deep breath. It's just a stupid question so just ask it already Luke! 

"Um management said I should ask someone to be my fake girlfriend so um could you pretend to be my girlfriend?" I blurted out. She looked at me, a little shocked.

"Umm Luke I'm really sorry.. I can't um I can't do that. I erm should go." She said, hopping off the counter and walking to the door.

"Wait Skye don't leave please." I grabbed her wrist. She flinched. The door swung open.

"Are we interrupting?" Ashton asked, looking at me.

"Um no I was.. Just leaving." Skye said. I let go of her wrist, and she grabbed her bag, walking out, and slamming the door. Hard.

'Oh shit." I said.

"Luke what happened?" Calum asked. 

"P-Paul said I had to get her to pretend to be my girlfriend, so I asked her, and she just became all distant and she acted really scared. I'm such an idiot."

"Luke you're really not. It's obvious she likes you. Okay I'll call her and prove it." Calum says, dialing a number.

"H-hello?" I hear her sniffle. Why is she crying?

"Hey Skye." Calum says. She sighs.

"What Calum?"  She said. Michael and Ashton motioned to me that they'd leave us alone for now. I nodded.

"What happened with Luke? He's all depressed-ish now. And why are you crying?"  Calum softly asks into the phone.

"I um.. Don't really feel that way about him. " She said, making my heart shatter.

"Bullshit. Tell me the real reason." We hear the her drop something that clangs on the floor.

"Shit." She mumbles. Calum looks at me.

"What was that?" He asks suspiciously.  I hear the beep indicating that she hung up the phone. I looked at Calum.

"Calum we're going to her flat." I say, he nods and grabs the keys. We head out the door, and to the car 

*

When we get there, Calum waits in the car, and I knock on the door. She opens it.

'Ummmm hey?" She says. I push past her into her flat.

"What the hell Luke?" She says.

"Where were you when Calum called you?" I practically yell at her.

"I was in the downstairs washroom.. Putting on makeup." I get to the door.

"Luke I woudn't do that.." She says. I open the door, and sure enough her makeup bag is there. I look down and there is a blade on the floor. She does not self-harm. Why?

"SKYE HUNTER WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS!" I said, not caring that the neighbors would probably hear

"That's none of your business Luke!" She says quietly.

"What?" I ask. It is totally my business.

"THATS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS LUKE!" She yells 

"Yes it is my business because you're harming yourse-" She cuts me off, by grabbing my face and kissing me. I had thought about this moment a few times, but it wasn't supposed to happen like this.  We weren't supposed to be fighting. What am I supposed to do? Duh kiss her back, a voice in my head said.

After my moment of shock, I actually kissed her back, pulling her closer to me. She wrapped her arms around my neck, but then I heard a really girl squeal. I broke away  from her, with red cheeks, seeing Calum standing there, with the hugest grin on his face.

"I was waiting in the car, but then you guys were taking a while, and the door was open so I came in, and you guys are snogging in the kitchen." I shook my head.

"So I take it you guys  made up?" Calum laughed. He looked at Skye but she looked away.

"Maybe not.. Uhm Luke we gotta go." He said. 

* 

Sitting in the car Calum turns down the music.

"So you guys decided not to make up, but make out instead?" He asked. I shrugged.

"It was just a kiss.." Calum shook his head.

"Dude I'll put it this way. If you look up steamy in the dictionary, there's probably a picture of you and Skye making out." I shook my head, looking out the window.

*

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"LUKE AND SKYE WERE MAKING OUT!" Calum yells, as soon as we get into the flat.

"Called it!" Ashton yells, high fiving Michael. I smile, trying to hide the sadness, that I know she only kissed me to distract me from what I found. Meanwhile, Ashton keeps smiling at his phone.

"AWW WHO'S ASHY TEXTING!?" I ask trying to forget what happened.

"No one..." He smiles again. I grab his phone.

"OOH WHOSE KENDALL?" Calum asks, looking over my shoulder.

"Just a ......friend?" Ashton tries. At least one of us has luck with girls....