Zodiac Lovers

Chapter #3: Looking at the Stars

"What?" Aquarius asks.

"Come on." Justin insists. Grabbing Aquarius's arm.

"If it's a small drive there, we need a car. And someone to drive." Aquarius points out.

"Yeah, my house isn't far, we can borrow one of my parents cars, and I can drive."

"You can drive?" Aquarius is still being dragged by Justin, but when he realizes this he let's go.

They walk around some corners and Aquarius realizes that she was just around the corner and a 100 meters from Justin's house.

"Just wait here." Justin said.

He ran up the walk way and into the house. She waits for 2 minutes until Justin got back with some keys, a sweater, and a blanket.

"Here." Justin handing her the sweater.

"Thanks." Aquarius takes it. Cause she was starting to get a little cold.

"Hop in." Justin opened the passenger side door of a black truck.

"Is it okay with your parents that we go?" Aquarius asks.

"Yeah, it's totally fine." Justin assures her.

She walks over to the truck and climbs in. She buckles up, and sits waiting for Justin to start driving.

"Ready?" He asks.

"Ready." She replies.

He turns the key and the engine roars to life. He backs out and starts driving away.

Aquarius thought that it looked liked they were heading out of town into the countryside. After a about 1 kilometer they stopped in a dirt driveway in front of a gate. Beyond that, was a field with a hill.

"Come on." Justin opens his door.

"Are we trespassing?" She asks, concerned.

"No. I know these people. They let me in here all the time."

"You better not be lying." Aquarius warns him.

"I'm not, I promise."

Aquarius opens her door and walks to the gate. They had to climb the gate. Justin throw the blanket over and he sat on the gate, he helped Aquarius over. When she was over Justin jumped of the gate. Then they started walking up the hill. Nearly at the top, Justin lays down the blanket. He sit down on it and gestures Aquarius to sit down too. She walks over sits down and lays back.

"It's beautiful out tonight." Justin says.

"Yeah but, you must see it often with your other girlfriends."

Justin takes a minute to think.

"No. You're the first to come here." He admits.

"Justin.....I've heard what you are."

There was an awkward silence. Then Justin finally spoke, as he turned onto his side facing Aquarius.

"I'm not like that anymore. I promise."

"I believe you, the girls said that you've changed. Did you use to date that Jessica person?"

Justin turned back onto his back.

"Yeah I did. I broke up with her last summer. Besides all she wanted to do was shop. She didn't like sports or even going outside." Justin explains.

There was another silence.

Then Aquarius spoke.

"Look! There's Aquarius."

Justin looks to where Aquarius was pointing.

"The Water Bearer constellation." She explains.

"How do you know so much about the constellations?" He asks.

"I wondered where I got my name from and looked it up. I don't know." She shrugs. "I also know which months Aquarius is seen it. The months September, October, and November."

"Do you know which months Scorpius is seen it?" Asks Justin.

"Yep. June, July, and August."

"Wow."

Justin then started thinking about the party.

"So...when do you think I should have that party?" He asks.

"Umm.....when you want it?" Aquarius thought.

Justin and Aquarius laugh at that reply.

"Sorry. What about....next weekend?" She answers.

"That might work."

After that they continued looking at the stars and they both pointed out constellations that they know.

Soon they stopped talking and just looked at sky. Aquarius started to fall asleep, so Justin thought it was time to bring her home. He reached over and shook her shoulder gently and said her name softly.

"Aquarius. We should go."

She sleepily sat up and slowly got up onto her feet. She slowly but steadily walked back to the truck. Justin right behind her.

They got into the truck and made their way back to town. Aquarius fell asleep. Justin was shocked at this, but he just drove on.

Soon they got to Justin's house and he woke Aquarius.

"Which way to your house?" He asks.

She opens her eyes and looks around to see where she was.

"Umm...around the corner and like, the 3rd house." She guessed.

He drove around the corner. He asked which house, and Aquarius pointed to a big white house with a porch on some poles to hold up the roof. There was a bench swing and some pots with plants in them.

Justin pulled in the driveway, got out and opened the door to let Aquarius out.

She slowly and sleepily got out and walked towards the house with Justin right behind her.

"Thanks again for this.....amazing day. I will never forget this day. My first day at a school and I made...so many friends."

"Well....I think at our school you can make friends, pretty quickly."

"Yeah. Well.... I'll see you tomorrow." Aquarius puts her hands in her short's pockets. Justin does the same, then takes them out and opens his arms for a hug. Aquarius hesitates, but gives him a quick hug then let's go. She then turns around and opens the door, before she went inside she gave him a quick smile and a wave goodbye and walks in and closes the door.

She leans on door for a minute to think and to take a breath. Then her mother called.

"Where have you been?" She asked.

"I told you. I was on town! You never look at your phone! Why do you have one if you never use it!" Yells Aquarius. Heading into the kitchen where her mother was working.

"No yelling in the house." She replied.

"Sorry." Aquarius mumbled, with some sarcasm. She grabbed an apple.

"Where did that sweater come from?" She asks.

"Oh no! It's Justin's!" Aquarius exclaims.

"Justin? Who's Justin?"

"A friend."

"Ok, fine. Keep your life to yourself."

Aquarius rolls her eyes.

"I'm going to bed." Aquarius announces. She turns around and heads up the stairs to her room. It was still in the progress of being unpacked. Everything but her bed and some books and clothes weren't in boxes. Aquarius pulled out her pajamas and quickly changed and flopped onto her bed and pulled out her phone. Someone followed her on Instagram. It was Justin Valdez. She followed him back and accepted his follow request. She put her phone on her nightstand, pulled on the covers and turned out the light and soon fell asleep.