This book contains mature content like depression, self harm, blood/gore in someplaces, etc.
Not as much now that I'm editing this after three years Jesus-
Anyways if your +13 and can handle this stuff then read on.
So, this a Phoenix Drop High an...
(Y/N) POV "A new day again." I sighed as I got up and stared to my ceiling. Yesterday was a mess and I was hoping today would be less of a hassle. I couldn't sleep last night from all those memories coming back from seeing him. It gave me chills and it was a rough night. Part of me wonders how Aph could be his friend or if she still believed he was good after he explained. It'd be a laugh if he thought i could forgive him after all of that. It just added to the hell that had been my life then till I was able to get away.
Speaking of Zane and Aph, she sent me a message asking if I wanted to come over again.
"Hey (Y/N)! I was hoping you would come over again today? Zane and I talked yesterday and as horrible as he was to you, I can tell you my honest word he's different now. Between us he's still a sarcastic edge lord, but he's better. Let me help you two figure it out? We're making cupcakes today (I force him to make them with me-) so if you'd consider, come by around noon-!"
Aphmau was sweet for trying to help, but those memories are what kept me frozen. They kept me at a standstill. She says he's changed, but a part of me still fears he'll go back to his old ways. But if Aph could stop vouch for him like this and attempt to help, i might as well go. Not for Zane, for Aph. He'd have to do a hell of a lot if he ever wanted to be forgiven. He didn't seem as rude to say the least now, he didn't have an 'evil aura' to say the least as much. I'd get chills when he was nearby back then, but I didn't get the same thing this time.
I looked st the time and it was already 11:45. "sHiT-" I hadn't realized I slept in a bit and fumbled out of bed, running around like a headless chicken to get dressed. Guess I'm going- I almost fell over trying to get out of bed, much less getting dressed. At least that was a bit of a wake up call for me. I slipped into some black jeans and a red long sleeve and tucked it in, wrapping a belt through my jeans and slipping on some black converse.
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I grabbed my phone and headed out the door with a few minutes to spare. At least I'd be getting cupcakes for breakfast.
I made it to Aph's and tang the doorbell, getting her cheery appearance to greet me, wearing a purple off the shoulder sweater and black leggings. "(Y/N)! You made it- I didn't think you'd come," she admitted with a small laugh. "I'm in it for the cupcakes- and I'm doing this for you not him-" I made sure to tell her, but she still smiled at me like she had a plan. God dammit Aph- "pfft shhh don't be like that, I know you're secretly a big softie." She giggled, poking my cheek. I want coffee now not cupcakes- I'm still not partially awake. "Says you the one who's bouncing off the walls already." I chuckled and ruffled her hair.
"She was getting impatient and ate pixie sticks." Aaron said passing by and patting Aph's head. "Ah that explains a lot." I said as I walked in. I closed the door behind me and followed Aph to the kitchen where I saw Zane. Aaron went to Aph and kissed her head, "I gotta run, we have only groceries for you guys to make cupcakes so I'll run to the store and get some." He said, saying goodbye before he left it to the three of us. Yaaaay- "Okay! Lets get baking!" Aph cheered, already having everything ready and out. All we really had to do was get measurements and mix. She had the oven preheating and they made the icing ahead of time so it was chilling in the fridge.
Aph and I worked together more than I did with Zane, but she split her time between both of us since there was this awkward tension keeping us apart. I don't blame him and he can't blame me either- at least we were making a cool kind of cupcake, Oreo. (Hopefully you guys like Oreos-😂) "Aph-! Stop eating the Oreos we need those-" I heard Zane say and looked over to see Aph eating the Oreos for the third time- "Aph put them down-" I said before she bolted with them. Thankfully, I was faster than she was. I went around the opposite way and caught her then, taking the Oreos. "(YYYYY/NNNNN) come ooooon- just one more!" She whined as I took them away.
It was the spare Oreos, but we needed them just in case. "Nope, you've had enough." I said and felt Zane take them from my hand and put them on top of the fridge. "She can't get them now." He chuckled, both of us seeing Aphmau pouting. "You guys are meeean- I wanted you to have fun not team up on me!" Team up??? That was the last thing I expected, especially with Zane- I guess it was pretty funny how he put them out of her reach, he got taller now that I look at him- lucky bitc- "Back to cupcakes before she finds a way to reach them." He interrupted my thinking and Aph's whining as we all went back to getting things done. Putting the batter into the tin finally, we set them inside the oven to cook. "Let's watch something while we wait!" Aph said, crossing over to the living room and hopping over the couch to turn the tv on.
Zane's POV Walking over to the living room I bumped into (Y/N) by accident and moved out of her way, "sorry- you first" I backed into the counter by accident and the milk we left out wobbled. We both went to reach for it at the same time and it spilled over both of us and the floor. Aph heard the spill and looked over to both of us covered with spilt milk. "This is why we should've put it away crap-" Aph said and came over to help his both. "No use in crying over spilt milk." I said, quite literally, getting a laugh from both of them.
(Y/N) was laughing-? I took a second and looked to see she laughed at my stupid remark. "huh, she has a nice smile." I didn't even realize I thought that till she caught me staring a bit and excused it with, "you have milk on your face sorry-" she tried wiping it off with her sleeve since her shirt was already dirty. "Did I get it-?" She kept trying when I shook my head. "How can you keep missing it geez," I said, taking my sleeve and wiping her cheek. "There are still scars.." they looked healed and faint, but I did those.. I really was awful. "Sorry." I apologized both for what I'd done and invading her space a bit, but she only seemed to recognize it for the second reason.
(Y/N) POV "It's fine," I said, feeling a bit out of my comfort zone with that, but at least he backed away. He hasn't hurt me yet. That was probably the nicest gesture in anyway he's ever had towards me, "you apologize a lot more than I thought." I said, thinking out loud a bit, but it seemed he was mostly apologizing to me. It was for a few little things, but maybe he was working his way to a bigger apology? Ha. I could dream. He'd probably apologize just to keep Aphmau around, so they could stay friends. Not like he'd really mean it.
"Oh, Aph, where's your laundry room?" I asked her to break the weird tension between us again. "In the basement and to the left, bit let me get you some clothes to borrow first." She offered and looked to Zane. "I'll see if there's anything in Aaron's room you could borrow." She said, the kitchen cleaned, so it just left Zane and I to get cleaned up. She brought us both up and found some black jeans and a black jacket of Aaron's for Zane to wear and he went to the bathroom to change. The way aphmau looked st me k already knew. "Please no-" I begged. "TIME FOR DRESS UP (Y/N)!!"
"Irene save me- what did I do to deserve this-?"
------------------------------------------------------- Author's Note: Finally finished another chapter- this ones been orettt much completely re done. I fixed up a lot of things to make this better instead of cramming so many cliches into one for the fun of it. I'll probably add them in later for different events, but I hope you're all enjoying the newer version and continue to read and share! See ya 🤙🏻
