Default Title - Write Your Own

six

"You ready to leave?" Val asked softly and I gently nodded. I had steadied on my feet a little now and made my way over to the door while Val stuffed everything spare into her backpack again. I walked outside of the hospital room to see the 5 guys sat in chairs just chatting among themselves but as soon as I shut the door behind me, making noise, Jimmy stood up.

"Kept your great fashion sense then!" He teased with a smirk.

"I suppose so, and you." I laughed looking him up and down as he was also wearing deep blue jeans and a Metallica t-shirt.

Just then, Valary walked through the door with the bag on her back. "We ready to go?" She asked and everyone looked around then nodded. Val and Matt started walking at the front with Jimmy in between them, then Zacky and Johnny walked behind them, leaving Brian and I at the back, mainly because I was having trouble keeping up, still being a little light headed.

As I was walking along, I found myself nearly falling over a lot and gripping onto Brian's arm or shoulder. It happened so much in fact, he ended up just holding up his arm for me to hold onto to keep my balance.

Fortunately, I was on the bottom floor so there were no stairs or elevators to go down. We exited the automatic front door and the cool, fresh air was the first thing to hit me. I inhaled deeply and shut my eyes, making me instantly feel not as ill. The warmth was next to come – the hospital hadn't be comforting exactly, just smelt like medicine, bleach and was constantly cool – but outside I could bask in the natural light with a near to cloudless sky. There was a small breeze but it was nice, sending my hair blowing across my face.

"You still coming?" Brian chuckled as he stopped slightly ahead of me, putting his hands in his back jean pockets and jerking his head toward everyone else who was already heading through the car park. I laughed, sort of in embarrassment and caught up to him. I was able to now walk steadily but still slowly next to Brian as we followed the others until we got to a black minivan.

"Shotgun!" Jimmy called quickly, shooting his hand up in the air. Zacky and Johnny sighed as Matt slipped into the driver's seat and Jimmy the passenger.

"I'll sit in the back with Ana if that's alright?" Valary asked, directing toward me.

"Fine," I agreed quickly and climbed into the backseats of the car after Valary, having to awkwardly lift myself over the 3 seats in front, giving Zacky, Johnny and Brian a view of my backside accidently.

"Pervs!" Valary laughed hysterically making me look behind to the 3 guys to see them staring at me, making me quickly throw myself into the backseat next to Val.

"We have no clue what you're on about," Zacky remarked, poking his head over the middle seats he was getting on after Brian and Johnny had already done. Matt then started up the van and Zacky quickly slid the door shut making it a little darker at the very back where Valary and I were. The car pulled off almost immediately and I realised how much I sure as hell hoped Matt was a good driver. It was quiet for the most part until I only just about saw through the gaps in the seats in front, Jimmy pushing a few buttons on the dashboard and music began to blast, nearly making me jump. Valary noticed and laughed.

"Jim?" Brian spoke up but Jimmy quickly interrupted loudly.

"No Brian we are not putting on Duran Duran!" Jimmy yelled back but couldn't refrain laughing and everyone else did to but Brian who just held up his hands in surrender.

We got out the car park smoothly considering it was rather busy and everyone started to make conversation among themselves, covered by the music. It was then that I suddenly recalled what Brian had said earlier about Michelle.

"Hey Val?" I spoke up and she turned to me. I don't think any of the guys could hear us. "Um, earlier Brian said something about still hating him over something to do with Michelle. He thought that's why I was 'pretending' to not remember him..."

"Oh..." She paused. "Well basically when you and Bri were first introduced when you were both like 13, after like a month at the most, he was all you would talk about, Brian this, Brian that..." Val giggled.

"Oh god," I said under my breath and rolled my eyes.

"Anyway we were pretty sure Brian knew, you acted really obviously if I'm honest. And um..." She paused again and pursed her lips. "I think you said you were gonna tell him on your birthday but then the day before then, Michelle said she was dating him despite her never even showing interest in him."

"Geez..." I sighed.

"I remember you're 14th birthday, you were going to have a get together at yours. I um, I had stayed overnight because you were so upset and the next day when they all turned up at your door with gifts and cards or whatever else, you completely ignored them all. Honestly, I don't blame you..." Valary explained.

"But what about what the other guys said about um... Brian liking me?" I wondered.

"Well only a couple weeks after he found out why you were so upset around him, he broke up with Michelle and couldn't feel worse. You two were like best friends again but by the time Bri turned 15 that next year, he had told Matt he thought he liked you and in turn Matt told me."

"What and I didn't go out with another of the guys to get back at him?" I asked, furrowing my brows and giggling. Val shook her head. "Wow I used to be so lovely."

"Nothing's changed." Val smiled, giving my arm a squeeze.

"So when did he move on?" I wondered casually.

"Well he never really spoke much after you left, we never really got to figure out when his little crush ended. He and Michelle got back together like at least a year after that and then there was this um... How do I put this lightly...? Oh yeah, whore he dated."

I laughed at her remark and couldn't help glancing over to the far right next to the window where Brian was sitting, where as I was on the far left. He was talking and laughing to Johnny so I could see the profile of his face. And before I was conscious of making the decision, a small, soft smile appeared on my face.

"Hey, you didn't hear it from me though." Val winked, noticing my smile, making me go completely red in the face.

The song that had been playing ended and I realised it had been Black Sabbath, who I loved, and hadn't even listened. Oh well.