Love's A Pain || Joey Birlem fanfiction

8.

Kansas POV

"Chilling with a Hair tie, no makeup with some sweatpants on, you know I can always be that gu--"

I wake up to my alarm going off, I hit the snooze button god only knows how many times until I actually woke up and got ready for school.
I hop in the shower and listen to my shower playlist. I get out and change into this cute outfit for the day.

I slap on a bit of liquid foundation, mascara, and some blush. I've been staring to drive myself to school now so I don't have to wait for Joey and be late every single time. I go downstairs and surprisingly see my mom down there on her computer.

"Mom, what are you doing home?" I ask

"I don't have to be at work till 12:00 today" she answered

"Oh okay well I gotta get to school now, bye" I say

"Yeah okay" she says with no emotion

I grab the banana on the table and grab my keys and take off. I haven't really seen my mom nor dad since this whole traveling thing stared at work, so I don't know but it's been awkward talking to my mom we're not as close as we once were. I think work has her to busy and stressed that she never really pays attention to me, same with my dad. Anyway I drive and within 12 minutes I'm at my school. I get there a few minutes before the bell rings and decide to go freshen up when I see Alexis we go to the bathroom and see Makenzie and her "minions" just like any typical mean girls she is crazy rich and wears pounds of makeup which make her look like a real life Barbie, no offense. I quickly wash my hands and try to leave when I hear her call my name.

"Hey Kansas, what's wrong you look scared" she said

"Well I'm not" I say quickly

"Oh my gosh you are scared, how weird, oh and I heard about you and Carlos, such a little slut, first your talking to Joey and then Carlos and then Joey again, like the hell does that" she says giving me a death stare

"Oh Sweetie hate to brake it to you, but that's exactly what you do, you're no one to talk down on people" I say and walked out with Alexis behind me

Once we were almost out the door Mackenzie has to say something that ticks me off.

"Oh honey, the only friend you'll ever have is Alexis, I have Joey wrapped around my finger, I can take him anytime I want, the best of luck, stay away from him from now on or else."

We walk out, but as I'm walking to 1st period I can't help but think about what Makenzie had said "I got Joey wrapped around my finger, I can take him anytime, stay away from him or else." I didn't even know they were friends or even talked. I start wondering if this is why we're talking less.

After School

All day today I distanced myself from Joey, I don't know why but I felt uncomfortable for the first time around Joey. I tried to stop myself from letting that Barbie get to me but it was hard not to think about what she said. I drive to the only place where I can get things off my mind, the book store. I purchase the book "Everything Everything" to read. I wanted to just go to my secret place so I grab the book and drive. Once I get close I park and make my way to this beautiful place with huge rocks I go more into the woods until I get to this small lake and hanging on a tree is my treehouse that was built for me when I was young. It was big enough for me to still go in so I climbed in and read and read and read until it actually got very dark, I turned on the lights inside and the pretty lanterns and lights I placed outside as well. I went back I heard noises coming from the woods, now I wasn't dumb enough to go check what it was so I ran inside my big treehouse and covered myself with a blanket I grabbed a few rocks and a bat a I had in there, don't ask me where I got it from because I have no idea how it got in here. I grab the bat I hid behind a chair and when I heard the noises getting closer, I see the door swing up, by then I was prepared to hit anyone who came by. I tightened my grip and was ready, I didn't pay attention to who it was, I hopped out of my hiding place and swung the bat so hard but it flew out of my hands and hit the person on the head.

"Ooocchh, what the Hell.!!!" The person said.

"Joseph what the hell, what are you doing here.!!?" I say so surprised

"I should be asking you the same" he said in pain.

"Come on let me help you" I grab the first aid kit that I had in the tree house and took a look at his forehead an I could see it bleeding a lot.

"Umm Joey do you wanna go to the hospital.?" I ask him

"No I don't I'm not really in the mood for going" he said

"Okay let me see" I say. We sit on the blanket I had on the floor and I try to clean up the cut. As I'm cleaning it I see his eyes staring at mine I try not to look at his because I'm still scared to loose him as a friend.

"What were you doing here" Joey asked

"This is my secret place, or so I thought, what were you doing here"

"This was my secret place, I saw how pretty this place was so I kinda made it my own, I saw things appearing out of nowhere but I never really actually thought about it." He said

"My Grandfather built this tree house for me when I was just a kid its been my place ever since then, and it's very special to me, I never thought anyone would find this place." I told Joey

"Well I guess this isn't only your secret place, it's ours now" Joey said smiling

"Yeah I guess so" I say trying not blush

"You're blushing!" Joey said laughing

"No I'm not, you're seeing things bro" I tell him

"Bro, yes you are, let me fix that". He said

Joey pulled me closer and started tickling me, I couldn't stop laughing.

"J-oeyyy stoopp, iiimm d-dyyingg" I said laughing so hard my stomach hurt

"Fine, I'm only stopping because I don't want you to die" Joey said smiling

"Thank you" I said laughing

Joey and I lay down on the blanket and for a good 3 minutes we enjoyed each other's company without having to say a word, but I could feel it, and I think Joey felt it as well. I turn me head and me and Joey stare at each other. I turn on the projector and put on High School Musical, yes I still love HSM so what lol. I end up waking up at 3:18 I wake up Joey and tell him we need to go home. We say our goodbyes and I take off home.

When I get there I go straight to bed and fall asleep instantly.

Joey's POV

Kansas wakes me up because I guess we fell asleep it's late so we say our goodbyes and I take off. I start thinking about Kansas and how I'm always having so much fun with her. She makes me feel like I can be myself and she won't judge me, you know.? I really like her but at the same time why ruin everything. I'm so confused and I just don't know how to feel. Whatever happens I just want to get through it with Kansas, because she's the only person I feel I can never lose.

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