Thick and Thin (Avenged Sevenfold FanFic)

Chapter 7

He waited until we were out of earshot of the others before he turned to me. "What do you want?" I

looked at him, reading his face. You could probably guess by his choice of words what his face says. "I-" My phone started vibrating. We both looked down at my bag. I looked at his face, he was waiting for me to check it. I pulled it out; I got a text from Sarah.

Remember what I said to Zack's gf before? About begging for attention? I saw her cheating on him

with a jock this morning in two classes. She had to beg him to make out with her. I thought this might be something you should tell him before he finds out another way.

        <3 Sar Bear

I opened my mouth to say something, but then closed it. How the hell do I tell him this? He won't

believe it. There was no way he'd believe it. "Who is it?" I looked at him and opened and closed my mouth again. I looked down and handed him my phone and mumbled out an "I'm sorry."

I didn't move until he closed my phone and handed it back to me. I looked up, and all I saw on his

face was hurt. "Zack-"

He shook his head. "Just… Just save it…" I started picking at my shirt hem. How do you act in this

situation? I was about to try to say something again when he managed to cut me off again. "Have… Have Brian take you to German… I need to go find Jamie and uh… talk to her..." I nodded and turned back to the front door. Right now, having Brian take me home was looking pretty good, this first day is just too fucked up.

"Did Zack-"

"Bri…" I didn't know how to ask him to take me home, I know he offered before, but I doubt he'd

want to take me home just because I felt shitty for what I did and what happened to Zack not much later. When I didn't finish my sentence he rubbed my back, encouraging me to finish. "Could you uh… take me home?" I looked him in the eye after I asked, but looked away right after. I could tell he wanted to know why, but he didn't ask.

"Give me your schedule Kitty Kat, I'll be sure to get your stuff." Sarah held out her hand for my

schedule. I handed it to her, not looking at her. I couldn't look anyone in the eye, I felt so bad.

"It's not your fault, Kitty." Sarah whispered into my ear when she hugged me. When she pulled away

Brian placed a hand on my back, guiding me behind the school building to the parking lot. We walked all the way to the car in silence and the ride home wasn't much different. When the car stopped I saw we weren't at my house. I looked over at him, avoiding his eyes.

"I uh… thought you'd like to see my dad… to make ya feel better..." I nodded and he got out of the

car. I looked up at the house before getting out.

Brian opened the door to his house and walked in. Papa Haner was sitting at the dinning

room/kitchen table drinking coffee and reading the news paper, looking uninterested in it. He looked up when Brian closed the door behind me. He smiled, but then looked concerned.

I had never been in his house before so I didn't know if I should just walk towards him or take off my

shoes. Papa Haner got up from the table and walked over towards us, leaving his coffee and paper behind. "Hey Kit, what are you doing here?" He asked as he gave me a hug. I dropped my bag and wrapped my arms around his torso and buried my face into his chest, shaking my head.

"Junior, what happened?"

"I uh… don't know. She asked me to take her home and I didn't ask… I thought she'd like to see you

'cause she told me how your like-"

"A dad to her." Papa Haner finished for Brian, giving me a squeeze and rubbing my back. "I gave

Sarah my schedule so she could pick up my things from my other classes, so you don't have to worry about me missing out on anything." I pulled away and rubbed at the back of my neck.

Papa Haner nodded and motioned towards the couch. I walked over and sat in the very middle. He

and Brian sat on either side of me. Papa Haner put his arm around my shoulders, Brian just sat with his hands folded in his lap. "Uh… It kinda has uh, a lot of explaining needed." Papa Haner just gave my shoulder a squeeze. I dived into explaining.

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After I finished, they were both still quiet. Papa Haner was thinking, soaking it all in. I could tell

Brian felt uncomfortable because he didn't know I had any kind of feelings for Zack. I felt bad for him having to--  actually he didn't have to sit here, he chose to… I'm not sure why…

"How about you and Brian head upstairs and talk about this, I'm gonna make some lunch." Papa

Haner got up off the couch after giving my shoulders another squeeze. "You guys hungry?" Brian and I shook our heads, and he nodded. I didn't move until Brian stood up and offered his hand to me. I looked at it then took it and stood up. He thought about holding onto my hand before letting go. He headed towards the stairs and I followed him up to his room.

We walked in and he closed the door. I walked over and sat on his bed that was sitting in the middle

of the room. He turned from the door and looked at me. He still had his hand on the doorknob, he kept re-gripping it then he let go and turned towards me, "I shouldn't have kissed you…"

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I know, I know, kinda short for such a long time away!! I'll add the next chapter in a few minutes, so you guys have sometime to read this one ;D Anyway, I know I haven't been updating as much lately and I'm really sorry for that!! I've been bust with school stuff and learning to drive!! I'll try to update quicker, I promise!! Thanks for stickin' with me!!