Red Strings (5 Seconds of Summer fanfic)

Chapter 19

Skyler's POV

"So what do we do now that Nalum has abandoned us again?" I say dramatically, Luke smiles looking around the beach before shrugging "walk?" he asked I nodded excitedly "you know me too well," I said picking up my flip flops and throwing them with the rest of our stuff. 

We begin to walk along the cost line and the winds giving relief from the beating sun. "It's so pretty," I admit looking around, Luke nods in agreement "yeah Calum and I use to come here all the time" he stated silence surrounding us "so what's your favourite colour?" I ask randomly he he looks at me with a puzzled expression and I shrug "what? It's an important question," 

He smirks turning his body towards me slightly as he continues to walk  "green," he answers "huh." I say causing him to stop walking and turn to me "whats wrong with green?" he pouts causing a wide grin to spread across my face, I shrug "nothing." I say continuing to walk "no you have a problem with green and I demand to know what it is right now!" He argues grabbing my hand in a playful matter. 

I chuckle shaking out of the grip he had on my hand and running down the beach. "Sky!" He yells running after me "you'll have to catch me first!" I call continuing to run, I could hear his footsteps and breathing from behind me and I pushed hitting the edge of the restricted beach area before it broke out into small divisions of private land. 

I looked around not seeing Luke anywhere in sight and took a second to catch my breath placing my hands securely on my knees. The was a moment of silence just the cool breeze hitting my face when I stopped to take in just how beautiful this place was. "Ahh!" Luke screamed lifting me up over his shoulder leaving my legs dangling. 

I squeal in his arms trying to somehow make my feet find the ground. How the hell can he carry me like this? I think to myself as he continues to carry me away from the edge of the beach. He drops me after a couple of moments and I sigh looking up at him before playfully hitting his shoulder. "I hate you," I tease he smirks knowingly "you do not" he responds gently stroking my cheek. 

I blush attempting to avoid eye contact at all costs. He doesn't drop his hand and eventually I can't help myself and I find myself caught his blue eyes boring into my brown ones sending a shiver down my spine. "We uh... we should go find Catalie?" I cough awkwardly making it sound more of a question then a statement, when he doesn't reply I let out a breathy laugh and nod slightly before beginning to walk back down the beach. 

Natalie's POV

Cal pulled away after the kiss, sending me a cheeky smirk.  "What was that for?" I asked, hitting him.  "Nothing." he said winking.  Gosh he needs to stop me from blushing!  

Now what?  I felt even more confused than ever before.  "Listen Nat...." "What is it?" I asked, looking at Cal.  He grinned before saying "What's your favourite part about Grease?"  I looked at him before saying "Well....everything really...." "You don't have an all-time favourite thing about it?  Like a favourite scene or something?"

I thought for a moment.  What was my favourite part?  The music?  The fact that the 50s high school drama can relate to even our present time?  The poodle skirts?  

"I guess....don't laugh but um...." I said, blushing a little.  Cal smiled and said "Go ahead I won't tease you."  I took a deep breath before I began "Well it's just the way relationships were back then, how they would just go to a drive in, and the time period itself.  I mean yeah guys were still pervs, but the boyfriend girlfriend thing was so much easier and better really back at that time."

Cal looked at me and said "Huh." "Did I confuse you or something?  Sorry, I was just being my crazy self...." I said shaking my head, prepared to just jump right back into the water to only swim all the way back to Sky and Luke.  Suke.

"No, it's just I was about to say that I like the sappy stuff in Grease too.  As much as I hate to admit it...." "So who's your favourite relationship in the whole thing?" "Sandy and Danny of course!" he immediately said.  He realized what he said and then said "Well Rizzo and Kenickie obviously are good too but just....the way they just chase each other around, and each time you think they're gonna get together....they don't but eventually they both come to terms with each other."

I smiled and said "Jeez I didn't know you would go into some deep analysis for this!"  Cal shrugged before saying "Well you know, you're pretty smart Nat, so I attempted to speak your language."  I blushed again before Cal said "But I have one more question for you...."  

I brought my knees to my chest, my chin on my knees.  "Alright what is it?" I asked, feeling the nervousness in my stomach begin to swirl around and around, as I felt a nauseating feeling beginning to occur.  "Nat, do you wanna go out sometime?" 

HE WAS ASKING ME OUT??  My mind couldn't seem to comprehend what I had just heard.  Cal was looking up at me, biting his lip, his knuckles white from clenching his hand so tightly.  "Yes, yes of course!  I'd be happy to go out." I said, nervously.  I had never been this nervous with a guy ever before!  

Cal smiled and said "So should we go back and check on Skyler and Luke?" "You mean Suke?" "That's what we're gonna call them?" "Of course!  Besides, I don't even know how long we've been in here." I said as we both hopped into the water again, before swimming out of the cave seeing the sun had started to make its way westward.  

We made our way back to the beach, with Calum and I racing each other on the beach to see who could reach the towels first.  I felt Calum pick me up and over his shoulder, before running along.  "Calllllll!!!!" I yelped as he ran to the towels before then gently putting me down onto the sand.  

"Nat!  Calum!" Sky called before we looked at them as Luke and Sky came up to us, both of them covered in some sand.  "What happened to you guys?" Calum asked before Sky looked at Luke before the two of them smiled and burst into laughter.