Break Free

Can We Go

A/N: Chapter dedicated to  @superflash_nerd

I do not own video, I just like it lol.

Ben's POV

I pull into the driveway and Rey quickly gets off.

I help her take off her helmet and I take mine off as well and restore the helmets in the side storages.

I walk to and into my house and hold the door open for Rey.

"Thanks." She mumbles.

Ever since the incident in the hall her confidence is low and she's changed from her tough self.

I head up the stairs and into my room.

I sit at my desk and motion for her to sit on the bed. She does without argument and I notice the door is open.

I stand and close it.

"What are you doing?" She asks rather quickly.

"Closing the door. I never leave it open."

"Oh, okay." She says and looks down at her hands. "So about the hallway-"

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." I apologize.

"Okay, so um, about the project. Let's see what you have." She motions to the closet.

"It's going to contain basically all black." I inform her.

"That's fine. Just need to add in some color."

"I'm not invading my dad's closet." I grab my keys. "Let's go shopping."

"You have money to go shopping?" She asks.

"Yeah." 

"Okay let's see what you have first." She says.

"Good idea." I toss my keys on my desk and take off my black leather jacket.

I go to my closet door and reveal my collection of black shirts.

"How have I never noticed that your shirts barely vary." She says examining them.

"See I told my dad they are different."

I see a smile crack on her face, but she quickly suppresses it.

"Okay let's go shopping for you." She says.

"What about you?" I ask.

"We can do me another day."

Yeah. I'll do you another day... Shit, stop it.

Rey's POV
We enter the mall and go to the juniors section.

I scan the shirts with different logos on them, but don't select any fearing he'll judge me.

Wait, why do I care?

I grab a couple of plain shirts and some flannels with different colors.

"Really plaid?" He observes.

"I promise it'll look good. It even has black." He rolls his eyes, as I point to the black lines. "Come on." I urge him to the fitting room. "Okay first put this grey shirt on." I hand him a plain grey v-neck.

He obliges and goes into the fitting room and comes out seconds later.

"It's okay." I tilt my head.

"It's alright." He agrees.

"It'll make do for now." I look down at my pile. "Put this on." I hand him a grey and blue plaid flannel and he slips it on. "Better."

He turns to the mirror. "Color... gross."

"Too bad it's what I like for the project." I smile.

"Oh come on!" He complains.

"Fine, but we're getting the grey shirt."

"Deal."

"Okay try these on." I hand him the stack. "Surprise me."

Ben's POV
I pay for the clothes and we begin to walk back out and pass some girl clothes. I glance at Rey and see her looking at them.

"Want to try some on?" I ask.

"Why? I have no money." She explains.

I glance down at her ripped jeans and messy boots. "Did you buy those jeans ripped?"

"No." She frowns.

"Does whoever you live with by you clothes?" I ask.

"No. Unkar is just my foster dad. He just has me there to clean the house and he gets a monthly check for letting me live there."

"Isn't he supposed to spend that money on you?"

"Keywords, supposed to."

I feel bad for her. I have no idea when she even gets new clothes and my parents just let me buy whatever I need on their card.

"Come on." I walk into the section. "What's your size?"

"Ben, really I have clothes of my own."

"It's for the project." I think out loud, reassuring myself that it's not out of pity.

"Better not be pitying me." She says.

I smirk. "Me pity you? Not a chance."

"Good. I don't need another guy thinking I'm some delicate flower needing saving." She walks over to a rack of shirts and begins looking.

"What?" I ask confused.

"Girls are just seen as weaklings, who only know how to cook, clean, and fuck." She pulls out a crop top. "This your style?"

"No and who said that?"

She places it back. "Please all guys think that."

"No we don't."

"Sure." She rolls her eyes.

A whistle catches our attention and Rey looks pass me. I turn and recognize some asshole junior guys and one of their girlfriends.

I turn back to Rey, who now passive aggressively goes through another rack.

"Slut." The girl coughs.

"Can we go?" Rey asks suddenly.

"Yeah."

A/N: Hey! That Ben comment though "I'll do you another day" XD omg I read that while checking for errors and laughed out loud. I'm so lame, I laugh at my own jokes lol.