Night || Luke Hemmings

4

I raced after her not wanting to let her go. She started screaming go away but I didn't want to go away. This was my chance and I wasn't about to give up on her.

"Jay Blue stop!" I yelled her name, the first time I used it towards her. She immediately stopped and turned around to see me. Her eyes were red and puffy and she seemed so exhausted red in less than a couple of minutes.

"Why'd you call me that? I noticed earlier too." I didn't have any words to explain to her as to why I call her Jay Blue.

"To be honest, I don't know. I remember though when I saw a Blue Jay and instantly thought of you, so now I call you Jay Blue. I'm sorry, I could call you something else." This night was a total disaster, she probably hates me for taking her. This was all my fault, why didn't I think of that! Everyone just stood there and stared as if they had some right too.

"No Luke, I like it. Thank you." I was then surprised when she wrapped her arms around my neck. I didn't know what to do but eventually they hugged her torso tightly.

"You're welcome," I whispered in her ear. "I'm also sorry for what happened back there. I shouldn't have taken you, my mistake. I'm sure you'd hate me forever now." I pouted. I felt Jay Blue's arms push me back and her face was in complete shock and confusion.

"Luke, I could never hate you. You're too nice. And don't be sorry, I considered that to be one of my many consequences," she spoke and her face slowly grew into a frown.

"One of your consequences for what?"

"Luke, I don't want to explain it but I know you already know. What happened last Thursday, was something I shouldn't have done. This is my consequence, I just didn't expect it." She wiped under her eyes a little, wiping the rest of the tears away. I pulled her back into a hug as she started to weep again. I stroke my fingers against her smooth hair. After a while I found us a bench and we sat on it.

"My own friends never wanted to speak to me. My own best friend didn't even want to see me all week. Am I that horrible?" I didn't know if she was asking me or herself through her runny noise.

"Jay Blue you are the most amazing girl I've ever seen. Even though you'd never say hi to me because you were too busy doing something else I still admired you. You'll never be horrible, it's the people around you that are horrible if they make you feel like that." I explained, slightly proud of myself helping out with Jay Blue.

"T-Thanks Luke," she stuttered. I hugged her shoulder giving it a slight squeeze. She didn't deserve to cry like this, I never saw anyone cry like this. Jay Blue was different from everyone else but didn't deserve to be treated differently.

"Anytime. Do you want to go back home?" Jay Blue shook her head.

"Let's go on an adventure." I smiled as she grabbed my hand and we walked away further from the school. We walked across the football field and Jay Blue's hand was still intertwined with mine.

"So Luke, tell me about yourself." Jay Blue swung our arms as we walked.

"Well, I live with my parents and my bull dog. I love science and hope to Master in Physics one day. I, uh, enjoy eating tacos a lot-"

"Wait," she giggled. "What are tacos?" I explained to her what tacos were and how you'd make them.

"You have to teach me one day," she said pointing to me. I laughed and gave her hand a right squeeze.

"Luke, do you like me?" Jay Blue stopped and tugged on our hands. I blushed a deep red and slowly nodded my head.

"Y-yeah." I stuttered looking down at my shoes as if it was the most interesting thing in the world.

"So if I kiss you, would you like me even more?" I felt her breath against my face, I was getting more nervous. I shouldn't kiss her, it'll make me look like I'm using her. She just cut her wrist, making everyone judge her.

"No. Jay Blue, I can't kiss you. It wouldn't look right, you're using me for pleasure and I don't want that. I want to help you but not like this." I said leaning away and letting go of her hand.

"Then help me by kissing me," she practically begged.

"Jay Blue what's wrong with you? Why are you so troubled?" I snapped. I didn't mean to raise my voice but I couldn't take it. I was having feelings for a trouble soul who wanted to kiss me a week later after her incident in the bath tub.

"I'm so sorry Jay Blue. Forgive me for easing my voice."

"No, I'm sorry you're right, but I'm beyond troubled now." She cracked into a smile and hugged me. She pulled away but I stole a kiss on her cheek. I reached down to her hand and intertwined them like last time.

"Let's go on an adventure." I spoke and we walked again and headed for the tall hill that held the old gazebo.

"Luke, if you were to die right now what would you say?" Jay Blue asked a death question which I thought she herself would find uncomfortable asking.

"I don't know what'd I say. I probably say thank you for a life I have lived and then die. I don't know, what about you?" We reached the gazebo and I crossed my arms across my chest leaning against the old wood.

"I probably wouldn't say anything, for all I have said is gone and my troubled ways are extinct." I was lost for words at Jay Blue's answer. It was incredible at how she can be so smart and full of life when most of it is troubled anyways.

"Wow," I muttered under my breath. Jay Blue walked in the middle of the gazebo and twirled around.

"Can you dance with me Luke?" I looked at her as if she was crazy. I for sure couldn't dance.

"Uh, I cannot dance." I quickly said. Jay Blue smirked and tugged my hand forward. She placed my hands on her waist while I nervously chuckled. She placed her arms around my neck slightly pushing us together. We started to move to a beat that was silent.

"You can too dance," Jay Blue chuckled smiling up at me. I shrugged my shoulders and lightly chuckled.

"Okay, I think you can manage to twirl me." Before I could answer Jay Blue twirled away from me and came back. Now we were closer than ever and it was a struggle not to kiss her right then and there. We both wanted to but something was holding us back. Jay Blue's eyes flickered from my eyes to my lips.

Might as well Luke.

I leaned in to her and felt her soft lips against mine. She smiled and kissed my again. Her hands found my neck slightly pulling on the little hairs making me moan a little. My hands found her waist pushing us together, so close.

Jay Blue pulled away and laid her head against my shoulder. I smiled as the thought of kissing her again appeared in my head.

"Luke, I think we should go back." I said okay and we walked back to the gymnasium hand in hand. We spotted Michael and Ana sitting in the bench Jay Blue and I were once sitting on. Ana had her head into her hands and Michael's hand was patting her back. Jay Blue let go of my hand and ran to her sister.

"Where were you!" Ana snapped looking at her sister for an answer. Jay Blue stood stunned at her sister's voice and I was too. Ana looked at me and her face seemed to soften a little.

"I'm sorry. I was worried." Ana pulled Jay Blue into a tight hug while Michael walked over to me.

"Where'd you guys go?" He asked putting his hands into his pockets. I smiled and slightly felt my face get hot.

"We went on an adventure."