Zodiac Lovers

Chapter #19: Choice

Aquarius stares at him shocked that he would even ask her. "Why me? Why not Jessica?" She asks instead, looking down.

Justin lifts her chin up with his fingers. "Because you're not Jessica. I told you we're done." He said and takes her hand, which made her blush.

"But.....I saw you kissing her." She said as Justin pulled her into his chest. She yelps in surprise when he did.

She felt his arm around her waist with his other hand still holding her hand. Aquarius had grabbed his arms, and she could feel how strong he was.

Aquarius looks up at him, a grin on his face. "Doesn't look like you have a choice."

Aquarius backs away from him. "I do have a choice. You can't make me do anything." She said, blushing and a little ticked off.

With that she walks away and leaves Justin to find Hazel. She wanted to leave.

Justin watched her leave out of his grip. He curses to himself over and over until a hand clasped into his shoulder.

"Smart." James says from behind him.

Justin sighs and turns to face his friend. "She doesn't like me."

"Man you can't say that yet. You caught her off guard." He explained. "This isn't you to give up."

Justin nods. "You're right. But I'll leave her for a while."

Aquarius was upstairs looking around. She saw Ocean and Thomas, but no Hazel. They said she was downstairs.

Aquarius sighs. She didn't want to go back down. But at the same time she did. She did want to dance with Justin but was to chicken to say yes. But she thought this was best so Jessica wouldn't bitch at her.

She didn't know what to do. Choices.

When she got back down the slow song was done and an up beat sing was on.

Aquarius slowly makes her way around all the dancing people, keeping close to the walls.

She couldn't see Hazel anywhere.

CRASH!

Aquarius ran into James since she wasn't looking where she was going.

James caught her arm to stop her from falling backwards into other people.

Aquarius had squeezed her eyes shut and yelped from the collision. She opened her eyes as soon she felt someone catching her arm.

She looked at James. "S-Sorry..." She mumbled under her breath.

James chuckles. "It's alright. There's a lot of people, I get it. Glad you ran into me then, huh?" He asked with a grin.

Aquarius rolled her eyes as she got to her feet and James let her go. "Sure, sure." She gives a grin back.

"So, why don't you want to dance with Justin?" He flat out asked.

Aquarius looked at him wide eyed. "Why should I?" She asked nervous biting her lip.

"It's obvious you like him. Just a little bit. You like the way he's helped you so many times now." He said.

"I didn't ask him to." She mumbled.

Though she knew he was right. She did like him. Her friends knew that on the first day. At first it was the way he was build. Now it's his mind. But she still didn't know.

Aquarius looked away. "I can't. Jessica-"

"Like hell. You can't let Jessica ruin things with you and Justin. He's got your back all the way. Besides, you said that you had a boring life. Live a little and make some drama." He chuckles.