perfection; pyrocynical (niall comas)

chapter ten

june was going to make her move today.

well, probably.

her mind was torn. she wanted to make her move toward niall, but then she didn't want to completely blow off jake, who also asked her out. she laid on her bed, thinking about what she should do. she sighed, sitting up and running her fingers through her hair.

june tossed restlessly on the bed.

there was a knock on the door, making her jump, as her room was silent other than the blankets moving in the darkness, her own doing. she stood, stretching and yawning as she opened the door, to see a blonde standing there.

"hey, we're having a party for ani tonight. i was wondering if maybe... you'd like to... be my... person... or something." niall smiled softly and shyly at her, his eyes seeming to sparkle in the way that made june's heart beat slightly faster.

"your person." june quoted, snickering. "you mean... your date?" she asked. he slowly nodded.

"yeah, something like that." he laughed at himself, his shyness to even ask her to go with him.

"of course, i'd love to." june nodded, her smile widening. they talked for a few more minutes, before niall went back to his room, and she went back into her room.

looks like she didn't have to make a move herself after all.

🥀

june stood in front of her mirror, about a half an hour before the party, when she heard another knock at her door. she opened it to see niall again.

something was definitely off with him.

"hey, june. i—" the blonde seemed nervous, sighing and running fingers through his hair. "i think i'm getting sick. i've been nauseous, and i don't think i can go tonight." he said, looking down at her with such a guilty look that her heart broke.

"hey, niall. you're okay. it's fine, don't worry about it." she moved to rest her hand onto his cheek, which he shook off, making her feel guilty and slightly embarrassed.

"'m sorry." niall mumbled, hurrying away.

june felt the door close in her face, of her own room, as she stood there in shock. he seemed so awkward, so weird. so... not niall. niall always had something to say, no matter how stupid it was. but this time he looked like he was about to cry.

something wasn't right here. she didn't know what it was, but she'd definitely find out soon enough.

the brunette finished getting ready, and ended up in a blue dress that went down to a bit above her knees, and black heels. she curled her hair.

june made her way to the living room. finding jake sitting on the couch.

"hey there." jake greeted her. she smiled back at him, sitting down next to him.

"niall is sick." she worried immediately, though she didn't have time to necessarily care for him. ani's birthday party was today, and she needed to be there. june felt guilty for choosing ani and all of her friends she hadn't seen in the longest time over niall, but she knew it was her only chance to see them.

"i know, he told me already. hey, he'll be fine. so, niall was your date, yeah? so you... don't have one anymore?" jake asked, his voice almost sheepish and nervous.

"i guess not, though i'm good with going by myself. i'll be fine." june shrugged.

"well, wait. i was going to ask if you, maybe... wanted to go with me?" jake asked, which reminded june of the whole situation she was thinking about earlier. she figured it wouldn't hurt if she went with him, especially if niall didn't know.

"oh, sure." june said casually, shrugging once more. he smiled at her, but the smile was laced with something... different. she smiled back just a bit, looking back forward.

niall came out into the living room, smiling weakly at june. her face immediately lit up, though worry was still coursing through her mind. "how're you feeling?" she asked, her voice soft an cautious.

niall looked nervous, looking to jake, who gave him something of a glare. june didn't notice, her full attention on the blonde boy.

"not that great, hopefully i'll be better tomorrow." niall shrugged. jake slung his arm around june, which she didn't mind.

"have fun tonight, tell ani i said happy birthday." niall left with a start, looking down and walking hurriedly.

"well, are we ready? alex is already there." jake said, standing up and putting his hand out for her to take. she took his hand, nodding.

"yeah, let's go." june replied, walking out with him. they went into the car, it being a silent short drive until jake pulled up to the venue. there was flashing lights hitting the door of the place from the inside, voices heard once they got out of the car.

they walked in together, immediately seeing ani and alex. june ran up as fast as she could in heels, hugging her friend. "happy birthday!" she said excitedly.

she met with her brother, and they stood at the side for a moment. "where's niall?" alex asked, looking behind her and around her to see where the blonde boy was.

"he's sick." june shrugged. "he asked me to be his date, and then he got sick, and then jake asked me." she explained. alex furrowed his eyebrows.

"oh— uh— okay." he nodded slowly. "but he was fine this morning, and right before i left." he seemed confused.

"i know, it's weird that he got sick right before. it sucks, though. i don't know." june shrugged again. "anyways, i'm going to find will and george." she excused herself.

the brunette searched the crowd until he found a tall boy and a shorter one, the same height as her brother. she went up on her tippy toes, covering will's eyes. "guess who?" she said excitedly. will turned around to see her, hugging her immediately. will and june had met over the internet, through alex. they'd become close friends, and now june was psyched to see him in person, up close.

they hugged, both smiling. "it's so nice to see you!" will said, his voice holding a certain enthusiasm that only his really had. june nodded. she greeted george, though they hadn't talked as much as her and will have. alex came up behind june, talking to the two boys with a smile.

the party went on for awhile, the legal people drinking and partying wild, dancing on tables and dancing on each other in the corners. june stayed away from this, sitting with jake at the bar. she talked with him, about random drunken things. she was all floaty and positive, instead of her pessimistic attitude she sometimes had. jake laughed between every two words, and cursed between the others.

it was a good night, though june missed niall. she felt guilty for leaving him there, sick and unwell. she'd go back and talk to him when she got home, though. that's what she told herself anyway.

though it ended up sort of differently as jake drove her home.

before she knew it, she was laying in bed, without clothes, with the blue haired boy. her dress was by the door, her heels by the bed. her hair was a mess, and so was her makeup. jake's clothes were thrown all in a pile in the corner. they panted, and she ran fingers through her hair. "damn." jake mumbled.

damn was right, june thought.

damn was right.

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hi guys
i wrote this in my spanish class
sorry this took awhile
enjoy !!
~ lexi