ethereal (k.l.)

•THIRTY THREE•

a/n: okay so I spilled the tea on jc's video and at the time I thought it was a knj prank, but now I think it could be just a jc prank. kian's video seemed genuine so maybe jc is pulling a prank on him and us...? either that or he's being an ass lmao. comment your opinions on it. BTW HAPPY EASTER AND APRIL FOOL'S DAY! 🐰🐣🌸💗

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Davina's POV

"So you're gonna be working with them?" I asked Selena. The whole friend group was standing around in my living room and we had just finished listening to Rachel and Selena's plan.

"Not exactly, I'll just be collecting information and reporting it back to you guys." Selena said. "If they ask me or Rachel to do something, we'll fuck it up somehow so it doesn't end up working."

I nodded slowly as I tried my best to absorb everything she had told me in the past twenty minutes. I didn't want Grayson to reveal my past to the school, but I also didn't want Selena standing in the crossfire. "Are you sure we'll even be able to keep them away from the stage at prom?" I asked.

Jc spoke up, "Kian and I can hold them back."

I looked over at Kian, who was sitting next to me on the couch, and he nodded. "Okay...so you're gonna find out what their plan is and we're gonna try to stop them."

Rachel said, "Yes. She's going to be a mole."

How did our lives turn into some epic teen drama? Shouldn't we be going to parties and doing homework instead of coming up with schemes?

I sighed and leaned my head back on the cushion behind me. There was too much to keep up with and all I wanted to do was sleep for a day.

"Everything will be okay," Kian turned to me. "I'll make sure they don't hurt you."

"We will, too." Emilee motioned to everyone around the room.

I smiled at them and thought about how grateful I was for every single one of them. I came here to get away from drama, and now that it's coming back, my wonderful friends are fighting with me. I'm glad I moved here despite the troubles I've faced in the past months.

"So..." Selena spoke, getting everyone's attention. "Does that mean I'm back in?"

"Of course." I said with no hesitation and reached to grab her hand. She smiled at me as Emilee wrapped her arms around her. Rachel joined in on the hug while I held her hand. Kian smiled, but Jc stayed standing with a blank face.

Selena looked over at him and he broke eye contact with her after a few moments. "Jc, you don't have to forgive me now...but I'm sorry."

He didn't say anything.

Emilee coughed and cleared the silence. "Well, we should start planning, right?"

Selena fake smiled. "Yeah...I need to go to Sienna's. I'll talk to you guys later." My heart went out to her as she left.

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Two Days Later

The girls and I had gotten our prom dresses and the boys got their tuxes. Selena confirmed that her theory about their plan was right, they're wanting to expose me at prom. Kian doesn't understand how that could split us up since he already knows about my past with Grayson, and neither do I. But maybe there's something they're not telling Selena.

Everyone is telling me that I don't have to do anything and that I shouldn't worry. They're going to tell me everything but I won't have to take any action against them. All I have to do is chill out and have a good time at prom. I'm still nervous, nothing they tell me can take away my anxiety. I wish I was fine but I can't be when two people are going to great lengths to ruin my life. One of them succeeded before.

I'm in a good place now and I really don't think I could handle it if my world came crashing down again. Last time, it was so bad that I was insecure and drowning in anxiety for months. I was afraid to open myself up to anyone. Life was rough and I turned into a wallflower that was dying to be a butterfly. Now I'm the butterfly, and I really don't want to go back to the shadows.

"Get out of that pretty little head of yours." Kian's voice brought me back from my thoughts. I turned my head to see that he was staring at me from just a few inches away. I was spending the night at his house tonight so we were both laying in his bed while his speakers played music.

I smiled, "I'm fine, Ki."

"I know, but I don't want you stressing yourself out. I'm worried about you." He said softly. I love how much he cares about me, he's the sweetest.

I turned on my side and buried my face in his chest, allowing his arms to wrap around my small frame. "I'm not going to stop thinking about this, because it's hard not to. But I'm okay. The only thing that can hurt me is if they go through with it."

"They won't. We won't let them." He instantly said. It made me smile at how quick he was to reassure me. "And there's nothing they can do that will make me not want to be with you."

I held him tighter. "I know, Ki. It's not you I'm worried about." He must've understood my troubles because he didn't respond. We fell asleep in each other's arms soon after.

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hey lawleypops! new chapter :)

i think prom is gonna be in like two chapters cuz i've left you guys waiting for long enough 😂

but wow, it's in davina's pov, it's been a while!

i hope you guys had a good easter/april fool's day, despite there being some knj drama 💗

comment, vote, and follow!

love, maddie