His Only Weakness

My Future

Allison Charls

We've been sitting and talking since he got out of the shower about two hours ago. 

"So do you still want to be a doctor when you grow up?" he asked, looking over at me from where he was sitting on the other end of the bed. 

"Seriously? I'm one year younger than you. I've already basically grown up, I mean I own this house don't I?" I replied looking over at him, giggling slightly. 

"Ok whatever. What do you want to do in the future?" he made a silly face as he said the word future, putting extra emphasis on it. 

"I still want to be a doctor. I mean saving lives and helping people, whats not to like?" I couldn't help but start day dreaming about my future. I've wanted to be a doctor my whole life. 

"What about you? Any big life changing plans?" I turned my head as I asked. I would be lying if I said I didn't want him to stay in Georgia. 

"Nah, I'm kind of just living life ya know. Going wherever the party is." He says with a lopsided grin. 

"Come on, you seriously have no plan for your life? At all?" It was hard to believe that Ace Draven, has absolutely no plan for his future. 

I sat quietly, just watching him think. There was a flicker of pain in his eyes. I wondered what, or who had hurt him. 

I didn't want to be nosy and start prying into his personal life. A few years ago we were thick as theives and I wouldn't have wasted any time in trying to get him to tell me every last thing. 

Everything was different now, we weren't nearly as close as I would have liked. 

It hurt to be honest, it felt like I was losing my best friend all over again. I decided to drop the conversation, I didn't like the looks of pain that were crossing his face. 

"I should probably get going..." he said, moving to the edge of my bed and getting up. 

I looked over at the clock, shocked at what time it was. I mean it was 11:30 at night. We had been talking for nearly four hours. 

"Yeah I should probably get to bed. School and everything..." I said looking down, messing with my hands nervously. 

I didn't want to say goodbye, even if it was only for a little bit. Because for only a little bit it was like it used to be. Friends again, talking like he had never even left in the first place. 

"I'll see you tomorrow after school, ok?"he said as he leaned against my door. 

"Yeah, sure" I replied. 

As he left he flicked my light off, closing my door. 

As I layed down to sleep, I couldn't help but wonder, were my childhood feelings for him coming back?

Ace Draven

What the hell was wrong with me? She had everything planned out, her whole future. I didn't even know what I was going to be doing a week from now. 

I knew one thing for sure, I had missed that girl. She was easy to talk to, she was beautiful and sweet. God what the hell. I couldn't let old feelings get in my way. 

I was involved with some bad shit. I had lied to her before, I was working for Brendan again. 

All she knew about him and his friends were that they sold drugs.... She didn't know about the gang part, about the police raids, and the danger. 

She didn't know about the death and hurt that seemed to follow me around like a cloud of poisonous smoke. 

If I became her friend again she would see the darker side of me. The side that didn't hesitate to take anothers life. The side that didn't care who got hurt as long as it wasn't me. 

She still thought I was a good guy. She wouldn't want anything to do with me if I told her the truth. 

I had to let her go, no matter how hard it was going to be, I had to protect her. 

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The Next Day

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Allison Charls 

I woke up and immediately checked my phone, frowning when I saw there were no texts from him. 

Whatever, it's six in the morning, I doubt he's even awake yet. I got out of bed and headed into the bathroom, starting to get ready for my day. 

I plugged my phone into the gigantic speakers and started to blare Hannah Montana. Don't judge me, I like the throwback songs from my childhood. 

I turned the tap on and while I waited for it to get hot I brushed my teeth, dancing around to "If We Were A Movie"

 I may or may not have been using my toothbrush like a microphone. 

'If we were a movie, you'd be the right guy, and I'd be the best friend, you'd fall in love with, in the end we'd be laughing, watching the sunset..." 

Ace Daven

I heard music blaring as I rolled up to her house and shut my truck off. I may be mistaken but it sounded a lot like Hannah something or other??? I'm definitely sure it was Disney. 

I had decided to surprise her and drive her to school this morning. 

Did she know you could clearly hear her music from outside? 

I let myself in by using the batman key I've had since we were eight. I made my way up to her room, throwing myself onto her bed. After around ten minutes I got bored and started to play on my phone. I had forgotten how damn long she takes to shower. 

What seemed like days later I heard the water shut off. I scanned her room and noticed she had laid her outfit out on her desk. 

That means she was only going to come back to her room in a towel. However much I wanted to see that, I was trying to get out of her room so we wouldn't have that half naked awkward encounter.

Greattttt, now I was thinking about her being half naked....

 I could hear her humming as she got closer and closer to her room. What the hell am I supposed to do now? Suddenly her door flew open and then she was screaming. 

She tried to back up but she was too flustered so she tripped and fell flat on her ass. I lost it... 

I couldn't help it. She was sitting flat on her butt with her mouth hanging open and I couldn't stop laughing long enough to help her up. When I finally calmed down enough to help her get up she was scowling. 

"It's not funny Ace, you nearly gave me a heart attack you creep!" she said it with an angry voice but it was clear she was trying not to smile. 

"I saw your clothes and I tried to get out of here so it wouldn't be awkward but you move too fast." I was still chuckling as I looked at her. 

"Why would it be awkward?" she asked. 

"Because your basically naked?" I replied.

"We're friends, its nothing you haven't seen before Ace" she was up now and moving towards her clothes. 

"Accidentally walking in on you when we were eight doesn't count. You've filled out more... in uhhh... places?" Great, now I was the flustered one. 

"Ummm thanks?" she was looking at the ground when she replied. Her cheeks were tinted a cute shade of pink.

"Yeah.. I'll uhh... be in the living room... uh hurry up" I was suddenly nervous.

 I couldn't get the image of her in a towel out of my head. God, what is this girl doing to me...