Miles Away (A Squad Fanfiction)

Chapter 3

[A/N: Late update, sorry. Guys, I'm going to be uploading slower, because Chapter 5 is rather tricky coz I don't have so much inspiration for it and it's hard to make it as entertaining. And as most people know, well, inspiration isn't a thing you can force...
Hope ya'll will understand. Sorry guys]

"Darn right you are, Lexi. You left me alone in UK for 7 flipping years!" His eyebrows furrowed as he looked at me. "Sorry?" I pursed my lips, my eyes shining with laughter. I felt his eyes travel over me as he looked me over.

"You've changed so much." He breathed out. I ruffled his hair. "You're not too bad yourself." I smirked.

Then I hugged him again. "I can't believe you're here. That we're meeting again." I sighed. "Me too." Came a muffled reply.

"Ok. Sorry to ruin your weird reunion, but, you guys knew eachother before?!" George interrupted us.

Breaking away from the embrace, I turned to George, a wide grin spread across my face. A smile that I haven't worn since my graduation. "We're neighbours in UK." I explained, unable to hold in the laugh that bubbled from my lips.

"Yea, well until you moved." Ben frowned, "That wasn't very nice of you." "Well I couldn't do anything. I had no say in Mom's decision." I protested.

But before Ben could reply, George stepped in. "Ok ok, continue your weird conversation later. We have pizza, Cyclone. Come down before it's finished." George called over his shoulder, dragging me down the stairs.

"Jesus, George. Don't pull me like that. I can walk and that hurts." I complained, tugging my hand gently from his grasp and massaging my wrist.

"Whoops. Sorry." He apologised with a sheepish grin.

I waved it off. "It's fine. Now, pizza." I said, staring at the pizza slices hungrily.

I moved to take a slice, but before I could take a bite, someone took it from my hand, causing me to turn abruptly to see Ben, smirking at me devilishly.

"Oh no you didn't." I laughed, feeling myself starting to run after him. "Sure I did." He replied casually before realising how close I was to him. He began running as well, keeping the pizza well out of my reach. "Watch the dog." Came Ariel's warning. Ben looked down to see Lucy jumping up and down, trying to reach the pizza he was holding up carefully. "Lucy, no." Ben told her, but the Retriever paid no attention, her eyes glued to the slice of delicious pizza.

Taking advantage of the distraction, I reached up and plucked the pizza from his fingers and bit into it before Ben knew what I had done.

When I swallowed my bite, I realised Ben and Lucy were both staring at me. I looked at Lucy first. "No, Lucy. You can't have this, you'll die." Then I looked at my friend. "You know I always win that." I commented, my left eye twitched and the corners of my lips quirked upwards slightly. He shook his head fondly. "You're just as crazy about pizzas as you are with your Mom's sandwiches." He smiled. I handed him another slice of pizza.

"So, friends?" Jeremy asked, waving a finger between the two of us. "Best of the best. We were only separated when I was 11. She was 13 then." Ben explained for us. I shoved him. "Stop talking like we were dating." I hissed at him. "We weren't?" He gasped. I shoved him again.

"Shut up." I laughed.

- - ❁ - -

It was around 8:30pm and I'm laid across the sofa, hugging all the cushions to my chest.

I had kicked off my sneakers earlier and jumped onto the sofa. "Lexi." George had warned. I had ignored him.

I was felt drowsy and very tired, but that didn't keep me from yelping in pain when I felt something hard pelt my stomach. My eyes were narrowed when I propped myself up a little. "George!" I complained to him laughing, Nerf gun in one hand.

After that, I lay myself on the sofa again and I slowly rocked myself to sleep.

It was working. I swear I drifting off into sleep, but before that happened, I felt something soft and feathery moving against my skin. My neck, in particular, my ticklish spot.

Too tired to give a proper response, I muttered, "Go away." After a while, the person removed the feather. "Alright. Good night, Lexi." I heard Ben say.

So you all think third times the charm? Because I was about to fall asleep again when something wet was pushed against my arm.

I was so annoyed. I was lacking sleep and they just wouldn't let me sleep. I opened my mouth to retort, my eyes still closed, when I felt the wet thing move.

Someone was moving the wet thing away.

I remember faintly how he told her off gently. "No Lucy. Let her sleep. Go find Cyclone or something."

I remember vaguely that someone scooped me up bridal style. I also remember someone placing me on something so soft I could only assume as a bed. And then I slipped into unconsciousness.